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The Letter Dropper IV Trivia Quiz

Welcome to number four in the series. Just drop a letter each time and do some anagramming.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
358,891

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
441

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. What sort of occupation would be interested in rocks and stones, and their chemical compositions?

Answer: (12 letters, starts with M)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The 'American Gothic' painting by Grant Wood is representative of this artistic style of the 1930s. It concentrated on rural and provincial themes. What name was given to this art movement?

Answer: (11 letters- starts with 'R'.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop a letter and find a word that means preaching or expressing one's judgement upon. (Australian/UK spelling).

Answer: (10 letter, no Z.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another letter disappears and you have a word that is the opposite of 'copies'.

Answer: (9 letters, plural.)

5. These structures can be used on stairways, on ledges, on balconies and even on ships. They can be made of wood, steel, plastic or cable, but all have the same basic purpose- to protect people from falling off things. What are these safety devices called?

Answer: (8 letters- plural)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop a letter to find an Olympic sport. If the terms Laser, Finn, 470 and Star classes are familiar to you, it should be a breeze.

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Smoke, flags, lights, electronics, or even your hand can be used to transmit this type of message over a large, or small distance. What 6-letter word am I looking for?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. What word could be used to describe non-standard language? It can be localised to a community or country, eg, saying 'Gidday' in Australia, a group with similar interests, (LOL or ROFL for computer forums) or even as a euphemism ('kicked the bucket' for 'died').

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Drop a letter. What word can mean all of the following? An Australian word for a sausage, a pulled thread in a cloth, a dead tree in a river, or a type of fishing without using a bait.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What state of matter are oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen?

Answer: (3 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What sort of occupation would be interested in rocks and stones, and their chemical compositions?

Answer: mineralogist

Mineralogists could be employed by mining companies, or work in laboratories discovering new uses for stuff that come from under the ground.

2. The 'American Gothic' painting by Grant Wood is representative of this artistic style of the 1930s. It concentrated on rural and provincial themes. What name was given to this art movement?

Answer: regionalism

Regionalism was a protest movement against the ever-increasing industrialisation of Depression-era USA. 'American Gothic' is probably one of the most famous American paintings ever, and is hung in the Art Institute of Chicago.

3. Drop a letter and find a word that means preaching or expressing one's judgement upon. (Australian/UK spelling).

Answer: moralising

A vehement preacher could be said to moralise, but then again, so could your mother-in-law!

4. Another letter disappears and you have a word that is the opposite of 'copies'.

Answer: originals

An interesting word, indeed. An original painting can be very old indeed, whereas an original idea usually implies that is is very new. The 'original sin' dates all the way back to Adam and Eve!

English can sometimes be a silly language.

Answer: railings

Railings on stairs are called banisters or balustrades. Railing can also mean to complain.

Would complaining about a safety fence on a train be 'railing against a railway railing?'. I bet you cannot say THAT three times quickly!

6. Drop a letter to find an Olympic sport. If the terms Laser, Finn, 470 and Star classes are familiar to you, it should be a breeze.

Answer: sailing

The classes depend on hull size and shape, sail sizes and the number of crew required to sail it. For instance, a 470 is a single hull, double crew vessel that is 4.70 metres long. A Finn is similar, but only has one crew member.

7. Smoke, flags, lights, electronics, or even your hand can be used to transmit this type of message over a large, or small distance. What 6-letter word am I looking for?

Answer: signal

Smoke signals have been used by the ancient Chinese, American Indians and Australian Aboriginals. Semaphore flags were mainly used in the maritime field. Some hand signals should not be used, if you wish to stay in contact with your front teeth!

Answer: slang

Slang is prevalent in all walks of life, from Cockney English, eg, 'plates of meat' = 'feet', to citizens band radio ('what's your 10-4, good buddy?', meaning, 'where are you?'), and intentional misuse of words. 'Cool' in the 1960s and 70s, means the same as 'hot' in the 90s, and neither term has anything to do with temperature.

9. Drop a letter. What word can mean all of the following? An Australian word for a sausage, a pulled thread in a cloth, a dead tree in a river, or a type of fishing without using a bait.

Answer: snag

Aussie snags are also known as 'mystery bags' because nobody is actually sure what they are made of- ignorance can sometimes be bliss. Snag fishing involves catching the fish with the hook jagged into its flesh, not its mouth.

10. What state of matter are oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen?

Answer: gas

There are several other elements that exist as a gas at standand temperature and pressure. Neon, fluorine, chlorine, helium and a couple more of the rarer noble gases.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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