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Wordplay Sampler - 2 Trivia Quiz

There are a number of sub-categories in Brain Teasers. In this quiz there are two questions each of the type found in five of these sub-categories.

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

Author
minch

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
156,558

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1959

Question 1 of 10

1. BEFORE AND AFTER

New York dessert

Answer: (3 or 4 words make a phrase from words for New York and dessert. Only put the common word once.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. FRACTURED WORD. (fairy tale character)

Gall deluxe

Answer: (One Word - Say it aloud.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. WORDWISE (a word rebus).

JUCORNERST

Answer: (Four Words - What phrase does this word inside another make?)

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Question 4 of 10

4. CRYPTIC

Warnings found in Scottsdale RT system.

Answer: (One Word - hidden)

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Question 5 of 10

5. RHYME TIME

Marcel Marceau's bells

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. FRACTURED WORDS

CRACK A DIAL DONE DEE

Answer: (Two Words - movie title and character)

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Question 7 of 10

7. RHYME TIME

Halt spinning toy

Answer: (Two words - they rhyme!)

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Question 8 of 10

8. CRYPTIC - anagram
Twisted hose found on foot.

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 9 of 10

9. BEFORE AND AFTER

Disney character meets Beverly Cleary story

Answer: (5 Words (6,5,3,3,10) - One word (a rodent) is common to both. Put the two names together to make a p)

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Question 10 of 10

10. WORDWISE word rebus

PUT
HOLD

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. BEFORE AND AFTER
New York dessert

Answer: The Big Apple pie

2. FRACTURED WORD. (fairy tale character)
Gall deluxe

Answer: Goldilocks

More Fractured Word quizzes in Brain Teasers.

3. WORDWISE (a word rebus).
JUCORNERST

Answer: just around the corner

The word JUST is around the word CORNER.

4. CRYPTIC
Warnings found in Scottsdale RT system.

Answer: Alerts

Hidden word clues occur regularly in cryptic crosswords. Look for the word that gives a hint that it is this type of clue. Some hints are: around, over, about and in.

5. RHYME TIME
Marcel Marceau's bells

Answer: mime's chimes

Marcel Marceau has been called 'the world's greatest mime'. He was born in Strasbourg, France in 1923.

6. FRACTURED WORDS CRACK A DIAL DONE DEE

Answer: Crocodile Dundee

"Crocodile Dundee" was released in 1986 and starred Paul Hogan as the title character.

7. RHYME TIME Halt spinning toy

Answer: stop top

8. CRYPTIC - anagram Twisted hose found on foot.

Answer: shoe

The letters of 'hose' can be rearranged to spell 'shoe'.

9. BEFORE AND AFTER
Disney character meets Beverly Cleary story

Answer: Mickey Mouse and the motorcycle

Mickey Mouse turned 75 in 2003. "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" is a book by Beverly Cleary which was made into a movie released in 1988.

10. WORDWISE word rebus
PUT HOLD

Answer: put on hold

The word PUT is on the world HOLD.

Now you have finished this quiz, decide which type of wordplay you like best and go to Brain Teasers and find lots of quizzes just on one type of wordplay, as well as other mixed quizzes.

Source: Author minch

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