1. Hither
   From
2. Out yonder
   Brute

When someone told you to go over yonder, you would have been going over there. Yonder is a word used to describe a different location.

1. A store
   A farm
2. A movie
   A party

Back in the day, you might have gone to a shindig or a hootenanny. The term was originally used in the Appalachian mountains! These days, we boringly refer to the gatherings as parties.

1. That I was a lazy person
   That I was a motivated person
2. That I was crazed
   That I was self-important

If you've ever known a teenager who prefers to stay in bed, you have known a slugabed. Slugabeds are lazy people who stay in bed doing nothing.

1. Bramble
   Cutpurse
2. Gallant
   Wain

Rather than using the word pickpockets, people used the word cutpurses. A cutpurse is another word for a skilled pickpocket or thief.

1. It's a rodent.
   It's a mischievous person.
2. It's a cocktail.
   It's a kind of onion.

Everyone has a rapscallion friend. They simply cannot help themselves from being mischievous and causing chaos.

1. Fandangle
   Cutpurse
2. Whip
   Swag

In addition to being ornamental, fandangles also had no real purpose. A fandangle is an ornament with no other use than to look pretty.

1. $0.02
   $1million
2. $100,000
   $25,000

Although two cents was worth more back then than it is now, a small amount of money was referred to as a doit. Even though it wasn't much, having a doit was better than being broke!

1. Composer
   Singer
2. Dancer
   Pianist

Instead of being blanket labeled as a singer, decades ago you would have been a melodist. Melodists are those who are brave enough to open their mouths and sing in public.

1. Tapster
   Waterer
2. Apothecary
   Woody

The people pouring your pints back in the early days were known as tapsters. Much like the craft beer craze, tapsters were experts at tapping kegs and getting just the right head on your beer.

1. Books
   Rosaires
2. Fish
   Vegetables

Decades ago, you couldn't mail order books from Amazon. Instead, you took a trip to your local bibliopole to purchase your reading materials.

1. 24 hours
   A month
2. A year
   A week

If you were to come back in a sennight and retake this quiz, you might get even more of them right. A week of rest can do a lot for the brain!

1. Purchase fish for dinner.
   Have your kitchen scale calibrated
2. Get a love potion made.
   Talk about your finances.

When purchasing dinner from the local fish market, you were likely to buy from a fishwife. Fishwife was a term used to describe women who sold fish.

1. Strumpet
   Baseborn
2. Haughty
   Quidnunc

Those who were not lucky enough to be born into royalty or wealth were considered baseborn. Baseborn people were those born with a lower social standing.

1. Cord
   Merchant
2. Prat
   Bumper

When you were served an oversized alcoholic drink back in your grandparents' time, you would have been served a bumper. Many tapsters served bumpers to keep their clients coming back.

1. Bonk
   Blaze
2. Brute
   Buss

The next time your sweetheart wants a kiss, offer them a buss and see how it goes over. A term rarely used these day, buss mean to kiss.

1. Otter
   Fox
2. Giraffe
   Snake

The next time you want to impress your friends at a party, refer to a giraffe as a camelopard. Until the late 19th century, it was common to call giraffes camelopards.

1. Strumpet
   Beldam
2. Harlot
   Whippersnapper

Although it's always dangerous to mention a woman's age, being called a beldam was a term of distinction. Being a beldam meant that you were an older and more respected woman.

1. Burgess
   Mayor
2. Flunky
   Provocateur

Instead of just saying where you live back in the day, you exclaimed that you are a burgess of your town or province. If you are a burgess, you are a fully committed citizen of the place you live.

1. Caked
   Frore
2. Wired
   Bitten

According to old-timey words, when you open your freezer the contents are frore. Frore is another way of saying frozen or frosty.

1. Foxtrot
   Wain
2. Whippersnapper
   Mule

Back in the day when you took your wagon or cart to the market, you were towing your wain behind your carriage. A wain is another way to refer to something that was towed behind a buggy or tractor.

1. Their boot
   Their garth
2. Their hoody
   Their cordwain

Showing off your beautiful yard or garden meant that you were showing off your garth. Folks were quite proud of the upkeep of their garth, and they loved showing them off.

1. Sunshine
   Open
2. Apart
   Beneath

You might recognize the term asunder from wedding ceremonies. Asunder is another word for apart. As in, "Let no man pull it asunder."

1. Treeland
   Greenwood
2. Leafland
   Oakley

Centuries ago, lush, foliage-laden forests were called greenwoods. Greenwoods were well-known hangouts for outlaws like Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

1. A doxy is a secret lover.
   A doxy is a long German dog.
2. A doxy was an old-time medication.
   A doxy is a well-dressed child.

Before the sexual revolution, having a mistress or a lover was taboo. If you did engage is such activity, you were involved with a doxy.

1. Pope
   Mendicant
2. Husbandman
   Raiser

Instead of simply being called farmers, men who ran farms were called husbandmen. A husbandman's livelihood depended upon the yearly crops and livestock.

1. A poltroon
   A fishman
2. A luddite
   A dandiprat

Back in the day, cowardly folks were called poltroons. However, the term was reserved for those who possessed the most cowardice.

1. That I'm tender-hearted
   That I'm extremely intelligent
2. That I look like a baby moose
   That I'm being foolish

A moon calf is a foolish person. The next time your best friend is acting a fool, call them a mooncalf. Once you explain that it means foolish person, they might not be as offended—or they might be more offended!

1. A dandiprat
   A youngster
2. A coxcomb
   A gammer

Everyone has a coxcomb in their life. A coxcomb is an overly conceited man; despite a coxcomb's bravado, they are also known to be quite cowardly. Try to warn your sister if she does bring one of these home to meet Granny.

1. Cardinal
   Vulture
2. Canary
   Parrot

Your grandparents may have called parrots popinjays, but popinjay also has another meaning. It can also be used to refer to a vain and extravagant person.

1. Orison
   Chorale
2. Canon
   Etude

The devoutly religious used to call written prayers orisons. Orisons were a way for people to pray in unison without having to make up words.

1. Rounder
   Clew
2. Stump
   Floozy

During our grandparent's time, people were resourceful enough to make their own clothing. You might find several clews, or balls of thread, around any old-timey household.

1. In my grandmother's kitchen
   Inside a ring
2. Inside a grocery store
   At the airport

When you really wanted to show your love for someone, you would give them a ring with a posy inside. A posy is an inscription found inside a ring.

1. Lightstick
   Burner
2. Bubble
   Glim

How many glims were on your last birthday cake? No matter how many candles were on your cake, you surely have less than your grandparents.

1. Shaker
   Tocsin
2. Waker
   Dinger

Hearing an alarm or a signal back in your grandparents' day meant that you were hearing a tocsin. Tocsin is defined as an alarm, siren or bell that is used to grab attention.

1. Snowballs
   Waits
2. Jinglers
   Elves

Opening your door to a bunch of Christmas carolers meant that you were listening to waits sing. Spreading cheer everywhere they went, being a wait used to be a much more popular tradition.