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Playing with 8-Letter Words Trivia Quiz

In this quiz I will give you a word. You must anagram it to find another one that fit to the clue. For example: "AUCTION" Clue: word that means pay close attention to minimize risk. Answer: "CAUTION"

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

Author
masfon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
400,907

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
792

Question 1 of 10

1. "CALIPERS" Clue: exact copies of an object.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. "ADSORBED" Clue: the foundations upon which the ballast, rails and tails of a railway are laid.

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3. "AIRSCAPE" Clue: the atmosphere above a country.

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4. "ASPIRATE" Clue: an organism that feeds and lives at the expense of another one for which it gives nothing in return.

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Question 5 of 10

5. "ATOMIZER" Clue: liquidate, pay off.

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Question 6 of 10

6. "SANITATE" Clue: chemical element with the symbol At and atomic number 85.

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Question 7 of 10

7. "ANODISED" Clue: mass of lymphatic tissue behind the nasal cavity.

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Question 8 of 10

8. "ALPINIST" Clue: the fast descent of an aircraft in a spiral.

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Question 9 of 10

9. "ALTRUISM" Clue: someone who paints pictures on walls.

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Question 10 of 10

10. "ASPIRANT". Clue: a supporter or an adherent of a cause.

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "CALIPERS" Clue: exact copies of an object.

Answer: REPLICAS

The words copy, clone, carbon-copy are synonymous of replica. When I visited Leonardo da Vinci's exhibition - 500 years of GENIUS I saw many replicas of his inventions.

2. "ADSORBED" Clue: the foundations upon which the ballast, rails and tails of a railway are laid.

Answer: ROADBEDS

The bed for the track of a railroad. The word roadbed first appeared in 1828. Roadbeds are very important and their maintenance requires a large amount of financial resources, but it is essential for the safety of users.

3. "AIRSCAPE" Clue: the atmosphere above a country.

Answer: AIRSPACE

The airspace of a particular jurisdiction. The air or sky above a nation, the airspace that is considered to belong to one nation. The surveillance of a nation's airspace is a constant activity. According to international law, a country has exclusive and complete sovereignty over the airspace above its territory.

4. "ASPIRATE" Clue: an organism that feeds and lives at the expense of another one for which it gives nothing in return.

Answer: PARASITE

The word parasite is commonly used to refer to a person who lives at the expense of others. The word "Parasite" was used as the title of the South Korean thriller, which took home four awards at the 92nd Academy Awards. It was the first foreign-language movie to win the Best Picture award.

5. "ATOMIZER" Clue: liquidate, pay off.

Answer: AMORTIZE

The word amortize refers to the settlement of a debt through periodic payments. The Latin noun "mors" means "death" and it is the origin of the word "admortire" which means "to kill". In reality, when we pay a debt in installments, we are killing it.

6. "SANITATE" Clue: chemical element with the symbol At and atomic number 85.

Answer: ASTATINE

Astatine is a highly unstable and radioactive element and its occurrence on the earth's crust is very rare.

7. "ANODISED" Clue: mass of lymphatic tissue behind the nasal cavity.

Answer: ADENOIDS

The adenoids form part of the body's defense against infection. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the adenoids in a surgery called "adenoidectomy".

8. "ALPINIST" Clue: the fast descent of an aircraft in a spiral.

Answer: TAILSPIN

The word tailspin is also used when there is a sudden and rapid loss of control of a situation. Sometimes a person when in a situation of stress can suffer a collapse or enter into a tailspin.

9. "ALTRUISM" Clue: someone who paints pictures on walls.

Answer: MURALIST

A muralist is an artist that creates an artwork on a large public indoor or outdoor surface. C�ndido Portinari (1903-1962) was a famous Brazilian painter and muralist. One of his best known works "War and Peace" can be seen in the United Nations General Assembly building in New York City. It was created to remember Word War II and its horrors.

10. "ASPIRANT". Clue: a supporter or an adherent of a cause.

Answer: PARTISAN

Partisan is a word that can be both a noun or an adjective. Partisan, as a noun, is a militant who supports a party, a cause, a person, an idea, and partisan as an adjective means prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.

Source: Author masfon

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