Inquizition's Hidden Word Game 15

Answer: cher

ar(CHER)y. Cher was an American entertainer who was born Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPiere, on 20 May, 1946, in El Centro, California, USA.

Answer: afar

se(AFAR)er.

Answer: elvis

tunn(EL VIS)ion. Elvis Aaron Presley was an American Rock 'n' Roll idol who was born 8 January, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Answer: siam

a(SIA M)inor. Siam was the former name of Thailand.

Answer: erie

exp(ERIE)nce. Lake Erie is the fourth largest, and the shallowest, of the five Great Lakes of North America. Lake Ontario is the smallest of these Great Lakes.

Answer: liar

bil(LIAR)ds. A fabricator is another word for a liar, falsifier or perjurer.

Answer: herod

t(HE ROD). Herod was the King of Judaea who was infamous for his Massacre of the Innocents. King Herod ordered infanticide to prevent any newborn child becoming King of the Jews. This meant the killing of all the young, male children of Bethlehem who could possibly supersede him.

Answer: erg

en(ERG)y. The erg is a unit of energy or work in the former cgs metric system. This was based on centimetre, gram and second before being replaced by SI units of System International.

Answer: esau

th(ESAU)rus. In the bible, Esau was the twin brother of Jacob, and was the eldest son of Isaac and Rebecca.

Answer: eton

skel(ETON). Eton college is a public school for boys. It is located in Berkshire and was founded in 1440.

Answer: lima

c(LIMA)te. Lima is the capital of Peru which is situated in South America.

Answer: hogan

ma(HOGAN)y. Paul Hogan was born 8 October, 1939 in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia. He is well known, for his chirpy character of Mick Dundee, from the movie 'Crocodile Dundee'(1986). Before Paul made his name as a laid-back adventurer in 'Crocodile Dundee', he was employed as a rigger, working on the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Another option is Paul Damon, a Houston actor.

Answer: mann

ger(MAN N)ame. Thomas Mann was a German novelist who was famous for writing the novella, 'Death in Venice'(1913) and Doctor Faustus (1947). He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1929.

Answer: rovers

cont(ROVERS)y. Blackburn Rovers, Tranmere Rovers and Bristol Rovers. Apologies to players abroad who may have not heard of these teams, but the clue is subtly in the question.

Answer: dietrich

(DIET RICH). Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in a province of Berlin on 27 December, 1901. She was a blonde German actress who became famous for playing the cabaret entertainer, Lola-Lola, in the movie 'The Blue Angel'(1930). This became the first main German movie which claimed world-wide fame. This allowed Marlene to become the first German actress to achieve success in Hollywood. Marlene's career ended when she broke a leg, while appearing on stage, in Sydney, Australia, on 29 September, 1975. Here are some amended lyrics to her world famous song, 'Falling in Love Again'

Falling in love again,
Never wanted to,
Quizzing is all I do,
Can't help it.

Quizzing has always been my game,
Play it how I may,
I was born that way,
Can't help it.

Hope you enjoyed the challenge, if not the song!