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Quiz about Always a Mermaid Never the Mer
Quiz about Always a Mermaid Never the Mer

Always a Mermaid, Never the Mer Quiz


Never the mer? Well, dear friends, let it be known that I have ten words here which either start or end with "mer". And these three letters shall be enjoyed for ever mer...more. Hmm.

A multiple-choice quiz by eburge. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
eburge
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,110
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
503
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. Take MER and add a repetitive intonation, such as a Gregorian. What word, which means a trader, do you get?

Answer: (One Word - starts with MER)
Question 2 of 10
2. Take MER and add a shade of red. You should get a word (with British English spelling) which means "to treat cotton". What is it?

Answer: (One Word - starts with MER)
Question 3 of 10
3. Take MER and add a word that means "relinquishes" or "surrenders". You'll get the name of a German car manufacturer, prior to its merger with Karl Benz's company. What is it?

Answer: (One Word - starts with MER)
Question 4 of 10
4. Thirsty? Take MER, add an item in an auction, and you should get a type of red wine. What is it?

Answer: (One Word - starts with MER)
Question 5 of 10
5. Take MER and add the name of a city in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its cathedral. Which word, synonymous with "simply", do you get?

Answer: (One Word - starts with MER)
Question 6 of 10
6. Take some meat obtained from a pig and add MER to the end. Which useful tool do you come up with?

Answer: (One Word - ends with MER)
Question 7 of 10
7. Take a word synonymous with "burn" and "scorch" and add MER. Which word, which refers to a particularly amiable person, do you get?

Answer: (One Word - ends with MER)
Question 8 of 10
8. Take a type of sweet potato and add MER to the end. You'll get a word that describes what someone who won't shut up would do. What is it?

Answer: (One Word - ends with MER)
Question 9 of 10
9. Take the running order for a theatrical performance, perhaps, and add MER onto it. Which tech-savvy occupation do you get?

Answer: (One Word - ends with MER)
Question 10 of 10
10. Don't be scared! Take a word which someone might shout at you to make you scared, add MER to it and give me the nickname for someone born in the post-World War II generation?

Answer: (One Word - ends with MER)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Take MER and add a repetitive intonation, such as a Gregorian. What word, which means a trader, do you get?

Answer: merchant

Although the word isn't bandied around much nowadays, merchants can be anyone who sells something. RPG enthusiasts (board and video games alike) may encounter merchants throughout their games who will offer various wares.
2. Take MER and add a shade of red. You should get a word (with British English spelling) which means "to treat cotton". What is it?

Answer: mercerise

Mercerising cotton helps to make it stronger and also gives it a shinier appearance. The process of mercerisation is named after its creator, John Mercer, a nineteenth-century chemist.
3. Take MER and add a word that means "relinquishes" or "surrenders". You'll get the name of a German car manufacturer, prior to its merger with Karl Benz's company. What is it?

Answer: mercedes

It was in 1926 that the Mercedes car company merged with Daimler-Benz to create the famous Mercedes-Benz brand known the world over.
4. Thirsty? Take MER, add an item in an auction, and you should get a type of red wine. What is it?

Answer: merlot

A classic Bordeaux grape, merlot is one of the most popular varieties to use for wine, thanks to its sweet, berry-like flavour.
5. Take MER and add the name of a city in Cambridgeshire, England, known for its cathedral. Which word, synonymous with "simply", do you get?

Answer: merely

"Merely" is most often used when describing something that is smaller, shorter or just generally less than expected. For instance, someone could think I'm being rude and deliberately critical of their freshly-baked cake when I would be merely pointing out the asymmetry of the icing. A likely scenario, indeed.
6. Take some meat obtained from a pig and add MER to the end. Which useful tool do you come up with?

Answer: hammer

Got a nail that needs to go into a bit of wood? A hammer is your best friend. Give it a whack. Got a nail sticking out of a bit of wood that you want to get out? A hammer is your best friend. Use the claw to yank it out.
7. Take a word synonymous with "burn" and "scorch" and add MER. Which word, which refers to a particularly amiable person, do you get?

Answer: charmer

A charmer could also be someone who plays an instrument to hypnotise a snake. Well, it doesn't have to be an instrument. He could just compliment it, say how nice it looks, and just be polite. What a charmer.
8. Take a type of sweet potato and add MER to the end. You'll get a word that describes what someone who won't shut up would do. What is it?

Answer: yammer

Someone who yammers will complain a lot. Perhaps the best way to make them stop would be to stuff their mouth with a yam. A crude but surprisingly effective solution, though you do need to have a spare yam lying around.
9. Take the running order for a theatrical performance, perhaps, and add MER onto it. Which tech-savvy occupation do you get?

Answer: programmer

Computer programmers are responsible for making just about anything you use on a computer. Programmers can use a variety of languages, like Java, C++, HTML and Python, amongst others.
10. Don't be scared! Take a word which someone might shout at you to make you scared, add MER to it and give me the nickname for someone born in the post-World War II generation?

Answer: boomer

Baby boomers tend to have been born in the twenty years after the end of World War II in 1945. Following the boomers is Generation X, which stretches from the mid-1960s to the 1980s. Generation Y comes next, taking us up to the turn of the century.
Source: Author eburge

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