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I can scarce believe that I've made 200 episodes of this show, but here we are! To celebrate, here is a quiz about language where all the questions were set by YOU, the beautiful brainy listeners.
Play along with me - here is a score sheet you can use.
Keep your own note of your score, and tell us in the comments how you did. My own performance was, I would say, adequate but unspectacular.
Huge thanks to all of you who sent in questions! There were too many to include in one quiz, but members of the Allusioverse will receive a bonus quizlet soon.
EXTRA INFO:
Play along with the previous Quizlusionists, including food, animals and swearing quizzes.
If you want to help me celebrate this podcast making it to 200 episodes, recommend it to someone! Word of mouth/virtual mouth is the best way for a podcast to find new listeners, especially a little independent podcast like this one with no budget for billboard advertising.
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YOUR RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
dewclaw, noun: a rudimentary inner toe present in some dogs;
a false hoof on an animal such as a deer, which is formed by its rudimentary side toes.
CREDITS:
Thanks so much to all of the question-setters, in order: Saira, Domas, Kat and Jo, Amy, Erik, Ashra, Wildman, Jei, Neville, Clare, Declan, Amanda, Aliza, Randy, Sweth, Chris, Helen, Alaric, Rosalie, Sarah and Doug.
This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. The original Allusionist music is by Martin Austwick. Download his songs at palebirdmusic.com and listen to his podcasts Song By Song and Neutrino Watch.
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Back in two weeks with a new episode - HZ.
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