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Quiz about Last Great Soul Picnic with Ants Quiz
Quiz about Last Great Soul Picnic with Ants Quiz

Last Great Soul Picnic with Ants Quiz


As the first picnic marches into the 2400 players range, the second creeps along behind it, here's the third one for you. Find a word from the clues that has an ant in it.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
100,741
Updated
Apr 26 22
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
1501
Question 1 of 20
1. First let's set the picnic things out and see if an ant arrives. Here's an easy one to start: "Waste not, __________not!"

Answer: (One Word, something you can't always get.)
Question 2 of 20
2. Oops, you've forgotten the cloth, imagine a nice red and white checkered one, spread on the grass. Another clue: US inner city kids' relief from the summer heat, city dogs' relief from something quite different and firefighters' necessity!

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 20
3. For the form's sake, the classic English wicker basket is what I'd like to imagine. Find another ant in this word for "totally unaware of something".

Answer: (one word, aka stupid)
Question 4 of 20
4. Here's an orange carbonated beverage available in many countries (brand name), though at this picnic, I'd probably prefer something a bit stronger. (family site though)

Answer: (One Word, Welcome to the fun?)
Question 5 of 20
5. Here's a jovial Yuletide figure whom you could only invite in the Southern hemisphere to the picnic for weather reasons.

Answer: (Two Words or just the first name of his title)
Question 6 of 20
6. Real silverware? Maybe, but let's discuss the pros and cons. Another word for a pro? An ____________?

Answer: (There's another ant in there!)
Question 7 of 20
7. Some might find our little picnic visitors utterly disgusting, repellant and _________________?

Answer: (one word,beginning with r, 9 letters)
Question 8 of 20
8. As we're dining "al fresco", as Hyacinthe Bucket might say, we don't have one of these rooms or closets in which to store food.

Answer: (one word, butler and maid hangout)
Question 9 of 20
9. The Mediterraneans and Middle Easterners do a wonderful job of preparing this round vegetable that tends to absorb oil in cooking. Might be nice on the picnic.

Answer: (One Word, aubergine by any other name?)
Question 10 of 20
10. I personally don't mind sitting on the grass, yet some of you might prefer those little folding chairs. Here comes another clue, this city in Kent, England, is very important to the history of the Anglican church.

Answer: (I'll tell you no tales!)
Question 11 of 20
11. Really, these little visitors on the tablecloth are enough to make Aunt Mabel __________!

Answer: (One Word, frenzied out of her mind)
Question 12 of 20
12. Many children at a picnic will quickly eat their fill, then get up and indulge in these acts of attention grabbing mischief and buffoonery.

Answer: (One Word, plural)
Question 13 of 20
13. As this is Funtrivia's picnic, we'll probably indulge in some of this at our picnic, a volley of conversational athletics, clever repartee, a bit of good natured debate..?

Answer: (One Word, begins with a b)
Question 14 of 20
14. I don't think we'll be putting this tough feisty little fowl on the table somehow. What a fighter for such a light bird!

Answer: (One Word, rooster, 6 letters)
Question 15 of 20
15. I have nothing against seeing a "ghostlike apparition" at this event, as long as it helps us chase those pesky uninvited visitors.

Answer: (One Word, tollbooth?)
Question 16 of 20
16. Really, without wishing to exaggerate in the least, coming to a picnic uninvited is the act of a criminal or a ___________?

Answer: (One Word, nine letters beginning with m)
Question 17 of 20
17. I suppose a picnic is the exact opposite of a very formal dinner with seven forks, knives and spoons and dressed to the nines, in fact you might call it the _______________ of a formal dinner.

Answer: (One Word, it's all Greek to me.)
Question 18 of 20
18. If this antisocial behavior keeps up, uninvited visitors running rampant through our picnic, apples, bananas and sandwiches moving as if by magic in a straight line, we'll have to get permission to search or arrest them....what will we need?

Answer: (one word, key issue in police mysteries)
Question 19 of 20
19. Time has come for the piece de resistance my friends, a large three-tiered cake, with fluffy frosting, pink flowers, and decorations, it's just beyond the reach of our little friends, so tempting, so mesmerizing so___________?

Answer: (One Word, beginning with t)
Question 20 of 20
20. Time to clean up, I suppose that we can leave some crumbs, some leftovers for our formicidae to industriously drag back to their domicile, where no slackers are allowed...where is it?

Answer: (One Word, a mound of little picnic visitors)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. First let's set the picnic things out and see if an ant arrives. Here's an easy one to start: "Waste not, __________not!"

Answer: want

A common toy in the fifties and sixties was the ant farm, we had one that was set up rather informally, someone left an unfinished piece of candy and the ants attacked it!
2. Oops, you've forgotten the cloth, imagine a nice red and white checkered one, spread on the grass. Another clue: US inner city kids' relief from the summer heat, city dogs' relief from something quite different and firefighters' necessity!

Answer: hydrant

Ants come in over 8000 species, hope they don't all come to the picnic at once.
3. For the form's sake, the classic English wicker basket is what I'd like to imagine. Find another ant in this word for "totally unaware of something".

Answer: ignorant

The black cocoa ant is a pest for its taste for cocoa crops in southeast Asia...can't say I blame it for loving chocolate though!
4. Here's an orange carbonated beverage available in many countries (brand name), though at this picnic, I'd probably prefer something a bit stronger. (family site though)

Answer: Fanta

Rumor has it that Coca Cola company is introducing Blue Fanta in the near future at the time of this writing!(late 2002) Will it procure us immortality? What is the world coming to? First blue M and M's, now this. I suppose there is no pretense of it actually containing oranges now!
5. Here's a jovial Yuletide figure whom you could only invite in the Southern hemisphere to the picnic for weather reasons.

Answer: Santa

Yes my friends, in December in the Northern hemisphere, it might be too chilly to have Santa out to a picnic. But in Australia or New Zealand we could!
6. Real silverware? Maybe, but let's discuss the pros and cons. Another word for a pro? An ____________?

Answer: advantage

Ants communicate using pheromones to send out signals. These chemical substances are also used by humans to send out signals to attract the opposite sex, thus the recent upsurge in publicity about them in miracle products!
7. Some might find our little picnic visitors utterly disgusting, repellant and _________________?

Answer: repugnant

Comes from "to fight against". I know some people that engage in major battles to rid their homes of ants. To no avail!
8. As we're dining "al fresco", as Hyacinthe Bucket might say, we don't have one of these rooms or closets in which to store food.

Answer: Pantry

Pantry comes from the French for bread or pain, and an older word out of use "paneterie". Panneteria is still used in Italian occasionally.
The place where you store your bread.
9. The Mediterraneans and Middle Easterners do a wonderful job of preparing this round vegetable that tends to absorb oil in cooking. Might be nice on the picnic.

Answer: eggplant

Fire Ants seem to prefer the American Southern states, must be that good home cookin'. They tend to eat just about anything they can get into their mandibles. Personally the picture of their stings brought back painful reminders of stepping into their mound as a kid! I did survive to tell the tale.
10. I personally don't mind sitting on the grass, yet some of you might prefer those little folding chairs. Here comes another clue, this city in Kent, England, is very important to the history of the Anglican church.

Answer: Canterbury

The Archbishop of Canterbury is the head of the Anglican church.
There are several Canterburys though..one in Australia in NSW and one in New Zealand too. There are a few in the states, CT and NH.
11. Really, these little visitors on the tablecloth are enough to make Aunt Mabel __________!

Answer: frantic

Carpenter ants have an enormous appetite but they prefer dead wood not living trees. Unfortunately the boards in your roof are dead wood!
12. Many children at a picnic will quickly eat their fill, then get up and indulge in these acts of attention grabbing mischief and buffoonery.

Answer: antics

The word is said to come from the word antique or former..you'll note I did not mention the word clown. I'm not fond of their antics.
13. As this is Funtrivia's picnic, we'll probably indulge in some of this at our picnic, a volley of conversational athletics, clever repartee, a bit of good natured debate..?

Answer: banter

It seems there is a banter for every sport and every pasttime.
The banter bird communicates with chirping, singing and tapping.
14. I don't think we'll be putting this tough feisty little fowl on the table somehow. What a fighter for such a light bird!

Answer: bantam

The word Bantam is said to have come from Java. A bantamweight is under 118 pounds in boxing.
15. I have nothing against seeing a "ghostlike apparition" at this event, as long as it helps us chase those pesky uninvited visitors.

Answer: phantom

Did you know that when one ant finds a food source, it leaves a trace for the other ones? Then they all arrive and divide the spoils. Amazing that these tiny creatures manage to follow directions and cooperate, we need to take lessons from them!
16. Really, without wishing to exaggerate in the least, coming to a picnic uninvited is the act of a criminal or a ___________?

Answer: miscreant

I know that was hard...had to give you a challenge to wake you up!
17. I suppose a picnic is the exact opposite of a very formal dinner with seven forks, knives and spoons and dressed to the nines, in fact you might call it the _______________ of a formal dinner.

Answer: antithesis

18. If this antisocial behavior keeps up, uninvited visitors running rampant through our picnic, apples, bananas and sandwiches moving as if by magic in a straight line, we'll have to get permission to search or arrest them....what will we need?

Answer: warrant

Well it might be antisocial to us, but ants have a very highly developed society.
19. Time has come for the piece de resistance my friends, a large three-tiered cake, with fluffy frosting, pink flowers, and decorations, it's just beyond the reach of our little friends, so tempting, so mesmerizing so___________?

Answer: tantalizing

An ant can carry many times over its weight. I don't know if they can manage a slice of cake, but it would be interesting to watch.
20. Time to clean up, I suppose that we can leave some crumbs, some leftovers for our formicidae to industriously drag back to their domicile, where no slackers are allowed...where is it?

Answer: anthill

The anthill is a model of a very complex society.
Hope you enjoyed this picnic. This is dedicated to fellow quiz creators and participants, Verbonica and Inquizition.
Source: Author Bruyere

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