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Compound Words! Trivia Quiz

A little different take on a "Before and After" quiz. Take a word from the first phrase and one from the second phrase and make a compound word. For example: We breathe _. Corn is grown in a _. The answer would be airfield. Got it? Let's go!
This is a renovated/adopted version of an old quiz by author AISS

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

Author
CmdrK

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
4,833

Updated
Mar 06 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
664

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: doh1 (10/10), lones78 (10/10), Guest 24 (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. The dish ran away with the _____. President ______ Clinton

Answer: (it's a bird)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where there's smoke there's ___. The umpire said "Play ___!"

Answer: (human dynamo)

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Question 3 of 10

3. If the scarecrow only had a ___. It was the calm before the ___.

Answer: (share ideas)

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Question 4 of 10

4. ____ West, Florida. "Let's try to end this discussion on a high ___".

Answer: (give a speech)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Yell "___" if your golf ball goes off course. Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's ___.

Answer: (ancestor)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Paper currency is considered legal ___. Salespeople like to 'get a ___ in the door'.

Answer: (second lowest rank of American Boy Scouts)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Luna was the Roman ___ goddess. On a pirate ship sometimes someone had to ___ the plank.

Answer: (Michael Jackson)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Hope ______ is said to be cursed . ______ in the saddle again!

Answer: (hissssss)

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Question 9 of 10

9. It happened at the ___ of the century. I think some money just passed under the ___.

Answer: (play some records)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In American football, the quarterback throws a forward ___. Any old ___ in a storm.

Answer: (Your papers, please!)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The dish ran away with the _____. President ______ Clinton

Answer: spoonbill

Eat your soup with a spoon. Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of the United States. A spoonbill is a tall wading bird.

2. Where there's smoke there's ___. The umpire said "Play ___!"

Answer: fireball

To shoot a weapon is to fire it. A round or oval object used in sports games is a ball. An eager person who needs little direction is a fireball.

3. If the scarecrow only had a ___. It was the calm before the ___.

Answer: brainstorm

A brain is an organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull. There is an informal expression that a storm is often preceded by a stillness in the air. A group discussion to solve a problem is a brainstorm.

4. ____ West, Florida. "Let's try to end this discussion on a high ___".

Answer: keynote

You may open a door with a key. A note is a short informal message. A keynote is a speech at the beginning of a conference that introduces the main subject.

5. Yell "___" if your golf ball goes off course. Darth Vader was Luke Skywalker's ___.

Answer: forefather

The front part of a ship is called the fore. Your male parent is your father. A forefather is someone who precedes you in time, often several generations before.

6. Paper currency is considered legal ___. Salespeople like to 'get a ___ in the door'.

Answer: tenderfoot

If part of your body is sensitive to pain it is tender. A foot is the lower extreme of a leg below the ankle. A tenderfoot is someone not accustomed to outdoor life.

7. Luna was the Roman ___ goddess. On a pirate ship sometimes someone had to ___ the plank.

Answer: moonwalk

The moon is Earth's natural satellite. Traveling at a slow pace is a walk. Michael Jackson invented a dance step called the moonwalk.

8. The Hope ______ is said to be cursed . ______ in the saddle again!

Answer: diamondback

Diamond is a precious stone and the hardest natural substance. To be back is to return to an earlier condition. A diamondback is a type of rattlesnake found in North America.

9. It happened at the ___ of the century. I think some money just passed under the ___.

Answer: turntable

To change from one time period to another is to turn. A table is a flat-topped piece of furniture. A turntable is a device for playing vinyl records.

10. In American football, the quarterback throws a forward ___. Any old ___ in a storm.

Answer: passport

To move something from one spot to another is to pass it. A port is a harbor where ships load and unload. A passport is an identification document needed to enter a country.

Source: Author CmdrK

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