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Longer Letter Links Trivia Quiz

Back by popular request, the links have grown up and become longer. As before, the last three letters of an answer become the first three letters of the next answer. Please note the number of letters in the answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by leith90. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
leith90

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,728

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
13 / 15

Plays
1560

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Stephc71 (2/15), Rtdbanker (14/15), Cross-Words (12/15).

Question 1 of 15

1. Who is the Hobbit and keeper of the ring, who must travel to Mount Doom?

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters. Begins with "F")

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Question 2 of 15

2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the UK spelling of a word meaning a smell or scent?

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters. U.K. spelling please!)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a word for we or us?

Answer: (One Word, 9 letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a craft designed for water transportation, or a container to hold liquids?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a word meaning infrequent or not often?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is an adjective for a type of roof that has a rounded top?

Answer: (One word, 5 letters.)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, how do you describe something relating or belonging to the Middle Ages?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

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Question 8 of 15

8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who is a man's male servant?

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is an epistle or a portion of the alphabet?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, if something is great, it can be described as this. Be warned, it may also be capable of causing intense fright.

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, name the genus of plants that includes the common fig and the rubber plant.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who is a client in a store?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a union of two commercial interests or corporations?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a Latin word for a noun derived from a verb? (eg: singing, living)

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Final word, with links to the first. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the alias used by Bilbo Baggins's adoptive heir?

Answer: (One Word, 9 letters. Surname only please)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the Hobbit and keeper of the ring, who must travel to Mount Doom?

Answer: Frodo

Frodo Baggins, the protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkiens's trilogy.

2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the UK spelling of a word meaning a smell or scent?

Answer: Odour

Last three letters of the previous answer: Odo.
A 5-letter word for smell in British spelling, beginning with "odo" is odour.

3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a word for we or us?

Answer: Ourselves

Last three letters of the previous answer: Our.
In speech, a nine-letter word beginning with "our", that means "us" or "we", is "ourselves".

4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a craft designed for water transportation, or a container to hold liquids?

Answer: Vessel

Last three letters of the previous answer: Ves.
A 6-letter word beginning with "ves" for a watercraft or container is "vessel".

5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a word meaning infrequent or not often?

Answer: Seldom

Last three letters of the previous answer: Sel.
Therefore a 6-letter word for infrequent, beginning with "sel" is "seldom".

6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is an adjective for a type of roof that has a rounded top?

Answer: Domed

Last three letters of the previous answer: Dom.
A rounded roof is a dome. The adjective for dome is domed.

7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, how do you describe something relating or belonging to the Middle Ages?

Answer: Medieval

Last three letters of the previous answer: Med.
An 8-letter adjective relating to the Middle Ages is "medieval"

8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who is a man's male servant?

Answer: Valet

Last three letters of the previous answer: Val.
A gentleman's personal servant is a valet.

9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is an epistle or a portion of the alphabet?

Answer: Letter

Last three letters of the previous answer: Let.
An epistle is a written communication, or a letter. A portion of the alphabet is also a letter.

10. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, if something is great, it can be described as this. Be warned, it may also be capable of causing intense fright.

Answer: Terrific

Last three letters of the previous answer: Ter
Searching for an adjective meaning great or scary that begins with "Ter" and contains 8 letters.
"Terrible" can mean scary but never "great".
"Terrific" comes from the word "terrify" and means "a great fright". Now it is also used to describe something wonderful.
Therefore the correct answer is "terrific".

11. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, name the genus of plants that includes the common fig and the rubber plant.

Answer: Ficus

Last three letters of the previous answer: Fic.
A rubber tree plant is a "Ficus elastica".
The common fig is Ficus carica.
A ficus is also used to describe many ornamental plants with large glossy leaves.

12. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who is a client in a store?

Answer: Customer

Last three letters of the previous answer: Cus.
An 8-letter word, beginning with "cus" meaning "someone being served in a store", or a "potential purchaser" is a customer.

13. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a union of two commercial interests or corporations?

Answer: Merger

Last three letters of the previous answer: Mer.
When two corporations or businesses join, they merge together. Therefore the union is called a merger.

14. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a Latin word for a noun derived from a verb? (eg: singing, living)

Answer: Gerund

Last three letters of the previous answer: Ger.
Sorry, but this is a tricky one.
Linguistically, a "gerund" refers to various non-finite verbs. In the English language, they always end in "ing", and they are often called "verbs that function as nouns".
I always thought "gerund" meant round or roly-poly. But obviously I'm showing my ignorance here.

15. Final word, with links to the first. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the alias used by Bilbo Baggins's adoptive heir?

Answer: Underhill

Last three letters of the previous answer: Und
"Underhill" is a very common Hobbit surname, and Frodo assumes this name on his quest to Mount Doom to destroy the ring.

Source: Author leith90

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