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Quiz about Letter Links XXX
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Letter Links XXX Trivia Quiz


Progress from the first word to the last by linking the words to form a chain. More directions are given in the first question.

A multiple-choice quiz by leith90. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
leith90
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
388,606
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
836
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (10/10), kell217 (8/10), goodreporter (10/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. How to play: The last three letters of each answer become the first three letters of the next answer. Eg: ApPLE, PLEntiFUL, FULsome.
If you get stuck on an answer, it may be possible to skip forward then work your way back. If there is more than one answer to a question, make sure it fits with the following question.
All answers are single words.
The first and last answers share a common link.
Good luck!

First word: What is an astronomical body orbiting a star?

Answer: (One word, 6 letters)
Question 2 of 10
2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the common name for plants with stinging hairs? (Plural)

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters (Plural))
Question 3 of 10
3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word means to ameliorate or diminish?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who was Elvis Presley's letter returned to?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word relates to the skin?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the club used in croquet or polo?

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, which American David hosted a late night show for 33 years?

Answer: (One Word, 9 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a tropical tree or shrub that grows in salt water?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word means to inadvertently listen to something you shouldn't?

Answer: (One Word, 8 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. Final word with something in common with the first word. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, Which is the only planet in our Solar System that was not named after a Greek or Roman God?

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Nov 19 2024 : Guest 172: 10/10
Nov 12 2024 : kell217: 8/10
Oct 22 2024 : goodreporter: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How to play: The last three letters of each answer become the first three letters of the next answer. Eg: ApPLE, PLEntiFUL, FULsome. If you get stuck on an answer, it may be possible to skip forward then work your way back. If there is more than one answer to a question, make sure it fits with the following question. All answers are single words. The first and last answers share a common link. Good luck! First word: What is an astronomical body orbiting a star?

Answer: Planet

Until 2006 there were nine planets in our solar system, however Pluto was then reclassified to a dwarf planet. Of the eight official planets, there are four small rocky planets, two gas giants and two ice giants. Mercury and Venus are the only two planets without a moon.
2. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the common name for plants with stinging hairs? (Plural)

Answer: Nettles

The last word was 'Planet', so this word must begin with 'NET'.

Nettles are part of the genus Urtica although not all of them have stinging hairs. Most grazing animals do not eat them, so insects like butterflies, which are not affected by the hairs, lay their eggs on the plant.
3. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word means to ameliorate or diminish?

Answer: Lessen

The last word was 'Nettles', so this word must begin with 'LES'.

The word lessen is a verb, synonymous with mitigate and not to be confused with lesson.
4. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, who was Elvis Presley's letter returned to?

Answer: Sender

The last word was 'Lessen', so this word must begin with 'SEN'.

Sender can refer to a person who posts mail or a transmitter of electrical signals.
5. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word relates to the skin?

Answer: Dermal

The last word was 'Sender', so this word must begin with 'DER'.

The skin is the dermis, so the adjectival form is 'dermal'.
6. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is the club used in croquet or polo?

Answer: Mallet

The last word was 'Dermal', so this word must begin with 'MAL'.

A mallet is also a name for a rubber tipped hammer used in carpentry or for striking percussion instruments.
7. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, which American David hosted a late night show for 33 years?

Answer: Letterman

The last word was 'Mallet', so this word must begin with 'LET'.

Beginning in 1982, David Letterman hosted 'Late Night with David Letterman' on NBC. In 1992 he left to join CBS where he hosted 'Late Show with David Letterman'. By the time he retired in 2015 he had hosted over 6000 episodes.
8. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what is a tropical tree or shrub that grows in salt water?

Answer: Mangrove

The last word was 'Letterman', so this word must begin with 'MAN'.

A mangrove swamp is found in tidal plains or estuaries in tropical and subtropical climates. The plant itself has evolved to survive in very saline or brackish conditions with low oxygen and large temperature variations.
9. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, what word means to inadvertently listen to something you shouldn't?

Answer: Overhear

The last word was 'Mangrove', so this word must begin with 'OVE'.

To overhear something may also mean to hear something without the speaker's knowledge. If you overhear something purposefully, it's called eavesdropping.
10. Final word with something in common with the first word. Beginning with the last three letters of the previous answer, Which is the only planet in our Solar System that was not named after a Greek or Roman God?

Answer: Earth

The last answer was 'Overhear', so this word must begin with 'EAR'.

While the other planets were all named after ancient Gods, the name Earth came from the old English or German word for ground.
Source: Author leith90

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