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Letter Wave 13 Trivia Quiz

Drop a letter from the first answer, then re-arrange and drop another letter until the sixth question. From the seventh question, use the same method but add a letter to get each successive answer.

A multiple-choice quiz by ClarkyB. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ClarkyB

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
476

Question 1 of 10

1. First word of eight letters: Fish of the Acipenseridae family.

Answer: (One Word (Eight Letters))

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Question 2 of 10

2. Subtract a letter to get a seven-letter word that is a person who might perform an operation on you.

Answer: (One Word (Seven Letters))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a six-letter word that is a type of game bird.

Answer: (One Word (Six Letters))

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Question 4 of 10

4. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a five-letter word that is a good-for-nothing scoundrel.

Answer: (One Word (Five Letters))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a four-letter word that is monster such as Shrek.

Answer: (One Word (Four Letters))

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Question 6 of 10

6. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a three-letter word that is the mass of eggs produced by the fish from Question 1!

Answer: (One Word (Three letters))

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Question 7 of 10

7. Add a letter and anagram to get a four-letter word that is a tiny hole in the skin.

Answer: (One Word (Four Letters))

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter and anagram to get a five-letter word that is writing that does not have a metrical structure.

Answer: (One Word (Five Letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add a letter and anagram to get a six-letter word that is a dead human body.

Answer: (One Word (Six Letters))

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add a letter and anagram to get a seven-letter word that is a large pair of pincers used to assist with a baby's birth.

Answer: (One Word (Seven Letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. First word of eight letters: Fish of the Acipenseridae family.

Answer: Sturgeon

There are 27 species of fish in the Acipenseridae family, and these are all commonly referred to as sturgeon. Several are highly valued as their roe can be processed into the luxury food caviar.

2. Subtract a letter to get a seven-letter word that is a person who might perform an operation on you.

Answer: Surgeon

A surgeon is a specialist who is trained to manage surgical conditions affecting the human body. There are 14 surgical specialties recognised by the American College of Surgeons. These include Orthopaedics (musculoskeletal system), Pediatrics (children), and Vascular Surgery (arteries and veins), as well as General Surgery, in which the surgeon is trained to manage a variety of surgical conditions affecting most parts of the body.

3. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a six-letter word that is a type of game bird.

Answer: Grouse

Scotland's national game bird, the red grouse, is the emblem of 'The Famous Grouse' brand of Scotch whisky, and proudly graces the bottle labels of the fine tipple.

4. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a five-letter word that is a good-for-nothing scoundrel.

Answer: Rogue

Rogue, as in "My neighbour's son is a bit of a rogue, as he will often whack the neighbourhood cars with his schoolbag in order to deliberately set off their alarms".

5. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a four-letter word that is monster such as Shrek.

Answer: Ogre

An ogre is often depicted as a hideous and repulsive creature, however the 2001 computer-animated movie "Shrek" puts a different spin on the ogre stereotype, depicting the titular character as a lovable and caring creature.

6. Subtract a letter and anagram to get a three-letter word that is the mass of eggs produced by the fish from Question 1!

Answer: Roe

Salt-cured roe is the delicacy we know as caviar, with the most expensive caviar being that which comes from the endangered beluga sturgeon.

7. Add a letter and anagram to get a four-letter word that is a tiny hole in the skin.

Answer: Pore

The human skin contains millions of pores, through which the sweat glands release sweat as a cooling mechanism.

8. Add a letter and anagram to get a five-letter word that is writing that does not have a metrical structure.

Answer: Prose

The phrase "purple prose" is used to indicate when a piece of writing makes excessive use of descriptive language such that it becomes difficult to read.

9. Add a letter and anagram to get a six-letter word that is a dead human body.

Answer: Corpse

The word corpse is also used in the theatre, to describe when an actor either has an unscripted fit of giggles whilst on-stage, or causes their fellow actors to have such giggles.

10. Add a letter and anagram to get a seven-letter word that is a large pair of pincers used to assist with a baby's birth.

Answer: Forceps

Because a newborn baby's head is so soft, delivery by forceps will often cause the baby's head to take on a slightly elongated or ovoid shape, however it should start to take on a more rounded shape in the days and weeks following the birth.

Source: Author ClarkyB

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