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Quiz about From Nine to One Dropping a Letter as You Go
Quiz about From Nine to One Dropping a Letter as You Go

From Nine to One, Dropping a Letter as You Go Quiz


This is a standard drop-a-letter quiz. Start with a nine-letter word, remove one letter each time, and rearrange the remaining letters to match the clue.

A multiple-choice quiz by ArlingtonVA. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ArlingtonVA
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
317,013
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1096
Question 1 of 10
1. Start with a nine-letter word that is the past tense of the word meaning to suppress or crush completely. If you get stumped at this or any clue, try doing a later question and work back upwards.

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Drop one letter and rearrange the remaining letters to form a word that means an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. Now drop another letter, rearrange, and get a result that means to keep apart from company or society; or to withdraw into solitude.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Take away another letter, anagram the rest, and find a word meaning to lure or entice away from duty or proper conduct; or to induce into having sexual relations.

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. Remove a letter and reorder to find a type of leather that has been buffed, napped or sanded to create a soft and fuzzy surface, as in "Blue _______ Shoes."

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Remove another letter, rearrange the rest, and get a word for membership fees.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. Drop a consonant and reorder, and the result means to institute legal proceedings.

Answer: (One Word - 3 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Take away a letter, flip the two remaining letters, and you have a word for the objective case of "we" or the plural of "me."

Answer: (One Word - 2 letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. Take one of the two letters remaining. Don't throw it away; put it in your pocket for use in the next question. The one that's left in this question should be the letter that comes before "-Boat" in references to certain German submarines.

Answer: (One letter)
Question 10 of 10
10. Remember the letter you put in your pocket? Retrieve it now. It should be the SI symbol for "second."

Answer: (One letter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Start with a nine-letter word that is the past tense of the word meaning to suppress or crush completely. If you get stumped at this or any clue, try doing a later question and work back upwards.

Answer: squelched

2. Drop one letter and rearrange the remaining letters to form a word that means an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur.

Answer: schedule

3. Now drop another letter, rearrange, and get a result that means to keep apart from company or society; or to withdraw into solitude.

Answer: seclude

4. Take away another letter, anagram the rest, and find a word meaning to lure or entice away from duty or proper conduct; or to induce into having sexual relations.

Answer: seduce

5. Remove a letter and reorder to find a type of leather that has been buffed, napped or sanded to create a soft and fuzzy surface, as in "Blue _______ Shoes."

Answer: suede

6. Remove another letter, rearrange the rest, and get a word for membership fees.

Answer: dues

7. Drop a consonant and reorder, and the result means to institute legal proceedings.

Answer: sue

8. Take away a letter, flip the two remaining letters, and you have a word for the objective case of "we" or the plural of "me."

Answer: us

9. Take one of the two letters remaining. Don't throw it away; put it in your pocket for use in the next question. The one that's left in this question should be the letter that comes before "-Boat" in references to certain German submarines.

Answer: u

10. Remember the letter you put in your pocket? Retrieve it now. It should be the SI symbol for "second."

Answer: s

Source: Author ArlingtonVA

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