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The Ups and Downs of Farming Trivia Quiz

Start with a six-letter word (agriculture-related). The next word will be one letter less and may need to be unscrambled. After you get down to one letter, I'll begin to add letters to make a new word. Have fun!

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

Author
reedy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,242

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
812

Question 1 of 10

1. The first word of six letters is something that a farmer does with seeds.

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes what happens when something is destroyed on impact (like falling from a height, or hitting a windshield).

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Drop another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes what you might receive when you say something rude.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lose another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes your best buddy.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Again, drop a letter to come up with a familiar name for your father.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Drop one last letter to leave yourself with the vitamin also known as retinol.

Answer: (1 letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Now add a letter to make a word that is a Middle English way to say 'one' or 'an', still sometimes heard in Scottish dialects.

Answer: (2 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter and rearrange them to come up with a small, round, green seed found in a pod.

Answer: (3 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add another letter and rearrange them to make a word that means to carefully cut off the outside or the ends of something.

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, add one last letter and rearrange them to describe what a farmer does with his crop when its finished growing.

Answer: (5 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first word of six letters is something that a farmer does with seeds.

Answer: Plants

Of course, 'plants' can refer not only to the action of planting, but also to the living things being planted. Or to the factories processing goods. It all depends on your context, I suppose.

2. Drop a letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes what happens when something is destroyed on impact (like falling from a height, or hitting a windshield).

Answer: Splat

I thought it quite appropriate to learn that an obsolete meaning or use of the word 'splat' was 'to spread flat'. I suppose when you hit something hard at a high velocity, that would still apply, in a violent way.

'Splat' is also the sound made when something splats.

3. Drop another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes what you might receive when you say something rude.

Answer: Slap

If you are a male, and have ever said anything rude or uncouth to a member of the opposite sex, you may have experienced this open-handed strike. I suppose it is not limited to women only (decrying gender-specific statements), but from experience, men are more wont to deliver close-handed strikes (punches) when insulted.

4. Lose another letter and rearrange the rest to make a word that describes your best buddy.

Answer: Pal

According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, the term 'pal' has its origins from the Romany term 'phal', which translates as 'brother'.

5. Again, drop a letter to come up with a familiar name for your father.

Answer: Pa

What might come to mind for those of you with enough years under your belts is the old film series that featured Ma and Pa Kettle. Or perhaps you remember "Little House on the Prairie" and the family patriarch (Charles Ingalls) always referred to as 'Pa'.

6. Drop one last letter to leave yourself with the vitamin also known as retinol.

Answer: A

Vitamin A is important for growth and development, for the immune system and good vision. It is actually a GROUP of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds, of which retinol is a major part. It also includes retinal (yes, different than retinol), retinoic acid, several provitamin A carotenoids, and beta-caroten.

7. Now add a letter to make a word that is a Middle English way to say 'one' or 'an', still sometimes heard in Scottish dialects.

Answer: Ae

'Ae' is an acceptable word to use in Scrabble, and here's a poem to help you remember it (and 'ag'):

'AE thing is one thing, the word's oldish and Scottish; AG means agriculture, the word's academic and oddish'. (From "National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You'll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words" by David Bukszpan, April 12, 2013)

8. Add a letter and rearrange them to come up with a small, round, green seed found in a pod.

Answer: Pea

Yes, that's right. Peas are seeds! And, even though we often associate peas with vegetables (peas & carrots, right?), pea pods would actually technically qualify as fruit, since they contain seeds and develop from the ovary of a (pea) flower.

9. Add another letter and rearrange them to make a word that means to carefully cut off the outside or the ends of something.

Answer: Pare

The origin of 'pare' is from the Middle English 'paren' and Middle French 'parer', meaning 'to make ready, trim'. It is also related to the Latin 'parāre', meaning 'to prepare'.

10. Finally, add one last letter and rearrange them to describe what a farmer does with his crop when its finished growing.

Answer: Reaps

'You reap what you sow', or in this case, what you plant. Yeah, yeah, same thing. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine is to reap. To gather by reaping is to harvest.

I hope that you have reaped a great harvest of points for playing my quiz!

Source: Author reedy

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