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Anagram Matches Trivia Quiz

For this quiz, I will provide the definition of the word. Your job is to decide on the anagram of the word and match it with the definition. E.g., If the definition is "male parent", that would be matched with "add", the anagram of "dad". Good luck.

A matching quiz by Trivia_Fan54. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Trivia_Fan54

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
407,570

Updated
Jan 24 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
926

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: wjames (10/10), Guest 159 (4/10), Guest 137 (7/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Questions		Choices
1. A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs		Capitol
2. A mine for an energy source		Slate
3. A mammal of the camel family		Bleat
4. A man of the cloth		Sprite
5. Stories		Seminar
6. An animal that preys on others		Eastern
7. Section of a book		Decimal
8. Cleopatra's snakes		Repatch
9. Branch of the US Armed Forces		Spas
10. Opposite of furthest		Teardrop

Select each answer

1. A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs

2. A mine for an energy source

3. A mammal of the camel family

4. A man of the cloth

5. Stories

6. An animal that preys on others

7. Section of a book

8. Cleopatra's snakes

9. Branch of the US Armed Forces

10. Opposite of furthest

Most Recent Scores

Nov 18 2024 : wjames: 10/10
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 159: 4/10
Nov 17 2024 : Guest 137: 7/10
Nov 10 2024 : asgirl: 10/10
Nov 06 2024 : Guest 45: 0/10
Nov 05 2024 : BurgGurl: 10/10
Nov 05 2024 : Guest 136: 10/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 174: 8/10
Nov 03 2024 : mlpitter: 3/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs

Answer: Bleat

A piece of furniture with a flat top and legs is a "table". The anagram of table is "bleat". The word "table" comes from the Latin word "tabula", which means a "plank, tablet, or list".

2. A mine for an energy source

Answer: Capitol

A mine for an energy source is a "coalpit". The anagram of coalpit is "capitol". The word coalpit comes from the Old English word "colpytt", a combination of "col" for coal and "pytt" for pit.

3. A mammal of the camel family

Answer: Decimal

A mammal of the camel family is a "camelid". The anagram of camelid is "decimal". Decimal comes to us from the Latin word "decimus", which means "tenth".

4. A man of the cloth

Answer: Sprite

A man of the cloth is a "priest". The anagram of priest is "sprite". The word sprite can be traced to an Old French word "esprit" for "spirit". Before that, it can be traced to the Latin "spiritus".

5. Stories

Answer: Slate

Stories are "tales". The anagram of tales is "slate". The word slate can be traced to the Old French word "esclat", meaning "piece broken off".

6. An animal that preys on others

Answer: Teardrop

An animal that preys on others Is a "predator". The anagram of predator is "teardrop". The word teardrop comes from two words. First is "tear" an Old English word meaning "tear, drop, nectar, what is distilled in drops". The word drop comes from the Old English word "dropa", which means "a small, spherical mass of liquid".

The combined word "teardrop" seems to have first been used in the late 1770s.

7. Section of a book

Answer: Repatch

A section of a book is a "chapter". The anagram of chapter is "repatch". The word patch can be traced to the Old North French word "pieche", or piece. "Repatch" is a transitive verb meaning to patch something again.

8. Cleopatra's snakes

Answer: Spas

Cleopatra's snakes are "asps". The anagram of asps is "spas". The word asp comes from the Latin words "aspis" and "aspidis", meaning "asp, viper; or shield".

9. Branch of the US Armed Forces

Answer: Seminar

A branch of the US Armed Forces is the "Marines". The anagram of Marines is "seminar". "Seminar" comes to us from the Latin word "seminarium", meaning "seedbed".

10. Opposite of furthest

Answer: Eastern

The opposite of furthest is "nearest". The anagram of nearest is "eastern". The word "eastern" has its origins in the Old English word "easterne". The suffix "-erne" is one that denotes direction.

Source: Author Trivia_Fan54

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