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Quiz about A Row is a Row is a Row

A Row is a Row is a Row Trivia Quiz


A row is an orderly line, except when it's a verb meaning to paddle or a noun meaning an argument. See if you can find the common homophone or homonym in each paragraph. Use the hints to check you have the right tense or form of the word. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by PootyPootwell. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
404,865
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
196
Question 1 of 10
1. My economics textbook was difficult to read, so I told myself I could just browse over it quickly to start. To stay alert, I made myself some coffee; I had to use fat-free milk since we were out of cream. Back to the book, I learned about a type of embezzlement where the perpetrators steal a little bit of money again and again over time.

Answer: (4 letters )
Question 2 of 10
2. I have an uncle who loves to hunt deer, especially male deer. I prefer horseback riding myself, though my favorite horse is a little high-strung and tends to throw me off abruptly when I'm riding. I bought an ice-cold drink right after that, and it only cost me a dollar.

Answer: (4 letters)
Question 3 of 10
3. Unfortunately, the last time I climbed a jungle gym I managed to fall off and have the breath knocked out of me. To shake it off, I walked around a bit, letting the strong breeze cool me off. I looked at my watch and saw it had stopped. I worried that I'd broken it in my fall, but then I made sure to turn the little knob in a clockwise manner, and it worked just fine.


Answer: (4 letters)
Question 4 of 10
4. The chess champion found himself nervously waiting for his opponent. He bent down to lace the laces on his shoes, then fidgeted by adjusting his neck accessory. Finally, the game ended in a draw.

Answer: (3 letters)
Question 5 of 10
5. We were rather rowdy kids and our father was always warning us. He would tell us not to wave those skinny tree branches at each other, and not to put our fingers in our eyes, and not to collect any more phasmatodeans. It was the last straw when we took our chewed gum and made it adhere to the underside of the kitchen table.

Answer: (5 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. The Regional Government Treasurer went on TV to deliberately say that the economy is in a prosperous condition. I turned the channel to watch the basketball game with my favorite team, the Golden Area Warriors.


Answer: (5 letters)
Question 7 of 10
7. When I'm at my grandmother's house, I clean her silver carefully with a special silver solvent. She brought her silver over from her hometown in Krakow. Everyone in my family is from that country making me culturally from Poland. Grandmother is a sharp dresser and also looks refined.

Answer: (6 letters)
Question 8 of 10
8. Watching the puppet husband and Judy cartoons makes me so upset that sometimes I want to hit him myself. Instead, I work out my frustration by creating holes in my binder paper with a special hole-maker. Then I treat myself to my favorite sugary fruit drink.

Answer: (5 letters)
Question 9 of 10
9. My nutrition teacher is so cruel! I know he intends to be nice, but he makes us figure out the average number of blueberries per muffin we need in order to mark them all the same. Still, he is an excellent cook. I signify, we all really like his chocolate chip cookies.


Answer: (4 letters)
Question 10 of 10
10. At Thankgiving, my whole family is in a particular place at the same time. It's a great time to just live in the moment. Sometimes, we exchange gifts. We also have a tradition where we grant a guest the Best Side Dish Award.

Answer: (7 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. My economics textbook was difficult to read, so I told myself I could just browse over it quickly to start. To stay alert, I made myself some coffee; I had to use fat-free milk since we were out of cream. Back to the book, I learned about a type of embezzlement where the perpetrators steal a little bit of money again and again over time.

Answer: Skim

My economics textbook was difficult to read, so I told myself I could just SKIM it to start. To stay alert, I made myself some coffee; I had to use SKIM milk since we were out of cream. Back to the book, I learned about a type of embezzlement where the perpetrators SKIM.
2. I have an uncle who loves to hunt deer, especially male deer. I prefer horseback riding myself, though my favorite horse is a little high-strung and tends to throw me off abruptly when I'm riding. I bought an ice-cold drink right after that, and it only cost me a dollar.

Answer: Buck

I have an uncle who loves to hunt deer, especially BUCK. I prefer horseback riding myself, though my favorite horse is a little high-strung and tends to BUCK when I'm riding. I bought an ice-cold drink right after that, and it only cost me a BUCK.
3. Unfortunately, the last time I climbed a jungle gym I managed to fall off and have the breath knocked out of me. To shake it off, I walked around a bit, letting the strong breeze cool me off. I looked at my watch and saw it had stopped. I worried that I'd broken it in my fall, but then I made sure to turn the little knob in a clockwise manner, and it worked just fine.

Answer: Wind

Unfortunately, the last time I climbed a jungle gym I managed to fall off and have the WIND knocked out of me. To shake it off, I walked around a bit, letting the WIND cool me off. I looked at my watch and saw it had stopped. I worried that I'd broken it in the fall, but then I made sure to WIND it, and it worked just fine.
4. The chess champion found himself nervously waiting for his opponent. He bent down to lace the laces on his shoes, then fidgeted by adjusting his neck accessory. Finally, the game ended in a draw.

Answer: Tie

The chess champion found himself nervously waiting for his opponent. He bent down to TIE the laces on his shoes, then fidgeted by adjusting his TIE. Finally, the game ended in a TIE.
5. We were rather rowdy kids and our father was always warning us. He would tell us not to wave those skinny tree branches at each other, and not to put our fingers in our eyes, and not to collect any more phasmatodeans. It was the last straw when we took our chewed gum and made it adhere to the underside of the kitchen table.

Answer: Stick

We were rather rowdy kids and our father was always warning us. He would tell not to wave STICKs at each other, and not to STICK our fingers in our eyes, and not to collect any more STICK bugs. It was the last straw when we took our chewed gum and made it STICK to the underside of the kitchen table.
6. The Regional Government Treasurer went on TV to deliberately say that the economy is in a prosperous condition. I turned the channel to watch the basketball game with my favorite team, the Golden Area Warriors.

Answer: State

The State Treasurer went on TV to STATE that the economy is in a prosperous STATE. I turned the channel to watch the basketball game with my favorite team, the Golden STATE warriors.
7. When I'm at my grandmother's house, I clean her silver carefully with a special silver solvent. She brought her silver over from her hometown in Krakow. Everyone in my family is from that country making me culturally from Poland. Grandmother is a sharp dresser and also looks refined.

Answer: Polish

When I'm at my grandmother's house, I POLISH her silver carefully with a special silver POLISH. She brought her silver over from her hometown in Krakow. Everyone in my family is from that country making me POLISH. Grandmother is a sharp dresser and also looks POLISHed.
8. Watching the puppet husband and Judy cartoons makes me so upset that sometimes I want to hit him myself. Instead, I work out my frustration by creating holes in my binder paper with a special hole-maker. Then I treat myself to my favorite sugary fruit drink.

Answer: Punch

Watching PUNCH and Judy cartoons makes me so upset that sometimes I want to PUNCH him myself. Instead, I work out my frustration by creating holes in my binder paper with a special hole PUNCH. Then I treat myself to my favorite sugary fruit PUNCH.
9. My nutrition teacher is so cruel! I know he intends to be nice, but he makes us figure out the average number of blueberries per muffin we need in order to mark them all the same. Still, he is an excellent cook. I signify, we all really like his chocolate chip cookies.

Answer: Mean

My nutrition teacher is so cruel! I know he MEANs to be nice, but he makes us figure out the MEAN number of blueberries per muffin we need in order to mark them all the same. Still, he is a MEAN cook. I MEAN, we all really like his chocolate chip cookies.
10. At Thankgiving, my whole family is in a particular place at the same time. It's a great time to just live in the moment. Sometimes, we exchange gifts. We also have a tradition where we grant a guest the Best Side Dish Award.

Answer: Present

At Thankgiving, my whole family is PRESENT. It's a great time to just live in the PRESENT. Sometimes, we exchange PRESENTs. We also have a tradition where we PRESENT a guest the Best Side Dish Award.
Source: Author PootyPootwell

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