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A Letter's Missing Trivia Quiz

All the As have been lost from the words in this quiz. Can you determine where they should go? For example:- XRY - used to see inside the body gives the answer XRAY.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lottie1001. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Lottie1001

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
348,674

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
17 / 20

Plays
3094

Last 3 plays: dalthor1974 (17/20), Guest 172 (19/20), Guest 192 (16/20).

Question 1 of 20

1. B - noise made by a sheep

Answer: (One Word - 3 letters)

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Question 2 of 20

2. CNCN - high-kicking dance

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 3 of 20

3. DT - organised information figures

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 20

4. FNTSY - extravagant daydream

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 5 of 20

5. GLH - Australian cockatoo

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 6 of 20

6. HLLMRK - distinguishing characteristic

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 7 of 20

7. JCRND - tropical flowering tree

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 8 of 20

8. KNG - brightly patterned dress from Africa

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 20

9. LV - molten rock from a volcano

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 10 of 20

10. MDM - formal address to a lady

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 11 of 20

11. NRWHL - sea dweller with a long twisted tusk

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 12 of 20

12. PND - Black and white animal

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 13 of 20

13. QTR - Arabian country

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 14 of 20

14. RSCL - mischievous person

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 15 of 20

15. SNDL - light shoe with straps

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 16 of 20

16. TNGRM - Chinese shape puzzle

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 17 of 20

17. VCNT - empty

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 18 of 20

18. WLKWY - passage between buildings

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 19 of 20

19. YCHT - sailing boat

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 20 of 20

20. ZNY - comical

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Dec 16 2024 : dalthor1974: 17/20
Dec 15 2024 : Guest 172: 19/20
Dec 14 2024 : Guest 192: 16/20
Dec 03 2024 : Guest 72: 19/20
Nov 30 2024 : Jane57: 19/20
Nov 26 2024 : Guest 104: 12/20
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 20: 3/20
Nov 21 2024 : Guest 176: 13/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. B - noise made by a sheep

Answer: BAA

I've never actually heard a sheep say "Baa!", but since it appears in the nursery rhyme about the black sheep and his bags of wool it must be right.

2. CNCN - high-kicking dance

Answer: CANCAN

The cancan began life in France in the first half of the nineteenth century as a dance for a couple. However, it is probably better known today as the chorus line entertainment which was developed at the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth centuries.

3. DT - organised information figures

Answer: DATA

Data is the plural of the Latin noun 'datum' which means a given thing.

4. FNTSY - extravagant daydream

Answer: FANTASY

Fantasy is a word often used to refer to a genre of fiction involving stories about magic or supernatural beings.

5. GLH - Australian cockatoo

Answer: GALAH

Why the name of a very pretty pink and grey bird should also be used by the Australians to refer to an idiotic person is probably something only understood by the Australians, themselves.

6. HLLMRK - distinguishing characteristic

Answer: HALLMARK

Many European nations have a system of hallmarks which indicate the purity of items made from precious metals such as silver, gold and platinum.

7. JCRND - tropical flowering tree

Answer: JACARANDA

The Jacaranda is a native of South America, but it's blue flowers can now be seen in almost any part of the world with a suitably frost-free climate.

8. KNG - brightly patterned dress from Africa

Answer: KANGA

Kanga is also the name of a character created by A.A. Milne in the stories about Christopher Robin and his friends.

9. LV - molten rock from a volcano

Answer: LAVA

A lava lamp gets its name from the supposed similarity of movement of the molten wax to the flow of lava from an erupting volcano.

10. MDM - formal address to a lady

Answer: MADAM

'Madam' is a palindromic word, meaning it reads the same backwards as forwards. "Madam, I'm Adam" is also a palindrome.

11. NRWHL - sea dweller with a long twisted tusk

Answer: NARWHAL

A narwhal is a whale with a long twisted tooth. They are found in the Arctic, and swim in pods of between ten and a hundred mammals.

12. PND - Black and white animal

Answer: PANDA

The panda comes from China, and lives on a diet of bamboo. It has been used as the symbol of the World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly the World Wildlife Fund) since it was founded in 1961.

13. QTR - Arabian country

Answer: QATAR

The State of Qatar occupies a peninsula on the north-east of the Arabian peninsula. It has a land border with Saudi Arabia on the southwest, and is otherwise surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

14. RSCL - mischievous person

Answer: RASCAL

While the term 'fat rascal' may be used to refer to a somewhat overweight scallywag, in Yorkshire and County Durham it is usually taken to mean a scone-like teacake made with currants and peel.

15. SNDL - light shoe with straps

Answer: SANDAL

Sandal is also the name of a castle near Wakefield in Yorkshire, which was the site of a battle in 1460 during the Wars of the Roses.

16. TNGRM - Chinese shape puzzle

Answer: TANGRAM

A tangram consists of five triangles of varying sizes, one small square and one parallelogram which have all been cut from a single larger square. They can be rearranged to make various different shapes.

17. VCNT - empty

Answer: VACANT

As well as referring to an empty room or house, vacant can also be used to describe the expression of someone who isn't paying attention.

18. WLKWY - passage between buildings

Answer: WALKWAY

A walkway is any route from one building to another. It may be covered, or completely enclosed to protect the walker from the weather, or it might just be an open path.

19. YCHT - sailing boat

Answer: YACHT

A yacht is a small boat used for leisure trips. It may have a motor, or be a sailing boat.

20. ZNY - comical

Answer: ZANY

Zany can also be used as a noun; formerly it referred to a clown's assistant who mimicked his actions, nowadays it just means a comical person.

Source: Author Lottie1001

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