In Other Words Trivia

I'll give you an idiom in other words and you give me the real phrase. For example: Completely Hearing Organs = All Ears. Enjoy!

A cliché is something that is said often and conveys an idea or message. It compares one word or phrase to another, when they are really nothing alike. I'll write each cliche in a synonymous form and you write down which cliche it represents. Have fun!

The second installment of literature being put into different words. One example would be Black Beauty=Ebony Gorgeous

These Nursery Rhymes were taken from the collection, "Early Reading for Genius Progeny". I supplied the first few lines. Can you identify the titles? Note: This quiz was written under the old rules that allowed punctuation, so act accordingly.

Each answer is the name of a pair, real or fictional. Just answer the two parts of the question and join them with 'and' to get the pair. e.g. Male turkey and British name for a German in WWII. Answer = Tom and Jerry

Tom Swift has become Agent 006. These are normal fill-in-the-blank Tom Swifties. For example: "I've got a code in ma node," Tom Swift said, stuffily. "I have no hints where he went," Tom said, cluelessly. But no excuses! He can still find this bad guy!

Using word play, I've 'hidden' a one-word American city in a sentence. The clues will consist of two or more consecutive words, and a hint to the city's home state will be provided. I've included an example before Question one. Have fun!

All of the answers in this quiz are words beginning with 'en'. You must add another word, for which a clue is given, to 'en' and find the answer to the definition. The total number of letters in the answer is given after each clue.

These "Tom Swifty" puns all end with the NATO alphabet codes "India, Lima, Yankee," or "ily" in plain English. The format is a quoted phrase paired with an adverb to create a pun. For example: "These cereal flakes are great!" Tom exclaimed cornily.

Change one letter of each word to find the correct saying. No punctuation and I'll give you an example in Q1. Good luck!

It's quite simple really... You will be given a phrase, and it is your job to decipher which food the phrase represents. ie. For "One who creates large floating blocks of ice.", the answer would be "Burger". There are no plurals.

In other words...Can you figure these common phrases out?

This is the ninth installment in the Tom Swifty saga. I know many of you have taken my previous eight, but an example is still included before question one. Good Luck, have fun...Take your time.

Of all the quizzes I have written, the Tom Swifties have gotten the most positive feedback, so here's another. Remember, they're puns. Spelling is American English, and use the appropriate word.

I'll give the name of the book, but in words which are synonyms of the words of the title. Example: Fighting and Serenity= War and Peace.

I promised that my last Tom Swifty quiz was my last, it wasn't. Here are 10 more adverbial puns for you to play with. There is an example before the first question. Enjoy

Again...The love of these punny quizzes from Fun Trivia members continues. This is the eighth in the series...I promise two more and I am done. Maybe not.

In this quiz, you have to figure out the phrase I'm going for that will feature the name of a famous artist. Groaning is guaranteed.

Since my first two Tom Swifty quiz were received well, here's another one. Tom Swifties are descriptive puns, suggested by the writing in the 'Tom Swift' books. As before, your job is to fill in the appropriate pun, using the clue provided.

These are all well known sayings that aren't quite as you may remember them. I'll give you the first part and you pick a multiple choice answer. Answers are also in other words. The real sayings are in quotes on the answer page.

Another venture into the adverbially punny world of Tom Swifties.

A Tom Swiftie is a bad pun, based on the overly stylized descriptions of Victor Appleton, the creator of the 'Tom Swift' books. Your job is to fill in the blank. Example: "It's June," said Tom, ____. The correct answer would be 'dismayed'.

Since my first Tom Swifty quiz was received well, here's another one. Tom Swifties are descriptive puns, suggested by the writing in the 'Tom Swift' books. As before, your job is to fill in the appropriate pun, using the clue provided.

Another in the never ending series of Tom Swifties, adverbial puns. There is an example before the first question. Take your time, some of these require some abstract thinking.

The public outcry at my decision to end the Tom Swifty series was deafening. OK, it was mildly loud, so I decided to continue with some encores.

I truly can't believe the positive feedback I've gotten from these little adverbial pun quizzes. If you want them I'll keep on writing them, said Maskman22, pensively.

A fortnight consists of 14 days...this is my fourteenth Tom Swifty quiz. The questions are adverbial puns in the manner of the 'Tom Swift' series of books.

This my tenth and was originally going to be the last in the series. But, since I have gotten a lot of notes asking for more, I've decided to write a few encores...as long as I can come up with more. Enjoy...

I originally wanted to call this one Tom Swifty 13: The Bar Mitzvah, but I didn't. Let's see how you do with the thirteenth entry in my Tom Swifty series. These are adverbial puns.

Simply find the fruit and vegetables from the short but fairly cryptic clues given. For example "Day, month and year" should give you the answer "Date".