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Quiz about Proper Names That Can Be Used In Scrabble 2

Proper Names That Can Be Used In Scrabble [2] Quiz

A follow-up to my previous quiz, with 10 more words that can be played in Scrabble that are also proper nouns.

A multiple-choice quiz by tonythedad. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
tonythedad

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,334

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2643

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This boy's name:
As a noun: a visible impression or trace on a surface.
As a verb: to make such an impression or trace. Hint

mark

tony

bill

bart

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Question 2 of 10

2. This girl's name is also the second letter in the Hebrew language: Hint

valri

karen

beth

mim

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Question 3 of 10

3. This girl's name means:
as a verb: to institute legal proceedings. Hint

belle

toni

velma

sue

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Question 4 of 10

4. This androgynous nickname means: to strike or tap lightly. Hint

pat

chris

jean

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Question 5 of 10

5. This boy's name is a textile industry term for a specific length of a particular material, for example, 270 meters of linen, 770 meters of cotton or silk, or 840 yards of yarn. Hint

bert

steve

hank

fred

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Question 6 of 10

6. This boy's nickname is also a type of safety lamp. Hint

ricky

davy

tommy

billy

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Question 7 of 10

7. This androgynous name also means "a broad valley". Hint

pat

glen

dale

tony

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Question 8 of 10

8. This boy's nickname can mean a small piece of a larger object, or breaking off a small piece from a large object. Hint

pete

fred

cam

chip

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Question 9 of 10

9. This girl's nickname is also half of an alliterative name for a baked dessert made of apples or other fruit, bread crumbs, sugar, butter, and spice; it's called "brown ...".
Hint

barbara

betty

bitsy

brina

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Question 10 of 10

10. This girl's name is also the name of a spice made from the underground lower stem (mistakenly thought of as the root) of the plant Zingiber officinale. Hint

Ginger

Rosey

Lily

Margie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This boy's name: As a noun: a visible impression or trace on a surface. As a verb: to make such an impression or trace.

Answer: mark

It can also mean a person as a target for some sort of crime.

The proper name, Mark, sometimes a nickname of Marcus, is the name of the author of one the second Gospel in the New Testament.

2. This girl's name is also the second letter in the Hebrew language:

Answer: beth

As a proper name, Beth is a common nickname for Elizabeth, which means 'God is my oath'.

3. This girl's name means: as a verb: to institute legal proceedings.

Answer: sue

Sue, a nickname for Susan or Suzanne, which means 'lily' in Hebrew.

4. This androgynous nickname means: to strike or tap lightly.

Answer: pat

"Saturday Night Live" had a famous skit called "It's Pat" (Pat was played by Julia Sweeney). Pat was an androgynous character, who had the rest of the characters in the skits trying to figure out what gender he or she was. Pat would start to give an answer, then say something that would leave the question still unanswered.

5. This boy's name is a textile industry term for a specific length of a particular material, for example, 270 meters of linen, 770 meters of cotton or silk, or 840 yards of yarn.

Answer: hank

The name Hank is a form of the name Henry, which means "ruler of the home" (German).

6. This boy's nickname is also a type of safety lamp.

Answer: davy

A nickname of David, which means "beloved" (Hebrew).

7. This androgynous name also means "a broad valley".

Answer: dale

A glen is a narrow valley, not a broad one.

Dale comes from German, meaning "valley".

8. This boy's nickname can mean a small piece of a larger object, or breaking off a small piece from a large object.

Answer: chip

Chips is a diminutive form of Charles, which itself means "free man" (German).

One of the world's most famous Chips is one of Walt Disney's cartoon squirrels, friend (and treemate) of Dale.

9. This girl's nickname is also half of an alliterative name for a baked dessert made of apples or other fruit, bread crumbs, sugar, butter, and spice; it's called "brown ...".

Answer: betty

A brown betty is an American dessert made from fruit and sweetened crumbs that dates back to colonial times.

The most familiar version is the apple brown betty, made with sliced apples and brown sugar. Berries are another popular ingredient of brown betties.

Betty, as a name, is another popular nickname of Elizabeth.

10. This girl's name is also the name of a spice made from the underground lower stem (mistakenly thought of as the root) of the plant Zingiber officinale.

Answer: Ginger

Ginger is a nickname of the girl's names Virginia, Ginerva, or Regina.

Source: Author tonythedad

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