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A Cryptic Christmas Trivia Quiz

All these cryptic crossword type clues featuring wordplay. This might be an anagram, a hidden word, a homophone, etc. I'll give the number of letters in the hint and maybe a letter of the answer. Have fun!

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

Author
minch

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
160,234

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2397

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Carl had no song

Answer: (One Word - five letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Stole time arranging this plant.

Answer: (One Word - nine letters - last one e)

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Question 3 of 10

3. You'll have heard of this name for Christmas.

Answer: (One word - four letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Light part of music and learning

Answer: (One Word - six letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Precious metal or ----?

Answer: (Four letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Miser ordered "Go score"

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters - anagram)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Hold up present

Answer: (Two Words - Rhyme time)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Archangel disposed of a gerbil

Answer: (One word seven letters - anagram - last letter l.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sinatra at home. Unusual scene for kingly gift.

Answer: (One Word - 12 letters - 8th one is c)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Imagine including three wise men

Answer: (One Word - four letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Carl had no song

Answer: carol

Carl with O (no) inserted. This is a container clue, that is a word with a letter or another word inside it. There are a lot of quizzes on Christmas songs in the Seasonal category, both 'straight quizzes' and wordplay quizzes.

2. Stole time arranging this plant.

Answer: mistletoe

Anagram of 'stole time'. Anagram indicator 'arranging'.

3. You'll have heard of this name for Christmas.

Answer: Yule

Homphone Yule You'll. Homophone indicator 'heard'.

4. Light part of music and learning

Answer: candle

Hidden word. musiC AND LEarning. Indicator words 'part of'.

5. Precious metal or ----?

Answer: gold

Double meaning type clue. Gold is a precious metal and or means gold.

6. Miser ordered "Go score"

Answer: Scrooge

Anagram indicator 'ordered'. Go score is an anagram of Scrooge.

7. Hold up present

Answer: lift gift

Rhyme time clues are not really cryptic clues, but I have included this one anyway.

8. Archangel disposed of a gerbil

Answer: Gabriel

Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her that she was going to have a child.

9. Sinatra at home. Unusual scene for kingly gift.

Answer: frankincense

This is a combination clue. It is a charade plus anagram clue. Frank (Sinatra) + in (at home) + cense (anagram of scene).

10. Imagine including three wise men

Answer: Magi

iMAGIne. Hidden word indicator 'including".

Source: Author minch

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