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Up and Down in Prayer Trivia Quiz

In a bid to receive Zeus' favour, I've decided to take the help of two other Greek gods. Start with a Greek god. Drop letters to form new words till you're down to two letters and then start adding till you form the name of another Greek god.

A multiple-choice quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
361,304

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
587

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with the patron goddess of the Greek capital who is associated with wisdom and courage.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop one letter and rearrange to form an archaic word meaning below.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop a letter and rearrange to form a comparative word.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop a letter and rearrange to form a social insect.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter to form a preposition.

Answer: (One Word, 2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Add a letter to form a beverage popular in Asia.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Add a letter to form a word to describe a friend or partner.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter to form a word that means more docile.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add a letter to form a hostel meant for pilgrims in Turkey.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add a letter to form the Greek goddess of the hunt whose Roman counterpart was Diana.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with the patron goddess of the Greek capital who is associated with wisdom and courage.

Answer: Athena

Athena is regarded as the daughter of Zeus and Metis, a Titan. With the owl and olive tree among her symbols, Athena is often depicted as using her wisdom to settle contentious matters. She defeated Poseidon to become the patron of Athens, and the Parthenon on the Acropolis overlooking the city was built in her honour.

2. Drop one letter and rearrange to form an archaic word meaning below.

Answer: Neath

A shortened form of the word beneath, neath was used in Old English. Neath is also the name of a town in Wales which is located on the river of the same name.

3. Drop a letter and rearrange to form a comparative word.

Answer: Than

Than is used to compare two different things which are not equal.

4. Drop a letter and rearrange to form a social insect.

Answer: Ant

Myrmidons were a line of people in Greek myth who were acclaimed as skilled warriors. They were known as the ant-people as they were descendants of Myrmidon, the son of Zeus and Eurymedousa, who Zeus had seduced by taking the form of an ant.

5. Drop a letter to form a preposition.

Answer: At

At is also the chemical symbol of the element astatine.

6. Add a letter to form a beverage popular in Asia.

Answer: Tea

Tea plants are regarded as native to the south and east parts of Asia and the practice of drinking tea may have originated in China. While tea is consumed all over Asia, there are several regional variations in its preparation.

7. Add a letter to form a word to describe a friend or partner.

Answer: Mate

Other anagrams that would suit this clue are meat and team.

8. Add a letter to form a word that means more docile.

Answer: Tamer

Tame is used to indicate the domesticated nature of certain animals as against those that are wild.

9. Add a letter to form a hostel meant for pilgrims in Turkey.

Answer: Imaret

During the Ottoman Empire, the Sultans established large complexes known as Waqf which housed resting places, educational institutes, hospitals and mosques. Imarets were also located within these complexes and dispensed free food for travellers and other needy people.

10. Add a letter to form the Greek goddess of the hunt whose Roman counterpart was Diana.

Answer: Artemis

Artemis was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and had a twin brother, Apollo. The deer was considered sacred to her and she is often depicted in paintings carrying a bow and arrow and accompanied by a deer.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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