Q: Think of a famous actress -- first and last names. Swap the first letter of each name (e.g. Lana Turner would become Tana Lurner). Say the result out loud, and phonetically you'll get some advice on fermenting milk. What is it?Take the name of the actress. For each letter, if it appears more than once, keep only half the instances (round up if necessary -- half of 3 is 1.5, but you'd keep 2 letters). Rearrange those letters to get a piece of outerwear.
Q: Name a popular automobile import (make and model). Add the letter V and anagram the result. You'll name a popular ethnic food. What names are these?Insert an E in the model to get something directly associated with the make.
A: KIA SOUL + V = SOUVLAKI (Greek)
Q: Name a famous current American singer. Replace the last name with a colloquial term for a person from the place where this singer was born and raised. Say the result out loud. Phonetically, you'll get a form of singing the singer doesn't usually do. Who is the singer and what is the kind of singing?I realize why I was having trouble with the puzzle. I knew the singer, but the "phonetically" was what threw me. I had to change my pronunciation for the sake of making the puzzle work.
A: CARRIE UNDERWOOD, OKLAHOMA (OKIE) --> KARAOKE
Q: Think of something to drink in two words. Rearrange the letters to spell a famous prison and a means of getting out of prison. What words are these?You can also rearrange the letters to get a cookie and a storage container.
A: SINGAPORE SLING --> SING SING, PAROLE
Q: Think of a word that means exceptionally good. Add two letters at the end of it to make a word that means the exact opposite. What words are these?Change the last letter of the original word to three later in the alphabet, then add the same two letters as before. Rearrange to get a word meaning "sway".
A: SUPERB, SUPERBAD
Q: Think of a famous singer. Replace the last three letters of the first name with an E. Also replace the last three letters of the last name with an E. The result will be a world-famous location. What singer is this?"Not Again."
A: WHITney HOUSton --> WHITE HOUSE
Q: Name a famous actress (five letters in the first name, six letters in the last name). Change the first and third letters of her first name and the first letter of her last name. The resulting letters in order from left to right will name a place where you might see this actress.There's a connection to Ben Kingsley and this place.
A: JODIE FOSTER --> MOVIE POSTER
Q: Take the phrase EASTERN TIME. Change one letter and rearrange the result to name a place that observes Eastern Time.Could it be in the 410 area code?
A: EMPIRE STATE (New York)
Q: In a certain classic film, the protagonist uses two weapons. The name of one of these has 10 letters. If you take its first letter and last six letters, you can rearrange them all to name the other weapon this protagonist uses, in seven letters. What weapons are these?The protagonist uses a different pair of weapons towards the end of the movie.
A: LIGHTSABER, BLASTER
Q: Think of a popular commercial name that ends with the names of two male animals one after the other. If you have the right commercial name, its first six letters can be rearranged to spell the name of an N.F.L. team. What is this commercial name?If you change the fifth letter in the commercial name to an H and rearrange the letters, you get a part of the lower body.
A: INSTAGRAM --> STAG, RAM --> GIANTS