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Q Sans U Trivia Quiz

Stuck playing Scrabble with a Q but no U? A little word play and some memory tricks will provide you with 10 words from the Official Scrabble Players' Dictionary.

A multiple-choice quiz by ubermom. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ubermom

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
350,965

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
364

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. With the more common K in the middle, this Muslim holy man might look like a faker to the English-speaking player. Just pronounce the word correctly and swap out the K for a Q, and what Scrabble-legal word do you get?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The leaves of this flowering plant have a stimulant effect when chewed, making it a popular social drug in areas of the Arabian Peninsula. What Scrabble-legal Q-word will keep you up off your cot if you pack your cheek full of it?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A quad collided with an Audi, destroying the Us in both vehicles. What Scrabble-legal Islamic judge could sort out the legalities of this wreck?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. I don't know anything about life energy or Chinese philosophy. Just trying to understand it strains my IQ as my brain runs backward and forward trying to make sense of it. What Scrabble-legal word is my mind trying to grasp?

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Did you just pick up a Q? Your computer keyboard can help you deal with that U-less rack of letters. What Scrabble-legal word is right at your fingertips every time you type?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. This medication makes me so tranquil that I can't even finish writing it. What Scrabble-legal sedative ends with a Q?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What Muslim tribal chief might come to your assistance with a handy Scrabble-legal Q word?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Questions and answers about an underground irrigation tunnel would be natural. What Scrabble-legal Q word can you extract from that sentence?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The U in this Eskimo boat isn't missing in action. It's just moved to the front of the word. What Scrabble-legal word helps you when the U you need is ill-placed for the standard Q + U?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Quincy often prints Hebrew." I've given you the mnemonic you need to answer this question: What's the Scrabble-legal 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: faqir

The use of the Q instead of the K might make it easier for an English speaker to pronounce this word properly, as "fa-KEER," rather than as "FAKE-er."

You can also pluralize it with an S at the end.

Answer: qat

I first encountered this word in P.J. O'Rourke's "All the Trouble in the World," and immediately identified it as a prime Scrabble word. You can pluralize it with an S.

And yes, I know that I used "cot" for a clue, and qat is spelled with an A, not an O. But I bet you'll remember the right spelling, which is the aim of this quiz.

3. A quad collided with an Audi, destroying the Us in both vehicles. What Scrabble-legal Islamic judge could sort out the legalities of this wreck?

Answer: qadi

I know nothing of Islamic law, but I do know that qadi can be pluralized with an S.

Answer: qi

Reversing IQ gives you qi, which can be pluralized with an S.

5. Did you just pick up a Q? Your computer keyboard can help you deal with that U-less rack of letters. What Scrabble-legal word is right at your fingertips every time you type?

Answer: qwerty

It never would have occurred to me to treat qwerty like a Scrabble word. Bonus: You can pluralize it with an S.

6. This medication makes me so tranquil that I can't even finish writing it. What Scrabble-legal sedative ends with a Q?

Answer: tranq

Tranq can also be pluralized with an S.

7. What Muslim tribal chief might come to your assistance with a handy Scrabble-legal Q word?

Answer: qaid

When he comes to your aid with a q, you'll have qaid, which can be pluralized with an S.

8. Questions and answers about an underground irrigation tunnel would be natural. What Scrabble-legal Q word can you extract from that sentence?

Answer: qanat

Q & A would be natural. Q + A + nat = qanat. Bonus: You can pluralize it with an S.

9. The U in this Eskimo boat isn't missing in action. It's just moved to the front of the word. What Scrabble-legal word helps you when the U you need is ill-placed for the standard Q + U?

Answer: umiaq

U + MIA (missing in action) + Q = UMIAQ. Bonus: You can pluralize it with an S.

10. "Quincy often prints Hebrew." I've given you the mnemonic you need to answer this question: What's the Scrabble-legal 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

Answer: qoph

Bonus: You can pluralize qoph with an S.

Source: Author ubermom

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