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The Letter Dropper IX Trivia Quiz

Another one, but be warned- this one is tough, unless you know your brackets and your snoods! Just drop a letter each time, and anagram the remainder. Best of luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
369,877

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
714

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with an 11-letter word. This word has a couple of different meanings, but the simplest one is the name of this symbol- ( or this one- ). It is also known as a 'bracket'.

Answer: (11 letters, singular, starts with p)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lose a letter and scramble what is left. You now have a noun that means 'vigour', 'exuberance' or 'robustness'. Can you get to the core of this question and find the 10-letter word?

Answer: (10 letters, starts with h)

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1969, Oliver had a huge hit with a song from the hippie musical, 'Hair'. What was the phenomenon that he was saying 'Good Morning' to, in the song title?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop one letter. Mix the remainder. This word has only one meaning- buries a body in a grave.

Answer: (8 letters, starting with i)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop another letter. What is a 7-letter word that means 'snood' or 'caul'? It could be used by cooks and mechanics.

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Down to six letters. What is a painful condition, where a bodily organ protrudes through the membrane that is meant to contain it?

Answer: (6 letters)

7. What is the name of the European river that rises in Switzerland, forms part of the border between France and Germany before flowing through Germany and entering the North Sea in the Netherlands?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Drop and mix, and hopefully the questions are a bit easier.

What 4-letter word could be substituted for the word 'inheritor'? The answer will actually be hidden among the letters of the longer word.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The three-letter word is not a common word. It is a verb and means 'to hurry'.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What word consists of two consecutive letters of the alphabet? It is a casual way of saying 'hello'. It is also a homophone of the previous answer.

Answer: (2 letters, one is a vowel)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with an 11-letter word. This word has a couple of different meanings, but the simplest one is the name of this symbol- ( or this one- ). It is also known as a 'bracket'.

Answer: parenthesis

The word comes from Greek, meaning 'to put beside'. The word can also refer to the phrase contained within commas or brackets, that adds to the meaning of the sentence, without changing the integrity of the sentence. An example would be 'Tom, who is a great friend, likes to play golf'.

2. Lose a letter and scramble what is left. You now have a noun that means 'vigour', 'exuberance' or 'robustness'. Can you get to the core of this question and find the 10-letter word?

Answer: heartiness

Heartiness is a good thing! Heartiness can also refer to a healthy appetite.

3. In 1969, Oliver had a huge hit with a song from the hippie musical, 'Hair'. What was the phenomenon that he was saying 'Good Morning' to, in the song title?

Answer: starshine

The 'Flower Power' era of the late 1960s produced some fantastic music, with acts like Santana, The Byrds, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Mamas and the Papas. Groovy, baby!

The anti-war musical 'Hair' spawned such classics as 'Let the Sun Shine In', Aquarius', 'I Believe in Love', 'Hair', and polarised opinions when it was released, into 'establishment' versus 'peace freaks'.

Oliver (born William Oliver Swofford), followed 'Good Morning, Starshine', with 'Jean', and then faded from sight. He died in 2000.

4. Drop one letter. Mix the remainder. This word has only one meaning- buries a body in a grave.

Answer: inearths

A poetic verb, it means exactly what it says; to put someone 'in earth'.

5. Drop another letter. What is a 7-letter word that means 'snood' or 'caul'? It could be used by cooks and mechanics.

Answer: hairnet

A hairnet is used to contain long hair, keeping it clear of dangerous or unsanitary situations. Those of us who are folically challenged have no need for such things.

6. Down to six letters. What is a painful condition, where a bodily organ protrudes through the membrane that is meant to contain it?

Answer: hernia

Various organs can be herniated, but one common type is a hiatus hernia. The stomach protrudes partway through the diaphragm and squeezes into the chest cavity.

Answer: Rhine

The Rhine runs through several large cities including Basel, Strasbourg, Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf. The delta is near Rotterdam in southern Netherlands.

The Lorelei, a beautiful Siren, is located in Rhineland, Germany. The legend is that she lured sailors onto the rock with her bewitching song.

8. Drop and mix, and hopefully the questions are a bit easier. What 4-letter word could be substituted for the word 'inheritor'? The answer will actually be hidden among the letters of the longer word.

Answer: heir

An heir (female version is 'heiress') is someone that gains the wealth, possessions or title of a deceased person.

9. The three-letter word is not a common word. It is a verb and means 'to hurry'.

Answer: hie

'Hie' is not a particularly interesting word. Let us hie to the next question!

10. What word consists of two consecutive letters of the alphabet? It is a casual way of saying 'hello'. It is also a homophone of the previous answer.

Answer: hi

Perhaps this question should have been at the start of the quiz, but I could not find an eleven-letter word that means 'hello'.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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