I can't say that I've read the whole book, but the section I read was riveting. Remember the deadline this week is Wednesday.Q: I was at a library. On the shelf was a volume whose spine said "OUT TO SEA." When I opened the volume, I found the contents had nothing to do with sailing or the sea in any sense. It wasn't a book of fiction either. What was in the volume?
A: It's an ENCYCLOPEDIA
Her daughter has the same middle name.Q: Name a famous female singer of the past (five letters in the first name, seven letters in the last name). Remove the last letter of her first name, and you can rearrange all the remaining letters to name the capital of a country (six letters) and a food product that its nation is famous for (five letters).
A: SARAH VAUGHAN --> HAVANA, SUGAR
Q: Think of a famous living singer. The last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last name spell a bird. Change the first letter of the singer's first name. Then the first three letters of that first name and the last five letters of his last name together spell another bird. What singer is this?I'm not sure he'd like having his first name changed to that.
A: PLĂCIDO DOMINGO --> DODO, FLAMINGO
Drop the second letter of the place, rearrange to name something you might use while in this place.Q: Name a place where games are played. Move the last two letters to the beginning. Change the new last letter to an "H." The result, sadly, is what you might have when you leave this place.
A: CASINO --> NO CASH
Q: Name some equipment an equestrian might use. Remove the second, third and fourth letters, and reverse those that remain. The result will be some more equipment an equestrian might use. What things are these?Change the fourth letter in the original equipment to an A and rearrange. The result is a place you wouldn't expect to see a horse.
A: STIRRUPS, SPURS
Q: Take the name of a famous person in American politics (6,6). Hidden in this name reading from left to right, but not in consecutive letters, is the name of a well-known place that's very dry, in 4 letters. Remove these letters. The remaining 8 letters in order from left to right will name another well-known, very dry place. What politician is this?I referred to a list and one place showed up just after a very familiar place.
A: KAMALA HARRIS --> MARS, KALAHARI
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.
A: DREW BARRYMORE, "BREW DAIRY MORE"
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
