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Cryptology Trivia Quiz

Have fun with these cryptics. I love to make them up and have a lot more if you like them.

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

Author
richicago

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,447

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

Plays
415

Question 1 of 10

1. Man spending too much time in the sun will become this geometric term.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Sounds like adding ground wheat to Lassie's tail is a vegetable.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Big Basil Bong disguised himslf as a movie hero.

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4. Sailboat runs backwards into bodies of water.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Mixing oranges and lemons is unsophisticated.

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6. Ludwig Von Beethoven's home has hidden appliances.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Kelly's Irish ale contains stratified rock.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Draw a backwards and get this prize.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ordinary language with an edge in it becomes flowery.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Spanish cheers from inside a large marine mammal were performed on a large scale.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Man spending too much time in the sun will become this geometric term.

Answer: Tangent

You get tan from the sun, and gent is a synonym for man, In geometry, a tangent is the place where two lines meet.

2. Sounds like adding ground wheat to Lassie's tail is a vegetable.

Answer: Cauliflower

Lassie is a collie (a homophone for "cauli"). flour is ground wheat (a homophone for "flower.") Cauliflower is a member of the cabbage family.

3. Big Basil Bong disguised himslf as a movie hero.

Answer: Bilbo Baggins

The letters of Big Basil Bong can be rearranged to spell Bilbo Baggins, hero of "The Hobbit" and the classic "Lord Of The Rings" trilogy.

4. Sailboat runs backwards into bodies of water.

Answer: Pools

"Pools" is "sloop spelled backwards. A sloop is a two masted sailboat.

5. Mixing oranges and lemons is unsophisticated.

Answer: Rustic

Citrus and rustic are anagrams. Oranges and lemons are citrus fruits, while a "rustic" is uncultured or awkward.

6. Ludwig Von Beethoven's home has hidden appliances.

Answer: Ovens

Ovens are the last five letters in Beeth(ovens) last name.

7. Kelly's Irish ale contains stratified rock.

Answer: Shale

The word shale is hidden in the product name. Shale resembles slate, containing fragile, uneven layers.

8. Draw a backwards and get this prize.

Answer: Award

Award is "draw a" spelled backwards. If you guess this correctly you will win the Richicago Award.

9. Ordinary language with an edge in it becomes flowery.

Answer: Primrose

The Primrose flower is pale yellow in color. Prose is everyday language. Rim is a synonym for edge. Thus P-rim-rose.

10. Spanish cheers from inside a large marine mammal were performed on a large scale.

Answer: Wholesale

Wh-oles-ale. "Oles" are Spanish cheers. Put "oles" inside whale and you get wholesale, which means: being performed on a large scale.

Source: Author richicago

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