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Quiz about Beat the Clock
Quiz about Beat the Clock

Beat the Clock Trivia Quiz


Replace letters in CLOCK in order to get new words. In other words, beat the clock up until it doesn't exist anymore!

A multiple-choice quiz by VBookWorm. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
VBookWorm
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
412,954
Updated
Jul 04 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
346
Last 3 plays: dmaxst (9/10), Guest 50 (0/10), jibberer (9/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Replace a letter in CLOCK to get a herd of animals.

Answer: (five letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a verb meaning "to publicize or promote".

Answer: (five letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "sluggishness".

Answer: (five letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "to slap".

Answer: (five letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "food eaten between regular meals."

Answer: (five letters )
Question 6 of 10
6. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "an organized pile".

Answer: (five letters )
Question 7 of 10
7. Replace a letter in your last answer to get the simple past tense of a word meaning "to smell foul".

Answer: (five letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Replace a letter in your last answer to get an old Scottish word for "stone".

Answer: (five letters; sounds like "stain" but spelled differently)
Question 9 of 10
9. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "no longer fresh".

Answer: (five letters )
Question 10 of 10
10. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "to risk loss of".

Answer: (five letters)

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Most Recent Scores
Oct 27 2024 : dmaxst: 9/10
Oct 03 2024 : Guest 50: 0/10
Sep 28 2024 : jibberer: 9/10
Sep 27 2024 : Guest 173: 6/10
Sep 24 2024 : Iknowzip: 3/10
Sep 24 2024 : Guest 165: 9/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Replace a letter in CLOCK to get a herd of animals.

Answer: Flock

The word "flock" refers to a group of some kind of living creature, such as birds, goats, and sheep. Example sentence: "The shepherd tended his flock of sheep."

When in verb form, "flock" means to go somewhere in a hurry. Example sentence: "When my friends and I heard Adrien Brody was signing autographs at the town center, we flocked there." (I'm sorry, I couldn't resist incorporating my favourite actor here.)

The word's etymology descends from the Old English word "flocc" which can mean "company" or "troop".
2. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a verb meaning "to publicize or promote".

Answer: Flack

"Flack" means to promote a product, business, or person. Example sentence: "The reporter flacked, saying that the governor was amazing and everyone should vote for him." This usage for "flack" is informal.

This word can also be slang for taking the blame. Example sentence: "Bill took the flack. The principal thinks it's all his fault."

The etymology of "flack" is from the Swedish word "flacka" which means "to rove" or "to ramble".
3. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "sluggishness".

Answer: Slack

"Slack" can refer to a "lack of energy" or in other words, "laziness". Example sentence: "Cut the slack! We have work to do!"

The etymology of this word is from the Old English word "slęc" meaning "careless" or "loose".
4. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "to slap".

Answer: Smack

A "smack" is a sharp slap or hit. Example sentence: "She smacked her brother after he read her diary."

A "smack" can also be a sharp noise. Example sentence: "His lips smacked as he ate his favorite food."

The etymology of "smack" seems to come from the Old English word "smęcc" meaning "taste" (reference the paragraph right above this one.)
5. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "food eaten between regular meals."

Answer: Snack

A "snack" is a word meaning food, usually junk food, that a person eats not as a regular meal. The Yiddish word for "snack" is "nosh". Examples of snack foods are potato chips, apples, or cookies.

The etymology of this word comes from the Middle Dutch word "snacken" which means "to bite".
6. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "an organized pile".

Answer: Stack

A "stack" is a pile of something, like books or papers. Example sentence: "Lily tripped over a stack of books on the floor."

The etymology of "stack" comes from Old Norse "stakkr" meaning "haystack, heap, or pile."
7. Replace a letter in your last answer to get the simple past tense of a word meaning "to smell foul".

Answer: Stank

The present continuous of "stank" is "stinking". It does mean "to smell foul", like rotten eggs or trash. It can also be informally used as an insult. Example sentence for the first definition: "Why does the trash can stink so much?" Example sentence of the second definition: "This movie stinks!"

This word partially descends from the Dutch and German word "stinken" which means "to smell foul".
8. Replace a letter in your last answer to get an old Scottish word for "stone".

Answer: Stane

"Stane" is an archaic Scottish word for "stone". A "stone" is "a solid mineral matter." Example sentence: "The garden was lined with decorative stones." Synonyms are "rock", "pebble", and "gem".
9. Replace a letter in your last answer to get "no longer fresh".

Answer: Stale

To go stale means to be no longer fresh. This refers mainly to food products like bread, cake, and crackers. Example sentence: "The bread is hard now. It must have gone stale."

To go stale can also mean being liable to change with time but holding a timestamp. For example, I may ask "As of 2006, how many films did Adrien Brody star in?" Imagine how you'd feel seeing this question now, as 2006 is long past. These sort of questions are not allowed in Fun Trivia quizzes.

The word's etymology partially descends from the Middle Dutch word "stel" meaning "old".
10. Replace a letter in your last answer to get a word meaning "to risk loss of".

Answer: Stake

To "stake" means to "risk the loss of". Example sentence: "John said he is going to stake 100 dollars at the poker game." John would risk losing his money at gambling. You can also risk your life by putting yourself in a dangerous situation.
Source: Author VBookWorm

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