Lockdown Irony Quiz

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Yup

 

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4 to go

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of what?

Why didn’t Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, ever speak to his wife or Mother on the phone?

What is ironic about the word ‘CENSORSHIP’ in China? (This is easy)

Why does nobody know who invented the fire hydrant?

 

[daverichardson]

Bell was an orphan and bachelor
Fireman Sam invented the hydrant

 

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Wack wack zzzzzzzzz

 

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Re hydrant; where would you go to find out who invented something?

 

[Wanderer]

Re hydrant; where would you go to find out who invented something?

Patent Office?

 

[CatmanV2]

Patent Office?

Ahh. It burned down, I guess

C

 

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Yup, patent office burned down

 

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Re Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of what?

What is unusual?

 

[Wanderer]

River Horse Big Something Feet Fear?

 

[Mancserati]

Re Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of what?

What is unusual?

Fear of long words

 

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Fear of long words

Yup

 

[Wanderer]

Fear of long words

I have a fear of long turds.....

 

[Wattie]

Yup

Good job with this stindig!
It’s fun.

 

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Final quiz tomorrow. Music dingbats

 

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C’mon everyone, finish this off:

Why didn’t Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, ever speak to his wife or Mother on the phone?

What is ironic about the word ‘CENSORSHIP’ in China? (This is easy)

 

[Scaf]

His wife and mother were deaf

 

[stindig]

His wife and mother were deaf

Correct

 

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Ok, to close it down:

What is ironic about the word ‘CENSORSHIP’ in China?

The word ‘censorship’ is censored in China