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Quiz about Compound Words  Alphabetics IQ
Quiz about Compound Words  Alphabetics IQ

Compound Words - Alphabetics I-Q Quiz


Take two smaller words, put them together and you get a whole new word. Sounds easy enough doesn't it? Ready, set, here we go.

A multiple-choice quiz by tazman6619. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
tazman6619
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
321,806
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
10 / 10
Plays
3490
Awards
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Question 1 of 10
1. Opposite of out + another name for a waistcoat = to put money in the stock market Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What you use to lift up a car + what you cut with = to bend or double over Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What you use to unlock something + a piece of wood = what you use to type on your computer Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Another word for ground + a title of nobility = the one who collects the rent Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Foremost or principal + a small river = another word for conventional Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Opposite of day + to rise from sitting = a piece of furniture by your bed Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Opposite of in + what you put on a broken limb = an exile Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Opposite of on + what you do to a drum = weird or different Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is in your notebook + the opposite of front = a type of book Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The opposite of slow + stairs are made of individual ones of these = a type of ballroom dance Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Opposite of out + another name for a waistcoat = to put money in the stock market

Answer: Invest

Opposite of out = in
Another name of a waistcoat = vest
In + vest = Invest

Divest is the opposite of invest and infuse can be a synonym for invest.
2. What you use to lift up a car + what you cut with = to bend or double over

Answer: Jackknife

What you use to lift up a car = jack
What you cut with = knife
Jack + knife = Jackknife

Jackknife is probably most familiar as what happens to a tractor-trailer in an accident as in: The semi jackknifed on the freeway.
3. What you use to unlock something + a piece of wood = what you use to type on your computer

Answer: Keyboard

What you use to unlock something = key
A piece of wood = board
Key + board = Keyboard

The word keyboard was first used in reference to pianos and organs but was eventually also adopted for machines like computers.
4. Another word for ground + a title of nobility = the one who collects the rent

Answer: Landlord

Another word for ground or sod = land
A title of nobility = lord
Land + lord = Landlord

The idea of a landlord traces its roots back to Roman times when farmers rented their land from the land owner. Today it is applied more to residences, houses or apartments, and not actual land.
5. Foremost or principal + a small river = another word for conventional

Answer: Mainstream

Foremost or principal = main
A small river = stream
Main + stream = Mainstream

Mainstream originally applied to a watercourse but over time began to be applied more generally to widely held opinions, culture, and the like.
6. Opposite of day + to rise from sitting = a piece of furniture by your bed

Answer: Nightstand

Opposite of day = night
To rise from sitting = stand
Night + stand = Nightstand

Nightstands are also called night tables or bedstands. Before indoor bathrooms were available they used to hold a chamber pot.
7. Opposite of in + what you put on a broken limb = an exile

Answer: Outcast

Opposite of in = out
What you put on a broken limb = cast
Out + cast = Outcast

The word outcast comes from the idea of a person being cast out. In India the word was outcaste and meant to be expelled from one's caste, a divsion of Indian society.
8. Opposite of on + what you do to a drum = weird or different

Answer: Offbeat

Opposite of on = off
What you do to a drum = beat
Off + beat = Offbeat

Offbeat comes from music when someone is out of synch with the beat or off the beat. It has since come to mean anyone or anything different.
9. What is in your notebook + the opposite of front = a type of book

Answer: Paperback

What goes in your notebook = paper
The opposite of front = back
Paper + back = Paperback

Most books are published as hardcover editions first and then as paperbacks later.
10. The opposite of slow + stairs are made of individual ones of these = a type of ballroom dance

Answer: Quickstep

The opposite of slow = quick
Stairs are made of individual ones of these = step
Quick + step = Quickstep

Quickstep is a lively ballroom dance that requires great agility and speed.
Source: Author tazman6619

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