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Cryptic Acrostic V Trivia Quiz

The answer to the first question (an anagram) provides the first letters of the ten answers. Look for hidden words, anagrams, words with two meanings and other word play.

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,112

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
422

Question 1 of 10

1. Intern must change item used in surgery.

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Writer returned song "Sea King"

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Detective Sam's implement

Answer: (One Word - 5 or 6 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Giant takes 99 from doomed ship

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Reject garbage

Answer: (One Word - 5 or 6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Say it's found in buttermilk

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Demure fashions initially trendy

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Some dozen listeners sign-up

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ate sundae, became sick

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Agreement to make attempt to catch swallow

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Intern must change item used in surgery.

Answer: instrument

Anagram of intern must.

2. Writer returned song "Sea King"

Answer: Neptune

NEP (pen reversed)+ TUNE
Neptune was the Roman god of the sea.

3. Detective Sam's implement

Answer: Spade

Sam Spade is a character created by Dashiell Hammett

4. Giant takes 99 from doomed ship

Answer: Titan

TITAN + IC (99 in Roman numerals)

5. Reject garbage

Answer: refuse

Two meanings

6. Say it's found in buttermilk

Answer: utter

Hidden word bUTTERmilk

7. Demure fashions initially trendy

Answer: modest

MODES + T (first letter of trendy)

8. Some dozen listeners sign-up

Answer: enlist

Hidden word. dozEN LISTeners

9. Ate sundae, became sick

Answer: nauseated

Anagram of ate sundae

10. Agreement to make attempt to catch swallow

Answer: treaty

The word TRY around EAT = TREATY

Source: Author minch

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