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Seriously Silly Sentences Trivia Quiz

These silly nonsense sentences relate to a common word. In each question, the phrase or word which seems silly or out of place, will have the same meaning as the word that should appear in the sentence.

A multiple-choice quiz by Nannanut. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Nannanut

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
217,938

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
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Awards
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Question 1 of 10

1. Let's look at this sentence to get you started.

The dentist told the boy he had a fine set of teeth and Eucalyptus trees.
Eucalyptus trees are also gums - and teeth belong in gums.

Let's get started.

The remote control car that Kevin got for his birthday wouldn't work properly. His father told him he probably needed a new artillery unit of guns.

Answer: (One word - 7 letters)

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Question 2 of 10

2. The new Thai recipe Susan was trying called for the juice of a white caustic alkaline substance.

Answer: (One word - 4 letters)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Angie was cold as soon as she stepped outside her door. She wrapped the silencer of a motor vehicle tightly around her neck and headed for the bus stop.

Answer: (One word - 7 letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. The wooden golf club alighted from the cabin and walked towards the side of the road.

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dave herded the pigs back to their instrument for writing.

Answer: (One word - 3 letters)

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Question 6 of 10

6. The umpire screamed "Strike three - you're out!" and Jack reluctantly headed back to the dugout. The crowd waited expectantly as the next mixture of flour, milk and eggs stepped up to the plate.

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Lord Peter had been looking forward to this. He held the fine crystal glass and identified the crisp liquid even though he was blindfolded. "Tarsal joint of a horse's hind leg" he proclaimed as he raised the contents to his lips.

Answer: (One word 4 letters - begins with h)

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Question 8 of 10

8. The old man raised the competition between two teams to his pipe and lit the tobacco.

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hans looked at the lake. It was frozen solid and ready to be tested. He wanted to skim across it immediately. He reached down and fastened the large flat fish to his foot

Answer: (One word - 5 letters)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tahlia was determined to shock her parents. She didn't really want another piercing. This time she would get a signal sounded by a drum on her shoulder.

Answer: (One word - 6 letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Let's look at this sentence to get you started. The dentist told the boy he had a fine set of teeth and Eucalyptus trees. Eucalyptus trees are also gums - and teeth belong in gums. Let's get started. The remote control car that Kevin got for his birthday wouldn't work properly. His father told him he probably needed a new artillery unit of guns.

Answer: battery

An artillery unit of guns is a battery - which is also what the remote control car needed.

2. The new Thai recipe Susan was trying called for the juice of a white caustic alkaline substance.

Answer: Lime

A white caustic alkaline substance is lime and juice of the citrus fruit lime is an ingredient in many Thai recipes.

3. Angie was cold as soon as she stepped outside her door. She wrapped the silencer of a motor vehicle tightly around her neck and headed for the bus stop.

Answer: muffler

The silencer of a motor vehicle is a muffler - which is also the name of a warm scarf or wrap.

4. The truck stopped with a screech of brakes. The wooden golf club alighted from the cabin and walked towards the side of the road.

Answer: driver

A wooden golf club is a driver - and so is the person sitting behind the wheel of a truck.

5. Dave herded the pigs back to their instrument for writing.

Answer: pen

An instrument for writing is a pen - which is also an enclosure for pigs.

Answer: batter

A mixture of flour, milk and eggs is known as a batter - as is a baseball player stepping up to the plate to face the pitcher.

Answer: hock

The tarsal joint of a horse's hind leg is known as its hock - which is also a fine German white wine.

8. The old man raised the competition between two teams to his pipe and lit the tobacco.

Answer: match

A competition between two teams is a match, which you also need to light a pipe.

9. Hans looked at the lake. It was frozen solid and ready to be tested. He wanted to skim across it immediately. He reached down and fastened the large flat fish to his foot

Answer: skate

A large flat fish is a skate - which is also needed on the foot when actually skating.

10. Tahlia was determined to shock her parents. She didn't really want another piercing. This time she would get a signal sounded by a drum on her shoulder.

Answer: tattoo

A signal sounded by a drum is a tattoo, which certainly can shock parents when they discover one on their teenager.

Source: Author Nannanut

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