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Quiz: Words that make another word when their letters are reversed


  1. EXAMPLE: Alternate rising and falling of the sea AND prepare for publication by correcting. ANSWERS: TIDE and EDIT
  1. A temporary state of mind AND a bad situation that cannot be avoided.
  2. Puddings and cheescakes AND feeling emotional strain.
  3. Badminton and tennis AND strips of leather.
  4. Bring and hand over AND criticized in an abusive manner.






  5. Cow’s-milk cheese made in Cornwall AND English poet Thomas, who was offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757.
  6. The central business district of Chicago AND structure designed to hold water.
  7. American talk show host AND the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers.
  8. Mount that is the tallest mountain of the Rocky Mountains AND tones of high frequency, ranging from 6 kHz to 20 kHz.
  9. A brand of confectionery founded in Essex AND a baby boy's name that means famed, shining or bright in Scotland.
  10. British vulgar (two-word) slang meaning nothing AND the fictional Welsh village in Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood.
  11. Autobiography book title of one of the greatest tennis players of the 21st century AND at a distance.
  12. A word that means "rule" in Hindi AND a container.
  13. UK 80’s sitcom character AND a semiconductor device.
  14. Former news reporter played by Steve Carell in a 2007 American comedy film AND central part of a church.
  15. Well-known virtual assistant AND thin structure in the eye.
  16. First name of children's writer who has sold over 600 million books AND to eat.
  17. First drawn by David Law with a red-and-black-striped jersey AND to commit an offense.
  18. Type of fabric AND obtained units of cryptocurrency by running a computer process.
  19. Single-masted sailing vessel AND Vivian Nicholson said she would "spend, spend, spend" after winning on them.
  20. Starchier and drier than a sweet potato AND last name of Sir Philip, an investment manager and famous husband.


Answers



  1. MOOD and DOOM
  2. DESSERTS and STRESSED
  3. SPORTS and STROPS
  4. DELIVER and REVILED
  5. YARG and GREY
  6. LOOP and POOL
  7. OPRAH and HARPO
  8. ELBERT and TREBLE
  9. TREBOR and ROBERT
  10. BUGGER ALL and LLAREGGUB
  11. RAFA and AFAR
  12. RAJ and JAR
  13. DEL and LED
  14. EVAN and NAVE (the film is Evan Almighty
  15. SIRI and IRIS
  16. ENID and DINE (the write is Enid Blyton)
  17. DENNIS and SINNED (Dennis the Menace)
  18. DENIM and MINED
  19. SLOOP and POOLS
  20. YAM and MAY (Philip May is husband of former Prime Minister Theresa May)