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Dee-lightful Words Trivia Quiz

All of the answers in this quiz start with the delicious, delectable letter D!

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

Author
bullymom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,762

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1912

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which US state is nicknamed 'The First State'?

Answer: (One Word- starts with D)

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Greek mythology, who was the founder and queen of Carthage?

Answer: (One Word- starts with D)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which word means a cottage or house in the suburbs in Russia? Hint

Dacha

Dor

Dace

Dopant

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Question 4 of 10

4. What word describes an inactive volcano?

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Question 5 of 10

5. What word means either a preliminary sketch or a current of air?

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Question 6 of 10

6. What word means either a felt hat or an annual horse race?

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Question 7 of 10

7. What word means a tyrant or ruler with absolute power?

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Question 8 of 10

8. What British rock group had a bestselling album, 'Brothers in Arms', in 1985?

Answer: (Two Words- starts with D)

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Question 9 of 10

9. This 1984 science fiction film was based on a book of the same name by Frank Patrick Herbert.

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Question 10 of 10

10. What neurotransmitter is believed to be involved in Parkinson's Disease?

Answer: (One Word- starts with D)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which US state is nicknamed 'The First State'?

Answer: Delaware

Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, in 1787.

2. In Greek mythology, who was the founder and queen of Carthage?

Answer: Dido

Carthage was a great city on the north coast of Africa, near modern-day Tunis, Tunisia.

3. Which word means a cottage or house in the suburbs in Russia?

Answer: Dacha

4. What word describes an inactive volcano?

Answer: dormant

From the French 'dormir', to sleep.

5. What word means either a preliminary sketch or a current of air?

Answer: draft

The word 'draft' has numerous meanings.

6. What word means either a felt hat or an annual horse race?

Answer: derby

Derbies are run annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, and Epsom Downs in Surrey, England.

7. What word means a tyrant or ruler with absolute power?

Answer: despot

A despot was also a minor emperor or prince of the later Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman Empires.

8. What British rock group had a bestselling album, 'Brothers in Arms', in 1985?

Answer: Dire Straits

In 1991 they released 'On Every Street'.

9. This 1984 science fiction film was based on a book of the same name by Frank Patrick Herbert.

Answer: Dune

The book was written in 1965 and rejected by over 20 publishers before it was finally published. Since then it has been translated into 14 languages and sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

10. What neurotransmitter is believed to be involved in Parkinson's Disease?

Answer: dopamine

This muscular disease results from low levels of dopamine in the brain.

Source: Author bullymom

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