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Code Breaker Trivia Quiz

Start and end this quiz with a word relating to code breakers, removing or adding one letter at a time and then anagram until you find a new word. The images will help you break the code!

A photo quiz by Plodd. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Plodd

Time
5 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
358,961

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2152

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (9/10), Guest 98 (10/10), Dorsetmaid (10/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Start to break the code by finding a word which means "mystery", and is also the name for this special piece of equipment used in World War II. What is it?

Answer: (One Word, Six letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Remove one letter and then anagram to find something you would see in a mirror.

Answer: (One Word, Five Letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Remove one letter and then anagram if you want to play against two, three or four players in any type of entertainment using a board.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Remove one letter and then anagram to find a valuable object.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Remove one letter and then anagram to find the internet domain code for a small European country which has Podgorica as its capital city?

Answer: (One Word, Two Letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Remove one letter to get the most frequently used letter in the English alphabet.

Answer: (One Word, One Letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now add one letter then anagram to get the two letters found on a British red post box.

Answer: (One Word, Two Letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add one letter then anagram to get a rock which has been extracted through mining.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add one letter then anagram if you want to see this Greek god of love.

Answer: (One Word, Four Letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add a final letter then anagram to name a type of coding system which would use an Aldis lamp.

Answer: (One Word, Five Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start to break the code by finding a word which means "mystery", and is also the name for this special piece of equipment used in World War II. What is it?

Answer: Enigma

Another word for "mystery" is enigma. Enigma was also the name of the secret encryption machine used throughout World War II. Invented by a German engineer called Arthur Scherbius, it took a team of cryptologists at Bletchley Park in England to decipher the code.

2. Remove one letter and then anagram to find something you would see in a mirror.

Answer: Image

An image is a visual representation which is similar or resembles a double of the original. A commonly used term is mirror image, which is a reflection of a person or object, but in reverse.

3. Remove one letter and then anagram if you want to play against two, three or four players in any type of entertainment using a board.

Answer: Game

There are many types of board game you can play which includes chess, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit and Cluedo (Clue). Games or matches can also be played in the sporting arena including tennis, football and hockey.

4. Remove one letter and then anagram to find a valuable object.

Answer: Gem

A gem is a precious stone which has been cut and polished. These include ruby, amethyst, sapphire and emerald. Diamonds, of course, are a girl's best friend!

5. Remove one letter and then anagram to find the internet domain code for a small European country which has Podgorica as its capital city?

Answer: ME

Montenegro is a small country in south east Europe which borders along the Adriatic coast. Inland, it is bordered by Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, and Albania.

6. Remove one letter to get the most frequently used letter in the English alphabet.

Answer: E

Echo is the word used for the letter 'E' in the Phonetic alphabet, whereas Epsilon is the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet. Words beginning with 'E' that can be used to describe this quiz are, exciting, entertaining and enjoyable...I hope :)

7. Now add one letter then anagram to get the two letters found on a British red post box.

Answer: ER

ER stands for Elizabeth Regina which is the Latin name for Queen Elizabeth II. Red post boxes in Britain have been around since 1852, although some were painted gold in 2012 to celebrate gold medallists from the London Olympic games.

8. Add one letter then anagram to get a rock which has been extracted through mining.

Answer: Ore

Ore is a type of rock which includes metals and minerals that is normally mined to make for profit. Examples of these can include hematite which is a form of iron ore, galena is a form of lead ore, and bauxite is a form of aluminium ore.

9. Add one letter then anagram if you want to see this Greek god of love.

Answer: Eros

Eros was the son of Aphrodite and Ares. He is normally depicted as a young boy who shoots one of two arrows, gold or lead. So legend has it, Eros struck the heart of Helen of Troy using one of his arrows, making her fall in love with Paris.

10. Add a final letter then anagram to name a type of coding system which would use an Aldis lamp.

Answer: Morse

The Aldis lamp was a portable lamp used to transmit signals from Morse code. A manual version would include a shutter that would be activated to produce a pulse of light. The letters of the alphabet would be encrypted into code using dots and dashes.

Source: Author Plodd

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