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Drop a Letter 5 Trivia Quiz

Welcome once more! Start with a word of six letters. Drop a letter each time until you reach a two-lettered word. Then again start with a five lettered word and repeat the process until you reach one letter. Meanings are from OED.

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

Author
angikar

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
364,669

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
922

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with a word of six letters.

A dry medium of drawing with a cylindrical structure.

Answer: (One Word, six letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and unscramble.

The part of a flower that protects the petals when it is a bud.

Answer: (One Word, five letters, singular)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop another letter and unscramble.

A light colour or shade.

Answer: (One Word, four letters, adjective )

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop yet another letter and unscramble.

A leguminous plant.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a last letter.

Abbreviation of the third largest gaming company-______ Games

Answer: (One Word, two letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Start again with a word of five letters.

To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it.

Answer: (One Word, five letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Drop a letter.

An enclosed area for skating on ice.

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Drop another letter.

A medium of writing.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Drop yet another letter.

A preposition

Answer: (One Word, two letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, drop a last letter.

A pronoun.

Answer: (One Letter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with a word of six letters. A dry medium of drawing with a cylindrical structure.

Answer: pastel

Pastel contains a paste of chalk made of powdered pigment. It is commonly used for making crayons. It is preferred by many artists as it is a dry form of drawing and therefore, does not smear.

2. Drop a letter and unscramble. The part of a flower that protects the petals when it is a bud.

Answer: sepal

Whorls are structures around the flower present in rings or circles all round. A flower has four whorls- Calyx (the sepals), Corolla (the petals), the Gynaeocium (the female part) and the Androecium (the male part). In some flowers, the sepals and the petals are fused together. This is called a tepal. In others, they can be dissected.

3. Drop another letter and unscramble. A light colour or shade.

Answer: pale

Pale is also the synonym of dull. Pale is also defined as the consequence of the state of shock on hearing a sudden or unexpected happening, e.g., "His face turned pale on hearing the news."

4. Drop yet another letter and unscramble. A leguminous plant.

Answer: pea

Leguminous plants have a very important role in the fertility of soil. The bacteria Rhizobium lives in the root nodules of such plants. They have a symbiotic relationship. The bacteria draws nutrition from the roots while it supplies the plant with nitrogenous compounds so that the plant can make proteins. Moong is also a leguminous plant.

5. Drop a last letter. Abbreviation of the third largest gaming company-______ Games

Answer: ea

Electronic Arts is the third largest gaming company after Nintendo and Activision Blizzard. It is based in Redwood City, California.

6. Start again with a word of five letters. To take a liquid into the mouth and swallow it.

Answer: drink

In hot and dry regions, a person should drink a lot of water to prevent being dehydrated. Water should be purified before drinking. Water that can be drunk is also called potable water.

7. Drop a letter. An enclosed area for skating on ice.

Answer: rink

They can be natural or artificial. Winter sports like ice hockey are also played here.

8. Drop another letter. A medium of writing.

Answer: ink

In the early Chinese Civilzation, the Chinese were the first to manufacture ink. They did so by mixing gum with soot.

9. Drop yet another letter. A preposition

Answer: in

A preposition describes the position of one noun in respect to another noun. An example of a sentence using 'in' is:- "I put the documents in the desk."

10. Finally, drop a last letter. A pronoun.

Answer: I

I is the singular form of the first person pronoun, in the active voice.

Source: Author angikar

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