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This Chameleon Can Hide Two Elephants Quiz

You'll get nine word pairs in which the last letter of the 1st word is also the 1st letter of the 2nd word. Replace this common letter by another letter having the same effect. The correct solution will give you (9 for 10) a word from top to bottom.

A multiple-choice quiz by JanIQ. Estimated time: 9 mins.

Author
JanIQ

Time
9 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,034

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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267

Question 1 of 10

1. Let's start with a simple example. I'll give you the following word pairs:
b o O - O u t
p a N - N e t
d u E - E l d
The capital letters spell out "ONE". If you correctly replace these capital letters, you get "TWO":
b o T - T u t
p a W - W e t
d u O - O l d
Likewise, you could replace the C in "a r C - C a t" by an E to get the first letter of the word "ELEPHANTS".
The capital letters from the first nine questions will spell out "CHAMELEON" from top to bottom. Each and every letter in the word "CHAMELEON" will have to be replaced by another letter. I'll mention in the question (as a running example) how the C can be replaced by an E, the H by an L, the A by an E, the M by a P, the first E by an H, the L by an A, the second E by an N, the O by a T and the N by an S - so that one CHAMELEON hides multiple ELEPHANTS. Yes we can!

Now the question: which letter would replace the C in "s e C - C i s" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words is a geographical term.

Note: all words used in this quiz are accepted by the online scrabble dictionary.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the example of the CHAMELEON hiding ELEPHANTS, the task would consist of "p a H - H a y" to be replaced by "p a L - L a y".

Now the question: which letter would replace the H in "s h H - H i m" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?
One of the resulting words is a verb related to shooting.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The A of "CHAMELEON" would become an E using the word pair "s e A - A r e" which becomes "s e E - E r e"

Now your question: which letter would replace the A in "e r A - A i d" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words is what all humans do from time to time.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the M by a P in the word pairing "t o M - M a n". You'd have to come up with the solution "t o P - P a n".

Your question is something else: which letter would replace the M in "r e M - M a p" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words is a colour.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an H in the word pairing "i c E - E a t".
You would need the word pair "i c H - H a t".

Now the real question: which letter would replace the E in "r e E - E a r" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Although both resulting words are less common, thinking about an engine might help.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 6 of 10

6. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the L by an A in the word pairing " s e L - L i d". This leads to the word pair "s e A - A i d".

Your question is the following. Which letter would replace the L in "m o L - L y e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words is an ancient answer.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an N in the word pairing "p i E - E t h". The result would be "p i N - N t h", where NTH means position number N in a mathematical series.

And here is your question: which letter would replace the E in "d o E - E a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

Both resulting words are animals. In choosing the right letter, also take into account the acrostic.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the O by a T in the word pairing " n o O - O a r". The result is "n o T - T a r".

And now your question: which letter would replace the O in "w o O - O a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words indicates a kitchen utensil.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the N by an S in the word pairing "b u N - N o w". The replacing pair would then be "b u S - S o w".

Your question is: which letter would replace the N in "r a N - N a p" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one?

One of the resulting words is a vital fluid.

Answer: (one letter)

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Question 10 of 10

10. I'll reiterate the different word pairs form the previous questions here:
s e C - C i s
s h H - H i m
e r A - A i d
r e M - M a p
r e E - E a r
m o L - L y e
d o E - E a t
w o O - O a t
r a N - N a p
You can clearly read out the original nine letter word "CHAMELEON". Replacing the capitalized letters as indicated in the previous questions, also gives a nine letter word from top to bottom. What is this word we're looking for?

Answer: (One Word - Nine Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's start with a simple example. I'll give you the following word pairs: b o O - O u t p a N - N e t d u E - E l d The capital letters spell out "ONE". If you correctly replace these capital letters, you get "TWO": b o T - T u t p a W - W e t d u O - O l d Likewise, you could replace the C in "a r C - C a t" by an E to get the first letter of the word "ELEPHANTS". The capital letters from the first nine questions will spell out "CHAMELEON" from top to bottom. Each and every letter in the word "CHAMELEON" will have to be replaced by another letter. I'll mention in the question (as a running example) how the C can be replaced by an E, the H by an L, the A by an E, the M by a P, the first E by an H, the L by an A, the second E by an N, the O by a T and the N by an S - so that one CHAMELEON hides multiple ELEPHANTS. Yes we can! Now the question: which letter would replace the C in "s e C - C i s" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is a geographical term. Note: all words used in this quiz are accepted by the online scrabble dictionary.

Answer: A

The correct answer is A, which gives "s e A - A i s". The word AIS is an uncommon synonym for the music note A sharp.

The letter C in both words could be replaced by a quite large number of letters, resulting in acceptable English words. However only three letters would fit so that both resulting words fulfill the Scrabble rules (no abbreviations, no hyphenated words, no foreign words, no words that only exist in capitalized form, no derogatory or obscene words...), namely the A, the L and the T.

I'm fully aware that most players won't know all acceptable three-letter words, so I've included a hint for the more familiar word in each question. In this case, the hint (a geographical term) points to the A in "s e A", for none of the words "SEL" - "LIS" - "TIS" have any geographical connotation. Only one of the forty-odd meanings of "SET" could be interpreted as relating to geography, but this is not as well known as the geographical meaning of "SEA"

2. In the example of the CHAMELEON hiding ELEPHANTS, the task would consist of "p a H - H a y" to be replaced by "p a L - L a y". Now the question: which letter would replace the H in "s h H - H i m" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is a verb related to shooting.

Answer: A

Replacing a vowel by a consonant or vice versa is not the easiest task in this type of quiz. Be aware that it could happen anytime.
The resulting words are "s h A - A i m". The word "SHA" means one of the letters in the Cyrillic alphabet, a letter to be pronounced as the "sh" in "sheep".
By the way, the only other three letter words starting with SH are SHE and SHY. These wouldn't fit, for neither EIM nor YIM is accepted in the English version of Scrabble.

3. The A of "CHAMELEON" would become an E using the word pair "s e A - A r e" which becomes "s e E - E r e" Now your question: which letter would replace the A in "e r A - A i d" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is what all humans do from time to time.

Answer: R

The correct answer is R, which gives you "e r R - R i d".

The chameleon rules could give you also "e r E - E i d" or "e r G - G i d", but none of these resulting words has to do with some human activity.

4. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the M by a P in the word pairing "t o M - M a n". You'd have to come up with the solution "t o P - P a n". Your question is something else: which letter would replace the M in "r e M - M a p" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is a colour.

Answer: D

The letter D gives the correct solution: it renders the word pair "r e D - D a p".
The word "DAP" does perhaps not sound familiar. The verb "to dap" has several meanings, of which one is a specific fishing technique. There is also a noun "dap", used for some intriguing way of greeting.

The chameleon technique could lead you to use letters such as B, C, G, P, S or T, but none of the resulting words gives you a colour.

5. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an H in the word pairing "i c E - E a t". You would need the word pair "i c H - H a t". Now the real question: which letter would replace the E in "r e E - E a r" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? Although both resulting words are less common, thinking about an engine might help.

Answer: V

The correct solution is a V, which gives the word pair "r e V - V a r".
The word "REV" is informal for "revolution" (per minute, as used when speaking of engines).
The word "VAR", besides the name of a French river and department, is some electric unit.

Chameleon solutions that don't fit into the acrostic use the letters B, C, F, G, P or T. As you may not have found the acrostic yet, I've added a double hint: first of all, both words are less common (which excludes the B, C, F) and secondly, one of the words has something to do with an engine (which excludes the G, P and T).

6. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the L by an A in the word pairing " s e L - L i d". This leads to the word pair "s e A - A i d". Your question is the following. Which letter would replace the L in "m o L - L y e" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is an ancient answer.

Answer: A

The correct letter A results in the word pair "m o A - A y e".
For those wondering, a MOA is an extinct, flightless bird from New Zealand.

Did you choose the B, the C, the D, the E, the P, the R, the T or the W ? All of these letters could serve in the chameleon (if we don't take into account the acrostic), but none of the resulting words would make one think of an ancient answer (as the hint points out).

7. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the E by an N in the word pairing "p i E - E t h". The result would be "p i N - N t h", where NTH means position number N in a mathematical series. And here is your question: which letter would replace the E in "d o E - E a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? Both resulting words are animals. In choosing the right letter, also take into account the acrostic.

Answer: R

The correct solution is the R, which would render the word pair "d o R - R a t".
The word DOR indicates a European dung beetle, besides being the abbreviation for the architectural terms "Doric" and "Dorian".

Here the chameleon rules could also give G, L, M, R, S, T or W (no animals in sight) or C ("d o C - C a t" would fit, but the first word is not an animal).

8. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the O by a T in the word pairing " n o O - O a r". The result is "n o T - T a r". And now your question: which letter would replace the O in "w o O - O a t" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words indicates a kitchen utensil.

Answer: K

The correct letter is the K, resulting in the word pair "w o K - K a t".
The word "KAT" is another orthography for the shrub named qat native to the area surrounding the Red Sea. The leaves of the qat (or kat, as you like to spell) are chewed upon or sometimes dried to make a kind of tea. Qat is mildly addictive and the American DEA considers it an illegal drug.

Chameleon rules would also accept E, S, T or W, but none of the resulting words indicates a kitchen utensil.

9. In the running example of a "CHAMELEON" hiding "ELEPHANTS", we would now have the task of replacing the N by an S in the word pairing "b u N - N o w". The replacing pair would then be "b u S - S o w". Your question is: which letter would replace the N in "r a N - N a p" so that you get two new valid words of which the first one ends with the initial of the last one? One of the resulting words is a vital fluid.

Answer: S

The resulting word pair is "r a S - S a p".

The word "RAS" is the abbreviation of the Royal Agricultural Society and of the Royal Astronomical Society, but these abbreviations would not make the word qualify for the online Scrabble dictionary. However, "RAS" is also a family of proteins involved in different cellular processes: cell growth, cell differentiation and cell survival. If the RAS proteins are not checked and balanced, they may cause cancer.

Chameleon rules could also accept D, G, H, N, P, T, W or Y. But none of the resulting words would indicate a vital fluid (not even for alcoholics: the tap is not the fluid itself, but only the valve that controls its flow).

10. I'll reiterate the different word pairs form the previous questions here: s e C - C i s s h H - H i m e r A - A i d r e M - M a p r e E - E a r m o L - L y e d o E - E a t w o O - O a t r a N - N a p You can clearly read out the original nine letter word "CHAMELEON". Replacing the capitalized letters as indicated in the previous questions, also gives a nine letter word from top to bottom. What is this word we're looking for?

Answer: AARDVARKS

The correct answers would lead to the following word pairs:
s e A - A i s (hint: geographical term)
s h A - A i m (hint: related to shooting)
e r R - R i d (hint: every human does it)
r e D - D a p (hint: a colour)
r e V - V a r (hint: two uncommon words, one has to do with an engine)
m o A - A y e (hint: ancient answer)
d o R - R a t (hint: two animals)
w o K - K a t (hint: kitchen utensil)
r a S - S a p (hint: vital fluid)

In this first chameleon quiz, my proverbial chameleon hides multiple "AARDVARKS".
Aardvarks are mammals living in sub-Saharan Africa, and feeding mainly on ants and termites.

Source: Author JanIQ

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