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Can You C the Matches Here? Trivia Quiz

Match the word with its definition. There are pairs of words that aren't homophones but they may look and sound similar. And they all start with the letter C.

A matching quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
CmdrK

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
380,166

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
1466

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 88 (0/10), Liz5050 (10/10), Guest 171 (10/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. Could be a pirates' favorite sword, a warplane or a model of Oldsmobile.		claymore
2. Could you find the plastid?		cadger
3. Could you play this solo?		cursor
4. Could be someone who begs or is a peddler.		cadenza
5. Can you pick out the profane person?		cutlass
6. Could be a very big sword, a class of warship or a land mine.		curser
7. Can you pick out the computer symbol?		credenza
8. Can you match the cupboard?		chlorophyll
9. Could you find a green pigment?		codger
10. Could be someone who begs or an eccentric old man.		chloroplast

Select each answer

1. Could be a pirates' favorite sword, a warplane or a model of Oldsmobile.

2. Could you find the plastid?

3. Could you play this solo?

4. Could be someone who begs or is a peddler.

5. Can you pick out the profane person?

6. Could be a very big sword, a class of warship or a land mine.

7. Can you pick out the computer symbol?

8. Can you match the cupboard?

9. Could you find a green pigment?

10. Could be someone who begs or an eccentric old man.

Most Recent Scores

Apr 18 2024 : Guest 88: 0/10
Apr 16 2024 : Liz5050: 10/10
Apr 11 2024 : Guest 171: 10/10
Apr 06 2024 : Guest 207: 10/10
Mar 09 2024 : joyful4jesus: 0/10
Mar 08 2024 : psnz: 10/10

Score Distribution

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Could be a pirates' favorite sword, a warplane or a model of Oldsmobile.

Answer: cutlass

A cutlass is a short, slightly curved sword. The U.S. Navy F7U fighter plane is named Cutlass as is an Oldsmobile model made from 1961 to 1999.

2. Could you find the plastid?

Answer: chloroplast

A plastid is a double-membraned organelle of plant cells; the chloroplast contains ribosomes and sometimes pigment.

3. Could you play this solo?

Answer: cadenza

A cadenza is a virtuoso piece played near the end of a concerto.

4. Could be someone who begs or is a peddler.

Answer: cadger

Cadger was a Middle English word for a beggar, but it doesn't identify an old man.

5. Can you pick out the profane person?

Answer: curser

A curser is someone who uses language that some people find objectionable.

6. Could be a very big sword, a class of warship or a land mine.

Answer: claymore

A claymore is the name of a large Scottish sword, a World War I French Navy destroyer and a nasty little antipersonnel mine which fires steel balls.

7. Can you pick out the computer symbol?

Answer: cursor

That little blinking line or point on your computer screen? That's a cursor.

8. Can you match the cupboard?

Answer: credenza

A credenza is a cupboard or sideboard; it doesn't play music.

9. Could you find a green pigment?

Answer: chlorophyll

Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in all green plants.

10. Could be someone who begs or an eccentric old man.

Answer: codger

While cadger may look like a good choice, a codger is also an old man.

Source: Author CmdrK

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