Not Even Close

Q:

Take the postal abbreviations for two US states one after the other.  Add a letter to the end to name an animal.  Take the same letter and add two different postal abbreviations after it to name another animal from the same family.

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16

Q:

Think of the name of a gardening implement in the plural.  Think of an acronym for a major US sport.  Rearrange the letters to name a US state.

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A:

William Hogarth was an artist who fashioned a collection of eight paintings and engravings called "A Rake's Progress".  The title refers to our 16th president.  The acronym is NBA.

Nebraska

Matthew 20:16

Q:

What is the next letter in this series?

E     O     E     R     E     X     N     T     E     _____

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A:  

"... the last shall be first..."  and a mirror.  Taking the last letter of each word in this series, the next letter is N, as in teN.

Far Out

Q:

Think of the name of a celestial body.  Rearrange the letters to name some animals.  Rearrange the letters again to name something these animals don't have.

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Kevin D Weeks

A:  

This is the best I could come up with this week.  

Mars          Rams          Arms

A Bit Cheesy

Q:

Name a type of country music.  Rearrange the letters to name something you'd need on a grizzly hunt.

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Amanda Wray

A:

The title refers to bleu cheese and the image is a group of lawn jockeys.

Bluegrass            Bear slugs

Chow Time II

Q:

Each photo below represents a US state.  Can you name them?

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Rick Eh?            Archangeli          istolethetv

Chrisfreeland2002            happy via            Special*Dark

A:

Each picture represents a postal abbreviation.  From the top left and going clockwise:

Foot Long ( Florida )

Orange Roughy ( Oregon )

Nacho Cheese ( North Carolina )

Wilted Spinach ( Wisconsin )

Nectarine Yogurt ( New York )

Seafood Crepe ( South Carolina )

Chow Time

Q:

Each photo below represents a US state.  Can you name them?

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San Fran Annie         Chiot's Run            cle0patra

Renee S.                ulterior epicure          joana hard

A:

Each picture represents a postal abbreviation.  From the top left and going clockwise:

Macadamia Nuts ( Minnesota )
Vanilla Tea (Vermont )
Iceberg Lettuce ( Illinois )
Deviled Eggs ( Delaware )
White Asparagus ( Washington )
Maple Syrup ( Mississippi )

POP?

Q:

Think of a man's name.  Add a letter in the front to name one of the largest retailers in the world.

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Adam Baker

A:

The cute little astronaut was probably sitting in the cart when the cashier asked the title question, "Paper or plastic?"  Roger that.

Roger  -  Kroger

To My Only Son

Q:

John Simon Ritchie (aka Sid Vicious) was a noted punk musician and drug addict.  On the night of February 2nd, 1979, Sid died. He overdosed on heroin allegedly supplied by his mother, Anne Ritchie.  Rearrange the letters in Anne Ritchie to name something she was never able to give to her son, Sid.

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CT State Library

A:

There is an inscription on the image "A Sound Mind", which is what you need to write a will.  Since Sid died first, Ann was never able to give him his:

Inheritance

One Too Many

Q:

Take the three original TV networks:  A B C, N B C and  C B S.  This gives you a pool of the letters A, B, C, N, and S.  Add the letter L to this pool and rearrange the result to name a well known movie, repeating letters where necessary.  Two of the three networks tried unsuccessfully to air a TV series based on this movie.  What movie is it?

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Boston Public Library

A:

The image and title refer to a bogey.  

Casablanca

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Q:

Below is a list of body parts that have alternate meanings.

Head          Nose          Arms          Hand          Finger          Foot

Below is a list of words and phrases that are anagrams of other words and phrases.

Leader      Pesto      Its News      Older Sis      More Limes      Ten Spiders

Rearrange the letters in the above words and phrases to name a person or group of people related to the alternate meanings of the body parts.  The second list is not in the proper order.  Do the match.

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geogtheref

A:

In the proper order, the anagrams are:

Presidents - Sommelier - Soldiers - Dealer - Witness - Poets

Hooray

Q:

Take the popular song "Let it Snow."  Repeat one letter and rearrange the result to get the nickname of a place that doesn't get much snow.  Not real snow anyway.

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A:

Hooray?  For Hollywood, of course.  Add an N and you can anagram "Let It Snow" to:

Tinseltown

Nuts To You

Q:

Using these letters in order:

T, H, N, C, L

Add four of the five vowels in the proper places to come up with an advertising slogan popular in the seventies.

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Oh Nuts

A:

"These are cola nuts."  Ring a bell?  "It's de lemon, it's de lime..."

The Uncola

21st Century Quibbling Man

Q:

The phrase "niggling goons" is replete with letters that repeat.  Drop two identical letters and rearrange the result to get two new verb phrases that are synonymous.  Millions of people worldwide repeat this action every day.

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Amy Guth

A:

Your choice:

Log in - sign on or Log on - sign in

Look You Leap

Q:

Here we have a very eclectic group of song titles in prepositional code:

     2call          itititu          so ble          losove          twoone          it time it

Followed by a list of various musical artists who have performed these songs:

   K.D. Lang   Jack White   Barcelona   Little Milton   Gingersol   Rick Nelson

Can you decipher the song titles and then match them to the performers?  Of course you can.     

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A:

The title translates to "look before you leap".  Here are links to the intended solutions:

song 1          song 2           song 3

          song 4          song 5           song 6           

   

Color Me Star Struck

Q:

Preface  -  The alphabet is a pool of letters from which all words can be spelled.

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Cerulean and cobalt are both shades of blue.  Using each as a pool of letters, from cerulean we can get Lauren and from cobalt we can get Bacall

Consider these:

Lilac green                                                 Robin's egg blue

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Using each color as your pool of letters, you can pull out the first and last names of a well-known couple.  Each color represents one of the pair. Who are they?

A:

Gracie Allen            George Burns

Could You Repeat That?

Q:

The gardener approached the young detective and said,

“You want a opinion n , ujusts?   This burglary was Joan B.   That woman,  compare she’s crazy.   I’m the boyfriend.   But I got this trynost one.  Night they'll move night time.  Be careful.  Them don't get caught."

What did he say?

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Chatwick Harpax

A:

Here is the translation:

"You want an outside opinion, just between us?  This burglary was an inside job.  That woman, she's crazy beyond compare.  I'm leaning toward the boyfriend.  But I got no interest in this one.  They'll move in two nights time.  Be careful.  Don't get caught following them." 

Wax On, Wax Off

Q:

Consider this phrase:

KEEP IT SHINY

Rearrange the letters to name some thing that first-class travelers may receive this week.

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Homies in Heaven

A:

Pretty straight forward:

PIE IN THE SKY

Hey, That's My Hay!

Q:

Complete these sentences with a pair of homonyms:


The schoolmarm decided to _lessen_ the day's _lesson_ and let the children out early.


Hillary would do whatever it took for a _peek_ at the _peak_.

Timmy got a tummy ache when he took four packs of Twinkies and _ate_ all _eight_.

The hostess took the reservation, _four_  _for_ dinner at seven.


The science teacher told his students, "With care, your results shouldn't _vary_  _very_ much."

The _knot_ was _not_ quite right and the horse went free.

A slow day at work, the banker made a _lone_  _loan_.

The lazy young master _made_ the _maid_ do everything for him.

"To get that old skiff across the pond, you'd need  this _oar_  _or_ a paddle", said Huck.

One swipe of the swatter and the _bee_ ceased to _be_.

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One ... Two ... Three

Q:

Take the phrase I am.  If you repeat the I and the m, you can rearrange the result to get Miami.  Consider the following words and phrases.  Rearrange the letters in each, repeating letters as often as necessary, to name six major US cities.  When you are finished, name something all six have in common.

Tales   -   Hip Deal   -   Rioted   -   Antic   -   Tiny Sack   -   Orca Fins

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lamerie

A:

Seattle - Philadelphia - Detroit - Cincinnati - Kansas city - San Francisco

Each of the six cities is home to a major league baseball team.