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Zip Down the Lose a Letter Ladder Quiz

Read the question, then fill in the blank with a one-word answer. Drop one letter from that word for the next answer, and so on. The final questions ask you to add one letter. Use the hints, and do the shorter words first if you get stuck. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by Godwit. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Godwit

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
373,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
885

Last 3 plays: misstified (10/10), Guest 137 (8/10), cleeclope (9/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Your first word is an exciting possibly dangerous experience for the bold and the brave.

Answer: (Nine letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Lose one letter to get a word meaning you went ahead with a potentially risky gamble; one where you risked being rebuffed or compromised.

Answer: (Eight letters, past tense)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Lose one letter for a word a dentist uses when referring to a set of removable false or artificial teeth.

Answer: (Seven letters, singular)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lose a letter for a word both Elvis Presley and F. Scott Fitzgerald famously mentioned. Most people enjoy their food this way, too.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lose a letter for a word that indicates a general direction, or a current style.

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lose a letter for a term describing a single-minded perhaps obsessively accomplished person, stereotypically assumed to be socially awkward and wearing thick glasses.

Answer: (Four letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lose a letter to create a word closely associated with rubies, roses, and cardinals.

Answer: (Three letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Now switch it up. ADD a letter for a term of affection.

Answer: (Four letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Add a letter to describe a walk, to tromp or to keep your head above water.

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add one letter to get a word describing a person or thing as eager, passionate, torrid or intense.

Answer: (Six letters)

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 02 2024 : misstified: 10/10
Nov 18 2024 : Guest 137: 8/10
Nov 02 2024 : cleeclope: 9/10
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 209: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Your first word is an exciting possibly dangerous experience for the bold and the brave.

Answer: Adventure

The word adventure comes from Old French back in 1200-1250, meaning a chance happening or the reaching or arriving at a destination. By 1300 it suggested an event of perilous excitement.

2. Lose one letter to get a word meaning you went ahead with a potentially risky gamble; one where you risked being rebuffed or compromised.

Answer: Ventured

Ventured comes from the Middle English "venteren" first used in the 15th century.

3. Lose one letter for a word a dentist uses when referring to a set of removable false or artificial teeth.

Answer: Denture

Also called a dental plate, the denture replaces one or more missing teeth, and while often removable, it is sometimes fixed or permanent. It comes from the Latin "dens" meaning tooth, or in Middle English, an indent. Some people say dentures, plural, because they have a denture in both upper and lower jaw.

4. Lose a letter for a word both Elvis Presley and F. Scott Fitzgerald famously mentioned. Most people enjoy their food this way, too.

Answer: Tender

Elvis sang "Love Me Tender" and F. Scott Fitzgerald penned "Tender is the Night". The word tender means kindly and softhearted, fragile, or in the case of food, succulent and soft.

5. Lose a letter for a word that indicates a general direction, or a current style.

Answer: Trend

A trend may be a fashion or a beauty fad, or a developing course of anything, like weather, animal populations or the financial market.

6. Lose a letter for a term describing a single-minded perhaps obsessively accomplished person, stereotypically assumed to be socially awkward and wearing thick glasses.

Answer: Nerd

A nerd once wore bow ties and thick glasses but the modern nerd, or geek, is more likely thought to be brilliant and technically skilled. Microsoft's Bill Gates embodies the modern nerd who does well in the high-tech world.

7. Lose a letter to create a word closely associated with rubies, roses, and cardinals.

Answer: Red

Red is a pure spectral color found at the end of the color spectrum, after orange.

8. Now switch it up. ADD a letter for a term of affection.

Answer: Dear

Dear is a term of friendliness, affection, surprise or dismay. It can also mean an excessive or painful cost.

9. Add a letter to describe a walk, to tromp or to keep your head above water.

Answer: Tread

To tread means to walk or make the sound of walking, overstep or tromp upon something or someone, the mark of a car tire, or to hold yourself upright in deep water.

10. Add one letter to get a word describing a person or thing as eager, passionate, torrid or intense.

Answer: Ardent

Ardent describes a fervent, strongly enthusiastic feeling, characteristic or behavior, such an ardent soccer fan, the ardent sun or an ardent romantic partner. The word comes from the Latin "ardere", to burn.

Source: Author Godwit

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