Weekly Wine Quiz #49 – Once Upon A Time…
Saturday is here again, therefore it is time for the wine quiz!
This week’s quiz will be very different from the last one – and I really really hope to see more people participating.
Today’s quiz doesn’t really have much of the right answers – but I hope this will even make it more fun.
Below you will find some words and expressions, which are well known – and connected to the world of wine at least as the legend has it. So this is the legend I’m looking for – please tell me how the following words are connected to the world of wine (and here I’m including all things alcohol into the word “wine” – whiskey, sake, beer – all is “wine” in this context):
- Honeymoon
- Wet your whistle
- Rule of thumb
Remember – there are no wrong answers, so unleash your imagination…
Have fun and good luck! Have a great weekend and cheers!
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Rule of thumb is used for bourbon and whiskey, no? Something like a pour up to half your thumb is a nip? Or maybe we’re just making that up? 🙂
That’s sounds pretty interesting. I will give you my version on Wednesday. Thanks for playing!
I think I know two, one taking a wild guess
– Wet your whistle – could’ve orig been “whet” as well. But they used to refer to people’s throats and voices as their whistles. So phrase could’ve been to sharpen them or just to take a drink.
– Honeymoon – Tradition of giving gifts of mead (made from honey) to newlyweds.
– Rule of Thumb – no idea…. I always heard it was that you couldn’t beat your wife with a stick no thicker than your thumb. So taking a guess that it’s about measuring a shot of liquor?
Excellent answers! Thanks for playing! My version is coming on Wednesday.
Agree w rule of thumb, the only one I had a clue about. Honey moon sounds right. Not sure about whistle but intrigued.
Thanks for playing! The “answer” is coming on Wednesday.
Honeymoon – this has something to do with an old practice of giving a bride and groom enough mead (made out of honey and water) to last them a month. Drinking mead for a month was supposed to ensure the couple’s first child would be male. Lots of good science behind that. ;o)
Wet your whistle – this means to wet your mouth or throat (your whistle) with a drink. Not sure if it was a requirement that the drink be alcoholic. But maybe it’s just a euphemism for, “I’m going bar hopping” . . .
Rule of thumb – An old English rule where it was OK for a husband to beat his wife as long as the stick he used was no wider than his thumb. That doesn’t have anything to do with alcohol. Or maybe it does . . .
Salud!!
Thanks for playing! My version is coming on Wednesday : )
Honeymoon….TO take a honeymoon in wine country like napa or sonoma♥
Thanks for playing : ) Answers are coming on Wednesday!
I associate honeymoon with champagne or sparking wine! It’s celebration time! 🙂 And I think the rule of thumb deals with the amount of liquor poured in a shot. No good guesses on wet your whistle, though.
Thanks for playing! The answer is coming soon.