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Start With "ER" Or "UR" Trivia Quiz

Start with either "ER" or "UR" (as given); add those letters to the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: UR + school book = original version of a work. [UR + text = Urtext]

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

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,076

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
994

Last 3 plays: maninmidohio (10/10), PurpleComet (8/10), TurkishLizzy (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. UR + bottom of a face = poor ragged child.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. UR + don't permit = of a city.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. ER + obtained = plant disease.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. UR + trig function = bear-like.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. ER + not stop = Latin for "therefore".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. UR + colloq. for "gentleman" = pressing, grave, important.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. UR + cause of misery or woe = polished, refined.

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Question 8 of 10

8. ER + poem of praise = wear away.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. ER + ore producer = type of weasel.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. UR + chemical symbol for nitrogen = large footed vase.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. UR + bottom of a face = poor ragged child.

Answer: Urchin

UR + chin = urchin.

Chin: The boxer hit his opponent on the point of his chin, knocking him down.

Urchin: The street urchin relied on begging to get enough money to buy food.

2. UR + don't permit = of a city.

Answer: Urban

UR + ban = Urban.

Ban: The Emperor decided to ban all political parties except his own.

Urban: The City Council discussed ways in which they could make the downtown urban area safer.

3. ER + obtained = plant disease.

Answer: Ergot

ER + got = Ergot.

Got: For her birthday she got the gift for which she was hoping.

Ergot: Ergot is a fungal disease that attacks rye and other cereal grains.

4. UR + trig function = bear-like.

Answer: Ursine

UR + sine = Ursine.

Sine: The rules are: sine of the middle part = product of tangents of adjacent parts = product of cosines of opposite parts.

Ursine: His hirsute and brawny body gave him an ursine appearance.

5. ER + not stop = Latin for "therefore".

Answer: Ergo

ER + go = Ergo.

Go: Every driver knows to go when the traffic light turns green.

Ergo: All humans are mortal; I am a human; ergo, I am mortal.

6. UR + colloq. for "gentleman" = pressing, grave, important.

Answer: Urgent

UR + gent = Urgent.

Gent: A gent always tips his hat to a lady.

Urgent: The Secretary Of State had to cancel his news conference because he had an urgent meeting with the President.

7. UR + cause of misery or woe = polished, refined.

Answer: Urbane

UR + bane = Urbane.

Bane: Loneliness can be a bane of old age.

Urbane: The senator displayed his urbane manner when he met with his constituents.

8. ER + poem of praise = wear away.

Answer: Erode

ER + ode = Erode.

Ode: The Poet Laureate wrote an ode to the Queen to celebrate her fiftieth year on the throne.

Erode: A combination of wind and water caused the base of the cliff to erode.

9. ER + ore producer = type of weasel.

Answer: Ermine

OR + mine = Ermine.

Mine: The mine produced galena ore, the most important source of lead and a prime source of silver.

Ermine: The King and Queen wore flowing robes of royal purple trimmed with white ermine fur.

10. UR + chemical symbol for nitrogen = large footed vase.

Answer: Urn

UR + N = Urn.

N: The chemical symbol for nitrogen is N.

Urn: At the auction, Jayne was able to purchase a vintage Ming Dynasty urn.

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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