The Lost Letters Trivia Quiz

Answer: politician

Politicians are those individuals involved in governmental actions or positions, who have an interest in being a part of those governing. They may or may not be in office, and if in office, may have been elected to or inherited their positions.

Answer: plication

Plication, which means the act of folding or the condition of being folded, can refer to the folding of structures such as rock strata, the folding and suturing of weakened tissue or any other instance of such an action.

Answer: optician

Besides making or selling eyeglasses, opticians are also involved in other products such as contact lenses, low vision aids and artificial eyes. In many countries, opticians are required to be licensed and are subject to regulations.

Answer: caption

Captions can be found beneath pictures, newspaper articles, cartoons or any number of places, and gives a short description or explanation. Closed captioning is the process of displaying text on a television, video screen, or other visual display.

Answer: catnip

Catnip, which is also known as catswort or catmint, is a herbaceous perennial which originated in Europe and Asia, but can now be found naturalized in many other areas. While it attracts butterflies, it repels less welcome pests such as aphids and squash bugs. The mint has been used for medicinal purposes, in herbal teas, and of course, as a feline treat.

Answer: panic

Panic can strike without notice, rendering one paralyzed with fear, or stimulating a 'fight or flight' response. There are also varying degrees of response ranging between the two extremes. When a number of people are involved it is called a group panic or mob panic.

Answer: pica

Pica is a typesetting term, but it also describes an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, such as chalk or clay. It is also a genus of magpie.

Answer: cap

Caps come in all shapes and sizes, from an ayam to a zucchetto. But, it can also mean a top or limit to a salary, cost or expenditure. And, besides 'cap' being a lid for a container, there are knee caps, polar ice caps, tooth caps and capacitors.

Answer: pa

There are a number of synonyms for the word father, including dad, daddy, papa, old man and pop. PA is also the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania.

Answer: p

P is the symbol for Phosphorous, but there are a number of other elements with single letter symbols. B for boron. C for carbon. F for fluorine. And several others, including K for potassium!