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And Then There Was One Trivia Quiz

Start with a ten letter word, remove one letter and rearrange, to get the next word, until you are left with a one letter word. If you get stuck on a word, try the next one and work back.

A multiple-choice quiz by delboy22. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
delboy22

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,721

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
999

Question 1 of 10

1. First word of 10 letters.

A feeling of excessive concern.

Answer: (Begins with S)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and rearrange, to make a word of 9 letters.

The most overcast of skies.

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop another letter, anagram the letters, and make an 8 letter word.

Loneliness, isolation.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop a letter, rearrange, and make a 7 letter word.

Antonym of 'inside'

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter, and make another 6 letter word.

Ejected from a group, or position of office.

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop a letter and make a 5 letter word.

To quench, or cover with a liquid.

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Drop a letter and make a 4 letter word.

Took legal action against a person.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Drop a letter, rearrange, and make a 3 letter word.

Owed as a debt, or moral right.

Answer: (One Word - 3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Drop a letter, and you are left with 2 letters that are the internet domain code for the country of Germany.

Answer: (One Word - 2 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Drop a letter and there's only one left!

It's the fifth letter of the alphabet :)

Answer: (One Word - 1 letter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First word of 10 letters. A feeling of excessive concern.

Answer: solicitude

The state of feeling uneasy, worried about evil or sin.

2. Drop a letter and rearrange, to make a word of 9 letters. The most overcast of skies.

Answer: cloudiest

Even with the cloudiest of skies overhead, the sun is still shining behind :)

3. Drop another letter, anagram the letters, and make an 8 letter word. Loneliness, isolation.

Answer: solitude

Solitude can be either very relaxing, and uplifting, or can be depressing and miserable - depends whether or not it's taken by choice!

4. Drop a letter, rearrange, and make a 7 letter word. Antonym of 'inside'

Answer: outside

An 'outsider' is one who is excluded from a group.

5. Drop a letter, and make another 6 letter word. Ejected from a group, or position of office.

Answer: ousted

The word ousted, comes from the Anglo-French oster, meaning to take off, or remove. The Latin 'obstare' means to ward off.

6. Drop a letter and make a 5 letter word. To quench, or cover with a liquid.

Answer: douse

A fire can be extinguished by 'dousing' with water. In old English, 'to douse' means to smite.

7. Drop a letter and make a 4 letter word. Took legal action against a person.

Answer: sued

To sue, is to take legal proceedings against a person in a civil court - often for damages, and usually after the person has been already charged with a criminal offence.

8. Drop a letter, rearrange, and make a 3 letter word. Owed as a debt, or moral right.

Answer: due

In legal terms, 'due process', is the manner in which the law is executed according to principles and legislation.

9. Drop a letter, and you are left with 2 letters that are the internet domain code for the country of Germany.

Answer: de

An URL ending in .de originates in Germany.

10. Drop a letter and there's only one left! It's the fifth letter of the alphabet :)

Answer: e

The letter e is used as a mathematical constant, and is sometimes called Euler's number, after the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.

Source: Author delboy22

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