Punny Geography Test

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This test was used as a table game during the annual dinner of The International Save the Pun Foundation in Chicago, April 1, 2000. The possible answers are below.

1. “Get lost! Go_________________ from me.
2. ______________ down to sleep, he pray the Lord his soul to keep.
3. “Sid is ten minutes late. ________________he going to show up.”
4. “The professor is a real windbag. He really like to____________.”
5. “They smashed my window, grabbed my purse and then_________off.
6. _________________ keeps the Bay plant from blowing away.
7. “_________________a tree down in ten minutes,” boasted the lumberjack.
8. “The answer is 45, not 2. ____________________off.”
9. The mine closed because__________________.
10. “I’ll only take a ______________I know it will give me better than three of a kind.
11. When she left the threesome, it became a ________________.
12. “I don’t want an argument. I’ll be happier if he a-____________ with me.”
13. __________________here and the rest were put over there.
14. A ______________ girl often become man and wife.
15. In a hurricane, the _________________very strong.
16. A port city will always be found where there is ___________________.
17. “Do you prefer drinking beer from a ________________ or a bottle?”
18. “I like coffee, but I _______________.
19. “Don’t tie two knots, just _____________.
20. Never ________________ a boat until the engine is turned off.
21. “Me and the _________________ went out for a beer.”
22. “If _________________, I would go over this garden right now.”
23. “First prize is a hog. How would you like to ________________?”
24. “You dented my car! _________________ get away with this.”
25. “There’s __________________ I can finish this tonight.”
26. You can find a _______________ on a woman’s breast.
27. “First correct the essay exams. _______________ the labs.”
28. The Clippers have lost eighteen games in a row. They’re on a ________ streak.
29. “______________ ? Not at all. He’s the nicest guy I know.”
30. “_______________ my bookie $1,000 and he’s out to get me.
31. In winter, the weather in Washington goes from rainy to ______________.
32. “That place is expensive. They’ll _____________ an arm and a leg.”
33. “Hey, buddy, _________________ spare a dime?”
34. It is a crime to ________________ a house down on purpose.
35. “This is worthless. I think _______________ you.
36. The sign at the salad bar said, “______________ self.”
37. “I’m fine, thanks. ________________.”
38. “I don’t like Susan.” “Yeah, _____________ not a nice girl.”
39. “You broke the window? _________, are you ever in big trouble.”
40. “Our visas are here. Now we _______________ to Africa.”
41. “I have ____________________ Africa for years.”
42. All of a _____________, the dust storm broke.



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