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Can you name the words created by removing one letter?
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Koltrane
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Each column starts with a seven letter word. Remove one letter each rung while keeping the remaining letters in order.
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Word 1
Guide for sewing
Quick, rehearsed speech
Latin for 'Father'
Spread often made from goose liver
Lightly tap or slap
In or near
Article
Word 2
Illegally appropriated (e.g. downloaded DVD)
Buccaneer
Angry
Hourly Fee
Type of rodent
Egyptian sun god
MPAA rating
Word 3
Putting away cargo prior to travel
Planting seeds
Tire attached to a tree limb by a rope
What a bird uses to fly
Succeed or best one's opponent
Not out
Me, myself & __
Word 4
Gin, vermouth, olive
Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky
County north of San Francisco, CA
Primary
Adam was the first
Mother
Roman numeral 1000
Word 5
Move about quickly
Trash
Metric fluid measure
Ad speak for low calorie
Set afire
Symbol for Lithium
50 in old Rome
Word 6
Side by side
______ feeding
Animal
Better than better
Boston time zone
Spielberg film
Celebrities Ice __ and Mr. __
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7-Down Quiz
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Created May 14, 2011 in
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Featured Jun 10, 2011
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budd
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May 14th, 2011 at 17:43 GMT
7 points
Fun format!
abelooper
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May 18th, 2011 at 19:43 GMT
-3 points
Really liked it! But I had an extra 7 minutes. Maybe make it a speed challenge?
Game published: Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:03 GMT
sluh138
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:10 GMT
18 points
Awesome quiz.
Tony_A
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:10 GMT
-3 points
Nice, easy quiz for a lazy, hazy, humid Friday
trogon
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:12 GMT
21 points
Nice. And an extra globe for using the traditional definition of "martini" rather than the modern "anything served in a martini glass" definition.
EmYanks2001
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:27 GMT
4 points
wasted too much time on the 1st one, then flew threw the rest until i ran outta time on the last 2.. fun quiz though
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lizzyloo
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:38 GMT
-27 points
really easy--I had several minutes left when I finished, but it was a fun quiz, and I enjoyed it.
Jamessir
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:40 GMT
35 points
Easier starting from the bottom up...lol. Great fun!
oh_Neville
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 17:43 GMT
10 points
Nice variation of the typical word ladder.
DrDolittle
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 18:51 GMT
15 points
Great quiz, but can you mention it's American spelling in the instructions as in England we spell it 'litre'. Otherwise fun quiz, thanks.
transitfan
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 19:23 GMT
12 points
A lot of fun! I wouldn't have minded four minutes, but I'm slow.
TAR2
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 19:27 GMT
7 points
Not realizing how much time was passing, I really had to quicken my pace towward the end. I think if you work quickly from the beginning, the time is just about right.
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The_Road_Guy
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 19:32 GMT
-17 points
Cool quiz, but Adam is the first man? Uhh, no. #evolutionist
tombo
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 20:15 GMT
15 points
For those who are interested...'startling' is the only English word with 9 letters which can be broken down to 1 letter. Startling, starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I. There's your random trivia for the day.
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Uhlan
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 20:24 GMT
-12 points
Agree with The_Road_Guy; at the very least it should say 'mythical first man' or 'first man?' not simply say 'first man' like it's a fact.
packstack
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 20:25 GMT
4 points
MARIN - Also the last name of Cheech, from Cheech and Chong.
gnatural
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 20:26 GMT
3 points
I wish that PIRATE/D and A/BREAST weren't used. Puzzles of this type are much better with non-cognate words. It's not particularly interesting to add a- or -s or -d to a word; in contrast, I love the steps from MARTINI to MARTIN to MARIN. Great variety there.
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MFORCE310
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 21:02 GMT
-16 points
oh you silly atheists and your pessimism
LiamAllen
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 21:05 GMT
8 points
I personally think it would have been better smaller to larger word size and also I expected 'liter' to be spelt 'litre'. Good game though.
Dzired
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 21:50 GMT
7 points
I'm American and for some reason I spelled 'liter' 'litre'. Guess it's all the Brit Lit I read.
emilyisrad
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 22:07 GMT
22 points
@ The_Road_Guy & Uhlan: I don't believe in the Bible or anything either, but COME ON! Get over yourself, you probably knew the answer was 'man' anyway. @MFORCE310: I resent that you assume anyone who doesn't believe in the Bible is a pessimistic atheist.
Big_E
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Jun 10th, 2011 at 22:52 GMT
3 points
awesome quiz. fun, challenging, and do-able in the time limit.
Roy_Fish
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 00:46 GMT
5 points
The time limit was perfect for me - I was able to get them all, but it was within the last 10 seconds and I was really starting to get a bit frantic. Only minor complaint was litre, me being english, but to be fair, it says in the notes letters must remain in order. Good quiz!
hnofer17
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 01:12 GMT
3 points
I loved this quiz! Not too hard, perfect time, very fun
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amehta
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 01:27 GMT
-5 points
flitter?
Jerdoggiedog
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 02:29 GMT
20 points
This atheist is not bothered by the Adam clue.
fuzzbotN
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 06:52 GMT
-2 points
Very nice concept, but the execution is lacking. I especially do not like the PIRATED-PIRATE connection, pretty much the same word twice. And the only thing that made this quiz in any way tough was the short time limit. I hate to be negative, and I'm sure you all will disagree, but this was a really nice idea that didn't quite worj.
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Reensie
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 08:53 GMT
-7 points
I see that DrDolittle shares the same mistaken belief that the "UK" or "Britain" = "England". With US citizens it's mildly annoying but understandable, with fellow (and I loathe the term) "Brits" it's inexcusable. Oh and good quiz by the way.
wondernick
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 10:24 GMT
2 points
@reensie drdolittle just says that it's spelt litre in England (which it is), it's also spelt litre in the rest of Britain, and i'd have thought most of europe. in fact i can only think of american English where's it's spelt liter, and they're not even metric!
NY_MOB
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 13:47 GMT
1 point
To everyone complaining about the American spelling of words like "liter" on this quiz and others: It's an American website. The American spelling will be used. It's nothing personal. Just get used to it.
juusosieni
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 14:00 GMT
-2 points
Seven Up is one of my favorite lemonades :/. Why don't you like it :D?
ChinaWhite
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Jun 11th, 2011 at 15:30 GMT
2 points
5 for creativity
clane
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Jun 12th, 2011 at 19:42 GMT
3 points
@LizzyLoo How did you finish with several minutes left if the quiz is only 3 minutes long (Negative minutes?). just wondering.
foolishchild
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Jun 12th, 2011 at 20:51 GMT
1 point
Great quiz, just ran out of time with three answers left.
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The_Road_Guy
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Jun 13th, 2011 at 02:38 GMT
-9 points
@emilyisrad Of course I knew the answer. I just felt compelled to comment on the spirit of the question. I have my side, other have there's. But my side is scientifically proven correct. ;)
Josh:
Jun 13th, 2011 at 15:05 GMT
7 points
I pity the fool who doesn't get to the last question on this quiz!
Kwoj
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Aug 2nd, 2011 at 17:50 GMT
2 points
@NY_MOB: It is fine for the American spelling to be used, people are just asking if the alternative spelling can be accepted as well. It's not a question of one or the other
brez002
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Feb 29th, 2012 at 16:41 GMT
1 point
great quiz. I could've used an extra minute or so; but it also took me a few seconds to really get what I was doing.
gold654
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Oct 17th, 2012 at 09:07 GMT
-1 points
this quiz keeps you going for a long time i like yeah
gold654
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Oct 17th, 2012 at 09:11 GMT
-1 points
awesome quiz dude
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