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Quiz about Breezing Up and Down the Ladder

Breezing Up and Down the Ladder Quiz

Start with the name of a wind. Drop letters to form new words till you're down to two letters and then start adding till you form the name of another wind.

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

Author
zorba_scank

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,841

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
476

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with a German word for a trade wind that is also a model of car made by Volkswagen.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and anagram to form a variety of appetizers from Spanish cuisine.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lose another letter and anagram to form a word meaning a petty argument.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop one more letter to remain with a word that is the past tense of sit.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lose a letter to form the abbreviation used to refer to a person who has been canonized.

Answer: (One Word, 2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Add a letter and scramble to form a gender neutral pronoun.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Add a new letter to the mix and scramble to form the alternate spelling for a regressive, banned practice of widow immolation in India.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add another letter and anagram to form a thin, narrow band.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add one more letter and anagram to create the plural form of a synonym of experiment.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters, plural)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add one more letter and anagram to reach our destination of a French wind.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with a German word for a trade wind that is also a model of car made by Volkswagen.

Answer: Passat

Trade winds were so named as they were favourable to ships crossing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The Volkswagen Passat is a sedan that was first manufactured in 1978.

2. Drop a letter and anagram to form a variety of appetizers from Spanish cuisine.

Answer: Tapas

The snacks are named after the Spanish word 'tapar' meaning 'to cover', derived from the slices of meat or bread used to cover the drinks of patrons in bars and pubs in the Andalusian region. Tapas can now include different finger food and appetizers like cold cuts and preparations of seafood.

3. Lose another letter and anagram to form a word meaning a petty argument.

Answer: Spat

Other anagrams that would have fit for this clue include past, taps and pats.

4. Drop one more letter to remain with a word that is the past tense of sit.

Answer: Sat

Sit is also the name of an island in Croatia, a river in Russia and a few villages in Iran.

5. Lose a letter to form the abbreviation used to refer to a person who has been canonized.

Answer: St

In the Roman Catholic faith, the process of declaring deceased people as saints is referred to as canonization.

6. Add a letter and scramble to form a gender neutral pronoun.

Answer: Its

A common grammatical error is to spell the pronoun its with an apostrophe. It's is only used to indicate the contraction of 'it is'.

7. Add a new letter to the mix and scramble to form the alternate spelling for a regressive, banned practice of widow immolation in India.

Answer: Sati

Sati, also spelled as Suttee, was practiced in the earlier days in India where widows were compelled to immolate themselves on their husband's funeral pyre.

8. Add another letter and anagram to form a thin, narrow band.

Answer: Stria

Other words that would have fit this clue include stair, astir and the Indian musical instrument, sitar.

9. Add one more letter and anagram to create the plural form of a synonym of experiment.

Answer: Trials

Other synonyms of trial include test and examination.

10. Add one more letter and anagram to reach our destination of a French wind.

Answer: Mistral

The Mistral is a cold, dry wind which blows across Central France.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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