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What About 'Us' Trivia Quiz

The answers to the following questions all contain the word 'us' somewhere in the middle. Can you work out the answer from the clues given?

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

Author
rossian

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,214

Updated
Feb 12 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
407

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Author's Note: As an example - take a word for 'in this place' and a word for 'not out' and insert 'us' for the capital of Texas. At and in with 'us' inserted gives you Austin.

Now try these -

Question 1 of 10

1. Take an abbreviation meaning morning, the international car registration for Spain and a name for myself. Then add the abbreviation for where you would find Darwin in Australia and insert 'us' for a pleasant diversion.

Answer: (9 letters, starting with A)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Take a word meaning unwell, the international car registration for Turkey and acknowledgements of debt (plural) and insert 'us' for a word meaning distinguished or renowned.

Answer: (11 letters, starting with I)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Take a short name for a girl coming out in society and the postcode for Shrewsbury and insert 'us' for a French composer.

Answer: (7 letters, starting with D)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Take a short name for the 'Peoples' Princess', and a term denoting very loud in music. Then add the chemical symbol for erbium and insert 'us' for a device which spreads or scatters light.

Answer: (8 letters, starting with D)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Take the chemical symbol for gold, and an abbreviation for grand tourer. Then add a term for 'you and me' and insert 'us' for a Roman Emperor.

Answer: (8 letters, starting with A)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Take an abbreviation for a type of medical scan, an abbreviation for overdrawn and the chemical symbol for yttrium. Then insert 'us' for a term meaning imprisonment or having responsibility for a child.

Answer: (7 letters, starting with C)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Take a word for something used in hairstyling and add the chemical symbols for titanium, oxygen and nitrogen. Then add 'us' for a word meaning destruction by fire.

Answer: (10 letters, starting with C)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Take a short name for Robert and the international car registration for Thailand. Then add a Scottish lake, reputed to hold a monster and insert 'us' for a term meaning the quality of being to withstand stress and pressure.

Answer: (10 letters, starting with R)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Take the chemical symbols for carbon and radium. Add the international car registration for Germany and a medical TV programme and insert 'us' for a member of an expedition to the Holy Land.

Answer: (8 letters, starting with C)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Take the abbreviation for Delaware and the chemical symbols for Lithium, Oxygen and Sodium. The add the international car registration for Luxembourg and insert 'us' for a term meaning 'to be suffering from a false impression or belief'.

Answer: (10 letters, starting with D)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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.

2. Take a word meaning unwell, the international car registration for Turkey and acknowledgements of debt (plural) and insert 'us' for a word meaning distinguished or renowned.

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.

3. Take a short name for a girl coming out in society and the postcode for Shrewsbury and insert 'us' for a French composer.

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'.

4. Take a short name for the 'Peoples' Princess', and a term denoting very loud in music. Then add the chemical symbol for erbium and insert 'us' for a device which spreads or scatters light.

Answer: Diffuser

Di, FF and ER with 'us' inserted.

5. Take the chemical symbol for gold, and an abbreviation for grand tourer. Then add a term for 'you and me' and insert 'us' for a Roman Emperor.

Answer: Augustus

AU, GT and us with 'us' inserted.

Answer: Custody

CT, OD and Y with 'us' inserted.

7. Take a word for something used in hairstyling and add the chemical symbols for titanium, oxygen and nitrogen. Then add 'us' for a word meaning destruction by fire.

Answer: Combustion

Comb, Ti, O and N with 'us' inserted.

Answer: Robustness

Rob, T and Ness with 'us' inserted.

9. Take the chemical symbols for carbon and radium. Add the international car registration for Germany and a medical TV programme and insert 'us' for a member of an expedition to the Holy Land.

Answer: Crusader

C, Ra, D and ER with 'us' inserted.

Answer: Delusional

DE, Li, O, Na and L with 'us' inserted.

Source: Author rossian

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