Q: Think of something that gets people moving vertically. Remove the middle two letters, and you get something that moves people horizontally. What two things are these?Rearrange the letters in the second thing and you get a place where you'll see people moving in all sorts of directions.
A: TRAMPOLINE --> TRAMLINE
Q: Think of a common Britishism — a word that the British use that's not common in the U.S. Write it in all capital letters. Turn it upside-down (that is, rotate it 180 degrees). The result is a famous hero of books and movies. Who is it?I fell for the initial trap.
A: LOO --> 007 (James Bond)
Q: Think of the word for a competitor in a particular Olympic sport. It's a compound word with a hyphen in the middle. Remove the hyphen. What remains are two words from a different Olympic sport. What words are these?Don't get distracted by the animated pictograms for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
A: SHOT-PUTTER --> SHOT, PUTTER (Golf)
Q: Take the name of a flower that has a common girl's name in consecutive letters inside it. Remove that name, and the remaining letters, in order, sound like another girl's name. What flower is it?I'm thinking of a folk art and antique collector.
A: AMARYLLIS --> MARY, ALICE
The first country I checked was MADAGASCAR and for once, that isn't the answer.Q: Think of a country. Embedded in consecutive letters is a well-known brand name. The first, second, eighth and ninth letters of the country, in order, spell a former competitor of that brand. Name the country and the brands.
A: SAUDI ARABIA --> AUDI, SAAB
I'm going back to bed and counting sheep.Q: Think of a place where a plant might grow, in two words. Spoonerize it — that is, switch the initial consonant or consonants of the two words. The result will name another place where a plant might grow, and a plant that might grow in either place.
A: FLOWER BOX --> BOWER, PHLOX
Q: Take the name of a major American city. Hidden inside it in consecutive letters is the name of a Japanese food. Remove that. The remaining letters can be rearranged to spell some Mexican foods. Name the city and the foods.At least we aren't looking for a pair of synonyms.
A: SACRAMENTO --> RAMEN, TACOS
Q: Name a make of car. Write it in all capital letters. Rotate one of the letters 90 degrees and another letter 180 degrees to make a woman's name. What is it?I think this might be Will's favorite make of car.
A: MAZDA --> WANDA
Q: Name a famous woman in American history with a three-part name. Change one letter in her first name to a double letter. The resulting first and second parts of her name form the first and last names of a famous athlete. And the last part of the woman's name is a major rival of that athlete. Who are these people?I just noticed something about her initials.
A: Lady Bird Johnson --> Larry Bird, (Magic) Johnson
Q: Write down the name of a country plus its capital, one after the other. Hidden in consecutive letters inside this is the name of a film that won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Name the country, capital, and film.It definitely helps if you put the country FIRST, then the capital. :) Also, didn't we just have a puzzle involving an Oscar winner?
A: BAH(RAIN MAN)AMA
