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Quiz about Ghastly Puns
Quiz about Ghastly Puns

Ghastly Puns Trivia Quiz


See if you can connect ten gruesome words to a corresponding ghastly pun. Then see if you can forgive me for writing (and yourself for playing) this appalling quiz. An example will be worked in the first question.

A multiple-choice quiz by uglybird. Estimated time: 9 mins.
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Author
uglybird
Time
9 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
219,477
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
1672
Question 1 of 10
1. For each question, a definition or synonym of the answer will be place within quotes in ALL CAPS. A word play utilizing the answer will be in ALL CAPS without quotes. For instance:

On Halloween, as we rowed through the darkness on THE SMALLEST OF NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES, the night seemed somehow "UNCANNY". It made me feel __________.

5 letters, beginning with "E"

"The smallest of America's Great Lakes (Lake Erie)" is the word play. "Uncanny" is a synonym for "eerie", which is the answer.


We'll start with an easy one.

A "GHOST" would make a perfect SPY. Then he could be a ____________ in two senses.

Answer: (5 letters, beginning with "S")
Question 2 of 10
2. It was a "HORRIFYING" experience, being stretched out on the rack. But afterwards, I measured myself and found I had GROWN SOMEWHAT IN HEIGHT. I found the experience _____________.

Answer: (8 letters, beginning with "G")
Question 3 of 10
3. I performed the "SHOCKINGLY REPELLENT" execution of Stagger Lee. Yes, it was I who RELEASED THE POISONOUS VAPORS THAT KILLED LEE. What I did was ____________.

Answer: (7 letters, beginning with "G")
Question 4 of 10
4. "PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF DEATH", I was captivated by the coffin offered at the auction, and I was compelled to make one ADDITIONAL OFFER. My fascination was ____________.

Answer: (6 letters, beginning with "M")
Question 5 of 10
5. The MACAW SHIVERED in his tree as he watched the "DEATHLIKE" dance being performed on the forest floor below. Truly, it was a ___________ scene.

Answer: (7 letters, beginning with "M")
Question 6 of 10
6. My Italian friend sat so motionless at the table that for a moment he looked to be "ABOUT TO DIE". Then, he suddenly straightened, and in his thick accent, loudly demanded ANOTHER DINNER ROLL. It was then I realized his state had been ____________.

Answer: (8 letters, beginning with "M")
Question 7 of 10
7. Leaning against the bear's lifeless carcass, the hunter sat savagely chewing the STRINGY, and CARTILAGE LACED meat. I found his behavior "REPUGNANT", to say the least. It was a ___________ scene.

Answer: (6 letters, beginning with "G")
Question 8 of 10
8. Having drained her blood, the "CHILD OF THE NIGHT" carried the limp body of the would-be seductress to THE STACK OF WOOD LAID OUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE LOOSE WOMAN'S CREMATION. I could only be in the presence of a ____________.

Answer: (7 letters, beginning with "V")
Question 9 of 10
9. The mindless look of a "ZOMBIE" on her face, my MOTHER'S SISTER KEPT GUNNING THE ENGINE. But then, I had long suspected that she might be a ______________.

Answer: (8 letters, beginning with "R")
Question 10 of 10
10. The ghost- butcher's "UNEARTHLY", heavy carving knife plunged into the cover of Mr. Cleaver's book, "Soul On Ice", striking the FIRST NAME OF THE AUTHOR. Ah, yes. The knife was indeed an ______________ cleaver.

Answer: (8 letters, beginning with "E". The word contains a "t".)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. For each question, a definition or synonym of the answer will be place within quotes in ALL CAPS. A word play utilizing the answer will be in ALL CAPS without quotes. For instance: On Halloween, as we rowed through the darkness on THE SMALLEST OF NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES, the night seemed somehow "UNCANNY". It made me feel __________. 5 letters, beginning with "E" "The smallest of America's Great Lakes (Lake Erie)" is the word play. "Uncanny" is a synonym for "eerie", which is the answer. We'll start with an easy one. A "GHOST" would make a perfect SPY. Then he could be a ____________ in two senses.

Answer: spook

"Spook" is slang for spy.
2. It was a "HORRIFYING" experience, being stretched out on the rack. But afterwards, I measured myself and found I had GROWN SOMEWHAT IN HEIGHT. I found the experience _____________.

Answer: Gruesome

Having been stretched on the rack, I grew some.
3. I performed the "SHOCKINGLY REPELLENT" execution of Stagger Lee. Yes, it was I who RELEASED THE POISONOUS VAPORS THAT KILLED LEE. What I did was ____________.

Answer: Ghastly

The executioner "gassed Lee".
4. "PREOCCUPIED WITH THOUGHTS OF DEATH", I was captivated by the coffin offered at the auction, and I was compelled to make one ADDITIONAL OFFER. My fascination was ____________.

Answer: Morbid

My morbid fascination was such that I had to make one more bid.
5. The MACAW SHIVERED in his tree as he watched the "DEATHLIKE" dance being performed on the forest floor below. Truly, it was a ___________ scene.

Answer: Macabre

A shivering macaw might be saying "brrr" - hence "macaw brrr". As an additional hint, "macabre" is taken from the French "danse macabre", the dance of death.
6. My Italian friend sat so motionless at the table that for a moment he looked to be "ABOUT TO DIE". Then, he suddenly straightened, and in his thick accent, loudly demanded ANOTHER DINNER ROLL. It was then I realized his state had been ____________.

Answer: Moribund

My seemingly moribund Italian friend wanted "mora buns".
7. Leaning against the bear's lifeless carcass, the hunter sat savagely chewing the STRINGY, and CARTILAGE LACED meat. I found his behavior "REPUGNANT", to say the least. It was a ___________ scene.

Answer: Grisly

The meat was gristly. Perhaps the bear was a grizzly.
8. Having drained her blood, the "CHILD OF THE NIGHT" carried the limp body of the would-be seductress to THE STACK OF WOOD LAID OUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE LOOSE WOMAN'S CREMATION. I could only be in the presence of a ____________.

Answer: Vampire

The seductive young woman was burned on a "vamp's pyre".
9. The mindless look of a "ZOMBIE" on her face, my MOTHER'S SISTER KEPT GUNNING THE ENGINE. But then, I had long suspected that she might be a ______________.

Answer: Revenant

I apologize for the obscurity of this question. I just couldn't resist my "revvin' aunt". Revenant refers to someone who returns after death.
10. The ghost- butcher's "UNEARTHLY", heavy carving knife plunged into the cover of Mr. Cleaver's book, "Soul On Ice", striking the FIRST NAME OF THE AUTHOR. Ah, yes. The knife was indeed an ______________ cleaver.

Answer: Eldritch

Black militant Eldridge Cleaver wrote a book entitled "Soul On Ice". It was meditating on an "eldritch cleaver" that led inexorably to these gruesome puns.

I wish to credit Nannanut as the model for the quiz making techniques used here while making it clear that she is in no way responsible for its content.
Source: Author uglybird

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