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Sorry About the Mess... Trivia Quiz

So let's clean it up by changing one letter at a time until our house looks neat.

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

Author
CmdrK

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
377,486

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
658

Question 1 of 10

1. We start out with our "mess". Change a letter to mean a flat-topped hill.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. By changing a letter you will have a word meaning woven wire or thread.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. You do this to make cooked potatoes less lumpy.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. If you sold something, you would have this to put in your pocket.

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Question 5 of 10

5. These are the people who act in a play.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Change a letter and you'll not be eating today.

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Question 7 of 10

7. People gather together for this kind of celebration.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Billiard tables are covered in this.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This is a term for a great achievement.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Don't do this to a dead horse.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We start out with our "mess". Change a letter to mean a flat-topped hill.

Answer: mesa

Mesas are flat-topped hills with steep sides, usually found standing alone in the landscape.

2. By changing a letter you will have a word meaning woven wire or thread.

Answer: mesh

Mesh can also be a verb meaning gearwheels properly engaging with each other.

3. You do this to make cooked potatoes less lumpy.

Answer: mash

Besides meaning to beat potatoes, a mash can be a combination of grains used to make certain Tennessee whiskeys.

4. If you sold something, you would have this to put in your pocket.

Answer: cash

Cash is money in coins or notes, not checks or credit cards.

5. These are the people who act in a play.

Answer: cast

A cast can also be a bandage stiffened with plaster to hold a broken limb in place.

6. Change a letter and you'll not be eating today.

Answer: fast

Fast can also describe a watch or clock that gains time.

7. People gather together for this kind of celebration.

Answer: fest

Short for festival, a fest can be a common activity: love-fest, gabfest or filmfest.

8. Billiard tables are covered in this.

Answer: felt

Felt is made by heating and pressing wool or other materials.

9. This is a term for a great achievement.

Answer: feat

A feat is an act of skill or courage.

10. Don't do this to a dead horse.

Answer: beat

Besides meaning to hit something forcefully, beat can be a musical rhythm.

Now, change one final letter and our house is cleaned up and looking 'neat'.

Source: Author CmdrK

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