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Cryptic Anagrams 3 Trivia Quiz

Here we go! Part 3 in this series. There is a clue in each question, and one (or more) of the words will be an anagram of the answer.

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

Author
eburge

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
299,929

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1232

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Captain Cook's ship made an attempt to return an overdue library book.

Answer: (9 Letters - British spelling)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Vision impairment affecting the lens causes me to cart a cat around a large waterfall.

Answer: (8 Letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. People watching public performances are forced to accept less interesting displays of eye glasses.

Answer: (10 Letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The man dashes into the building and is filled with sudden wonder.

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Question 5 of 10

5. The man standing at the rear taunts the eatery.

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Question 6 of 10

6. A pack of wild albino curs found an optical instrument lying on the ground.

Answer: (10 Letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The woman did not want to listen to the cruel talks, as they were quite dull, and lacking vitality.

Answer: (10 Letters - British or American spelling)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The looniest ad on television brought devastation and ruin to the area.

Answer: (10 Letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The man, making sure his question was clear and distinct, was notified in no time about the meaning of the word.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The mother put the eclair up in a hard-to-reach place, which was unusual and odd.

Answer: (8 Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Captain Cook's ship made an attempt to return an overdue library book.

Answer: endeavour

AN OVERDUE = ENDEAVOUR

The double clue there, of course, was Captain Cook's boat, and an attempt.

2. Vision impairment affecting the lens causes me to cart a cat around a large waterfall.

Answer: cataract

CART A CAT = CATARACT

The double clue was vision impairment affecting the lens, and a large waterfall.

3. People watching public performances are forced to accept less interesting displays of eye glasses.

Answer: spectacles

ACCEPT LESS = SPECTACLES

Public performances, and eye glasses was the double clue in that question.

4. The man dashes into the building and is filled with sudden wonder.

Answer: astonished

DASHES INTO = ASTONISHED

5. The man standing at the rear taunts the eatery.

Answer: restaurant

REAR TAUNTS = RESTAURANT

6. A pack of wild albino curs found an optical instrument lying on the ground.

Answer: binoculars

ALBINO CURS = BINOCULARS

Albino curs? White mongrels with pinkish eyes. That's strange.

7. The woman did not want to listen to the cruel talks, as they were quite dull, and lacking vitality.

Answer: lacklustre

8. The looniest ad on television brought devastation and ruin to the area.

Answer: desolation

LOONIEST AD = DESOLATION

A bit of a less-obvious clue, perhaps?

9. The man, making sure his question was clear and distinct, was notified in no time about the meaning of the word.

Answer: definition

NOTIFIED IN = DEFINITION

The double clue to spot there was clear and distinct, and meaning of the word.

10. The mother put the eclair up in a hard-to-reach place, which was unusual and odd.

Answer: peculiar

ECLAIR UP = PECULIAR

Thanks for playing! Hope you had fun!

Source: Author eburge

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