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1 trivia quiz  Step Down, Step Up - 3 cool
There are 15 steps from one Shakespearean heroine to another. Start with a eight letter word, drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
 Average 15Q
1851 plays
 Apr 29 07
minch editor
2 trivia quiz  Scrabble Anagrams Mixture coolicon
Another one in the series. The answers are of various lengths, so pay special attention to the hints. All answers are anagrams of each other. Enjoy, and 'happy tiles!'.
 Difficult 10Q
318 plays
 Aug 07 08
ozzz2002 editor
3 trivia quiz  Anagrammed Works of Charles Dickens coolicon
The words in capitals can be anagrammed to titles of works by Charles Dickens.
 Average 10Q
339 plays
 Jun 24 08
takrom gold
4 trivia quiz  Countries and Islands Missing Letters coolicon
For my homework I wrote down 20 countries / islands on a piece of paper using my fountain pen. Unfortunately only a word of 4 consecutive letters remained as the ink smudged. Using additional letter(s), complete the words.
 Average 20Q
7959 plays
 Nov 25 04
Inquizition
5 trivia quiz  Inquizition's Missing Words coolicon
Find the missing word. For example: - boar, -cat, - geese, - West. The answer is wild; wild boar, wild cat etc. The answer can be part of a word or part of a 2 word phrase. ie fortnight or Fort Knox. Q24 and Q25 are stinkers. Have fun.
 Difficult 25Q
2748 plays
 Mar 06 03
Inquizition
6 trivia quiz  Step Down, Step Up - 4 cool
There are 14 steps between two west coast cities! Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
 Easy 15Q
2082 plays
 May 25 07
minch editor
7 trivia quiz  Tom Swifties cool
Tom Swifties are adverbial puns. You supply the adverb! It's easiest to explain with a couple of examples! 'I don't think I'll be in school today,' Tom said... The answer is 'absently.' 'I lost my news magazine,' said Tom...the answer is 'timelessly.'
 Tough 10Q
3927 plays
 Feb 01 02
crisw editor
8 trivia quiz  Step Down, Step Up - 2 cool
Start with the name of one of Shakespeare's tragic characters and end with another. Drop a letter, rearrange the letters left to get the next answer. From #7 on add a letter.
 Average 10Q
2217 plays
 Apr 25 07
minch editor
9 trivia quiz  Inquizition's Hidden Word Game 9 coolicon
A word is hidden in a sentence along with a description of that word. For example: duRAN Duran spend the currency of South Africa. The answer is 'rand'. Good luck and have fun.
 Average 20Q
3444 plays
 Mar 19 04
Inquizition
10 trivia quiz  Two Words Into One Will Go - Part 2 coolicon
Two clues are given for two single words which, when joined together make a compound word. Example: Not down (up) - and - A firm fit (tight) make a word meaning - Feeling tense or nervous (Answer = uptight)
 Average 10Q
4758 plays
 Dec 30 05
musicmonkeyman
11 trivia quiz  Lose a Letter Lexicon Ladder Pt 12 cool
A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word has one less letter and is a rearrangement of the remaining letters. The hints will help. Good luck.
 Easy 10Q
4563 plays
 Nov 13 05
musicmonkeyman
12 trivia quiz  Trite Treatises - Letterchange coolicon
Answers will be a pair of words that differ by only a "letterchange". The story will contain 2 sets of capitalised words - they are your clues. I have worked a sample before the first question to get you started.
 Average 10Q
2355 plays
 Jan 12 05
Nannanut editor
13 trivia quiz  Step Down, Step Up - 13 cool
There are 14 steps between two English painters. Drop a letter, rearrange the remaining letters to get the next answer. Do this down to one letter, then make steps up again.
 Average 15Q
933 plays
 Sep 17 07
minch editor
14 trivia quiz  Word Chains cool
Here are 25 words with a twist. The last four letters of each word form the first four letters of the following word. Definitions are given for each word (British English spelling is used throughout).
 Tough 25Q
3114 plays
 Apr 16 07
greybrow
15 trivia quiz  Anagram Couples IV cool
All the answers in this quiz have two words of the same length. The two words are anagrams of each other. That is the same letters are used in each word. e.g Highest saucepan = top pot. Use the hint if you are not sure of word order.
Average 10Q
2592 plays
 Jan 13 05
minch editor
16 trivia quiz  Scrabble Anagrams- Nine Letters coolicon
The journey continues. All answers have nine letters, and are anagrams of each other. No punctuation is required, and keep an eye on the hints. Good luck!
 Very Difficult 10Q
690 plays
 Jan 24 08
ozzz2002 editor
17 trivia quiz  Wordwise Again cool
It's been a long time since I created a Wordwise quiz. Wordwise questions are word rebuses each 'clue' represents a common phrase or, occasionally a single word. A quiz "How to Do Wordwise Quizzes' can be found in Brain Teasers-Wordwise.
 Difficult 10Q
3270 plays
 Oct 30 07
minch editor
18 trivia quiz  Up and Down the Word Ladder: Part 3 cool
A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word is a rearrangement of the letters in the previous word plus one new letter. From the half-way point the answers are reduced by one letter.
 Average 10Q
2949 plays
 Jun 13 06
musicmonkeyman
19 trivia quiz  Anagram Couples VII cool
If you haven't done the previous quizzes note that the two words in the answer are anagrams of each other. That is the same letters are used in each word. e.g Highest saucepan = top pot. Use the hint for first letter of words and their order.
Average 10Q
2274 plays
 Feb 04 05
minch editor
20 trivia quiz  R you Ready? cool
Start with a two, three or four letter word, add an R to the end to make another word. The answer is a two word phrase. Example - Observe prophet = see seer
 Average 10Q
2385 plays
 Dec 29 06
minch editor
21 trivia quiz  Two Words Into One Will Go coolicon
Two clues are given for two single words which, when joined together make a compound word. Example: Not down (up) - and - A firm fit (tight) make a word meaning - Feeling tense or nervous (Answer = uptight)
 Average 10Q
7116 plays
 Dec 01 05
musicmonkeyman
22 trivia quiz  Anagrammatic - Cheesy! coolicon
See if you can solve the anagrams of some different varieties of my favourite food, cheese.
 Very Difficult 10Q
1623 plays
 Dec 19 06
eburge
23 trivia quiz  Scrabble Anagrams- More Sixes coolicon
Part Two of a series of six-letter anagrams. The two (or three) words in each answer are anagrams of each other.
 Average 10Q
705 plays
 Mar 03 08
ozzz2002 editor
24 trivia quiz  What's the Hidden Instrument? coolicon
A name of a musical instrument is hidden in each of these phrases or sentences. Can you find them all?
 Average 10Q
5367 plays
 Aug 05 04
minch editor
25 trivia quiz  Lose a Letter Lexicon Ladder Pt 15 cool
A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word has one less letter and is a rearrangement of the remaining letters. The hints will help. Good luck.
 Average 10Q
3294 plays
 Feb 14 06
musicmonkeyman
26 trivia quiz  Lose a Letter Lexicon Ladder Pt 10 cool
A clue is given for each one word answer. The next word has one less letter and is a rearrangement of the remaining letters. The hints will help. Good luck.
 Average 10Q
4446 plays
 Sep 15 05
musicmonkeyman
27 trivia quiz  Anagram Couples III cool
All the answers in this quiz have two words of the same length. The two words are anagrams of each other. That is the same letters are used in each word. e.g Highest saucepan = top pot Use the hint for word length and initial letters of words.
Average 10Q
2235 plays
 Jan 03 05
minch editor
28 trivia quiz  Fracturing Science! coolicon
Science is an amazing subject, but, to truly appreciate its intricacies it has to be divided into categories. Here are just some of them in fractured form. Enjoy!
 Easy 10Q
3423 plays
 Nov 11 07
jonnowales gold
29 trivia quiz  Letter Landslide coolicon
Beginning with an animal name, drop a letter for each clue, and then work your way back up to a different animal name.
 Average 10Q
3918 plays
 Apr 07 07
zh1322 editor
30 trivia quiz  Gogga's Lose-a-Letter VI cool
This is my sixth "Drop A Letter" style quiz. Start with a word, then lose a letter and rearrange the remaining letters as you go down. When you get to the middle, start working your way up again, adding a letter as you go. Enjoy!
 Easy 10Q
1992 plays
 Aug 18 07
thegogga
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