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Three answers to three clues make one nonsensical word for the answer. Sounds hard, not really. The answers to question 2 and 3 follow on from each other. A complete worked example is included.

A multiple-choice quiz by Auszev. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Auszev

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,898

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1833

Question 1 of 15

1. 1. Skinny
2. Seen on faces
3. Marine animal
[Hint: XxxXxXxxx]

The answers to the above are:
1. Skinny (thin)
2. Facial Feature (nose)
3. Marine animal (seal)
To achieve the answer first type THIN. The second answer (NOSE) starts from the 'N' and is added on, thus it should look like THINOSE. The third answer (SEAL) continues from within the second word and therefore starts from the 'S' in nose. You now have the answer. THINOSEAL
Hint(a) XxxXxXxxx - The large X indicates where each new word starts ie. ThiNoSeal
Hint (b) Number in brackets besides each clue is how many letters are in the word.

Answer: (One Word - 9 Letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. 1. House furniture (3)
2. To correct written work (4)
3. Water channel (5)
[Hint: XXXxxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. 1. Bovine (3)
2. Be in debt (3)
3. A direction (4)
[Hint: XXXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 6 Letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. 1. Body part or an unit of measure (4)
2. Sea creature (5)
3. School year division (4)
[Hint: XxXxXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. (1) Competition of speed (4)
(2) Underground room (6)
(3) Type of fat that rhymes with chard (4)
[Hint: XxXxxXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 6 of 15

6. 1. "Babe" was one in a movie
2. Ice house
3. Ajar
[Hint: XXxxxXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. 1. Mythical creature (3)
2. Wet pet (4)
3. Onion (7)
[Hint: XxXxXxxxxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 11 Letters)

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Question 8 of 15

8. 1. Geographical feature (4)
2. It unlocks (3)
3. Part of a needle (3)
[Hint: XxXXxx]

Answer: (One Word - 6 Letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. 1. African animal (4)
2. Not old (3)
3. Female farm creature (3)
[Hint: XxxXXxx]

Answer: (One Word - 7 Letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. 1. Establishment that sells articles (4)
2. Jump on one foot (3)
3. Cat, Dog or Rabbit (3)
[Hint: XXxXxx]

Answer: (One Word - 6 Letters)

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Question 11 of 15

11. 1. Has lots of money (4)
2. Put on ice (5)
3. Disease (7)
[Hint: XxXxXxxxxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 11 Letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. 1. Conflict that rhymes with door (3)
2. A kimono (4)
3. School ---- or ---- tower (supply the missing word) (4)
[Hint: XxXxXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 8 Letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. 1. Additional (5)
2. Form of transport (5)
3. Opposite of yes (2)
[Hint: XxXxxxXx]

Answer: (One Word - 8 Letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. (1) Rain---- or ----let (Supply the missing word) (4)
(2) Opposite of close (4)
(3) Deep in thought and sometimes reflective (7)
[XxXXxxxxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 10 Letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. 1. Morgan and Blackbeard's profession (6)
2. Graded (5)
3. Sand hill (4)
[Hint: XxXxxxXxxx]

Answer: (One Word - 10 Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1. Skinny 2. Seen on faces 3. Marine animal [Hint: XxxXxXxxx] The answers to the above are: 1. Skinny (thin) 2. Facial Feature (nose) 3. Marine animal (seal) To achieve the answer first type THIN. The second answer (NOSE) starts from the 'N' and is added on, thus it should look like THINOSE. The third answer (SEAL) continues from within the second word and therefore starts from the 'S' in nose. You now have the answer. THINOSEAL Hint(a) XxxXxXxxx - The large X indicates where each new word starts ie. ThiNoSeal Hint (b) Number in brackets besides each clue is how many letters are in the word.

Answer: THINOSEAL

Thin - Nose - Seal
The largest seal is the southern elephant seal which lives in the sub-Antarctic region. The average male measures 5m or 16� feet and weighs approximately 2268kg or 5000lb.

2. 1. House furniture (3) 2. To correct written work (4) 3. Water channel (5) [Hint: XXXxxxx]

Answer: BEDITCH

Bed - Edit - Ditch
On 3rd November 1984, Inge Svingen from Norway laid on a bed of nails for 274 hours and 2 minutes. He did this time in one sitting without taking any rest periods. The nails were 15.2cm or 6in long and they were placed 5cm or 2in apart.

3. 1. Bovine (3) 2. Be in debt (3) 3. A direction (4) [Hint: XXXxxx]

Answer: COWEST

Cow - Owe - West
In 2001, cows were second to chickens as the most kept livestock in the world. India in 2000 had the most cows but in that same year America was the top milk producing country of the world.

4. 1. Body part or an unit of measure (4) 2. Sea creature (5) 3. School year division (4) [Hint: XxXxXxxx]

Answer: FOOTTERM

Foot - Otter - Term
The sea otter is one of the smallest marine mammals. It lives in the north Pacific and the average size is 25-38.5kg or 55-81lbs. This otter will come to shore during storms.

5. (1) Competition of speed (4) (2) Underground room (6) (3) Type of fat that rhymes with chard (4) [Hint: XxXxxXxxx]

Answer: RACELLARD

Race - Cellar - Lard
Lard is the white solid or semisolid fat from a pig that has been rendered.

6. 1. "Babe" was one in a movie 2. Ice house 3. Ajar [Hint: XXxxxXxxx]

Answer: PIGLOOPEN

Pig - Igloo - Open
"Babe" was a movie made in Australia in 1995 about a pig on a farm that had talents similar to a dog. This movie was based upon the book, "The Sheep-Pig" by Dick King-Smith. "Babe" won an Oscar for special effects.

7. 1. Mythical creature (3) 2. Wet pet (4) 3. Onion (7) [Hint: XxXxXxxxxxx]

Answer: ELFISHALLOT

Elf - Fish - Shallot
In 2001 gold and tropical fish were the most popular pets in the United Kingdom. The country that kept the most fish worldwide was China.

8. 1. Geographical feature (4) 2. It unlocks (3) 3. Part of a needle (3) [Hint: XxXXxx]

Answer: LAKEYE

Lake - Key - Eye
The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea with an area of 371,000 sq km or 143,000 sq miles. This lake borders on Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan.

9. 1. African animal (4) 2. Not old (3) 3. Female farm creature (3) [Hint: XxxXXxx]

Answer: LIONEWE

Lion - New - Ewe
The lion is the seventh heaviest carnivore in the world. The usual weight of a lion is 250 kg or 551lbs and in length the lion averages 1.5m or 6ft 3in.

10. 1. Establishment that sells articles (4) 2. Jump on one foot (3) 3. Cat, Dog or Rabbit (3) [Hint: XXxXxx]

Answer: SHOPET

Shop - Hop - Pet
The country that kept the smallest (in size) pets in 1999 was America, with Germany coming second. In United Kingdom in the early 2000s the most popular name for a rabbit was Thumper, for a dog it was Max and Charlie for cats.
Source: PetPlan Pet Insurance and Euromonitor

11. 1. Has lots of money (4) 2. Put on ice (5) 3. Disease (7) [Hint: XxXxXxxxxxx]

Answer: RICHILLNESS

Rich - Chill - Illness
In 2000 the highest-earning celebrity was film producer and director, George Lucas. In that year it was believed he earned US$250,000,000. The second highest earning celebrity for the same year was Oprah Winfrey with US$150,000,000.

12. 1. Conflict that rhymes with door (3) 2. A kimono (4) 3. School ---- or ---- tower (supply the missing word) (4) [Hint: XxXxXxxx]

Answer: WAROBELL

War - Robe - Bell
Big Ben, the hour bell in London's clock tower, was cast in 1858 and it weighs 13.8 tonnes. The note that this bell produces is E.

13. 1. Additional (5) 2. Form of transport (5) 3. Opposite of yes (2) [Hint: XxXxxxXx]

Answer: EXTRAINO

Extra - Train - No
BHP Iron Ore assembled a train on 21st June 2001 that was 7.353km or 4.568 miles long to travel from its mines to Port Hedland, Australia. This train consisted of 682 ore cars and it required eight engines to push them.

14. (1) Rain---- or ----let (Supply the missing word) (4) (2) Opposite of close (4) (3) Deep in thought and sometimes reflective (7) [XxXXxxxxxx]

Answer: DROPENSIVE

Drop - Open - Pensive
In 2001 fossilized raindrop imprints were discovered in rocks in the Vindhyan Range in India. These raindrops have been dated back to at least 1.6 billion years old.

15. 1. Morgan and Blackbeard's profession (6) 2. Graded (5) 3. Sand hill (4) [Hint: XxXxxxXxxx]

Answer: PIRATEDUNE

Pirate - Rated - Dune
Sand dunes are classified according to their shape and direction. Different types are longitudinal, star, transverse and crescent.

Source: Author Auszev

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