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Were Our Forefathers Fat? Trivia Quiz

I give you a long word. You find words that are and aren't inside it. For example, FOREFATHERS contains "for," "fat," and "hers," but it doesn't contain "four," or "farther." No letter scrambling, please.

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
176,128

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
12381

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: RJOhio (9/10), Guest 172 (10/10), Lizbetha (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which word can you find in HORSEPOWER? Hint

oar

hoarse

owe

powerful

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which word can you find in WHOLESOME? Hint

holes

sum

holy

something

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which word can you find in FEARSOME? (A fearsome sight is a scary one.) Hint

ear

fearful

arson

feet

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which word can you find in HOUSESITTER? Hint

use

home

spit

scatter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which word can you find in UNDERSTANDABLE? Hint

dabble

underwear

able

bull

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS? Hint

hip

pop

pot

tame

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in BEDRAGGLED? (A bedraggled dog is one that's wet and spattered with mud.) Hint

bed

glad

drag

led

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in REKINDLE? (To rekindle a candle means to light it again.) Hint

kin

kindle

reek

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in KINDERGARTEN? Hint

ten

art

garden

kin

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Question 10 of 10

10. Choose the list of words that CAN be found in the name MISSISSIPPI. Hint

Miss, is, sis, sip, pi

Ms., sizzle, isn't

Missy, sissy, sipping

misspell, Isabelle, hiss

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which word can you find in HORSEPOWER?

Answer: owe

A car engine's strength and speed is measured in horsepower. For example, an engine with 400 horsepower has power that is equal to that of 400 horses.

2. Which word can you find in WHOLESOME?

Answer: holes

A wholesome meal is a healthy one. This word also contains "who", "so", and "me".

3. Which word can you find in FEARSOME? (A fearsome sight is a scary one.)

Answer: ear

To commit arson means to illegally burn a building on purpose.

4. Which word can you find in HOUSESITTER?

Answer: use

A housesitter is someone who stays in your home while you're away in order to collect the mail, take care of your plants and pets, and do other such jobs. He or she is a sort of babysitter for your house.

5. Which word can you find in UNDERSTANDABLE?

Answer: able

Other words in UNDERSTANDABLE include "under", "and", and "stand".

6. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in HIPPOPOTAMUS?

Answer: tame

The hippopotamus, or hippo, is a fierce African mammal that spends much of its time in water. It is a huge but graceful underwater swimmer, like a giant water ballet dancer.

7. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in BEDRAGGLED? (A bedraggled dog is one that's wet and spattered with mud.)

Answer: glad

Other words in BEDRAGGLED include "be" and "rag".

8. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in REKINDLE? (To rekindle a candle means to light it again.)

Answer: reek

When something reeks it smells bad or too strongly.

9. Which word can NOT be made by consecutive letters in KINDERGARTEN?

Answer: garden

KINDERGARTEN is a German word that means "children's garden".

10. Choose the list of words that CAN be found in the name MISSISSIPPI.

Answer: Miss, is, sis, sip, pi

The name MISSISSIPPI (as in the state of Mississippi or the Mississippi River) has 1 em, 2 peas, 4 eyes, and 4 esses. By the way, pi is the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. It is also a math word for an number that is a little larger than three.

Source: Author robynraymer

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