Dad Jokes quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Why did the tomato turn red in the garden?

   Answer: It saw the salad dressing

   Why: Dressing means both the salad sauce and getting dressed, so the tomato blushes; the word tomato itself comes from the Nahuatl tomatl.

2. 2 Medium

   What do you call a large pile of kittens?

   Answer: A meowntain

   Why: A real group of kittens has a name of its own: a kindle, a word that goes back to Middle English kyndel.

3. 3 Hard

   Which author released the 'Very Embarrassing Dad Jokes' book series?

   Answer: Ian Allen

   Why: Allen's run began with The VERY Embarrassing Book of Dad Jokes in 2012 and was still going in 2023 with Even More Embarrassing Dad Jokes.

4. 4 Easy

   Why don't scientists trust atoms in their experiments?

   Answer: They make up everything

   Why: Atoms do not quite make up everything: ordinary matter is only about 5 percent of the universe, the rest being dark matter and dark energy.

5. 5 Medium

   What did the grape do when it got stepped on?

   Answer: Let out a little wine

   Why: In Portugal's Douro valley, port grapes are still crushed by teams of people treading them in shallow stone tanks called lagares.

6. 6 Hard

   Which theory explains humor as a way to release psychological tension?

   Answer: Relief theory

   Why: Herbert Spencer sketched it in an 1860 essay on the physiology of laughter, and Freud took it up in his 1905 book on jokes.