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Wordplay Sampler - 1 Trivia Quiz

This quiz is a mixture of fractured words, wordwise, before and after and cryptic clues.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
minch

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
153,766

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1469

Question 1 of 10

1. Before and After: There is one word common to the two titles. Combine the titles to make a phrase.
Shakespearean play and Dickens novel

Answer: (6 Words First word is The.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before and After
Ceramic making device belonging to children's fictional hero
The words for 'ceramic making device' and 'fictional hero' contain a common word. Combine the two to make a phrase.

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Fractured words: (Sound out these words and you should find a Webber musical)

Son cite bull faired

Answer: (Two words Webber musical)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Fractured Words:

Gee suss cry stupor stair

Answer: (Three words Another Webber musical)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fractured Words:

Annie fang goose

Answer: (Two Words Cole Porter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Wordwise:

CIFFART TRAFFIC

Answer: (Three Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Wordwise:

GROUND

MOVEMENT

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Wordwise

HA--LF

Answer: (Three Words - divide)

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Question 9 of 10

9. CRYPTIC (anagram)
Reconstructed place is important.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. CRYPTIC (hidden)

Number hidden by fat woman

Answer: (One word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before and After: There is one word common to the two titles. Combine the titles to make a phrase.
Shakespearean play and Dickens novel

Answer: The Winter's Tale of Two Cities

"The Winter's Tale" is one of Shakespeare's later plays.
"A Tale of Two Cities" was written by Dickens in 1859. It starts with the well-known quote. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".

2. Before and After
Ceramic making device belonging to children's fictional hero
The words for 'ceramic making device' and 'fictional hero' contain a common word. Combine the two to make a phrase.

Answer: Harry Potter's wheel

3. Fractured words: (Sound out these words and you should find a Webber musical)
Son cite bull faired

Answer: Sunset Boulevard

"Sunset Boulevard" opened in London in 1993. Don Black and Christopher Hampton wrote the lyrics.

4. Fractured Words:
Gee suss cry stupor stair

Answer: Jesus Christ Superstar

This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical opened on Broadway in 1971. Tim Rice wrote the lyrics.

5. Fractured Words:
Annie fang goose

Answer: Anything Goes

Cole Porter wrote both the music and lyrics for this 1934 musical.

6. Wordwise:
CIFFART TRAFFIC

Answer: two way traffic

The word TRAFFIC written in two ways.

7. Wordwise:
GROUND
MOVEMENT

Answer: underground movement

The word MOVEMENT written UNDER the word GROUND

8. Wordwise
HA--LF

Answer: break in half

The word half has a break/split/cut in it.

9. CRYPTIC (anagram) Reconstructed place is important.

Answer: special

Definition - important

Indicator of anagram - reconstructed

Answer - special

10. CRYPTIC (hidden)
Number hidden by fat woman

Answer: two

Definition - number
Indicator - hidden

Answer - two (faT WOman)
If you enjoy wordplay puzzles there are sub-categories in Brain Teasers dealing with the four types of wordplay used in this quiz.

Source: Author minch

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