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Take a dive into this drop a letter quiz and see if you can swim from one currency to another.

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

Author
JanIQ

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
363,346

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2043

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with 'bolivar', which was adopted as the Venezuelan currency in 1879, and drop one letter to form a legal term for a person who retains ownership but transfers possession of property or goods to another for some time.

Answer: (One Word - Six Letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Not to be confused with a method of reading used by the visually impaired, which word is the name for a small net used for drawing in fish?

Answer: (One Word - Five Letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop a letter to find the basic monetary unit of Iran and Oman.

Answer: (One Word - Four Letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop another letter, but hope that your health doesn't drop away - this next word means 'to sicken'.

Answer: (One Word - Three Letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Next, dropping a letter will give you a Chinese unit of distance.

Answer: (One Word - Two Letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Not quite as long as the Chinese unit of measure described above, (but a longer word for sure!) - add a letter to discover a Polynesian garland of flowers usually worn around the neck.

Answer: (One Word - Three Letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Not to be confused with the capital of India, this word describes a small shop selling ready-to-eat products.

Answer: (One Word - Four Letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Smoothly add a letter to get the next word - meaning 'a smooth, quiet continuous movement'.

Answer: (One Word - Five Letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add a letter again, and grow this next word so it fits around the body like 'a belt or cord worn around the waist'.

Answer: (One Word - Six Letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. The final word in this series describes the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands before the introduction of the Euro.

Answer: (One Word - Seven Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Bailor

The bailor is the person handing over the property or goods, but the person entrusted with its safekeeping is the 'bailee'. In a legal sense, if the bailor fails to turn up at a court date, the property or goods bailed are then surrendered to the bailee.

2. Not to be confused with a method of reading used by the visually impaired, which word is the name for a small net used for drawing in fish?

Answer: Brail

Brail is also the name for the small "ropes attached to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail for gathering in the sail" (definition found on dictionary.com). When used as a verb, brail means to furl a sail by hauling these very same ropes.

3. Drop a letter to find the basic monetary unit of Iran and Oman.

Answer: Rial

In Iran, one rial is equivalent to 100 dinars, whereas in Oman one rial is equivalent to 1000 baiza.

4. Drop another letter, but hope that your health doesn't drop away - this next word means 'to sicken'.

Answer: Ail

Ail: to cause physical or mental pain or uneasiness to; trouble. Hopefully this drop a letter quiz isn't troubling you enough to see your health ailing!

5. Next, dropping a letter will give you a Chinese unit of distance.

Answer: Li

A li is approximately 500 metres, or 547 yards. We could have also asked you to name the chemical symbol for Lithium instead, but the unit of measure was new to us, so hopefully new to you as well!

6. Not quite as long as the Chinese unit of measure described above, (but a longer word for sure!) - add a letter to discover a Polynesian garland of flowers usually worn around the neck.

Answer: Lei

More commonly associated with Hawaii, the lei is common in many Polynesian countries. A lei can be worn around the neck or head and is usually made form either flowers or leaves.

7. Not to be confused with the capital of India, this word describes a small shop selling ready-to-eat products.

Answer: Deli

In Australia, a deli is the section of the supermarket that sells cold meats, cheeses and antipasto-type foods.

8. Smoothly add a letter to get the next word - meaning 'a smooth, quiet continuous movement'.

Answer: Glide

A submarine can glide through the water, as an aircraft can glide through the air. The smooth movement of these vehicles through their respective medium is referred to as 'gliding'.

9. Add a letter again, and grow this next word so it fits around the body like 'a belt or cord worn around the waist'.

Answer: Girdle

A girdle can be the actual belt or cord around the waist, or the verb meaning to encircle the body as a belt.

10. The final word in this series describes the basic monetary unit of the Netherlands before the introduction of the Euro.

Answer: Guilder

One guilder was equivalent to 100 cents in the Netherlands. A guilder was also the name of a coin used in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. The word is taken from the Middle Dutch "golden".

Source: Author JanIQ

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