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Rossian and the Unicorn Tapestries Quiz

The official name for the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is 'The Hunt of the Unicorn'. You are invited to join me on a unicorn hunt. Each answer includes either 'uni' or 'corn' somewhere. Can you hunt down the answer?

A multiple-choice quiz by rossian. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
rossian

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
319,094

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
475

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which word, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is a noun meaning 'a document or message imparting news, views or information'?

Answer: (13 letters, starting with 'C')

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a dried berry used as a condiment', or is used to describe a nominal rent?

Answer: (10 letters, starting with 'P')

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a type of hat with an upturned brim on three sides'?

Answer: (7 or 8 letters, starting with 'T')

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', means 'a good position or prospect for advancement or success'?

Answer: (11 letters, starting with 'O')

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which adjective, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', relates to something 'operated by rope or similar means' and is often used to describe a railway?

Answer: (9 letters, starting with 'F')

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a common Eurasian bird, found in grain fields and meadows'?

Answer: (9 letters, starting with 'C')

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'material fired from any weapon, or shells fired by guns'?

Answer: (10 letters, starting with 'A')

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which adjective, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', describes something 'unwelcome or unwanted', such as a gatecrasher at a party?

Answer: (9 letters, starting with 'U')

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which noun, including either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a horn containing food and drink in abundance'?

Answer: (10 letters, starting with 'C')

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which adjective, including either 'uni' or 'corn', has the meaning 'derisive or contemptuous'?

Answer: (8 letters, starting with 'S')

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which word, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is a noun meaning 'a document or message imparting news, views or information'?

Answer: Communication

CommUNIcation.

The Unicorn Tapestries date from around 1500, and are believed to have been designed in Paris. They were woven in Brussels, which was part of the Netherlands at the time.

2. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a dried berry used as a condiment', or is used to describe a nominal rent?

Answer: Peppercorn

PepperCORN.

The Unicorn Tapestries are a series of seven hangings, showing various stages in the unicorn hunt. The first one is 'The Start of the Hunt', and depicts a group of nobles setting out to search for the unicorn.

3. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a type of hat with an upturned brim on three sides'?

Answer: Tricorne

TriCORNe.

The second tapestry in the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is called 'The Unicorn is Found'. It depicts the unicorn clearing a fountain of poison by using its horn.

4. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', means 'a good position or prospect for advancement or success'?

Answer: Opportunity

OpportUNIty.

The third tapestry of the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is 'The Unicorn Leaps out of the Stream'. The hunters try to capture the unicorn using spears and dogs, but the unicorn is too nimble for them.

5. Which adjective, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', relates to something 'operated by rope or similar means' and is often used to describe a railway?

Answer: Funicular

FUNIcular.

The fourth tapestry in the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is 'The Unicorn at Bay'. It shows the unicorn fighting back against the hunters, and goring one of the dogs which has been set upon it.

6. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a common Eurasian bird, found in grain fields and meadows'?

Answer: Corncrake

CORNcrake.

The fifth tapestry in the 'Unicorn Tapestries' series consists of only two fragments. It depicts the unicorn being tamed by a virgin, which is the historic method of capturing a unicorn.

7. Which noun, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'material fired from any weapon, or shells fired by guns'?

Answer: Ammunition

AmmUNItion.

Tapestry six of the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is 'The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle'. The unicorn having been calmed by the maiden, the hunters are able to kill it and bring it to the nobles at the castle.

8. Which adjective, which includes either 'uni' or 'corn', describes something 'unwelcome or unwanted', such as a gatecrasher at a party?

Answer: Uninvited

UNInvited.

The final tapestry of the 'Unicorn Tapestries' is called 'The Unicorn in Captivity'. The unicorn has miraculously returned to life. One interpretation, taking a Christian viewpoint, is that the unicorn represents Jesus Christ, and the final tapestry symbolises His rising on the third day.

9. Which noun, including either 'uni' or 'corn', is 'a horn containing food and drink in abundance'?

Answer: Cornucopia

CORNucopia.

The six large tapestries of the 'Unicorn Tapestries' were brought to New York in 1922 for an exhibition. They were bought by J D Rockefeller Jr, and were displayed at his apartment for several years.

10. Which adjective, including either 'uni' or 'corn', has the meaning 'derisive or contemptuous'?

Answer: Scornful

SCORNful.

In 1937, J D Rockefeller Jr gave the tapestries in his possession to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to be displayed in The Cloisters. The fragments were bought separately from Count Gabriel de la Rochefoucauld, a member of the family which originally owned the full set. The Cloisters opened in 1938, and all seven tapestries have been on display ever since.

Source: Author rossian

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