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Meet Tom Swifty again. Trivia Quiz

My preceding Tom Swifty quiz had an unexpected success and many quiz maniacs asked for more.

A multiple-choice quiz by zordy. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
zordy

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
274,544

Updated
Dec 09 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
6641

Last 3 plays: Sandman212 (7/10), TonyC8 (5/10), Guest 64 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. As you know from the first quiz (or because you know a lot) a Tom Swifty is basically composed of a quote and a sentence with an adverb, a verb or sometimes a noun related to the quote in an amusing way, often playing with multiple meanings. Look at the following quote, then choose the most appropriate verb to make the pun work.

"I've stripped the tree" Tom _____. Hint

shouted

barked

declared

averred

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Question 2 of 10

2. It's easy. Let's go on.
"Hi Saul" Tom _____. Hint

bellowed

greeted

cried

whispered

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Some seafood for me please", Tom _____. Hint

shrimped

clamored

oystered

lobstered

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Question 4 of 10

4. "The prisoner escaped down a rope", said Tom _____.
Hint

pensively

allegedly

condescendingly

cunningly

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I grow maize", said Tom _____. Hint

actually

cornily

strangely

highly

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Is this radioactive?", wondered Tom, _____. (Remember that the answer must be a real word, correctly spelled as in the dictionary)

Answer: (Think Madame, adverb.)

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Question 7 of 10

7. "That fish is red!", said Tom _____.
Hint

inadvertently

erringly

possibly

quickly

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Question 8 of 10

8. "I've got a lot of branded pineapples", said Tom _____. Hint

balefully

dolefully

dutifully

thankfully

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I'm going to sing a composition by Schumann", Tom _____.

Answer: (a verb, but also a noun in German)

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I feel splendid", said Tom _____. Hint

in French

in Polish

in Russian

in Finnish

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Apr 19 2024 : Sandman212: 7/10
Apr 12 2024 : TonyC8: 5/10
Apr 12 2024 : Guest 64: 6/10
Mar 29 2024 : babsvix: 7/10
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Mar 17 2024 : MrNobody97: 10/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: barked

Maybe "shouted" could work with "I feel twisted". Maybe.

2. It's easy. Let's go on. "Hi Saul" Tom _____.

Answer: bellowed

Allow me not to explain the puns. Even if they are very silly.
Greeted could work with "Hi Garbo".

3. "Some seafood for me please", Tom _____.

Answer: clamored

OK, I admit the wrong alternatives are very silly.

4. "The prisoner escaped down a rope", said Tom _____.

Answer: condescendingly

This is the most classic form of Tom Swifty, with an adverb.

5. "I grow maize", said Tom _____.

Answer: cornily

Other correct answers could possibly be (stretchingly): eerily, huskily, seedily, amazedly.

6. "Is this radioactive?", wondered Tom, _____. (Remember that the answer must be a real word, correctly spelled as in the dictionary)

Answer: curiously

A bit of history of science here. As you see, the more you know, the more you can waste your knowledge in Tom Swifties.

7. "That fish is red!", said Tom _____.

Answer: erringly

I should have given you a misleading hint.

8. "I've got a lot of branded pineapples", said Tom _____.

Answer: dolefully

Bale, Duty and Thanks aren't stickers you find on pineapples, are they?

9. "I'm going to sing a composition by Schumann", Tom _____.

Answer: lied

Probably this was a bit harder. Lied in German means simply Song, but for those who love classical music it's a poem with music typical of the XIX Century. Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert were masters of this kind of composition.

10. "I feel splendid", said Tom _____.

Answer: in Polish

Polish means also a substance used to give smoothness or gloss.
In Finnish one could go with "This is the end of the race". Thanks for you encouragement.

Source: Author zordy

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