The Punnest Category Ever
Content-based Triva
Famous Bunburyists
Marriage/Social Satire
Symbols
100
Also the play's namesake, this pun does not place emphasis on the sincerity of one's character, but rather a specific given name.
What is the importance of being earnest
100
Cecily serves this to Gendlyn after she specifcaly asks for tea with bread and butter
What is sugar and cake
100
This man loses his parents and grows up to fight crime in Gotham City
Who is Bruce Wayne/Batman
100
It is coincidental that this is Jack's name
What is Ernest
100
This symbolizes over indulgence or excess
What is food?
200
According to Algernon in an epigram, he b states " All women become like _______. That is their tragedy. No man does. That is his"
What is their mothers?
200
This is the first question Lady Bracknell asks Jack when determining his eligibility to marry Gwendolyn.
What is "Do you smoke?"
200
This boy is bitten by an insect and then dedicates his time to helping civilians in a major City
Who is Peter Parker/Spiderman
200
This man is very surprised to find out that "Ernest" is already in the kitchen
Who is Ernest/Jack
200
This is the food that Algernon first overindulges in during Act 1
What are cucumber sandwiches?
300
Jack tells Algernon that he should not speak like someone in this profession, as it could lead to "false impressions."
What is a dentist
300
This is how Ernest died, according to Jack.
What is a severe chill?
300
This man writes children’s books famous for their witty and abstract rhymes
Who is Who is Theodore Geisel/Dr. Seuss?
300
Lady Bracknell is accepting of Cecily's marriage only after finding out that she has this
What is 150,000 pounds
300
Similar to Bunbury, this man represents deception, fiction, escapism, and idealism
Who is Ernest
400
In this play on words, Lady Bracknell states, upon finding out that Jack was born on the Brighton line, that "The line is immaterial." Here, she is confusing a railway line with this seemingly more important line.
What is genealogical/social/family line?
400
This is the man who found Jack at the train station.
Who is Mr. Thomas Cardew?
400
This man pretends to have a brother that is always getting him into trouble
Who is Jack Worthing as Ernest?
400
This person pokes fun at Lane's lazy marriage
Who is Algernon
400
In "The Importance of Being Ernest," one's residence is a key signifier of this.
What is social standing/status/sophistication?
500
Lady Bracknell, after finding out that jack was found in a subway station, said "I have never met a man whose origin was a terminus." This pun references not only the beginning and end of life, but this location of a railway
What is the last stop?
500
This is the name of the railway station where Ms. Prism found Jack as a baby.
Where is Victoria station, the Brighton line?
500
This is the term used in the play that describes having an alias for the sake of avoiding responsibility.
What is Buburying?
500
Algernon says it is ok to drink in many cultures past this time.
When is 5 o'clock?
500
In his cigarette case Jack stores business cards with his pseudonym and address in London printed on them. Algernon later uses the card to verify his identity to Cecily. These business cards represent this.
What is duplicity/dual identity?
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