Triple Treat Words #1 Quiz | Word Play

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1. Julia, we need to do something and make tracks if we are to catch the first part of the play. Stop writing that piece of legislation and let's get a move on.

Answer: Act

We need to ACT and make tracks if we are to catch the first ACT. Stop writing that ACT and let's get a move on.

I love a good quote that makes me smile, laugh or think, or startles me with its blinding honesty and simplicity. For the Interesting Information I've selected a quote or two which includes the answer in one form or another.

'Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.'
Thomas Jefferson

2. Richard, I need to vocalise my thoughts and emotions to you about how to squeeze the air out of this plastic bag. More importantly, I need to do so in a rapid manner due to the urgency of the matter.

Answer: Express

I need to EXPRESS my thoughts and emotions to you about how to EXPRESS the air out of this plastic bag. More importantly, I need to do so in an EXPRESS manner due to the urgency of the matter.

'Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.'
Paulo Coelho

I'm not sure how writing my quizzes has changed the world, but maybe they've put a smile on a player's face at some stage. That's a good start.

3. Jethro, I know you're trying to play for time but this is important. I acknowledge work on the accommodation for farm animals will reach a standstill if we don't keep going with this project and winter will be upon us soon.

Answer: Stall

I know you're trying to STALL but this is important. I acknowledge work on the STALL will STALL if we don't keep going on this project and winter will be upon us soon.

'If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.'
Paul Waner

4. Mary, make a reservation at the restaurant. I want to hear Alanna read from her pages bound between covers while we dine. If we leave now we won't need to rush and have a police office charge us with speeding.

Answer: Book

Mary, BOOK a table at the restaurant. I want to hear Alanna read from her BOOK while we dine. If we leave now, we won't need to rush and have a police office BOOK us for speeding.

'You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me.'
C.S. Lewis

'Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.'
Mark Twain

What wise men they were, particularly C. S. Lewis. I love a hot cup of tea and a good book.

5. Cynthia! Your round ball of bread will take a circular, tumbling path down the hill if you're not careful. That will be one less to count for the list of baked items when the baker prepares the bill.

Answer: Roll

Cynthia, Your ROLL will take a ROLL down the hill if you're not careful. That will be one less to count for the ROLL when the baker prepares the bill.

'Rock 'n Roll: The most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.'
Frank Sinatra

I can't agree with Mr Sinatra, but I'll defend his right to say it!

6. Jennifer, do not touch the path where the electrical current can flow. Instead, let's amuse ourselves with a walk completely around the village. We might stop in at the car race track too.

Answer: Circuit

Jennifer, do not touch the CIRCUIT. Instead, let's amuse ourselves with a CIRCUIT around the village. We might stop at the CIRCUIT too.

'This circuit is interesting because it has inclines and declines. Not just up, but down as well.'
Murray Walker

Murray Walker was a genius at stating the obvious at times while calling F1 races. Another of his quotes was 'And that just shows you how important the car is in Formula One Racing.'

7. Kenny, the crucial part of this conundrum is to extract the flat metallic object which opens a lock and take it with you. While you do so, to distract everyone around you, please sing in a lower pitch of voice than you normally do.

Answer: Key

Kenny, the KEY to this conundrum is to extract the flat, metallic KEY and take it with you. While you do so, to distract everyone around you, please sing in a lower KEY than you normally do.

'I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.'
Bill Cosby

8. Michelangelo, we need to shape this clay into a hollow form for receiving liquid material which sets to the shape of the hollow form. Don't let it get too wet though. We don't want any mildew on it.

Answer: Mould

Michelangelo, we need to MOULD/MOLD this clay into a MOULD/MOLD for receiving liquid material which sets into the shape of the MOULD/MOLD. Don't let it get too wet though. We don't want any MOULD/MOLD on it.

'If you cannot mould yourself entirely as you would wish, how can you expect other people to be entirely to your liking?'
Thomas a Kempis

9. I need to control my excitement toward the end of a chess game. It's nerve-racking when my king is in jeopardy and I detest losing. If I lose I will need to verify my record in this tournament with Jeremy, the steward.

Answer: Check

I need to CHECK my excitement toward the end of a chess game. It's nerve-racking when my king is in CHECK and I detest losing. If I lose, I will need to CHECK my record in this tournament with Jeremy, the steward.

'I've never heard my dad say a bad word about anybody. He always keeps his emotions in check and is a true gentleman. I was taught that losing it was indulgent, a selfish act.'
Hugh Jackman

'Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.'
Aung San Suu Kyi

10. The gaseous substance around her gave Marcie cause put to on an affectation while the melodious tune was playing.

Answer: Air

The AIR around her gave Marcie cause to put on an AIR while the AIR was playing.

'What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.'
Robert Green Ingersoll

Source: Author Tizzabelle

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Triple Treat Words #1 Trivia Quiz

Many words have more than one meaning. For instance, 'set' can mean to lay the table, a division of play in tennis or the solidification of jelly. In this quiz you need to find one word that can substitute for three or four phrases in each question.

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