Triple Treat Words #3 Quiz | Word Play

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1. Oh Judy, you have a column of stitches unravelling in your tights. You won't be able to propel yourself forward quickly to the small stream with that ladder in your tights.

Answer: Run

Oh Judy, you have a RUN in your tights. You won't be able to RUN to the RUN with that RUN in your tights.

'Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.'
Will Rogers

You can always rely on Will Rogers to speak the truth and make you smile.

2. Let's watch Francis in his monk's sleeping chamber investigate the smallest unit of an organism with a microscope. He is a member of a special interest group which studies biology.

Answer: Cell

Let's watch Francis in his CELL investigate the CELL with a microscope. He is a member of a CELL which studies biology.

'There is but an inch of difference between a cushioned chamber and a padded cell.'
G.K. Chesterton

I suppose it all depends on how you look at it. Some people may feel equally trapped in their life despite being surrounded by luxury.

3. I will be frank with you. If you want to enter the tournament which welcomes all comers, you can enter through the gate over there which isn't locked.

Answer: Open

I will be OPEN with you. If you want to enter the OPEN tournament, you can enter through the gate over there which is OPEN.

'Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.'
John Barrymore

4. On the 9th level of the cruise ship, Penelope shuffled the pack of cards before going to decorate her cabin with souvenirs.

Answer: Deck

On the 9th DECK of the cruise ship, Penelope shuffled the DECK of cards before going to DECK her cabin with souvenirs.

'I wouldn't even get elected. I'd probably deck a couple of people, too which would not play very well with the national media.'
Tim Robbins

I think it's just as well Mr Robbins stays out of politics!

5. I require some assistance to hold this collection of cards I am playing. If I play the right card, I will receive a round of applause.

Answer: Hand

I require a HAND to hold this HAND of cards I'm playing. If I play the right card, I will receive a HAND.

'It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Remember, my son, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm."'
Sam Levenson

Do you think that was meant to be comforting or educational? You could look at that quote and think that all the son needs is his own two hands, or that he's on his own!

6. Meryl couldn't reach the uppermost section of her normal singing register. She knew she had to see the most highly ranked throat specialist as soon as possible. She was performing that night and the box office takings wouldn't exceed her record if her voice wasn't just right.

Answer: Top

Meryl couldn't reach the TOP section of her normal singing register. She knew she had to see the TOP throat specialist as soon as possible. She was performing that night and the box office takings wouldn't TOP her record if her voice wasn't just right.

'A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.'
Jerry Seinfeld

I don't think I've ever heard it expressed better! :-)

7. Jason, please make this twig adhere to the side of the boat. I wouldn't want it to protrude out of the boat as we travel along the river.

Answer: Stick

Jason, please make this STICK STICK to the side of the boat. I don't want it to STICK out of the boat as we travel along the river.

'I know how to make sausage, and now that I've seen how laws are made, I'll stick with sausage.'
Tom Colicchio

It's an old saying that you should never watch the law or sausages being made. It looks like Tom Colicchio has seen both and is to remain a chef.

8. No Dorien, I will not have a fight with you about this. I've written the phone number of the man who hasn't a trace of aggression in him on a small piece of paper. When you call him, you'll see that he will buy your car to break it up.

Answer: Scrap

No Dorien, I will not have a SCRAP with you about this. I've written the phone number of the man who hasn't a SCRAP of aggression in him. on a SCRAP of paper. When you call him, you'll see that he will buy your car to SCRAP it.

'The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, you see - every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties.'
Graham Greene

Mr Greene is right - people watching can be immense fun. ;-)

9. Selma shall depart shortly for her official absence from her job in order to make her will. She plans to bequeath her photos of Richard Dean Anderson to her sister, Patty.

Answer: Leave

Selma shall LEAVE shortly for her LEAVE from her job to make her will. She plans to LEAVE her photos of Richard Dean Anderson to her sister, Patty.

'Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.'
Wilson Mizner

This quote follows on nicely from the last one!

10. There's no need to be so impudent, Morgan. The bread is not stale and the weather is a little chilly, so eat up!

Answer: Fresh

There's no need to be so FRESH, Morgan. The bread is FRESH and the weather is FRESH, so eat up!

'You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing that we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.'
Mary Pickford

Source: Author Tizzabelle

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Triple Treat Words #3 Trivia Quiz

Many words have more than one meaning. For instance, 'set' can mean to lay the table, a division of play in tennis or the solidification of jelly. In this quiz, the answer is one word that can substitute for three or four phrases in each question.

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