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Purloined Letters Part II Trivia Quiz

Somebody has (Apologies to E.A.Poe)"purloined" 2 or more letters from each of the following one word answers. He only steals letters that appear more than once, so find them and make the words complete again.

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

Author
richicago

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
232,976

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1090

Question 1 of 10

1. H _ N _ _ _ _ _

Answer: (State capital (3 purloined letters))

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Question 2 of 10

2. B E _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: (Starting point (3 purloined letters))

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Question 3 of 10

3. C O _ _ _ _

Answer: (Beverage (2 purloined letters))

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Question 4 of 10

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: (South American lake (4 purloined letters) Starts with T)

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Question 5 of 10

5. _ _ _ D V _ _ K

Answer: (animal (2 purloined letters))

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Question 6 of 10

6. _ _ D I _ _ _ _

Answer: (expensive American car (3 purloined letters) starts with c)

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Question 7 of 10

7. _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ I

Answer: (They follow movie stars around (3 purloined letters))

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Question 8 of 10

8. M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: (American state and river (3 purloined letters))

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Question 9 of 10

9. P _ _ _ _ _

Answer: (Indian conference (2 purloined letters))

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Question 10 of 10

10. H _ _ E Y M _ _ _

Answer: (marriage bonus (2 purloined letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. H _ N _ _ _ _ _

Answer: honolulu

(H)o(n)olulu. There is some question as to the proper pronunciation of Hawaii. Some say Hawaii, others say Hava-yee. I decided to find out which was correct. One day in Honolulu I saw a little old man with a lei around his neck. He assured me that it was pronounced Hava-yee. I said "Thanks a lot." He replied "you're velcome!"

2. B E _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: beginning

Be(ginning). Little known fact: Baseball is mentioned in the Bible! Genesis starts with the phrase "In the big inning."

3. C O _ _ _ _

Answer: coffee

co(ffee) I drink way too much coffee. I drink so much coffee that I can type 60 words a minute--- with my feet!

4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: Titicaca

(titicaca) This is the only lake in the world named after two naughty words!

5. _ _ _ D V _ _ K

Answer: aardvark

(aar)dv(ar)k, Aardvark is German for "Hard Work" Only Kidding-it really means "earth pig".

6. _ _ D I _ _ _ _

Answer: cadillac

(ca)di(llac). I, myself have a Rolls Canardly. It rolls down one hill and can 'ardly get up the next!

7. _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ I

Answer: paparazzi

(papa)r(azz)i. The only people that follow me around are the creditorazzi!

8. M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answer: Mississippi

m(ississippi) Known as "The mother of waters" it flows alongside its lifelong companion, and "father of waters" the Mistersippi. And if you believe that-----!

9. P _ _ _ _ _

Answer: Powwow

P(owwow). A similar conference limited to dogs is called a Bowwow!

10. H _ _ E Y M _ _ _

Answer: honeymoon

h(on)eym(oon). Ever try a honeymoon sandwich? "lettuce alone."

Source: Author richicago

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