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Quiz about Another Letter Bites the Dust
Quiz about Another Letter Bites the Dust

Another Letter Bites the Dust Trivia Quiz


Start with a 12-letter word, then drop a letter, anagram the rest, and find a new word. Continue until there are just three letters left. If you get stuck try solving a word of fewer letters and work back up.

A multiple-choice quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
CmdrK
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
399,325
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
330
Question 1 of 10
1. Thomas Edison said that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent ___.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. Remove a letter from the previous word and anagram it to get an 11-letter word that means the act of breathing. Do you know what it is?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. Remove a letter, shuffle what's left and come up with the plural name of the elite guard units of the Roman army.

Answer: (One Word alt. spelling)
Question 4 of 10
4. Another letter removed will give us a word meaning to occur or happen.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. In the USA they're called sneakers. Remove a letter from the last word and come up with what they're called in the UK.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. Half way through the quiz and the letters are dropping like flies! Remove a letter from the last word, rearrange those left and find a 7-letter word meaning the plural of the layer at the back of the eyeball.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. The term for humor used to point out and discredit vice or folly will emerge when you remove a letter from the last word and anagram the remainder.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. A state of anger will be found by removing another letter and mixing up the remainder.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. Remove a letter, anagram and get a word meaning a row in a structure.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. To finish this quiz, what word meaning to finish an event with the same score as someone else is obtained by removing a letter from the previous word?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Thomas Edison said that genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent ___.

Answer: perspiration

Perspiration is the process of sweating from heat or exertion. A difficult project is often said to have a lot of 'sweat equity'.
2. Remove a letter from the previous word and anagram it to get an 11-letter word that means the act of breathing. Do you know what it is?

Answer: respiration

Respiration is the scientific term for breathing in and out.
3. Remove a letter, shuffle what's left and come up with the plural name of the elite guard units of the Roman army.

Answer: pretorians

The Pretorian Guard was a unit of the Roman army whose duty was to be personal bodyguards of the emperors.
4. Another letter removed will give us a word meaning to occur or happen.

Answer: transpire

If something occurs we can say it transpires. It can also means a leaf giving off water vapor through the stomata.
5. In the USA they're called sneakers. Remove a letter from the last word and come up with what they're called in the UK.

Answer: trainers

Trainers are a soft sports shoe. They can be walking shoes or athletic training shoes.
6. Half way through the quiz and the letters are dropping like flies! Remove a letter from the last word, rearrange those left and find a 7-letter word meaning the plural of the layer at the back of the eyeball.

Answer: retinas

The retina contains cells that send nerve impulses to the brain to form a visual image.
7. The term for humor used to point out and discredit vice or folly will emerge when you remove a letter from the last word and anagram the remainder.

Answer: satire

Satire is often used to subtly ridicule contemporary political or social issues by the use of humor.
8. A state of anger will be found by removing another letter and mixing up the remainder.

Answer: irate

To be irate is to feel great anger or ire.
9. Remove a letter, anagram and get a word meaning a row in a structure.

Answer: tier

A tier is one of a series of rows placed one above the other.
10. To finish this quiz, what word meaning to finish an event with the same score as someone else is obtained by removing a letter from the previous word?

Answer: tie

Tie can also mean to fasten something with cord or rope, or it could be neckwear usually worn by men.
Source: Author CmdrK

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