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Quiz about From a Rock to a Roll
Quiz about From a Rock to a Roll

From a Rock to a Roll Trivia Quiz


For each question, drop a letter from one word to form a second. The dropped letters will spell out the answer to the last question.

A multiple-choice quiz by looney_tunes. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
looney_tunes
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
366,392
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1943
Awards
Editor's Choice
Last 3 plays: bocrow000 (0/10), turaguy (10/10), Guest 166 (10/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Start with a word meaning an earthenware jar, then subtract a letter to find yourself left with an item that might be of interest to a geologist. What letter did you drop?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 2 of 10
2. If you have a word describing one who wanders at large, you can subtract a letter to get a word that is synonymous with finished (or, in another sense, is the antonym of under). What letter will you be subtracting?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 3 of 10
3. A word referring to a deity can be formed by subtracting one letter from a word that describes a quality of beneficence that is a desirable trait. What letter is subtracted in this transformation?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 4 of 10
4. You may start off being damp, but if you drop a letter you can become much the greatest (even more so than the actor who portrayed Ralph Malph on the TV show 'Happy Days'). What letter do you need to discard?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 5 of 10
5. Be careful not to cut yourself on the adjective describing an acute edge; it can be turned into a stringed instrument by the removal of one letter. Which letter must be removed to produce this transformation?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 6 of 10
6. A grin (of joy or of relief) might be featured on your face if you manage to cover a distance of 1.6 km fast enough to win the race. What letter must be removed to change a facial expression into the distance of race that was famously covered in under four minutes for the first time by Roger Bannister in 1954?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 7 of 10
7. What letter must be removed from a word describing a material you might apply to change the color of a surface, in order to change it into a word describing a volume equal to one eighth of a gallon?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 8 of 10
8. If you are close to me, you could describe your position by adding one letter to a body part found (in humans) on the side of the head. What letter forms the difference between these two words?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 9 of 10
9. This supernatural being from Norse mythology, with whom the Three Billy Goats Gruff had an encounter near a bridge, might be seen to rotate as it progresses down a nearby hill. What letter does it need to shed in order to achieve this?

Answer: (One Letter - the dropped letter)
Question 10 of 10
10. Stringing together the letters you dropped in Questions 1 through 9 will give you a rich, flaky pastry of French origin. What is it?

Answer: (One Word, Nine Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Start with a word meaning an earthenware jar, then subtract a letter to find yourself left with an item that might be of interest to a geologist. What letter did you drop?

Answer: C

As well as describing a large pottery jar in which one might store foods, the term CROCK might be used in reference to someone or something that is old, worn out and broken down. It is also a verb describing how some dyes are easily rubbed off the material to which they have been applied.

A geologist is usually interested in studying the solid surface of the earth, and would be fascinated by a ROCK containing multiple minerals, such as a hunk of granite.
2. If you have a word describing one who wanders at large, you can subtract a letter to get a word that is synonymous with finished (or, in another sense, is the antonym of under). What letter will you be subtracting?

Answer: R

Red ROVER is a children's game involving two teams who stand facing each other, with linked arms. One team at a time selects a member of the opposition to try to run through and break the linkage at some point. The invitation usually consists of chanting, "Red rover, red rover, send [name} on OVER". If the link is broken, one member of the defending team is selected to join the team from which the runner came; an unsuccessful attempt means the runner joins the defending team.
3. A word referring to a deity can be formed by subtracting one letter from a word that describes a quality of beneficence that is a desirable trait. What letter is subtracted in this transformation?

Answer: O

One would normally prefer to have a GOOD GOD on one's side than an evil one, although it is common to so characterise the deities of one's opponents. A Canadian TV series called 'Good God', which premiered in 2012, followed a character named George Findlay as he struggled for success in the dog-eat-dog world of television news.
4. You may start off being damp, but if you drop a letter you can become much the greatest (even more so than the actor who portrayed Ralph Malph on the TV show 'Happy Days'). What letter do you need to discard?

Answer: I

You may feel MOIST after a shower, before you have toweled yourself dry, but it would feel MOST refreshing on a hot day. Ralph Malph, played by Donny (now Don) Most, was a bit wet, but well-intentioned.
5. Be careful not to cut yourself on the adjective describing an acute edge; it can be turned into a stringed instrument by the removal of one letter. Which letter must be removed to produce this transformation?

Answer: S

If the edge is really SHARP, you could indeed cut yourself severely on it. On the other hand, a sharp might come in useful in the key signature of the music you plan to perform on your HARP.
6. A grin (of joy or of relief) might be featured on your face if you manage to cover a distance of 1.6 km fast enough to win the race. What letter must be removed to change a facial expression into the distance of race that was famously covered in under four minutes for the first time by Roger Bannister in 1954?

Answer: S

Most runners who cover a MILE in a race are too tired to give much of a SMILE at the end of it. For many years, the four-minute-mile was seen as a virtually unobtainable goal, but since the barrier was first broken, it has continued to be whittled away. Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj set a record of 3 minutes 43.13 seconds in 1999 - that means he ran at an average speed of just over 16 mph.
7. What letter must be removed from a word describing a material you might apply to change the color of a surface, in order to change it into a word describing a volume equal to one eighth of a gallon?

Answer: A

You will probably want more than a PINT of PAINT, unless you are planning to paint a fairly small surface. When I was a child, I learned the mnemonic "A pint's a pound, the world around", to help me remember that each is 16 ounces. Turns out life is more complicated than that. Imperial pints contain 20 ounces, not the 16 in a US pint. And, while an avoirdupois pound does indeed contain 16 ounces, a Troy pound is a mere 12 ounces.

There's more, but it's simpler to just go metric and avoid the whole issue.
8. If you are close to me, you could describe your position by adding one letter to a body part found (in humans) on the side of the head. What letter forms the difference between these two words?

Answer: N

If you come NEAR enough, you won't even have to shout in my EAR to make yourself heard, unless we are at a very noisy party.
9. This supernatural being from Norse mythology, with whom the Three Billy Goats Gruff had an encounter near a bridge, might be seen to rotate as it progresses down a nearby hill. What letter does it need to shed in order to achieve this?

Answer: T

That particular TROLL didn't ROLL down a hill, but might have survived the confrontation if one of the goats had offered him a nice dinner ROLL with which to assuage his appetite.
10. Stringing together the letters you dropped in Questions 1 through 9 will give you a rich, flaky pastry of French origin. What is it?

Answer: Croissant

We started with a rock, and ended with a roll, as promised in the quiz title. The croissant gets its name from its traditional crescent shape, but the same flaky pastry can be used to produce rolls in a variety of shapes. A plain croissant makes a lovely accompaniment to a breakfast cup of coffee; one that has been sliced and filled with such sandwich ingredients as mashed avocado and sliced chicken makes a luscious lunch!
Source: Author looney_tunes

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