Q: What three common five-letter nicknames have the same last four letters and alphabetically consecutive initial letters? Or to put it another way, think of three common five-letter nicknames that have alphabetically consecutive initial letters and the same last four letters. Which common nicknames are these?L'Eggo my Eggo!
A: JENNY, KENNY, LENNY
Q: Let A = 1, B = 2, C = 3, etc. Think of a five-letter word whose letters' values add up to 51. Now take this word's last two letters. Add their values. (For example A and C would total 4.) Change these two letters to the single letter of the alphabet that represents their total. (In this case, D.) The result will be a new word that is the opposite of the original. What words are these?I threw together a chart to help us.
A: THICK and THIN
Now take the 2nd, 3rd and 1st letters of the new vegetable and add them at the end and phonetically you name yet another vegetable.Q: Take the name of a certain vegetable. Move the 7th, 5th, and 6th letters — in that order — to the front of the word. Phonetically you'll name another vegetable. What vegetables are these?
A: KOHLRABI --> "BRA-KOHL-I" --> BROCCOLI
I harken back to the days of watching wholesome family shows like The Waltons.Q: Name a famous singer — first and last names. Each name has two syllables. Change the first vowel sound in the first name and the last vowel sound in the last name. In each case, phonetically, you'll name part of the human body. Who's the singer?
A: BILLIE EILISH --> BELLY, EYELASH
Add 3 letters in front of the first name to get a destination. Insert 1 letter in the last name to get a different destination.Q: Take the name of a well-known artist. The first name can be divided to form two common words that are synonyms. The last name can be anagrammed to form an antonym of those two words. Who is the artist, and what are the words?
A: DIEGO RIVERA --> DIE, GO, ARRIVE
Q: Think of a major U.S. city in two words. Insert an L in the exact middle of the second word. Now read the first word forward and the second word backward, and you'll name two things associated with this time of year. What are they?Stromboli Airbus
SANTA FE --> SANTA, ELF
Q: Think of a word to describe a single animal. Change the third letter to get a word that describes the plural of that animal. Both are nouns, and neither word contains an "s."My first hint is on the house.
A: HEAD (of cattle) --> HERD (of cattle)
Q: Take the 9 letters of EARTH SIGN. Repeating them as often as necessary, you can spell the four-word title of a classic movie in 15 letters. You can also use them to spell the four-word title of a classic song in 19 letters. What two titles are these?The actor we associate with the movie is an earth sign, but the singer we associate with the song is a fire sign. I also thought I had the wrong movie.
A: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
Q: Name a country of 6 or more letters. Change 2 letters to name a resident of another country's capital.Hint: 1011101111₂
A: PAKISTAN --> PARISIAN
