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What is the Prisoner Doing? Trivia Quiz

The answer to each question will be a word beginning with the prefix CON-, making a new, unrelated word. EG: The prisoner locates his lost object. Answer: Confound.

A multiple-choice quiz by rolanzo. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
rolanzo

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,945

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1013

Question 1 of 10

1. The Prisoner acts as a waiter.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Prisoner arranges the objects in order.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Prisoner makes it so the gas can escape.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Prisoner administers an exam.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Prisoner annoys someone.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Prisoner got out of the way of the ball thrown at his head.

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Prisoner mailed a letter.

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Prisoner gives an autograph.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Prisoner puts his horse away for the night.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Prisoner listens to Nike's pitchman.(Caution: Terrible pun ahead!)

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Prisoner acts as a waiter.

Answer: conserve

To conserve is to keep from harm for later use. To wait on tables is to serve, thus conserve.

2. The Prisoner arranges the objects in order.

Answer: consort

To sort is to arrange objects (or people, or whatever) in some kind of order. A consort is a husband or wife, typically to royalty.

3. The Prisoner makes it so the gas can escape.

Answer: convent

To vent, among other things, is to release built up gasses. A convent is a building in which nuns reside.

4. The Prisoner administers an exam.

Answer: contest

To test is to examine some sort of quality of a person. A contest is a competition.

5. The Prisoner annoys someone.

Answer: convex

To vex is to harrass or annoy. A convex object is one that is curved outwards, like the outside of a sphere.

6. The Prisoner got out of the way of the ball thrown at his head.

Answer: conduct

To dodge a thrown ball is duck, in the past tense it is ducked. To conduct is to lead or direct. To ask this question is create a terrible pun.

7. The Prisoner mailed a letter.

Answer: consent

"Sent" is the past tense of send, as in mailing a letter. To consent is to give permission.

8. The Prisoner gives an autograph.

Answer: consign

To sign is (among other things) to write one's signature. To consign is to give care over an object to another.

9. The Prisoner puts his horse away for the night.

Answer: constable

To stable (as a verb) is to put something in (ready for this?) a stable. A constable is a police officer.

10. The Prisoner listens to Nike's pitchman.(Caution: Terrible pun ahead!)

Answer: conduit

Shoe company Nike has used "Just Do It" as their slogan for many years. A conduit is a tube that protects wires (amongst other definitions). Thanks for playing! (Definitions taken from the Oxford English Dictionary, where needed.)

Source: Author rolanzo

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