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Telescope Words VIII 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 #
205,729

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1301

Question 1 of 10

1. Type of nail used in railway making - Colorado peak discoverer - Eisenhower

Note that the answer is the one word that contains the other words.

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Meager - lean over - worker

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Sound of Music" lyricist (first name) - Lion King character - auto

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. People of Hawaii - Speaks badly of someone - Advice column writer who died in 2002.

Answer: (One word - 9 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Move to another place - aglow - Clara Bow's nickname (with Girl)

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Identical copy - by oneself - unit

Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Get away! - stuff full - male sheep

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. British Prime Minister at the beginning of the 21st century - animal's den - melody

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. From one side to another - annoyed - Antarctic explorer

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Call Me -----" - first man - beaver construction

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Type of nail used in railway making - Colorado peak discoverer - Eisenhower Note that the answer is the one word that contains the other words.

Answer: Spike

Spike - Pike - Ike

2. Meager - lean over - worker

Answer: scant

Scant - cant - ant

3. "Sound of Music" lyricist (first name) - Lion King character - auto

Answer: Oscar

Oscar - Scar - Car

Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the lyrics for several musicals, including Oklahoma!"

4. People of Hawaii - Speaks badly of someone - Advice column writer who died in 2002.

Answer: islanders

Islanders - slanders - Landers

Ann Landers was born Esther Pauline Lederer. She began writing her column in 1955 for the Chicago-Sun Times.

5. Move to another place - aglow - Clara Bow's nickname (with Girl)

Answer: Flit

Flit - lit - it.

Clara Bow, silent movie actress, was known as the "It Girl".

6. Identical copy - by oneself - unit

Answer: clone

Clone - lone - one

7. Get away! - stuff full - male sheep

Answer: Scram

Scram - cram - ram

8. British Prime Minister at the beginning of the 21st century - animal's den - melody

Answer: Blair

Blair - lair - air

Tony Blair became British Prime Minister in 1997.

9. From one side to another - annoyed - Antarctic explorer

Answer: Across

Across - Cross - Ross

There were two British Antarctic explorers with the name of Ross. They were John Ross and his nephew Sir James Clark Ross.

10. "Call Me -----" - first man - beaver construction

Answer: Madam

Madam - Adam - dam

"Call Me Madam" was one of Irving Berlin's musicals. It was first performed in 1950.

Source: Author minch

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