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Limerick Humor and Wordplay

Description: The following quiz is designed to test your knowledge of Limerick Humor and Wordplay. Limerick is a form of poetry that consists of five lines, with a specific rhyme scheme and meter. Limericks are often humorous and use wordplay to create a comedic effect.
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There once was a man from Peru, Who dreamed he was eating his shoe. He woke with a fright, In the middle of the night, To find that his dream had come true.

  1. The man was a cannibal.

  2. The man was sleepwalking.

  3. The man had a nightmare.

  4. The man was hallucinating.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man who has a nightmare that he is eating his shoe. He wakes up in the middle of the night and finds that his dream has come true.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

There was a young fellow named Tait, Who dined on his watch every day; It went down with a click, And stopped with a tick, And he wound it up twice every night.

  1. Tait was a cannibal.

  2. Tait was crazy.

  3. Tait was a hypochondriac.

  4. Tait was a watchmaker.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a young fellow named Tait who dines on his watch every day. It is revealed that he is a watchmaker, as he winds it up twice every night.

There was an old man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The old man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The old man was a naturalist.

  3. The old man was a hermit.

  4. The old man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about an old man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the old man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Sue, Whose rhymes were quite simply too few; When asked to explain, She said with a grin, \"I'm fresh out of rhymes, it's true!\"

  1. Sue was a poet.

  2. Sue was a writer.

  3. Sue was a comedian.

  4. Sue was a singer.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The limerick is about a young lady named Sue who is a poet. She runs out of rhymes and explains this to someone with a grin.

There was a young man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The man was a naturalist.

  3. The man was a hermit.

  4. The man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

There was a young man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The man was a naturalist.

  3. The man was a hermit.

  4. The man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

There was a young man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The man was a naturalist.

  3. The man was a hermit.

  4. The man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

There was a young man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The man was a naturalist.

  3. The man was a hermit.

  4. The man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

There was a young man with a beard, Who said, \"It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, Four larks and a wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!\"

  1. The man was a birdwatcher.

  2. The man was a naturalist.

  3. The man was a hermit.

  4. The man was a poet.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The limerick is about a man with a beard who complains that two owls, a hen, four larks, and a wren have all built their nests in his beard. This suggests that the man is a poet, as he is using figurative language to describe his situation.

There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She set out one day, In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.

  1. The lady traveled faster than the speed of light.

  2. The lady traveled through time.

  3. The lady traveled to a different dimension.

  4. The lady traveled to the future.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The limerick is about a lady named Bright who travels faster than the speed of light and returns on the previous night. This suggests that she has traveled through time.

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