Question

Which sentence contains a pun?

a. A humble life of peace and quiet is better than a splendid one with danger and risk.
b. It is better to be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and erase all doubt.
c. I could not remember how to throw a boomerang, but it eventually came back to me.
d.She shimmied on the shiny dance floor in her sheer and shimmery shoes.

Answer 1

The anwer to the question above would be that the sentence that contains a pun is the following one: I could not remember how to throw a boomerang, but it eventually came back to me.

In order to understand the pun, you need to know what the meaning of "boomerang" is. A boomerang is "a curve stick that, when throw in a particular way, comes back to the person who threw it". Here the pun has to do with the fact that memories can also come back to you, just as boomerangs do.

Answer 2

The answer would be C. Boomerangs, when thrown, are made to circle back to the user who threw it. The pun is a play on their memory returning to them just as a boomerang would come back to them.