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Losing Their Heads Trivia Quiz

For the first 9 items, I'll define two words. The second word is the first word with its first letter dropped. Write only the LETTER you removed in the answer blank. Anagram all the letters to form the answer to #10.

A multiple-choice quiz by austinnene. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
austinnene

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,803

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
488

Question 1 of 10

1. First word of 7 letters: A device used to mist plants
Second word: An appeal to a deity

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 2 of 10

2. First word of 8 letters: A person who makes candles
Second word: A person who trains or has charge of an animal

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 3 of 10

3. First word of 5 letters: Part of a formal dress that trails on the floor
Second word: Liquid precipitation

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. First word of 5 letters: A being from another galaxy
Second word: A legal claim to the property of a person who owes you money

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 5 of 10

5. First word of 5 letters: Site of human egg production
Second word: To become different or less uniform

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. First word of 6 letters: Locations
Second word: Strings used to tie your shoes

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. First word of 6 letters: The property of one who has passed away
Second word: One of fifty in the US

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 8 of 10

8. First word of 7 letters: Shredding, especially of cheese
Second word: Ranking of something based on its quality

What letter did you remove?

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 9 of 10

9. First word of 5 letters: To make formal changes to a document
Second word: To repair a garment that has torn

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now, anagram the letters you have removed to form a word meaning, "one who is blamed for the misdeeds of others".

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First word of 7 letters: A device used to mist plants Second word: An appeal to a deity What letter did you remove?

Answer: S

A misting device is a sprayer; an appeal to a deity is a prayer.

2. First word of 8 letters: A person who makes candles Second word: A person who trains or has charge of an animal What letter did you remove?

Answer: C

A person who makes candles is a chandler; a person who trains animals is a handler.

3. First word of 5 letters: Part of a formal dress that trails on the floor Second word: Liquid precipitation What letter did you remove?

Answer: T

Part of a dress that trails on the floor is a train; liquid precipitation is rain.

4. First word of 5 letters: A being from another galaxy Second word: A legal claim to the property of a person who owes you money What letter did you remove?

Answer: A

A being from another galaxy is an alien; a claim to someone else's property is a lien.

5. First word of 5 letters: Site of human egg production Second word: To become different or less uniform What letter did you remove?

Answer: O

The site of human egg production is the ovary; to become different or less uniform is to vary.

6. First word of 6 letters: Locations Second word: Strings used to tie your shoes What letter did you remove?

Answer: P

Locations are places; strings for your shoes are laces.

7. First word of 6 letters: The property of one who has passed away Second word: One of fifty in the US What letter did you remove?

Answer: E

A deceased person's property is his estate; one of fifty in the US is a state.

8. First word of 7 letters: Shredding, especially of cheese Second word: Ranking of something based on its quality What letter did you remove?

Answer: G

Shredding cheese is grating; ranking something based on its quality is rating.

9. First word of 5 letters: To make formal changes to a document Second word: To repair a garment that has torn

Answer: A

To formally change a document is to amend; to repair a torn garment is to mend it.

10. Now, anagram the letters you have removed to form a word meaning, "one who is blamed for the misdeeds of others".

Answer: Scapegoat

The term scapegoat comes from the Bible. It refers to a live goat over whose head Aaron confessed the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness.
PETA would have been all over it!

Source: Author austinnene

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