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Anagrams of Astle Trivia Quiz

In this quiz, all the answers are anagrams of former tv host David Astle's surname. None of the sentences are true as regards the real person; they are fictional. The clues are highlighted like this.

A multiple-choice quiz by Codeine. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Codeine

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
387,240

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
241

Question 1 of 10

1. ASTLE got the *smallest share* of the wine.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. So ASTLE decided to *pilfer* some of Smith's.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. When ASTLE sipped Smith's wine, though, he found it was *spoiled as a result of no longer being fresh*.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. ASTLE grumpily sat back in his seat, folded his arms and listened to his friends telling *yarns*.

Answer: (Rhymes with bales)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Gazing into the mesmerizing eyes of one guest as they told a story, ASTLE noticed they were made up of various *blue - green colours*.

Answer: (Not "aquas")

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Question 6 of 10

6. Later on in the night, people got drunk (on ale and cider) and ASTLE heard very unwillingly *pieces of up-to-the-minute fashion news*.

Answer: (Rhymes with hates)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Fed up ASTLE drove home, absentmindedly gazing into the smog in the distance above a visible network of *man- made aqueducts*.

Answer: (Rhymes with meats)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The thoughts of ASTLE drifted. He found himself thinking about a scientist and inventor called Nicola, after whom was named *an SI unit of magnetic flux density*.

Answer: (5 letters)

9. ASTLE tapped his finger on the steering wheel while he waited at the lights. He was happy because he knew his surname had a near homophone. The near homophone of his name referred to an *arched wooden ceiling in a mine*.

Answer: (A decapitated pale colour)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the morning, ASTLE was hungover. He decided to skip town and begin a new life so he could a) know no dinner bores and b) have a "clean *(anagram of his name)*"

Answer: (Trite phrase (5 letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. ASTLE got the *smallest share* of the wine.

Answer: Least

Least means the smallest amount and can be a used as an adverb, a determiner or an adjective.

2. So ASTLE decided to *pilfer* some of Smith's.

Answer: Steal

Pilfer means to hock or steal. Theft is prohibited in most states and by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Steal is also a verb meaning to move with stealth.

3. When ASTLE sipped Smith's wine, though, he found it was *spoiled as a result of no longer being fresh*.

Answer: Stale

Stale means not fresh and pleasant to eat. It's more often and properly applied to solid foods such as bread.

4. ASTLE grumpily sat back in his seat, folded his arms and listened to his friends telling *yarns*.

Answer: Tales

Yarns is synonymous with tales. The archaic meaning of tale is total. A tale can be fictional or true, and written or recounted orally.

5. Gazing into the mesmerizing eyes of one guest as they told a story, ASTLE noticed they were made up of various *blue - green colours*.

Answer: Teals

Teal is a greenish shade of blue. The word "teal" is of dutch origin. Teal is also a species of duck.

6. Later on in the night, people got drunk (on ale and cider) and ASTLE heard very unwillingly *pieces of up-to-the-minute fashion news*.

Answer: Lates

Lates is the plural of "late" meaning piece of up-to-the-minute fashion news. Lates are rarely hoaxes.

7. Fed up ASTLE drove home, absentmindedly gazing into the smog in the distance above a visible network of *man- made aqueducts*.

Answer: Leats

The only anagram of Astle which rhymes with meats is leats.
"Leat" is derived from the Old English word for water channel and is related to (to) "let".

8. The thoughts of ASTLE drifted. He found himself thinking about a scientist and inventor called Nicola, after whom was named *an SI unit of magnetic flux density*.

Answer: Tesla

A tesla is a unit of density named after the inventor of alternating currents and the remote control.

Answer: Astel

The hint for this word was a cryptic clue; "astel" is "pastel" with its head chopped off. The "e" in the surname Astle is not pronounced, as it is in the mining term "astel".

This word comes from the Old English word "astelle" meaning "piece of wood as well as similar French and Latin words.

10. In the morning, ASTLE was hungover. He decided to skip town and begin a new life so he could a) know no dinner bores and b) have a "clean *(anagram of his name)*"

Answer: Slate

"Slate" forms part of the phrase "clean slate". To begin with a clean slate means to start afresh.
The phrase "clean slate" originated with people repaying debts to grocers when they got paid, and having, thereby, their slates wiped.

Source: Author Codeine

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Anagrams of Astle Trivia Quiz

In this quiz, all the answers are anagrams of former tv host David Astle's surname. None of the sentences are true as regards the real person; they are fictional. The clues are *highlighted like this*.

In this quiz, all the answers are anagrams of former tv host David Astle's surname. None of the sentences are true as regards the real person; they are fictional. The clues are highlighted like this.