Fun Word Puns Trivia Quiz

He went to the beach a pale man, but came back a TANGENT.

The picture is a tangent. If Euclid was here, he oould explain it much better than I can, but a tangent is a geometric line (or curve or plane) that touches but does not intersect another curve or surface at a given point. In common speech, it means a sudden digression or change of course.

Can a man's PASTEL much about his future?

The picture is of a box of oil pastels, a drawing medium the has been used since the 16th century. They originated in Northern Italy and are a mix of pigment mixed with a binding agent.

Pete told Jenny about his good singing, and now Jenny thinks PIZZA liar.

The picture is of a slice of pizza - hmmm, I hope that Pete doesn't have to sing for his supper! Pizza is a flat, leavened bread base with various toppings. Most pizzas include tomatoes, herbs and cheese, but apart from those basics, there are endless combinations of toppings that can create a yummy meal.

He used an old razoR AND got several nicks on his face.

The picture is a facsimile of the South African rand which replaced the British pound in 1961, the year South Africa became a republic. In Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini, all members of the Common Monetary Area member states, the rand is also legal tender. The coins feature images of plant and animal life, while the notes picture the big animals of the region rhinoceros, elephant, lion, buffalo and leopard.

The days of the past ARGON forever.

A noble gas, Argon is the third-most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere. It is mostly used in industry, providing an inert gas shield in welding, and it is also used in light bulbs, lasers, Geiger counters and is sometimes used in the production of some metals.

If you get dandruff, your SCALPEL itch.

A scalpel (pictured) is a small, extremely sharp knife used by surgeons, artists or horticulturalists, among others, to enable precise cutting. Depending on their purpose, they may be single use or reusable. Ancient scalpels, from as early as 2100 BC, were made from obsidian or other sharp rock, unlike the tempered stainless steel used in modern blades.

Although they were unsuccessful with Gerry in 1976, the Republicans were able to ELECTRON Reagan in 1980.

Electrons, protons and neutrons are the three basic subatomic particles that go to make up atoms. Electrons are negatively charged and circle an atom's central nucleus; in its turn, the nucleus is formed of both positively charged protons and neutrons, which are electrically neutral particles.

She had ACUTE kitten and a handsome puppy.

An acute angle is one that is one that is less than a right angle (90 degrees). Polygons such as a triangle, parallelogram, or trapezoid consist of at least one acute angle. Acute triangles can be isosceles (which has two equal sides), equilateral (where each side is the same length), or scalene (whose sides are of different lengths).

Did your uncle and ANTELOPE, or did they marry with relatives present?

Most antelope hail from the Savannah region of Africa with the remainder native to Europe and Asia; none at all are native to Australia or Antarctica. They live 8-10 years in the wild, though they live longer in captivity. Most are herbivorous and eat grass, bushes and small shrubs, though the duiker species eat small birds and mammals.

The retired catcher keeps his first MITTEN his den.

The word mitten most likely evolved from the Vulgar German word 'medietana' meaning 'divided in the middle'. A mitten differs from a glove in that it only has one distinct covering for the thumb, while the rest of the fingers fit into the larger compartment. The baseball mitt cannot exceed 96.5 cm (38 in) in circumference and 39.4 cm (15.5 in) from top to bottom. It is a mitt, while the first base player actually uses a glove.

The poor three little kittens who lost their mittens (how can all three have lost them at once?) were told they were not allowed to have pie; but thanks fully once they found them again their mother relented and gave them the pie!