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Tom Swifties 2 Trivia Quiz

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.

A multiple-choice quiz by maskman22. Estimated time: 8 mins.

Author
maskman22

Time
8 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
310,377

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
332

Question 1 of 10

1. Example: "Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria and Titanic," said Tom, ______. The correct answer is FOREBODINGLY.

"I'm dying," Tom ______.

Answer: (Think amphibians-ends in ED.`)

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Your embroidery is terrible," Tom said, _______.

Answer: (C....ly, seven letters, think Ms D'ville)

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Question 3 of 10

3. "I LOVE FunTrivia," said Tom, _______.

Answer: (Begins with Q ends with LY, 11 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. "I occasionally feel bloated," said Mary, ______.

Answer: (Begins with P ends with LY, 12 letters, "Monthly")

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Question 5 of 10

5. "You look like the Venus de Milo," said Tom, _______.

Answer: (Think of the statue, make an adverb ending with LY.)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "I won the marathon," said Tom, ______.

Answer: (One Word--the closely original Tom Swifty)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple" remarked Tom, ______.

Answer: (Think of a company...9 letters...ends LY.)

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Question 8 of 10

8. "Elvis' daughter changed her last name," Tom said, _______.

Answer: (Starts with E, ends in LY, 6 letters in between)

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Turn three lefts and then go the other way," said Tom, _________.

Answer: (Compound word, begins with F ends with LY twelve letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "This is _____," said Tom, bountifully.

Answer: (One Word 'M')

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Example: "Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria and Titanic," said Tom, ______. The correct answer is FOREBODINGLY. "I'm dying," Tom ______.

Answer: Croaked

Example explanation...Four boats

Croak is slang for die.

2. "Your embroidery is terrible," Tom said, _______.

Answer: Cruelly

Crewel is a type of embroidery.

3. "I LOVE FunTrivia," said Tom, _______.

Answer: Quizzically

FunTrivia IS the best site on the Internet.

4. "I occasionally feel bloated," said Mary, ______.

Answer: Periodically

This question was inspired by someone who took my previous Tom Swifty quiz and noted me a variation of this.

5. "You look like the Venus de Milo," said Tom, _______.

Answer: Disarmingly

The statue has no arms ergo, Disarmingly.

6. "I won the marathon," said Tom, ______.

Answer: Swiftly

Tom Swifties are puns derived from the overly descriptive writings of Victor Appleton, who created the 'Tom Swift' stories.

7. "I can't believe I ate that whole pineapple" remarked Tom, ______.

Answer: Dolefully

Dole sells pineapples. If you ate a whole one, you'd be full.

8. "Elvis' daughter changed her last name," Tom said, _______.

Answer: Expressly

If Elvis's daughter changed her last name, she'd be an ex-Presley.

9. "Turn three lefts and then go the other way," said Tom, _________.

Answer: Forthrightly

Three lefts then the other way, makes a fourth right.

10. "This is _____," said Tom, bountifully.

Answer: Mutiny

'Mutiny on the Bounty'

Source: Author maskman22

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