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Quiz about Calem Bours Capers Double EntendRE
Quiz about Calem Bours Capers Double EntendRE

Calem Bour's Capers: Double Entend"RE" Quiz


Meet Calem Bour, our resident PUNdit. Calem will test your ability to recognize a pun. Each of the answers is a "Re" word (get it?). The answers will begin with the letters "RE" and will involve a play on words. [See q.1 for further instructions].

A multiple-choice quiz by JCSon. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
JCSon
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
304,587
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
219
Question 1 of 10
1. *****

Instructions Continued:

Take careful heed of the key words in each descriptive paragraph. The pun often involves a central element of the construction.

EXAMPLE: Panting heavily, Mr. Bour's maintenance crew completed the refit of the church's steeple. Which word came to mind when he stood there trying to catch his breath? HINT: 8 letters (v. pret.) ANSWER: respired
breathed = respired and steeple = spire

[NOTE: pret. = preterit, meaning past tense].

*****

Calem Bour was gathering his unused odds and ends for an upcoming garage sale when he stumbled across his old Schwinn. Waxing nostalgic, he hopped on and took her out for a spin. Being rather punny, he preferred to call it "bipedal movement". The following day he sold his neglected Schwinn to someone who would get more use out of it. What did Calem say he'd done with his velocipede?

Answer: (8 letters (v. pret.))
Question 2 of 10
2. Mr. Bour once fancied himself a cattle rancher. One day a young maverick was injured, its side split open after an unfortunate incident with a blundering bull. After taking "stock" of the situation, Calem sewed up the poor calf. What word did Calem use to express what had happened to the calf's internal parts?

Answer: (8 letters (v. pret.))
Question 3 of 10
3. One blisteringly hot day, Calem decided to visit the local ice cream parlor. After enjoying his creamy dulce de leche, he moved towards the exit. But he made it only a few steps out into the heat before he backtracked and ordered himself a second cone. What would Calem say he had done?

Answer: (9 letters (v. pret.))
Question 4 of 10
4. A few short months ago, Mr. Bour had undergone refractive eye surgery. He was initially pleased to learn that he had a correctable vision problem, especially since it gave him the opportunity to employ another of his favorite witticisms. What did Calem say had been done to correct his myopia?

Answer: (8 letters (n.))
Question 5 of 10
5. In his youth, Calem worked as an electrician with a rather frightfully unsightly co-worker, Dwight. While out on a job one day, Calem suffered a near fatal accident when he was electrocuted. Fortunately (or not), Dwight was there to resuscitate him. Nonetheless, when Calem regained consciousness and realized what had just occurred, he experienced a curious mix of emotions. What one word did Calem later use to sum up his feelings about Dwight bringing him back?

Answer: (8 letters (v. pret.))
Question 6 of 10
6. Calem's electrocution caused a power failure, but he was still out of it after the "shocking" experience. Dwight restored the power. What word did Calem use to describe the wretched Dwight as he worked?

Answer: (9 letters (adj.))
Question 7 of 10
7. When Calem Bour strolls along the beach, he often takes his sketch pad along to capture his "impressions". His method is somewhat peculiar. He will walk several steps, carefully copying his footprints in the sand. Then feeling as though he hasn't done his art justice, he will turn back and copy them once more. What would Calem say he has done in these situations?

Answer: (8 letters (v. pret.))
Question 8 of 10
8. Calem's lady friend once declared that she needed a plastic surgeon to amplify her posterior. Horrified, Calem jumped from his "seat" and argued against the procedure, proving that surgery could not improve upon her natural symmetry. According to Calem, what did he do?

Answer: (8 letters (v. pret.))
Question 9 of 10
9. One of Calem's favorite puns came to him last Halloween. Calem donned his monstrous outfit again, but his friends complained that he had used it the year before. How did Calem say his friends responded to his reuse of the costume?

Answer: (12 letters, (v. pret.))
Question 10 of 10
10. Calem Bour once tried his hand at composing a ballad. After completing two verses, he decided to rearrange the order. What did his action entail?

Answer: (8 letters (n.))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. ***** Instructions Continued: Take careful heed of the key words in each descriptive paragraph. The pun often involves a central element of the construction. EXAMPLE: Panting heavily, Mr. Bour's maintenance crew completed the refit of the church's steeple. Which word came to mind when he stood there trying to catch his breath? HINT: 8 letters (v. pret.) ANSWER: respired breathed = respired and steeple = spire [NOTE: pret. = preterit, meaning past tense]. ***** Calem Bour was gathering his unused odds and ends for an upcoming garage sale when he stumbled across his old Schwinn. Waxing nostalgic, he hopped on and took her out for a spin. Being rather punny, he preferred to call it "bipedal movement". The following day he sold his neglected Schwinn to someone who would get more use out of it. What did Calem say he'd done with his velocipede?

Answer: recycled

Recycling may be defined as a process of reuse or renewal. Calem chose the word because it played on the fact that someone would be REusing his beloved biCYCLE.
2. Mr. Bour once fancied himself a cattle rancher. One day a young maverick was injured, its side split open after an unfortunate incident with a blundering bull. After taking "stock" of the situation, Calem sewed up the poor calf. What word did Calem use to express what had happened to the calf's internal parts?

Answer: revealed

When the cow's side was split open, the wound revealed its internal parts. But Calem chose that word specifically because calf flesh is called veal. So by sewing the broken flesh back together, he had effectively re-VEALed the animal's exposed innards.
3. One blisteringly hot day, Calem decided to visit the local ice cream parlor. After enjoying his creamy dulce de leche, he moved towards the exit. But he made it only a few steps out into the heat before he backtracked and ordered himself a second cone. What would Calem say he had done?

Answer: retreated

Calem's backtracking was a retreat into the relative cool of the parlor. But the fact that he gormandized a second ice cream means that he re-TREATed himself.
4. A few short months ago, Mr. Bour had undergone refractive eye surgery. He was initially pleased to learn that he had a correctable vision problem, especially since it gave him the opportunity to employ another of his favorite witticisms. What did Calem say had been done to correct his myopia?

Answer: revision

In the sense that the surgeon corrected his short-sightedness, the procedure was a revision. But it was also a re-VISION. Just enough ammunition for his next punny remark.
5. In his youth, Calem worked as an electrician with a rather frightfully unsightly co-worker, Dwight. While out on a job one day, Calem suffered a near fatal accident when he was electrocuted. Fortunately (or not), Dwight was there to resuscitate him. Nonetheless, when Calem regained consciousness and realized what had just occurred, he experienced a curious mix of emotions. What one word did Calem later use to sum up his feelings about Dwight bringing him back?

Answer: repulsed

Calem found the fact that Dwight had administered certain life-saving techniques quite repulsive. Nevertheless, his abominable friend had saved his life. Besides, how else would Calem have come across such a poignant pun as the one he used subsequently to describe the incident? He had been re-PULSEd.
6. Calem's electrocution caused a power failure, but he was still out of it after the "shocking" experience. Dwight restored the power. What word did Calem use to describe the wretched Dwight as he worked?

Answer: revolting

Calem has a way with words, does he not? There was something quite revolting about the sight of Dwight at work. But as the nature of his work involved restoring electricity, he was also re-VOLTing.
7. When Calem Bour strolls along the beach, he often takes his sketch pad along to capture his "impressions". His method is somewhat peculiar. He will walk several steps, carefully copying his footprints in the sand. Then feeling as though he hasn't done his art justice, he will turn back and copy them once more. What would Calem say he has done in these situations?

Answer: retraced

As he returns the way he has come, Calem retraces his steps. And as he copies the footprints once more, he re-TRACEs them.
8. Calem's lady friend once declared that she needed a plastic surgeon to amplify her posterior. Horrified, Calem jumped from his "seat" and argued against the procedure, proving that surgery could not improve upon her natural symmetry. According to Calem, what did he do?

Answer: rebutted

To rebut means to "refute with evidence or by argument". Calem chose this particular word because it might also conjure up the idea of re-shaping one's derrière (i.e. re-BUTTed).
9. One of Calem's favorite puns came to him last Halloween. Calem donned his monstrous outfit again, but his friends complained that he had used it the year before. How did Calem say his friends responded to his reuse of the costume?

Answer: remonstrated

To remonstrate is to object or protest. Calem thought the word also (loosely) pertained to his reuse of the costume (re-MONSTratE[R]).
10. Calem Bour once tried his hand at composing a ballad. After completing two verses, he decided to rearrange the order. What did his action entail?

Answer: reversal

By reversing the order of the verses, Calem also re-VERSEd the composition.

You may have wondered why "Calem Bour"? Well, that's easy: a calembour is a pun.

I hope you enjoyed the quiz!
Source: Author JCSon

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