17 Responses to “ROUND II: E-QUIZ 4……..Estuary and Maryland”

1. #1 by huskysooner
   October 30th, 2006 at 5:01 pm

   An estuary is the part of a river where the current interacts with the ocean tide. They are often interesting regions and characterized by strong density gradients (gradients in water temperature and/or salinity). No idea what it means “literally,” though.

   I don’t know the answer to the MD question. Does it have something to do with Catholicism?
2. #2 by anon
   October 30th, 2006 at 5:56 pm

   You will find it’s literal meaning in it’s derivative. I think I gave it away with that clue. I knew that would happen.

   The BIG BOOK doesn’t explain where the nicknames come from. I count on you people for that. I would guess that it doesn’t have anything to do with Catholicism, but I was wrong about “Tooth Picks”.
3. #3 by huskysooner
   October 31st, 2006 at 12:35 am

   Um, river?
4. #4 by anon
   October 31st, 2006 at 12:48 pm

   Not river. Latin is the derivative.

   A clue for Marylanders’ nickname might have something to do with a creature from the sea…..might.
5. #5 by MRambler
   October 31st, 2006 at 3:40 pm

   How about “Turtles”?….. It couldn’t be the dreaded “Sting Ray” could it?….. Probably “Frogs”!…..
6. #6 by Randalf the Grey
   October 31st, 2006 at 3:45 pm

   ” Boiling ” water, or boiling time ?

   Terrapins or Terps ? I would think that this applies only to those Marylanders associated with the University of Maryland, and not Marylanders in general.
7. #7 by anon
   October 31st, 2006 at 6:40 pm

   RTG gets the five points for “Boiling”……..or boiling place.

   MR gets minus points…..five.

   No correct answer for Marylanders.
8. #8 by huskysooner
   November 1st, 2006 at 9:34 am

   Since the points have already been awarded, here are two etymologies for “estuary:”

   [Origin: 1530–40;
9. #9 by huskysooner
   November 1st, 2006 at 12:22 pm

   Wow, it didn’t like that.

   [Origin: 1530–40;
10. #10 by huskysooner
    November 1st, 2006 at 12:23 pm

    One more try…

    [Origin: 1530–40 aestuārium channel, creek, inlet, equiv. to aestu(s) tide + -ārium -ary]

    [Latin aesturium, from aestus, tide, surge, heat.]

    Only “heat” is remotely near “boiling,” so what gives?
11. #11 by anon
    November 1st, 2006 at 12:36 pm

    I have ….Latin, oestuo, to boil.
12. #12 by huskysooner
    November 1st, 2006 at 10:37 pm

    The oestuo/boil etymology seems to be favored in older sources… interesting.
13. #13 by anon
    November 2nd, 2006 at 1:02 am

    I told you the BIG BOOK was old…..copyright some time before 1894.

    Hey Randalf, what was your source?

    And….I think you better forget my clue about sea creatures for Marylander nickname. I could be leading you in the wrong direction.
14. #14 by Randalf the Grey
    November 2nd, 2006 at 3:04 am

    Webster’s College Dictionary–2003 edition

    During the Revolutionary War, Marylanders were sometimes referred to as ” Cockades ” for the decorative badges they wore on their hats.
15. #15 by anon
    November 2nd, 2006 at 12:28 pm

    Cockades! That’s even older than the BIG BOOK. Not the one I have. Yours must be the oldest.
16. #16 by huskysooner
    November 2nd, 2006 at 2:11 pm

    I was looking at Random House and the American Heritage Dictionary.

    My Webster’s has “boil,” too.
17. #17 by anon
    November 5th, 2006 at 2:26 pm

    I know everyone has been impatiently waiting for the answer to the nickname for Marylanders…………”craw-thumpers”. Anybody got an idea why?

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