The hangman game backward #5

Question

Hangman game backward version 5 (Aggie's version was #4) - guess what was the question:

fill in an "a" - It's a lethal to throw and it's destructive.
fill in a "d" - It's brave, and it's strong.
fill in an "e" - It's brown, and it's reddish-brown.
fill in a "t" - It's fast, and it's fastening

Again, your answer can be in the form of:

The question was: _ p p l e

followed by explanation.

Now, I know it's an easy one, hence I will not accept any answer that does not explains all 8 answers.

@randal'thor ahh I didn't see it, the title isn't obvious enough to catch my eye hehe! — Alex, Jun 26 '15 at 13:55

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '15 at 22:05

The question was

b o l _

It's lethal to throw and it's destructive

bola, which is both a South American throwing weapon and a volcano in Papua New Guinea (which can be destructive).

It's brave, and it's strong

bold, which is a synonym for brave as well as the common term for strong text.

It's brown, and it's reddish-brown

bole, which is the trunk of a tree (hence brown) and a shade of reddish-brown on its own.

It's fast, and it's fastening

bolt, which is a definition for a fast dash, as well as a piece of hardware used to fasten two things together.

Seems like a short lived question, nicely done! – Alex Jun 25 '15 at 22:15 — Alex, Jun 25 '15 at 22:15

TroyAndAbed · Answer 2 · 2015-06-25T22:13:49.973

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The question was bol_

fill in an "a" - It's a lethal to throw and it's destructive.

bola - a throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of an interconnected cord

fill in a "d" - It's brave, and it's strong.

bold - bold is a synonym of brave and in bold is strong text

fill in an "e" - It's brown, and it's reddish-brown.

bole - the trunk or stem of a tree (so it's brown)

fill in a "t" - It's fast, and it's fastening

bolt - to bolt is to fasten (something) with a metal pin or bar, in particular. Also a flash of lightning (which is fast)

edited Jun 25 '15 at 22:13

answered Jun 25 '15 at 22:03

TroyAndAbed

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both are correct answers! However I will accept Bailey's as it seems to be faster. I will upvote yours – Alex Jun 25 '15 at 22:14
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Well, I was the first to reply but whatever – TroyAndAbed Jun 25 '15 at 22:17
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@Alex You must've made a timing error? TroyAndAbed 22:03:07, BaileyM 22:05:36. – Rand al'Thor Jun 25 '15 at 23:58
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True, TroyAndAbed did get his answer in before me - Alex did say he would only accept an answer that explained all 8 answers though, and this one missed a couple! – Bailey M Jun 26 '15 at 13:19

The hangman game backward #5

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