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Quiz about The Amazing Postal CODE Inside Edition 4
Quiz about The Amazing Postal CODE Inside Edition 4

The Amazing Postal CODE, Inside Edition 4 Quiz


This is the fourth quiz in the third series of "The Amazing Postal CODE." All of the four-letter word answers are formed by inserting one two-letter US Postal Service state abbreviation inside another. It has nothing to do with the TV news show.

A multiple-choice quiz by scalar. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
scalar
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,059
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
6 / 15
Plays
500
Question 1 of 15
1. Even though "PARA" is not a stand-alone word, it makes a good example for the way the answers are constructed. PARA is the abbreviation for Arkansas (AR) inside the one for Pennsylvania (PA) and can preface troop, diddle and keet (a great name for a law firm).
The first word to figure out this time is something goats and people have in common; some are just grand!

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 2 of 15
2. The next three words can be solved the "inside" way, as well as in the original Postal CODE way, with two state abbreviations in sequence.
The first is an ore place, one sometimes environmentally disastrous.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 3 of 15
3. This is a lavish or festive celebration, again "inside" or in sequence.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 4 of 15
4. I hope this doesn't boggle yours (again, abbreviations "inside" or one after another).

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 5 of 15
5. This "challenging" word is a very, very early American girl's last name.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 6 of 15
6. This number is one of Lennon and McCartney's "Revolutions."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 15
7. Add an "s" to this old English word for donkey and it might lead you to a fire.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 8 of 15
8. This fairly recent, but frequently used, word can go with skirt, bar or Cooper.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 9 of 15
9. This word can go with hill, as well as Chip. A bonus clue is "Buttermilk."

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 10 of 15
10. Some synonyms for this word are bemuse, benumb, stun, bewilder, confound and stupefy, sort of like what Postal CODE quizzes can do to FunTrivia Players.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 11 of 15
11. I decided to add 5 questions to the normal 10 to well and fully finish off the series.
Another newish word from the world of drugs is the common one now for what we used to call a stool pigeon or, as a verb, for what he or she does.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 12 of 15
12. This word is for the vehicles produced by a specific manufacturer, e.g. Ford, Toyota, BMW, etc. It is also how they do it.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 13 of 15
13. This large and speedy shark comes in Longfin and Shortfin varieties and used to be called a Mackerel Shark.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 14 of 15
14. For some reason, this kind of person only makes up 49% of the population.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)
Question 15 of 15
15. An off-the-wall answer to finish off an off-the-wall series of quizzes. This is a two word song title, in Italian no less, where it means "My Beloved." It was first made popular by David Whitfield and the Montovani Orchestra in 1954 and it was Number One in the UK for ten weeks. In 1965, it was again made popular by Jay and the Americans, and later released by Slim Whitman and others.
To further complicate things, the first word is of "inside" construction and the second a three-letter combination of two abbreviations as in the Postal CODE Plus Series.

Answer: (Two Words, Four and Three Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Even though "PARA" is not a stand-alone word, it makes a good example for the way the answers are constructed. PARA is the abbreviation for Arkansas (AR) inside the one for Pennsylvania (PA) and can preface troop, diddle and keet (a great name for a law firm). The first word to figure out this time is something goats and people have in common; some are just grand!

Answer: KIDS

I really hope that this answer nears the 100% correct mark.
KIDS is Idaho (ID) inside Kansas (KS).
2. The next three words can be solved the "inside" way, as well as in the original Postal CODE way, with two state abbreviations in sequence. The first is an ore place, one sometimes environmentally disastrous.

Answer: MINE

MINE is Indiana (IN) inside Maine (ME) or Michigan (MI) followed by Nebraska (NE).
3. This is a lavish or festive celebration, again "inside" or in sequence.

Answer: GALA

GALA is Alabama (AL) inside Georgia (GA) or Georgia (GA) followed by Louisiana (LA).
4. I hope this doesn't boggle yours (again, abbreviations "inside" or one after another).

Answer: MIND

MIND is Indiana (IN) inside Maryland (MD) or Michigan (MI) followed by North Dakota (ND).
5. This "challenging" word is a very, very early American girl's last name.

Answer: DARE

A DARE is a kind of challenge. Virginia DARE was the first white child born to English parents in North America, on August 18, 1587 on Roanoke Island, in present day North Carolina. Her fate is unknown.
DARE is Arkansas (AR) inside Delaware (DE).
6. This number is one of Lennon and McCartney's "Revolutions."

Answer: NINE

Beatle buffs may have some issues with this clue and answer since, although Paul McCartney is credited with John Lennon on the 1968 "White Album," "Revolution 9" was almost exclusively Lennon's creation. And, of course, it was "9" not "NINE." The other one was "Revolution 1."
NINE is Indiana (IN) inside Nebraska (NE).
7. Add an "s" to this old English word for donkey and it might lead you to a fire.

Answer: MOKE

A MOKE can also be a tired old horse or a boring person. "Where there is smoke, there is fire."
MOKE is Oklahoma (OK) inside Maine ME).
8. This fairly recent, but frequently used, word can go with skirt, bar or Cooper.

Answer: MINI

MINI, for small or little, does not appear in older dictionaries. It is Indiana (IN) inside Michigan (MI).
9. This word can go with hill, as well as Chip. A bonus clue is "Buttermilk."

Answer: DALE

"Over hill, over DALE, we have hit the dusty trail," from "The Caisson (later the "Field Artillery") Song." The original version was written in 1908 and followed by one by John Phillip Sousa in 1917.
Walt Disney Studio's chipmunks, Chip and DALE, got their own cartoon in 1947 and have been featured in over twenty since.
DALE Evans' horse was named Buttermilk.
DALE is Alabama (AL) inside Delaware (DE).
10. Some synonyms for this word are bemuse, benumb, stun, bewilder, confound and stupefy, sort of like what Postal CODE quizzes can do to FunTrivia Players.

Answer: DAZE

I hope the 256 words in the Amazing Postal CODE Quizzes haven't put you in too much of a DAZE. Arizona (AZ) inside Delaware (DE).
11. I decided to add 5 questions to the normal 10 to well and fully finish off the series. Another newish word from the world of drugs is the common one now for what we used to call a stool pigeon or, as a verb, for what he or she does.

Answer: NARC

NARC is from "narcotics officer" and to NARC means to inform or snitch.
NARC is Arkansas (AR) inside North Carolina (NC).
12. This word is for the vehicles produced by a specific manufacturer, e.g. Ford, Toyota, BMW, etc. It is also how they do it.

Answer: MAKE

This may also be a term with waning usage: "What MAKE of car is that?"
Make is Alaska (AK) inside Maine (ME).
13. This large and speedy shark comes in Longfin and Shortfin varieties and used to be called a Mackerel Shark.

Answer: MAKO

The two Isurus genus sharks are found worldwide and are threatened by overfishing. MAKO is Alaska (AK) again, this time inside Missouri (MO).
14. For some reason, this kind of person only makes up 49% of the population.

Answer: MALE

In some places the MALE is gaining on the female in population percentage.
MALE is Alabama (AL) inside Maine (ME).
15. An off-the-wall answer to finish off an off-the-wall series of quizzes. This is a two word song title, in Italian no less, where it means "My Beloved." It was first made popular by David Whitfield and the Montovani Orchestra in 1954 and it was Number One in the UK for ten weeks. In 1965, it was again made popular by Jay and the Americans, and later released by Slim Whitman and others. To further complicate things, the first word is of "inside" construction and the second a three-letter combination of two abbreviations as in the Postal CODE Plus Series.

Answer: CARA MIA

"CARA MIA why must we say goodbye?
Each time we part, my heart wants to die
Darling hear my prayer
CARA MIA fair
I'll be your love til the end of time."
CARA is Arkansas (AR) inside California (CA) and MIA is Michigan (MI) combined with Iowa (IA).
Thanks to wikipedia.org, oldielyrics.com and songfacts.com
And thanks to all of you who have played The Amazing Postal CODE Quizzes.
Source: Author scalar

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