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Drop a Letter Ladder 27 Trivia Quiz

Using the clues provided and dropping a letter each time and anagramming, work your way down from a 10-letter word to a 3-letter word, then go back up again. What fun!

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

Author
eburge

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,228

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 15

Plays
1017

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 15

1. What 10-letter word is a property in electrical circuits measured in ohms?

Answer: (10 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 9-letter plural means small containers, often used for storing food?

Answer: (9 letters (plural))

3. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 8-letter word means the most frightening thing (not an example of something frightening but a word to describe it)?

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 7-letter word is a female actor?

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 6-letter word means to declare or proclaim?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 15

6. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 5-letter plural is the title given to historical rulers of Russia?

Answer: (5 letters (plural))

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Question 7 of 15

7. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 4-letter plural refers to specific rodents (or a word used informally to express annoyance)?

Answer: (4 letters (plural))

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Question 8 of 15

8. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 3-letter word is a black, sticky substance, typically used when making roads?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 4-letter word is an Asian plant (with the Latin name Colocasia esculenta) whose root is also edible?

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 5-letter word refers to the cards a fortune teller might use?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 6-letter word means to turn around?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 7-letter kitchen appliance cooks bread and makes it crispy and crunchy?

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 8-letter word is a gland found inside males, that should be examined by a doctor on a semi-regular basis?

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 9-letter plural refers to creatures that have four limbs?

Answer: (9 letters (plural))

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Question 15 of 15

15. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question.

What 10-letter word means face down or laid flat?

Answer: (10 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 10-letter word is a property in electrical circuits measured in ohms?

Answer: resistance

In essence, resistance inhibits the flow of electrons as they make their way around a circuit. Things like insulators (which do not conduct electricity) are high in resistance.

2. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 9-letter plural means small containers, often used for storing food?

Answer: canisters

The hoplophiles amongst you will also know that a canister can be used to store ammunition.

3. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 8-letter word means the most frightening thing (not an example of something frightening but a word to describe it)?

Answer: scariest

Obviously, scary is an adjective, so the superlative (or highest degree) is scariest. For me, the scariest thing is darkness. Urgh.

4. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 7-letter word is a female actor?

Answer: actress

Rather interestingly, an ACTRESS will get a role in a film if she's chosen by the CASTERS. And if they're not happy with the way things are going, there may be a few RECASTS. Ahh, the beauty of the English language.

5. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 6-letter word means to declare or proclaim?

Answer: assert

This quiz is brilliant. I'm asserting that. Mind you, I'm sure there are a few amongst you who will think otherwise.

6. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 5-letter plural is the title given to historical rulers of Russia?

Answer: tsars

You can also spell 'tsar' as 'tzar' or 'czar'. Either way, tsars were Russian kings or emperors.

7. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 4-letter plural refers to specific rodents (or a word used informally to express annoyance)?

Answer: rats

Rats were originally thought to be responsible for the devastating Black Death plague of the fourteenth century, but it can actually be traced back to marmots. Marmots are ground-dwelling rodents who passed the plague to fleas which, in turn, passed it on to rats, who spread it across Asia to Europe where it wiped out millions.

8. Drop a letter from the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 3-letter word is a black, sticky substance, typically used when making roads?

Answer: tar

For those who partake in smoking, tar can also be found within cigarettes. Tar can usually be obtained by distilling coal.

9. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 4-letter word is an Asian plant (with the Latin name Colocasia esculenta) whose root is also edible?

Answer: taro

The plant itself is somewhat inedible in its 'raw' state. Taro will most often be eaten when cooked and in conjunction with another food.

10. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 5-letter word refers to the cards a fortune teller might use?

Answer: tarot

Death is perhaps the most widely known of the tarot cards, though it's often accompanied with the dubious words, "It's not necessarily a bad thing."

11. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 6-letter word means to turn around?

Answer: rotate

Revolve, turn around, spin... all of these and more can be used to mean 'rotate'. Perhaps if you get sick of 'rotate', you might put some of these words on rotation and use a different one each time.

12. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 7-letter kitchen appliance cooks bread and makes it crispy and crunchy?

Answer: toaster

As a safety warning, please don't go sticking things into toasters. Just put the bread in it and wait for the deliciousness to arrive.

13. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 8-letter word is a gland found inside males, that should be examined by a doctor on a semi-regular basis?

Answer: prostate

Without wanting to get too graphic, prostate cancer is a serious problem for men all across the world, and it is very much advised to go for a check up every so often to make sure the prostate gland isn't swollen or doing something it shouldn't.

14. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 9-letter plural refers to creatures that have four limbs?

Answer: tetrapods

The prefix tetra- comes from the Greek for 'four'. The more familiar quadru- prefix comes from the Latin. The suffix -pod means 'foot'. So, if you work it out, tetrapod roughly means four feet.

15. Add a letter to the previous answer and anagram to get the answer to this question. What 10-letter word means face down or laid flat?

Answer: prostrated

I have often found myself so tired that as soon as I'm prostrate in bed, I'm fast asleep. You can also prostrate yourself in a submissive capacity, such as bowing to someone or kneeling.

Source: Author eburge

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