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