| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| young dog | puppy | 87%
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| common pizza topping | pepperoni | 86%
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| African animal whose name means river horse | hippopotamus | 82%
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| suitable, or proper, in the circumstances | appropriate | 70%
|
| period of learning a trade from an employer, often for low wages | apprenticeship | 68%
|
| nation of 7000 islands | Philippines | 63%
|
| major Afghan crop | poppy | 57%
|
| common herbal tea flavor | peppermint | 56%
|
| a grinder turns these into pepper | peppercorns | 49%
|
| steal, by misuing funds in your care | misappropriate | 46%
|
| Shari Lewis's Lamb Chop was one | puppet | 46%
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| world's leading grower of this fruit with yellow flesh is Costa Rica | pineapple | 39%
|
| sat or laid down gently, but clumsily | plopped | 32%
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| people who speak on behalf of a group | spokespeople | 24%
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| to approve a loan based on income, to enable an unconditional offer to buy property | preapprove | 21%
|
| take for granted in advance; suppose beforehand | presuppose | 20%
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| type of plastic used for raincosts | polypropylene | 10%
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| inexperienced, young, but cheeky and overconfident person | whippersnapper | 10%
|
| cheerfully casual, in an irresponsible way | slaphappy | 1%
|
| "super" fertiliser, made from ground rock | superphosphate | 1%
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