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A Summer Cryptic Trivia Quiz

Some light refreshment while sitting in the shade finding the anagrams. Enjoy and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by fiachra. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
fiachra

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
197,473

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
478

Question 1 of 10

1. Shattered roots grow into a trunk.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. My little brother is hiding in the bromide.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Turn out cafe for this body feature.

Answer: (One word 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. August variety of melons.

Answer: (One word 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Changing a flat could be lethal.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Little mother follows canine for a tenet.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Sounds like a fish underfoot.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Could this garden feature avoid the issue?

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Take 50 from Dallas and turn for a tasty accompaniment?

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Initially some of these class mates: Lorcan, Desmond, Ricard, Eamon, Sean, Saidhbh, Enda, Robard and Iosaif were looking backstage for this wardrobe assistant.

Answer: (One Word 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Shattered roots grow into a trunk.

Answer: Torso

Roots is an anagram of torso which is another word for trunk.

2. My little brother is hiding in the bromide.

Answer: Bro

Bro is short for brother, little brother, and forms the first three letters of BROmide.

3. Turn out cafe for this body feature.

Answer: Face

Cafe is an anagram of face.

4. August variety of melons.

Answer: Solemn

The word august means solemn and melons is an anagram of solemn.

5. Changing a flat could be lethal.

Answer: Fatal

Lethal means fatal and a flat is an anagram of fatal.

6. Little mother follows canine for a tenet.

Answer: Dogma

Little mother is ma, a canine is a dog. Put the two together and you get dogma, another word for tenet.

7. Sounds like a fish underfoot.

Answer: Sole

The under part of the foot is called a sole and there is a flatfish called a sole.

8. Could this garden feature avoid the issue?

Answer: Hedge

A hedge is a type of garden feature and to hedge is to be very hesitant and non-commital in answering.

9. Take 50 from Dallas and turn for a tasty accompaniment?

Answer: Salad

The letter L is fifty in Roman numerals, if one 'l' is removed from Dallas and the letters are re-arranged then you get SALAD.

10. Initially some of these class mates: Lorcan, Desmond, Ricard, Eamon, Sean, Saidhbh, Enda, Robard and Iosaif were looking backstage for this wardrobe assistant.

Answer: Dresser

This is really contrived (sorry) but the initial letters from Desmond, Ricard, Eamon, Sean, Saidhbh, Enda and Robard all spell DRESSER. A dresser is a stage assistant who helps an actor/ actress with costumes etc.

Source: Author fiachra

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