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The Letter Dropper XIV Trivia Quiz

This is the fourteenth in the series. I hope you like it...

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

Author
ozzz2002

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
399,995

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
405

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with a 10-letter word and remove one letter each time. Sometimes it is easier to play from the bottom to the top.
Looking for a word that means - people that steal your stuff.

Answer: (10 letters, starts with P)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter, mix the rest and feel a sense of disgust.

Answer: (Starts with R)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Down to 8 letters now. What is a synonym for 'dangerous?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop a letter. What name is given to the wing on the rear of a car, that is designed to increase traction?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Down to six letters. Which tool, that can be found in almost every handyman's toolbox, has types including needle-nose, crimping and circlip?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Down to five letters now. What verb means 'to separate things with force'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What four-letter word is a synonym for 'mature'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. How about a short word for a dish made from pastry, which can be filled with any number of foodstuffs?

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This word sounds the same as the answer to the previous question, but is of more interest to a geometry student.

Answer: (Only 2 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What homophone of 'eye' and 'aye' is also the chemical symbol for element number 53?

Answer: (A hint? Really?)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with a 10-letter word and remove one letter each time. Sometimes it is easier to play from the bottom to the top. Looking for a word that means - people that steal your stuff.

Answer: Purloiners

A fancy word for robbers, thieves, looters, etc.

2. Drop a letter, mix the rest and feel a sense of disgust.

Answer: Repulsion

It can also mean 'pushing apart'. If you try to put the North poles of two magnets together, you will feel the repulsive forces pushing them apart.

3. Down to 8 letters now. What is a synonym for 'dangerous?

Answer: Perilous

Running with scissors is perilous, and so is wrestling with a crocodile. Please do not do these things!

4. Drop a letter. What name is given to the wing on the rear of a car, that is designed to increase traction?

Answer: Spoiler

A spoiler is also somebody who blabs out the murderer's name in a suspenseful movie!

5. Down to six letters. Which tool, that can be found in almost every handyman's toolbox, has types including needle-nose, crimping and circlip?

Answer: Pliers

Pliers are a simple tool- basically two levers rotating around a fulcrum- but very handy to have. There are many different types, designed for specific task, such as stripping insulation from wires, or doing delicate jewellery work.

6. Down to five letters now. What verb means 'to separate things with force'?

Answer: Prise

Perhaps even with a pair of pliers!

7. What four-letter word is a synonym for 'mature'?

Answer: Ripe

A ripe banana is nice, especially with ice cream.

8. How about a short word for a dish made from pastry, which can be filled with any number of foodstuffs?

Answer: Pie

A seven-course meal in Australia consists of a meat pie, and a six-pack of beer!

9. This word sounds the same as the answer to the previous question, but is of more interest to a geometry student.

Answer: Pi

The Greek letter, pi, is an irrational number used in many formulae, the most common describing the relationship between various parts of a circle. It is approximately equal to 3.14159.

10. What homophone of 'eye' and 'aye' is also the chemical symbol for element number 53?

Answer: I

It is also a personal pronoun, describing yourself, eg, 'I will rate this quiz as Excellent.'. In upper case, it represents Iodine, and in lower case, it is the square root of minus 1.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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