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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of star map

First recorded in 1865–70

Astronomers raced to download the dynamic star map, and a flurry of discoveries followed.
The New History of the Milky Way|Charlie Wood|December 15, 2020|Quanta Magazine
His injunctions were carried out; but the lack of a trustworthy star map made the work long.
Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely|Rev. Edward Conybeare.
But he understood when he glanced again at the star map—the Agronian police had pursued him far into Vininese territory.
The Instant of Now|Irving E. Cox, Jr.
The turning of a key in the lock had so unnerved him—it was the last thing he expected—that he forgot to shut off the star-map.
World Beyond Pluto|C. H. Thames

A great star map is planned in connection with the Paris catalogue mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
Lectures on Stellar Statistics|Carl Vilhelm Ludvig Charlier
An up-to-the-second star map lit up the big screen at the end of the room.
Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton