Phantom Tollbooth Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Who says"It seems to me almost everything is a waste of time?"	Milo
What country did Milo not see the point of knowing where it was?	Etheopia
What was the word Milo could not see the point of knowing how to spell?	February
What did Milo think was the greatest waste of time?	the process of seeking knowledge
Where did Milo live?	an apartment
In Milo's room, what was the strange package next to?	the phonograph
What did the mysterious package in Milo's room look like?	Not quite square, but not quite round
What was attached to the side of Milo's mysterious package?	a bright blue envelope
What was on the bright blue envelope?	FOR MILO WHO HAS PLENTY OF TIME
Why was Milo surprised to see the big package?	It wasn't his birthday, Christmas, and he hadn't been good
Why did Milo open the envelope?	to be polite
What did it say inside the blue envelope?	ONE GENUINE TURNPIKE TOLLBOOTH, EASILY ASSEMBLED AT HOME, AND FOR USE BY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER TRAVELED IN THE LANDS BEYOND
Who is the author of "The Phantom Tollbooth?"	Norton Juster
What is in the mysterious package?	One genuine turnpike tollbooth. Three precautionary signs, assorted coins, one map, one book of rules/
What did the letter say about the rules and traffic regulations?	They may not be bent or broken.
What did the small letters at the bottom of the letter say?	Results are not guaranteed, but if not perfectly satisfied, your wasted time will be refunded.
What color was the tollbooth?	purple
What did the three signs say that were on the tollbooth?	slow down, approaching tollbooth. please have your fare ready. have your destination in mind.
Where did Milo's finger land on the map?	Dictionopolis
What did Milo use to go through the tollbooth?	his small electric automobile
What did Milo say when he went through the tollbooth?	I'm certainly glad it's a nice day for a trip
After going through the tollbooth, what did the first sign say?	Welcome to Expectations. Park here and blow horn.
After Milo blew the horn, who came rushing out from the house?	a little man in a long coat
In Expectations, how did the man talk?	very fast and kept repeating everything he said
What did the man at Expectations call himself?	the Whether Man
What did the Whether man release in the air to see which way the wind was blowing?	a dozen balloons
What did the Whether man say that Expectations was?	the place you go before you get to where you're going
What did the Whether man ask Milo?	Do you think it will rain?
What never happens when you expect everything?	the unexpected
As Milo looked back at Expectations, what did he see?	the Whether man standing under a fierce cloudburst that seemed to be only raining on him.
What did Milo start to do as he drove out of Expectations?	daydream and stopped thinking of where he was going
Which direction did the sign at the fork point for Milo to go?	Left
Which direction did Milo go at the fork in the road?	Right
What began to change after Milo left the main highway?	everything began to lose its color
After going to wrong way, what did Milo's car do?	the car gradually slowed to a stop
After turning the wrong way, where did Milo end up?	the Doldrums
What were the creatures in the Doldrums called?	lethargarians
What are the Doldrums?	the place where nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes
What did Milo not see the point of subtracting?	turnips
Where did Milo see the first Lethargarian?"	on his right shoulder
What color were the Lethargarians?"	the color of whatever they were sitting on
How many Lethargarians were there?	dozens of them
What did Milo do for the Lethargarians?	laughed at them
What did the Lethargarians say was not allowed in the Doldrums?	To think
What did the Lethargarians tell Milo to do about the law?	Look it up in the local ordinance book.
What was the law about laughing in the Doldrums?	frowned upon
When was smiling permitted in the Doldrums?	on alternate Thursdays
What were some of the things the Lethargarians did in their day?	take 5 naps, eat, sleep, daydream, dawdle and delay, bide our time, linger and loiter, put off for tomorrow what they could have done today, loaf and lounge, dilly dally, waste time
How often did the Lethargarians take a holiday?	once a week, and they go nowhere
Everyone in the Doldrums did nothing all day except whom?	the watchdog
everything about the watchdog is normal except for what?	His body which is a loudly ticking alarm clock
what did milo tell the watchdog he was doing	killing time
What must milo do to get out out of the doldrums?	start thinking
what did milo think about to get out of the doldrums?	Birds that swim, fish that fly, yesterdays lunch, tomorrow's dinner, words that start with J, numbers that end with 3.
When they got out of the doldrums, what happend to Milo and Tock's surroundings?	All the the things turned to their original color
After getting out of the doldrums, what did Milo realize?	That life was not at all boring
What is tock's brothers name?	Tick
What sound does tock make?	Tick
Where does tock's parents try to change ticks name?	In the hall of records
What did people conclude after counting all the time and finding so much of it?	That because their was so much of it,it couldn't be very valuble
Where is dicionopolis?	In the foothills of confusion, caressed by a gentle breeze from the Sea of Knowledge
What day was it in Dictionopolis?	Market day
What Question did the gateman ask milo?	have you come to by or sell?
What did the gateman tell milo (about getting in)?	to get in you have to have an excuse to get in
What excuse did the gateman give milo?	Why not?
Where did the gateman put the small medallion	Around milo's neck
What did the large banner in Dicionopolis say?	"WELCOME TO THE WORD MARKET"
What did the five men that Milo saw in Dicionopolis look like?	Very tall, thin, dressed in silks and satins, plumped hats, and buckled shoes
What did the five men have with them	five parchments
What are the ways the five tall men say hi?	Greetings, Salutations, welcome, Good afternoon
What are other names for the king of Dictopolis	Azaz the unabridged, Monarch of letters, Emperor of phrases, sentences, and miscellaneous figures of speach
What are other words that the 5 tall men use for a kingdom?	Country, nation, state, commonwealth, realm, empire, palatinate, principality
What are some other words for yes that the 5 tall men use?	of course, certainly, precisely, exactly
What are some other words the 5 tall men use for no?	Nonsense, ridiculous, fantastic, absurd, bosh
What are the names of the five tall men?	The Duke of Definition, the Minister of Meaning, the Earl of Essence, the Count of Connotation, the Undersecretary of Understanding
What is the Duke of Definition's definition of cabinet?	1. a small private room or closet case with drawers, etc. for keeping valuables or displaying curiousities. 2. council room for chief ministers of state 3. a body of official advisors to the chief executive of a nation
How are words made?	They are grown on trees
Who fell of the log in the word market?	The earl of essence.
When is the word market held?	Once a week.
Were is the word market held?	In the great square.
Why don't the five tall men make sense?	It isn't their job.
Why did the five tall men leave Milo?	to get ready for the royal banquet?
What wise comment did Tock tell Milo?	Words are confusing only when you use a lot to say a little.
What three words does milo want to buy ?	quagmire, flabbergast, upholstry
What was Tock more intersted in finding than buying new words?	Finding a bone
Why didn't milo buy the three words that he wanted to buy?	They were to expensive and milo only had the coins that he needed to get through the tollbooth.
What are Happy's useful for?	Happy New Year, Happy Birthday, Happy Days, and happy-go-lucky
What are Goods good for?	good-Morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good-by
How many bins were in the cart labeled "Do it Yourself"	26
what letter does the man who runs the do it yourself stall think is very good?	A
What 3 letters does the letter man pop into his mouth	two G's and a R
What is one of the most popular letters?	A
What does Z taste like?	Very dry and sawdusty.
What does X taste Like?	A trunkful of stale air.
What is odd about the spelling bee?	He is twice Milo's size.
What is the first word the spelling bee spells out?	Assistance.
What does an I taste like?	Icy and refreshing
What does a C taste like?	Crisp and crunchy
What is the first word the humbug says in the story?	BALDERDASH
How many seconds does Milo give to the spelling bee to spell vegetable?	10
What word does Milo have the spelling bee spell?	vegetable
When the Spelling Bee was just an ordinary bee, what was his part-time job?	going in people's bonnets
Who is a very dislikable fellow?	the humbug
Who did Humbug say he fought the crusades with?	Richard the Lion Heart
Who did the Humbug say he was talking to the other day?	the king
What is the Latin name for humbug	Insecticus humbugium
Who was the humbug's great-great-great-grandfather?	George Washington Humbug
Who does the Bee say that the Humbug is?:	an imposter
What does Milo say the palace looks like?	an enormous book
What did officer Shrift look like?:	blue uniform with white belt and gloves, a peaked hat with a fierce expression
What crimes did Milo and Tock commit?	having a dog with an alarm, sewing confusion, wreaking havoc
Why did Short Shrift ask them what they were doing on the night of July 27th?	It was his birthday
Who always forgets people's birthdays?	boys
What sentence did Short Shrift give Milo and Tock?	I am.
What 3 people were Short Shift?	a police, a jailer and a judge
Who will be Milo and Tock's only company in the dungeon?	the witch (which)
What did the Which say that Milo and Tock could call her?	faintly Macabre
What is the first sign Faintly Macabre put up in the castle?	brevity is the soul of wit
What is the last sign Faintly Macabre put up on the castle?	Silence is golden
Who thinks that learning all the words is a very comendable ambition	Faintly Macabre
In the dungeon why did Milo grab Tock to make sure his alarm didn't go off	He knew witches didn't like Loud noises
Who does the Which say she is?

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