On the game show Um, Actually, the host reads out a series of supposed facts about various geeky subjects, and contestants must interject with the correct information, prefacing their answers with the phrase Um, Actually. That’s the inspiration for Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s challenge, in which each answer rhymes with the syllable um. For example, if someone observes, “In rugby, play is frequently restarted with several players locking arms and gathering together in a formation called a huddle,” you could interject with Um, actually…and what correct answer? This is part of a complete episode.
Someone bitten by a werewolf becomes a werewolf, but what does a werewolf bitten by a nurse practitioner become? In Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s punny puzzle, the first syllable of each answer to a question like this rhymes with the were- in...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski’s latest side gig is writing anthems for nations that exist only in his imagi-Nation. For example, what “nation” might celebrate itself with the following stanza? In mathematics, it’s an arrangement of elements into various...
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