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Quiz about Cryptic Magical Creatures of Myth and Folklore

Cryptic Magical Creatures of Myth and Folklore Quiz

Ten cryptic clues point to ten legendary creatures from around the world. The number of letters in the answer will be given in parentheses at the end of the clue.

A multiple-choice quiz by turtle52. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
turtle52

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
381,506

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
234

Question 1 of 10

1. Pass slowly for the fire-breathing reptile. (6)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Does the billabong dweller roll, then bark? (6)

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Question 3 of 10

3. I hear Fawkes doesn't charge for his healing tears. (7)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This spirited elf-like creature confused priest. (6)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Fabulous Middle Eastern bird eaten by crocodile. (3)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Almost lose sight of Gringott employee. (6)

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Question 7 of 10

7. At first this elusive little fellow was shy but he soon became quite mischievous. (3)

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Question 8 of 10

8. That crazy widgeon has a penchant for human flesh. (7)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Irish wailer to forbid docked farm animals. (7)

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Question 10 of 10

10. You and I before a returning blossom. Perhaps a lupine. (8)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pass slowly for the fire-breathing reptile. (6)

Answer: dragon

An example of a double definition type clue. To pass slowly is to drag on, and a fire-breathing reptile is a dragon.

2. Does the billabong dweller roll, then bark? (6)

Answer: bunyip

From Indigenous Australian mythology, the bunyip is a fearsome creature that lurks in billabongs and other waterways. This is a charade type clue, where you join together individual clues to form the answer. Bun (roll) + yip (bark) = bunyip.

3. I hear Fawkes doesn't charge for his healing tears. (7)

Answer: phoenix

'I hear' is an indicator that the answer is a homonym. In this case, phoenix sounds like 'fee nix' or no charge. The tears of a phoenix have healing properties and Fawkes is the phoenix in the Harry Potter series of books.

4. This spirited elf-like creature confused priest. (6)

Answer: sprite

'Confused' is a signal to anagram. Sprite is an anagram of priest and also satisfies the straightforward clue.

5. Fabulous Middle Eastern bird eaten by crocodile. (3)

Answer: roc

Hidden word. The word 'roc' can be found within (or eaten by) cROCodile.

6. Almost lose sight of Gringott employee. (6)

Answer: goblin

A deletion type of clue. To lose sight is to go blind. The word 'almost' indicates curtailment. In this case, go blin(d). Gringott's is the goblin-run bank in Harry Potter.

7. At first this elusive little fellow was shy but he soon became quite mischievous. (3)

Answer: elf

Taking the initials of 'elusive little fellow' gives elf - a mischievous, if somewhat secretive, supernatural being.

8. That crazy widgeon has a penchant for human flesh. (7)

Answer: wendigo

'Crazy' is another anagram indicator. The wendingo is a cannibalistic evil spirit of Native American folklore.

9. Irish wailer to forbid docked farm animals. (7)

Answer: banshee

The banshee is an Irish spirit whose shriek portends death. Forbid is ban; 'docked' indicates the tail or last letter should be removed; shee(p) are farm animals.

10. You and I before a returning blossom. Perhaps a lupine. (8)

Answer: werewolf

A blossom is a flower; spelt backwards (returning) gives rewolf and prefaced with we (you and I) results in werewolf. Lupine is both a word meaning wolf like and a genus of flowering plants (North American spelling).

Source: Author turtle52

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