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Begin With "SU" Trivia Quiz

Begin with the letters "SU"; add them to the beginning of the word suggested by the clue to form a new word. Example: SU + chemical symbol for boron = underwater boat (abbrev.). [SU + B = Sub]

A multiple-choice quiz by lowtechmaster. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
lowtechmaster

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
392,030

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
953

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), BARTRA (10/10), tingav (8/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. SU + evergreen tree = lying on one's back.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. SU + Latin for "hail" = urbane, sophisticated.

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. SU + pronoun for a thing = man's coat and trousers set.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. SU + pay out = temporarily stop.

Answer: (Seven letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. SU + discolor = uphold, maintain.

Answer: (Seven letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. SU + chemical symbol for nitrogen = our star.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. SU + brought into life = bring about through bribery.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. SU + elongated fish with sharp teeth = sweetener.

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. SU + for each = building manager (abbrev.).

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. SU + Latin symbol for 1000 = total.

Answer: (Three letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. SU + evergreen tree = lying on one's back.

Answer: Supine

SU + pine = supine.

Pine: With a dusting of snow on each tree, the pine forest looked beautiful.

Supine: When he was hit by an upper-cut, the boxer fell and landed in a supine position.

2. SU + Latin for "hail" = urbane, sophisticated.

Answer: Suave

SU + ave = Suave.

Ave: "Ave atque vale" ("Hail and farewell") is the last line of a poem by Catullus addressed to his dead brother.

Suave: The ambassador was an experienced diplomat who presented a suave appearance.

3. SU + pronoun for a thing = man's coat and trousers set.

Answer: Suit

SU + it = Suit.

It: It was a large dining table, capable of seating two dozen guests.

Suit: With several job interviews pending, George bought a new gray suit with a matching blue necktie.

4. SU + pay out = temporarily stop.

Answer: Suspend

SU + spend = Suspend.

Spend: Ann and Bob had to spend over $2000 to buy furniture for their sun room.

Suspend: Because of heavy rain, the umpire decided to suspend the baseball game until the next day.

5. SU + discolor = uphold, maintain.

Answer: Sustain

SU + stain = sustain.

Stain: While eating spaghetti, Wayne stained his shirt with sauce.

Sustain: The judge decided to sustain the defense attorney's objection.

6. SU + chemical symbol for nitrogen = our star.

Answer: Sun

SU + N = Sun.

N: N is the chemical symbol for nitrogen which, when reacted with hydrogen to produce ammonia, is used in fertilizer, nitric acid, dyes, and explosives.

Sun: The eight planets of our solar system revolve around the sun.

7. SU + brought into life = bring about through bribery.

Answer: Suborn

SU + born = Suborn.

Born: Bill was born under the sign of Libra.

Suborn: With a considerable sum of money, the defense was able to suborn a key witness into providing an alibi for the defendant.

8. SU + elongated fish with sharp teeth = sweetener.

Answer: Sugar

SU + gar = Sugar.

Gar: When she was fishing in the river, Vera caught a huge gar.

Sugar: Sean used sugar to sweeten his coffee.

9. SU + for each = building manager (abbrev.).

Answer: Super

SU + per = Super.

Per: The cost of the banquet was $25 per person.

Super: Displaying a search warrant, the detective asked the super (superintendent) to unlock Apartment 26.

10. SU + Latin symbol for 1000 = total.

Answer: Sum

SU + M = Sum.

M: The Romans used letters for numbers: I for 1, V for 5, X for 10, L for 50, C for 100, and M for 1000. The year 2114 would have been written MMCXIV.

Sum: If one adds 6, 9, and 4, the sum is 19.

Source: Author lowtechmaster

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