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A "Be" Spaced Quiz

I will first provide you with the meaning of a word starting with the letters "be" and then the meaning of the phrase created if a space is added after "be". I will ask you for the "unspaced" word. Example: "bemuse" transforms to "be muse".

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
uglybird

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
192,394

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
877

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. If you place a space after the "be" at the beginning to this word that means to come to pass, you create a phrase that means you are in a certain season of the year. What is the "unspaced" word?

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. This five-letter word can be a slang euphemism for Hades. If you add a space after the "be" that begins the word, you have a phrase that can indicate depression. What is the euphemism for the underworld?

Answer: (Five letters. Think location.)

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Question 3 of 10

3. A word that is the past tense of a verb meaning to move or go becomes a phrase that means to swindle if a space is placed after the "be" at the beginning of the original word. Properly capitalized, the phrase might also indicate that you belong to the same hobbit family as Frodo's friend Pippin in the "Lord of the Rings". What would the "unspaced" word be?

Answer: (Six letters, past tense)

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Question 4 of 10

4. With the addition of a space after the "be" at the start of the word, a verb indicating that something is appropriate can be transformed to a phrase signifying that one would be in good physical condition. What is the verb?

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. There is a six letter word starting with "be" indicating that you are accepted in a group. With a space after the "be" you have a phrase indicating that you could be awhile. What is the six letter word?

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. These six letters can describe going nowhere in a sailboat. Add a space after the initial "be" and you create a phrase that can denote a placid state of mind. What is the "unspaced" word?

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A noun that is generally placed after the preposition "on" or "in" to indicate a benefit becomes, with a space after the "be", a phrase that indicates 50%. What is the noun?

Answer: (Six letters)

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Question 8 of 10

8. If you are doing the action that this verb describes to another person, you may make them feel the size indicated by the phrase that is formed when a space is placed after the "be" that begins the verb. What is the verb?

Answer: (Eight letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This verb describes the situation in which hostile forces surround you or a host of problems confront you. Placing a space after the "be" converts it to a phrase indicating a state of readiness or completion. What is the verb?

Answer: (Five letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. One could take this past tense of a verb meaning to be necessary or proper, place a space after the "be" at the beginning of the word to produce a phrase that designates something that a cow, horse or camel would be. What is the verb?

Answer: (Eight letter, past tense)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Befall

According to the "Online Etymology Dictionary", the word "fall" used in the sense of autumn is short for the "fall of the leaf", a phrase which arose in the 16th century and began to be used in the shortened form in the 17th century. The use of fall to mean "autumn" is apparently used commonly only in the United States at this time.

Answer: Below

Depression used as a medical term denotes an illness that usually (but not invariably) includes sadness as a symptom. It is certainly possible to be extremely sad and not the least bit depressed (in the medical sense). I find it sad that this polysyllabic and rather technical term has taken the place of "sad" in every day speech. Shakespeare used forms of the word "sad" over 250 times in his works, but never once used depression - not even to describe a hole or indentation!

Answer: Betook

I considered the hint: "Be sure to take your time." I decided that you would be so quick on the uptake that I need not take a chance that you would take umbrage if I took away your glory with an unnecessary hint. Take heart, there are more than enough "take" idioms listed on "Dictionary.com" to form a quiz on that topic. "Take" came from the Old Norse "taka".

Answer: Befit

"Fit" derived etymologically from "fitten" a Middle English term for marshalling the troops. This would tend to support the propriety of the idiom "fit to kill". (Trying to find any truly interesting information for this turkey left me fit to be tied.)

Answer: Belong

In its earliest usage "belong" meant to go along with. The sense of "belonging" in the sense of property first appeared in writing in the 14th century. In the 19th century the word "belongings" to denote property was first used. The use of "belong" in the sense of appropriateness can be seen both in the writings of Shakespeare and in the "King James Bible".

6. These six letters can describe going nowhere in a sailboat. Add a space after the initial "be" and you create a phrase that can denote a placid state of mind. What is the "unspaced" word?

Answer: Becalm

I hope this question didn't put you in the doldrums. The Latin "cauma", which refers to the midday heat, became the word to describe the tranquil mood that reigns during the heat of the day in truly civilized portions of the world.

7. A noun that is generally placed after the preposition "on" or "in" to indicate a benefit becomes, with a space after the "be", a phrase that indicates 50%. What is the noun?

Answer: Behalf

The Old English "be healfe" meant to be by the side of a person and came to mean for the benefit of another. The Old English "healf" was closely related to the Old English "half", which meant side part.

Answer: Belittle

Thomas Jefferson made the first known use of "belittle" and probably coined the term. Its origin clearly arose from the description of how criticism can make one feel.

Answer: Beset

"Beset" is the shortened version of the Old English "besettan" meaning set around, hence surround. In "Paradise Lost" Milton wrote,
"The only righteous in a world preverse,
And therefore hated, therefore so beset
With foes..."

Answer: Behooved

"Behoove" is etymologically related to "heave". The Germanic word "bihof" meant bind and was apparently used in the sense of obligation. The common current usage of behoove, "it behoove me/us" carries the sense of "I/we are obliged to".

Source: Author uglybird

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