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Can You Repeat That, Please? Trivia Quiz

Homophones are words pronounced alike but with different spellings or meanings. For each clue, select the word(s) whose homophones are referred to (not necessarily defined) by the CAPITALIZED words. Enter the word(s) in the order they appear in the clue

A multiple-choice quiz by Tchochkekop. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
Tchochkekop

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
318,321

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
349

Question 1 of 10

1. If I have another DRINK OF WHISKEY, I'll have to get a new STRAP TO KEEP MY PANTS UP.

Answer: (One word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can you help me plant my HERBs this AFTERNOON?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. I didn't do well in math (or maths) because I was too lazy to ADD UP all the numbers. I just LEFT A FEW OUT; what's so bad about that?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. I used to play the VIOLIN, but switched to a larger version. I really WASN'T VERY SERIOUS ABOUT PLAYING the violin, but my new instrument has become the foundation of life!

Answer: (One word)

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Question 5 of 10

5. I used to play the violin, but switched to a LARGER VERSION. I really wasn't very serious about the violin, but my new instrument has become the FOUNDATION of life!

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. I like FRUIT, but not the skin. That's why I'll TAKE THE SKIN OFF BOTH fruits I'm having for lunch.

Answer: (Three (yes, three) words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What do I do with the SKIN I took off the pear? If I was in Philadelphia, I could slap it on the Liberty Bell and MAKE IT RING.

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you please hand me a COUPLE OF DOZEN SHEETS OF PAPER so that I can make a list of those PEOPLE WHO ARE SINGING?

Answer: (Two words)

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Question 9 of 10

9. When I was a kid I used to watch MR. ED. I remember one episode where he had a sore throat and COULDN'T TALK WELL - kind of defeated the whole purpose of the show!

Answer: (Two words)

10. When I ran a taxi service in the old West, my PASSENGER-SIDE wagon wheels would sometimes break because of the heavy cowboys I carried. I always used the same MECHANIC to fix them because he did his job with an almost RELIGIOUS zeal. I made sure to send him THANK-YOU NOTES for his wonderful effort.

Answer: (Four (believe it or not) words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If I have another DRINK OF WHISKEY, I'll have to get a new STRAP TO KEEP MY PANTS UP.

Answer: belt

We'll start off with a common spelling. A belt can be a shot of liquor or a pants-holder-upper.

2. Can you help me plant my HERBs this AFTERNOON?

Answer: thyme time

Here you need two different spellings: "THYME" (an herb) and "TIME" (after noon).

3. I didn't do well in math (or maths) because I was too lazy to ADD UP all the numbers. I just LEFT A FEW OUT; what's so bad about that?

Answer: sum some

I found the SUM of SOME of the numbers.

4. I used to play the VIOLIN, but switched to a larger version. I really WASN'T VERY SERIOUS ABOUT PLAYING the violin, but my new instrument has become the foundation of life!

Answer: fiddle

Technically, there is a difference between a fiddle and a violin, but the words are usually used interchangeably. Here, I used to FIDDLE with my FIDDLE.

5. I used to play the violin, but switched to a LARGER VERSION. I really wasn't very serious about the violin, but my new instrument has become the FOUNDATION of life!

Answer: bass base

My BASS is my life's BASE!

6. I like FRUIT, but not the skin. That's why I'll TAKE THE SKIN OFF BOTH fruits I'm having for lunch.

Answer: pear pare pair

Here's a triple! I will PARE the PAIR of PEARS.

7. What do I do with the SKIN I took off the pear? If I was in Philadelphia, I could slap it on the Liberty Bell and MAKE IT RING.

Answer: peel peal

Would a pear PEEL make the bell PEAL?

8. Can you please hand me a COUPLE OF DOZEN SHEETS OF PAPER so that I can make a list of those PEOPLE WHO ARE SINGING?

Answer: quire choir

This is tricky! You know what a CHOIR is, but did you know that 24 or 25 sheets of paper is a QUIRE?

9. When I was a kid I used to watch MR. ED. I remember one episode where he had a sore throat and COULDN'T TALK WELL - kind of defeated the whole purpose of the show!

Answer: horse hoarse

Mr. Ed was a TV show about a talking HORSE. Don't know if he ever got HOARSE.

Answer: right wright rite write

Ending on a quadruple homophone, with four different spellings! When my RIGHT-side wheels broke, the wheel- (or wain-) WRIGHT fixed them as if performing a religious RITE. I'll WRITE him a note.

Source: Author Tchochkekop

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