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Let's 'Do' It Trivia Quiz

The answers to the following questions all contain the word 'do' somewhere in the middle. Can you work out the answer from the clues given? An example is given to start you off.

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

Author
rossian

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,489

Updated
Nov 20 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
438

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Author's Note: For example - take the first letter of the alphabet and a colour describing communism. Insert 'do' to find a word meaning 'loved'. A and red with 'do' inserted gives the answer 'adored'. Now try these -

Question 1 of 10

1. Take the Italian word for beautiful (feminine), the international car registration for Norway and the chemical symbol for sodium. Insert 'do' to find another name for the deadly nightshade.

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Take a word meaning 'club', the chemical symbol for nickel and one of the indefinite articles. Insert 'do' to find a country in south east Europe.

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Take a short version of a word meaning 'scam', a word for a short skirt and a hesitation. Insert 'do' to find a word for a form of housing, especially in the USA.

Answer: (One Word - 11 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Take the international car registration for Austria, the abbreviation for the Royal Navy and another word meaning 'males'. Add the international car registration for Thailand and insert 'do' to find a word meaning 'decoration'.

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Take a Spanish word meaning 'the', the chemical symbol for radium and the internet domain for the Dominican Republic. Then insert 'do' to find a lost city or a shortlived British television programme.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Take a word referring to 'myself' and a tool used for making holes. Add a Biblical vessel and insert 'do' to find a bird.

Answer: (One Word - 10 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Take the name of an island in the Irish Sea, the chemical symbol for lithium and the compass point opposite to south. Insert 'do' to find a stringed musical instrument.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Take a synonym for spoil and one of the indefinite articles. Add 'not applicable' and insert 'do' for an Argentinian football (soccer) player whose first name was Diego.

Answer: (One Word - 8 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Take the internet domain for Germany, the French word for gold and a social insect. Insert 'do' for something to eliminate body smells.

Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the name of a mythical Greek god and the abbreviation for the Royal Academy. Insert 'do' to find the first woman in Greek mythology.

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Take the Italian word for beautiful (feminine), the international car registration for Norway and the chemical symbol for sodium. Insert 'do' to find another name for the deadly nightshade.

Answer: Belladonna

Bella/N/Na with 'do' inserted.

Belladonna means beautiful woman in Italian. The plant is poisonous, in particular the berries, and it was sometimes used in Roman times for murderous purposes.

2. Take a word meaning 'club', the chemical symbol for nickel and one of the indefinite articles. Insert 'do' to find a country in south east Europe.

Answer: Macedonia

Mace/Ni/A with 'do' inserted.

Mace can also refer to a spice made from nutmeg. Macedonia was formerly part of Yugoslavia before declaring independence in 1991.

3. Take a short version of a word meaning 'scam', a word for a short skirt and a hesitation. Insert 'do' to find a word for a form of housing, especially in the USA.

Answer: Condominium

Con/Mini/Um with 'do' inserted.

Con is short for confidence trick where people are defrauded of money by someone gaining their trust or confidence. Mini can also refer to a small car. Condominium is used to describe ownership of one apartment in a block and sometimes refers to the apartment itself.

Answer: Adornment

A/RN/Men/T with 'do' inserted.

Adornment is defined as something that adds attractiveness or beautifies. Other synonyms are decoration, embellishment and ornament. The freedictionary.com describes the word as coming from the Latin 'adornare' via Old French.

Answer: Eldorado

El/Ra/DO with 'do' inserted.

The lost city of Eldorado (or El Dorado) was believed to be located in South America, and the Spanish Conquistadors sent out expeditions to try and find it. In the course of these searches, Francisco de Oerallana travelled the length of the Amazon river. The television series Eldorado was set in Spain and lasted only one year.

6. Take a word referring to 'myself' and a tool used for making holes. Add a Biblical vessel and insert 'do' to find a bird.

Answer: Meadowlark

Me/Awl/Ark with 'do' inserted.

The meadowlark is found in the Americas, from Canada to Brazil and there are two main types, the Eastern and Western meadowlarks. There was also a basketball player named Meadowlark Lemon, who played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

7. Take the name of an island in the Irish Sea, the chemical symbol for lithium and the compass point opposite to south. Insert 'do' to find a stringed musical instrument.

Answer: Mandolin

Man/Li/N with 'do' inserted.

The mandolin is a member of the lute family and is played by strumming or plucking with the fingers. It originated in Italy, particularly in the Naples area, by evolution from the lute.

8. Take a synonym for spoil and one of the indefinite articles. Add 'not applicable' and insert 'do' for an Argentinian football (soccer) player whose first name was Diego.

Answer: Maradona

Mar/A/NA with 'do' inserted.

Diego Maradona was considered one of the best footballers of all time. He captained Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup final, having scored two goals in the quarter final against England. Both goals are remembered for different reasons - the first is called 'The Hand of God', as Maradona handled the ball before scoring, which is illegal. The second is 'The Goal of the Century' and is considered one of the best individual goals ever scored.

9. Take the internet domain for Germany, the French word for gold and a social insect. Insert 'do' for something to eliminate body smells.

Answer: Deodorant

DE/Or/Ant with 'do' inserted.

DE is derived from Deutschland, the German name for Germany. Perspiration is odourless until it comes into contact with bacteria, with the underarms being a prime site. Deodorants act by killing the bacteria, and can be combined with perfumes to mask any remaining odours.

10. Take the name of a mythical Greek god and the abbreviation for the Royal Academy. Insert 'do' to find the first woman in Greek mythology.

Answer: Pandora

Pan and RA with 'do' inserted.

Pandora is best known for being unable to contain her curiosity and opening a box (or jar) which unleashed all the evils upon the world. She managed to leave hope inside the container. Pan is part man, part goat, and is associated with fields and mountains as well as the playing of pipes.

Source: Author rossian

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