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The Letter Dropper XI Trivia Quiz

The eleventh in the series. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
391,689

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
482

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with a 10-letter word, and delete one letter at a time. Our first word is the title given to the emcee at the circus.

Answer: (10 letters, starting with R)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and mix the rest. What is a nine-letter word meaning 'eye-catching'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Delete another and shake them all around. What eight-letter superlative adjective means 'most displeased'?

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop a letter and you will end up with a weird word, or a flavour of quark!

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Six letters now. What word suggests going to the rear of a ship?

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Down to five letters. What word means to look at for an extended time?

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. They should be getting a bit easier now. Down to four letters, and looking for a cardinal direction.

Answer: (No more hints!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Only three letters now. A homophone of the third letter of the alphabet is a vast expanse of water.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This element is known as both the 'king of poisons' and the 'poison of kings', because of its popularity in removing unwanted monarchies. What is its symbol?

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Last one! Check back to Question 7 and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise. Alternative, what is the SI (International System of Units) for 'second'?

Answer: (Just one letter)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with a 10-letter word, and delete one letter at a time. Our first word is the title given to the emcee at the circus.

Answer: ringmaster

The ringmaster is responsible for keeping the show running and managing the transitions between all the acts.

2. Drop a letter and mix the rest. What is a nine-letter word meaning 'eye-catching'?

Answer: arresting

It can also mean 'taking into custody'.

3. Delete another and shake them all around. What eight-letter superlative adjective means 'most displeased'?

Answer: angriest

'Granites' and 'ingrates' are also two of several possible answers.

4. Drop a letter and you will end up with a weird word, or a flavour of quark!

Answer: strange

A quark is a sub-atomic particle, and if you want to know more about it, research it yourself. I read the Wikipedia article and was totally confused!

5. Six letters now. What word suggests going to the rear of a ship?

Answer: astern

The stern is the back and the bow is the front. Left is port and right is starboard. 'Aft' is also at the back of a ship, but refers to the inside of the ship - stern is the external part of the craft.

6. Down to five letters. What word means to look at for an extended time?

Answer: stare

'Rates' is just one of several anagrams.

7. They should be getting a bit easier now. Down to four letters, and looking for a cardinal direction.

Answer: east

The word has a varied etymology, but means 'sunrise' or similar in several European languages.

8. Only three letters now. A homophone of the third letter of the alphabet is a vast expanse of water.

Answer: sea

The largest sea is the Coral Sea, off the north-eastern coast of Australia. It is almost twice the size of the Mediterranean Sea.

9. This element is known as both the 'king of poisons' and the 'poison of kings', because of its popularity in removing unwanted monarchies. What is its symbol?

Answer: as

Arsenic (atomic number 33), has many more uses than knocking off rival royals or mysterious murder mysteries. It is used in medicine for treating cancers, it was used to treat timber to prevent attacks by insects, it is a component in car batteries, and is used in fireworks-making.

10. Last one! Check back to Question 7 and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise. Alternative, what is the SI (International System of Units) for 'second'?

Answer: s

'S' is also the symbol for sulphur, an abbreviation for 'strike' in baseball terminology, and the short version of the currency unit, 'Shilling'.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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