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Crossword clues "A" Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz based on a 'Jeopardy' category. I'll give you a clue, the amount of letters in the word, and you give me the word. ALL the answers start with A and only capitalize those that are proper nouns.

A multiple-choice quiz by JsusFreak. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
JsusFreak

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,104

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
4648

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Question 1 of 10

1. He's a dog in a series of old, black-and-white movies. What's his name?

Answer: (Four letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is a name for a short, humorous story or account.

Answer: (Eight letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Indian tribe had vanished several hundred years ago. Some evidence from the few items they left behind suggested that they were cannibalistic.

Answer: (Seven letters, they are an ancient, Native American tribe, like the Hohokam)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This is a kind of nut, used in all sorts of Oriental cooking as well as breakfast cereals and pastries.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This man was an African dictator in 1970's.

Answer: (Four letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. English kings John and Richard I were members of this dynasty.

Answer: (Seven letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. You should never mix bleach with this chemical.

Answer: (Seven letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This was a famous American Civil War prison camp.

Answer: (Thirteen letters, has "ville" at the end of it)

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to the Bible, he is known to have almost sacrificed his son, had it not been for an angel's intervention.

Answer: (Seven letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. This kind of person isn't an atheist but not exactly a theist. What is he?

Answer: (Eight letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He's a dog in a series of old, black-and-white movies. What's his name?

Answer: Asta

Asta is the little dog in the "Thin Man" movies.

2. This is a name for a short, humorous story or account.

Answer: anecdote

An anecdote, not to be confused with antidote, is a clever-sounding name for a small, funny story or joke.

3. This Indian tribe had vanished several hundred years ago. Some evidence from the few items they left behind suggested that they were cannibalistic.

Answer: Anasazi

Historians, archeologists, and anthropologists are confused on how and why they disappeared because the Anasazi had left little evidence behind about their existence.

4. This is a kind of nut, used in all sorts of Oriental cooking as well as breakfast cereals and pastries.

Answer: almond

Almonds are often used in Oriental cooking as well as toppings for pies and cakes and ingredients in ice cream. It's also found in some healthy breakfast cereals.

5. This man was an African dictator in 1970's.

Answer: Amin

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin murdered hundreds of thousands of people before he fled to Saudi Arabia. Anyone who opposed him was brutally killed. He was an evil man as well as uneducated and illiterate.

6. English kings John and Richard I were members of this dynasty.

Answer: Angevin

The Angevin Dynasty was a French dynasty until an English and a French royal married each other, making it a British royal house as well. It ended in 1216 with the death of King John.

7. You should never mix bleach with this chemical.

Answer: Ammonia

Mixing bleach with ammonia with little or no ventillation can cause death because the mixture will produce an colorless, odorless gas.

8. This was a famous American Civil War prison camp.

Answer: Andersonville

Andersonville was a Confederate-run camp for Union soldiers in the American Civil War. The man in charge of it was the only Confederate to be charged for war crimes. The camp was horribly kept and many soldiers died of hunger and disease.

9. According to the Bible, he is known to have almost sacrificed his son, had it not been for an angel's intervention.

Answer: Abraham

Abraham was considered to be one of the first Biblical figures to establish a covenant with God, thus, changing his name from Abram to Abraham.

10. This kind of person isn't an atheist but not exactly a theist. What is he?

Answer: agnostic

An agnostic is someone who doesn't know if God exists or not and is still waiting to find out.

Source: Author JsusFreak

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