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The Ups and Downs of Crime Trivia Quiz

Start with a six-letter word (a type of crime). The next word will be one letter less and may need to be unscrambled. After you get down to one letter, I'll begin to add letters to make a new word. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by reedy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
reedy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
417,220

Updated
Sep 02 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
300

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: jonnowales (10/10), wjames (10/10), kell217 (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The first word of six letters is a type of crime that usually involves violence, and is more severe than a misdemeanor.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and rearrange the rest to make a term that describes the production of everyday sound effects for adding to films.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes sheets of ice floating in the sea.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lose another letter and rearrange the rest to make a supernatural being.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Again, drop a letter to come up with the nickname of Millie Bobby Brown's character in "Stranger Things."

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop one last letter to leave yourself with the letter that represents '50' in Roman numerals.

Answer: (1 letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now add a letter to make the sixth note of the solfege scale.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter and rearrange them to make a verb that means to cause or suffer harm, illness, or trouble.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add another letter and rearrange them to make a word that describes someone who knowingly utters falsehoods.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, add one last letter and rearrange them to describe what action should be taken to convict or acquit someone of the crime described in this quiz.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first word of six letters is a type of crime that usually involves violence, and is more severe than a misdemeanor.

Answer: Felony

As described in the question, a felony is a crime of a serious nature, often including violence. When someone is convicted of a felony in a court of law, they can be referred to as a felon thereafter.

2. Drop a letter and rearrange the rest to make a term that describes the production of everyday sound effects for adding to films.

Answer: Foley

The term 'Foley' (always capitalized) comes from Jack Foley, who was an early pioneer in the film industry. He developed many techniques for adding sound effects to early films, and for synchronizing them to the visual action in post-production.

In the industry today, workers in this field are referred to as 'Foley artists.'

3. Drop another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes sheets of ice floating in the sea.

Answer: Floe

To define it further, an ice floe is typically a flat, drifting sheet of ice, anywhere from 20 meters to 10 km wide. When multiple ice floes collect together, it can jam into a large mass called pack ice, which is hazardous to navigation.

4. Lose another letter and rearrange the rest to make a supernatural being.

Answer: Elf

An elf (elves plural) is a mythical, magical creature that has been depicted in different ways in lore and literature. Originating in German folklore, elves are often supernaturally beautiful and magical, and generally ambivalent about humans, capable of either helping or hindering.

5. Again, drop a letter to come up with the nickname of Millie Bobby Brown's character in "Stranger Things."

Answer: El

Millie Bobby Brown's powerful character in the Netflix show "Stranger Things" is introduced without a known name, and is marked with a tattooed '011' on her left forearm. Thus, she takes on the name 'Eleven,' or 'El' for short. It is later discovered that her real name is Jane Ives, and when she is adopted by Sheriff Hopper, her legal name becomes Jane Hopper.

6. Drop one last letter to leave yourself with the letter that represents '50' in Roman numerals.

Answer: L

Developed during ancient Roman times, the Latin way of writing numbers was represented by letters:

I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50, C = 100, D = 500, M = 1,000.

The Latin word for L, or 50, was quīnquāgintā.

7. Now add a letter to make the sixth note of the solfege scale.

Answer: La

Using the moveable Do (where the start of any major scale begins with 'Do'), the sequence of syllables for solfege singing is Do Re Me Fa So La Ti Do. While commonly used in singing for warmups and interval training, the solfege syllables achieved notoriety through the musical and film "The Sound of Music" with the song (appropriately titled) "Do-Re-Me," composed by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

8. Add a letter and rearrange them to make a verb that means to cause or suffer harm, illness, or trouble.

Answer: Ail

The term 'ail' has its origins in various European languages that have connotations of trouble, harm, affliction, shamefulness, or disgracefulness.

What ails you?

9. Add another letter and rearrange them to make a word that describes someone who knowingly utters falsehoods.

Answer: Liar

From the Old English 'leogere' meaning "liar, false witness, hypocrite," (Online Etymology Dictionary), the term is connected with the idea of a warlock ('w�rloga'), who had the reputation of a deceiver and connected with the devil.

10. Finally, add one last letter and rearrange them to describe what action should be taken to convict or acquit someone of the crime described in this quiz.

Answer: Trial

Of course, a person can only be convicted of a felony through the due course of lawful court proceedings. A trial is necessary to determine the guilt or innocence of a person accused of a felony, and when convicted, further punishments can be afforded, up to and including execution, depending on the laws in the region where the felony occurred.

Source: Author reedy

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