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The RITE Way Trivia Quiz

Just use the letters in RITE, add or subtract a letter as instructed, and form ten new words. Some of the clues may be a tad cryptic.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
407,139

Updated
Mar 21 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
404

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Question 1 of 10

1. You will be furious if you add a vowel to RITE, and mix them all.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. If you work quickly, you can mix RITE with another letter and tie up the answer.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Do not add or subtract any letters from RITE. Mix the letters to find a layer, or a rank.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. There is an animal on the prowl if you add a consonant to RITE. Can you find it in all that camouflage?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Use just three letters of RITE to make a knot.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Rosie could help you mix RITE with another letter and find a connective fastener.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jeff Probst's reality show pits two groups of people against each other. Use the letters in RITE plus another to describe one of these groups.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter to a mixed-up RITE, and find someone who can repair your roof.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Using the letters in RITE, stir in another letter, and get a stomach sweetbread.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the letters from RITE, add some nitrogen, and find a type of element that does not react with much at all.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You will be furious if you add a vowel to RITE, and mix them all.

Answer: Irate

It comes from the same Latin base as 'ire', meaning 'angry'.

2. If you work quickly, you can mix RITE with another letter and tie up the answer.

Answer: trice

A trice is a very short, but undefined, period of time, possibly comparable to a jiffy or a moment. To trice also means to tie up, and derives from sailing.

3. Do not add or subtract any letters from RITE. Mix the letters to find a layer, or a rank.

Answer: tier

A wedding cake can have several tiers, as can a grandstand at a sporting event. Even a dress can have tiers.

4. There is an animal on the prowl if you add a consonant to RITE. Can you find it in all that camouflage?

Answer: tiger

The tiger is a very popular sporting mascot, all over the world. Richmond (Australian Rules Football), West Tigers (Australian Rugby League), Detroit (US baseball), Frisk (Norwegian ice hockey), Nigerian national basketball team, Hull City soccer team (UK), and the Bangladeshi cricket team, are just a few of the teams that are tigers!

5. Use just three letters of RITE to make a knot.

Answer: tie

There are many different ways to knot a tie. There are varieties called Windsor, four in hand, Prince Albert, trinity, Half Windsor and many others. My personal opinion? I had to wear a tie for work, and hated them- I regarded them as a painfully slow form of strangulation!

6. Rosie could help you mix RITE with another letter and find a connective fastener.

Answer: rivet

Rosie the Riveter was the star of a WWII advertising campaign to get more women into the workforce. With many US men in the military, the 'traditional' male jobs had to be performed by the fairer sex. Blue-collar work, such as factory work and manufacturing of wartime equipment, such as aeroplanes and ammunition.

7. Jeff Probst's reality show pits two groups of people against each other. Use the letters in RITE plus another to describe one of these groups.

Answer: tribe

'The tribe has spoken' is recited as each player is voted off the show 'Survivor'.

8. Add a letter to a mixed-up RITE, and find someone who can repair your roof.

Answer: tiler

A tiler can make your bathroom or kitchen look smarter. The word 'tile' comes from the Latin word, meaning 'cover'.

9. Using the letters in RITE, stir in another letter, and get a stomach sweetbread.

Answer: tripe

Tripe is the stomach lining of ruminants, such as cows or sheep. It is served in many different ways around the world, poached, fried, stewed, spiced and even made into soup.

10. Take the letters from RITE, add some nitrogen, and find a type of element that does not react with much at all.

Answer: inert

The inert, or noble gases, usually occupy the far right column of the Periodic Table, and are named because they rarely react with other elements. They included elements such as neon, argon, krypton and radon.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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