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A Cryptic At Midnight Trivia Quiz

An easy cryptic mix to end the day and send you happily to bed. Have fun and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Fiachra. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Fiachra

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
148,813

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
371

Question 1 of 10

1. Enervate about for revere.

Answer: (One Word 8 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. A hundred held over provide shelter.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Is this meeting place tree-lined ?

Answer: (One Word 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Examine Octavius, Herod, and Julius for an escort.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. An annoying insect is found in a twisted sharp taste.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Copper knickers sounds like a moon crater.

Answer: (One Word 10 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. 101 year old animal doctor smells strongly of musk.

Answer: (One Word 5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Move tingles for an old vest.

Answer: (One Word 7 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Is soft soap a khaki colour?

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Put a bovine animal around the big apple for a stone.

Answer: (One Word 4 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Enervate about for revere.

Answer: Venerate

Enervate is an anagram of venerate.

2. A hundred held over provide shelter.

Answer: Cover

C = Roman hundred + over = Cover or shelter.

3. Is this meeting place tree-lined ?

Answer: Avenue

Venue = meeting place + a = avenue. Avenues leading to private houses are frequently tree lined.

4. Examine Octavius, Herod, and Julius for an escort.

Answer: Usher

OctaviUS HERod = usher, in a court or cinema or at a wedding etc.

5. An annoying insect is found in a twisted sharp taste.

Answer: Gnat

Sharp taste = tang, twist the letters around for a gnat.

6. Copper knickers sounds like a moon crater.

Answer: Copernicus

I am very conscious of dialect here, the sound pattern I think is reasonably close. Copernicus is a crater on the moon named after the famous Polish astronomer.

7. 101 year old animal doctor smells strongly of musk.

Answer: Civet

Ci = 101 in Roman numbers. Animal doctor = vet. Together they become civet. Musk comes from a civet and has been used in perfume since the Middle Ages.

8. Move tingles for an old vest.

Answer: Singlet

Tingles is an anagram of singlet which is an old word for a vest.

9. Is soft soap a khaki colour?

Answer: Fawn

Fawn a khaki colour and fawn, to flatter or soft soap someone.

10. Put a bovine animal around the big apple for a stone.

Answer: Onyx

Bovine animal = ox and NY = of course is the Big Apple. Onyx is a stone used in cameos and buildings.

Source: Author Fiachra

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