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Quiz about The Amazing Postal Code Plus 2

The Amazing Postal Code Plus 2 Quiz

The first Postal CODE Plus Quiz got many plays and varied results. The idea here is to combine state postal abbreviations rather than add them together, e.g. CAR (CAlifornia and ARkansas), not CAME (CA and ME).

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

Author
scalar

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
263,350

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1073

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. All these words will be three letters, with the middle letter being shared by the first state abbreviation and the second one as in the example above, CAR (CA AR).
The first word is a good friend or buddy.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This is a synonym for triumph.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Though considered average for the course, it isn't for most of us.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. This word, common in crossword puzzles, is a wing, but sounds like topping a pie.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. This word is one of two things in which all is said to be fair.

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1942, Rita Hayworth made Sal a famous one of these.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. This means stashed away.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters, Past Tense)

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Question 8 of 10

8. This is a skinny, toothy fish, found in both states.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. With "get" this means to dispose of.

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Question 10 of 10

10. This is one one thousandth (.001, 1/1000) of an inch or of a British pound. Also, in artillery, the angle described by 1/6400 of a circle. The states miss being contiguous by about 40 miles.

Answer: (One Word, Three Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: PAL

Pennsylvania and Alabama

2. This is a synonym for triumph.

Answer: WIN

Wisconsn and Indiana

3. Though considered average for the course, it isn't for most of us.

Answer: PAR

Pennsylvania and Arkansas

4. This word, common in crossword puzzles, is a wing, but sounds like topping a pie.

Answer: ALA

Alar, the adjectival form of ALA, is even more common cruciverbally.
Alabama and Louisiana

5. This word is one of two things in which all is said to be fair.

Answer: WAR

"All's fair in love and WAR."
Washington and Arkansas

6. In 1942, Rita Hayworth made Sal a famous one of these.

Answer: GAL

"My GAL Sal" was a 20th Century Fox musical with Rita and Victor Mature; it was based on the life of composer Paul Dresser.
Georgia and Alabama

7. This means stashed away.

Answer: HID

Hawaii and Idaho

8. This is a skinny, toothy fish, found in both states.

Answer: GAR

The GAR, order Lepisosteiformes, is widely distributed in North America; its oily flesh is edible, but its roe is poisonous.
Georgia and Arkansas

9. With "get" this means to dispose of.

Answer: RID

Rhode Island and Idaho

10. This is one one thousandth (.001, 1/1000) of an inch or of a British pound. Also, in artillery, the angle described by 1/6400 of a circle. The states miss being contiguous by about 40 miles.

Answer: MIL

From the Latin "millesimus," MIL has had other meanings over the years.
Michigan and Illinois

Source: Author scalar

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