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Quiz about A Taco Within a Taco

Quiz about A Taco Within a Taco

A Taco Within a Taco Trivia Quiz

Words often contain smaller words, but there aren't many that contain something from the same category - like a taco within a taco. Try your hand at finding these. (There's an example with the first question)

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

Author
WesleyCrusher

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
381,745

Updated
Oct 03 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
269

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Question 1 of 10

1. Before we start, here's an example:

A construction within a construction (1-3-1, dwelling, channel).
The number pattern indicates how many letters there are before, in and after the inner word and the extra definitions are given first for the inner then the outer word.
The answer for the example is cHUTe. Only type the complete (longer) word as your answer, not both! Capitalization does not matter.

Now it's your turn:

A pastime within a pastime (1-3-3, creative, motor sports)

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Do you know your AlphaBetaGammas?

A Greek letter within a Greek letter (1-3-3, consonant, vowel)

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Let's get wet:

A river within a river (3-2-2, Italy, Africa)

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Geography is a good source for these.

A country within a country (2-4-1, African, African)

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Let's stay with this category for a bit longer.

Another country within a country (1-4-2, Arabian, European)

Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. It wouldn't be me if I didn't sneak one in:

An animal within an animal (3-3-4, common pet, passerine bird)

Answer: (One word, 10 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Chemical elements, anyone?

A metal within a metal (3-3-2, bronze component, precious)

Answer: (One word, 8 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Let's try some music:

A song within a song (3-5-1, festive, Venetian)

Answer: (One word, 9 letters, French spelling)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sometimes they're right in front of your eyes:

A facial feature within a facial feature (1-3-1, sensory, masculine)

Answer: (One word, 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, given the title, we can't do without this one:

A food within a food (3-3-2, meat, sauce)

Answer: (One word, 8 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Before we start, here's an example: A construction within a construction (1-3-1, dwelling, channel). The number pattern indicates how many letters there are before, in and after the inner word and the extra definitions are given first for the inner then the outer word. The answer for the example is cHUTe. Only type the complete (longer) word as your answer, not both! Capitalization does not matter. Now it's your turn: A pastime within a pastime (1-3-3, creative, motor sports)

Answer: kARTing

If you ask any self-respecting kart racer, they will describe their sport as one of the purest and most artful of motor sports. The small but powerful vehicles provide for extremely direct driver control. Almost all Formula 1 drivers started their career in karting, often at a very young age.

2. Do you know your AlphaBetaGammas? A Greek letter within a Greek letter (1-3-3, consonant, vowel)

Answer: ePSIlon

For a mathematician, the idea of an epsilon containing something else is certainly counter-intuitive as it stands for an arbitrarily small number. Psi is used for wave functions (an important term in quantum physics) but also for parapsychological phenomena.

3. Let's get wet: A river within a river (3-2-2, Italy, Africa)

Answer: limPOpo

In terms of length, the Limpopo is almost three times as long as the Po, but the latter carries almost ten times as much water per hour.

4. Geography is a good source for these. A country within a country (2-4-1, African, African)

Answer: soMALIa

Mali is almost twice the area and one and a half times the population of Somalia. Both countries are among the poorest and least developed in the world.

5. Let's stay with this category for a bit longer. Another country within a country (1-4-2, Arabian, European)

Answer: rOMANia

In reality, you could actually fit Romania into Oman with some wiggle room as Oman's area is about 30 percent larger than Romania's. However, in terms of population, Romania comes out ahead with 19.5 million compared to Oman's 3.5 million.

6. It wouldn't be me if I didn't sneak one in: An animal within an animal (3-3-4, common pet, passerine bird)

Answer: antCATcher

The name antcatcher is actually deprecated in favor of antbird although it is still in colloquial use. The over 200 species, native to Central and South America, are all small birds - certainly small enough to end up within a cat instead of vice versa.

7. Chemical elements, anyone? A metal within a metal (3-3-2, bronze component, precious)

Answer: plaTINum

It would certainly be the dream of any alchemist to start with tin and end up with platinum. Platinum is the heavier of the two elements with an atomic mass of 195 (most common isotope) and atomic number of 78 compared to tin's 120 and 50.

8. Let's try some music: A song within a song (3-5-1, festive, Venetian)

Answer: barCAROLe

The barcarole is the traditional style of song of the Venetian gondoliers, but the form has been adopted by classical music in the Romantic period, especially in opera. To my knowledge, no one has attempted to write a carol in barcarole style so far.

9. Sometimes they're right in front of your eyes: A facial feature within a facial feature (1-3-1, sensory, masculine)

Answer: bEARd

For once, with a little bit of liberal interpretation, you can actually find these two things in the relationship given by their words - well-grown sideburns can actually cover the ears.

10. And finally, given the title, we can't do without this one: A food within a food (3-3-2, meat, sauce)

Answer: becHAMel

While ham isn't an ingredient in b�chamel sauce, quite a few dishes, particularly from France, use both. The most famous is croque monsieur, a famous French sandwich.

If anyone feels adventurous, why not try to come up with a taco recipe that uses both ham and b�chamel?

Source: Author WesleyCrusher

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