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Time to Change Trivia Quiz

In each question change the given word by adding, subtracting, or replacing one letter with another to form a word which fits the given clue.

A multiple-choice quiz by elbowmacaroni2. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
elbowmacaroni2

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
418,488

Updated
Dec 12 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
267

Last 3 plays: maryhouse (10/10), Jane57 (10/10), Alaskaman884 (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Drop a letter from "Pewter" to form the first name of an artist who went 8xPlatinum (a different movie) in the USA when he came alive on his 1976 album.

Answer: ("Show Me the Way")

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Question 2 of 10

2. Change a letter in Dobby, the house-elf in Harry Potter who was freed when he was given a sock, to the types of socks stereotypical of Frank Sinatra's female fans in the 1940's.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop a letter from malice to form the first name of the girl who played croquet with flamingos in Wonderland.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Add a letter to Maria to get the first name of the actress who played Bree Van de Kamp in "Desperate Housewives'.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter from Grieg to form the first name of the golfer known as "The Great White Shark".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Change a letter in Candy to form the first name of the actress who was Shirley in the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley".

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Change a letter in pike to get the first name of the boxer who appeared in "The Hangover" (with his tiger).

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Drop a letter from Jean for the first name of the Dutch painter Van Eyck who created the Arnolfini Portrait.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Change a letter in carom to form the first name of the the comedian who tugged her ear at the end of her variety show.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What TV show connects the nine previous answers?

Answer: (Three Words (3 5 5))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Drop a letter from "Pewter" to form the first name of an artist who went 8xPlatinum (a different movie) in the USA when he came alive on his 1976 album.

Answer: Peter

"Frampton Comes Alive" by Peter Frampton also contained "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Do You Feel Like We Do".

2. Change a letter in Dobby, the house-elf in Harry Potter who was freed when he was given a sock, to the types of socks stereotypical of Frank Sinatra's female fans in the 1940's.

Answer: Bobby

Bobbysoxers referred to to young women in the late 1940's, especially the fans of Frank Sinatra. Bobby socks reached just above the ankle.

3. Drop a letter from malice to form the first name of the girl who played croquet with flamingos in Wonderland.

Answer: Alice

"Alice in Wonderland" is a novel by Lewis Carroll from the 19th Century. It was turned into a Disney movie in 1951.

4. Add a letter to Maria to get the first name of the actress who played Bree Van de Kamp in "Desperate Housewives'.

Answer: Marcia

Marcia Cross starred in "Desperate Housewives" from 2004-2012. She was also in Knots Landing and Melrose Place.

5. Drop a letter from Grieg to form the first name of the golfer known as "The Great White Shark".

Answer: Greg

Greg Norman is Australian. He won the (British) Open twice.

6. Change a letter in Candy to form the first name of the actress who was Shirley in the sitcom "Laverne & Shirley".

Answer: Cindy

Laverne and Shirley was a spinoff of "Happy Days". Penny Marshall played Laverne and Cindy Williams was Shirley.

7. Change a letter in pike to get the first name of the boxer who appeared in "The Hangover" (with his tiger).

Answer: Mike

"The Hangover" is about a bachelor party in Las Vegas. Mike Tyson's Bengal tiger is stolen by the main characters.

8. Drop a letter from Jean for the first name of the Dutch painter Van Eyck who created the Arnolfini Portrait.

Answer: Jan

Jan Van Eyck was a Dutch painter. His surviving paintings are from the 15th century, including "The Arnolfini Portrait".

9. Change a letter in carom to form the first name of the the comedian who tugged her ear at the end of her variety show.

Answer: Carol

Carol Burnett hosted a variety show on CBS. The tug on her ear was a signal to her grandmother.

10. What TV show connects the nine previous answers?

Answer: The Brady Bunch

The nine answers are the characters from "The Brady Bunch" who appear in the 3 x 3 box. The parents (Mike and Carol), the boys (Greg, Peter, and Bobby), the girls (Marcia, Jan, and Cindy) and their housekeeper Alice.

The title of the quiz "Time to Change" is the name of a song that the Brady Kids performed during the "Dough Re Mi" episode.

Source: Author elbowmacaroni2

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