ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to raise a glass

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Archer, L. (2026, October 24). ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to raise a glass. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-25/wordage-quiz-alcohol/107292056

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-24 · by Lincoln Archer

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Today’s Wordage quiz from ABC focuses on sorting alcohol-related terms by their age, using sources like the Oxford English Dictionary and Green’s Dictionary of Slang. Players must drag words into shaded boxes to categorize them correctly over three rounds, with up to three guesses per round and an option for hints if needed.
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The ABC launched a new Wordage quiz on October 24, 2026, challenging participants to categorize words and phrases related to alcohol by their age. The quiz uses terms like "on the turps," "off the grog," "tipsy," and "sloshed." Participants can make three guesses per round and receive hints if needed. The source material for the quiz includes dictionaries such as the Oxford English Dictionary, Etymonline, Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Merriam-Webster, and the Macquarie Dictionary. ABC encourages users to explore previous quizzes on their quiz topic page.

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Lincoln Archer
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ABC Etymonline Macquarie Dictionary Merriam-Webster Oxford English Dictionary

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Whether you're on the turps or off the grog, a little tipsy or fully sloshed, just BYO some knowledge and take your best shot.
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2026-10-24 · ABC News (AU)
ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to raise a glass · assertive framing

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Your challenge in today's Wordage quiz is to sort words and phrases for alcohol according to how old they are. uncertain
they → sort → alcohol
Whether you're on the turps or off the grog, a little tipsy or fully sloshed, just BYO some knowledge and take your best shot. asserted
you → take → shot
Hit Submit when you're happy. asserted
you → hit → Submit
- You have three guesses per round. asserted
You → have → round
- You can get a hint if you're stuck. asserted
you → get → hint
Where to find all the ABC's quizzes Want to test yourself even further? asserted
find → find → yourself
Take a squiz at the ABC News quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes. asserted
you → take → quizzes
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