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Quiz about Defining Words Cryptically
Quiz about Defining Words Cryptically

Defining Words Cryptically Trivia Quiz


This is a cryptic puzzle. I provide the definition at either the beginning or end of the clue. All words are six letters, and the second letter is A, the last letter is T.

A multiple-choice quiz by windrush. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
windrush
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
396,330
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
271
Question 1 of 10
1. Workshop backed by many, take a vote.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t) (Starts with b))
Question 2 of 10
2. Armed outlaw in group is a computer expert.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 3 of 10
3. Mastabas, altered by dark volcanic rock.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 4 of 10
4. Vehicle breakdown in vegetable

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 5 of 10
5. Animated Inspector with useful tool

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 6 of 10
6. The budgerigar returned to the starving artist's studio.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t) (starts with g))
Question 7 of 10
7. Little John gave the lovable alien a short coat

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 8 of 10
8. Expression of sorrow a bit weak in Australia's Northern Territory

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t) (starts with L))
Question 9 of 10
9. The wise man almost got the fly larva.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))
Question 10 of 10
10. Tosca in disarray married a good luck representative.

Answer: (6 letter word (-a---t))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Workshop backed by many, take a vote.

Answer: ballot

Workshop = LAB (backed or reversed) = BAL + many = LOT. Answer = BALLOT (Vote).

A ballot is a system of voting, allowing the voter to cast a secret vote. It is used extensively in voting for a government party or head of government.

In the 1540s, a ballot was a small ball used in voting, and it also referred to a secret vote taken by these ballots. It came to English from Italian 'pallotte', for "little balls". In 1776, it had come (especially in America) to mean the tickets or sheets of paper used in secret voting.
2. Armed outlaw in group is a computer expert.

Answer: bandit

Group = BAND + computer expert = IT. Answer = BANDIT (Armed outlaw)

A bandit is normally described as a robber or outlaw in a gang and usually operating in a remote or lawless area.
3. Mastabas, altered by dark volcanic rock.

Answer: basalt

MastaBAS ALTered = BASALT (which is a dark volcanic rock).

Basalt is a black or nearly black rock formed by volcanic activity. It sometimes has a columnar structure.

Also Josiah Wedgwood developed a form of black stoneware which he called 'Basalt'.
4. Vehicle breakdown in vegetable

Answer: carrot

Vehicle = CAR + breakdown = ROT = CARROT (a vegetable).

A carrot is a tapering root vegetable, usually bright orange in colour. It is a member of the parsley family, and has feathery fern shaped leaves.
5. Animated Inspector with useful tool

Answer: gadget

Double definition. Inspector Gadget was an animated TV character, a gadget is a useful tool.

A gadget is a small device or tool, sometimes hand-operated, but more mechanical and electronic gadgets are appearing. It usually (but not always) represents assistance in performing everyday tasks.
6. The budgerigar returned to the starving artist's studio.

Answer: garret

BudgeriGAR RETurned. GARRET.

A garret is an attic room, usually cold and dismal, according to some operas and romantic novels.
7. Little John gave the lovable alien a short coat

Answer: jacket

JACK is a pet form of John, + ET is the lovable Extra-Terrestrial. Answer = JACKET

A jacket is usually a coat falling only to the waist or hips, being completely open at the front, where it can be fastened together.

A jacket also describes a sheath or outer layer for something, such as a metal jacket for a boiler.
8. Expression of sorrow a bit weak in Australia's Northern Territory

Answer: lament

A bit weak = LAME + Northern Territory = NT. Answer = LAMENT

A lament was traditionally a wail of sorrow, or sometimes a sad song describing the death of a loved one or a hero.

It can now also be an expression of sorrow or disappointment over some small mishap or loss.
9. The wise man almost got the fly larva.

Answer: maggot

Wise man (almost) is MAG(E). + the word GOT = MAGGOT.

Maggots are insect larvae. The word is typically applied to flies (house flies, blowflies, etc.) rather than to other insects such as mosquitoes.

Due to their preference for eating dead and decaying flesh, maggots have been used in the past to clean up infected wounds - particularly in battlefield conditions. Some soldiers would carry around their own supply of maggots in case of injury.
10. Tosca in disarray married a good luck representative.

Answer: mascot

M is shorthand for married + Tosca (in disarray means to anagram the word) = MASCOT.

Mascots can be people, objects, or animals, or increasingly, people dressed as a symbol. Armed forces units would often adopt an animal such as a goat, which would be succeeded by a younger replacement carrying the same name when the original animal died.
Source: Author windrush

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