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Tailspin Trivia Quiz


Look for a word that will match all three clues. It can match by: making a compound word, by making a two-word idiomatic phrase, or by making a two-word proper noun.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
robynraymer
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
41,054
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
3558
Question 1 of 10
1. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: shack, brown, baby. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: shack, wheat, skirt Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: snow, bread, mother. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: lover, bus, wonder. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: button, shot, potato. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Okay, now you've got the hang of it. Type a word that matches all three of the following: iron, lace, shower.

Answer: (Another clue: window.)
Question 7 of 10
7. Type a word that matches all three of the following: top, straw, rack.

Answer: (Another clue: Panama.)
Question 8 of 10
8. Type a word that matches all three of the following: dog, brain, seed.

Answer: (Another clue: watcher.)
Question 9 of 10
9. Type a word that matches all three of the following: glass, hot, fashion.

Answer: (Another clue: name.)
Question 10 of 10
10. Type a words that matches all three of the following: worm, hard, wind.

Answer: (Two more clues: red, shop.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: shack, brown, baby.

Answer: sugar

'Sugar Shack' is a song title: 'There's a crazy little shack beyond the tracks....'
2. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: shack, wheat, skirt

Answer: grass

Health nuts eat wheat grass.
3. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: snow, bread, mother.

Answer: board

Your computer has a motherboard. Does it have a fatherboard? (Don't think so.)
4. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: lover, bus, wonder.

Answer: boy

The author of this quiz once worked as a busgirl.
5. Pick the word that matches all three of the following: button, shot, potato.

Answer: hot

Other good clues for this word include plate, zone, pepper, rod, date, and pants.
6. Okay, now you've got the hang of it. Type a word that matches all three of the following: iron, lace, shower.

Answer: curtain

Did you ever wonder why curtain isn't spelled curtin? I guess it must come from French.
7. Type a word that matches all three of the following: top, straw, rack.

Answer: hat

Here's a bunch of hat names: beret, boater, stovepipe, tam, bonnet, helmet.
8. Type a word that matches all three of the following: dog, brain, seed.

Answer: bird

Penguins are the only birds that can swim but can't fly. They also walk differently from other birds (upright).
9. Type a word that matches all three of the following: glass, hot, fashion.

Answer: plate

Don't know where the term 'fashion plate' comes from. Do you?
10. Type a words that matches all three of the following: worm, hard, wind.

Answer: wood

Woodwinds are instruments such as clarinets that have reeds.
Source: Author robynraymer

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