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Ten Shins Run High Trivia Quiz


Follow our heroine, Sue Wheat Hearts Alley, as she competes in the Ten Oar Reef half-marathon. Can you decipher her cliches? As a bonus, this quiz was created as part of commission #10, so the word "ten" will appear as part of every clue. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by avrandldr. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
avrandldr
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
327,401
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4600
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. Our heroine, Sue Wheat Hearts Alley, has just arrived in Ten Oar Reef and is preparing for today's big half-marathon, when she spies her good friend, Pless Aunt Polly. After greeting one another, Sue mentions that she hopes her arch-nemesis Dee Aster Dolly Danica won't show up for the race.

"I'm sure Dee's gotten better," ventures Pless--but Sue comes back with the rejoinder "Won spit TEN too ice shoe high."

What are the two final words of this phrase?

Answer: (Two words)
Question 2 of 10
2. While Sue was scanning the crowd, one of the race moderators announced that one of the animals from Monkey Park would be the mascot for the day's race. "That monkey is," said Sue, "queue it ass sub but TEN." What cliche was Sue intending to say?

Answer: (Four word phrase)
Question 3 of 10
3. The contestants each received their checkpoint bracelets--they had to wear these throughout the race to make sure that no participant cheated by taking a shortcut.

Sue spotted Dee walk up to the starting line of the race. Sue was sure from the outset that Dee was up to no good, but Pless very sweetly entreated Sue to assume the best. "No, Dee is 'Raw TEN tooth thick or,'" replied Sue. What was she actually trying to say?

Answer: (Four word phrase)
Question 4 of 10
4. Sue kept a close eye on Dee, who seemed to be fidgeting with her race bracelet.

Pless noticed this and asked Sue, "What is it that you have against Dee, anyway?" Our heroine replied, "I'm just fed up with her constant cheating and her 'Eel goat TEN canes.'" What exactly was this phrase supposed to say?

Answer: (Three words)
Question 5 of 10
5. Breaking free from the group she was talking with, Dee came walking up to Sue. "Hi!" she greeted Sue. "I hope you're ready to lose today!" Sue looked her right in the eye and said, "You're just mad that I got your last medal taken away." Dee muttered under her breath, "Law stew button aught four cot TEN." What did she intend to say?

Answer: (Four Words )
Question 6 of 10
6. The two people Dee had been talking to began to unpack a box and set up some contraption. Seeing that Sue noticed this, Dee hastened to continue the conversation in an attempt to divert her attention.

"Well," Dee continued, "what would you like me to do? Should I sign some sort of agreement to ensure fair play?" "No," snarled Sue, "any agreement with you is 'No two earth up ape princes ripped TEN non.'" What, exactly, did she mean?

Answer: (8 words, no contractions)
Question 7 of 10
7. As the people in the background finished assembling what was clearly a remote control car, Dee continued to divert Sue's attention.

"Wow," she said sarcastically, "you seem pretty upset with me, and I can't imagine why. What's your 'Beau enough con TEN shun,' anyway? What cliche did Dee mean to use there?

Answer: (Three words)
Question 8 of 10
8. Oh, no! Dee intends to take a short cut through the race course, and let her compatriots drive her bracelet through the checkpoints in a remote control car! Will she be detected?

"Whatever, Dee." said Sue. "You know what? You can cheat 'Two yore art scone TEN it' if you want. I'm just going to run the race and enjoy the day." What cliche did Sue intend?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Dee's dastardly plan might have worked, except for one small problem: no one remembered to put batteries in the remote-control car! Forced to run the race on her own merits, Dee finished near last place. Sue, conversely, came in 12th.

After the race, very satisfied with herself, she mentioned to Dee, "Perhaps you should have paid more 'Aught TEN Shinto the tail.'" What did she mean to say?

Answer: (3 Words)
Question 10 of 10
10. Sue, after cleaning up, decides to invite several of the race participants over for a post-race party. She thinks for a while about making peace with Dee and inviting her over, but eventually decides against it, saying, "Won raw TEN app pulls polls duh hole punch." What cliche did Sue mean to employ there?

Answer: (7 Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Our heroine, Sue Wheat Hearts Alley, has just arrived in Ten Oar Reef and is preparing for today's big half-marathon, when she spies her good friend, Pless Aunt Polly. After greeting one another, Sue mentions that she hopes her arch-nemesis Dee Aster Dolly Danica won't show up for the race. "I'm sure Dee's gotten better," ventures Pless--but Sue comes back with the rejoinder "Won spit TEN too ice shoe high." What are the two final words of this phrase?

Answer: Twice shy

"Once bitten, twice shy" is a cliche indicating wariness of a person or situation that has burned one in the past, and it's a good way for me to foreshadow that "Dee" might be up to something. You probably already figured that out, but I've only got three characters in the story, and the plot's pretty thin anyway, so I'm just going to major on the obvious here.
2. While Sue was scanning the crowd, one of the race moderators announced that one of the animals from Monkey Park would be the mascot for the day's race. "That monkey is," said Sue, "queue it ass sub but TEN." What cliche was Sue intending to say?

Answer: Cute as a button

The monkey really doesn't have anything to do with our story, except that I really wanted to use the simile "cute as a button," and that there really is a Monkey Park on Tenerife.
3. The contestants each received their checkpoint bracelets--they had to wear these throughout the race to make sure that no participant cheated by taking a shortcut. Sue spotted Dee walk up to the starting line of the race. Sue was sure from the outset that Dee was up to no good, but Pless very sweetly entreated Sue to assume the best. "No, Dee is 'Raw TEN tooth thick or,'" replied Sue. What was she actually trying to say?

Answer: Rotten to the core

It seems Dee was not a very pleasant character!
4. Sue kept a close eye on Dee, who seemed to be fidgeting with her race bracelet. Pless noticed this and asked Sue, "What is it that you have against Dee, anyway?" Our heroine replied, "I'm just fed up with her constant cheating and her 'Eel goat TEN canes.'" What exactly was this phrase supposed to say?

Answer: Ill gotten gains

Will Dee's "ill-gotten gains" spill over to this contest as well? Will Sue conquer in spite of Dee's deviousness? Will the foreshadowing make the "plot" any more obvious? (Well, yes to the last one, because I still have about three more 'foreshadowing' cliches to give clues for.)
5. Breaking free from the group she was talking with, Dee came walking up to Sue. "Hi!" she greeted Sue. "I hope you're ready to lose today!" Sue looked her right in the eye and said, "You're just mad that I got your last medal taken away." Dee muttered under her breath, "Law stew button aught four cot TEN." What did she intend to say?

Answer: Lost but not forgotten

Ooh--a hint at a backstory! But I really don't have one developed. Perhaps I'll come up with something brilliant later, and then I can call it a 'prequel' and it will look like I'm really organized and clever.
6. The two people Dee had been talking to began to unpack a box and set up some contraption. Seeing that Sue noticed this, Dee hastened to continue the conversation in an attempt to divert her attention. "Well," Dee continued, "what would you like me to do? Should I sign some sort of agreement to ensure fair play?" "No," snarled Sue, "any agreement with you is 'No two earth up ape princes ripped TEN non.'" What, exactly, did she mean?

Answer: Not worth the paper it is written on

You know, as I write this, I'm discovering that I'm not terribly fond of our heroine Sue. She sure seems to hold a lot of grudges, anyway. Perhaps one day I'll write a follow-up in which she can bury the hatchet.
7. As the people in the background finished assembling what was clearly a remote control car, Dee continued to divert Sue's attention. "Wow," she said sarcastically, "you seem pretty upset with me, and I can't imagine why. What's your 'Beau enough con TEN shun,' anyway? What cliche did Dee mean to use there?

Answer: Bone of contention

Now it sounds like there's a dog with a bone involved. How did that happen?
8. Oh, no! Dee intends to take a short cut through the race course, and let her compatriots drive her bracelet through the checkpoints in a remote control car! Will she be detected? "Whatever, Dee." said Sue. "You know what? You can cheat 'Two yore art scone TEN it' if you want. I'm just going to run the race and enjoy the day." What cliche did Sue intend?

Answer: To your heart's content

Thinking about it, it's really hard to imagine that someone wouldn't notice a remote control car zooming through the race course with someone's bracelet on it. But I'm pretty committed to the story now, and if you've come this far, I'm banking on your being willing to put up with two more questions' worth of this nonsense. So we'll see it through.
9. Dee's dastardly plan might have worked, except for one small problem: no one remembered to put batteries in the remote-control car! Forced to run the race on her own merits, Dee finished near last place. Sue, conversely, came in 12th. After the race, very satisfied with herself, she mentioned to Dee, "Perhaps you should have paid more 'Aught TEN Shinto the tail.'" What did she mean to say?

Answer: Attention to detail

Or, perhaps, Dee should have just prepared to run the race herself; there's a thought. Or maybe Sue should let bygones be bygones--no, wait, that wouldn't work, because that cliche doesn't have a "ten" in it. Regardless, sorry for the cop-out there; I told you the plot was pretty thin. On we go, then.
10. Sue, after cleaning up, decides to invite several of the race participants over for a post-race party. She thinks for a while about making peace with Dee and inviting her over, but eventually decides against it, saying, "Won raw TEN app pulls polls duh hole punch." What cliche did Sue mean to employ there?

Answer: One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch

Oh, well--perhaps Sue will be the bigger person next time (I suppose that would depend upon whether I can come up with a more pleasant cliche). As it stands, though, our story is done. Thanks for playing along!
Source: Author avrandldr

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