Meet Tom Swifty again.

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. As you know from the first quiz (or because you know a lot) a Tom Swifty is basically composed of a quote and a sentence with an adverb, a verb or sometimes a noun related to the quote in an amusing way, often playing with multiple meanings. Look at the following quote, then choose the most appropriate verb to make the pun work. "I've stripped the tree" Tom _____. averred shouted barked declared

2. It's easy. Let's go on. "Hi Saul" Tom _____. cried bellowed greeted whispered

3. "Some seafood for me please", Tom _____. shrimped clamored oystered lobstered

4. "The prisoner escaped down a rope", said Tom _____. allegedly pensively cunningly condescendingly

5. "I grow maize", said Tom _____. Answer: (Another adverb)

6. "Is this radioactive?", wondered Tom, _____. (Remember that the answer must be a real word, correctly spelled as in the dictionary) Answer: (Think Madame, adverb.)

7. "That fish is red!", said Tom _____. Answer: (three possibilities, all adverbs.)

8. "I've got a lot of branded pineapples", said Tom _____. balefully thankfully dutifully dolefully

9. "I'm going to sing a composition by Schumann", Tom _____. Answer: (a verb, but also a noun in German)

10. "I feel splendid", said Tom _____. in Polish in Russian in French in Finnish