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Start with the name of one of Shakespeare's tragic characters and end with another. Drop a letter, rearrange the letters left to get the next answer. From #7 on add a letter.

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

Author
minch

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,843

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
5224

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tragic Shakespearian character. Son of Gertrude.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get something extracted from ore.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get a substance, used in beer making, that is obtained from grain.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get the short name of type of Scottish headwear.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters for an abbreviation of morning or air mail

Answer: (Two letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Roman numeral for 1,000.

Answer: (One letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now building up. Add a letter to give the nickname of an
American tennis star of the fifties - Little --

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter, rearrange letters to get a computer acronym

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add a letter, to get the name of the city in which you find the Vatican.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add a letter, to get another Shakespearian tragic character

Answer: (5 letters (first name))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tragic Shakespearian character. Son of Gertrude.

Answer: Hamlet

2. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get something extracted from ore.

Answer: metal

3. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get a substance, used in beer making, that is obtained from grain.

Answer: malt

Grain, usually barley, is turned into malt by soaking the grain and allowing it to sprout.

4. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters to get the short name of type of Scottish headwear.

Answer: tam

Tam is short for tam-o'-shanter.

5. Drop a letter, rearrange the other letters for an abbreviation of morning or air mail

Answer: am

AM can be Air Mail, or ante meridiem (before noon)

6. Roman numeral for 1,000.

Answer: M

7. Now building up. Add a letter to give the nickname of an American tennis star of the fifties - Little --

Answer: Mo

Maureen Connolly was affectionately as known Little Mo. In 1954 she was the first woman to win the grand slam of tennis. She won at Wimbledon and also won the Australian, the French, and US women's singles.
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8. Add a letter, rearrange letters to get a computer acronym

Answer: ROM

Read Only Memory End of Message

9. Add a letter, to get the name of the city in which you find the Vatican.

Answer: Rome

10. Add a letter, to get another Shakespearian tragic character

Answer: Romeo

Source: Author minch

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