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Step Up, Step Down: Post-Graduate Level Quiz

This is a step down, step up puzzle. If you get stuck, solve one of the shorter words. The title is a hint as to where the quiz begins and ends.

A multiple-choice quiz by parrotman2006. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
parrotman2006

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
365,533

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
386

Question 1 of 10

1. Tip - If you can't solve the first clue go to one of the others that you can solve, and then work up and down from there.

First word of seven letters -

Skilled artists or performers; Dutch __________ (plural)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Now drop one letter from the previous answer and rearrange the remaining letters to make a new word of six letters -

Small waterway (brook or creek)

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The third word has five letters -

Peter Capaldi can do this quite dramatically.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Fourth word has four letters -

Betelgeuse

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fifth word has three letters -

Vincent Van Gogh's profession

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Sixth word of two letters -

Stock symbol for Ruby Tuesday, Incorporated

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Seventh word has three letters -

A small scrap of food (archaic)

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Eighth word has four letters -

Spanish for bull

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ninth word has five letters -

French landscape painter (1796-1875)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last word has six letters -

Physician

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tip - If you can't solve the first clue go to one of the others that you can solve, and then work up and down from there. First word of seven letters - Skilled artists or performers; Dutch __________ (plural)

Answer: Masters

Master comes from the Latin word "Magister" meaning "one who has control." The word is commonly used to describe artists, such as Dutch Masters.

2. Now drop one letter from the previous answer and rearrange the remaining letters to make a new word of six letters - Small waterway (brook or creek)

Answer: Stream

Streams are classified on a scale from one to 12. Anything over level 6 is defined as a river. The vast majority of the world's waterways are first, second or third level streams, known as headwater streams.

3. The third word has five letters - Peter Capaldi can do this quite dramatically.

Answer: Stare

Scottish actor Peter Capaldi was announced as the new Doctor on the BBC series "Doctor Who" in August 2013. He first appeared (very briefly) in the 50th Anniversary Special, and officially became the Doctor in the 2013 Christmas Special, "The Time of the Doctor."
Capaldi is well known for having a dramatic stare.

4. Fourth word has four letters - Betelgeuse

Answer: Star

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant in the constellation of Orion.

5. Fifth word has three letters - Vincent Van Gogh's profession

Answer: art

Van Gogh (1853-1890) was one of the greatest painters of all time. A failure during his lifetime, Van Gogh's works have sold for tens of millions of dollars.

6. Sixth word of two letters - Stock symbol for Ruby Tuesday, Incorporated

Answer: RT

Ruby Tuesday is RT on the New York Stock Exchange. It was founded in 1972 near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Over the next forty years, it grew to a chain of 850 restaurants, in almost every US state and in 15 foreign countries.

7. Seventh word has three letters - A small scrap of food (archaic)

Answer: Ort

Ort is a Middle English word that literally means "out-eat" and refers to scraps that are left on the table after eating.

8. Eighth word has four letters - Spanish for bull

Answer: Toro

Toro, the Spanish word for "bull" comes from Latin word "Taurus."

9. Ninth word has five letters - French landscape painter (1796-1875)

Answer: Corot

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was one of the foremost landscape painters of the 19th century, and an important member of the Barbizon school.

10. The last word has six letters - Physician

Answer: Doctor

The original use of "Doctor" is academic, meaning adviser or scholar in classical Latin. Its use for a medical professional did not occur until the 16th century.

Source: Author parrotman2006

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