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Aspects of Humor: What's So Funny?
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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.
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10 Q
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trident87
May 14 07
7008 plays
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How to be Sarcastic
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Learn to make annoying sarcastic comments, by answering these 10 questions.
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10 Q
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Islingtonian
Nov 07 02
18492 plays
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Pick-a-Pun: The Musicals!
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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!
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10 Q
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ing
Oct 12 05
3561 plays
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How to NOT use bad words!
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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!
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10 Q
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pu2-ke-qi-ri
Oct 11 07
2580 plays
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What the Spell Check Mist: Typo Transfusion
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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!
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Easy
10 Q
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ing
Jun 07 09
1326 plays
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A Thoroughly Ridiculous Quiz
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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.
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10 Q
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uglybird
Feb 26 07
2919 plays
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Famous Foggy Similes
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In literature, comparisons to fog may reveal a lot about character's states of mind. Often these are similes, i.e. the foggy day is like a maze. Sometimes, there is a metaphor, i.e. the foggy day is a maze. Foggy comparisons (both similes and metaphors).
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10 Q
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Windswept
Aug 09 09
387 plays
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How to Address Your Peers
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...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.
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10 Q
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Snowman
Oct 02 08
882 plays
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Words of Warning
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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.
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Tough
10 Q
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scalar
Nov 04 07
1446 plays
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So You Know Your Figurative and Poetic Language?
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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!
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10 Q
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kharkiv
Dec 01 06
2082 plays
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Are You Proper Posh?
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"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?
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Tough
10 Q
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Snowman
Jan 11 08
1125 plays
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Self-Descriptive Rhetoric
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Why write (or speak) in a dull, trite manner? Rhetorical devices can spice up your communications! Try to identify the rhetorical device used in each clue.
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Tough
10 Q
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Tchochkekop
Oct 19 09
270 plays
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The Impossible Quiz
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Though this quiz is, in fact, impossible, it should be easy to get 10 correct, if you figure out the key.
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Tough
10 Q
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sidnobls
Feb 20 08
2187 plays
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What the Heck is a Retronym?
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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.
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10 Q
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nooxyjen
Jan 24 08
1254 plays
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Literary Techniques
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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.
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15 Q
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danceswithcows
Apr 29 06
1605 plays
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Figure out the Figure.
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Discover the rhetor in you. Here you find some of the rhetorical figures, or figures of speech, we use everyday, without even noticing.
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Tough
10 Q
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zordy
Feb 04 09
1233 plays
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Words About Words
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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!
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Easy
10 Q
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minch
Aug 16 00
7074 plays
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Identify These Figures of Speech
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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.
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15 Q
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chessart
Jan 22 01
5277 plays
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That's Hooey!
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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.
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nutmeglad
Sep 04 04
1284 plays
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Secrets of Nym
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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.
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10 Q
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catamount
Jun 21 04
1020 plays
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The Art Of Punning
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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.
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Easy
10 Q
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flem-ish
Oct 05 02
3714 plays
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What Was That?
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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.
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10 Q
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Ilona_Ritter
Aug 22 03
2313 plays
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The Four Types of Writing
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Everything you write falls into one of four types of writing, or "modes of discourse." Can you guess which?
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15 Q
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mazeface
Feb 06 04
1530 plays
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Oxymorons
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Oxymorons - I love them - simple, totally incongruous statements. Can you pick the oxymoron (perceived or otherwise) from the meaning given?
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10 Q
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Engadine
Dec 08 02
4305 plays
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