Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. For each question, a definition or synonym of the answer will be place within quotes in ALL CAPS. A word play utilizing the answer will be in ALL CAPS without quotes. For instance:
On Halloween, as we rowed through the darkness on THE SMALLEST OF NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES, the night seemed somehow "UNCANNY". It made me feel __________.
5 letters, beginning with "E"
"The smallest of America's Great Lakes (Lake Erie)" is the word play. "Uncanny" is a synonym for "eerie", which is the answer.
We'll start with an easy one.
A "GHOST" would make a perfect SPY. Then he could be a ____________ in two senses.
2. It was a "HORRIFYING" experience, being stretched out on the rack. But afterwards, I measured myself and found I had GROWN SOMEWHAT IN HEIGHT. I found the experience _____________.
3. I performed the "SHOCKINGLY REPELLENT" execution of Stagger Lee. Yes, it was I who RELEASED THE POISONOUS VAPORS THAT KILLED LEE. What I did was ____________.
4. "PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF DEATH", I was captivated by the coffin offered at the auction, and I was compelled to make one ADDITIONAL OFFER. My fascination was ____________.
5. The MACAW SHIVERED in his tree as he watched the "DEATHLIKE" dance being performed on the forest floor below. Truly, it was a ___________ scene.
6. My Italian friend sat so motionless at the table that for a moment he looked to be "ABOUT TO DIE". Then, he suddenly straightened, and in his thick accent, loudly demanded ANOTHER DINNER ROLL. It was then I realized his state had been ____________.
7. Leaning against the bear's lifeless carcass, the hunter sat savagely chewing the STRINGY, and CARTILAGE LACED meat. I found his behavior "REPUGNANT", to say the least. It was a ___________ scene.
8. Having drained her blood, the "CHILD OF THE NIGHT" carried the limp body of the would-be seductress to THE STACK OF WOOD LAID OUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE LOOSE WOMAN'S CREMATION. I could only be in the presence of a ____________.
9. The mindless look of a "ZOMBIE" on her face, my MOTHER'S SISTER KEPT GUNNING THE ENGINE. But then, I had long suspected that she might be a ______________.
10. The ghost- butcher's "UNEARTHLY", heavy carving knife plunged into the cover of Mr. Cleaver's book, "Soul On Ice", striking the FIRST NAME OF THE AUTHOR. Ah, yes. The knife was indeed an ______________ cleaver.
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