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  • Submit your answers by 10:49am ET 10/21/24
  • Don't cheat. Cheating is bad. Using Google IS cheating.
  • Trivia graders don't care about spelling (but try your hardest)
  • No negative points for incorrect responses (so guess to your heart's content)
  • Email [email protected] for clarification on any questions

In October 2021, Josh Wardle made his word game public. And in three years, Wordle is now everywhere.



The goal of the game is for the player to identify a mystery five-letter word. By guessing other five letter words, you receive feedback as to how close you are. A 🟩 means a correct letter in the correct spot. A 🟨 means a correct letter in the wrong spot. And finally a ⬜ means a letter not found in the mystery word.

We’ve got our own game for you this week, with nine five-letter answers to trivia questions. After you answer each question, you can use the Wordle grids to help you answer the other questions and solve the puzzle in #10!

MISCELLANEOUS Q1. Indian Improvements : We can't ask you about a certain Nestle cocoa mix because it's only four letters. So, think fast: an Indian Railway test known as "Quiz for Improving Crew Knowledge" goes by what way shorter name? ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜



WORD PLAY Q2. Striped Science: No alphabet book would be complete without what animal that scientists believe is striped in order to deter and repel biting flies? ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨



SCIENCE & TECH Q3. Space Shots: One-in-two or one-in-three shot here: in 1946, a suborbital rocket launched at the White Sands Missile Range returned the first photographs taken from space of what planet? ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜



SPORTS & GAMES Q4. Steve Spurrier: The University of Florida's football stadium got what appropriate nickname from former head coach Steve Spurrier's quote, "A ____ is where Gators live."? ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜



WORD PLAY Q5. Missing Mushrooms : Fill in the missing pun. Why does the mushroom always get invited to pizza parties? Because he's a ______. ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜



FINE ARTS Q6. Athletic Art: What piece of furniture designed by Charles and Ray Eames is part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art? Charles said the designers wanted it to have the "look of a well-used first baseman's mitt." ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨



SOCIAL STUDIES Q7. Controlling Congress: For the U.S. Senate, it’s made of white marble and does not have a handle. For the U.S. House of Representatives, it’s wooden and does have a handle. What object is it? ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜



MISCELLANEOUS Q8. Muchie Metrics: “Seed and Salt Density” is one of the metrics on the website Everything is Everything, which ranked what item from over 200 New York restaurants? 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜



SPORTS & GAMES Q9. Weighty Words: Fly, bantam, feather, light, welter, middle. What weighty word is missing from this sporty list? ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜



SPORTS & GAMES Q10. Wordle Word: Pat yourself on the back if you can use the Wordle grids from the previous 9 answers to figure out this mystery word… 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩



TIEBREAKER Guessing Games: Unsurprisingly, Wordle takes a lot of inspiration from other word games that came before it. There was a TV program named Lingo which debuted in 1987. And probably the first iteration of this type of puzzle was a pen-and-paper game called Jotto which was invented by Morton Rosenfeld in what year?

Quiz is closed and your answers are now locked! Graders are grading and results will be sent on 10/21/24