More Words in a BLANKET Trivia Quiz

Answer: bat

Bats are flying mammals who are typically nocturnal creatures. They find their way around by using a system called echolocation.
A bat is also the term for a length of wood used to hit a ball in baseball or cricket. You can 'bat' at a fly or moth with your hand. If you want to defend someone, you can go to bat for them. When you do something right off the bat, it means to do it from the beginning. And, if someone thinks you're a little crazy, they might call you batty, or say you have bats in your belfry.

Answer: lake

Lakes are large inland bodies of water, and usually contain fresh water. Your house could be on the lakefront, lakeshore or lakeside.

Answer: bet

When you bet, you make an agreement with someone, usually a monetary agreement, about something that will have a certain outcome. You can bet on almost anything, including a horse, a football game or a race. You can also use the word 'bet' in a casual manner, such as 'I bet it's going to rain today'.

Answer: late

When you are late, it means that you're tardy or behind schedule. Late is often used to describe when something is far into a part of time, such as late afternoon, late evening, late year or late hour. It is also a term for someone who has recently died - the late John Doe.

Answer: bake

When you bake something, you warm or cook it by using dry heat. While you usually bake things in an oven, you could also use a fireplace, campfire or bar-b-que grill.
A desert floor is often called sun-baked or hard-baked. If you bake something, you are a baker, and if you bake at work, you might be employed in a bakery.
If someone says your idea is half-baked, it means that they believe you haven't thought it all the way through.

Answer: kale

Kale is a hardy vegetable that is a member of the cruciferae family. Unlike regular cabbage, whose leaves form a 'head', kale has loose curly leaves.
Kale is also a slang term for paper money.

Answer: lean

Lank means something is lean or hanging straight and limp.
Besides meaning thin, lean can also mean having little fat, such as lean ground beef. Lean can also refer to hard economic times, or days when certain things are hard to come by.
To lean can mean to tilt or slant. There is a famous bell tower in Italy called the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
You can also be said to be leaning towards something, meaning it's your preference. Or you can lean on someone, which means you're relying or depending on them.

Answer: teal

Besides being a color, a teal is a type of duck. Teals are common short-necked freshwater ducks.

Answer: let

If you let something happen, it means that you've allowed it to happen. Sometimes, even if you try to stop something, when you fail you might feel that you let it happen. You can let loose, let go, let fly, let well enough alone, or let someone have it. You can also let your house or apartment, which means to rent it to someone else.

Answer: tale

A tale is a story that is told or related to someone else. A folk tale is usually a a story of a person, or a piece of history, that has been retold over the years. If someone says you're telling a tall tale, it means that they think you're either exaggerating or lying.
A classic book titled 'A Tale of Two Cities' was written by Charles Dickens.