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I Got Over My Fear of Hurdles Trivia Quiz

Complete the pun

You've got to love a good (bad) pun. I entered these ten puns into a contest, hoping one of them would win the prize. Unfortunately, no pun in ten did.

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

Author
reedy

Time
3 mins

Type
Match Quiz

Quiz #
411,828

Updated
Feb 17 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
628

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Maybeline5 (6/10), Edzell_Blue (8/10), ZWOZZE (8/10).

(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.

Choose the word that correctly completes each pun.

Questions		Choices
1. When life gives you melons, you might be...		tense
2. I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed...		pointless
3. The future, the present, and the past walk into a bar. Things got a little...		dyslexic
4. I didn't think orthopedic shoes would help, but I stand...		terrible
5. Blunt pencils are really...		corrected
6. I bought the world's worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it's also...		sure
7. Whiteboards are the best invention. They are...		framed
8. Why did the picture go to jail? Because it was...		surprised
9. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not...		remarkable
10. A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are...		sketchy

Select each answer

1. When life gives you melons, you might be...

2. I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed...

3. The future, the present, and the past walk into a bar. Things got a little...

4. I didn't think orthopedic shoes would help, but I stand...

5. Blunt pencils are really...

6. I bought the world's worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it's also...

7. Whiteboards are the best invention. They are...

8. Why did the picture go to jail? Because it was...

9. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not...

10. A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are...

Most Recent Scores

Nov 18 2024 : Maybeline5: 6/10
Nov 02 2024 : Edzell_Blue: 8/10
Oct 07 2024 : ZWOZZE: 8/10
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 136: 10/10
Sep 25 2024 : klotzplate: 10/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When life gives you melons, you might be...

Answer: dyslexic

Of course, the proper idiom is, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Misspell one word and you have a gem of a pun.

2. I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed...

Answer: surprised

A visual pun, that one can imagine easily. I'll bet you raised your own eyebrows as you completed this pun.

3. The future, the present, and the past walk into a bar. Things got a little...

Answer: tense

The classic double word meaning makes this one work, of course. In my opinion it's right up there with 'Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.'

4. I didn't think orthopedic shoes would help, but I stand...

Answer: corrected

Different applications of meaning for a word that has the same meaning! Nice and subtle, as puns go. Of course, one is a physical correction, while the other is correction of an error.

5. Blunt pencils are really...

Answer: pointless

Another dual meaning, this time referencing existentialism versus physicality. But, I figure this explanation is probably also pointless.

6. I bought the world's worst thesaurus yesterday. Not only is it terrible, it's also...

Answer: terrible

I really, really love this one. It's the opposite of the joke, "My wife accused me of stealing her thesaurus. Not only was I shocked, I was appalled, aghast, AND dismayed!"

7. Whiteboards are the best invention. They are...

Answer: remarkable

Once again, the word with a double meaning, and these have different roots, to boot! One is to 'remark' (regard with attention), while the other is 're-mark' (to physically mark again). And, remarkably, another unnecessary explanation.

8. Why did the picture go to jail? Because it was...

Answer: framed

In this case, the pun is framed in such a way as to include a slang variety of the word 'framed.' You see what I did there?

9. I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not...

Answer: sure

Replacing certainty with uncertainty, while speaking of being certain one used to be uncertain. Brilliant!

10. A courtroom artist was arrested today for an unknown reason. Details are...

Answer: sketchy

To finish off my punny quiz, a simple, yet satisfying word association. The 'sketchy' courtroom artist, arrested for some unknown reason, is someone who sketches for a living. I hope you don't think this was a sketchy choice for my final pun.

Source: Author reedy

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