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Quiz about The Added Letters are the Key

The Added Letters are the Key Trivia Quiz

I will give you a word, and you need to work out what letter needs to be added to make a new word. The last question invites you to use the added letters to make a final nine-letter word. Have fun!

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

Author
stedman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,971

Updated
Apr 18 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
809

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What letter do you need to add to the word "ton" to make a settlement that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What letter do you need to add to the word "bran" to make the organ inside your skull that you think with?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What letter do you need to add to the word "toe" to get the word for a large, weighty book?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What letter do you need to add to the word "ride" to get the name for a woman who is getting married?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 5 of 10

5. What letter do you need to add to the word "heath" to get a word to describe your physical or mental condition?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. What letter do you need to add to the word "scram" to get the loud noise you might make if frightened?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What letter do you need to add to the word "anger" to get a situation in which you might get injured or harmed?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What letter do you need to add to the word "shut" to make a word meaning to speak loudly?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

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Question 9 of 10

9. What letter do you need to add to the word "lad" to get a word meaning to come back to earth, as in an aeroplane?
NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: (A single letter)

10. Finally, take the nine letters used in the answers to the first nine questions, and you will get the name of a district of London that is well known for the tennis tournament held there each summer. Type that word here.

Answer: (One word, nine letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What letter do you need to add to the word "ton" to make a settlement that is usually larger than a village but smaller than a city? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: w

Adding the letter "w" to "ton" gives you the word "town". The word "town" comes from the Old English "tun", meaning an enclosed piece of land or settlement.

2. What letter do you need to add to the word "bran" to make the organ inside your skull that you think with? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: i

By adding the letter "i" to "bran", you get the word "brain". The word "brain" has its origin in the Old English "br�gen".

3. What letter do you need to add to the word "toe" to get the word for a large, weighty book? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: m

Adding the letter "m" to "toe" gets "tome". The origins of the word "tome" can be traced back through Latin to the Greek "tomos", meaning a section of papyrus.

4. What letter do you need to add to the word "ride" to get the name for a woman who is getting married? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: b

Add the letter "b" to "ride", and you get "bride". The word "bride" is derived from the Old English "bryd", and is related to the Dutch "bruid" and the German "braut".

5. What letter do you need to add to the word "heath" to get a word to describe your physical or mental condition? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: l

By adding the letter "l" to "heath", you get "health". The word "health" is of Germanic origin, and existed in Old English as "h�l�", meaning wholeness or well-being.

6. What letter do you need to add to the word "scram" to get the loud noise you might make if frightened? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: e

If you add "e" to "scram", you get "scream". The precise etymology of the English word "scream" is uncertain, although it is clearly related to similar words in Swedish (scrana) and Old Norse (skr�ma).

7. What letter do you need to add to the word "anger" to get a situation in which you might get injured or harmed? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: d

If you add the letter "d" to "anger", you get "danger". The word "danger" has its origin in the Latin "dominus" (Lord), and in Middle English meant specifically jurisdiction or power (such as that held by a lord).

8. What letter do you need to add to the word "shut" to make a word meaning to speak loudly? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: o

Add the letter "o" to "shut", and you get "shout". The origin of the word "shout" is unclear, although it existed in Middle English as "schowten".

9. What letter do you need to add to the word "lad" to get a word meaning to come back to earth, as in an aeroplane? NB - just write the single letter added as your answer.

Answer: n

If you add the word "n" to "lad", you get the word "land". The word "land" has its origins in the Old English word for soil or a portion of ground.

Answer: wimbledon

The Wimbledon tennis tournament is the oldest and most prestigious of the four tennis "majors", and was first held there in 1877. The others are the Australian Open (first held in 1905), the French Open (1891) and the US Open (1881).

Source: Author stedman

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