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MARYLAND Trivia Quiz

Using only the letters found in MARYLAND, find these words using the clues given.

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

Author
yency

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,467

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
406

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Question 1 of 10

1. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find the title of a Barry Manilow song.

Answer: (5 letters, starting with M.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a word used to describe a 'tall tale'.

Answer: (4 letters starting with Y.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find something found on a sailing ship.

Answer: (7 letters, starting with Y.(one letter used twice) or 4 letters starting with Y)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of an ounce.

Answer: (4 letters, starting with D.)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a fictional L. Frank Baum character.

Answer: (3 letters, starting with R.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a fictional character from 'Babylon 5'.

Answer: (5 letters, starting with D.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find the name of an Indian lentil dish. (careful with spelling)

Answer: (4 or 3 letters, starting with D.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, name the currency of South Africa.

Answer: (4 letters starting with R.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, name a cooking fat obtained from pigs.

Answer: (4 letters starting with L.)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a month of the year.

Answer: (3 letters starting with M (duh))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find the title of a Barry Manilow song.

Answer: Mandy

'Mandy' was not written by Manilow, but he made a hit of it, having changed the name from the original 'Brandy'.

2. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a word used to describe a 'tall tale'.

Answer: yarn

An Aussie may say 'that bloke spins a good yarn', meaning he tells a good story. Wool yarn, of course, can also be 'spun'.

3. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find something found on a sailing ship.

Answer: yardarm

The yardarm is the outermost tip of the yard, a spar from which sails are set. When the sun is 'over the yardarm', it's time for a drink (usually alcoholic - rum perhaps)

4. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a unit of weight equal to 1/16 of an ounce.

Answer: dram

A dram is indeed equal to 1/16 of an ounce, but the word is also used to describe a small quantity of an alcoholic beverage, usually whisky.

5. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a fictional L. Frank Baum character.

Answer: ryl

Tanko-Mankie is a ryl, a fictional fairy from Baum's work ("The Dummy That Lived" and "The Yellow Ryl") that watches over flowers.

6. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a fictional character from 'Babylon 5'.

Answer: draal

The character Draal first appeared in 'A Voice in the Wilderness' and last appeared in 'Voices of Authority'.

7. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find the name of an Indian lentil dish. (careful with spelling)

Answer: daal

Daal, also spelled dal or dahl or dhal, is made by dehusking and cooking lentils.

8. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, name the currency of South Africa.

Answer: rand

The Rand has a value equal to approximately 1.5 US dollars, subject to fluctuation like all currencies.

9. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, name a cooking fat obtained from pigs.

Answer: lard

Lard can be collected from fat dripping from cooking pork, allowed to solidify, and used as wanted for frying foods. More commonly, lard is purchased after having been commercially rendered (processed to remove organic impurities from the fat).

10. Using only the letters in MARYLAND, find a month of the year.

Answer: May

The other months are January, February, March..
Ah - look at a calender :-)

Source: Author yency

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