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Letter- Words Trivia Quiz

Occasionally we use words that consist of a "letter (usually written as a capital)+ noun combination", such as T-shirt and X-files. Many of those combinations are relatively recent creations. See how well you have kept abreast of the times.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
flem-ish

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,409

Updated
Feb 25 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1922

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. With which "letter+substantive" combination does the European Community refer to the codenumbers for officially approved chemicals in its foodstuffs? Hint

E-numbers

X-numbers

A-numbers

B-numbers

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which letter describes the specific hour at which an operation commences? Hint

H-hour

X-hour

V-hour

J-hour

3. It's only in France that drivers who lack experience and are newly licensed have to fix an A to the back and front of their car. In most other countries apprentice-drivers are called __________________ Hint

L-drivers

XXX-drivers

B-drivers

O-drivers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which letter describes a junction where one road meets another (usually at right angles) without crossing it? Hint

L-junction

Y-junction

V-junction

T-junction

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these letter-words describes a popular type of neckline? Hint

S-neck

Q-neck

V-neck

C-neck

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which sign was used by Sir Winston Churchill to express his hope that the Allied Forces would ultimately defeat Nazi Germany? Hint

V-sign

X-sign

I-sign

O-sign

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which letter+noun combination stood for "the day that the Allied invasion in Normandy was ultimately scheduled to commence"? Hint

V-day

D-day

I-day

H-day

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Question 8 of 10

8. What narrow piece of cloth is worn as something in between a monokini and no kini or nudism ? Hint

T-shirt

G-string

J-cloth

T-girdle

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these letter + noun combinations describes a bend where you turn one way, then the other and end up heading in the same direction as originally? Hint

S-bend

L-bend

U-bend

C-bend

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Question 10 of 10

10. A British government instruction preventing particular information from being made public, "in order to protect the country" is called a(n) ___________ Hint

X-notice

C-notice

F-notice

D-notice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. With which "letter+substantive" combination does the European Community refer to the codenumbers for officially approved chemicals in its foodstuffs?

Answer: E-numbers

B occurs in B-movies, X in X-rays and a student who has nothing but good results is a straight-A student.

2. Which letter describes the specific hour at which an operation commences?

Answer: H-hour

We also speak of the H-bomb, which is an abbreviation of hydrogen bomb.

Answer: L-drivers

L, of course, stands for English "Learner". Another example of L being used in a letter-word is "L-shaped room".

4. Which letter describes a junction where one road meets another (usually at right angles) without crossing it?

Answer: T-junction

A "Y" might be a fork in a road system.
T also occurs in T-bone steak.

5. Which of these letter-words describes a popular type of neckline?

Answer: V-neck

V1- and V2-bombs - another "V-word" - were an entirely different matter. V stood for Vergeltungswaffe. V1s and V2s were described as "arms of retaliation" to be sent to those countries who had not let Hitler win the war. Somehow Hitler felt he was "retaliating", probably just as when he had told the world "he had started retaliating", hours after his army had begun its massive invasion of Poland.

6. Which sign was used by Sir Winston Churchill to express his hope that the Allied Forces would ultimately defeat Nazi Germany?

Answer: V-sign

V for Victory.
The modern "Thumbs Up" sign is meant as encouragement too, or as congratulations.
The Dutch author W.F. Hermans explained the V-sign as an after-effect of Churchill's habit of smoking fat cigars.

7. Which letter+noun combination stood for "the day that the Allied invasion in Normandy was ultimately scheduled to commence"?

Answer: D-day

D did not stand for disembarkation day. In military language D-Day and H-Hour are the day and the hour some operation starts.
D and H are just the repetition of the first letter of the words day and hour.
In Dutch H-Hour would logically become "het Uur U".

8. What narrow piece of cloth is worn as something in between a monokini and no kini or nudism ?

Answer: G-string

J-cloths (trademark) are cloths used for cleaning in the home.
Historically the evolution was from BIkini to MONOkini and in some cases ZEROkini.

9. Which of these letter + noun combinations describes a bend where you turn one way, then the other and end up heading in the same direction as originally?

Answer: S-bend

A U-turn is a turn made by a car to go back in the direction from which it has come. It may also refer to a change from one opinion or plan of action to an opposite one.

10. A British government instruction preventing particular information from being made public, "in order to protect the country" is called a(n) ___________

Answer: D-notice

Some more letter+noun combinations: the f-word; X-chromosome; non-U; X-side.

Source: Author flem-ish

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