What About 'Us' Trivia Quiz

Answer: Amusement

AM, E, me and NT (Northern Territory) with 'us' inserted. AM is short for ante meridian, meaning before noon - hence morning, the international code for vehicles from Spain is E, myself means me and Darwin is in Australia's Northern Territory. Including 'us' in the middle creates the word 'amusement.

Amusement can mean an entertaining event which gives pleasure or what you feel when you see something funny which makes you laugh.

Answer: Illustrious

Ill, TR, and IOUS with 'us' inserted. If you feel unwell you are sick, or ill while Turkey's car identification is TR. If you owe someone money, you give them an IOU (I owe unto) and several of these would need a letter 's' at the end. Including 'us' creates the word 'illustrious'.

Someone who is illustrious is well known, respected and an object of admiration.

Answer: Debussy

Deb (debutante) and SY with 'us' inserted. Deb is short for debutante, although this is less commonly used these days. It could also be short for the name Deborah. SY denotes Shrewsbury and including 'us' in the middle gives the name of Debussy.

Claude Debussy was a French composer active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Among his works are 'Clair de Lune' and 'La Mer'.

Answer: Diffuser

Di, FF and ER with 'us' inserted. The Princess of Wales was Diana, often called Princess Di as well as the nickname in the question, In music, ff means fortissimo or very loud while Er is the symbol for erbium. Inserting 'us' creates the word diffuser.

A diffuser is something which dispenses light in particles. It can also describe an air freshener which sends pleasant smelling aromas into a room.

Answer: Augustus

AU, GT and us with 'us' inserted. The symbol for gold is Au, from the Latin aurum, and cars with a GT symbol are classed as grand tourers. You and me equates to us, and inserting another 'us' gives us the name of Augustus.

Gaius Octavius, usually referred to as Octavian, took the name of Augustus when he became the first emperor of Rome in 27 BCE. He reigned until 14 CE and was succeeded by Tiberius.

Answer: Custody

CT, OD and Y with 'us' inserted. CT stands for computed tomography, a non invasive way of looking inside the human body, od is shorthand for overdrawn and yttrium has the symbol Y. Inserting 'us' creates the word custody.

If you are granted custody of a child, you are given the primary responsibility for caring for them. It can also refer to someone kept in confinement, as in 'the prisoner was remanded in custody'.

Answer: Combustion

Comb, Ti, O and N with 'us' inserted. A comb is used to tidy your hair, or it could be something on the head of a fowl. Titanium, oxygen and nitrogen are Ti, O and N and inserting 'us' gives us combustion.

Combustion refers to a chemical reaction, with oxygen usually involved, which creates heat and/or light.

Answer: Robustness

Rob, T and Ness with 'us' inserted. Rob is what was needed, rather than any of the other names such as Bob, Bobby or Robbie. T denotes a car from Thailand and the famous monster is reputed to live in Loch Ness. Inserting 'us' creates the word robustness.

Anything that is robust has the quality of robustness, meaning strength and power and difficult to destroy. It can be used in the abstract sense too, as in holding robust, unshakeable beliefs.

Answer: Crusader

C, Ra, D and ER with 'us' inserted. The chemical symbols give us the first three letters needed with D for Deutschland giving us the next. 'ER' was a popular medical series starring George Clooney and inserting 'us' creates the word crusader.

Crusaders date from mediaeval times when groups of soldiers went to the Holy Land to try to reclaim Jerusalem and convert Muslims to Christianity. The term can now be applied to anyone who is a strong supporter of a particular change they think is needed.

Answer: Delusional

DE, Li, O, Na and L with 'us' inserted. DE refers to Delaware, while lithium, oxygen and sodium have the chemical symbols Li, O and Na. L on a vehicle shows it is from Luxembourg and inserting 'us' creates the word delusional.

If you are delusional, you are convinced that something that is impossible is actually true. It means that you are deceiving yourself, and can be a symptom of a mental illness.