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A multiple-choice quiz by richicago. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
richicago

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
163,731

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
373

Question 1 of 10

1. Adding an "S" to sharp things is really unnecessary.

Answer: (One Word (8 letters))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Make bet, become wealthy old lady.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The defendant I questioned had concealed old art objects.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. University head hiding in tree is liked by all.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. C. E. Boogersneezer is really a novel miser.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. I overcooked the innards of the lamb as Ted screamed.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This nut sounds like a "God bless you" would be in order.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Eugene vacationed in a Swiss town.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Lower limb arrives tardily to enact laws.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Put me in a small bed and I become a celestial body.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Adding an "S" to sharp things is really unnecessary.

Answer: Needless

Needles are the sharp things. Adding the letter "S" makes the word "needless" Pretty sharp, eh?

2. Make bet, become wealthy old lady.

Answer: Dowager

Make=do and bet=wager.

3. The defendant I questioned had concealed old art objects.

Answer: Antiques

The answer is hidden in the clue: Defend(ant I ques)tioned.

4. University head hiding in tree is liked by all.

Answer: Popular

University head is the letter "u". The tree is a Poplar, thus pop(u)lar.

5. C. E. Boogersneezer is really a novel miser.

Answer: Ebenezer Scrooge

The answer is an anagram for C. E. Boogersneezer.

6. I overcooked the innards of the lamb as Ted screamed.

Answer: Lambasted

The answer is hidden in the clue. The (lamb as Ted) screamed.

7. This nut sounds like a "God bless you" would be in order.

Answer: Cashew

Cashew sounds like a sneeze.

8. Eugene vacationed in a Swiss town.

Answer: Geneva

Geneva is hidden in the clue: Eu(gene va)cationed.

9. Lower limb arrives tardily to enact laws.

Answer: Legislate

A terrible pun: Leg is late.

10. Put me in a small bed and I become a celestial body.

Answer: Comet

Co(me)t. A cot is a small bed and a comet is a celestial body.

Source: Author richicago

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