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These are puzzles with transposed syllables creating a new phrase such as "nasal hut" = "hazelnut."
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1 trivia quiz  Spoonerisms icon
A 'spoonerism' is a phrase with two syllables swapped- 'hazelnut' becomes 'nasal hut' for example. In this tricky quiz, you are given definitions of the spoonerized phrase and have to come up with the original. Directions continued in first question.
 Very Difficult 10Q
6168 plays
 May 01 01
crisw editor
2 trivia quiz  Sharkbytes Spoonerisms I icon
Switch the beginning sounds of the spoonerized phrase to form the answer. 'Run, first digit of the foot! would be go, toe-- then switch it to get the country Togo. This example only happens to rhyme; rhyming is not a requirement.
 Very Difficult 10Q
1422 plays
 Jul 26 02
sharkbytes
3 trivia quiz  Proverbial Spoonerisms icon
I will describe a situation. "Spoonerize" it and you'll get the first half of a proverb. Pick the second half out of four choices.
 Difficult 5Q
2223 plays
 May 27 03
graciebarn256
4 trivia quiz  Sharkbytes Spoonerisms II icon
Switch the beginning sounds of the spoonerized phrase to form the answer. 'Run, first digit of the foot! would be go, toe-- then switch it to get the country Togo. This example only happens to rhyme; rhyming is not a requirement.
Impossible 10Q
951 plays
 Aug 11 02
sharkbytes

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