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Quiz about Add and Drop a Letter Cascade
Quiz about Add and Drop a Letter Cascade

Add and Drop a Letter Cascade Trivia Quiz

This is my first attempt at an 'add and drop a letter' quiz. I hope you enjoy it. Start with a single letter, then add a letter and possibly anagram it. Then start taking letters off.

A multiple-choice quiz by Quiz_Beagle. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
Quiz_Beagle
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
293,226
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
584
Question 1 of 15
1. In the Cockney alphabet, this is for horses, or, more accurately, 'orses.

Answer: (One Letter. Think of the sound.)

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Question 2 of 15
2. The symbol called an asperand is this word.

Answer: (One Word. You have this in your email address.)

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Question 3 of 15
3. Add a letter and anagram to make a Jolly Jack.

Answer: (One Word of three letters)

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Question 4 of 15
4. Add a letter to get a heavenly body, the closest to us being about 92 million miles away.

Answer: (One Word, four letters.)

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Question 5 of 15
5. Add a letter to get the place where, according to the rhyme, you met a man who wasn't there.

Answer: (One word, five letters.)

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Question 6 of 15
6. Add a letter to get what 'Goodnight-Loving', 'Chisholm' and Santa Fe' are in the US.

Answer: (One Word (Plural))

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Question 7 of 15
7. Add a letter to make a name for small crosswise ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.

Answer: (One word. Plural.)

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Question 8 of 15
8. Add a letter to get the bird whose Latin name is Sturnus vulgaris.

Answer: (One Word. Singular.)

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Question 9 of 15
9. Add a letter to get an adjective meaning something that causes a momentary shock.

Answer: (One Word.)

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Question 10 of 15
10. Now, drop a letter and anagram to get a complimentary adjective about a story or tale.

Answer: (One Word. Eight letters.)

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Question 11 of 15
11. Drop a letter to describe what Yorkshire terriers were originally bred to do.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 12 of 15
12. Drop a letter to get a name for someone serving in the Navy who is not an officer.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 13 of 15
13. Drop a letter and anagram to find the wrestling nickname of 7'4" Andre Rene Roussimoff. Andre the _____?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 14 of 15
14. Drop a letter and anagram to find the Folland aircraft designed by W.E.W. "Teddy" Petter, which was once flown by the Royal Air Force 'Red Arrows' display team.

Answer: (One Word. Also an insect)

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Question 15 of 15
15. Drop a letter and anagram to get something that will ruin your picnic.

Answer: (One Word. Two answers acceptable.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the Cockney alphabet, this is for horses, or, more accurately, 'orses.

Answer: a

 The Cockney alphabet has several different versions. This is the one I knew:
A for 'orses ('ay for 'orses or hay for horses - Cockneys are legendary for drooping aitches)
B for Mutton (Beef or mutton)
C for Miles (See for miles)
D for Dumb (or D fer Ential - Deaf or dumb or Differential)
E for Brick ('eave a brick or Heave a brick without the dropped aitch)
F for Lump (Heffalump - an A A Milne elephant)
G for Police (Chief of Police)
H for Consent (Age for consent)
I for Novello (or I for the Engine - Ivor Novello or Ivor the Engine)
J for Oranges (Jaffa oranges)
K for Restaurant (Cafe (pronounced caife) or restaurant)
L for Leather (Hell for leather)
M for sis (Emphasis)
N for Lope (Envelope)
O for the Wings of a Dove (Famous song for boy sopranos)
P for Relief (No comment)
Q for the Loos (Queue for the loos)
R for Mo ('alf a mo - half a moment)
S for You (As for you...)
T for Two (Tea for Two)
U for Me (You for me)
V for Espana (Viva Espan)
W for a Quid (Double you for a quid (Pound sterling)
X for Breakfast (Eggs for breakfast)
Y for Mistress (Wife or mistress)
Z for Wind (Zephyr Wind)

I do not offer this as a definitive list - there are many out there!
2. The symbol called an asperand is this word.

Answer: at

 Also known as 'commercial at' in English, many countries have imaginative names for this symbol @. In Israel the @ symbol it is known as 'strudel', in Dutch as 'apestaart', which means 'monkey's tail', in Swedish, as 'snabel-a' ('a' with an elephant's trunk), or 'kanelbulle', for a Swedish Chelsea bun.

In German it is called 'Klammerraffe' which means 'clinging monkey', in Greek 'little duck and in Russian 'sabachka', meaning 'puppy'. In Brazil and Spain the symbol is known as 'arroba', which is an old weight measure of 15 kilos and in Italian as a 'chiocciolina', which means 'little snail', which it is also called in France as 'petit escargot', in Finland as a mouse's tail and in Hungary, as 'kukatsz', which means 'little worm'.

The Norwegians call it 'kroellalfa', meaning 'curled a' and in Czech it is called 'zavinac' which means a rolled pickled herring. I am indebted to correspondents of 'The Guardian' newspapers for this information.
3. Add a letter and anagram to make a Jolly Jack.

Answer: Tar

 A Jolly Jack Tar comes from the 18th and 19th centuries, when sailors of the British Royal Navy had their hair and pigtails impregnated with tar, which no doubt looked smart but must have smelt horrible.
4. Add a letter to get a heavenly body, the closest to us being about 92 million miles away.

Answer: Star

 The closest star to earth is, of course, our sun.
5. Add a letter to get the place where, according to the rhyme, you met a man who wasn't there.

Answer: Stair

 "As I was going down the stair I met a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. I wish that man would go away".
6. Add a letter to get what 'Goodnight-Loving', 'Chisholm' and Santa Fe' are in the US.

Answer: Trails

 The Goodnight-Loving Trail ran from Texas to Colorado and I first found out about it in Leslie Thomas' excellent novel 'The Adventures of Goodnight and Loving'. The Chisholm trail was used to drive cattle overland from ranches in Texas to Kansas railheads and the Santa Fe Trail was a historic 19th century trail connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
7. Add a letter to make a name for small crosswise ropes attached to the shrouds and forming the steps of a rope ladder.

Answer: Ratlins

 Ratlines or ratlins are small ropes fastened horizontally to the shrouds (the standing rigging, attached symetrically on port and starboard of a sailing ship, which hold the mast up from side to side) forming a ladder for going aloft.
8. Add a letter to get the bird whose Latin name is Sturnus vulgaris.

Answer: Starling

 Sturnus vulgaris is the European starling, and is a handsome bird with shiny black plumage, with a purple or green gloss, spangled with white, especially in winter.
9. Add a letter to get an adjective meaning something that causes a momentary shock.

Answer: Startling

 Have you noticed that in the newspapers developments are nearly always 'startling' or 'unexpected'?
10. Now, drop a letter and anagram to get a complimentary adjective about a story or tale.

Answer: Rattling

 A rattling good yarn is considered to be an excellent story.
11. Drop a letter to describe what Yorkshire terriers were originally bred to do.

Answer: Ratting

 Although nowadays Yorkies are often pampered lap dogs (some with ponytails!) they were originally bred as ratting dogs.
12. Drop a letter to get a name for someone serving in the Navy who is not an officer.

Answer: Rating

 In the Royal Navy, a rating is anybody below the rank of Warrant Officer.
13. Drop a letter and anagram to find the wrestling nickname of 7'4" Andre Rene Roussimoff. Andre the _____?

Answer: Giant

 Born in France on 19 May 1946, Andre suffered from acromegaly, a disease also known as Giantism, which caused his body to continue growing throughout his life. Sadly, people with disease do not live very long and he died at 47. Andre held WWF, NWA, IWA and WWF Tag Team titles. He also played the giant Fezzik in the wonderful Rob Reiner film 'The Princess Bride'.
14. Drop a letter and anagram to find the Folland aircraft designed by W.E.W. "Teddy" Petter, which was once flown by the Royal Air Force 'Red Arrows' display team.

Answer: Gnat

 Later replaced by the Hawk, the Folland Gnat was also flown by Finnish, Indian and Yugoslavian air forces and even appeared in the Charlie Sheen film 'Hot Shots!'
15. Drop a letter and anagram to get something that will ruin your picnic.

Answer: Ant

 Ants can really ruin a picnic! I hope you enjoyed this slightly different Word Play. Do let me know!
Source: Author Quiz_Beagle

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