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1 Aspects of Humor: What's So Funny? coolicon
Humor is an elusive topic due to its elastic nature. What I find funny, you may not. Try to discover what it is that makes us laugh.
 Average 10 qns
6390 plays
 May 14 07
trident87 editor
2 How to be Sarcastic icon
Learn to make annoying sarcastic comments, by answering these 10 questions.
 Average 10 qns
17967 plays
 Nov 07 02
Islingtonian
3 How to NOT use bad words! coolicon
Ever feel the need to use a bad word...without really saying it? "Linguistic taboo avoidance" is actually a common cultural phenomenon. Take this quiz to learn oodles and oodles of ways to NOT say bad words!
 Average 10 qns
2454 plays
 Oct 11 07
pu2-ke-qi-ri
4 Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals! coolicon
Yes, it's Pick-a-Pun, the game show where all the answers MIGHT be funny, but only one registers "Ouch" on the Groan-Ometer. Today's theme is Musicals, so get singing, and let the Pun begin!
 Easy 10 qns
3411 plays
 Oct 12 05
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5 A Thoroughly Ridiculous Quiz coolicon
No! Silly is NOT good enough. To prosper in this quiz you?re going to have to be downright ridiculous. This might be easier in the ?Flash? mode.
 Average 10 qns
2613 plays
 Feb 26 07
uglybird gold
6 What the Spell Check Mist: Typo Transfusion coolicon
Sacred Heart Hospital: Medical Care second to nun, paperwork last to all. Scared Heart Hospital, where the typos are rarely fatal, but nearly always fanny!
 Easy 10 qns
1005 plays
 Jun 07 09
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7 How to Address Your Peers coolicon
...and other nobles. This quiz could prove invaluable should you ever get stuck in a cupboard with an archbishop. The quiz is mainly concerned with UK styles of office.
 Difficult 10 qns
615 plays
 Oct 02 08
Snowman editor
8 Words of Warning coolicon
I got to thinking about the various words and phrases we use to warn or alert others about potentially hazardous circumstances. Here is a straightforward quiz exploring some common and not so common examples.
 Tough 10 qns
1119 plays
 Nov 04 07
scalar
9 So You Know Your Figurative and Poetic Language? coolicon
This quiz is on different types of figurative and poetic language. I will give you a sentence or phrase and you will tell me what device it is using. Test your language knowledge!
 Average 10 qns
2052 plays
 Dec 01 06
kharkiv
10 The Impossible Quiz coolicon
Though this quiz is, in fact, impossible, it should be easy to get 10 correct, if you figure out the key.
 Difficult 10 qns
1236 plays
 Feb 20 08
sidnobls gold
11 Are You Proper Posh? icon
"Language most shows a man. Speak that I may see thee"; so said Ben Jonson. Anthropologist Kate Fox, in her excellent book "Watching the English", believes that an Englishman's choice of words clearly defines the class of the speaker. So can you do posh?
 Difficult 10 qns
939 plays
 Jan 11 08
Snowman editor
12 What the Heck is a Retronym? icon
A retronym is used to describe something when an existing word is no longer sufficient. For example, the term "acoustic guitar" came after the invention of the electric guitar. Here's a fun introduction to the world of retronyms. US English variant.
 Average 10 qns
1206 plays
 Jan 24 08
nooxyjen gold
13 Literary Techniques icon
Many authors won't simply come out and say exactly what they mean in their works; they use a variety of techniques and devices to enrich their work and make it more interesting. See if you can identify some of the more common techniques.
 Average 15 qns
1542 plays
 Apr 29 06
danceswithcows
14 Figure out the Figure. icon
Discover the rhetor in you. Here you find some of the rhetorical figures, or figures of speech, we use everyday, without even noticing.
Tough 10 qns
978 plays
 Feb 04 09
zordy gold
15 Words About Words
Onomatopoeia? oxymoron? anagram? Do you know these terms? If you don't try this quiz and find out what they mean. If you do know them, well you might find this quiz easy. Have fun!
 Easy 10 qns
6717 plays
 Aug 16 00
minch editor
16 Secrets of Nym icon
Most people are familiar with synonyms and homonyms, but how about eponyms, autonyms or toponyms? In the following quiz I will give you a brief definition and then ask you to classify a word or phrase.
 Average 10 qns
999 plays
 Jun 21 04
catamount gold
17 That's Hooey! icon
You hear hooey, bunk, BS and malarky every day at work, on TV, riding the subway - hogwash is everywhere. To recognize baloney when you hear it, consider these basics in straight thinking.
 Average 10 qns
1239 plays
 Sep 04 04
nutmeglad
18 Identify These Figures of Speech icon
Here are examples of 15 different figures of speech. I will give you the example, and you identify which figure of speech it is from the 4 choices given. Each figure of speech will only be used once as a correct answer.
 Average 15 qns
5193 plays
 Jan 22 01
chessart gold
19 The Art Of Punning icon
Punning is the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound. In this quiz you either have to complete a pun, or to find out which headline, ad or slogan uses punning.
 Easy 10 qns
3597 plays
 Oct 05 02
flem-ish
20 What Was That? icon
Figurative language makes reading more interesting. I will give you an example of figurative and poetic language and you tell me what kind it is.
 Average 10 qns
2028 plays
 Aug 22 03
Ilona_Ritter gold
21 The Four Types of Writing icon
Everything you write falls into one of four types of writing, or "modes of discourse." Can you guess which?
 Average 15 qns
1500 plays
 Feb 06 04
mazeface
22 Oxymorons icon
Oxymorons - I love them - simple, totally incongruous statements. Can you pick the oxymoron (perceived or otherwise) from the meaning given?
 Average 10 qns
4215 plays
 Dec 08 02
Engadine
This is category 4569

Some sample questions from this category:

* 'Out in the porch's sagging floor, Leaves got up in a coil and hissed, Blindly struck at my knee and missed.'
* George Bush talked during his campaign about 'compassionate conservatism', which to many liberals sounds like a(n) ___________________.
* 'Necessity is the mother of invention.'
* 'The poor people of Ireland should rid themselves of poverty by selling their children to the rich to eat.'
* The phrases 'the humming bee', 'the cackling hen', and 'the buzzing saw' are examples of ________________.


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