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Quiz about Cryptic Modes of Transportation

Cryptic Modes of Transportation Quiz

The ten cryptic clues will lead you to different types of transportation, mainly specific vehicles. A hint is given as to whether used on land, at sea or in the air. Answers are in the singular unless otherwise indicated.

A multiple-choice quiz by spanishliz. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
spanishliz

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
220,051

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1210

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Slightly burn selfless fool for ancient vehicle.

Answer: (One Word -7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Insane Spanish reason on rails.

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. French defeat by family car.

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Hit rail, Eric, and tow this inside.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Can this very large black elephant fly?

Answer: (Two Words - 5 and 3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Realign bursa, I must fly!

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Type of eye makeup for extinct pigeon at sea.

Answer: (Two Words - 9 and 5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. I'll chop tree single-handed, spin around and fly.

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hear some shabby precipitation on soundtrack.

Answer: (Two Words - 7 and 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Deranged bus remains underwater.

Answer: (One Word, plural - 10 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Slightly burn selfless fool for ancient vehicle.

Answer: chariot

Slightly burn = char
Fool = idiot
Selfless fool = Idiot - Id (self) = iot
Char + iot = Chariot

Most will remember the chariot race in the 1959 movie 'Ben Hur'. Evidence exists that chariot racing was conducted during the ancient Olympic Games.

2. Insane Spanish reason on rails.

Answer: locomotive

Spanish for insane = Loco
Reason = motive
Loco + motive = Locomotive

Steam locomotives include the record-breaking 'Mallard', which achieved a speed of 126 mph in England in 1938.

3. French defeat by family car.

Answer: Sedan

This is a double definition clue. In North America, especially, a car suitable for a family is usually classified as a 'sedan'. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), the French suffered defeat at the town of Sedan in September 1870. The emperor, Napoleon III and over 80, 000 troops surrendered.

4. Hit rail, Eric, and tow this inside.

Answer: trailer

Inside indicates a hidden word clue - Hi(T RAIL ER)ic ...

A trailer is usually towed behind another vehicle, and can be a house trailer (sometimes called a caravan in the UK), a boat trailer or a large commercial trailer for transporting goods.

5. Can this very large black elephant fly?

Answer: jumbo jet

Very large, after the 19th century elephant, is Jumbo.
Another word for (or a shade of) black, is 'jet'.

P.T. Barnum's star, Jumbo the elephant, came to a tragic end in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada on 15 September 1885 when he was hit by a train. A statue of Jumbo was erected near the site of the accident.

Jumbo jet is a nickname given to the Boeing 747.

6. Realign bursa, I must fly!

Answer: Airbus

Realign indicates an anagram of 'bursa I', giving us 'airbus'.

Airbus is an aircraft manufacturing company based in France that produces both civilian and military aircraft. Although designations differ from type to type, 'airbus' is used in a more general way, as in 'Oh, I flew on an airbus on my holiday to Spain'.

7. Type of eye makeup for extinct pigeon at sea.

Answer: passenger liner

A type of eye makeup is (eye) liner. Passenger pigeons are extinct, so eye makeup for and extinct pigeon is 'passenger liner'. 'At sea' is a clue to the type of transportation.

8. I'll chop tree single-handed, spin around and fly.

Answer: helicopter

Spin around indicates an anagram, as well as hinting at the spinning motion of the rotor. Single-handed indicates that either an 'L' (for left) or 'R' (for right) must be dropped from the words to be anagrammed. In this case drop one 'L' and anagram the remaining letters - ilchoptree - to arrive at 'helicopter'.

(Thanks to my sister, Blondie Canuck, for suggesting I write a clue for 'helicopter', and for testing most of the clues for 'solvability'.)

9. Hear some shabby precipitation on soundtrack.

Answer: freight train

The words 'hear' and 'sound' indicate a homophone. 'Track' is a clue to the type of transportation.

'Some shabby precipitation' could be 'frayed rain', which sounds (a bit) like 'freight train'. (I was walking my dog when trying to think of modes of transportation for this quiz, when a train whistle blew nearby!)

10. Deranged bus remains underwater.

Answer: submarines

'Deranged' indicates an anagram of 'bus remains'.

The history of submarines (and submersibles) goes back further than one might expect. A submersible propelled by oars was built as early as 1620, and a one-man submarine, the Turtle, saw action during the American Revolution.

Source: Author spanishliz

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