Talk Wordy to Me
Phone Line-age
Phee Phi Phone Puns
Play that Phone-ky Music, White Boy
Phone a Friend
100
A word that is synonymous with being disingenuous or fraudulent.
What is phony?
100
The man credited with inventing the first practical telephone
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
100
I got angry when my phone's ________ died. To cope, my therapist said I needed to find an _______.
What is a "battery" and an "outlet"?
100
The artist who soulfully sang "You took your time with the call/ I took no time with the fall"
Who is Carly Rae Jepsen?
100
"Friendship is born at that moment when one man says to another: "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself..." - The author of the fantasy series (turned movie franchise) that featured a talking lion, an other worldly closet, and English schoolchildren
Who is C.S. Lewis?
200
A term for each of two words that have the same pronunciation but differ in meaning?
What is homophone?
200
The two components that comprised what was originally referred to as a "lover's phone," a device that existed centuries prior to the modern telephone and relied on vibrations to transmit signals across short distances (Hint: Both components are related to the letters "Sn")
What is a piece of string and two tin cans?
200
I surprised a family of skunks with my phone's _____ flash, and now my service ______.
What is "camera" and "stinks"?
200
The artist who famously rapped, "So check the flavor that I'm bringin'/ The mother****ing [artist's spelled name here] keep their mother****ing heads ringing!"
Who is Dr. Dre?
200
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." - The author who wrote about an anthropomorphic teddy bear and his friends: a rabbit, a baby pig, an owl, a tiger, a gopher, two kangaroos, and a donkey.
Who is A.A. Milne?
300
An elaborate musical composition for a full orchestra that is typically comprise of four movements, at least one of which is a traditionally in the form of a sonata
What is a symphony?
300
The inventor of the "telephone exchange," which allowed people to call into each others homes and businesses, worked for this famous developer of the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
300
I tried to call a ________ to get some booty, but all I got was a busy signal. He must've taken the phone off the ______.
What is "pirate" and "hook"?
300
The artist who sang the "hook" on the 2008 hit single by Soulja Boy that contained the lyrics, "Girl you know I miss you/ I just wanna kiss you/ But I can't right now/ So baby kiss me thru the phone"
Who is Chris Brown?
300
"You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together." - This famous line was met with widespread adoration and acclaim, and ws penned by this author from his book (also turned movie)
Who is Nicholas Sparks (from "The Notebook")?
400
An adjective that means "of or relating to speech sounds"
What is phonetic?
400
Police data in San Francisco showed that one-half of all robberies in 2012 were thefts of what popular device?
What is a cell phone?
400
I phoned the zoo but the _______ was busy.
What is "lion"?
400
This little "number," which peaked at Billboard's #4 spot in 1982, prompted a whole generation to pick up their phones and ask for Jenny, prompting the extreme irritation of an elderly couple from Alabama with the same number (with a 205 area code)
What is "867-5309"? (Or, "Jenny")
400
"Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.'" - This exchange can be found in the famous children's book by this author. Interestingly, a particular strain of medical marijuana was named after the title of this book when it helped change the life of Charlotte Figi, a young girl whose epilepsy was cured by the drug, and sparked widespread reform of drug laws across the country.
Who is E.B. White?
500
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds
What is a cacophony?
500
The company that offered the first popularized mobile phone via its "Mobile Telephone Service" in 1946 and is now known for its logo, which is often said to resemble the Death Star from the Star Wars movie franchise
Who is AT&T?
500
When vegetables want to converse with petunias, they grab a cell phone and ________. (Hint: it's a type of vegetable)
What is "cauliflower"?
500
The modern soul/folk band that crafted the 2014 song "Call Me," featuring the lyrics, "You got your limit, baby I got mine/ 611-3369 please oh please baby/ Pick up that telephone"
Who is St. Paul and the Broken Bones?
500
"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies." - This famous philosopher taught Alexander the Great between 356 and 323 BCE, and has been cited as a major influence in areas ranging from political theory to physics to moral ethics.
Who is Aristotle?
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