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Geology Rocks! Word Game Trivia Quiz

These phenomena of nature are easy to find if you get the clues, sound them out, then spell out the word correctly. This quiz uses minerals, gems as well as other geological things. Rots of Rocks!

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

Author
Bruyere

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
80,418

Updated
Feb 21 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4385

Question 1 of 10

1. Tennis star Evert + opposite of short:

Answer: (Fortune tellers look into a ball made of this)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Exclamation of surprise + poetic tribute:

Answer: (1st clue often followed by whiz or willikers!)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "What" in French + University branch most often grouped with sciences:

Answer: (Used in watches)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Place a horse is kept + part of a play in a theater + opposite of loose:

Answer: (drip drip drip!)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The mighty tree that gives us shade and acorns + opposite of him:

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Nickname for a grandmother + Long-haired Addams family cousin:

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Dorothy's Aunt in Kansas + swashbuckler actor Flynn + 4th letter of the alphabet:

Answer: (City in the merry old land)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Avengers' heroine Peel + Scottish symbolic plant - le=

Answer: (Purple power)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Grandpa in German + 3-letter word for everything:

Answer: (Play of colors)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Live and let_______" + type of nut:

Answer: (A girl's best friend and the brand of nuts mentioned)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tennis star Evert + opposite of short:

Answer: crystal

Chris + tall= crystal.
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2. Exclamation of surprise + poetic tribute:

Answer: geode

Geodes is the Latin for gem from the Earth. The geode is a nodule of stone with a hollow space filled with various types of crystals and minerals. They are one of the mainstays of "rockhounds" and are widely collected and admired.

3. "What" in French + University branch most often grouped with sciences:

Answer: Quartz

Quoi + arts = quartz.

4. Place a horse is kept + part of a play in a theater + opposite of loose:

Answer: stalactite

Stall + act + tight = stalactite. The name comes from drip in Greek. They are made of calcium carbonate and they are the ones that drip down, and their drops form a stalagmite.

5. The mighty tree that gives us shade and acorns + opposite of him:

Answer: ochre

Oak + her= ochre. Ochre comes from the Greek word "ochros" which means pale yellow. It varies in hue from reddish yellow, orange, yellow and a bright yellow. The town of Roussillon in Provence is built from it and mines it so the entire town is reddish colored and well worth a visit. When used as a paint pigment it normally refers to a yellowish color.

6. Nickname for a grandmother + Long-haired Addams family cousin:

Answer: granite

Gran + It= granite. Granite is one of the most common geological substances. The white and black variety is perhaps one of the most common sights.

7. Dorothy's Aunt in Kansas + swashbuckler actor Flynn + 4th letter of the alphabet:

Answer: emerald

Em + Errol + d = Emerald. The name emerald comes from esmeraude in Old French, and then, smargados in Latin via Greek for green stone. The composition is actually beryllium aluminium silicate and a touch of chromium which gives it its color as beryl is colorless. The Aztecs and Incas revered it and the best emeralds are mined in Latin America still.

8. Avengers' heroine Peel + Scottish symbolic plant - le=

Answer: amethyst

Emma + Thistle - le = Amethyst. Amethystos means "not drunken" in Greek. This is because in ancient times the stone was thought to prevent hangovers or drunkenness. At one point goblets were made of it.

9. Grandpa in German + 3-letter word for everything:

Answer: Opal

Opa + all = opal. This stone that is a true play of colors is actually hydrated silica. Water must usually be present to form it. The most famous mines are in Australia and the most prized opal or black opal is found there. The fire opal is mined in Mexico. Opal is the birthstone for October births.

10. "Live and let_______" + type of nut:

Answer: diamond

A diamond is a crystallized mineral substance, pure carbon. (What a nice heap of coal to find in your stocking!)The name comes from the Greek "adamao" meaning "I tame or subdue". Diamonds are the hardest substance known. Diamonds were first mined in India, and specimens of diamond drills can be found.

Source: Author Bruyere

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