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Timence's Skeleton Quiz

These quizzes are such great fun I couldn't resist writing my own. Just fill in the missing vowels to fit the word. As it's my first Skeleton quiz, it may be a touch easy. It is designed to start off easy and get harder. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by timence. Estimated time: 11 mins.

Author
timence

Time
11 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
77,098

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
2931

Question 1 of 25

1. RDR (sequence; or a command)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 2 of 25

2. PRM (A number that only has factors of itself and one)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 3 of 25

3. MJRTY(more than 50 per cent)

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 4 of 25

4. LNGVTY(old age)

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 5 of 25

5. BRD(wide)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 6 of 25

6. BLTRT(destroy completely)

Answer: (10 letters)

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Question 7 of 25

7. NCMBNT(currently holding a specified office)

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 8 of 25

8. QRK(an elementary particle having electric charges of a magnitude one-third or two-thirds that of the electron)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 9 of 25

9. ST(discard)

Answer: (4 letters)

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Question 10 of 25

10. QNG(the process of lining up)

Answer: (7 or 8 letters)

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Question 11 of 25

11. NCTH (adjective used to describe a crude or unrefined person)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 12 of 25

12. DPS(first name of the famous character from the play by Sophocles)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 13 of 25

13. QTR(Middle-Eastern country)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 14 of 25

14. THRL(intangible, or not of this world)

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 15 of 25

15. RCHC(ancient)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Question 16 of 25

16. RBRN(in flight)

Answer: (8 or 9 letters)

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Question 17 of 25

17. TMTC(acting in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control)

Answer: (9 letters)

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Question 18 of 25

18. BRGT(to cancel or revoke)

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 19 of 25

19. LR(Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 20 of 25

20. RDWLF(the second animal in the dictionary)

Answer: (8 letters)

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Question 21 of 25

21. TMYR(a Russian lake)

Answer: (6 letters)

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Question 22 of 25

22. SNZWRT(A Eurasian herb with white flowers)

Answer: (10 letters)

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Question 23 of 25

23. GR(Norse god of the sea)

Answer: (5 letters)

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Question 24 of 25

24. LTRCHS(having wooly or wiry hair)

Answer: (11 letters)

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Question 25 of 25

25. XRL(befitting a wife)

Answer: (7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. RDR (sequence; or a command)

Answer: order

Ok hope you all got that...

2. PRM (A number that only has factors of itself and one)

Answer: prime

Also describing the 3 base colours.

3. MJRTY(more than 50 per cent)

Answer: majority

Although techinically defined as more than 50 per cent, I often find people use it to mean ' a lot more than 50 per cent'.

4. LNGVTY(old age)

Answer: longevity

Something most of us aspire for, and many more get all the time, now that life expectancies in first-world countries are approaching 80 years.

5. BRD(wide)

Answer: broad

6. BLTRT(destroy completely)

Answer: obliterate

7. NCMBNT(currently holding a specified office)

Answer: incumbent

This word also means 'imposed as a duty' or 'lying, resting or leaning on something'.

8. QRK(an elementary particle having electric charges of a magnitude one-third or two-thirds that of the electron)

Answer: quark

These are also smaller than atoms.

9. ST(discard)

Answer: oust

10. QNG(the process of lining up)

Answer: queueing

'Queueing' is the only word in the English language with 5 consecutive vowels.

11. NCTH (adjective used to describe a crude or unrefined person)

Answer: uncouth

12. DPS(first name of the famous character from the play by Sophocles)

Answer: Oedipus

Oedipus Rex, famous for his 'close' relationship with his mother.

13. QTR(Middle-Eastern country)

Answer: Qatar

The only country that begins with 'Q'.

14. THRL(intangible, or not of this world)

Answer: ethereal

Also the name of the horse that one the 2001 Melbourne Cup!

15. RCHC(ancient)

Answer: archaic

Colloquially used to mean something that is outdated.

16. RBRN(in flight)

Answer: airborne

17. TMTC(acting in a manner essentially independent of external influence or control)

Answer: automatic

18. BRGT(to cancel or revoke)

Answer: abrogate

one of those words you hear all the time but often forget its meaning.

19. LR(Aboriginal name for Ayers Rock)

Answer: Uluru

Uluru is one of Australia's great natural wonders.

20. RDWLF(the second animal in the dictionary)

Answer: aardwolf

The first is aardvark.

21. TMYR(a Russian lake)

Answer: Taimyr

22. SNZWRT(A Eurasian herb with white flowers)

Answer: sneezewort

Also known as a 'sneezeweed', it has a very pungent odour.

23. GR(Norse god of the sea)

Answer: Aegir

24. LTRCHS(having wooly or wiry hair)

Answer: ulotrichous

There is a word out there to describe just about everything!

25. XRL(befitting a wife)

Answer: uxorial

Hope these last few didn't put you off...I am impressed with anyone who got all 25 right! Stay tuned for more skeletons at a later date.

Source: Author timence

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