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A Prayer to the Gods Trivia Quiz

Use the clues provided to change "prayer" to "gods".

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

Author
ClarkyB

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
384,263

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
443

Question 1 of 10

1. Change one letter in "prayer" to make a word that can describe a person who participates in a game or sport, performs in a theatrical role, or makes use of a musical instrument?

Answer: (One Word (Six Letters))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter to make a word that means one of several items arranged one on top of the other.

Answer: (One Word (Five Letters))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Change one letter to make a word of German origin that is a a kind of effervescent beer which is light in colour and body.

Answer: (One Word (Five Letters))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Reverse the order of the letters to make a word that means royal.

Answer: (One Word (Five Letters))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter to make a word that means genuine, and can also precede the capital of Spain to make a popular soccer team that plays there.

Answer: (One Word (Four Letters))

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Question 6 of 10

6. Switch the first and last letters with each other to make a Shakespearean king.

Answer: (One Word (Four Letters))

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Question 7 of 10

7. Drop a letter to make a word that means a tract of open ground, especially grassland, or a meadow.

Answer: (One Word (Three Letters))

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Question 8 of 10

8. Change a letter to make a word that is a part of the lower body.

Answer: (One Word (Three Letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Change a different letter to make a word that is a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.

Answer: (One Word (Three Letters))

10. Finally, change a different letter again, and pluralise the result to make a word that completes the 1931 song by Noel Coward, "Mad ____ and Englishmen".

You should also see that by swapping the first and third letters of this final word you have created, we reach our required destination!

Answer: (One Word (Four Letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Change one letter in "prayer" to make a word that can describe a person who participates in a game or sport, performs in a theatrical role, or makes use of a musical instrument?

Answer: Player

Roger Federer is a very successful tennis player.

The accomplished players of the Royal Shakespeare Company put on a fabulous performance.

Jimi Hendrix was an accomplished guitar player.

2. Drop a letter to make a word that means one of several items arranged one on top of the other.

Answer: Layer

He took off his outer layer of clothing because he was too hot.

The decorator had to apply another layer of paint to the wall because there were a few patches.

3. Change one letter to make a word of German origin that is a a kind of effervescent beer which is light in colour and body.

Answer: Lager

In the UK, "lager" and "beer" are often used synonymously to refer to beverages such as Stella Artois, Budweiser, and Carlsberg.

4. Reverse the order of the letters to make a word that means royal.

Answer: Regal

Regal is the stem of the word regalia, which is often used to describe clothing worn and ornaments carried at formal occasions as an indication of status - "the portrait showed the king in full regalia".

5. Drop a letter to make a word that means genuine, and can also precede the capital of Spain to make a popular soccer team that plays there.

Answer: Real

Real Madrid were founded in 1902, and play their home games at the world-famous Bernabeu Stadium.

Amongst the many stars who have played for Real Madrid are David Beckham, Zinedine Zidane, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

6. Switch the first and last letters with each other to make a Shakespearean king.

Answer: Lear

"King Lear" is a Shakespearean tragedy written in the early seventeenth century.

The play is about an aging king who decides to divide up his kingdom between his three daughters in order to avoid any conflict after his death.

7. Drop a letter to make a word that means a tract of open ground, especially grassland, or a meadow.

Answer: Lea

The cattle were free to range over the lea.

Across the lea rolls a solitary wagon.

8. Change a letter to make a word that is a part of the lower body.

Answer: Leg

Each human leg has four bones:

The femur (or thigh bone) that forms the upper leg.
The patella (or knee cap).
The tibia (or shin bone), which is the larger of the bones below the patella.
The fibula, which is the smaller of the bones below the patella.

9. Change a different letter to make a word that is a portion or length of the trunk or of a large limb of a felled tree.

Answer: Log

Log can also refer to a ship's log, which is an official record of events during the voyage of a ship.

And a yule log is a very tasty cylinder-shaped chocolate cake, eaten at Christmas, that is decorated to look like a log from a tree.

10. Finally, change a different letter again, and pluralise the result to make a word that completes the 1931 song by Noel Coward, "Mad ____ and Englishmen". You should also see that by swapping the first and third letters of this final word you have created, we reach our required destination!

Answer: Dogs

"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" was first performed in New York on 1st June 1931 by Beatrice Lillie in "The Third Little Show".

The song satirises the unwillingness of English people to adopt the custom of taking a siesta during the heat of the day in tropical climates.

Source: Author ClarkyB

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