A Beautiful Dinner

Q:


Consider this sentence:

The newlywed began to scurry around the kitchen, hoping to create a meal that her husband would really brag about to her in-laws.

Replace two words with synonyms without changing the meaning of the sentence.  These two words, phonetically, will name a famous movie actor.

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kodok

A:

The title is similar to the movie A Beautiful Mind.  The image calls to mind the sound dried leaves make.

The newlywed began to rustle around the kitchen, hoping to create a meal that her husband would really crow about to her in-laws.

Russell Crowe

Is There Anybody In Here?

Q:


As presidential candidates, think of a word that describes Barack Obama (be nice) and a word that describes Mitt Romney (be nice).  Take the first initial of each word.  Think of a synonym of the word reflection.  Take the synonym and the two initials and rearrange to name what will be seen this November.

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Martin Deutsch

A:

In this election cycle, Obama is the Incumbent and Romney is the Challenger.  I - C

If you hollered the title in the image, you would hear a synonym of reflection, namely an ECHO.

Choice

Apologies for switching from plural back to singular (reflections).  I realized the plural of echo is echoes and not echos.  Didn't need the extra E. 

This for That

Q:


Many words can be spelled by stringing together two US postal abbreviations -  co-ok, me-al, or-ca,  etc.  There are also (though fewer) words spelled by stringing three together, as in va-nd-al.

Name an eight letter word that is spelled by stringing four US postal abbreviations together.

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Keith Williamson

A:

Although there are several possibilities, I was looking for one in particular. 

The title is the English translation of the Latin phrase Quid Pro Quo.  The question hints at food, seafood in particular.  The chandeliers represent the political leanings of the states involved, blue, red, blue and blue.

CA   -   LA   -   MA   -   RI

What The Heck Was That Guy's Name?

Q:


ROT 13 is a simple code where a letter is moved 13 places forward in the alphabet.  For example, A goes to N, B goes to O, etc.  For letters in the second half of the alphabet, move the letters 13 places earlier.  T goes to G, etc.  This should help:

A        B        C        D        E        F        G        H       I        J        K        L        M

N        O       P         Q        R       S         T        U      V       W      X        Y        Z

Think of a large island whose last letter is a ROT 13 of its first letter.  Remove the first and last letters and the result when ROT 13ed will name the general category of an endangered species there.

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My Melting Brain

A:

The image is a screensaver from the movie The Matrix and that guy's name was Neo.  B and O are rot 13's of each other.  The sun bear is an endangered species on this island that is home to Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

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Andrew.Napier

Borneo               Bear

No Way!

Q:  


Think of a six letter word meaning "man".  Add an E and a W somewhere in the word  (without rearranging any letters) to name something the man might consume.

Swap an O and an R for the E and W.  Change the first letter to an S and rearrange the result to name something this particular man might wear.

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Waponi

A:

The title is the first part of a familiar phrase - "No way, Jose".  The image is some arrows.

Hombre          Homebrew          Sombrero

The Shape of Things to Come

Q:


Take the phrase "Happy Goats in Cashmere".  Change one letter in "Happy Goats" and one letter in "in Cashmere".  Rearrange the letters in each smaller phrase to name a couple of really smart fellas.

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Erik Daniel Drost

A:

The title refers not to our future dietary habits, but to circles and triangles.  The men in question were great thinkers in the field of ancient mathematics.  The image, well...

Pythagoras           Archimedes

Promising Stars

Q:


Think of a seven letter word for what you see on "American Idol".  Add one letter to name what you see on the campaign trail.

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Oh-Barcelona.com

A:

I thought the image was pretty cool as well as a hint.  It is an abstract of David and Goliath.  What you see on "American Idol" are singers.  Add an "L" and you get slingers, as in mud.