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Telescope Words - VII Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about words that contain two or more other words. These words are found by dropping a letter from the beginning of the previous word. Example: Beverage-place to skate-pen's need = drink

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
minch

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
204,842

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3499

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (10/10), kstyle53 (10/10), Mpproch (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Spasm - seen at Halloween - movie "The Seven Year ----"

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Slow creature - something to hit - be ill

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Inhabitant of Italy's capital - Arabian peninsula country - person

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Word repeated in a Beatles song " ____
____ Me" - let - facilitate

Answer: ( One word - 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Comedian Danny - affirmative vote - old fashioned you

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Bread ingredient - word describing a dark sky - belonging to us - ancient city of Mesopotamia

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Instant - grain - it's frozen

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. British singer of WWII (first name) - length of time - Egyptian sun god

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Fashion - tear - finish

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Nozzle - make a face - movie "--- of Africa"

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Spasm - seen at Halloween - movie "The Seven Year ----"

Answer: twitch

Twitch - witch - itch

Marilyn Monroe starred in 1955's "The Seven Year Itch"

2. Slow creature - something to hit - be ill

Answer: snail

Snail - nail - ail

3. Inhabitant of Italy's capital - Arabian peninsula country - person

Answer: Roman

Roman - Oman - man

4. Word repeated in a Beatles song " ____ ____ Me" - let - facilitate

Answer: please

Please - lease - ease
The song is "Please Please Me".

5. Comedian Danny - affirmative vote - old fashioned you

Answer: Kaye

Kaye - aye - ye

Danny Kaye was an American actor,who appeared in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" "Hans Christian Andersen" and "White Christmas" and other movies.

6. Bread ingredient - word describing a dark sky - belonging to us - ancient city of Mesopotamia

Answer: Flour

Flour - lour - our - Ur

7. Instant - grain - it's frozen

Answer: trice

trice - rice - ice

8. British singer of WWII (first name) - length of time - Egyptian sun god

Answer: Vera

Vera- era - Ra

Two of the best known of the songs sung by British singer Vera Lynn
are "We'll Meet Again" and "There'll Be Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover"

Ra was the Egyptian god of the sun. He had the body of a man and the head of a hawk.

9. Fashion - tear - finish

Answer: trend

Trend - rend - end

"The End of the Affair" was written by Graham Greene and was later made into two movies, one in 1955 and another in 1999.

10. Nozzle - make a face - movie "--- of Africa"

Answer: spout

Spout - pout - out

"Out of Africa" won the best picture Oscar in 1985.

Source: Author minch

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