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Double Cross Trivia Quiz

This is a Double Cross puzzle. The letters from the answers to questions can be rearranged to make a noted quote. Pencil and paper are extremely helpful with this quiz. Much thanks to CrisW for helping get this quiz ready to be played.

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

Author
BxBarracuda

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
312,194

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
414

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 15

1. Here is how this double cross works.

The first 12 answers will contain the exact letters you need to answer the last 3 questions. The answers to the last 3 questions will form a noted quote.

There are 61 letters involved in this Double Cross.

After each hint there will be numbers between 1 and 61.

Each number from 1 - 61 only appear once in the final 3 answers and in numerical order.

For an example of how a double cross works I will use the word "Example".

Ex. Question 1 - The highest point.
Hint - 4 letters (3, 5, 7, 2)
Answer - Apex

Ex. Question 2 - The Liberty Tree on Boston Common is this type of tree.
Hint - 3 Letters (1, 4, 6)
Answer - elm

Ex. Question 3 - Using the letters 1 - 7 in order, what word is spelled?
Hint - 7 Letters
Answer - example

Question 1 - This is a small boat and can often be seen being towed behind a larger one. Popeye owned this type of vessel in the 1980 movie.

Answer: (6 Letters (28, 2, 17, 45, 54, 42))

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Question 2 of 15

2. If a knife is this, it needs to be sharpened.

Answer: (4 Letters (21, 35, 40, 60))

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Question 3 of 15

3. The name of a Chaim Potok novel with "The." In the Star Wars movies Anakin Skywalker was the _____ one.

Answer: (6 Letters (29, 47, 52, 33, 4, 13))

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Question 4 of 15

4. A Rolling Stones song or what trees can do in a strong breeze.

Answer: (4 Letters (8, 58, 30, 51))

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Question 5 of 15

5. A room for horses or what you don't want your car to do.

Answer: (5 Letters (10, 15, 41, 1, 61))

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Question 6 of 15

6. A Slinky toy is a ____ of wire or plastic. If alarmed some snakes can do this with their tails.

Answer: (4 Letters (5, 27, 37, 20))

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Question 7 of 15

7. A car part or the title of a Sheena Easton song.

Answer: (5 Letters (49, 11, 31, 53, 36))

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Question 8 of 15

8. An award winning fake news organization, with "The." A vegetable that grows underground and can often be found atop hamburgers.

Answer: (5 Letters (19, 38, 43, 6, 23))

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Question 9 of 15

9. What a basketball is thrown through to score points.

Answer: (4 Letters (18, 26, 55, 39))

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Question 10 of 15

10. The last name of Israeli politician Menachem or to do the first part of an action.

Answer: (5 Letters (34, 59, 25, 22, 7))

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Question 11 of 15

11. Students who are bored in class may do this in their notebooks. The Wise company makes a corn chip called Dipsy ______s.

Answer: (6 Letters (32, 14, 48, 57, 56, 50))

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Question 12 of 15

12. When you put flour in a straining device to separate out coarse particles, you are doing this. Sometimes on television, we can see police officers doing this through trash bags or dumpsters, when looking for evidence.

Answer: (7 Letters (12, 9, 3, 46, 16, 44, 24))

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Question 13 of 15

13. The first four words in the quote.

Answer: (4 letters, 8 letters, 3 letters, 2 letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. The next five words in the quote.

Answer: (7 letters, 4 letters, 5 letters, 3 letters, 2 letters)

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Question 15 of 15

15. Last five words in the quote.

Answer: (7 letters, 5 letters, 3 letters, 4 letters and 4 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Here is how this double cross works. The first 12 answers will contain the exact letters you need to answer the last 3 questions. The answers to the last 3 questions will form a noted quote. There are 61 letters involved in this Double Cross. After each hint there will be numbers between 1 and 61. Each number from 1 - 61 only appear once in the final 3 answers and in numerical order. For an example of how a double cross works I will use the word "Example". Ex. Question 1 - The highest point. Hint - 4 letters (3, 5, 7, 2) Answer - Apex Ex. Question 2 - The Liberty Tree on Boston Common is this type of tree. Hint - 3 Letters (1, 4, 6) Answer - elm Ex. Question 3 - Using the letters 1 - 7 in order, what word is spelled? Hint - 7 Letters Answer - example Question 1 - This is a small boat and can often be seen being towed behind a larger one. Popeye owned this type of vessel in the 1980 movie.

Answer: Dinghy

Though it is not common to get all twelve clue words in order, I will be using this format to show how the Double Cross is solved.

Here are the first six letters, in their correct places, to help decipher the quote.

-i-- -------- --- -n ------- ---d ----- --- -- ---y--g ----- --- h--- ----.

We have the "g" ending a word. Some can start to infer that the two letters before the "g" are "i" and an "n". Making correct inferences can help greatly in figuring out the later words. In this case the words that the "i" and "n" are in.

2. If a knife is this, it needs to be sharpened.

Answer: Dull

We now have ten letters of the puzzle.

-i-- -------- --- -n ---d--- ---d ----- -u- -- -l-y--g ----- --- h--- --l-.

We have a two letter word ending in an "n". We can assume that the letter before it is either an "a", "i" or "o".

3. The name of a Chaim Potok novel with "The." In the Star Wars movies Anakin Skywalker was the _____ one.

Answer: Chosen

Sixteen of the 61 letters are now in place.

-i-e -------- n-- -n ---d--- ---d c---s -u- -- -l-y--g -h--- -o- h--- --l-.

4. A Rolling Stones song or what trees can do in a strong breeze.

Answer: Sway

Twenty letters are in place now.

-i-e ---s---- n-- -n ---d--- ---d ca--s -u- -- -l-y--g -h--- yo- h--- w-l-.

We can guess at the letter following the "yo" now. It will likely be a "u".

5. A room for horses or what you don't want your car to do.

Answer: Stall

Twenty-five letters are now in the grid.

Li-e ---s-s-- n-t -n ---d--- ---d ca--s -u- -- -lay--g -h--- yo- h--- w-ll.

We can start to guess at the letters missing from Li-e, n-t, w-ll and the first letter in -lay-g, having already assumed the letters before "g" are "i" and "n".

6. A Slinky toy is a ____ of wire or plastic. If alarmed some snakes can do this with their tails.

Answer: Coil

Twenty-nine letters are in place but no help in guessing more words.

Li-e c--s-s-- n-t -n --ld--- --od ca--s -u- i- -lay--g -h--- yo- h--- w-ll.

7. A car part or the title of a Sheena Easton song.

Answer: Strut

Thirty-four letters are in place, more then half.

Li-e c--s-st- n-t -n --ld--- --od car-s -ut i- -lay--g -h-s- you h--- w-ll.

We have our first confirmed word in "you" and can start guessing at the missing letter in car-s.

8. An award winning fake news organization, with "The." A vegetable that grows underground and can often be found atop hamburgers.

Answer: Onion

Thirty-nine letters are in place.

Li-e co-s-st- n-t -n -old-n- --od car-s -ut in -layi-g -h-s- you h--- w-ll.

9. What a basketball is thrown through to score points.

Answer: Hoop

Forty-three letters are in place.

Li-e co-s-st- n-t -n hold-n- -ood car-s -ut in playi-g -h-s- you ho-- w-ll.

The second word is confirmed with "in". Most all words can be guessed at now.

10. The last name of Israeli politician Menachem or to do the first part of an action.

Answer: Begin

Forty-eight letters are in place now.

Li-e cons-st- n-t -n holdin- good car-s but in playi-g -h-s- you ho-- well.

Three more confirmed words in "good", "but" and "well".

11. Students who are bored in class may do this in their notebooks. The Wise company makes a corn chip called Dipsy ______s.

Answer: Doodle

Fifty-four letters are now in place.

Li-e cons-st- not -n holdin- good cards but in playi-g -hose you hold well.

Answer: Sifting

We now have all sixty-one letters in place. The first part of our Double Cross completed.

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.

13. The first four words in the quote.

Answer: Life consists not in

Using the clues from the first twelve answers we begin completing the Double Cross.

14. The next five words in the quote.

Answer: holding good cards but in

15. Last five words in the quote.

Answer: playing those you hold well

"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well" is a quote from Josh Billings.

Source: Author BxBarracuda

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