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Punny Business Names Trivia Quiz

A collection of witty store names I have come across are listed. Can you pair them with the business they would be most apt for? An answer may appear to fit for more than one question but there is only one complete solution to the quiz.

A matching quiz by zorba_scank. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Upper Crust

Answer: Bakery

'Upper crust' is a term used to refer to the elite section of society. The wordplay works well for a bakery or even a pizzeria punning on the word 'crust'.

2. Good Pho You

Answer: Vietnamese restaurant

Pho is a popular Vietnamese noodle soup. Usually consisting of herbs and meat, it is a filling meal by itself.

Pho is a homophone for 'for' and is used as a substitute in the term 'good for you'.

3. Drop Dead Here

Answer: Undertaker

An undertaker usually provides a range of services pertaining to the final arrangements for a burial or cremation. This kind of business would be an appropriate place for customers to drop dead.

4. Deja Brew

Answer: Cafe

Deja Brew is a pun on deja vu - the feeling of having seen or experienced the same thing earlier as well. Brew refers to the process of roasting the beans for coffee.

5. Mystery Loves Company

Answer: Bookstore

'Misery loves company' is a well known idiom which means those who are sad like to have someone to share their troubles with. Playing on the similar sounds of 'misery' and 'mystery', the store name refers to a particular genre of fiction.

6. Sight For Four Eyes

Answer: Optician

'A sight for sore eyes' is an idiom used to indicate happiness at seeing someone or something. Using the word 'four' instead of 'sore' to indicate the 'four eyes' of a person wearing spectacles creates a catchy business sign for an optician or ophthalmologist.

7. Pressing Matters

Answer: Dry cleaners

'Pressing matters' is a term used to refer to important issues needing urgent attention. Press is also used as a synonyn for iron making the term a fitting name for laundry or dry cleaning establishment.

8. The Drain Brain

Answer: Plumber

'Brain drain' is a commonly used term to indicate the emigration of intelligent, skilled or qualified people to another country leaving the native land intellectually disadvantaged. This business name wittily reverses the term to denote someone skilled in the area of plumbing.

9. Best Cellars

Answer: Liquor shop

A cellar is an underground crypt or vault used for storing wine. Best cellars is a play on the term best seller used to denote items that are popular with customers.

10. Snuggle Inn

Answer: Motel

To snuggle in means to get comfortable on a bed or couch while an inn is a small hotel. Snuggle Inn is thus an inviting name for a motel or bed and breakfast.

Source: Author zorba_scank

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Questions		Choices
1. Upper Crust		Dry cleaners
2. Good Pho You		Motel
3. Drop Dead Here		Bakery
4. Deja Brew		Vietnamese restaurant
5. Mystery Loves Company		Plumber
6. Sight For Four Eyes		Bookstore
7. Pressing Matters		Liquor shop
8. The Drain Brain		Optician
9. Best Cellars		Cafe
10. Snuggle Inn		Undertaker