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Limerick Fun Trivia Quiz

Just a little fun with limericks.

A multiple-choice quiz by professorjon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
professorjon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
196,547

Updated
Jan 21 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
817

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Question 1 of 10

1. There once was a spider named Jeb
Who came upon an inviting web
Where he met his mate
Thus sealing his fate
He was eaten by a spider named Deb.
Which of the following species of spiders sometimes devours the male spider after mating? Hint

Brown Recluse

Wolf Spider

Pink Lady

Black Widow

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Question 2 of 10

2. There once was a deer named Fred
Who had trouble keeping his family fed
If I'm not mistaken
This plot has been taken
Oh boy, is my face utterly red.
Which of the following television shows was about a man who barely kept his family fed and then had a turnaround of fortune? Hint

Petticoat Junction

The Beverly Hillbillies

Green Acres

Make Room for Daddy

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Question 3 of 10

3. There once was a chap with a big nose
Who had troubles like nobody knows
Whenever he'd sneeze
His friends they would tease
They would shout "Oh Oh, thar she blows."
Which of the following literary characters had a big nose? Hint

Cyrano De Bergerac

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Don Quixote

Edmund Dante

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Question 4 of 10

4. There once was a woman from Bath
Five husbands this woman had hath
With just fifteen more
She'd have a full score
How is that for creative math.
Which of the following literary works featured the Woman from Bath? Hint

The Faerie Queene

The Canterbury Tales

The Bride of Lammermoor

Love Labours Lost

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Question 5 of 10

5. There once was a man, James Carville
Who worked on Capitol Hill
He cried "It's a disgrace,
I have egg on my face.
My predictions were frightfully unreal."
On which of the following television shows did former Clinton advisor James Carville break an egg over his head? Hint

The O'Reilly Factor

Hannity and Colmes

Hardball

Meet the Press

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Question 6 of 10

6. There was a grasshopper from Dakar
Who entered a neighborhood bar
The bartender cooed
A drink's named for you
"What, You have a drink named Bob Parr"?
Which of the following ingredients is NOT in a grasshopper? Hint

Green Creme De Menthe

Grapefruit

White Creme De Cacao

Vodka

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Question 7 of 10

7. There once was a man from Glasgow
Who wondered out into the snow
No new tourists today
He said with dismay
Why, it's at least twenty below.
Which of the following tourist destination is in Glasgow? Hint

The Ice Hotel

Glyndwr's Way

The Cliffs of Moher

The Museum of Transport

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Question 8 of 10

8. There was a bicyclist named Lance
Who raced the famed Tour De France
Teams watched in dismay
As Lance put them away
They didn't stand much of a chance.
Which of the following ailments was Lance Armstrong able to overcome and resume his racing career? Hint

Colon Cancer

Bladder Cancer

Leukemia

Testicular Cancer

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Question 9 of 10

9. There once was a chess grandmaster
Whose game was a real disaster
"I'm in double check
My game is a wreck
This machine is a lot faster."
What is the name of the chess computer that defeated grandmaster Gary Kasparov in 1997?
Hint

Mean Green

Simple Black

Bright White

Deep Blue

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Question 10 of 10

10. There once was a quiz maker named Jon
A real sharp pistol with a great sense of fun
This chap was cunning
With a talent for punning
Well I'll be a son of a gun.
What is the common bond . . . er I mean . . . Which of the following figures of speech is similar to punning? Hint

Paronomasia

Hyperbaton

Syndetic

Enallage

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There once was a spider named Jeb Who came upon an inviting web Where he met his mate Thus sealing his fate He was eaten by a spider named Deb. Which of the following species of spiders sometimes devours the male spider after mating?

Answer: Black Widow

The Black Widow is a venomous spider that inhabits most of the warmer regions of the world. There are several different species, but all are poisonous. However their bite is rarely fatal because they do not inject enough poison (usually) to kill someone.

The Black Widow feeds mostly on insects, but sometimes after mating they will also devour the male. I hope no one answered 'Pink Lady'. The Pink Ladies were the girls in the movie "Grease."

2. There once was a deer named Fred Who had trouble keeping his family fed If I'm not mistaken This plot has been taken Oh boy, is my face utterly red. Which of the following television shows was about a man who barely kept his family fed and then had a turnaround of fortune?

Answer: The Beverly Hillbillies

"The Beverly Hillbillies" ran on CBS from 1962-1971. The series dealt with a suddenly wealthy backwoods family moving to Beverly Hills. But then we all knew that, didn't we?

3. There once was a chap with a big nose Who had troubles like nobody knows Whenever he'd sneeze His friends they would tease They would shout "Oh Oh, thar she blows." Which of the following literary characters had a big nose?

Answer: Cyrano De Bergerac

The leading character of the 1897 play by Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) of Cyrano De Bergerac was based on a real person who name was the same as the character. The real Cyrano (1619-1665) was not the dashing swordsman but he really did have a big nose. Jose Ferrer starred as Cyrano in the 1950 movie "Cyrano de Bergerac" and he won a best acting Oscar.

4. There once was a woman from Bath Five husbands this woman had hath With just fifteen more She'd have a full score How is that for creative math. Which of the following literary works featured the Woman from Bath?

Answer: The Canterbury Tales

"Love Labours Lost" was an early work by William Shakespeare. "The Faerie Queen" was written by Edmund Spenser and "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Sir Walter Scott.

5. There once was a man, James Carville Who worked on Capitol Hill He cried "It's a disgrace, I have egg on my face. My predictions were frightfully unreal." On which of the following television shows did former Clinton advisor James Carville break an egg over his head?

Answer: Meet the Press

James Carville predicted before the election that Kerry would win with a 52% landslide. When asked after the election, on "Meet the Press," about his prediction by host Tim Russert, Carville replied that he was wrong and he broke an egg over his head to dramatize his wrong prediction. Some of the egg did get on Russert.

6. There was a grasshopper from Dakar Who entered a neighborhood bar The bartender cooed A drink's named for you "What, You have a drink named Bob Parr"? Which of the following ingredients is NOT in a grasshopper?

Answer: Grapefruit

The grasshopper is a type of cocktail, which is another term for a mixed drink. The alcohol usually used is vodka. The grasshopper can also have vanilla ice cream. No grasshoppers or grapefruit though, are included in the drink. There are various recipes for the drink. Other ingredients include "Three Fourths Oz. Green Creme De Menthe, Three Fourths Oz. White Creme De Cacao, Three Fourths Oz. Light Cream."
From http://www.wiu.edu/users/mujma4/bartender/drinks-g.html

7. There once was a man from Glasgow Who wondered out into the snow No new tourists today He said with dismay Why, it's at least twenty below. Which of the following tourist destination is in Glasgow?

Answer: The Museum of Transport

The Museum has a collection of vehicles and models and focuses on the history of . . . transport. The Ice Hotel is in Quebec. The Cliffs of Moher are in Ireland and Glyndwr's Way is in Wales.

8. There was a bicyclist named Lance Who raced the famed Tour De France Teams watched in dismay As Lance put them away They didn't stand much of a chance. Which of the following ailments was Lance Armstrong able to overcome and resume his racing career?

Answer: Testicular Cancer

Lance Armstrong was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996. The cancer had spread to his lungs and he was only given a fifty-fifty chance of survival. However, he was able to beat it and return to racing and in 1999 he won his first Tour de France. Lance continued to shine and he dominated the Tour. In 2005 he set out and won a record breaking seventh consecutive Tour de France.

He was later stripped of his titles due to revelations that he had been doping.

9. There once was a chess grandmaster Whose game was a real disaster "I'm in double check My game is a wreck This machine is a lot faster." What is the name of the chess computer that defeated grandmaster Gary Kasparov in 1997?

Answer: Deep Blue

World champion grandmaster Kasparov defeated Deep Blue in 1996, but he was defeated in the rematch in 1997. The Deep Blue was developed by IBM and is considered the greatest chess playing computer ever created. Their are different versions of Deep Blue, and the latest update is, according to its website, the improvement of speed. Website: www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/

10. There once was a quiz maker named Jon A real sharp pistol with a great sense of fun This chap was cunning With a talent for punning Well I'll be a son of a gun. What is the common bond . . . er I mean . . . Which of the following figures of speech is similar to punning?

Answer: Paronomasia

Paronomasia (from the Greek word meaning to form a word by a slight change)is the art of punning and I am an artist.

Source: Author professorjon

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