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Quiz about Making a Ring Out of Gold
Quiz about Making a Ring Out of Gold

Making a Ring Out of Gold Trivia Quiz


Inspired by Kyleisalive's Christmas 2017 challenge, here's my first Brain Teasers quiz - in which you will be able to turn GOLD into a RING by changing one letter at a time.

A multiple-choice quiz by LadyNym. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
LadyNym
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,774
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
611
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: gracious1 (9/10), donkeehote (10/10), Upstart3 (10/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. To start, you will just need to change one letter in GOLD to get the word you need. No rearranging of letters is required. All words have 4 letters.

Here's the first definition:
Willing to take risks

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. The trunk of a tree

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. A mammal with poor eyesight that lives underground

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. Unit of linear measure used in many English-speaking countries

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. An explosive device

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. A person's intellect or understanding

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. To come upon by chance

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Payment imposed as penalty for an offense

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. To eat a meal

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. To make a ringing sound, like a bell

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. To start, you will just need to change one letter in GOLD to get the word you need. No rearranging of letters is required. All words have 4 letters. Here's the first definition: Willing to take risks

Answer: bold

"Bold" also denotes a typeface with a more conspicuous appearance than normal, used for highlighting words or phrases in a text.
2. The trunk of a tree

Answer: bole

The word "bole" comes from Old Norse "bolr", meaning trunk or torso.
3. A mammal with poor eyesight that lives underground

Answer: mole

"Mole" is also used to denote an undercover agent who infiltrates enemy ranks - just like a mole burrowing underground.
4. Unit of linear measure used in many English-speaking countries

Answer: mile

"Mile" comes from Latin "milia (passuum)", meaning "a thousand (paces). It is equivalent to 1.609 kilometres.
5. An explosive device

Answer: mine

Mines are used both in land and sea warfare, and are very destructive.
6. A person's intellect or understanding

Answer: mind

Though of Old English origin, the word "mind" is akin to Latin "mens", which has the same meaning.
7. To come upon by chance

Answer: find

"Find" also means locate, or recover something lost. It is a word of Germanic origin.
8. Payment imposed as penalty for an offense

Answer: fine

"Fine" comes from Latin "finis" (end, boundary). The modern meaning of "fine" as payment for an offence or infraction comes from the medieval phrase "to make fine", meaning to settle, to make peace.
9. To eat a meal

Answer: dine

"Dine" is often used to refer to having the main meal of the day, generally in the evening (dinner). It comes from the Old French "di(s)ner".
10. To make a ringing sound, like a bell

Answer: ding

"Ding" is an onomatopoeic word, reproducing the sound of a bell, and often used in Christmas songs.

Now change a letter, and you will get a word for something you wear on your fingers, which is often made of gold!
Source: Author LadyNym

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