Pun Tests, Part 3

Anatomy Test 1

Test your knowledge of anatomy by filling in each blank with one of the words
listed below.

 1. A doctor whose best friend is a mirror is said to be ____________.

 2. Medical platitude: "Big ____________ run in the family."

 3. "Nurse, ____________ me the scalpel."

 4. "Put that book ____________! It doesn't belong to you!"

 5. Combat medic's marching song: "It's a ____________ Way to
  Tipperary".
 6. That KGB agent has been ____________ on us.

 7. ____________ have an appointment with the optometrist.

 8. Morty The Mouth's favourite song: "Tip Toe, Through the Two
  ____________".
 9. "Should I put the desk there?" "No, put it ____________."

10. A balding doctor who's pet rabbit escaped said "____________
  today, gone tomorrow."
11. Why don't people find bone jokes ____________?

12. "That's a lie!" "No, it's the ____________!"

13. ____________ uf uth can't thpeak pwoperly.

14. "____________ my property! Can't you see the "No Trespassing"
  sign?"
15. "Nobody ____________ the troubles I've seen..."

16. "What do you do if an elephant steps on your foot?"
  "Call a ____________ truck."
17. A doctor who is irritated by addition is ____________.

18. Oysters and ____________ are tasty shellfish.

19. "Those jeans are real cool, man." "Yeah, dude, I'm real
  ____________ today."
20. The punctuation mark most often found in medical texts is the
  ____________.
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a) Adenoid   f) Feet       k) Lips      p) Spine
b) Back      g) Hair       l) Lung      q) Thumb
c) Colon     h) Hand       m) Muscles   r) Toe
d) Ear       i) Hip        n) Neuron    s) Tooth
e) Eye       j) Humerus    o) Nose      t) Vein

                By Harold Reynolds
                 June 6, 1990
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Geography Test 12

That's right, pun fans, another Geography test. As usual, fill in each blank
with one of the words listed below.

 1. "You got sick at the loud rock concert?" "Yes, I got ___________."

 2. The best place to get married is ____________.

 3. If Santa Claus took a trip on the Love Boat, it would be called
  the ____________.
 4. There you are! ____________ I have found you!

 5. The grade of a school of business administration is a ___________.

 6. "Do you want me to wash your jacket?" "Yes, give ____________ good
  cleaning, please."
 7. The cattle ranch with a brand like EEE is the ____________ Ranch.

 8. The new monastery should be built in ____________.

 9. "I dropped my Geography pun tests!" "Well, bend ____________ and
  pick them up!"
10. "Tell Cal to install the carpet here." "____________ the rug in
  the study."
11. "Hey, dude, what's ____________?"

12. This Irish town is really "into" making wine bottles. ____________

13. ____________ is the "Sparks from Rocks Capital of the World".

14. "I cannot sass you for even one second?" "No! ____________ is
  forbidden!
15. Israeli government's policy: one ____________, two/too serious.

16. "What did Alma eat?" "____________ whole pizza all by herself!"

17. We are the Soviet Maniac Society. ____________ for today is puns.

18. Where else to go to litigate but ____________?

19. The ruler of ancient Egypt was the ____________.

20. Geographers make lousy poets: they have neither ____________ nor
  reason.
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a) Alma Ata    f) Bismark    k) Faroe       p) Rhine
b) Alsace      g) Calais     l) Flint       q) Santa Cruz
c) Apennine    h) Cork       m) Illinois    r) Sioux City
d) Armenia     i) Dakota     n) Maryland    s) Syria
e) Atlas       j) Dover      o) Moncton     t) Tripoli

                By Harold Reynolds
                 June 20, 1990
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Geography Test 13

That's right, folks. Even more geography puns! As usual, fill each blank with
one of the words listed below.

 1. "Did Pam break the window?" "Yes, ___________ it with a baseball."

 2. "Janet hit .675 in baseball today!" "That's a high ____________
  average."
 3. When a boot turns brown in the sun, it has a ____________.

 4. Stealing candy from a baby? I never thought he'd sink
  ____________ as that.
 5. The best place to find an optometrist is an ____________.

 6. When Anne and Mary dug a ditch, it was dubbed the ____________.

 7. Kinky German geographers go for ____________ M.

 8. The ____________ keeps a sailing ship from tipping over.

 9. To weed ta garden, use ____________.

10. "What is Ken's opinion?" "____________ it's fine by him."

11. An empty can of Coca-Cola in an attic is an ____________.

12. The male snake hissed, the female snake ____________.

13. Will ya do dis ____________ do dat?

14. Do this homework now, lest ____________ under tons later.

15. She sells ____________ by the sea shore.

16. This is not Earl Grey tea, it's ____________.

17. "Is she strong?" "Yes, she ____________ heavier load than I can."

18. The Geography Pun Test craze that hit the Soviet TASS reporters
  was called ____________.
19. "I refuse to allow slasher movies in my town!" "You mean you'll
  ____________?"
20. "Does it hurt to poke hay in your eye?" "Yes, ____________ a lot."

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a) Atikokan    f) Essen      k) Kansas           p) Pembroke
b) Bangor      g) Hastings   l) Kiel             q) Seychelles
c) Bataan      h) Hearst     m) Mariana Trench   r) Tahiti
d) Bhutan      i) Iberia     n) Orillia          s) Tahoe
e) Canberra    j) Island     o) Oslo             t) Tasmania

                By Harold Reynolds
                 July 5, 1990
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Toronto Test 1

Test your knowledge of Toronto geography with this short test. Fill in each
blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. A McTelephone at McDonald's is used to make a ____________.

 2. As the sun rises, the sky gets ____________; as it sets, the sky
  gets blacker.
 3. A fisherman can catch lots of fish with ____________.

 4. When you're faced with a pile of unmarked exams, the only thing to
  do is ____________.
 5. The son of Dan III and grandson of Dan II was called ____________.

 6. "When can I get out of jail?" "Ask the ____________."

 7. A sailboat has a ____________ to keep it from tipping over.

 8. "Ask Mr. Das if he's finished yet." "Are you ____________?"

 9. Shakespeare in Toronto: "He who ___________ my work steals trash."

10. ____________ Road is a good place to buy milk, cheese and butter.

11. There is no Red Road in Toronto, but there is a ____________ Road.

12. "I'm just not as ____________ as I used to be."

13. Why travel the back streets, when we have ____________ Street?

14. Christmas in Toronto: "As ____________ watched their flocks by
  night..."
15. The opposite of Sickly Street is ____________ Street.

16. "Your dog is noisy at night." "Yes, he likes to ____________ at
  the moon."
17. "When I become Emperor of Toronto, I'll ban sitting!" "__________
  crazy! Nobody will stand for it!"
18. Mr. Auga is married to ____________.

19. ____________ Avenue is for the birds.

20. Residents of ____________ St. have a holier-than-thou attitude.

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a) Annette     f) Derry      k) Markham       p) Steeles
b) Bay         g) Dundas     l) McCaul        q) Warden
c) Bloor       h) Finch      m) Mississauga   r) Wellesley
d) Church      i) Front      n) Scarlett      s) Yonge
e) Danforth    j) Keele      o) Sheppard      t) York

                By Harold Reynolds
                September 20, 1990
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Baseball Test

Arise, armchair atheletes! Test your knowledge of baseball by filling each
blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. Nothing beats the summer heat better than a tall cold ____________
  of lemonade.
 2. It was when the late Benny Goodman picked up a bat that he became
  the King of ____________.
 3. A baseball player's little trip is an ____________, not an outing.

 4. When she accidentally beaned him with her catcher's mitt, he knew
  it was ____________ at first sight.
 5. A fancy-dress dance for the players is called a ____________.

 6. Marilyn Monroe on baseball: "____________ are a girl's best
  friend."
 7. "The Kissing Bandit is on the field! She's heading for home
  plate!" "Well, ____________!"
 8. Unhappy with their contract offer, the players went on __________.

 9. To make baseball cookies, small pieces of ____________ are put in
  the oven to bake.
10. If baseball had been played in ancient Greece, would ____________
  have written "Casey at the Bat?"
11. Fans who make their hair unnaturally blonde are ____________.

12. To make a ____________ in an emergency, slam on the brakes.

13. The pitcher became known as "Chicken" Little because batters kept
  hitting ____________ off him.
14. Those allegations are unfounded! You have nothing to ____________
  them on!
15. The story of a baseball official's addiction to lettuce was called
  "The Decline and Fall of the Romaine ____________".
16. Mr. Arby needs his ____________ to see with.

17. "Daddy's going on his road trip! ____________ bye-bye!"

18. Unfortunately there is no mass Heimlich maneuver to give a ball
  team when it ____________.
19. I have seen the ____________ of my ways. I'm playing hockey.

20. Anywhere else but a ball park, ____________ is a crime.

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a) Ball         f) Chokes     k) Homer       p) Stealing
b) Base         g) Diamonds   l) Inning      q) Strike
c) Batter       h) Error      m) Pitcher     r) Swing
d) Bleachers    i) Fouls      n) RBIs        s) Umpire
e) Catcher      j) Glove      o) Shortstop   t) Wave

                By Harold Reynolds
                October 4, 1990
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Women's Name Test

To prove that there is equal opportunity for punsters, fill each blank with one
of the women's names listed below.

 1. A famous clich‚ learned in kindergarten: ____________ share alike.

 2. That thunderstorm was really scary. I'm ____________ over now.

 3. Where to go bowling with Henry VIII: ____________ Boleyn alley.

 4. Lady, you can't expect to keep out of jail if you keep ___________
  banks!
 5. "What are you doing?" "I'm not telling!" "I ____________ know
  what you little monsters are up to!"
 6. When a woman sits down to a meal, she can be called ____________.

 7. I went to the ranch and ____________ horse for the first time!

 8. We wish you a ____________ Christmas and a happy new year.

 9. You want fifty dollars for a joke book? ____________ you jest!

10. She's the most loving, gentle, ____________ person I know.

11. I organized the breakout which ____________ few friends of mine.

12. "Why did the cat scratch me?" "She ____________ because you trod
  on her tail."
13. When things go from bad to worse, she says "I'm going to
  ____________ a hand-cart."
14. I got 6% in a Math test once. It was the ____________ mark the
  teacher ever gave!
15. Jokes on my name are not ____________ funny at all.

16. "I'm going to Cannes in January." "The south of ____________ very
  nice at that time of year."
17. "I bet Joe will propose to her tonight." "I __________ will too."

18. "I won a million bucks in the lottery!" "That's a ____________
  money! Can I have some?"
19. "Hey Moe! Where's Al?" "____________ the roof fixing a leak!"

20. When she stepped on the riverboat's scales, a smart-alec sang
  "Weigh ____________ upon the Swannee River..."
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a) Alison     f) Dawn       k) Karen      p) Robin
b) Anita      g) Frances    l) Lois       q) Sharon
c) Anne       h) Freida     m) Lotta      r) Shirley
d) Betty      i) Gladys     n) Mary       s) Vera
e) Claudia    j) Helen      o) Rhoda      t) Wanda

                By Harold Reynolds
                October 5, 1990
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Toronto Test 2

Test your knowledge of Toronto geography once more by filling each blank with
one of the words listed below.

 1. The Highway Traffic Act in Toronto is known as the ____________.

 2. The best place to cruise for transvestites is ____________ St.

 3. One used to be able to swim along Toronto's ____________.

 4. A ____________ is a person who maintains flowerbeds and vegetable
  gardens.
 5. This test is not fair! The questions are ____________ difficult!

 6. My mills are turning a nice profit. How are ____________ doing?

 7. On a clear day at the high hilltop there is a ____________, with
  lots to see.
 8. "Mr. Edge telephoned while you were out." "OK, I'll ____________
  right now."
 9. "Hey Fred, where's Len?" "____________ by the creek, fishing."

10. "Do you like your mead jellied?" "No, I like ____________."

11. Pre-yuppie Toronto dialogue: "Me Tarzan, you ____________."

12. Throw-away ____________ cups are considered noxious by environ-
  mentalists.
13. "Where did Ada put the book?" "___________ the book on the table."

14. One would expect to find docked ships on ____________ Street.

15. You can get the "Rocky Mountain high" on ____________ Ave.

16. The tree which gives acorns to squirrels gives ____________ to us.

17. My charge cards were confiscated because I overextended my line
  of ____________.
18. The scar lending service for makeup artists is in ____________.

19. A good street for purchasing lumber is ____________ Ave.

20. ____________ Road is a redundant street name.

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a) Adelaide     f) College     k) Jane        p) Queen
b) Alberta      g) Credit      l) Lakeshore   q) Runnymede
c) Avenue       h) Dixie       m) Lansdowne   r) Scarborough
d) Broadview    i) Gardiner    n) Oakwood     s) Woodbine
e) Carlaw       j) Harbord     o) Overlea     t) York Mills

                By Harold Reynolds
                October 17, 1990
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Toronto Test 3

Test your knowledge of Toronto geography yet again by filling each blank with
one of the words listed below.

 1. A lot of people with Ph.D. degrees live on ____________ St.

 2. A familiar advertising slogan: "Mr. ____________, you make good
  cookies."
 3. What was Dorothy's opinion of the place where she met the Tin
  Woodman and Cowardly Lion? "____________."
 4. I live in a ____________, not a semi-detached house.

 5. The American South officially begins at the Mason-____________
  Line.
 6. Charlie ____________ was a famous movie actor and director.

 7. A logical place to look for a drug store is ____________ Ave.

 8. Best-selling old postcard: "Do you like ___________? I don't
  know, you naughty boy. I've never Kippled!"
 9. Fire-cast clay mugs, plates, and saucers are available on
  ____________ Road.
10. "Where should I put the fur of these duffs?" "Put the ____________
  the box so that nobody will steal it."
11. By all rights, the legislature buildings should be on ____________
  Street.
12. The place to shop for green leafy vegetables is ____________.

13. The favourite tea of astronomers who study the cosmos is
  ____________.
14. Elliot Ness' job seemed simple. ____________ had to was jail Al
  Capone.
15. Lookouts and security guards live on ____________ Road.

16. "No, no! Lorentz studied human behavior. ____________ wrote
  poetry!"
17. Herbert ____________ Karajan was a famous conductor of classical
  music.
18. I have a cat named Don. ____________ on his feet when he falls.

19. What about Fay? Do you think ____________ fall for a gorilla
  like him?
20. Gunslingers from the Wild West buy their ammo on ____________ St.

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a) Alness        f) Donlands    k) Lawrence     p) Scollard
b) Cabbagetown   g) Dufferin    l) Osgoode      q) Sentinel
c) Chaplin       h) Duplex      m) Parliament   r) Shuter
d) Christie      i) Faywood     n) Pharmacy     s) University
e) Dixon         j) Kipling     o) Pottery      t) Vaughan

                By Harold Reynolds
                October 17, 1990
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Geography Test 14

Brace yourselves for the inevitable: yet another geography pun test. As usual,
fill each blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. The "great red gem swindle" became known as the ____________.

 2. What the "gorilla your dreams" might say: "____________, you Fay
  Wray."
 3. We will have to use all our cunning and all ____________ to get
  around the Scottish tax laws.
 4. The city of departed sighs is ____________.

 5. I found the love of my life, I ____________ and I found her again.

 6. A weird painting of the English countryside might be described as
  ____________-al.
 7. When one makes a barrier from sacks of corn, one makes a
  ____________.
 8. I ____________ do any more of these geography pun tests.

 9. "What should we give Albert?" "If we give ____________ pun test,
  he'll kill us."
10. "What did Anna tell me?" "___________ to meet her at two o'clock."

11. An example of bad geography grammar: worse, ___________, worstest.

12. "Do you want it in blue, sweetheart?" "No, I want it in
  ____________."
13. Bart, you failed another test? ____________, what will we ever do
  with you?
14. The Australian river of love is the ____________.

15. Alice may seem dormant now, but when she has a cause, ____________
  into action.
16. Nachos were Mr. Cho's favourite snack. When he moved to Cuba, he
  became known as ____________ Cho.
17. I need to throw ten sixes to win. Boy, do I need ____________.

18. The French geographer's river of romance is the ____________.

19. Uncooked chester is ____________.

20. ____________ is a crude shack usually found in a slum.

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a) Alberta         f) Argyll       k) Hobart     p) Rochester
b) Alice Springs   g) Cornwall     l) Kent       q) Rubicon
c) Amur            h) Darling      m) Lucknow    r) Saigon
d) Ashanti         i) Gloucester   n) Mekong     s) Surrey
e) Anatolia        j) Havana       o) Red Deer   t) Worcester

                By Harold Reynolds
                November 6, 1990
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Geography Test 15

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. Another geography pun test. Fill each blank
with one of the words listed below.

 1. When Mr. Nippy finally left, we said "____________!"

 2. Pool sharks have pool cues, actors have dialogue cues, and geog-
  raphers have ____________.
 3. How to tell a pesky geographer to get lost: "____________ way."

 4. It wasn't a black stallion, it was a ____________.

 5. All they could do was ____________, step by step, until the ice
  was crossed.
 6. ____________ course I hab a cold. Why else would I tog this way?

 7. If the makers of Certs wanted to name a body of water, they'd
  call it the ____________.
 8. "What ____________ doing?" "Mir is going to kill the guy who
  writes these pun tests."
 9. "What shall we get Cal for Christmas?" "Let's ____________ an
  atlas."
10. Farmers grow springs in the ____________.

11. What's good for the goose is good for the ____________.

12. One must be ____________ to drive a car safely at high speed.

13. Freddy got to pick apples! I want to ____________!

14. "You cannot!" "I ____________!"

15. "He wants to know where to lay the floor tiles." "Tell the
  ____________ them in the hall."
16. In the bee races, geographers shout "____________, go!"

17. Is mail in the Philippines often delivered in ____________
  envelopes?
18. When physical geographers complain about drought, they say "We
  need ____________."
19. "You haven't invited me to tea for a month!" "I really should
  invite you to ____________ often."
20. If you ____________ no questions, she'll tell you no lies.

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a) Alert      f) Goa        k) Manila     q) Springfield
b) Baikal     g) Gobi       l) Moraine    r) Surtsey
c) Canso      h) Inchon     m) Nipigon    s) Syracuse
d) Esker      i) Ismir      o) Ob         t) Timor
e) Gander     j) Mandalay   p) Pictou     u) Whitehorse

                By Harold Reynolds
                November 8, 1990
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Toronto Test 4

Continue to test your knowledge of Toronto street names by filling in each
blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. ____________ the twelfth letter of the alphabet.

 2. It is to our ____________ advantage to negotiate, not fight.

 3. White Creek became ____________ when the nasties polluted it.

 4. The street in Toronto where the most falls occur is __________ St.

 5. On ____________ St. you can always find nickels lying around.

 6. The street newlywed women walk down is The ____________.

 7. After ____________ the watchtower for only an hour, I spotted
  smoke and called the forest fire brigade.
 8. ____________ the Family was a TV sitcom featuring Archie Bunker.

 9. "Are you going to knight me now, Dad?" "____________, so that I
  may dub thee Sir Roderick."
10. If the San Andreas Fault fails, it will be a ___________ disaster.

11. The ____________ Hillbillies was an early TV sitcom about the
  Clampett family.
12. Let's cook together! You stir the spaghetti and ____________ the
  sauce.
13. Tom mills barley, but ____________ wheat.

14. "Where are you going?" "____________ the roof putting on new
  shingles."
15. "I named my car Dale and it got run over by a steamroller." "I
  guess that ____________, doesn't it?"
16. "The ____________ of the Street" has long been a favourite song.

17. The best place to be in a downpour is ____________ St., because it
  is always dry.
18. What did the acorn say when it grew up? "Geometry!" Where did
  this happen? On ____________ Ave.
19. Soldiers practise marching along ____________ Rd.

20. Mr. ____________ Neighbourhood is a long-running kid's TV show.

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a) Albion        f) Don Mills   k) Military Trail  p) Rogers
b) Allen         g) Ellis       l) Mutual          q) Sudbury
c) Beverley      h) Euclid      m) Neilson         r) Sunnyside
d) Black Creek   i) Major       n) Niagara         s) Temperance
e) Bridle Path   j) Manning     o) Rexdale         t) Ulster

                By Harold Reynolds
                 March 7, 1991
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Geography Test 16

Geography tests ... the saga continues. As usual, fill in each blank with one
of the words listed below.

 1. "We caught Mr. Burr here stealing our Geography texts." "Well,
  ____________ up until the police get here."
 2. Geography classrooms have ceilings, walls and ____________.

 3. "Why is dinner at the far end of the table? ____________ down
  here to me!"
 4. A good place to do subtraction is ____________.

 5. We can paint the room together. You stir the white paint and
  ____________ the red paint.
 6. It is a crime to ____________ with someone else's computer files.

 7. "I'm 84 years old! ____________ man with a lot to say, so sit
  down and listen!"
 8. A popular TV sitcom featuring the "sweathogs" was "Welcome Back
  ____________."
 9. Where would you be if you blocked a river with three huge Dutch
  ovens? ____________.
10. The opposite of Sickland is ____________.

11. "The god Thor is more than 1000 years old." "Boy, is __________!"

12. "If you can't say anything nice, keep ____________ shut!"

13. A fax from Beelzebub could be called a ____________.

14. "Should I get a new atlas?" "Oh yes, ____________ one. Yours is
  20 years old!"
15. "What could convince you to stock the Amazing Wonder Widget?" "I
  ____________ it if I knew it would sell."
16. A downpour of ukeleles could only occur in ____________.

17. "Would you like a slice of my pizza?" "No thanks, I've already
  ____________."
18. The opposite of Fastvakia is ____________.

19. My Geography prof has gone crazy. He has a _________ personality.

20. We've studied hard for this test. If you ____________ a question,
  we'll get the answer right away.
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a) Amarillo    f) Minas Basin   k) Slovakia   p) Ukraine
b) Dubai       g) Oxus          l) Split      q) Ulster
c) Eden        h) Pasadena      m) Tampa      r) Welland
d) Flores      i) Potsdam       n) Thorold    s) Woodstock
e) Halifax     j) Qatar         o) Tiber      t) Yarmouth

                By Harold Reynolds
                 April 1, 1991
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Forestry Test

How much do you know about trees and forests? Find out by filling each blank
with one of the words listed below.

 1. Raising taxes while cutting services never makes a government
  ____________.
 2. A good place to look for ____________ trees is Oklahoma.

 3. This tree remains after a forest fire. ____________

 4. A mid-Sixties teen movie was called ____________ Blanket Bingo.

 5. Lazy Larry ____________ his own weight, but only if he has to.

 6. "You must be crazy to build a wall of wood!" "Of course! I'm a
  ____________!"
 7. A wooden donkey corral is made from ____________.

 8. His health is rapidly deteriorating. Instead of getting better,
  he just gets ____________.
 9. Some evergreens are always warm because they have ____________
  coats.
10. If a tree loses its neighbours, will it ____________ away from
  loneliness?
11. "How can I keep my hem from unraveling?" "Put a __________ on it!"

12. I hang my tams on the ____________.

13. Some people are willing to go out on a ____________ to conserve
  forests.
14. Don't worry about the foresters. Their ____________ is worse than
  their bite.
15. When a tree needs to move, it packs up its trunk and ____________.

16. Sewing is easy in a coniferous forest, since ____________ abound.

17. In spite of the drawbacks, a paper ____________ is a good source
  of income for kids and teenagers.
18. The Tree Bank has many ____________ to serve you.

19. For fun, I swim, play golf and ride my bike. ____________, I read
  a book or sleep.
20. Sixteen minus thirteen equals ____________.

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a) Ash        f) Fir        k) Maple       p) Root
b) Aspen      g) Forest     l) Needles     q) Sycamore
c) Bark       h) Hemlock    m) Oak         r) Tamarack
d) Beech      i) Leaves     n) Pine        s) Tree
e) Branches   j) Limb       o) Poplar      t) Walnut

                By Harold Reynolds
                 July 3, 1991
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Geography Test 17

Another geography test is now a magnificent reality. As with the others, fill
in each blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. This fish is a manta ray, not a ____________!

 2. Superman must have been a geographer, since he wore a ___________.

 3. ____________ the Boston Marathon in ten hours. I guess I lost.

 4. Audiophile geographers don't have stereos, they have "____________
  systems".
 5. Fred: "As a geographer, what would you say if I were sprayed by a
  skunk?" Nell: "____________!"
 6. ____________, er, event of a power failure, the geography exam
  will be, um, postponed.
 7. My downtown apartment is great! I ____________ few minutes from
  work!
 8. "Did you visit Ern before you left?" "Yes, I saw ____________ to
  my departure."
 9. I'll never understand women's fashions. Some years they have the
  ____________, other years the hem is high.
10. A geographer's favourite type of car is a ____________.

11. We walk on the ground and birds fly in the ____________.

12. After finishing a meal, one says "I'm ____________."

13. "Does ____________ a headache?" "He should, after getting beaned
  by that baseball."
14. In poker, a ____________ two of a kind.

15. "You can't fool us! ____________ what you're up to!"

16. To obtain more of something, go to ____________.

17. A favourite song of geography students: "____________ 'Round the
  Flag, Boys."
18. A farewell from a traveller: "____________ later."

19. A person who mauls is a mauler. A person who is mauled is a
  ____________.
20. "Did ____________?" "Yes, bad boy Johnny threw rocks at me again."

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a) Abyssinia    f) Estonia    k) Mali         p) Raleigh
b) Arnprior     g) Eureka     l) Mauretania   q) Reno
c) Arran        h) Hemlo      m) Mohave       r) Sedan
d) Cape         i) India      n) Monterrey    s) Skye
e) Dunedin      j) Livonia    o) Paris        t) Sound

                By Harold Reynolds
                 August 8, 1991
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Anatomy Test 2

For some reason, this test is not part of the medical school exams. So relax
and fill in each blank with one of the words listed below.

 1. These eyeball jokes don't get better, they just get ____________.

 2. At last, the runners have entered the last ____________ of the
  marathon.
 3. We must ____________ ourselves for the coming battle.

 4. A person who lives can be called a ____________.

 5. "You're a chicken! You don't have the ____________ to shoot me!"

 6. "Ask Al if he caught any of those fish." "Caught any ___________?"

 7. Ken and Joyce's Knee and Hip Surgeons, Inc. is a ____________
  operation.
 8. In order to get problem ____________, you must do problem nine.

 9. No matter how many tests you give me, I won't ____________ under!

10. Would a leg injury clinic have a ____________-on sign?

11. There is more than one way to ____________ a cat.

12. "You row with your head? Nonsense!" "Not at all. I ____________."

13. A verbal whipping is also known as a ____________-lashing.

14. What's that joint in a child's leg? A ____________.

15. I am the ____________ survivor of the Great Blackfoot Massacre.

16. Cheerleaders with great hands are known as ____________-pom girls.

17. You swiped my cookie from right in front of me! Boy, do you have
  ____________!
18. I don't have the ____________ to tell her she has angina.

19. Why are noisy donkeys smart? Because of their great ____________.

20. The Ear Train comes into the ____________.

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a) Arm          f) Guts       k) Knuckle     p) Skin
b) Brain        g) Heart      l) Leg         q) Skull
c) Carpal       h) Joint      m) Liver       r) Sole
d) Cornea       i) Kidney     n) Nerve       s) Tendon
e) Eustachian   j) Knee       o) Palm        t) Tongue

                By Harold Reynolds
                September 2, 1991
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