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Geography of a Chameleon Trivia Quiz

You'll get 9 word pairs in which the last letter of the first word is also the first letter of the last word. Replace this common letter by another letter having the same effect. The correct solution will give you (9 for 10) a word top to bottom.

A multiple-choice quiz by JanIQ. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
JanIQ

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
390,105

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
297

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with a simple example. I'll give you the following word pairs:
b o O - O u t
p a N - N e t
d u E - E L d
The capital letters spell out "ONE". If you correctly replace these capital letters, you get "TWO":
b o T - T u t
p a W - W e t
d u O - O L d
Likewise you could replace the C in "a r C - C a t" by an E to get the first letter of the word "ELEPHANTS". This is a running example throughout the quiz.
Now the question: which letter would replace the capitalized C in "c r o C - C a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?
Note: all words used in this quiz are accepted by the online scrabble dictionary.

Answer: (one letter - one of the resulting words can be harvested)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the example of the CHAMELEON hiding ELEPHANTS, the task would consist of "p a H - H a y" to be replaced by "p a L - L a y".
Now the question: which letter would replace the H in "c a s H - H a s t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter - one of the resulting words can be used to pack something. )

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the running example the A of "CHAMELEON" (being transformed into "ELEPHANTS") A would become an E using the word pair "s e A - A r e". The resulting word pair would be "s e E - E r e".
Now your question: which letter would replace the capitalized A in "a n o A - A i l " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is used for nothing.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the M by a P in the word pairing "t o M - M a n". You'd have to come up with the solution "t o P - P a n".
Your question is something else. Which letter would replace the M in "p e r M - M o n s " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is a plural)

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an H in the word pairing "i c E - E a t".
You would need the word pair "i c H - H a t".
Now the real question: which letter would replace the capitalized E in "b a r E - E i d e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is a building in agricultural estates.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the L by a H in the word pairing " b a L - L a p". This leads to the word pair "b a H - H a p".
And here's your question. Which letter would replace the capitalized L in "c o o L - L a p " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is a liquid.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an N in the word pairing "p i E - E t h". The result would be "p i N - N t h", where NTH means position number N in a mathematical series.
And here is your question: which letter would replace the capitalized E in "b a b E - E k e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is short for a musical instrument)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the O by a T in the word pairing " n o O - O a r". The result is "n o T - T a r".
And now your question: which letter would replace the O in "h a l O - O a t s" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is a room.)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the N by an S in the word pairing "b u N - N o w". The replacing pair would then be "b u S - S o w".
And here is your question: which letter would replace the capitalized N in "d u r N - N e o n" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: (one letter. One of the resulting words is used in anatomy, the other in history)

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'll reiterate the different word pairs form the previous questions here:
c r o C - C a t
c a s H - H a s t
a n o A - A i l
p e r M - M o n s
b a r E - E i d e
c o o L - L a p
b a b E - E k e
h a l O - O a t s
d u r N - N e o n
You can clearly read out the original nine letter word "CHAMELEON". Replacing the capitalized letters as indicated in the previous questions, also gives a nine letter word from top to bottom. Which is this word we're looking for?

Answer: (one word (nine letters). The quiz title may point you in the correct direction.)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with a simple example. I'll give you the following word pairs: b o O - O u t p a N - N e t d u E - E L d The capital letters spell out "ONE". If you correctly replace these capital letters, you get "TWO": b o T - T u t p a W - W e t d u O - O L d Likewise you could replace the C in "a r C - C a t" by an E to get the first letter of the word "ELEPHANTS". This is a running example throughout the quiz. Now the question: which letter would replace the capitalized C in "c r o C - C a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? Note: all words used in this quiz are accepted by the online scrabble dictionary.

Answer: P

The capital letters from the first nine questions will spell out "CHAMELEON" top to bottom. Each and every letter in the word "CHAMELEON" will have to be replaced by another letter. I'll mention in the question (as a running example) how the C can be replaced by an E, the H by an L, the A by an E, the M by a P, the first E by an H, the L by an A, the second E by an N, the O by a T and the N by an S - so that one CHAMELEON hides multiple ELEPHANTS. Yes we can! The correct answer P would give us "c r o P - P a t".

A crop is some vegetable produce one can harvest (preferentially when the time is ripe to do so). The word crop (used as a noun or as a verb) has various other meanings, too. Pat, other than the abbreviation for the first name Patrick or Patricia, is also a verb meaning to stroke or hit slightly.

2. In the example of the CHAMELEON hiding ELEPHANTS, the task would consist of "p a H - H a y" to be replaced by "p a L - L a y". Now the question: which letter would replace the H in "c a s H - H a s t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: E

The correct answer is the E, which gives us (continuing the unusual capitalization I use in this type of quizzes) "c a s E - E a s t" or in normal capitalization "case - east".
The word case has many different meanings. One of these is a box or crate in which you can pack things.
East is of course one of the main directions on a compass.
For those who wonder: the word "hast" I used in the question is an ancient English conjugation for the second person of the verb "to have": "thou hast" is quite current in Shakespearean language, but rather unusual in literature from the twentieth century onwards.

3. In the running example the A of "CHAMELEON" (being transformed into "ELEPHANTS") A would become an E using the word pair "s e A - A r e". The resulting word pair would be "s e E - E r e". Now your question: which letter would replace the capitalized A in "a n o A - A i l " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: N

The correct replacement gives us "a n o N - N i l".
Anon is short for anonymous, but it is also an indication of time: synonym of "in a while", "soon" or (this last use is outdated) "at once".
Nil is a lesser used synonym for nothing. It derives from the Latin nihil, and can be heard sometimes in the expression "nil per os" or "nil by mouth".
An anoa is a small kind of buffalo, native to Indonesia.

4. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the M by a P in the word pairing "t o M - M a n". You'd have to come up with the solution "t o P - P a n". Your question is something else. Which letter would replace the M in "p e r M - M o n s " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: I

Correct substitution gives "p e r I - I o n s" or in normal writing "peri - ions".
Peri is an unusual word derived from Persian mythology. It indicates any kind of gorgeous supernatural being. The first peris encountered in Persian myth were mischievous, but the word has evolved to indicate a nice beautiful character.
I have to warn any male bachelors who take this quiz: peris are supernatural, so you are not likely to meet one. You better choose a terrestrial friend with a nice character (good looks have the tendency to wither after some time).
Ions is the plural of ion, an electrically charged molecule. Most molecules can become ions by losing one or more electrons (and thus getting a positive electrical charge) or by acquiring one or more electrons (and thus getting a negative electrical charge).
Some of you may wonder about the use of PERM and MONS in the question. Perm is short for permanent (a hairstyle).
Mons can be the plural of mon, a (mostly Scots) dialect for man. It could also be used for a woman's body part that she is most unlikely to expose to a stranger.

5. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an H in the word pairing "i c E - E a t". You would need the word pair "i c H - H a t". Now the real question: which letter would replace the capitalized E in "b a r E - E i d e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: N

After substitution of the E, we get the words "b a r N - N i d e".
A barn is an accessory building of a farm, used either for the sheltering of farm animals or for storage of produce. The same word can also be used for a shed to place vehicles or tools.
Nide is a nest of young birds, especially pheasants. A flock of pheasants can also be indicated as a nide.
The word eide in the question may have raised some eyebrows too: this is definitely not the most common English word.
Eide is the acronym for Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics, a standard for the communication between a computer and its disk storage tools. Most people would write EIDE only in capitals, but it is indeed accepted as an entry in the official Scrabble dictionary - so the orthography in all minuscules ("eide") has apparently been validated.

6. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the L by a H in the word pairing " b a L - L a p". This leads to the word pair "b a H - H a p". And here's your question. Which letter would replace the capitalized L in "c o o L - L a p " so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: S

After replacing the capitalized L by a letter S, we get "c o o S - S a p".
Sap is a liquid, mostly used to indicate the liquid transported through the stem of various plants.
Coos is the third person conjugation of "to coo", meaning to murmur (mostly in an amorous way).

7. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an N in the word pairing "p i E - E t h". The result would be "p i N - N t h", where NTH means position number N in a mathematical series. And here is your question: which letter would replace the capitalized E in "b a b E - E k e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: U

After replacing the E by an U, we get the words "b a b U - U k e".
Babu is a word originating in the Hindi language. According to the context, it can mean "mister" (neutral context), "schooled clerk" (perhaps in a slightly positive context) or "Anglicized South-Asian" (negative context: taking a formal British education is by some South Asian people considered as abandoning the ancestors' culture).
Uke is a shorter indication for the ukulele, the stringed musical instrument finding its origin in Hawaii.
Maybe some of you don't know the word "eke". It is a verb meaning to acquire with great effort.

8. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the O by a T in the word pairing " n o O - O a r". The result is "n o T - T a r". And now your question: which letter would replace the O in "h a l O - O a t s" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: L

The correct substitution gives the words "h a l L - L a t s".
A hall can be either a separate room (the entry to the main part of the house) or a whole building (for instance a concert hall, the main room in a stately mansion...).
Lats used to be the currency in Latvia, before the country adopted the Euro in 2014.
For those who don't recognise the word "halo": it is a circular band of light, either surrounding a light source (such as the sun in hazy weather) or the head of a saint (in classic iconography).

9. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the N by an S in the word pairing "b u N - N o w". The replacing pair would then be "b u S - S o w". And here is your question: which letter would replace the capitalized N in "d u r N - N e o n" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Answer: A

The correct substitution leaves us with the words "d u r A - A e o n".
Dura is short for dura mater, the outermost membrane covering the brain (and itself covered by the skull bones).
Aeon is an alternative orthography for the eon: an indication of time, for a very large period. Astronomical aeons are periods of thousand million years. So the earth can be dated as roughly four and a half aeons old.
People from the southern states of the USA may have recognised the word "durn". For those who are not familiar with this regional word, I'll give the Oxford English synonym: "darn" as a mild expletive (not the verb "to darn socks").

10. I'll reiterate the different word pairs form the previous questions here: c r o C - C a t c a s H - H a s t a n o A - A i l p e r M - M o n s b a r E - E i d e c o o L - L a p b a b E - E k e h a l O - O a t s d u r N - N e o n You can clearly read out the original nine letter word "CHAMELEON". Replacing the capitalized letters as indicated in the previous questions, also gives a nine letter word from top to bottom. Which is this word we're looking for?

Answer: PENINSULA

The correct solution is the word PENINSULA, a specific geographical term (hence the title of this quiz) for a terrain connected to the main land by a smaller strip of land. Sometimes the peninsula contains one or more independent countries (for instance Spain and Portugal on the Iberian peninsula).
What does a peninsula have to do with a chameleon? One could search for a chameleon species named after a peninsula, or for a peninsula named after a chameleon. I found neither. The closest I got was Lizard's Point, a peninsula in southern England.

Source: Author JanIQ

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