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Quiz about Letter Links XXXIX
Quiz about Letter Links XXXIX

Letter Links XXXIX Trivia Quiz


Progress from the first word to the last by linking the words to form a chain. More directions are given in the first question.

A multiple-choice quiz by leith90. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
leith90
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
392,471
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
823
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. How to play: The last three letters of each answer become the first three letters of the next answer. Eg: ApPLE, PLEntiFUL, FULsome.

If you get stuck on an answer, it may be possible to skip forward then work your way back. If there is more than one answer to a question, make sure it fits with the following question.

All answers are single words.
The first and last answers share a common link.
Good luck!

First word: Beginning with 'S', who is the person who posts the mail?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, which river is Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, situated on?

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, opposites attract, so give me a verb that is an antonym for exit.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is another name for white ants?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters - plural)
Question 5 of 10
5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the SI unit of magnetic flux density or a Serbian scientist?

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, if you've been hit in the face with a dead fish, you have been what?

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a name given to a cross between a bicycle and a rickshaw?

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, name the type of tree trunk that the Scottish like to toss around.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, reproached, castigated or given a tongue lashing is to have been what?

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. Final word with something in common with the first word. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a type of child's toy named for the 26th U.S. President?

Answer: (One Word or two words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How to play: The last three letters of each answer become the first three letters of the next answer. Eg: ApPLE, PLEntiFUL, FULsome. If you get stuck on an answer, it may be possible to skip forward then work your way back. If there is more than one answer to a question, make sure it fits with the following question. All answers are single words. The first and last answers share a common link. Good luck! First word: Beginning with 'S', who is the person who posts the mail?

Answer: Sender

A sender is someone who posts or transmits a message or letter.
2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, which river is Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, situated on?

Answer: Derwent

The last word was 'sender', so this word must begin with 'DER'.

The Derwent River begins at Lake St Claire and travels over 200km to empty into the Tasman sea.
3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, opposites attract, so give me a verb that is an antonym for exit.

Answer: Enter

The last word was 'Derwent', so this word must begin with 'ENT'.

To gain admission to a group or go into a room is to enter. Entry and entrance are nouns and refer to the place where you enter.
4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is another name for white ants?

Answer: Termites

The last word was 'enter', so this word must begin with 'TER'.

Despite being called white ants, termites are not ants, they actually evolved from cockroaches. They are decomposers, feeding off dead wood and plants. They do not discriminate between a fallen tree or a house, so it is beneficial to have your house checked regularly.
5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the SI unit of magnetic flux density or a Serbian scientist?

Answer: Tesla

The last word was 'termites', so this word must begin with 'TES'.

Nikola Tesla invented the first alternating current electrical system. He patented his famous Tesla coil in 1891.
6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, if you've been hit in the face with a dead fish, you have been what?

Answer: Slapped

The last word was 'Tesla', so this word must begin with 'SLA'.

To hit or strike with an object like the palm of your hand is to slap, so the past tense is slapped, eg: he slapped the mosquito on his arm. Slapped can also mean applied or thrown together quickly, eg: she slapped her make up on in the car.

The earliest reference to fish-slapping was in Proust's 'Swann's Way' in 1908. Monty Python made it famous with their fish-slapping dance.
7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a name given to a cross between a bicycle and a rickshaw?

Answer: Pedicab

The last word was 'slapped', so this word must begin with 'PED'.

A pedicab is a rickshaw that is powered by cycling instead of running. They are also called a trishaw, a bike cab and many other names.
8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, name the type of tree trunk that the Scottish like to toss around.

Answer: Caber

The last word was 'pedicab', so this word must begin with 'CAB'.

A caber is a tree trunk that has been cleared of its branches and is used in the sport of tossing the caber. Most commonly played in the Highland Games, the caber must be held upright and thrown so that it lands on the other end.
9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, reproached, castigated or given a tongue lashing is to have been what?

Answer: Berated

The last word was 'caber', so this word must begin with 'BER'.

To berate someone is to angrily criticise or scold them. Berated is the past tense.
10. Final word with something in common with the first word. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a type of child's toy named for the 26th U.S. President?

Answer: Teddy

The last answer was 'berated', so this word must begin with 'TED'.

A teddy bear is a stuffed toy in the shape of a bear. The name came from Roosevelt when he refused to shoot a black bear during a hunting expedition and a political cartoon made drew the bear to look cute. People who collect teddy bears are called arctophiles.
Source: Author leith90

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