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Keep It Stupid, Simple! Trivia Quiz


We'll keep it stupid since all these words are synonyms of the word 'stupid'. It should be simple to decipher the cryptic clues because I've given you all the answers. You just need to match them up. Good luck!

A matching quiz by Lottie1001. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Lottie1001
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
412,991
Updated
Jun 26 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
409
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
(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.
QuestionsChoices
1. Really a strong heat starts a skin irritation. (4)  
  Witless
2. Moving manuscript pile is easy. (6)  
  Daft
3. Know it! Lessons cover a description of stupidity. (7)  
  Silly
4. It is ridiculous that indium holds sodium on the east. (5)  
  Idiotic
5. Stupid fish around returning look without end. (7)  
  Slow
6. And you will feel, finally, not brilliant. (4)  
  Foolish
7. It isn't sensible to rearrange win use. (6)  
  Rash
8. Fifty-one returns in sly grasp - it is ridiculous. (5)  
  Unwise
9. Every other lamb is putrid is ridiculous. (6)  
  Asinine
10. Moving around Glasgow without a horse isn't fast. (4)  
  Simple
11. Anne is one becoming stupid. (7)  
  Dull
12. Starting dancing a fantastic tango is crazy. (4)  
  Dense
13. Very tightly packed needs changing. (5)  
  Inane
14. Senseless change to six hundred and three. (7)  
  Stupid
15. It's senseless. Yes, just you hop, I stand at the end. (6)  
  Absurd





Select each answer

1. Really a strong heat starts a skin irritation. (4)
2. Moving manuscript pile is easy. (6)
3. Know it! Lessons cover a description of stupidity. (7)
4. It is ridiculous that indium holds sodium on the east. (5)
5. Stupid fish around returning look without end. (7)
6. And you will feel, finally, not brilliant. (4)
7. It isn't sensible to rearrange win use. (6)
8. Fifty-one returns in sly grasp - it is ridiculous. (5)
9. Every other lamb is putrid is ridiculous. (6)
10. Moving around Glasgow without a horse isn't fast. (4)
11. Anne is one becoming stupid. (7)
12. Starting dancing a fantastic tango is crazy. (4)
13. Very tightly packed needs changing. (5)
14. Senseless change to six hundred and three. (7)
15. It's senseless. Yes, just you hop, I stand at the end. (6)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Really a strong heat starts a skin irritation. (4)

Answer: Rash

Start means that you need to take the first letters of the four words 'Really a strong heat' to find a four letter word which means a skin irritation. So the answer is rash.

As a synonym for stupid, rash is defined as 'acting or done impetuously, without careful consideration'. It is of Germanic origin and comes from Middle English. As a synonym for a skin irritation, the word comes from the eighteenth century, and is probably related to the Old French 'rasche' meaning 'eruptive sores'.
2. Moving manuscript pile is easy. (6)

Answer: Simple

Moving indicates that an anagram is required. Rearranging MS (manuscript) and pile leads to the six letter word simple.

The word comes through Middle English and Old French from the Latin 'simplus', which translates as 'simple'. Among other meanings it is defined as 'easily understood or done' and 'of very low intelligence'.
3. Know it! Lessons cover a description of stupidity. (7)

Answer: Witless

Cover means that there is a hidden word. The seven letter word hiding inside 'Know it! Lessons' is witless.

Witless, defined as 'foolish or stupid' also means without wits, which are defined as 'the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding'. Wit comes from the Old English 'witt'.
4. It is ridiculous that indium holds sodium on the east. (5)

Answer: Inane

Indium is In; Sodium is Na. The East is E. Putting Na inside In and following the result with E leads to I-Na-n-E, or Inane.

Inane is defined as 'lacking sense or meaning'. It is a sixteenth century word from the Latin 'inanis' meaning 'empty or vain'.
5. Stupid fish around returning look without end. (7)

Answer: Foolish

Look with out an end is 'loo'; when returning it is 'ool'. Inserting that into fish gives the seven letter word foolish.

Foolish is defined as 'lacking good sense or judgement'. It is derived from the word fool, which comes from the Latin 'follis' meaning 'bellows or windbag' referring to an empty-headed person.
6. And you will feel, finally, not brilliant. (4)

Answer: Dull

Finally means that you need the last letters of the four words 'And you will feel' to give the four letter word dull.

Dull is defined as lacking brightness or sheen, or slow to understand. It comes from the Old English 'dol' meaning stupid.
7. It isn't sensible to rearrange win use. (6)

Answer: Unwise

This is another anagram. the six letters of 'win use' can be arranged to make the word unwise.

Unwise, defined simply as 'foolish', is the opposite of wise which is defined as 'having or showing experience, knowledge and good judgement'. It is an Old English word of Germanic origin related to 'wit'.
8. Fifty-one returns in sly grasp - it is ridiculous. (5)

Answer: Silly

Fifty-one in Roman numerals is LI; when it returns it is written backwards as IL. Inserting that into sly leads to the five letter word silly.

The word is defined as 'lacking in common sense or judgement'. Silly has a complicated etymology, coming from a Middle English word 'seely' meaning 'happy', and later 'innocent, feeble', from a West Germanic root meaning 'luck'.
9. Every other lamb is putrid is ridiculous. (6)

Answer: Absurd

Taking alternate letters from the twelve letters in 'lamb is putrid' gives the six letter word absurd.

The word is defined as 'wildly illogical, unreasonable, or inappropriate'. It is a sixteenth century word from the Latin 'absurdus' meaning 'out of tune'.
10. Moving around Glasgow without a horse isn't fast. (4)

Answer: Slow

A horse is a gee-gee or GG. Removing A and GG from Glasgow leaves 'lsow'. These four letters can be rearranged to make slow.

Slow means 'moving or capable of moving only at a low speed' or 'not prompt to understand, think, or learn'. It is of Germanic origin, coming from the Old English 'slaw' meaning 'slow-witted or sluggish'.
11. Anne is one becoming stupid. (7)

Answer: Asinine

Becoming is the word used to indicate an anagram here. The letters needed for the seven letter word are the four in Anne, the two in is, and I to represent one. They can be rearranged to make asinine.

Asinine is defined as 'extremely stupid or foolish'. It appeared in the fifteenth century, and comes from the Latin 'asinus' meaning 'ass'.
12. Starting dancing a fantastic tango is crazy. (4)

Answer: Daft

Taking the first letters of the four words 'dancing a fantastic tango', as indicated by the word starting, leads to the four letter word daft.

Daft is defined as 'silly or foolish'. It comes from the Old English 'gedaefte' meaning 'mild or meek', and is of Germanic origin.
13. Very tightly packed needs changing. (5)

Answer: Dense

The word changing indicates an anagram. Rearranging the letters of the word needs leads to dense.

Dense is defined as 'closely compacted in substance', and also as an informal term for 'stupid' when describing a person. It comes through Middle English from the Latin 'densus' meaning 'crowded or tightly packed'.
14. Senseless change to six hundred and three. (7)

Answer: Idiotic

Six hundred and three in Roman numerals is DCIII. Making an anagram, as indicated by the word change, of DCIII and to leads to the seven letter word idiotic.

Idiotic is the adjective from idiot, which is defined as 'a stupid person'. The words comes through Middles English and Old French from the Latin 'idiota' and the Greek 'idiotes', both meaning 'ignorant person'.
15. It's senseless. Yes, just you hop, I stand at the end. (6)

Answer: Stupid

The words 'at the end' mean that we need the last letters of the previous six words, 'Yes, just you hop, I stand'. This leads to the answer stupid.

Stupid is defined as 'lacking intelligence or common sense'. It comes from the sixteenth century from the French 'stupide' and the Latin 'stupidus', which are both derived from the Latin 'stupere' meaning ' to be amazed or stunned'.
Source: Author Lottie1001

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