Word Puzzle Challenge
April 2nd, 2020 at 9:53:52 PM
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Many members here are obviously math-oriented, but here's something of a Word Challenge for those that enjoy word puzzles.
Find three different 11-letter words that when each are placed in a row, eleven different 3-letter words are formed in each of the eleven columns.
All 14 words must be official "Scrabble" words.
(For example, the 3-letter words PAD, ODE, and TON when each are placed in a row
PAD
ODE
TON
form the words POT, ADO, and DEN in the three corresponding columns. Your task is to find three different 11-letter words that form eleven different 3-letter words in the columns.)
You can verify if a word is valid in Scrabble here: https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools#dictionary
Find three different 11-letter words that when each are placed in a row, eleven different 3-letter words are formed in each of the eleven columns.
All 14 words must be official "Scrabble" words.
(For example, the 3-letter words PAD, ODE, and TON when each are placed in a row
PAD
ODE
TON
form the words POT, ADO, and DEN in the three corresponding columns. Your task is to find three different 11-letter words that form eleven different 3-letter words in the columns.)
You can verify if a word is valid in Scrabble here: https://scrabble.hasbro.com/en-us/tools#dictionary
April 3rd, 2020 at 4:48:42 AM
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I appreciate the challenge, but word puzzles have never been my strong suit. Hopefully others will rise to the occasion.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
April 3rd, 2020 at 7:20:27 AM
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I am word oriented, and you could have stopped the puzzle at “Find three different eleven letter words.” I don’t count the letters in words.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 3rd, 2020 at 7:40:44 AM
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Same here.
I Googled 11 letter words and got 77k+ results, conveniently alphabetized.
I'm guessing we're not looking for a unique solution. At least I hope not.
I Googled 11 letter words and got 77k+ results, conveniently alphabetized.
I'm guessing we're not looking for a unique solution. At least I hope not.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
April 3rd, 2020 at 7:59:53 AM
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Haha, I did the same!
Necessarily is an eleven letter word; could it be one of the three? If so, then the second word needs vowels below all the consonants.
Abecedarian, there’s another. Same rule though.
Necessarily is an eleven letter word; could it be one of the three? If so, then the second word needs vowels below all the consonants.
Abecedarian, there’s another. Same rule though.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 3rd, 2020 at 8:09:38 AM
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Here is a puzzle.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
What are the last five numbers, in order.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
What are the last five numbers, in order.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 3rd, 2020 at 8:15:52 AM
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Trick question since question marks are not numbers :)
April 3rd, 2020 at 9:58:19 AM
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15 14 9 7 6 - however I don't think that is what you were asking!.Quote: MoscaHere is a puzzle.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
What are the last five numbers, in order.
April 3rd, 2020 at 11:53:43 AM
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Quote: JohnzimboTrick question since question marks are not numbers :)
What are the values of the question marks, in order.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 3rd, 2020 at 1:12:22 PM
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Quote: charliepatrick15 14 9 7 6 - however I don't think that is what you were asking!.
That is wrong.
Hint. This is posted under word problems, not math problems.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 3rd, 2020 at 1:32:19 PM
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Answer: 10, 13, 3, 12, 2
April 3rd, 2020 at 1:54:41 PM
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Quote: EdCollinsAnswer: 10, 13, 3, 12, 2
Correct.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 4th, 2020 at 6:21:26 PM
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After Mosca provided the hint (This is posted under Word Problems, not Math Problems) the answer then became obvious.
The list contains the numbers from 1 through 19, spelled out in alphabetical order.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, 10, 13, 3, 12, 2
(eight, eighteen, eleven, fifteen, five, four, fourteen, nine, nineteen, one, seven, seventeen, six, sixteen, ten, thirteen, three, twelve, two)
The list contains the numbers from 1 through 19, spelled out in alphabetical order.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, 10, 13, 3, 12, 2
(eight, eighteen, eleven, fifteen, five, four, fourteen, nine, nineteen, one, seven, seventeen, six, sixteen, ten, thirteen, three, twelve, two)
April 4th, 2020 at 8:44:25 PM
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It’s a vast category. You can have problems based on spelling, meaning, pronunciation, ordinance, spoonerisms, and many more. You can have Cockney slang, even.
Word problems are neither better nor worse than math problems, just different. I think of word problems like “Magic Eye” puzzles for that indistinct part of your brain. You read it, think about it for a while, and then relax and sort of let your mind make connections. Sometimes it will, sometimes it won’t.
Word problems are neither better nor worse than math problems, just different. I think of word problems like “Magic Eye” puzzles for that indistinct part of your brain. You read it, think about it for a while, and then relax and sort of let your mind make connections. Sometimes it will, sometimes it won’t.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 5th, 2020 at 11:17:44 PM
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Vegas Buzz!
The shaded M and the letters surrounding it spell GAMBLER, which matches one of the clues below. Find 7-letter words in the hive for the remaining clues. Shade (or write down) the center letter for each word.
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1) Player Gambler - M
2) PGP Game ____________
3) Green Chip ____________
4) Bone Propeller ____________
5) Blackjackish ____________
6) George Carlin's last show place ____________
7) Numbers Game ____________
Now unscramble all of the 7 center letters to spell the Vegas Buzzword.
Buzz) Vegas Location ____________
[If you find this to be easy and want a real challenge, try designing one.]
The shaded M and the letters surrounding it spell GAMBLER, which matches one of the clues below. Find 7-letter words in the hive for the remaining clues. Shade (or write down) the center letter for each word.
1) Player Gambler - M
2) PGP Game ____________
3) Green Chip ____________
4) Bone Propeller ____________
5) Blackjackish ____________
6) George Carlin's last show place ____________
7) Numbers Game ____________
Now unscramble all of the 7 center letters to spell the Vegas Buzzword.
Buzz) Vegas Location ____________
[If you find this to be easy and want a real challenge, try designing one.]
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 6th, 2020 at 2:31:52 AM
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I can't quite figure out "bone propeller."
1) Player - gaMbler
2) PGP Game - foRtune
3) Green Chip - quArter
4) Bone Propeller - either hooTers or shooTer or sooTher or sherooT
5) Blackjackish - Pontoon
6) George Carlin's last show place - orleAns
7) Numbers Game - lotteRy
Buzz) Vegas Location - RAMPART
April 6th, 2020 at 2:31:56 AM
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Thanks - it was fun, although I didn't know 6. I got 507-5900 (that way if you get the same answer you can under stand the code). btw I also found another word.Quote: Gialmere...Buzz) Vegas Location...
8) Type of currents that might keep you warm.
April 6th, 2020 at 3:59:19 AM
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Good puzzle, thanks. Ed Collins is right, and bone propeller is the guy with the dice.
A falling knife has no handle.
April 6th, 2020 at 4:17:12 AM
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Quote: charliepatrickbtw I also found another word.
8) Type of currents that might keep you warm.
Yea, I found this too. Thermal.
April 6th, 2020 at 4:40:57 AM
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Quote: MoscaHere is a puzzle.
8, 18, 11, 15, 5, 4, 14, 9, 19, 1, 7, 17, 6, 16, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
What are the last five numbers, in order.
2, 3, 10, 12, 13
April 12th, 2020 at 4:37:43 AM
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Vegas Vaccine!
While the world's scientists race to find a Covid-19 cure, you, in the Las Vegas Tourism Bureau lab, have been assigned to find a Vegas vaccine to bring the city back to life once it's given the green light to reopen. Unfortunately, with the early chaos and confusion, all the test tubes you'll need in your lab got mixed up. Can you find the right mixture in time?
Below are four categories from which you must extract the vaccine. Each category has five test tubes containing word parts. One of the tubes contains all the first parts of the category words. Another contains all the second parts and so on. Assemble the words from the tubes and place them alphabetically in the category's boxes on the left (each tube part of the word in a box).
A "word" may actually consist of more than one word. If so, there are no spaces between them. Always use the first word of a multi-word (including names) when placing them alphabetically.
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Once you have extracted all the words from the test tubes and correctly placed them in their boxes you are ready to make the final vaccine mixture. Take all the letters in the shaded boxes and unscramble them to make a four-word phrase that will save Sin City.
Vegas Vaccine = ________ ________ ________ ________
The fate of Las Vegas is in your hands. Good luck!
While the world's scientists race to find a Covid-19 cure, you, in the Las Vegas Tourism Bureau lab, have been assigned to find a Vegas vaccine to bring the city back to life once it's given the green light to reopen. Unfortunately, with the early chaos and confusion, all the test tubes you'll need in your lab got mixed up. Can you find the right mixture in time?
Below are four categories from which you must extract the vaccine. Each category has five test tubes containing word parts. One of the tubes contains all the first parts of the category words. Another contains all the second parts and so on. Assemble the words from the tubes and place them alphabetically in the category's boxes on the left (each tube part of the word in a box).
A "word" may actually consist of more than one word. If so, there are no spaces between them. Always use the first word of a multi-word (including names) when placing them alphabetically.
Once you have extracted all the words from the test tubes and correctly placed them in their boxes you are ready to make the final vaccine mixture. Take all the letters in the shaded boxes and unscramble them to make a four-word phrase that will save Sin City.
Vegas Vaccine = ________ ________ ________ ________
The fate of Las Vegas is in your hands. Good luck!
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 14th, 2020 at 7:19:42 PM
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Checking some forgotten files you discover that the test tubes in category #3 are for: Vegas Developers
Hmm... When you design one of these puzzles and it gets solved quickly you wish you had made it harder. If nobody solves it you wish you made it easier (or less tedious).
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 15th, 2020 at 3:27:34 PM
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Well, I got category 2 words
DANNY GANS
LIBERACE
SNOOP DOGG
TELLER
DANNY GANS
LIBERACE
SNOOP DOGG
TELLER
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
April 15th, 2020 at 5:56:52 PM
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And now that I see that they are all about Vegas, the other three are:
Aliante
Harrahs
Sahara
Tuscany
Westgate
Del Webb
Jay Sarno
Sam Boyd
Steve Wynn
Craps
Let It Ride
Omaha
Pai Gow
Roulette
Aliante
Harrahs
Sahara
Tuscany
Westgate
Del Webb
Jay Sarno
Sam Boyd
Steve Wynn
Craps
Let It Ride
Omaha
Pai Gow
Roulette
April 16th, 2020 at 9:45:37 AM
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Any stabs at the final mixture?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 16th, 2020 at 10:17:41 AM
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Quote: GialmereAny stabs at the final mixture?
First of all, let me make sure I have the letters right:
| A | L | IA | N | TE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HA | R | RA | H | S |
| S | AH | A | R | A |
| T | U | SC | AN | Y |
| W | ES | TG | AT | E |
| DA | NN | YG | A | NS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | IB | ER | AC | E |
| S | NO | OP | DO | GG |
| T | E | L | LE | R |
| D | EL | W | EB | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JA | Y | S | AR | NO |
| SA | MB | O | Y | D |
| ST | EV | E | WY | NN |
| C | R | A | P | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE | TI | T | RI | DE |
| O | M | A | H | A |
| P | A | I | GO | W |
| RO | U | LE | T | TE |
The letters are A A E E I O U H H L N S S S T W W Y
Assuming they are...
You Wash The Sawlines?
You Insaws The Whales?
I'll keep working on it...
April 16th, 2020 at 11:38:30 AM
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The letters are correct. So far, however, the final mix results are negative.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 17th, 2020 at 7:20:03 AM
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Can I ask for a hint - does the phrase apply to Vegas itself, or the people going there?
UH, WIN THE LOSSES AWAY - no, that's five words
It can't include "club" or "pool" as C and P aren't in the letters. The one T and no Rs make it hard as well.
UH, WIN THE LOSSES AWAY - no, that's five words
It can't include "club" or "pool" as C and P aren't in the letters. The one T and no Rs make it hard as well.
April 17th, 2020 at 7:24:53 AM
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A common gambling expression.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 17th, 2020 at 7:47:59 AM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyAnd now that I see that they are all about Vegas, the other three are:
Aliante
Harrahs
Sahara
Tuscany
Westgate
Del Webb
Jay Sarno
Sam Boyd
Steve Wynn
Craps
Let It Ride
Omaha
Pai Gow
Roulette
Did you use a computer program to print out all the combinations? Or just figure it out in your head?
So many better men, a few of them friends, are dead. And a thousand thousand slimy things live on, and so do I.
April 17th, 2020 at 8:28:11 AM
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I have you do them manually since I want the puzzles to be Vegascentric.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
April 17th, 2020 at 8:56:34 AM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyCan I ask for a hint - does the phrase apply to Vegas itself, or the people going there?
UH, WIN THE LOSSES AWAY - no, that's five words
It can't include "club" or "pool" as C and P aren't in the letters. The one T and no Rs make it hard as well.
I got it springboarding off of your letters above:
The House always wins.
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; but that is the way to bet.
April 17th, 2020 at 12:25:08 PM
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Quote: gordonm888Did you use a computer program to print out all the combinations? Or just figure it out in your head?
To solve the three groups of words? All in my head. Once I realized they all involved Vegas, I started looking for specific things, and when I found one, I assumed that this was the category and went from there.
April 17th, 2020 at 5:00:35 PM
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Whoot!!!
Winner! Winner!! Winner!!!
Working collectively, three scientists developed a Vegas vaccine to bring the ailing tourist town back to life. Doctors gordonm888 (who made the initial breakthrough), ThatDonGuy (whose workhorse ethic produced the vaccine components) and unJon (who discovered the final mixture) saved Sin City. They were immediately taken to the Fabulous Las Vegas sign and presented with the key to the city.
For their work the group won Nobel Prizes in both the casino chemistry and medicine categories.
Congratulations Laureates!!!
Winner! Winner!! Winner!!!
Working collectively, three scientists developed a Vegas vaccine to bring the ailing tourist town back to life. Doctors gordonm888 (who made the initial breakthrough), ThatDonGuy (whose workhorse ethic produced the vaccine components) and unJon (who discovered the final mixture) saved Sin City. They were immediately taken to the Fabulous Las Vegas sign and presented with the key to the city.
For their work the group won Nobel Prizes in both the casino chemistry and medicine categories.
Congratulations Laureates!!!
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
July 20th, 2020 at 6:49:12 PM
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How quickly can you find out what is unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing was wrong with it at all and, in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for long, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and try your skill. Par is about half an hour.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
July 20th, 2020 at 6:52:46 PM
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The paragraph doesn't contain a single letter E.
July 20th, 2020 at 10:45:25 PM
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Quote: EdCollinsThe paragraph doesn't contain a single letter E.
Ding! Ding!
Winner!!
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
August 20th, 2020 at 9:31:18 AM
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There are two words in the English language that contain all 6 vowels (a, e, i, o, u and y) in alphabetical order.
Name one of them.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
August 20th, 2020 at 10:05:08 AM
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facetiously
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
August 20th, 2020 at 10:11:05 AM
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Quote: Joemanfacetiously
Ding! Ding!
Correct!
Very good!
The words are facetiously and abstemiously.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
August 26th, 2020 at 12:16:24 PM
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I came across this word puzzle while looking at math puzzles. I might try to make a Vegas version.
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Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
August 26th, 2020 at 7:05:51 PM
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Quote: GialmereI came across this word puzzle while looking at math puzzles. I might try to make a Vegas version.
Sphere
Prism
Pyramid
Trapezoid
Pentagon
Triangle
Circle
Cylinder
Rectangle
Cone
I heart Crystal Math.
August 26th, 2020 at 8:41:46 PM
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Quote: CrystalMath
Sphere
Prism
Pyramid
Trapezoid
Pentagon
Triangle
Circle
Cylinder
Rectangle
Cone
Ding! Ding!
Winner! Winner!!
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 26th, 2023 at 6:28:56 AM
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Kennections (or Connections) is a combo trivia/word puzzle created by Ken Jennings of Jeopardy! fame. Each puzzle has two parts.
For the first part, you answer five trivia questions. For the second part, you take the five answers and figure out how they are connected.
Both the questions and the connections can be difficult so, to test the waters, here are a few easy ones...
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Connections 1
1) What springtime festival shares a name with an internationally recognized distress call?
2) What nursery rhyme creatures all went after the farmer's wife?
3) What two rhyming words might a writer use to represent a giggle?
4) What two words might you use to describe a simple task that typically involves cleaning or repairing?
5) What do you call the parts of a vise that grip the workpiece?
Connection = ?
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Connections 2
1) What is someone who makes barrels called?
2) What was the profession of Joseph in the New Testament?
3) What was the first name of the band leader who died in an airplane accident over the English Channel in World War II?
4) What's the last name of the character played by William Petersen on the TV show CSI?
5) What's the last name of the American actor, writer, and director whose first name is Dax?
Connection = ?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 26th, 2023 at 7:21:46 AM
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1. Cooper
2. Carpenter
3. Glenn
4. Grissom (okay, I had to look this one up - I have never seen any episode of any CSI series)
5. Shepard
Connection: Mercury 7 astronauts
December 26th, 2023 at 9:01:14 PM
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Quote: ThatDonGuy
1. Cooper
2. Carpenter
3. Glenn
4. Grissom (okay, I had to look this one up - I have never seen any episode of any CSI series)
5. Shepard
Connection: Mercury 7 astronauts
link to original post
Ding! Ding!
Winner!! Winner!!
Consider ThatDonGuy's response to be the official solve.
I'll let puzzle #1 ride for now.
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 26th, 2023 at 9:18:49 PM
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1) May Day
2) ???
3) Tee Hee
4) Odd Job
5) Jaws
Connection = Bond villains' top henchmen
"Dealer has 'rock'... Pay 'paper!'"
December 26th, 2023 at 9:37:39 PM
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Quote: Joeman
1) May Day
2) ???
3) Tee Hee
4) Odd Job
5) Jaws
Connection = Bond villains' top henchmen
link to original post
Ding! Ding!
Winner!! Winner!!
2) = Three Blind Mice (Dr. No)
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
December 27th, 2023 at 6:29:50 AM
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1) What's the first name of the actress who played Carla in Cheers?
2) What ancient flute consisted of several closed tubes joined together?
3) What style of music developed in Trinidad is exemplified by "The Banana Boat Song"?
4) What's the first name of the character on Friends played by Lisa Kudrow?
5) What sort of creature in Greek mythology is an NFL team named after?
Connection = ?
Have you tried 22 tonight? I said 22.
