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Pass, Word, Door, Code Trivia Quiz

All of the answers have one of the words CODE, DOOR, WORD or PASS in them. All you have to do is identify the correct word.

A multiple-choice quiz by ozzz2002. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ozzz2002

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,793

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
3062

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

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Question 1 of 10

1. The common name for Bufo bufo, a charged electrode in a battery, a vein of ore, and the final part of a Greek play all have synonyms that rhyme with one of the key words, but which one? Hint

Door

Word

Code

Pass

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Question 2 of 10

2. This word has many synonyms, including- to overtake, to die, to succeed, a gap through a mountain range, a sexual advance, and an authority. Which of the following words is it? Hint

Door

Pass

Code

Word

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. There is a phrase that refers to a degree of 'deadness' that involves, of all things, a nail. What type of nail is it? Hint

Word

Code

Door

Pass

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the words CODE, DOOR, WORD or PASS would be of most interest to a cruciverbalist? Hint

Word

Pass

Door

Code

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Which word links book titles by such diverse authors as P.G. Wodehouse, Dan Brown, Suzanne Collins, and Dr Phil C. McGraw? Hint

Word

Code

Door

Pass

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. All of the words in the title have at least one anagram, but which one has the least? My reference is the 'Collins English Dictionary'. Hint

Word

Code

Pass

Door

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the four words can precede 'bell', 'step', 'mat', and 'knock' to make four new words? Hint

Word

Code

Door

Pass

8. If you combine two of the words, you will discover something that is being requested more and more as technology advances. What name is given to the group of numbers and/or letters that allows you to access various information? Hint

Pass + Word

Door + Word

Code + Door

Word + Code

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. With which of the words would you associate these names- Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, Charles Wheatstone and Leon Battista Alberti? Hint

Door

Code

Pass

Word

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. The Rolling Stones had one and wanted it to be black, Shakin' Stevens had a green one and Charlie Rich was found behind one. Which of the words fits? Hint

Door

Pass

Code

Word

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The common name for Bufo bufo, a charged electrode in a battery, a vein of ore, and the final part of a Greek play all have synonyms that rhyme with one of the key words, but which one?

Answer: Code

The words are toad, anode, lode, and exode. A toad is the common name for Bufo bufo; an anode is a charged electrode in a battery; a lode is a vein of ore and exode is the final part of a Greek play.

2. This word has many synonyms, including- to overtake, to die, to succeed, a gap through a mountain range, a sexual advance, and an authority. Which of the following words is it?

Answer: Pass

"Pass" can also mean- give a ball to another player, to decline, a ticket (such as a bus-pass), and a grading in an exam. A very handy little word, indeed!

3. There is a phrase that refers to a degree of 'deadness' that involves, of all things, a nail. What type of nail is it?

Answer: Door

Not surprisingly, a doornail is used to nail doors. Why a doornail, as opposed to any other type if nail, should be singled out for death comparisons is a mystery. Suffice to say that two literary giants named Shakespeare and Dickens have used the saying in their works, lending it with more than enough credence for this humble quiz author.

4. Which of the words CODE, DOOR, WORD or PASS would be of most interest to a cruciverbalist?

Answer: Word

A cruciverbalist is a fan or author of crossword puzzles. Its etymology is Latin, but is a comparatively new word- it was coined sometime in the 1970s.

5. Which word links book titles by such diverse authors as P.G. Wodehouse, Dan Brown, Suzanne Collins, and Dr Phil C. McGraw?

Answer: Code

Television medico Dr Phil wrote 'Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World', a self-help book. Suzanne Collins, author of the 'Hunger Games' series, has another series called the 'Underland Chronicles'. 'Gregor and the Code of Claw' is the fifth and final volume.

Dan Brown released the best-selling 'The Da Vinci Code' in 2003, and PG Wodehouse, the English author, wrote the hilarious 'Code of the Woosters' in 1938.

6. All of the words in the title have at least one anagram, but which one has the least? My reference is the 'Collins English Dictionary'.

Answer: Word

'Word' only has one anagram, 'drow', an archaic Scottish word, meaning 'rainstorm'.

The other words all have three. 'Pass' becomes 'saps', 'spas' and 'asps'. 'Door' gives us 'odor', 'rood' and the obscure 'ordo', which means 'a list of Catholic feasts'. 'Code' anagrams into 'coed', 'deco' and 'ecod', a mild oath similar to 'egads'.

7. Which of the four words can precede 'bell', 'step', 'mat', and 'knock' to make four new words?

Answer: Door

By standing on the doormat on the doorstep, charity collectors can doorknock you by ringing your doorbell.

Answer: Pass + Word

It seems that everything requires a password these days. You need a password for everything from accessing your bank account to opening office doors and from making a phone call to logging onto FunTrivia.

9. With which of the words would you associate these names- Samuel Morse, Alan Turing, Charles Wheatstone and Leon Battista Alberti?

Answer: Code

Italian architect and artist Leon Battista Alberti devised an early cipher system in 1466. Alan Turing was part of the WWII code-breaking team that cracked the complicated Enigma Code, used by the Nazi war machine. Wheatstone devised the Playfair Cypher, and Samuel Morse developed the dot-dash system, named the Morse Code.

10. The Rolling Stones had one and wanted it to be black, Shakin' Stevens had a green one and Charlie Rich was found behind one. Which of the words fits?

Answer: Door

Charlie Rich sang about secret love 'Behind Closed Doors' in 1973, the Stones released 'Paint It Black' in 1966, with Eric Burdon and the Animals releasing an excellent cover a few years later. Shakin' Stevens' 'Green Door' topped the charts in 1981.

Other 'door' songs include 'Knocking on Heaven's Door' by Bob Dylan and 'Looking Out My Back Door' by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Source: Author ozzz2002

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