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Everyday Compound Words Trivia Quiz

This quiz will ask you to identify some compound words from a normal day. A compound word is a word made from two smaller words. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by tazman6619. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tazman6619

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
354,836

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
1952

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the morning when you wake up you have to put this over your mattress. What is the name for this covering?

The place where you sleep + put peanut butter on bread = a covering for your mattress Hint

Bedtime

Bedspread

Overspread

Quiltwork

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Question 2 of 10

2. After you get dressed you go down to eat the first meal of the day. What is the first meal of the day?

To smash or fracture into pieces + quick = the first meal of the day Hint

Breakdown

Breakfast

Fastbreak

Breakup

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Question 3 of 10

3. After you eat you need to brush your teeth. What do you call the cleaning substance that goes on your brush?

Molar + cement or fasten = a cleaning substance for your brush Hint

Lipstick

Toothpick

Toothpaste

Pasteboard

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Question 4 of 10

4. On the way to school you see a colorful fluttering insect. What did you just see?

Margarine + to soar = a colorful fluttering insect Hint

Butterfly

Firefly

Buttercup

Flycatcher

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Question 5 of 10

5. When you arrive at school you go here to learn. Where do you go?

Where you live + chamber or cubicle = a place where you learn Hint

Schoolroom

Ballroom

Homeroom

Bathroom

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Question 6 of 10

6. The teacher uses this surface to write on with chalk at the front of the class. Which surface is it?

Opposite of white + a piece of lumber = a writing surface Hint

Blackboard

Blacklist

Surfboard

Clapboard

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Question 7 of 10

7. At recess you go to the playground and you see another insect that jumps about. Which insect is this?

Bermuda or rye + a bunny or rabbit = a jumping insect Hint

Lawnskipper

Clodhopper

Grasshopper

Grassleaper

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Question 8 of 10

8. After school you play chess as part of the chess club. How do you win a game of chess?

Examine your homework + friend, especially in Australia = the winning move in chess Hint

Mateship

Stalemate

Checkmate

Checkup

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Question 9 of 10

9. After school you practice with the football team. You are the play caller on the team. What is your position?

One-fourth + opposite of front = the play caller on an American football team Hint

Quarterback

Quartermaster

Halfback

Halfmaster

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Question 10 of 10

10. After school you join the pep squad. What are you?

Ole, for example, or glee + guide or boss = a member of the pep squad Hint

Pomponmistress

Ringleader

Cheerleader

Joybringer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the morning when you wake up you have to put this over your mattress. What is the name for this covering? The place where you sleep + put peanut butter on bread = a covering for your mattress

Answer: Bedspread

The place where you sleep = bed
Put peanut butter on bread = spread
A covering for your mattress = bedspread

Many times quilts are used as bedspreads. Making your bed is important for keeping your room clean and tidy.

2. After you get dressed you go down to eat the first meal of the day. What is the first meal of the day? To smash or fracture into pieces + quick = the first meal of the day

Answer: Breakfast

To smash or fracture into pieces = break
Quick = fast
The first meal of the day = breakfast

It is important to eat a good breakfast so that you will start the day out right. One breakfast food that is also a compound word is pancake.

3. After you eat you need to brush your teeth. What do you call the cleaning substance that goes on your brush? Molar + cement or fasten = a cleaning substance for your brush

Answer: Toothpaste

Molar = tooth
Cement or fasten = paste
A cleaning substance for your brush = toothpaste

Good dental hygiene is important to maintain your overall health. Brushing after meals is crucial step in accomplishing this.

4. On the way to school you see a colorful fluttering insect. What did you just see? Margarine + to soar = a colorful fluttering insect

Answer: Butterfly

Margarine = butter
To soar = fly
A colorful fluttering insect = butterfly

There are between 15,000 and 20,000 species of butterflies worldwide. A more common one is the monarch butterfly and one of the most beautiful is the Brazilian Blue or Morpho butterfly.

5. When you arrive at school you go here to learn. Where do you go? Where you live + chamber or cubicle = a place where you learn

Answer: Homeroom

This one was a little trickier because two answers could possibly be a place where you learn but only one fits the other clues.

Where you live = home
Chamber or cubicle = room
a place where you learn = homeroom

Although schoolroom could work 'school' does not fit with the clue 'where you live'. Homeroom is usually the first class of the day if you have different classes. Another synonym for homeroom is the compound word classroom.

6. The teacher uses this surface to write on with chalk at the front of the class. Which surface is it? Opposite of white + a piece of lumber = a writing surface

Answer: Blackboard

Opposite of white = black
A piece of lumber = board
a writing surface = blackboard

Blackboards are usually made of dark slate so that the white chalk will stand out against the surface. Others are green in color. Many classrooms now have boards where the teacher uses erasable marker instead of chalk.

7. At recess you go to the playground and you see another insect that jumps about. Which insect is this? Bermuda or rye + a bunny or rabbit = a jumping insect

Answer: Grasshopper

Bermuda or rye = grass
A bunny or rabbit = hopper
a jumping insect = grasshopper

Grasshoppers are also called locusts when their population becomes very large and they swarm. They are different from crickets in several distinct ways although they are similar in appearance.

8. After school you play chess as part of the chess club. How do you win a game of chess? Examine your homework + friend, especially in Australia = the winning move in chess

Answer: Checkmate

Examine your homework = check
Friend, especially in Australia = mate
The winning move in chess = checkmate

Although a chess game can end in a stalemate it is not considered the winning move and stalemate does not go with the other clues. Stale is not how you examine your homework. Checkmate occurs when the other player's king is threatened with capture and cannot move to a safe square. If the king is just threatened but can still move to a safe square it is called check.

9. After school you practice with the football team. You are the play caller on the team. What is your position? One-fourth + opposite of front = the play caller on an American football team

Answer: Quarterback

One-fourth = quarter
Opposite of front = back
The play caller on a football team = quarterback

The quarterback is the one to whom the ball is hiked and who starts the play. He can either run with the ball, hand the ball off to a running back, or pass the ball to a receiver.

10. After school you join the pep squad. What are you? Ole, for example, or glee + guide or boss = a member of the pep squad

Answer: Cheerleader

Ole, for example, or glee = cheer
Guide or boss = leader
A member of the pep squad = cheerleader

Cheerleading traces its roots back to Princeton University in the 1880s. But the first documented cheerleader was at the University of Minnesota in 1898. Interestingly, his name was Johnny Campbell and he was a male, not the more traditional female of today.

Source: Author tazman6619

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