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Another Cryptic Acrostic Trivia Quiz

The answer to the first question (an anagram) provides the first letter of the ten answers. Look for anagrams, hidden words, homophones, charades, etc. Read the hints for help.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
162,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
462

Question 1 of 10

1. Thought about past crime end is unusual

Answer: (One word 10 letters Starts with R)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Fish bit off top part of fishing rods.

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters (shortened word))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Chief state we hear

Answer: (One Word - four letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. 99 pace over Greenland's high area

Answer: (One Word - six letters Think Roman)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Plane crashes in country

Answer: (One Word - five letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Victim, a gentleman, hides icon

Answer: (One Word - five letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Decorative band around small tree

Answer: (One Word - four letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Painter of English policeman?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Basic principles of steel men destroy

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Golf club finally found by stream

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Thought about past crime end is unusual

Answer: reminisced

Reminisced is an anagram of crime end is.
The word unusual is an anagram indicator.

2. Fish bit off top part of fishing rods.

Answer: eels

REELS minus R leaves EELS

3. Chief state we hear

Answer: Main

This is a homophone. Main and Maine being pronounced the same way. As you hear the state (Maine) the answer is main (chief)

4. 99 pace over Greenland's high area

Answer: icecap

IC is the Roman numeral for 99.
PACE over is ECAP
IC+ECAP

Note that XCIX can also stand for 99.

5. Plane crashes in country

Answer: Nepal

NEPAL is an anagram of PLANE

6. Victim, a gentleman, hides icon

Answer: image

Hidden word

7. Decorative band around small tree

Answer: sash

S + ASH

8. Painter of English policeman?

Answer: constable

John Constable was a noted British landscape artist. An English police officer is known as constable.

9. Basic principles of steel men destroy

Answer: elements

ELEMENTS is an anagram of STEEL MEN

10. Golf club finally found by stream

Answer: driver

D + RIVER
finally found is D (the last letter of found)
stream is another word for river.

Source: Author minch

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