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Up and Down with the Stars Trivia Quiz

You know the drill - start with a star sign, drop a letter and scramble to form a new word for each clue till you are down to two letters. The start adding one letter at a time till you're left with another star sign.

A photo quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
zorba_scank

Time
5 mins

Type
Photo Quiz

Quiz #
370,560

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
739

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Dorsetmaid (10/10), elbowmacaroni2 (10/10), Guest 173 (3/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Start with the fourth astrological sign whose symbol is based on the mythological creature, Karkinos.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Drop a letter and rearrange to form another word to describe mother-of-pearl.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lose another letter and rearrange to form a unit of measurement.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Drop one more letter and scramble to form a mode of transport.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lose another letter to form the chemical symbol for the 24th element in the periodic table.

Answer: (One Word, 2 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Now add a letter to form a mythological bird.

Answer: (One Word, 3 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Gain one more letter to form a word that can be used as a synonym for harvest.

Answer: (One Word, 4 letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Add a letter and create a word used to describe an army unit.

Answer: (One Word, 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add one more letter to form a word that describes rustling sound created by silk fabrics.

Answer: (One Word, 6 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, add a letter to form the zodiac sign of people born during the end of October.

Answer: (One Word, 7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Start with the fourth astrological sign whose symbol is based on the mythological creature, Karkinos.

Answer: Cancer

Cancer is the zodiac sign for those born between 21st June to 23rd July. When the Greek hero, Hercules, was fighting with Hydra to complete one of his twelve labours, Karkinos was sent by Hydra to distract him. According to some accounts, he kicked the crab so hard that it reached the sky and formed the constellation known as Cancer.

2. Drop a letter and rearrange to form another word to describe mother-of-pearl.

Answer: Nacre

The iridescent outer layer of pearls is made of nacre. Nacre is also known as mother of pearl.

3. Lose another letter and rearrange to form a unit of measurement.

Answer: Acre

An acre is a unit of area and is approximately equal to 4047 square meters. It is commonly used to measure land holdings.

Area 51 located in the state of Nevada in the USA is popular among conspiracy theorists as the hiding place for evidence of aliens and UFOs.

4. Drop one more letter and scramble to form a mode of transport.

Answer: Car

Tata Motors was the first Indian company to produce a wholly indigenously manufactured passenger car in 1998, which was named the Indica. Ten years later the company acquired a premium British car manufacturing company called Jaguar Land Rover.

5. Lose another letter to form the chemical symbol for the 24th element in the periodic table.

Answer: Cr

The name chromium is derived from the Greek word chroma. It was so named because some of its compounds have very bright colours.

6. Now add a letter to form a mythological bird.

Answer: Roc

The roc is a mythological bird of prey. It features in the short story involving Sinbad the Sailor in "One Thousand and One Nights", a collection of Arabic tales.

7. Gain one more letter to form a word that can be used as a synonym for harvest.

Answer: Crop

Crop can also be used as a verb to describe the action of cutting.

The picture shows a paddy field where rice is being grown.

8. Add a letter and create a word used to describe an army unit.

Answer: Corps

Corps is derived from the Latin word corpus which means body and is used to denote a unit of the armed forces. It may also be used to describe a civilian organization involved in public service like the ambulance corps.

9. Add one more letter to form a word that describes rustling sound created by silk fabrics.

Answer: Scroop

Dilute acid is added to silk to create a crisp rustling sound. The noise which sounds like a creak or a scrape is specifically referred to as scroop.

10. Finally, add a letter to form the zodiac sign of people born during the end of October.

Answer: Scorpio

The Scorpio star sign covers all those born between 23rd October and 22nd November. This zodiac sign is ruled by the dwarf planet Pluto.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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