Q: Think of the names of two companies. One of them has a two-part name (5,5). The other has a three-part name (5,7,5). The last five-letter part of the two names is the same. And the first five-letter part of the first company's name is something the second company wants. What is it?
Sunday, February 28, 2021
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 28, 2021): A Tale of Two Companies
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 28, 2021): A Tale of Two Companies
Sunday, February 21, 2021
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 21, 2021): All We Are is Dust in the Wind
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 21, 2021): All We Are is Dust in the Wind
Q: Think of a famous philosopher — first and last names. Change one letter in the first name to get a popular dish. Drop two letters from the last name and rearrange the result to get the kind of cuisine of this dish. What is it?It's not Aristotle, Plato or Socrates.
A: Friedrich Nietzsche --> Fried rice, Chinese
Sunday, February 14, 2021
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 14, 2021): Name the Books of the Bible
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 14, 2021): Name the Books of the Bible
Edit: He played crewman Kane in Alien.
Q: Name a famous actor whose first name is a book of the Bible and whose last name is an anagram of another book of the Bible. Who is it?This actor had a role in a sci-fi film playing a character whose name sounds like a name from the Bible.
Edit: He played crewman Kane in Alien.
A: JOHN + RUTH = JOHN HURT
Sunday, February 07, 2021
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 7, 2021): In the News
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 7, 2021): In the News
Edit: Close my eyes (quickly) = blink
Q: Think of an official who has been in the news this year in a positive way. Say this person's first initial and last name out loud. It will sound like an important person in U.S. history. Who is it?No clue this week; I choose to close my eyes.
Edit: Close my eyes (quickly) = blink
A: Secretary of State Antony Blinken --> A. BLINKEN --> ABE LINCOLN
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