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Animal Verbplay Trivia Quiz

Many animals have become verbs due to their habits or just by coincidence. I will give you the synonym of the verb, can you give me the animal?

A multiple-choice quiz by shawn888. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
shawn888

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,386

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
2536

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Question 1 of 10

1. To imitate foolishly.

Answer: (One Word, three letters.)

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Question 2 of 10

2. To fool or joke.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. To follow or to track.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. To dip, plunge or bend down.

Answer: (One Word, four letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. To worry, annoy or irritate. Hint

raccoon

badger

beaver

zebra

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Question 6 of 10

6. To act very cunningly, cheat or confuse.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. To follow or chase.

Answer: (One word, five letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. To drive or push into.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. To desert and change sides for unworthy motives.

Answer: (One Word, three letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. To eat greedily. Hint

lion

jackal

elephant

wolf

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. To imitate foolishly.

Answer: ape

Apes are animals which always imitate or copy what others do and that's where the expression to ape comes from.

2. To fool or joke.

Answer: kid

Kidding is teasing or fooling around. A kid is the young one of a goat. Goats are sturdy animals reared for milk, meat and manure.

3. To follow or to track.

Answer: dog

Dogs are very loyal animals and always follow their masters wherever they go. That is how the verb 'to dog' originated.

4. To dip, plunge or bend down.

Answer: duck

To duck is to bend or to plunge.

5. To worry, annoy or irritate.

Answer: badger

Badgers are nocturnal animals. They have a black and white striped head. To badger is to irritate or to pester.

6. To act very cunningly, cheat or confuse.

Answer: fox

Foxes are very cunning animals and thus the verb 'to fox' means to cheat or confuse.

7. To follow or chase.

Answer: hound

Hounds belong to the family of dogs. They are used for hunting and hence 'to hound' means to chase.

8. To drive or push into.

Answer: ram

To ram is to force or to strike or clash against. A ram is a male sheep. Sheep are reared for meat as well as for their wool.

9. To desert and change sides for unworthy motives.

Answer: rat

To rat is to change sides or to switch parties.

10. To eat greedily.

Answer: wolf

Wolves normally get the leftovers after the lion has had his prey, hence they eat it in haste and greedily and that's how the verb 'to wolf' originated.

Source: Author shawn888

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