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The Amazing Postal CODE 2 Trivia Quiz

This is the second quiz in a series featuring the surprising number of English words that can be MADE from just the two-letter Postal Service Abbreviations for the fifty states.

A multiple-choice quiz by scalar. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
scalar

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
209,056

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
425

Question 1 of 10

1. The rules I CAME up with for myself are simple. The words asked for are common (and later on not-so-common) English words that are made only from the fifty two-letter official US Postal Service state abbreviations, singly or in strict combinations. Almost any telephone book has these abbreviations and the words will be found in any large dictionary, printed or on-line. I'll include definitions when they get ARCANE. Capital letters are not necessary, but look better.
The first clue is: I object

Answer: (One Word, two letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. It's elementary, Paul Simon says Betty can call him this.

Answer: (One Word, two letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A tropical state's bird, not to be cooked.

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Moving air

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Test drive

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Ernest sobriquet

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Money spent in London or Amsterdam

Answer: (One Word, six letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. A hard time

Answer: (One Word, six letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. A pinball place

Answer: (One Word, six letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A late May Day

Answer: (One Word, eight letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: ME

ME is the abbreviation for Maine and is also the objective case of I.

2. It's elementary, Paul Simon says Betty can call him this.

Answer: AL

AL, for Alabama, is Al, the symbol for the element aluminum (or aluminium) and "You Can Call Me Al" is from the album "Graceland."

3. A tropical state's bird, not to be cooked.

Answer: NENE

The Nene Goose is Hawaii's state bird, slowly coming back from near extinction. NENE is two Nebraskas.

4. Moving air

Answer: WIND

Wisconsin and North Dakota

5. Test drive

Answer: DEMO

Short for demonstration; Delaware and Missouri, which, as the "Show Me State," seems appropriate.

6. Ernest sobriquet

Answer: PAPA

I hope everyone knows that Ernest Hemingway was known as "Papa" to the world. Two Pennsylvanias.

7. Money spent in London or Amsterdam

Answer: FLORIN

The florin coin was worth two shillings in England and was also called a gulden in the Netherlands. Florida, Oregon and Indiana

8. A hard time

Answer: ORDEAL

I hope this quiz isn't one. Oregon, Delaware and Alabama.

9. A pinball place

Answer: ARCADE

Arkansas, California and Delaware

10. A late May Day

Answer: MEMORIAL

Eight letter words that fit the quiz are hard to find. Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island and Alabama. Comments are welcome. Try the first Amazing Postal CODE quiz, if you haven't.

Source: Author scalar

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