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Cryptic Analogies Trivia Quiz

All analogies are coded using the first one or two letters of each word. You must determine the analogy by decoding. For instance, M J : Ba might mean Michael Jordan : Basketball.

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

Author
zigfreid

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
150,534

Updated
Sep 27 22

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
2 / 5

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Question 1 of 5

1. TSL : NH

TCOTW : JL

MD : HM

ATOTC : CD

TTT : JRRT

TCP : AW

WAP : LT

CAP : FD

AF : GO
Hint

CC : JQA

TYYN : EO

TKAM : HL

VI : JM

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Question 2 of 5

2. H : Hy

B : Bo

Au : Go

He : He

C : Ca

Ag : Si

Na : So

Ca : Ca

Si : Si
Hint

U : Ur

P : Pa

Mo : My

W : Wa

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Question 3 of 5

3. Va Da : Fe

St Pa Da : Ma

Ch : De

Gr Da : Fe

La Da : Se

Ha : Oc
Hint

Ne Ye Da : Ja

Go Fr : De

Th : Dm

Ji Ma Tu : Ma

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Question 4 of 5

4. Ru : Mo

Af : Ka

Me : Me Ci

Ja : To

Ch : Sa

Is : Je

It : Ro

No Ko : Py

Ir : Te

Ca : Ot

Qa : Do

So Ko : Se
Hint

Sw : Ge

Sw : Lu

Sw : Zu

Sw : Be

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Question 5 of 5

5. Cal : J

Pho : M

Tit : S

Cha : P

Gan : J

Tri : N

Obe : U

Mir : U

Oph : U
Hint

Dei : M

Ari : P

Fir : U

Jul : S

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. TSL : NH
TCOTW : JL
MD : HM
ATOTC : CD
TTT : JRRT
TCP : AW
WAP : LT
CAP : FD
AF : GO

Answer: TKAM : HL

All of the analogies represent works of literature and their authors. "The Scarlet Letter" (Nathaniel Hawthorne), "The Call of the Wild" (Jack London), "Moby-Dick" (Herman Melville), "The Two Towers" (J R R Tolkein), "A Tale of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens), "The Color Purple" (Alice Walker), "War and Peace" (Leo Tolstoy), "Crime and Punishment" (Feodor Dostoyevsky), and "Animal Farm" (George Orwell).

The analogy was "To Kill a Mockingbird" (Harper Lee).

2. H : Hy
B : Bo
Au : Go
He : He
C : Ca
Ag : Si
Na : So
Ca : Ca
Si : Si

Answer: U : Ur

These analogies are symbol : first two letters of the name of the element. The correct answer was U : Ur (Uranium).

3. Va Da : Fe
St Pa Da : Ma
Ch : De
Gr Da : Fe
La Da : Se
Ha : Oc

Answer: Ne Ye Da : Ja

The analogy was Holiday : Month. The holidays were Valentine's Day (February), Christmas (December), Labor Day (September), St. Patrick's Day (March), Groundhog Day (February), and Halloween (October). The answer was New Year's Day (January). Let me know if any of these holidays are celebrated in your country in a different month than what I have listed.

4. Ru : Mo
Af : Ka
Me : Me Ci
Ja : To
Ch : Sa
Is : Je
It : Ro
No Ko : Py
Ir : Te
Ca : Ot
Qa : Do
So Ko : Se

Answer: Sw : Be

The analogy was country : capital. They were Moscow, Russia; Santiago, Chile; Tehran, Iran; Kabul, Afghanistan; Jerusalem, Israel; Ottawa, Canada; Mexico City, Mexico; Rome, Italy; Doha, Qatar; Tokyo, Japan; Pyongyang, North Korea; and Seoul, South Korea. The answer was Bern, Switzerland.

5. Cal : J
Pho : M
Tit : S
Cha : P
Gan : J
Tri : N
Obe : U
Mir : U
Oph : U

Answer: Dei : M

The final analogy is Moon : Planet. They were Callisto : Jupiter, Charon : Pluto, Oberon : Uranus, Phobos : Mars, Ganymede : Jupiter, Miranda : Uranus, Titan : Saturn, Triton : Neptune, and Ophelia : Uranus. The analogy was Deimos : Mars. I hope you enjoyed my Cryptic Analogies!

Source: Author zigfreid

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