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And 'So' On Trivia Quiz

The answers to the following questions all contain the word 'so' somewhere in the middle. Can you work out the answer from the clues given?

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

Author
rossian

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,153

Updated
Nov 20 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
375

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: dukejazz (9/10), MariaVerde (9/10), chianti59 (7/10).

Author's Note: For example - take an abbreviation for religious education and a stringed instrument from the Renaissance era. Insert 'so' to find a word meaning 'determined'. RE and lute with 'so' inserted produces 'resolute'. Now try these:

Question 1 of 10

1. Take a word meaning to cheat (or cause pain) and the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. Add 'Los Angeles' and insert 'so' to find a flower.

Answer: (10 letters starting with G)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Take the chemical symbols for chromium and uranium. Add the international vehicle registration for Spain and insert 'so' to find a fictional castaway.

Answer: (6 letters starting with C)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Take a short name for a criminal who has been found guilty and the chemical symbol for lithium. Add the name of the fruit of a palm tree and insert 'so' for a word meaning to strengthen or combine into a whole.

Answer: (11 letters starting with C)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Take the chemical symbol for arsenic and the initials for a US government agency formed in 1947. Add the chemical symbol for titanium and an antonym for off. Then insert 'so' for a noun meaning 'an organised body with a common interest or purpose'.

Answer: (11 letters starting with A)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Take the abbreviations for Michigan and the direction opposite north. Add the chemical symbol for uranium and the abbreviation for the smallest US state by area. Insert 'so' to find another US state.

Answer: (8 letters starting with M)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Take the word meaning 'to, for or by each' and the chemical symbol for nickel. Add an abbreviation of Fiona, a feline and a charged atom. Then insert 'so' for a 'metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as human'.

Answer: (15 letters starting with P)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Take an antonym for out and an abbreviation for company. Add the international car registration for the Netherlands and a word meaning competent. Insert 'so' for a word meaning 'unable to be comforted'.

Answer: (12 letters starting with I)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Take a short expression used to show surprise or wonder and an abbreviation for Rolls Royce. Add the abbreviation for Indiana and insert 'so' for a former President of the USA (or a Beatle).

Answer: (8 letters, starting with H)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Take an abbreviation for the British Library and an alternative for the clothing size XL. Add a Chinese dynasty and insert 'so' for a word meaning 'flowering'.

Answer: (10 letters starting with B)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the two letters which are the official medical name for a heart attack and the compass direction opposite south. Add the abbreviation for Nebraska and a child's version of 'thank you'. Then insert 'so' to find another US state.

Answer: (9 letters starting with M)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Take a word meaning to cheat (or cause pain) and the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. Add 'Los Angeles' and insert 'so' to find a flower.

Answer: Gypsophila

Gyp/Phi/LA with 'so' inserted.

Gypsophila is also known as 'baby's breath' and has delicate white flowers. It is often used in bouquets or as a floral decoration for weddings.

2. Take the chemical symbols for chromium and uranium. Add the international vehicle registration for Spain and insert 'so' to find a fictional castaway.

Answer: Crusoe

CR/U/E with 'so' inserted.

The book 'Robinson Crusoe' was written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1719. It has given us the expression 'Man Friday' to describe an indispensable assistant, deriving from Crusoe's servant in the novel.

Answer: Consolidate

Con/Li/Date with 'so' inserted.

In business, to consolidate is used to describe the merging of small companies into one larger one. The word comes from the Latin 'consolidare', with solidus meaning 'solid'.

Answer: Association

As/CIA/Ti/On with 'so' inserted.

Association can also refer to a society or club, for example in sport. Synonyms include organisation or alliance. The Association was the name of a pop group of the 1960s, who had hits with 'Cherish' and 'Windy'.

Answer: Missouri

MI/S/U/RI with 'so' inserted.

Missouri has the unofficial nickname of the 'Show Me State' and was the 24th to be admitted to the union. Its capital is Jefferson City.

Answer: Personification

Per/Ni/Fi/Cat/Ion with 'so' inserted.

Often used in a poetic sense, personification means referring to an object or idea as if it were human. Examples are 'fortune smiled upon me' and 'lightning danced across the sky'.

Answer: Inconsolable

In/Co/NL/Able with 'so' inserted.

Inconsolable refers to being so distraught with grief that nothing and no-one can bring comfort. Other synonyms are heartbroken and distraught.

8. Take a short expression used to show surprise or wonder and an abbreviation for Rolls Royce. Add the abbreviation for Indiana and insert 'so' for a former President of the USA (or a Beatle).

Answer: Harrison

Ha/RR/In with 'so' inserted.

There were two presidents named Harrison prior to the 21st century. William Henry Harrison was the ninth president, and served for only one month in 1841. He died after reading his inaugural address in cold and wet conditions, which led to a fatal illness. Benjamin Harrison was the twenty-third president, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was the grandson of William Henry Harrison. The Beatle, of course, was George.

9. Take an abbreviation for the British Library and an alternative for the clothing size XL. Add a Chinese dynasty and insert 'so' for a word meaning 'flowering'.

Answer: Blossoming

BL/OS/Ming with 'so' inserted.

OS stands for 'outsize' Blossoming can be used literally when referring to plants or trees and figuratively to refer to people or situations. In the latter sense, it can mean someone reaching maturity or changing from an 'ugly duckling' into an attractive adult.

Answer: Minnesota

MI/N/Ne/Ta with 'so' inserted.

A myocardial infarction, abbreviated to MI, is what most people call a heart attack. Minnesota is known as 'the land of 10,000 lakes' and it borders Lake Superior. Its capital is Saint Paul, although the largest city is Minneapolis.

Source: Author rossian

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