A Czar Is Born Trivia Quiz

Answer: Chief

The word 'start' means you need to use the first letters of the following words to find the answer. So Choosing Him In Every Field leads to the answer - chief.

The word comes through Middle English from the Old French 'chef', which comes from the Latin word 'caput' meaning head. Chief is also used as an adjective to describe something which is most important.

Answer: Tsar

The word 'hiding' means just that - the answer is hidden among the words of the clue. In this case the last two letters of 'rats' and the first two letters of 'are' lead to the answer - tsar.

A tsar was the ruler of the Russian empire; it comes from the Latin 'caesar'. It can also be spelled czar or tzar, both of which are other transliterations of the Russian 'царь'.

Answer: Sovereign

Five is the Roman numeral V. South-eastern gives SE. The word 'muddle' leads to an anagram of V, SE and ignore, which gives the answer - sovereign.

The word comes through Middle English from the Old French 'soverain' from the Latin 'super' meaning above. Sovereign was also used to refer to a gold coin worth one pound sterling.

Answer: Sheikh

The word 'moving' indicates an anagram. The letters of 'Shh! Ike' can be rearranged to produce the answer - sheikh.

It is a sixteenth century word from the Arabic 'sayk' meaning an old man. As well as the more common sheikh, the Arabic word 'شيخ' can be transliterated as sheekh, sheyikh, or shaikh amongst others. The title is used for tribal chiefs on the Arabian peninsula, and also for Islamic religious leaders.

Answer: Caesar

'Every other' means you need to take alternate letters from 'CrAnE iS fAiR' to find the answer - caesar.

Gaius Julius Caesar was the first Roman ruler with the name. However he gave the last name to his adopted son and successor, known as Octavius. In his turn, Ocatvius passed the name onto his adopted son and successor. The tradition continued with subsequent rulers either being related to, or being adopted by, their predecessors, and taking the name Caesar. The result was that the name came to be associated with the imperatur, or ruler.

Answer: Emir

This is another clue with the answer hidden in the question, as indicated by 'uncovered'. 'EmblEM I Registered' reveals the answer - emir.

The word comes through Persian and Urdu from the Arabic 'Amir' meaning commander. Formerly used by rulers in some parts of Africa and central Asia as well as in the Arab world, by early in the twenty-first century only Kuwait and Qatar still called their rulers Emirs. Others, such as Bahrain in 2002, had replaced the title with the word 'king'.

Answer: Monarch

The negative is 'no', and returns means that it is written in reverse. Putting 'on' inside 'March' leads to the answer - M-on-arch, or monarch.

The word comes through Latin from the Greek 'monoarkhes' meaning to rule alone. Monarch is also used as a place name in various parts of North America, as well as being the name of various sports teams, and, perhaps more widely known, as a type of butterfly.

Answer: Potentate

This is another clue with the answer concealed in the question. Potentate is inside 'hipPO TENT AT Elections'.

The word comes through Middle English from the Latin 'potentatus' meaning dominion. That word is derived from the word 'potent', meaning able or powerful. Many dictionaries refer to unrestrained power wielded by potentates; this leads to a similarity with a despotic ruler.

Answer: Emperor

The word 'changes' indicates an anagram. Rearranging the letters in 'Perm ore' leads to the answer - emperor.

The word comes from the Latin 'imperatur' - a military commander. Empress is used for a female ruler in her own right, or for the widow or wife of an emperor. An Emperor Penguin is the largest of the species.

Answer: Sultan

The word 'finally' means you need to take the last letters of 'yeS, yoU wilL geT A maN' to give the answer - sultan.

The word comes from the medieval Latin 'sultanus' from an Arabic word 'sultan' meaning power or ruler. Suleiman I, known as the Magnificent, was the longest serving Sultan of the Ottoman Empire; he reigned for over 45 years in the middle of the sixteenth century.