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Dropping Letters lll Trivia Quiz

Start with DESCRAMBLE dropping one letter at a time based on the clues until you get to Q9. Anagramming may be required. Indicate ONLY the dropped letter. Q10 will ask you to anagram the dropped letters to arrive at a word.

A multiple-choice quiz by lout62001. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
lout62001

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
395,853

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
561

Question 1 of 10

1. A way to prepare eggs

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Climbs in an awkward manner

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Agates

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. To wander aimlessly

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 5 of 10

5. To find fault

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. A weak or ineffectual excuse

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A type of deciduous tree

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 8 of 10

8. An elevated railroad

Answer: (One Letter)

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Question 9 of 10

9. A shoe width size

Answer: (One Letter)

10. For the last question the following is required:

1. Anagram the nine dropped letters to form a nine-letter word comprised of a
five letter word meaning skedaddle followed by a four letter word meaning
to have hemorrhaged.
2. Add un to the front to form an eleven-letter word that is in line with the
theme of this quiz.

Answer: (One Word - Eleven Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A way to prepare eggs

Answer: e

Scrambled eggs are a popular breakfast dish.

Drop the letter 'e' from DESCRAMBLE to get to SCRAMBLED.

2. Climbs in an awkward manner

Answer: d

Clambers are difficult climbs such as what might be experienced on Mt. Everest.

Drop the letter 'd' from SCRAMBLED to get to CLAMBERS.

3. Agates

Answer: c

Agates are also called marbles which are round glass-like objects.

Drop the letter 'c' from CLAMBERS to get to MARBLES.

4. To wander aimlessly

Answer: s

To wander aimlessly without any particular purpose is to ramble.

Drop the letter 's' from MARBLES to get to RAMBLE.

5. To find fault

Answer: r

To blame someone is to find fault in some action or misdeed.

Drop the letter 'r' from RAMBLE to get to BLAME.

6. A weak or ineffectual excuse

Answer: b

A lame excuse is one that is not very convincing.

Drop the letter 'b' from BLAME to get to LAME.

7. A type of deciduous tree

Answer: a

Elm trees are deciduous trees found in the Northern hemisphere.

Drop the letter 'a' from LAME to get to ELM

8. An elevated railroad

Answer: m

An elevated railroad is called an el typically found in urban settings.

Drop the letter 'm' from ELM to get to EL.

9. A shoe width size

Answer: l

A shoe width size representing 'wide' uses E as the symbol.

Drop the letter 'l' from EL to get to E.

10. For the last question the following is required: 1. Anagram the nine dropped letters to form a nine-letter word comprised of a five letter word meaning skedaddle followed by a four letter word meaning to have hemorrhaged. 2. Add un to the front to form an eleven-letter word that is in line with the theme of this quiz.

Answer: unscrambled

Skedaddle or scram means to leave quickly. Bled is the past tense of bleed which means to have hemorrhaged.

UN + SCRAM + BLED to arrive at UNSCRAMBLED.

Source: Author lout62001

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