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Quiz about Synograms 1
Quiz about Synograms 1

Syn-o-grams 1 Trivia Quiz


In this quiz, the clue will consist of a phrase in which one word will have the same meaning as the answer (synonym), and another word will be spelled from exactly the same letters as the answer (anagram). They get progressively more complicated...

A multiple-choice quiz by treefinger. Estimated time: 13 mins.
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Author
treefinger
Time
13 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,311
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
11 / 25
Plays
793
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 25
1. These first fifteen clues only have one "syn-o-gram" in them (one word in the clue is a synonym of the answer, and another word in the clue is an anagram of the answer, hence the term "syn-o-gram"). For Example, "The pennies have a scent all their own" would be 'cents', because pennies is a synonym of cents, which is an anagram of scent. Good Luck!

I warned him about his education.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 25
2. The senator should be ashamed of his sedition.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 25
3. He is the master of the waterway.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 25
4. I lauded their diapers.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 25
5. She was pleased by how much time had passed.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 25
6. She wedded her greatest admirer.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 25
7. The painter really captured his traits in the portrait.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 25
8. Are the airmen going to take off, or just stay on the runway?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 25
9. It helps to be cautious when things go awry.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 25
10. His exposé on the recital was very creative.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 25
11. He blamed her as he walked away.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 12 of 25
12. For the flying scene, they hoisted up the lead dancer.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 13 of 25
13. That was the eighth time they measured its altitude.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 14 of 25
14. They seared the paper until all remnants of the message were eliminated.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 15 of 25
15. He was yearning to be the one carving the turkey this year.

Answer: (One Word)
Question 16 of 25
16. These next eight questions each have TWO different "syn-o-grams" in the same sentence (two words are synonyms, one for each of the two answers, and two other words are anagrams, one for each of the two answers). Good Luck!

He was filled with a sense of dread when she challenged him to amend his diet.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 17 of 25
17. The eye exam which followed was dependant on a retinal dilater.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 18 of 25
18. The fighter crated his own cargo, but someone else tracked it for him.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 19 of 25
19. The pragmatist implies that spicing the sauces produces a saltier taste.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 20 of 25
20. It is obvious that these sectors each have a voter or two that need chaperones.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 21 of 25
21. When the coupler is leaking, the leading cause is that it hasn't been straightened.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 22 of 25
22. Seemingly alarming details linking them in a love triangle are actually quite trivial.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 23 of 25
23. Even the nicest bug often perishes on the wrong side of a flyswatter.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 24 of 25
24. These last two questions each have THREE "syn-o-grams" in them (three words are synonyms, one for each of the three answers, and three other words are anagrams, one for each of the three answers). Good Luck!

If hikers listen to the forest when it's quiet, they might hear the cry of a tree that was chopped down.

Answer: (Three words)
Question 25 of 25
25. If a wasp appears to be sleeping, my friend, be careful because it retains its stinger, making its sting much viler than a bee's.

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. These first fifteen clues only have one "syn-o-gram" in them (one word in the clue is a synonym of the answer, and another word in the clue is an anagram of the answer, hence the term "syn-o-gram"). For Example, "The pennies have a scent all their own" would be 'cents', because pennies is a synonym of cents, which is an anagram of scent. Good Luck! I warned him about his education.

Answer: cautioned

Warned is a synonym of cautioned, which is an anagram of education.
2. The senator should be ashamed of his sedition.

Answer: treason

Sedition is a synonym of treason, which is an anagram of senator.
3. He is the master of the waterway.

Answer: stream

Waterway is a synonym of stream which is an anagram of master.
4. I lauded their diapers.

Answer: praised

Lauded is a synonym of praised, which is an anagram of diapers.
5. She was pleased by how much time had passed.

Answer: elapsed

Passed is a synonym of elapsed, which is an anagram of pleased.
6. She wedded her greatest admirer.

Answer: married

Wedded is a synonym of married, which is an anagram of admirer.
7. The painter really captured his traits in the portrait.

Answer: artist

Painter is a synonym of artist, which is an anagram of traits.
8. Are the airmen going to take off, or just stay on the runway?

Answer: remain

Stay is a synonym of remain, which is an anagram of airmen.
9. It helps to be cautious when things go awry.

Answer: wary

Cautious is a synonym of wary, which is an anagram of awry.
10. His exposé on the recital was very creative.

Answer: article

Exposé is a synonym of article, which is an anagram of recital.
11. He blamed her as he walked away.

Answer: ambled

Walked is a synonym of ambled, which is an anagram of blamed.
12. For the flying scene, they hoisted up the lead dancer.

Answer: craned

Hoisted is a synonym of craned, which is an anagram of dancer.
13. That was the eighth time they measured its altitude.

Answer: height

Altitude is a synonym of height, which is an anagram of eighth.
14. They seared the paper until all remnants of the message were eliminated.

Answer: erased

Eliminated is a synonym of erased, which is an anagram of seared.
15. He was yearning to be the one carving the turkey this year.

Answer: craving

Yearning is a synonym of craving, which is an anagram of carving.
16. These next eight questions each have TWO different "syn-o-grams" in the same sentence (two words are synonyms, one for each of the two answers, and two other words are anagrams, one for each of the two answers). Good Luck! He was filled with a sense of dread when she challenged him to amend his diet.

Answer: dared edit

Challenged is a synonym of dared, which is an anagram of dread, and amend is a synonym of edit, which is an anagram of diet.
17. The eye exam which followed was dependant on a retinal dilater.

Answer: trailed reliant

Followed is a synonym of trailed, which is an anagram of dilater, and dependant is a synonym of reliant, which is an anagram of retinal.
18. The fighter crated his own cargo, but someone else tracked it for him.

Answer: freight traced

Cargo is a synonym of freight, which is an anagram of fighter, and tracked is a synonym of traced, which is an anagram of crated.
19. The pragmatist implies that spicing the sauces produces a saltier taste.

Answer: realist causes

Pragmatist is a synonym of realist, which is an anagram of saltier, and produces is a synonym of causes, which is an anagram of sauces.
20. It is obvious that these sectors each have a voter or two that need chaperones.

Answer: escorts overt

Chaperones is a synonym of escorts, which is an anagram of sectors, and obvious is a synonym of overt, which is an anagram of voter.
21. When the coupler is leaking, the leading cause is that it hasn't been straightened.

Answer: linkage aligned

Straightened is a synonym of aligned, which is an anagram of leading, and coupler is a synonym of linkage, which is an anagram of leaking.
22. Seemingly alarming details linking them in a love triangle are actually quite trivial.

Answer: relating marginal

Trivial is a synonym of marginal, which is an anagram of alarming, and linking is a synonym of relating, which is an anagram of triangle.
23. Even the nicest bug often perishes on the wrong side of a flyswatter.

Answer: insect dies

Bug is a synonym of insect, which is an anagram of nicest, and perishes is a synonym of dies, which is an anagram of side.
24. These last two questions each have THREE "syn-o-grams" in them (three words are synonyms, one for each of the three answers, and three other words are anagrams, one for each of the three answers). Good Luck! If hikers listen to the forest when it's quiet, they might hear the cry of a tree that was chopped down.

Answer: shriek silent hewn

First, quiet is a synonym of silent, which is an anagram of listen. Second, cry is a synonym of shriek, which is an anagram of hikers, and third, chopped is a synonym of hewn, which is an anagram of when.
25. If a wasp appears to be sleeping, my friend, be careful because it retains its stinger, making its sting much viler than a bee's.

Answer: nastier resting chum

First, sleeping is a synonym of resting, which is an anagram of stinger. Second, friend is a synonym of chum, which is an anagram of much, and third, viler is a synonym of nastier, which is an anagram of retains.

Hope you enjoyed my "syn-o-grams"!
Source: Author treefinger

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