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Dread these Creatures Trivia Quiz

Watch your step as you make your way through these different types of puzzles, all of which hide a type of snake.

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

Author
zorba_scank

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,998

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
737

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: turaguy (10/10), jazh2 (8/10), Guest 78 (6/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Hidden Words: Find the snake hidden in the sentence below.

Cleopatra hoped the snake was as poisonous as widely believed.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a type of snake.

Male swan + Egyptian sun god

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fractured Words: Say the words out loud and a type of snake will come to mind.

Pie Thin

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Anagrams: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a type of snake.

Years of exposure to the elements caused a PATINA to develop on the sculpture of the serpent.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Wordwise: Say what you see.

ANAC
DA

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Hidden Words: Find the snake hidden in the sentence below.

The calm ambassador did not react on finding this snake in his room.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a type of snake.

Type of metal + Chief

Answer: (One Word, 10 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter to the clue to form a type of snake.

C + Verbal

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic puzzle to find a type of snake.

Initially Ben only allowed his friends to take pictures of his pet snake.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Anagrams: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a type of snake.

Kyle was filled with DREAD on seeing this snake in his garden.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Hidden Words: Find the snake hidden in the sentence below. Cleopatra hoped the snake was as poisonous as widely believed.

Answer: Asp

...AS Poisonous...

According to myth, the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, committed suicide by having an asp bite her.

2. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a type of snake. Male swan + Egyptian sun god

Answer: Cobra

The Hindu god, Shiva, is often depicted with a cobra coiled around his neck.

3. Fractured Words: Say the words out loud and a type of snake will come to mind. Pie Thin

Answer: Python

Python is also the name of a computer programming language.

4. Anagrams: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a type of snake. Years of exposure to the elements caused a PATINA to develop on the sculpture of the serpent.

Answer: Taipan

The taipan is a venomous snake native to Australia.

5. Wordwise: Say what you see. ANAC DA

Answer: Anaconda

Anac on Da

While this snake is scary due to its size, it is non-venomous and kills its prey by constriction.

6. Hidden Words: Find the snake hidden in the sentence below. The calm ambassador did not react on finding this snake in his room.

Answer: Mamba

...calM AMBAssador...

The black mamba is so named based on the colour of its mouth, its body is greyish in colour.

7. Rebus: Combine synonyms for the terms given to form a type of snake. Type of metal + Chief

Answer: Copperhead

During the American Civil War, the Democrats from the northern part of the country who opposed the war were known as copperheads. The term was used derisively by the Republicans likening this group to the venomous snake.

8. Add a letter to the clue to form a type of snake. C + Verbal

Answer: Coral

These snakes have red, yellow and black colour bands and may be venomous or non-venomous. "Red on yellow, poison fellow; red on black, safe from attack." or "Red on black, venom lack; Red on yellow, killer fellow" are rhymes used in different regions to distinguish between the two types.

9. Cryptic: Solve this cryptic puzzle to find a type of snake. Initially Ben only allowed his friends to take pictures of his pet snake.

Answer: Boa

Boas are killed for their skin which is used to produce bags and shoes.

10. Anagrams: Rearrange the capitalized letters to form a type of snake. Kyle was filled with DREAD on seeing this snake in his garden.

Answer: Adder

The adder is considered to be only venomous snake native to the United Kingdom.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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