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The Letter Dropper X Trivia Quiz

Chapter 10 in the series. Start with a 10-letter word and end up with a single letter.

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

Author
ozzz2002

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
351

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with a 10-letter word, meaning 'formal' or 'official'.

Answer: (10 letters, starting with C)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lose one letter and find a worker, whose workplace is often underground.

Answer: (9 letters, again starting with C)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Delete one more letter, mix the rest, and find the first name of Australian 19th century social reformer, Chisholm.

Answer: (8 letters, starting with C)

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Question 4 of 10

4. A 7-letter word is next. What is the Imperial equivalent to the metric measurement, 4.2 joules, or something you count when on a diet?

Answer: (7 letters, singular)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter, and you will have a pastry that has an overabundance of the previous answer.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop another letter, and tell me the taxonomic name for the heath plant.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stir the letters and drop one. You should end up with one of the most widely-consumed grain foods in the world.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Only 3 letters now. What short noun means 'anger'?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Almost there. What is a 2 letter word that indicates hesitation or uncertainty? Or a medical television show that starred George Clooney?

Answer: (2 words, no punctuation)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, what is the most common letter tile in the game of English language Scrabble?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with a 10-letter word, meaning 'formal' or 'official'.

Answer: ceremonial

Relating to the noun 'ceremony', as in a wedding, or a graduation.

2. Lose one letter and find a worker, whose workplace is often underground.

Answer: coalminer

Not all coal mining is done under the ground, with pit- and strip-mining being different methods.

3. Delete one more letter, mix the rest, and find the first name of Australian 19th century social reformer, Chisholm.

Answer: Caroline

Caroline Chisholm (1808-1877), was heavily involved in the welfare of migrants to Australia, both convict and settler. She was particularly concerned with the plight of females, many of who arrived in the colony without money or prospects. She set up homes to help the women, and provided assistance to all.

She is displayed on the Australian $5 note, and even has a suburb in the national capital, Canberra, named after her.

4. A 7-letter word is next. What is the Imperial equivalent to the metric measurement, 4.2 joules, or something you count when on a diet?

Answer: calorie

Calorie is scientifically defined as the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.

5. Drop a letter, and you will have a pastry that has an overabundance of the previous answer.

Answer: eclair

There are several different variation of the �clair - they can be filled with custard, or cream, or fruits, usually sprinkled with icing, and all in a nice puffed-pastry roll. My arteries are hardening just from writing this question, but they are delicious.

6. Drop another letter, and tell me the taxonomic name for the heath plant.

Answer: erica

The Latin word, 'erica' translates as 'heather', and its species can be found all over the world. As a first name, it is also the female version of the Old Norse name 'Eric'.

7. Stir the letters and drop one. You should end up with one of the most widely-consumed grain foods in the world.

Answer: rice

China and India are the leading producers, and consumers, of this staple crop.

8. Only 3 letters now. What short noun means 'anger'?

Answer: Ire

It is almost a direct synonym for 'anger', and derives from the Latin 'ira', which is also the root for 'irate'.

'The student raised the ire of the teacher, by constantly disrupting the class.'

9. Almost there. What is a 2 letter word that indicates hesitation or uncertainty? Or a medical television show that starred George Clooney?

Answer: er

It is also the chemical symbol of element with atomic number 68, Erbium.

10. Finally, what is the most common letter tile in the game of English language Scrabble?

Answer: e

There are 12 'e's in a Scrabble set of 100 tiles. 'E' can also mean 'energy', as in Einstein's famous formula. It is an irrational number approximately equal to 2.718282, and is also an abbreviation for 'East'. A handy little letter, indeed!

Source: Author ozzz2002

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