Computer Says 'No' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Autonomy

Auto and my with no inserted creates the word autonomy. Auto is short for automobile in the example given in the question and can also be short for automatic. In the word autonomy, it refers to 'self' while 'nomy' is derived from custom or law (nomos in Greek)..

Answer: Metronome

Metro and me with no inserted. The word 'metro' is used by numerous countries to describe their underground train systems, although London uses the less imaginative name of 'underground'! A metronome is used by musicians to help in the timing of a piece of music, often for the piano. The user can set the metronome to the number of beats per minute required.

Answer: Casanova

Casa and Va with no inserted. Casa, meaning house, is widely known even in English speaking countries. Casablanca, for example, the city in Morocco translates as 'white house'. Casanova was a real person from eighteenth century Venice who was renowned as an adventurer and womaniser. His name has passed into common usage to describe any man who has many lovers.

Answer: Innocent

In and cent with no inserted. The American coin needed to make this work is the cent, rather than dime or dollar. Innocent is most often used to denote the opposite of guilty, but can also be used to describe someone who hasn't yet been exposed to sin, such as a baby or young child or is generally unsophisticated, as in 'an innocent abroad'.

Answer: Winnowing

Win and wing with no inserted. If you come first you win, and a wing is the part of a bird (or aircraft) which helps it to fly. Winnowing usually involves blowing air through grain so that the lighter chaff is blown away leaving the clean, usable, grain behind.

Answer: Snowdrop

SW and drop with no inserted. If you drop something, it falls to the ground. The snowdrop is one of the earliest flowering plants of the year - its name reflects the fact that snowdrops can be seen in flower even when there is snow on the ground. The flowers are white, sometimes with streaks of green.

Answer: Monotony

Mo and Tony with no inserted. Tony is the usual short version of the name Anthony, although some people with this name are called Ant instead. Monotony describes a lack of variation leading to boredom. Someone who speaks in a monotonous way is likely to send you to sleep.

Answer: Annotate

An and Tate with no inserted. The Tate isn't just in London - it has branches in Liverpool and St Ives (Cornwall) too. If you annotate something, you add extra information, which might be reminders to yourself of the meaning of the text, for example. You can also annotate a diagram to point out various features.

Answer: Unopened

U, pen and Ed with no inserted. Sheep can be kept in a pen to prevent them wandering, while Edward can be known as Ed, or Ted, or Eddie and Teddy. Only the first shortened version works with the other clues, though. If something is unopened it the contents remain unknown. Many of us feel like leaving envelopes unopened when a bill arrives.

Answer: Parthenon

Part and hen with no inserted. A part in synonymous with role when it comes to acting and can also refer to a portion of a whole. The female chicken is a hen, with this word split by inserting the 'no' before the final letter. The Parthenon overlooks the city of Athens and is located on the Acropolis.