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Mega Wordplay Mix-up Trivia Quiz

This quiz brings together several categories of word quizzes, including 5 questions from each of Brainstorm, Cryptic, Skeleton, Spoonerisms and Acrostic quizzes. Hope you like it!

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 12 mins.

Author
timence

Time
12 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,320

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
12 / 25

Plays
7057

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Question 1 of 25

1. We begin with 5 'Brainstorm' questions. I give you several words, and you tell me what word can go before all of them. Here's the first set of words... -vine, -juice, -grower, -variety, -fruit

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 25

2. -melon, -World, -logged

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 25

3. -pie, -Lane, -blossom, -Hill

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 25

4. -River, -belly, -stone, -pages

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 25

5. -straw, -draft, -episode, -Frontier, -curtain

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 25

6. On to 5 questions of 'cryptic' style. Here's the first: Mr. E could not solve the riddle.

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 7 of 25

7. Mo, Ham and Ed became a great religious leader.

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 8 of 25

8. Mr. Gates had to pay the fee.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 9 of 25

9. Pippa has three of these vegetables.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 25

10. Determine the mass of your coffee drinking vessel, and get out of bed!

Answer: (Two Words, 4 and 2 letters)

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Question 11 of 25

11. Now for 5 'skeleton words'. I give you the word, minus the vowels (but with consonants in order and a clue), and you tell me the word. The first is: SST(most simple)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 12 of 25

12. RLY(premature)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 13 of 25

13. RLS(to gain sudden comprehension)

Answer: (7 letters, note I have used the Aussie spelling)

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Question 14 of 25

14. NT(amalgamate)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 15 of 25

15. ZGZG(a city in the North East of Egypt)

Answer: (7 letters)

16. Now for 5 spoonerism questions. You have to solve the clue, then swap the first part of the 2 words...for example, if the clue was 'sky coloured house insect', the answer would be a spoonerism of 'blue fly', so the answer would be 'flew by'. Don't worry, there are extra clues attached! The first question is: 'top rodent'.

Answer: (Two Words, coloured piece of clothing)

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Question 17 of 25

17. Uncommon bird's flying appendage

Answer: (Two Words, put something on your hand digit)

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Question 18 of 25

18. Strapping part of a sentence

Answer: (Two Words, slang for helicopter)

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Question 19 of 25

19. Use the leaf-collecting tool on Mickey and Minnie

Answer: (Two Words, prepare an Asian dish)

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Question 20 of 25

20. Ok last spoonerism...push a body of water

Answer: (Three Words, have great affection for milky drink)

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Question 21 of 25

21. The final 5 questions make up an ACROSTIC. The answer to this question (Q21) is a four-letter word. The first letter of each answer to questions 22 to 25 make up the answer. The clue for the word is 'dexterous (dextrous) or nimble'.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 22 of 25

22. Fill in the missing word: 'have you ever _______ with the devil in the pale blue moonlight?' Hint

waltzed

played

danced

toyed

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Question 23 of 25

23. What word describes 'A philosophy that emphasizes the uniqueness and isolation of the individual experience in a hostile or indifferent universe, regards human existence as unexplainable, and stresses freedom of choice and responsibility for the consequences of one's acts'? Hint

Nihilism

Hedonism

Individualism

Existentialism

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Question 24 of 25

24. The main character from 'Around the World in 80 Days' is Phileas who? Hint

Fogg

Bogg

Phogg

Clogg

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Question 25 of 25

25. In 'The Wizard of Oz', which character went to see the Wizard in search of a heart? Hint

Tinman

Dorothy

Scarecrow

Lion

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. We begin with 5 'Brainstorm' questions. I give you several words, and you tell me what word can go before all of them. Here's the first set of words... -vine, -juice, -grower, -variety, -fruit

Answer: grape

Grape-vine, grape juice, grape grower, grape variety (of which there are many), and of course grapefruit.

2. -melon, -World, -logged

Answer: water

I think the -logged probably gave that one away.

3. -pie, -Lane, -blossom, -Hill

Answer: cherry

Cherry pies are great with coffee if you've never tried it, Cherry Lane is a band, Cherry blossom is a plant, and Cherry Hill is in New Jersey.

4. -River, -belly, -stone, -pages

Answer: yellow

Yellow River, yellow belly means a coward, Yellowstone National Park and of course the good old Yellow Pages!

5. -straw, -draft, -episode, -Frontier, -curtain

Answer: final

The final straw, the final draft (my favourite), the final episode, the 'Final Frontier' (a UK TV show), and the final curtain (another way of saying the end).

6. On to 5 questions of 'cryptic' style. Here's the first: Mr. E could not solve the riddle.

Answer: mystery

Mr.E = mystery (riddle)

7. Mo, Ham and Ed became a great religious leader.

Answer: Mohammed

Mo + ham + ed = Mohamed, correct spelling Mohammed (but I allowed for the error too).

8. Mr. Gates had to pay the fee.

Answer: Bill

2 big clues here, Bill for Bill Gates, and fee = bill.

9. Pippa has three of these vegetables.

Answer: peas

A bit of a toughie, there are 3 P's in Pippa, and peas are the vegetable I was after.

10. Determine the mass of your coffee drinking vessel, and get out of bed!

Answer: wake up

Determine the mass + coffee drinking vessel= weigh + cup, or wake up!

11. Now for 5 'skeleton words'. I give you the word, minus the vowels (but with consonants in order and a clue), and you tell me the word. The first is: SST(most simple)

Answer: easiest

And this could possibly be the 'easiest' question on the quiz!

12. RLY(premature)

Answer: early

13. RLS(to gain sudden comprehension)

Answer: realise

The US spelling is 'realize', but I decided not to include it since Z was not in the question.

14. NT(amalgamate)

Answer: unite

15. ZGZG(a city in the North East of Egypt)

Answer: zagazig

It's also known as Zaqaziq. If you liked this taste of skeleton quizzes, I suggest you try Quizzical's, Inquizition's and my skeleton quizzes, found in the wordplay section.

Answer: red hat

top rodent = head rat...this changes to 'red hat'.

17. Uncommon bird's flying appendage

Answer: wear ring

rare wing = wear ring.

18. Strapping part of a sentence

Answer: whirly bird

burly word = whirly bird

19. Use the leaf-collecting tool on Mickey and Minnie

Answer: make rice

rake mice = make rice

20. Ok last spoonerism...push a body of water

Answer: love a shake

shove a lake = love a shake. Thanks to crisw for the inspiration for this section.

Answer: deft

If something is done cleverly or particularly well, it is said to have a 'deft' touch.

22. Fill in the missing word: 'have you ever _______ with the devil in the pale blue moonlight?'

Answer: danced

classic quote, Jack Nicholson as the Joker in 'Batman'.

Answer: Existentialism

Definition thanks to dictionary.com.

24. The main character from 'Around the World in 80 Days' is Phileas who?

Answer: Fogg

Crazy name, one that sticks in the head (well for me anyway).

25. In 'The Wizard of Oz', which character went to see the Wizard in search of a heart?

Answer: Tinman

The man who made him forgot to put one in. Scarecrow was after a brain, lion some courage, and Dorothy just wanted to get home. LET ME KNOW IF YOU LIKED THE MEGA-MIX!

Source: Author timence

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