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E-ven the score! Trivia Quiz

The only vowel you need in these answers is the letter E. Should be enough clues that you can find the answers even if you don't know the words. If you like this, see the rest of my alphabet quizzes.

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

Author
sharkbytes

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,321

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2253

Question 1 of 15

1. Remember, the only vowel you need throughout this quiz is E! (Y is not a vowel.) The second note of the musical scale, DO, ____.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. The only U.S. state with three sets of double letters that fits this quiz. Will you volunteer to find it?

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 3 of 15

3. Is this long skinny water-dweller shocking?

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Question 4 of 15

4. The highest mountain in the world.

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Question 5 of 15

5. Definitely doesn't look chic. Worn and torn, even shabby; might be ready to plant a garden.

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Question 6 of 15

6. The last name of the cruel slave master in Uncle Tom's Cabin

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. To bypass some known or determined value, such as the speed limit.

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Question 8 of 15

8. The country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula with coasts on the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. On guard! You'll need this triangular blade for your next duel.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 15

10. British rock group of the 1960's composed of the Gibb Brothers.

Answer: (7 letters- two words)

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Question 11 of 15

11. To hold someone in high regard. See Philippians 2:3 in the King James Bible if you are stumped.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 12 of 15

12. An island in the Mediterranean Sea associated with Minoan culture.

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Question 13 of 15

13. To clean your feathers if you are a bird.

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Question 14 of 15

14. There are eleven species of this bird such as the Greater, Eastern-Wood, and Western-Wood. Sounds like it's small, but watch the spelling.

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Question 15 of 15

15. These are everywhere: from the Buddhist Great One of Life, to your car or your baby stroller.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Remember, the only vowel you need throughout this quiz is E! (Y is not a vowel.) The second note of the musical scale, DO, ____.

Answer: re

The syllables DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI DO were assigned to shapes to teach singing, and apparently came to America in the 1800's.

2. The only U.S. state with three sets of double letters that fits this quiz. Will you volunteer to find it?

Answer: Tennessee

Tennessee is nicknamed the Volunteer State. It provided volunteer soldiers for the War of 1812 and the Mexican War, and in the Civil War more soldiers from Tennessee fought than from any other state. (Mississippi has three sets of double letters, but DOESN'T have E's.)

3. Is this long skinny water-dweller shocking?

Answer: eel

The electic eel, Electrophorus electricus, lives in the Amazon. At full charge they can pack a 1000 volt, 1 ampere charge... enough to knock a human down. But if they've already zapped their dinner they need to recharge.

4. The highest mountain in the world.

Answer: Everest

Located in Nepal, with a height of at least 29,035 feet, Mt. Everest is still growing and was measured several inches higher in 1999.

5. Definitely doesn't look chic. Worn and torn, even shabby; might be ready to plant a garden.

Answer: seedy

Plants gone to seed tend to look shabby and messy. One can project that's the origin of the use of the word for similarly dressed people.

6. The last name of the cruel slave master in Uncle Tom's Cabin

Answer: Legree

Simon Legree, from the 1852 book by Harriet Beecher Stowe was so dramatically portrayed that the term has become generic for any cruel or overbearing master or boss.

7. To bypass some known or determined value, such as the speed limit.

Answer: exceed

Not much changed from the Latin excedere, to go beyond.

8. The country at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula with coasts on the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea.

Answer: Yemen

The country has only a narrow fertile coastal plain, rising to hills and mountains with harsh, dry desert in the east. Chief port is Aden.

9. On guard! You'll need this triangular blade for your next duel.

Answer: epee

The epee is the same length as the foil and sabre, however,
the blade is heavier than that of the foil and is triangular in section. Epee fencers score points for touching any part of the opponent's body.

10. British rock group of the 1960's composed of the Gibb Brothers.

Answer: Bee Gees

Their name comes from the initials BG, the Brothers Gibb. In May 1967 they were "Top of the Pops" in England, and went on to international fame.

11. To hold someone in high regard. See Philippians 2:3 in the King James Bible if you are stumped.

Answer: esteem

To assign value to... estimate comes from the same root.

12. An island in the Mediterranean Sea associated with Minoan culture.

Answer: Crete

Situated between three continents- Europe, Asia and Africa - it has historically been a crossroads of culture and politics.

13. To clean your feathers if you are a bird.

Answer: preen

Preen has roots in Anglo-Sxaon, Dutch and German with words sounding similar and meaning a pin or pointed tool used to adjust cloth, such as the way a bird uses its beak to clean and smooth its feathers.

14. There are eleven species of this bird such as the Greater, Eastern-Wood, and Western-Wood. Sounds like it's small, but watch the spelling.

Answer: Pewee

It's not a runt of a bird, but its call sounds like pee-o-wee, hence the common name.

15. These are everywhere: from the Buddhist Great One of Life, to your car or your baby stroller.

Answer: wheel

Where would we be able to go without the wheel?

Source: Author sharkbytes

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