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Upwords & Downwords III Trivia Quiz

Starting with a six letter word, lose a letter and anagram the remaining letters to get the next answer. When you're down to two letters, start adding up.

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

Author
JCSon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,361

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1069

Question 1 of 10

1. A wide street lined with trees

Answer: (One word, six letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Anatomical veins

Answer: (One word, five letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The central or main area of a church

Answer: (One word, four letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The forefront

Answer: (One word, three letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The country code for the Vatican

Answer: (One word, two letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. ___ Maria

Answer: (One word, three letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The brightest star in the Lyra constellation

Answer: (One word, four letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The century plant

Answer: (One word, five letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. An uncivilized human being

Answer: (One word, six letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Pillages, wreaks havoc

Answer: (One word, seven letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A wide street lined with trees

Answer: avenue

More so in British English than in American English does 'avenue' refer to a tree-lined thoroughfare (street, path, driveway, etc.).

2. Anatomical veins

Answer: venae

In Anatomy, the veins are referred to using the Latin 'venae', or the singular 'vena' as in 'vena cava'. The venae cavae are two large veins that empty blood into the right atrium of the heart.

3. The central or main area of a church

Answer: nave

The nave is flanked by aisles and extends from the narthex, which is an enclosed area leading from the main entrance, to the chancel, which is the space around the altar at the front of the church.

4. The forefront

Answer: van

'Van' or 'vanguard' is often used to describe the leading group or advance guard of a military advance. Its opposite is the rearguard.

5. The country code for the Vatican

Answer: VA

Country codes are defined by ISO 3166, which allocates two-letter, three-letter, and numeric three-digit codes to countries and their dependencies for international standardization. The codes are used in such things as internet country-code top-level domains, trade statistics and operations, fund and currency representations, etc.

6. ___ Maria

Answer: Ave

'Ave' means 'hail' or 'farewell', and derives from the Latin 'avere', meaning 'to be or fare well'.

'Ave Maria' are the first two words of the Latin version of the Hail Mary prayer in the Roman Catholic Church. The salutation is based on the greetings of the angel Gabriel and Elizabeth to the Virgin Mary.

7. The brightest star in the Lyra constellation

Answer: Vega

Vega is also the fifth brightest star in the sky and is twice as massive as our sun. It was the first star to be photographed, and the first to have a car named after it, the 1971 Chevy Vega.

8. The century plant

Answer: agave

Agaves are not related to cacti or aloes, although they sometimes are confused with these. An alternate name is 'century plant', so called due to the long time it takes the plant to flower. Flowering time does vary, however, and is based on factors such as soil quality, climate, etc.

9. An uncivilized human being

Answer: savage

'Savage' derives indirectly from the early Latin 'silva', meaning 'forest'. 'Silva' became 'silvaticus', then the Late Latin alteration 'salvaticus', from which the Old French 'sauvage' derived. This latter lead to the English.

10. Pillages, wreaks havoc

Answer: ravages

To ravage is to cause grievous damage. It is often used in speaking of raiding parties or pillagers, or of epidemics or diseases.

Source: Author JCSon

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