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Sounds Like Word Math Trivia Quiz

Word addition with a homonymic twist! Instructions and an example are provided as part of the first question. Can you add up the clues to get the answers?

A multiple-choice quiz by Kapuskasing. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Kapuskasing

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
265,076

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3544

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Question 1 of 10

1. In these equations, the first clue given is for a word which sounds like the first letter of the answer.
The second clue is for a word which sounds like the remaining part of the answer, but has a different spelling than the answer's.
Combine your two results (using the "sum" provided as a third clue) to determine the answer.

Example: Golfer's gadget + rocky fragments = difficulty or danger (7 letters)

How to solve: Golfer's gadget (a "tee" - this tells you the answer starts with the letter "T") + rocky fragments ("rubble" - this tells you the rest of the word sounds like "rubble," but should be spelled differently) = difficulty or danger. Combine the "T" with "rubble" and get "trubble." Correct the spelling and you have the answer meaning difficulty or danger... "trouble."

Ready?

A honey of a flying insect (don't get stung!) + a leaf clearing implement = a little time off

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. A beverage, hot or iced, made from leaves + the wise bird of the woods = drying cloth

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A raucous blue bird (common in North America) + an expression of disgust = a vessel

Answer: (One Word - 3 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. An expression of surprise + a scruffy mongrel = an earthy red or yellow

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. A vegetable that grows in a pod + very unusual = something people offer to their deitie(s)

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. A twisty curve + how many are in a pair = a hearty meal

Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "How come?" + Oscar Madison's fastidious roommate Felix = what no one ever gets

Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Giddyup" or "turn right" to an ox + evaluate = awesome or massive

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Form of "to exist" + a lubricant = pertaining to kings and queens

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who's taking this quiz? Not me! + was raised from Mister to Sir = one for all, all for one

Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In these equations, the first clue given is for a word which sounds like the first letter of the answer. The second clue is for a word which sounds like the remaining part of the answer, but has a different spelling than the answer's. Combine your two results (using the "sum" provided as a third clue) to determine the answer. Example: Golfer's gadget + rocky fragments = difficulty or danger (7 letters) How to solve: Golfer's gadget (a "tee" - this tells you the answer starts with the letter "T") + rocky fragments ("rubble" - this tells you the rest of the word sounds like "rubble," but should be spelled differently) = difficulty or danger. Combine the "T" with "rubble" and get "trubble." Correct the spelling and you have the answer meaning difficulty or danger... "trouble." Ready? A honey of a flying insect (don't get stung!) + a leaf clearing implement = a little time off

Answer: break

bee (B) + rake = break

If you are stung by a bee while raking leaves, take a break!

2. A beverage, hot or iced, made from leaves + the wise bird of the woods = drying cloth

Answer: towel

tea (T) + owl = towel

A wildlife rehabilitator might use a towel and heavy gloves to transport an injured owl. A wise wildlife rehabilitator would not give tea to the owl.

3. A raucous blue bird (common in North America) + an expression of disgust = a vessel

Answer: jug

jay (J) + ugh = jug OR jay (J) + ar ("arrrrrr!") = jar When a female blue jay is incubating her nest of eggs, she is sometimes fed by the male. Both parents bring food to the baby jays. In rare instances, blue jays eat the eggs and/or nestlings of other birds. Ugh! However, if you're birdwatching and suddenly hear "Arrrr, yer a scurvy dog, arrrren't ya?"* and realize you've run into a disgusted pirate rather than a hungry blue jay, the experience could be quite jarring. *thanks to FT player Beerslayer for the Piratey phrase!

4. An expression of surprise + a scruffy mongrel = an earthy red or yellow

Answer: ocher

Oh (O) + cur =ocher or ochre

Ocher, a natural pigment, has been used by humans since prehistoric times. The main ingredients are clay and iron oxides. Yellow ocher would be a great choice for an artist painting a picture of a scruffy tan cur!

5. A vegetable that grows in a pod + very unusual = something people offer to their deitie(s)

Answer: prayer

pea (P) + rare = prayer

A Cranbrook Pea (Gastrolobium lehmannii) plant was identified on a farm in Western Australia in March, 2001. Cranbrook Peas hadn't been seen in the wild since 1918, and were presumed extinct. Perhaps some rare pea prayers were answered?

6. A twisty curve + how many are in a pair = a hearty meal

Answer: stew

ess (S) + two = stew

Please do not drive swiftly through any ess curves after supping on two or more helpings of stew.

7. "How come?" + Oscar Madison's fastidious roommate Felix = what no one ever gets

Answer: younger

why (Y) + Ungar = younger

1968's big-screen production of "The Odd Couple" starring Jack Lemmon (as Felix Ungar) and Walter Matthau (as Oscar Madison) was a great success. Why, it was so successful that in 1998, the two actors teamed up again in "The Odd Couple II" reprising the roles they had perfected when much, much, younger.

8. "Giddyup" or "turn right" to an ox + evaluate = awesome or massive

Answer: great

gee (G) + rate = great

It's usually easier for an ox to learn "Haw" (turn left) than it is for it to learn "Gee." The driver, or teamster, stands to the oxen's left, and it is less complicated to teach the ox to move toward the driver, rather than away.

Oh, gee... I hope you got this one... right. Now there are only two questions... left.

9. Form of "to exist" + a lubricant = pertaining to kings and queens

Answer: royal

are (R) + oil = royal

Royal rumor has it, if you'd like to bathe like Cleopatra VII, splash a bit of milk and honey in with your tub water, and swirl in a little almond and sesame oil. Ahhhhhhh.

10. Who's taking this quiz? Not me! + was raised from Mister to Sir = one for all, all for one

Answer: united

you (U) + knighted = united

David Bowie, David Hockney, Aldous Huxley, Rudyard Kipling, C.S. Lewis, and W.B. Yeats, among other noteworthy individuals, are historically united, as they have all declined knighthood.

Source: Author Kapuskasing

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