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Hotch Potch of Cryptics Trivia Quiz

For all of you cryptic lovers, here is more grist for your mill.

A multiple-choice quiz by Exit10. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Exit10

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
260,908

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
292

Question 1 of 10

1. U.S. train is a card.

Answer: (8,7)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sultana branch is gossiping.

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cats sit on furniture at party game.

Answer: (7,6)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sweet psycho cows somewhat delayed.

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nothing rhymes with this French duck.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. For what reason do we hear this marine mammal?

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Condi von Bismarck tastes Italian.

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Enemy of Goliath joins with postal officer to meet talk show host.

Answer: (5,9)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Wizard of Oz author has a manful bark.

Answer: (1,5,4)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Greek goddess Aphrodite is damaged and shrunken.

Answer: (9 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. U.S. train is a card.

Answer: American Express

(US = American) + (train = express) = American Express (a credit card)

2. Sultana branch is gossiping.

Answer: grapevine

(sultana = grape) + (branch = vine) = grapevine (form of gossip)

3. Cats sit on furniture at party game.

Answer: musical chairs

(Cats = musical) + (furniture = chairs) = musical chairs (a game played at a party)

4. Sweet psycho cows somewhat delayed.

Answer: Chocolate

Sweet is the definition. (psy'cho co'ws = choco) + (delayed = late) = chocolate.

5. Nothing rhymes with this French duck.

Answer: Orange

The word orange does not rhyme with any other English word. A famous French dish is Duck L'orange. Other words that do not rhyme are silver, purple, month.

6. For what reason do we hear this marine mammal?

Answer: porpoise

(For what reason = purpose)/(marine mammal = porpoise). Purpose sounds like porpoise.

7. Condi von Bismarck tastes Italian.

Answer: risotto

(Condoleeza 'Rice') + ('Otto' von Bismarck) = Risotto (Italian dish)

8. Enemy of Goliath joins with postal officer to meet talk show host.

Answer: David Letterman

(David fought Goliath) + (postal officer delivers letters) = David Letterman

9. Wizard of Oz author has a manful bark.

Answer: L Frank Baum

The anagram of manful bark is L Frank Baum, the author of The Wizard of Oz.

10. Greek goddess Aphrodite is damaged and shrunken.

Answer: Atrophied

(Atrophied is an anagram of Aphrodite.)

Source: Author Exit10

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