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Equivocal Words Trivia Quiz

Answers to this quiz are single words spelled the same, but with different pronunciations and meanings. I'll give you clues for each word. For example: Low voiced fish would be Bass. (Pronounced Bass and Base).

A multiple-choice quiz by richicago. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
richicago

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
307,515

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1148

Last 3 plays: Guest 204 (0/10), batowers (6/10), Stephc71 (1/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Deny garbage.

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Happy Ingredients.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters (singular))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Shut down nearby.

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Be ahead of an element.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Unacceptable person with broken leg.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Comfort a cabinet.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Basis of a cheer.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Put a spell on a doorway.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Bra for a well endowed woman

Answer: (One Word -7 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Abandon a wasteland.

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Deny garbage.

Answer: Refuse

My mother in law Knuckles and I were taking out the garbage just as the garbage truck was leaving. She yelled "Am I Too late?" The driver said "No, jump in."

2. Happy Ingredients.

Answer: Content

Food food food! Inside me lives a crying man wanting to get out, but I usually shut him up with cookies!

3. Shut down nearby.

Answer: Close

My wife is usually telling me to shut up nearby!

4. Be ahead of an element.

Answer: lead

When it comes to intelligence I'm not ahead of my element. -- I'm out of it!

5. Unacceptable person with broken leg.

Answer: Invalid

I once had a pet centipede that had a broken leg. He kept going 99 thump, 99 thump!

6. Comfort a cabinet.

Answer: Console

Based on the current world economy it seems that we here in the U.S. have a Cabinet that really needs comfort!

7. Basis of a cheer.

Answer: Root

I'm rooting for the Cubs this baseball season. I love to drink beer during the games, so I hope they don't lose the opener!

8. Put a spell on a doorway.

Answer: Entrance

My mother-in-law is not exactly entrancing. It was worse when she was little. When she was born, the Doctor looked at her top and bottom and thought she was twins!

9. Bra for a well endowed woman

Answer: Bustier

My wife was forced to buy a extra strength German bustier. The brand name is Holzemfromfloppen.

10. Abandon a wasteland.

Answer: Desert

You know that you're in the desert when your seat belt makes a good branding iron!

Source: Author richicago

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