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AlcatraZ Words Trivia Quiz

AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus boy is an AlcatraZ Word. Word is also an AlcatraZ WorD!

A multiple-choice quiz by Sallyo. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Sallyo

Time
6 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,745

Updated
Oct 04 22

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10

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Average

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Question 1 of 10

1. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word is a synonym for "infant".

Answer: (4 letters.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

Which of the following words for precipitation is an AlcatraZ Word? Hint

rain

dew

snow

sleet

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Question 3 of 10

3. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word is a name; the sweetheart of a famous English outlaw.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

Kelp is an AlcatraZ Word. What is it? (The answer is NOT another AlcatraZ word.) Hint

coral

seaweed

explosive

a relative of the giraffe

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Question 5 of 10

5. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word is a synonym for "large" and also for "wonderful".

Answer: (5 letters. Begins with G.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word is found in the ground and also in some animals and plants.

Answer: (three letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word is a name from the Indian subcontinent. It means "Lion". Hint

Singh

Sudesh

Seth

Satish

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Question 8 of 10

8. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ word means "stumbling" and also "moving in a lighthearted manner".

Answer: (8 letters, ends with g.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ Word has two meanings. One is "a stretch of open land", and the other is "to stop a vehicle".

Answer: (4 letters. Ends with K.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words.

This AlcatraZ work is a synonym for "bury". Hint

burrow

infer

inter

stash

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: baby

Baby is a noun; "he has a baby", an adjective, "Look at the baby giraffe!" and a verb. "Must you baby that kid?" It is also an informal term for a sweetheart, and is used to denote something smaller than usual. It is an AlcatraZ Word because B is 2nd in the alphabet and Y is 2nd last.

2. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. Which of the following words for precipitation is an AlcatraZ Word?

Answer: dew

Dew, which dampens grass overnight, in an AlcatraZ Word because it starts with D (4th letter) and ends with W (4th last letter). Dew is a noun and also a verb, as water can "dew the grass". Another verbal form is "bedew". The adjective is "dewy".

3. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ Word is a name; the sweetheart of a famous English outlaw.

Answer: Marian

Maid Marian (sometimes Marion), is the famous sweetheart of Robin Hood. Even if Robin existed, Marian didn't, for she is a much-later addition to the legend! Her name is an AlcatraZ Word because M is the 13th letter and N the 13th last letter.

4. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. Kelp is an AlcatraZ Word. What is it? (The answer is NOT another AlcatraZ word.)

Answer: seaweed

Kelp is a seaweed, harvested and used for food and supplements. Kelp forests, sometimes known as "the rainforests of the sea" grow around Tasmania and Victoria. The two species that comprise them are Macrocystis pyrifera and Macrocystis angustifolia.

5. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ Word is a synonym for "large" and also for "wonderful".

Answer: great

Great is an AlcatraZ Word because it begins with G (7th letter) and ends with T (7th last letter). "Great" is an adjective that can mean larger, or to a specific degree (as in "great grandmother"), or simply "wonderful, good".

Giant is also acceptable. It means large, and can, occasionally, be "wonderful" as in "giant savings".

6. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ Word is found in the ground and also in some animals and plants.

Answer: oil

Oil comes from coal, and shale and other minerals, and also from grains such as sunflower seed and wheat, and nuts or legumes like peanuts and walnuts. It can also come from whales and fish. Oil is an AlcatraZ Word because it begins with O, which is the 15th letter and ends with L, which is 15th from the end.

7. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ Word is a name from the Indian subcontinent. It means "Lion".

Answer: Singh

Singh is a name that means "Lion". Sudesh means "Moon", Seth means "appointed" (and is not from India), and Satish "One who speaks the truth".

All these are AlcatraZ Words because they begin with S (19th letter), and end with H, (19th from the end).

8. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ word means "stumbling" and also "moving in a lighthearted manner".

Answer: tripping

Tripping is an AlcatraZ Word because it begins with the 20th letter (T) and ends with the 20th from the end (G). It can mean stumbling, or skipping happily along. It can also mean "affected by a drug". The noun form is "trip", but that means "journey". "Trip" is also a verb. "Trippingly" is an adverb.

Tumbling is also a possible answer, since "tumbling" can mean falling or moving with acrobatic grace.

9. AlcatraZ Words begin with one letter and end with the one that lies opposite in the alphabet. A and Z are opposites. So are B and Y and C and X. Thus Alcatraz and boy are both AlcatraZ Words. This AlcatraZ Word has two meanings. One is "a stretch of open land", and the other is "to stop a vehicle".

Answer: park

Park is an AlcatraZ Word because it begins with P, the 16th letter, and ends with K, which is 16th from the end. A park (noun) is an open area that may be common ground or attached to a large house. To park (verb) means to stop a vehicle for more than a moment.

Answer: inter

To inter something means to bury it. It is an AlcatraZ Word because it begins with I, the 9th letter, and ends with R, which is 9th from the end.

Infer is also an AlcatraZ Word, but it means "to work out" or "to make an educated guess". Stash is also one, but it means "to hide" rather than "to bury". Burrow means "to dig a hole", but is not an AlcatraZ Word. It begins with B, the 2nd letter, but ends with W, which is 4th from the end.

Source: Author Sallyo

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