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Upwords & Downwords VI Trivia Quiz

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

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
JCSon

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
266,717

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
1442

Question 1 of 15

1. A strong or exaggerated sense of manliness

Answer: (One word, eight letters)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Alpine goat antelope, or a soft suede leather used for polishing

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Question 3 of 15

3. Domineering males

Answer: (One word, six letters)

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Question 4 of 15

4. A fissure or breach, gorge

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5. Speed of an object in a given medium relative to the speed of sound in that medium

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Question 6 of 15

6. An eccentric or irregularly shaped wheel on a rotating shaft used to generate reciprocal or variable motion in parts with which it is in contact

Answer: (One word, three letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. First person singular present indicative of 'be'

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Question 8 of 15

8. Base pairing with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA

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Question 9 of 15

9. Follows 'et' to designate others

Answer: (Two letters (no punctuation))

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Question 10 of 15

10. The first octave above the treble staff

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Question 11 of 15

11. Dismounted, or settled from flight

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Question 12 of 15

12. An examination, putting to the proof

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Question 13 of 15

13. Bicuspid or left atrioventricular

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Question 14 of 15

14. A cold wind that blows toward the Mediterranean coast of southern France and Italy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Selfless concern for the welfare of others

Answer: (One word, eight letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A strong or exaggerated sense of manliness

Answer: machismo

The English word 'machismo' is related to its Spanish analog. The Spanish 'machismo' refers to male chauvinism or sexism, whereas the English is meant to convey a strong sense of masculinity, and can have either a positive or negative connotation.

2. Alpine goat antelope, or a soft suede leather used for polishing

Answer: chamois

The suede cloth referred to as a 'chamois' was originally made from the hide of the animal of the same name. The leather is now often made from sheep skin, or the skin of other animals such as deer.

There are several alternate spellings, 'shammy', 'chammy', and 'shamoy' among them.

3. Domineering males

Answer: machos

'Macho', Spanish for 'male' is actually the closest root of the word 'machismo'. 'Macho' can itself mean 'characterized or motivated by 'machismo'.

4. A fissure or breach, gorge

Answer: chasm

The term 'chasm' is typically used to refer to a deep geological rift. It derives from the Greek word 'khasma' ('yawning hollow, gulf').

5. Speed of an object in a given medium relative to the speed of sound in that medium

Answer: mach

On November 16, 2004, NASA's X-43A scramjet set a new world speed record for a jet-powered aircraft. The craft achieved a speed of almost ten times the speed of sound at Mach 9.6, or close to a staggering 7,000 mph. The record at the time for an air-breathing manned flight was held by the USAF's SR-71, with a speed of just over Mach 3.2.

6. An eccentric or irregularly shaped wheel on a rotating shaft used to generate reciprocal or variable motion in parts with which it is in contact

Answer: cam

A good example of a cam is the camshaft of an automobile. The camshaft translates the rotary motion of the engine into reciprocating motion, which operates on the intake and exhaust valves of the cylinders.

7. First person singular present indicative of 'be'

Answer: am

The word 'am' derives from the Old English 'eom' meaning 'to remain'.

8. Base pairing with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA

Answer: A

The four nucleotide bases are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) in DNA, with the thymine replaced by uracil (U) in RNA. In Watson-Crick base-pairing, adenine forms a base pair with thymine (in DNA, or uracil in RNA), and guanine base pairs with cytosine. The former involves two hydrogen bonds, while the latter involves three.

9. Follows 'et' to designate others

Answer: al

The abbreviation 'et al' is often used to refer to a number of other people, as journal authorship lists, etc. In this sense, it is short for the Latin 'et alia'.

10. The first octave above the treble staff

Answer: alt

'Alt' also refers to a note or tone in the alt octave. The word derives from the Latin 'altus' meaning 'high'.

11. Dismounted, or settled from flight

Answer: alit

'Alit' is synonymous with 'alighted'. 'Alit' is the past tense and past participle of 'alight', and derives from the Old English 'alihtan', meaning 'to relieve of a burden'.

12. An examination, putting to the proof

Answer: trial

In a legal sense, a trial is an examination including issues of law and issues of fact. In a medical sense, a trial is a sort of test or experiment to validate a procedure or treatment (e.g. to determine efficacy of a treatment regimen).

13. Bicuspid or left atrioventricular

Answer: mitral

The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. It functions to prevent back flow of blood into the atrium. It is also known as the bicuspid or atrioventricular valve.

14. A cold wind that blows toward the Mediterranean coast of southern France and Italy

Answer: mistral

Mistral is a strong, cold, northwesterly wind that occurs mostly in the winter and spring in the Gulf of Lion along the southern coast of France and Sardinia in Italy.

15. Selfless concern for the welfare of others

Answer: altruism

Altruism is a motivation to help others or a want to do good without an expectation of reward or a need for recognition.

Source: Author JCSon

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