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Quiz about Lose Letters to Make a Word 5
Quiz about Lose Letters to Make a Word 5

Lose Letters to Make a Word 5 Trivia Quiz


This quiz was designed to be a little more difficult than quizzes 1-4 in this series. The answer to each question is a single letter. The answer to the question 15 is a combination of the previous fourteen single-letter answers.

A multiple-choice quiz by ferfer72. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
ferfer72
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
278,505
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
2396
Question 1 of 15
1. Remember: Only put the dropped letter in the blank.

Remove a letter from "slope" to get the fruit of a blackthorn.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 2 of 15
2. Remove a letter from "mayor" to get a mixture of egg yolks, oil, and vinegar.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 3 of 15
3. Remove a letter from "doom" to get the title of certain monks.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 4 of 15
4. Remove a letter from "type" to get a sluice for washing ores.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 5 of 15
5. Remove a letter from "wrinkle" to get a marine gastropod.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 6 of 15
6. Remove a letter from "yield" to get a word that means sterile.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 7 of 15
7. Remove a letter from "mire" to get a Russian village of peasant farmers.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 8 of 15
8. Remove a letter from "nests" to get a promontory or cape.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 9 of 15
9. Remove a letter from "soot" to get a drunkard.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 10 of 15
10. Remove a letter from "nary" to get a word that means "not only this but also".

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 11 of 15
11. Remove a letter from "most" to get a witty remark.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 12 of 15
12. Remove a letter from "phone" to get oval-shaped bread.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 13 of 15
13. Remove a letter from "motion" to get armor.

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 14 of 15
14. Remove a letter from "sleep" to get a word that means "to kill".

Answer: (One Letter)
Question 15 of 15
15. Take the answers to questions 1 through 14 in order. What word do they spell?

Answer: (One Word, 14 Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Remember: Only put the dropped letter in the blank. Remove a letter from "slope" to get the fruit of a blackthorn.

Answer: p

Removing the "p" leaves "sloe". A "sloe" can also mean the actual blackthorn shrub.
2. Remove a letter from "mayor" to get a mixture of egg yolks, oil, and vinegar.

Answer: r

Removing the "r" leaves "mayo". This has now formally entered the English language as a synonym for "mayonnaise".
3. Remove a letter from "doom" to get the title of certain monks.

Answer: o

Removing an "o" leaves "dom". Monks of the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and some other orders have this title.
4. Remove a letter from "type" to get a sluice for washing ores.

Answer: p

Removing the "p" leaves "tye". It is also a nautical term for a chain or rope that goes through the mast to the center of the yard.
5. Remove a letter from "wrinkle" to get a marine gastropod.

Answer: r

Removing the "r" leaves "winkle". "Winkle" also means to pry something out--since you have to pry winkle meat out of its shell.
6. Remove a letter from "yield" to get a word that means sterile.

Answer: i

Removing the "i" leaves "yeld". It also means a cow who is not giving milk.
7. Remove a letter from "mire" to get a Russian village of peasant farmers.

Answer: e

Removing the "e" leaves "mir". Of course, this was also the name of a Russian space station.
8. Remove a letter from "nests" to get a promontory or cape.

Answer: t

Removing the "t" leaves "ness". It is also a lake in Scotland (Loch Ness).
9. Remove a letter from "soot" to get a drunkard.

Answer: o

Removing an "o" leaves "sot". It originally meant a fool or a stupid person.
10. Remove a letter from "nary" to get a word that means "not only this but also".

Answer: r

Removing the "r" leaves "nay". "Nay" also means "no" (the opposite of "yea").
11. Remove a letter from "most" to get a witty remark.

Answer: s

Removing the "s" leaves "mot"--as in "bon mot". "Mot" also means a note on a horn or bugle.
12. Remove a letter from "phone" to get oval-shaped bread.

Answer: h

Removing the "h" leaves "pone". "Pone" especially refers to cornbread ("corn pone").
13. Remove a letter from "motion" to get armor.

Answer: i

Removing the "i" leaves "moton". It is also a small piece of armor that protects the armpit.
14. Remove a letter from "sleep" to get a word that means "to kill".

Answer: p

Removing the "p" leaves "slee". This form of "slay" is most commonly associated with Chaucer.
15. Take the answers to questions 1 through 14 in order. What word do they spell?

Answer: proprietorship

A proprietorship is a business (unincorporated) owned by a single person.
Source: Author ferfer72

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