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D-Easy! Trivia Quiz


These questions are all D-Easy ones!

A multiple-choice quiz by sallyo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sallyo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
206,142
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
5063
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Question 1 of 10
1. He starts with D
Is he bat or man?
He's wearing fangs
And he'll get you if he can!
Who is he?

Answer: (one word (7 letters))
Question 2 of 10
2. A mordant wit
This lady had
Her name was "Parker"
(Like the pen).
Her first name,
Can you tell me, then?
Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This name means "a bee"
One bearer was a judge-
That should give you
A nice little nudge.
What is the name?
Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Perry Mason depended on her
"Street" was her last name-
Now I'm asking for her first.
Guess? Or aren't you game?

Answer: (One word)
Question 5 of 10
5. I guess you've all
Played games of Bingo
But tell me, what you know
Of dingo?

What does dingo mean?
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I wonder if you know Morse Code
With every dash and dot?
If you can tell me "SOS"
Then you'll know what is what!

Which of the following says SOS in Morse?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Here's a simple letter question
Think of Letter D.
Add a vowel (one at a time)
And a letter to make three!

In other words, what letter can be added to D + any vowel to make a word?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Nouns and verbs!
Some words are both
Which are they?
Would you take your oath?

Which of the following words is both noun and verb?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What is a doggerel
Can you tell?
Get it right
And you're doing well!
Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Daphne is a lovely flower;
I have a red one in my plot.
Tall and slender, red as blood-
But am I lying, or am I not?
Hint



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1. He starts with D Is he bat or man? He's wearing fangs And he'll get you if he can! Who is he?

Answer: Dracula

Dracula, the Transvylanian count, was created by Bram Stoker for his novel of the same name. The vampire count is thought to be based (distantly) on a nasty character named Vlad... aka Vlad the Impaler (don't ask) or Vlad Drakule.
2. A mordant wit This lady had Her name was "Parker" (Like the pen). Her first name, Can you tell me, then?

Answer: Dorothy

Dorothy Rothschild Parker was born in 1893 and died in 1967. She is famous for her witty, pithy poems and humorous prose.
3. This name means "a bee" One bearer was a judge- That should give you A nice little nudge. What is the name?

Answer: Deborah

Deborah means "a bee", and the first famous Deborah was one of the judges in the Old Testament. Other forms of the name include Debra, Deb and Debbie.
4. Perry Mason depended on her "Street" was her last name- Now I'm asking for her first. Guess? Or aren't you game?

Answer: Della

Barbara Hale played Della Street in the TV series of "Perry Mason". Perry was played by Raymond Burr. The characters were created by Erle Stanley Gardner.
5. I guess you've all Played games of Bingo But tell me, what you know Of dingo? What does dingo mean?

Answer: A wild dog

A dingo is the Australian wild dog. It isn't exactly native to Australia, since it isn't a marsupial, but it's been on the continent for thousands of years. Most "pure" dingos are a sandy colour, but since they cross with domestic dogs, they now come in other shades as well.
6. I wonder if you know Morse Code With every dash and dot? If you can tell me "SOS" Then you'll know what is what! Which of the following says SOS in Morse?

Answer: dot dot dot dash dash dash dot dot dot

Morse Code was developed in 1835 by Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail. It is a binary code, using just dots and dashes (phonetically, dits and dahs). A single dot stands for the letter E, and a single dash for the letter T, so dot dash dot would be ETE.
7. Here's a simple letter question Think of Letter D. Add a vowel (one at a time) And a letter to make three! In other words, what letter can be added to D + any vowel to make a word?

Answer: N

Dan is short for Daniel, and is also a martial arts term.
Den in what a wolf sleeps in.
Din is a noise.
Don is short for Donald, is a Spanish term of address, means a professor and also "to put on".
Dun is a horse colour and means to demand payment.
8. Nouns and verbs! Some words are both Which are they? Would you take your oath? Which of the following words is both noun and verb?

Answer: all of them

You can drop something, or see a drop of water.
You can drum your fingers, or play a drum.
You can dog someone's trail, or play with a dog.

Quite a lot of words are both noun and verb. Drink, doom, disgust, drive and dial are others.
9. What is a doggerel Can you tell? Get it right And you're doing well!

Answer: A banal poem

Lame, weak or badly-written rhyming verse (like these quiz clues) is referred to as doggerel. It is often humorous, and intentional (like these quiz clues).
10. Daphne is a lovely flower; I have a red one in my plot. Tall and slender, red as blood- But am I lying, or am I not?

Answer: You are lying. Daphne is pink and white.

Daphne is a small bush with very sweet-smelling flowers, which are purplish-pink and white. Named after a Greek nymph, Daphne never has red flowers.
Source: Author sallyo

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