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Proud to be an AMERICAN Trivia Quiz

Hello kids. In this quiz, I will describe a word, and you must tell me what it is. Every answer can be spelled with only the letters found in the word AMERICAN.

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

Author
salami_swami

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,606

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
2049

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Using only letters from AMERICAN, find a 5-letter word for a bird, or a vehicle that lifts heavy things.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Using only letters from AMERICAN, find a 4-letter word for the hair around a male lion's neck.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Find a 4-letter word for a food grain of Asia only using letters from AMERICAN.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a 4-letter word for precipitation, using only letters from AMERICAN?

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is a 4-letter word, using only letters from AMERICAN, that means kind, as in the opposite of mean?

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is a 5-letter word for something you might put in your coffee? Remember to only use letters from AMERICAN.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Find an upper body part, of only 3 letters, using letters from AMERICAN.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Find a 4-letter word for a speed competition, using only letters from AMERICAN.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Find a word for a grown male using only 3 letters from AMERICAN.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, find one more word using only letters from AMERICAN, meaning a crazy person. This time the word is 6 letters long! There is also a popular book called "_____ Magee".

Answer: (6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Using only letters from AMERICAN, find a 5-letter word for a bird, or a vehicle that lifts heavy things.

Answer: Crane

Cranes are water birds with very long legs. They also have long beaks. Cranes can also be very tall vehicles that can lift heavy things, such as steel beams. They are useful when making buildings, because they can lift the material very high so the workers do not have to drag several tons worth of metal up the hard way!

2. Using only letters from AMERICAN, find a 4-letter word for the hair around a male lion's neck.

Answer: Mane

A lion's mane can very in size, thickness, and color. It can be very short and light, and it can be very long, thick, and dark. The mane is used for attracting mates.

3. Find a 4-letter word for a food grain of Asia only using letters from AMERICAN.

Answer: Rice

Rice can be all sorts of sizes and colors. Rice usually starts out hard, and you cook it with hot water so it soaks into the rice so it gets soft. Rice can make many different dishes, including fried rice, risotto, and rice pilaf.

4. What is a 4-letter word for precipitation, using only letters from AMERICAN?

Answer: Rain

Rain can be warm and it can be cold, depending on the weather outside. Rain falls down from the sky, from clouds, more specifically. Clouds are giant balls of water that weigh more than an elephant! When they get too heavy with water, rain comes down.

5. What is a 4-letter word, using only letters from AMERICAN, that means kind, as in the opposite of mean?

Answer: Nice

Your parents may tell you to "play nice". This means you get along with others, and are kind to others. Nice is also a city in France, although it is pronounced "neece".

6. What is a 5-letter word for something you might put in your coffee? Remember to only use letters from AMERICAN.

Answer: Cream

Cream is something commonly put in coffee. You may hear someone ask "cream and sugar?" Sometimes people put milk in their coffee, others use half and half, and others use flavored coffee creamers, powders and liquids.

7. Find an upper body part, of only 3 letters, using letters from AMERICAN.

Answer: Arm

Most people have two arms, although some have an arm missing, and some may have an extra arm (this is extremely rare). Hands are usually attached to arms. Arms are attached by the shoulder, which allows them to move around, and they also have an elbow which allows them to move around. Arms are used to do almost everything, from waving goodbye to opening a jar of mayonnaise.

8. Find a 4-letter word for a speed competition, using only letters from AMERICAN.

Answer: Race

There are all sorts of different races. There are car races, like NASCAR races, relay races, 3-legged races, marathons, and potato sack races. All races share one common thing, however. They all usually have a finish line that everyone is trying to get to first. Race can also mean nationalities of humans, like German, Chinese, American, or Canadian, for example.

9. Find a word for a grown male using only 3 letters from AMERICAN.

Answer: Man

The plural of man is men. Men are grown males, and women are grown females. Boys are male kids, and girls are female kids. Man can also mean to work, like "man your stations", means to get to your job and do it.

10. Finally, find one more word using only letters from AMERICAN, meaning a crazy person. This time the word is 6 letters long! There is also a popular book called "_____ Magee".

Answer: Maniac

Technically, a maniac is a mad person. This means they are a bit crazy and frantic. A maniac has "gone mad", and starts to do things they normally wouldn't do.

Source: Author salami_swami

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