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Z Answers Quiz #1

Based on the clues, guess these random things that start with the letter Z.
All answers are a single word
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Last updated: September 5, 2018
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First submittedJanuary 21, 2013
Times taken62,982
Average score70.0%
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Clue
Answer
Striped African animal
Zebra
The twelve astrological signs
Zodiac
Undead person
Zombie
Country misruled by Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe
South African ethnic group
Zulu
Masked swashbuckling swordsman
Zorro
Louisiana musical genre that
uses washboards as an instrument
Zydeco
School of Buddhism
Zen
King of the Greek gods
Zeus
Element with symbol Zn
Zinc
Clue
Answer
Last letter in the alphabet, to a Brit
Zed
Jerusalem, or a U.S. national park
Zion
Ice resurfacing machine
Zamboni
Tube-like variety of pasta
Ziti
Colombian dance fitness program
Zumba
In cubic form, it looks like a diamond
Zirconia
Former name of the D.R. Congo
Zaire
Last name of Facebook's founder
Zuckerberg
Biggest city in Switzerland
Zurich
Popular brand of lighter
Zippo
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Level 45
Jan 13, 2014
Zuid-Holland is another province in the Netherlands. Although it is only spelled with a Z in Dutch.
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Level 44
Nov 18, 2015
Yeah, but there is no country called "New South Holland"
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Level 37
Jun 14, 2017
What? - There is no Holland question in this quiz!
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Level 82
Jun 25, 2017
There used to be Zealand I guess.
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Level 77
Jun 23, 2018
Zealand is that Danish island. Zeeland is a Dutch province.
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Level 84
Jan 14, 2014
Technically Zamboni is a brand of ice resurfacing machine, granted it has become synonymous, like kleenex.
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Level 74
Sep 27, 2018
Except that Frank Zamboni invented the ice resurfacing machine, whereas Kleenex didn't invent tissue.
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Level 84
Mar 7, 2019
Fair point
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Level 78
Mar 1, 2021
Is this a North American thing? I've never heard of a Zamboni.
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Level 79
May 13, 2023
I think it's mainly used for ice hockey rinks, hence best known in North America. Maybe also well known in the hockey playing parts of Eastern Europe?
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Level 62
Apr 27, 2021
As an American, me neither.
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Level 61
Jan 15, 2014
Whose motorcycle is this?
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Level 84
Feb 25, 2014
Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.
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Level 57
Mar 10, 2019
It's not a motorcycle, baby, it's a chopper.
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Level 75
Feb 18, 2015
remembered the Zuider Zee in The Netherlands and tried every variation and spelling I could think of...Zuiderland, Ziederland, Zee, Zeider, etc. I thought I tried Zeeland, too, but apparently not.
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Level 90
Apr 22, 2015
Part of me is of a mind that you should accept the commonly-misunderstood-to-be-the-same-thing "zirconium". But the other part of me wants everyone forced by this quiz to know the difference.
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Level ∞
Apr 23, 2015
The part of you that wants zirconium to be accepted won the argument. :)
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Level 70
Nov 18, 2015
coincidence that i took this quiz when zayn released his comeback video
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Level 67
Nov 23, 2015
Suggestion : Largest Island in Denmark - Zealand.
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Level 59
Apr 18, 2018
I am a Brit and to me z is z.

I think you need add something along the lines of what it sounds like.

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Level 77
Feb 21, 2020
I too am a Brit and don't see why I should know anything about zippo nor want to.
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Level 75
Feb 6, 2021
I three am a Brit and I used to use a Zippo many times every day for about 10 years. They're lovely, and probably the only thing I miss from my smoking days.
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Level 77
Nov 18, 2021
That's so funny that you pronounce it as "z". That sounds so wrong to me. I pronounce it as "z". I've heard others say "z" or even "z".
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Level 56
Jun 13, 2022
zed is the correct pronunciation in most of the world. it's not just a "british" thing
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Level 71
Jun 24, 2018
I think 'Zircon' should be correct for Zirconia?
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Level 69
Jul 1, 2018
Zircon is a naturally-occuring gemstone; zirconia is a man-made diamond substitute. They gave different chemical compositions and structures, so no. They're only similar in spelling.
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Level 77
Nov 18, 2021
And... that they both contain the element zirconium?
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Level 64
Jun 28, 2018
How about a question about Zoroaster? (Says the Religion major...) ;)
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Level 75
Jul 18, 2018
Zoroaster, zither, ziggurat, zedonk - I'm sure there are plenty of interesting words available for the second round of 'words that start with letter ...' quizzes
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Level 65
Aug 14, 2018
Zimbardo, Zaz, Zucchero, zabaglione, Zordon, Zoolander, Zulia, Zapotec, Zatopek, Zayn, zucchini, Zynga, Zyzzyx Road, Zappa, Zelig, Zuma, Zardoz, Zenga, Zoidberg...

Once I also did a "ZZ Top Football" three-question round with Zinedine Zidane, Zdenek Zeman and Zlatko Zahovič.

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Level 57
Aug 26, 2020
This is "Z quiz #1." Some must be saved for subsequent Z-quizzes!
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Level 74
Sep 27, 2018
A bajillion other places say 'zed' for z: Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India...it's 'zed' in the vast majority of the English-speaking world. Perhaps you want to rephrase the clue as 'outside the US' instead of British?
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Level 64
Mar 5, 2019
Even in every foreign language, the letter Z almost always sounds closer to its origin, Zeta, than Zee. However, as an American, I have to uphold my proud Zee origins, and declare that every other country/language to be a bunch of commies.
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Level 80
May 22, 2022
Based
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Level 68
Feb 12, 2019
accept "zucc" for zuckerberg
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Level 70
Mar 5, 2019
Country formerly misled by Mugabe
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Level 75
Mar 5, 2019
Misled is past tense
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Level 75
Mar 5, 2019
Nope.
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Level 77
Nov 18, 2021
The clue is written in passive form, giving it two possible meanings. It could mean "Mugabe misled this country" or it could mean "The country that is misled by Mugabe". Since the focus is on the unknown in the sentence (it is a clue, after all), the passive sentence does make sense here.
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Level 52
Mar 5, 2019
All these Zs make it feel as if it isnt a real letter
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Level 75
Mar 5, 2019
All these Zs make me want to go to sleep.
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Level 66
Mar 5, 2019
just no.
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Level 73
Mar 5, 2019
That moment when you're from Louisiana so the least common answer is super easy.
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Level 59
Mar 5, 2019
You put words to my thoughts!
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Level 66
Aug 7, 2019
Accept zircon? That is what it is called by jewellers, and well almost everyone eventhough it might not technically be correct.

Also a quote from the wiki page on zircon: Colourless specimens that show gem quality are a popular substitute for diamond and are also known as "Matura diamond".

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Level 63
Jan 21, 2020
As someone mentioned before they're not the same thing. Zircon is a mineral and Zirconia is an oxide of zirconium.
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Level 65
Jul 3, 2020
I had never heard of a zamboni until now. Not many ice skating rinks here. Good quiz.
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Level 56
Feb 2, 2021
Guessed Zoro for Roronoa Zoro in One Piece when I read Swashbuckling Swordsman and I got that one right lol
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Level 65
Nov 18, 2021
Please accept all my answers, whether they are correct or not. Thank you :D
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Level 80
May 22, 2022
Learned zydeco today. Only knew that as a restaurant in my hometown
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Level 65
Dec 11, 2022
Maybe change the clue "Jerusalem" to "mount in Jerusalem"?
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Level 67
Jul 15, 2023
Missed Zippo and Zydeco