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The Letter Dropper XII Trivia Quiz

Number 12 in the never-ending series. Enjoy!

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

Author
ozzz2002

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
392,452

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
659

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with a 10 letter word, meaning a temperature scale.

Answer: (10 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop one letter. The next word means 'to put down, or belittle'.

Answer: (9 letters, starts with D)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Eight letters now. What words describes a degree of incline, such as a uphill railway line?

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop another letter, mix the rest, and find a rock mainly comprised of quartz, feldspar and mica.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. From one stone to another! Drop a letter and find a gemstone that is usually red in colour.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop another letter, and you should have five left. Use them to find a synonym for 'proxy' and 'spokesperson'.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. There are three active volcanoes in Italy- Stromboli, Vesuvius, and which other? Its name has only four letters.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Down to three letters. Which shortened trigonometric term is also a shade of brown?

Answer: (One small word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Only two letters left. What is the chemical symbol for the very reactive element that sits in position 11 on the periodic table?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. A one-in-four chance. What is an abbreviation of a cardinal direction?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with a 10 letter word, meaning a temperature scale.

Answer: Centigrade

The centigrade scale is the previous name of the Celsius scale, using the freezing point and boiling point of water to represent 0 degrees and 100 degrees, respectively. The name changed in the 1940s to bring it in line with the SI system of measurements (better known as the 'metric system').

2. Drop one letter. The next word means 'to put down, or belittle'.

Answer: denigrate

To denigrate is to criticise, or undervalue the efforts of others.

3. Eight letters now. What words describes a degree of incline, such as a uphill railway line?

Answer: gradient

In geometry, the word simply describes the slope of a line from the horizontal axis. In practical terms, it can be used to measure the steepness of a hill, for example, a hill with a gradient of 10% will rise one metre in every 10 metres of travel.

4. Drop another letter, mix the rest, and find a rock mainly comprised of quartz, feldspar and mica.

Answer: granite

Granite, an igneous rock, is found worldwide. Did you know that most of the best curling stones are made from granite from the Scottish island of Ailsa Craig?

5. From one stone to another! Drop a letter and find a gemstone that is usually red in colour.

Answer: garnet

Garnet is usually, but not exclusively, red in colour, and has been used as a gemstone for thousands of years. It is also used as a abrasive, very similar to sandpaper.

6. Drop another letter, and you should have five left. Use them to find a synonym for 'proxy' and 'spokesperson'.

Answer: agent

An agent is basically a person that acts for, or represents, another person.

7. There are three active volcanoes in Italy- Stromboli, Vesuvius, and which other? Its name has only four letters.

Answer: Etna

Etna is a very active volcano, located on the eastern region of the island of Sicily.

8. Down to three letters. Which shortened trigonometric term is also a shade of brown?

Answer: tan

The tan, or tangent of an angle, can be defined as the ratio of the length of the opposite side of a triangle to the length of the adjacent side. 'Tan' can also be used to descibe the process of making leather.

9. Only two letters left. What is the chemical symbol for the very reactive element that sits in position 11 on the periodic table?

Answer: na

Sodium was first isolated by British scientist, Sir Humphrey Davy, in 1807. Its symbol, Na, comes from the Greek word, natron, which was the ancient term for 'soda'.

10. A one-in-four chance. What is an abbreviation of a cardinal direction?

Answer: N

The word 'north' is the source of the name of Norway.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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