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Quiz about Scrambled Eggheads Scrambled Brainteaser
Quiz about Scrambled Eggheads Scrambled Brainteaser

Scrambled Eggheads Scrambled Brainteaser Quiz


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A multiple-choice quiz by Team The Scrambled Eggheads. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Creedy
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
387,148
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
293
Question 1 of 10
1. Can you work out this peculiar idiom based clue below - and then give me the second last word in it?

Hands, Hands, Hands, Hands, Hands = Switching on illumination

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. You go to the racetrack to watch races but arrive late. The first three races have finished, and the names of the winners were: #1: War, #2: Lobo, and #3: Get It On! You get a strong feeling that there is a logical (though not easily apparent) formula that allows you to predict the name of the winner. Based on this strong hunch, you place a bet that the winner of Race #4 will be?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is being asked in this fairly common expression below?

Ne14T?

Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The following cryptic clue should lead you to the name of a country:

"Developed a great inn in South America"

Answer: (9 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. The local newspaper wrote in their latest edition that PC Plod was the GUN STAR BULL who arrested the jewellery thieves. What word should they have used instead to replace the fractured clue written in bold?

Answer: (One Word, Nine Letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Can you figure out the name of this rewritten popular movie from the clues given below?

A compass direction PLUS Part of a square PLUS Another word for a tale.

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 7 of 10
7. What is this common five word idiom below?

Hoacele

Answer: (Five Words (or four))
Question 8 of 10
8. My next door neighbor Pat has a penchant for buying shoes. She no longer has room in her home to store them, and has asked for your help moving them into her storage space. She has found a protective case that holds 30 shoes. If Pat has 225 pairs, how many cases will she need to buy to move all of her footwear into storage? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Can you decipher this wordwise clue to find a precious commodity?

HIJKLMNO
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. By using Roman numerals only, can you find a word relating to a town or a city, particularly in relation to its government and public activities.

The total numerical value of the letters used for this word is 207.

Answer: (5 letter word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Can you work out this peculiar idiom based clue below - and then give me the second last word in it? Hands, Hands, Hands, Hands, Hands = Switching on illumination

Answer: Light

"Many hands make light work" means that if enough people work together to complete a difficult task, or any task at all really, it can be completed in no time at all. An example of this in action is in the days of 18th and 19th centuries rural United States, where groups of neighbours and the general community got together and had a barn raising for another neighbourhood family to erect a new barn for them in a day. All members of the community joined in with the men doing the hard yakka, and the women providing the food and meals, and the kids either helping out here and there, or just plain having fun. Those were the days.

(Question and ii supplied by Creedy)
2. You go to the racetrack to watch races but arrive late. The first three races have finished, and the names of the winners were: #1: War, #2: Lobo, and #3: Get It On! You get a strong feeling that there is a logical (though not easily apparent) formula that allows you to predict the name of the winner. Based on this strong hunch, you place a bet that the winner of Race #4 will be?

Answer: Fire Dancer

The winners are determined by the number of vowels in their name. For example, War has one vowel, Lobo had two, Get It On! had three, and Fire Dancer is the only horse with 4 vowels, hence the winner in Race #4. By the way, If you decide to bet on races 5, 6 and 7, you would win with Autumn Leaf (5), Southern Comforter (6) and Motion in Limine (7)!

(Question and ii supplied by CoachinChina)
3. What is being asked in this fairly common expression below? Ne14T?

Answer: Anyone for tea

"Anyone for tea?" is a semi-casual way of inviting other people to have a cup of tea with you. It could of course also be dinner, but usually this expression refers to a cuppa and a slice of cake, or any snack along these lines. The atmosphere on such an occasion is also informal and relaxed.

(Question and ii supplied by Caparica)
4. The following cryptic clue should lead you to the name of a country: "Developed a great inn in South America"

Answer: Argentina

The correct route to the answer is as follows:

(i) An anagram of 'a great inn' as suggested by the indicator 'Developed'

(ii) Argentina is of course in South America

The name Argentina evolves from the Latin term "argentum" meaning silver, and can be traced back to early in the 16th century when Spanish and Portuguese invaders gave name to the Rio de la Plata meaning 'River of Silver.' However, there are doubts as to whether the Rio de la Plata should be regarded as a river, as it has a maximum width of almost 140 miles.

The country of Argentina is composed of 23 individual provinces in addition to the City of Buenos Aires.

(Question and information supplied by moonraker2)
5. The local newspaper wrote in their latest edition that PC Plod was the GUN STAR BULL who arrested the jewellery thieves. What word should they have used instead to replace the fractured clue written in bold?

Answer: Constable

GUN STAR BULL = Constable

A constable is the lowest rank in the UK police force. PC Plod, or Police Constable Plod, was one of the characters in the British TV show, 'Noddy', created by Enid Blyton.

(Question and information supplied by Plodd)
6. Can you figure out the name of this rewritten popular movie from the clues given below? A compass direction PLUS Part of a square PLUS Another word for a tale.

Answer: West Side Story

The musical film "West Side Story" (1961) which is an updated story of Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" stars a host of big name stars, including Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer. It won an amazing eleven Academy Awards and tells the tragic story of the doomed love between Maria and Tony (Wood and Beymer) who both spring from different street gangs in Manhattan.

(Question and ii supplied by Creedy)
7. What is this common five word idiom below? Hoacele

Answer: An ace in the hole

To have an ace in the hole is to have some advantage over another person in some way, when it comes, perhaps, to competing for a prize or award of some sort. This is usually kept hidden until it is needed and then produced with a flourish of triumph. It could for example be a secret witness to a crime, waiting to be produced at the last minute.

(Question and information supplied by Jomarion)
8. My next door neighbor Pat has a penchant for buying shoes. She no longer has room in her home to store them, and has asked for your help moving them into her storage space. She has found a protective case that holds 30 shoes. If Pat has 225 pairs, how many cases will she need to buy to move all of her footwear into storage?

Answer: 15

Remember that most people have two feet and that shoes are sold in pairs.

Aside from her fetish for shoes of every style and color (many with matching handbags), Pat has a delightful sense of humor, makes exquisite Italian wedding soup and buys only the best prime rib and brie cheese for her shitzu Lady.

(Question and information supplied by CoachinChina)
9. Can you decipher this wordwise clue to find a precious commodity? HIJKLMNO

Answer: Water

HIJKLMNO are the letters of the alphabet between H to O. H2O is the chemical formula for water. Water is a precious commodity. Without it, life as we know it would not survive.

(Question and information supplied by Plodd)
10. By using Roman numerals only, can you find a word relating to a town or a city, particularly in relation to its government and public activities. The total numerical value of the letters used for this word is 207.

Answer: CIVIC

The word civic is also used commercially in the motor industry, where the Honda Civic has been in production since the year 1972.

The numerical value of the letters used is as follows:
C(100) + I(1) + V(5) +I(1) + C(100) = 207.

(Question and information supplied by moonraker2)
Source: Author Creedy

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