Q: Take the word SETS. You can add a three-letter word to this twice to get a common phrase: SPARE PARTS. Can you now do this with the word GENIE, add a three-letter word to it twice to get a common phrase?Hey you!
A: GOLDEN OLDIE
Q: Think of a famous character in American literature. Change each letter in that character's name to its position in the alphabet — A=1, B=2, etc. — to get a famous year in American history. Who is this person and what is the year?The author was born shortly after the famous year.
A: (Captain) AHAB --> (War of) 1812
Q: Start with the name of a blockbuster movie star. Remove the first letter of the first name and last two letters of the last name to get the types of movies he almost never stars in. Who is this?I'm glad Will included "almost never".
A: VIN DIESEL --> INDIES
Q: Name a famous classical composer in three syllables. Change the vowel sounds in the first and third syllables, and phonetically you'll name a sport. What is it?I thought I was close with Tchaikovsky
A: PACHELBEL --> PICKLEBALL