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Quiz about Whats a Name In Part 14
Quiz about Whats a Name In Part 14

What's a Name In? (Part 14) Trivia Quiz


An example: F R A N K _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 7 letters after K have been replaced with blanks, leaving FRANK, a first name. What was the full word? 1. Magi gift 2. Relish 3. Frock 4. Schooner. #1 is the answer because the Magi gave FRANKINCENSE as a gift

A multiple-choice quiz by Billkozy. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Billkozy
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
389,672
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
287
Question 1 of 10
1. Okay, here's the first name, Cris, located inside a common word:

_ _ _ _ C R I S _

Now, figure out the letters that go into the blanks to form a common word. Then choose which of the definitions best fits that word.
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. _ _ K E R I _ _ Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. _ _ _ R O S I O _ Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. _ A B E L _ Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. _ _ _ _ R O S E _ _ _ _ Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. S E A N _ _ Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. _ _ _ _ R A Y _ _ Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. _ _ S E L A _ _ Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. _ _ _ _ H E R M A N Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. _ L O R I _ _ _ Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Okay, here's the first name, Cris, located inside a common word: _ _ _ _ C R I S _ Now, figure out the letters that go into the blanks to form a common word. Then choose which of the definitions best fits that word.

Answer: two-faced deed

HYPOCRISY involves the dissembling nature of someone who feigns concern over some issue while holding dear to the opposite feeling or intention. It comes from the Greek "hypokrisis" which meant "play-acting."
2. _ _ K E R I _ _

Answer: food sellers

I love the smell of BAKERIES. In college we used to wait outside the school cafeteria's bakery in the wee hours of the morning after a night of carousing to get a hot donut from the generous workers. I miss Mother's Bake Shop in the neighborhood where I grew up--after decades of doing business it finally was usurped by the Key Food Supermarket when it expanded. My cousin out West used to run the Bainbridge Bakery out there by Bainbridge Island.

It was renowned in the area. Michael Crichton mentioned it in his novel "Disclosure."
3. _ _ _ R O S I O _

Answer: wearing away

CORROSION occurs when an oxidation of metal causes destruction of that material, a wearing away of the metal. CORROSION can also occur in ceramics and polymers but this wearing away is called degradation, instead of electrochemical oxidation.
4. _ A B E L _

Answer: miniature signage

LABELS are miniature signs in a way, containing information about a product's contents, origin, manufacturer, etc. They're pasted onto bottles and cans as opposed to billboards; they're not as big generally as a sign posted on a wall or building. The word comes from the French words label, lambel, and labeau. They referred to ribbons worn on clothing.
5. _ _ _ _ R O S E _ _ _ _

Answer: straight

A HETEROSEXUAL person is called straight, that is, he or she is romantically and sexually interested in members of the opposite sex. The word originated in 1892 when C.G. Craddock's translated Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis". "Hetero-" comes from the Greek "heteros", which means "different" or "other."
6. S E A N _ _

Answer: type of communication

To communicate with the spirit world one might hold a SEANCE. In this session, a "professional" communicator with the deceased, called a medium, will collect people together to receive messages from those who crossed over.
7. _ _ _ _ R A Y _ _

Answer: depiction

A PORTRAYAL of something is a depiction of it, a representation of it. An actor for instance will give a portrayal of a character. A painter might depict a "Summer day by the Seine" with painterly PORTRAYAL of the scene on his canvas.
8. _ _ S E L A _ _

Answer: airplane section

The FUSELAGE of an aircraft is the main body that holds the passengers, the crew, and the cargo. The word comes from the French fuselé which meant "spindle-shaped."
9. _ _ _ _ H E R M A N

Answer: atmospheric scientist

A WEATHERMAN is a meteorologist, someone who studies that branch of the atmospheric sciences. Some famous entertainers began their careers as a weatherman. David Letterman for instance was a weatherman in Indiana, including such shtick in his presentations as referring to made-up cities, or calling hailstones "the size of canned hams." Pat Sajak, Raquel Welch, and Gilda Radner also had gigs as meteorologists explaining the weather to TV viewers.
10. _ L O R I _ _ _

Answer: illustrious

Something that is illustrious, magnificent, deserving of glory is of course GLORIOUS. The word originates from the Latin "gloriosus" which meant famous, which led to the French "glorieus" which meant, blessed. On a sidenote, apropos of nothing quiz related, but I feel compelled to mention one of those weird coincidences that happens.

As soon as I typed the word "glory" above, a sportscaster on TV said the word "glory." I mean, like it was EXACTLY at the same time. God bless you all here at funtrivia.
Source: Author Billkozy

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This quiz is part of series What's a Name In? Puzzles:

These quizzes ask not "What's in a name?" as the saying goes, but rather, "What's a name in?" You will be shown a word that has several letters removed from it, with blank spaces in those missing letters spaces. The letters that have not been removed spell out a common first name. So for example, here's a big word: F R A N K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 letters after the K have been replaced with blanks, leaving FRANK, a first name. But what was the full word? Was it: 1. A gift from the Magi, or 2. A condiment or relish, or 3. a colorful frock, or 4. a two-masted type of schooner? #1 is the answer because the Magi gave FRANKINCENSE as a gift when visiting the Nativity.

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