1) In Calvin and Hobbes comics, where would you find that Calvin’s monster nemesis “is drooling”?
2) What 1990s TV show set in Acme Acres was Steven Spielberg’s first foray into TV animation, before he tackled Animaniacs?
3) In the beginning of the 1963 film The Birds, director Alfred Hitchcock is seen walking out of what type of business just as Tippi Hedron is walking in?
4) What iconic Gothic-Tudor residence in Los Angeles is being restored by new owner Daren Metropolous, including its famous “grotto”?
5) On what holiday did Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen first spot the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui, with its famous stone moai?
Kennection = ?
2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) Easter
Quote: Gialmere1) Under the bed
2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) EasterThey all have bunnies.
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Gialmere
Dog Hand
Quote: DogHandQuote: Gialmere1) Under the bed
2) Tiny Toon Adventures
3) Pet Store
4) Playboy Mansion
5) EasterThey all have bunnies.
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GialmereWhere is the bunny in Calvin and Hobbes?
Dog Hand
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Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
Quote: MentalHere is the my word challenge. Separate this list of 24 words into equal sized groups of words where each word in the group has a special relationship to all of the other words within the group and no equivalent relationship with any of the words outside the group. Obviously, I am disallowing the particular solution of 24 groups of one word each. Any solution with 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 words in each group is valid. I believe there is only one possible solution.
Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
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I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.
Quote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Quote: MentalQuote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.I used vim to highlight [aeiouy] to count the vowels quickly. I think this is the right result by odd/even vowel count.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Got it. You may need to adjust your list then as there are definitely:
Quote: unJonQuote: MentalQuote: unJon
I’m not sure what you mean so here is a guess.12 words have an odd number of vowels and 12 words have an even number of vowels. I did this quickly so it’s possible I miscounted.
Nice guess, but your solution isn't quite an even division of words unless you ignore the letter 'y'. You are on the right track in the sense that the semantics of the words are not involved in the puzzle answer.
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two. More hints later.I used vim to highlight [aeiouy] to count the vowels quickly. I think this is the right result by odd/even vowel count.
Even number of vowels:
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
eradicative
formalisation
itineraries
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
roentgenology
tapotements
Odd number of vowels:
abracadabra
adiabatically
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
fugitometer
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
renormalising
resentments
unseparated
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Got it. You may need to adjust your list then as there are definitely:
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I was certainly wrong about there being one valid solution. I like your tenacity, but letter count was not in my mind when I created the puzzle.
Updated hints:
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two.
All words in a valid group have the same length.
I will give unJon props if he again finds an alternate solution that fits these new constraints.
Quote: MentalHere is the my word challenge. Separate this list of 24 words into equal sized groups of words where each word in the group has a special relationship to all of the other words within the group and no equivalent relationship with any of the words outside the group. Obviously, I am disallowing the particular solution of 24 groups of one word each. Any solution with 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 words in each group is valid. I believe there is only one possible solution.
Hint: If you find the correct grouping, it will be obvious to you that you have the correct answer.
abracadabra
adiabatically
aminoaciduria
antagonisable
automatable
carpometacarpi
causabilities
credulities
enthrallments
eradicative
formalisation
fugitometer
itineraries
methanometers
oceanological
overdecoration
pentadactyles
pulselessness
remeasurements
renormalising
resentments
roentgenology
tapotements
unseparated
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Updated hints:
The letters of the words in each group have a special relationship to each other.
I will also state that the number of groups is greater than two.
All words in a valid group have the same length.
From the last hint, you should be able to determine the number of groups in my solution.
Here are a series of spoiler hints meant to be viewed one at a time in order from top to bottom. By the time you read the last spoiler, you should be able to specify two of the groups completely. You will also clearly see what the relationship is between the words. It will then be a straightforward exercise to form the complete answer to the puzzle by trial and error.
resent
resentments
a
i
resentments
auto
i
resentments
auto l
i e
resentments
auto table
i e
resentments
automatable
i e
resentments
automatable
i era e
resentments
automatable
itineraries
resentments
The spoilers are all valid scrabble positions and don't use
more than the available number of non-blank tiles. I have
not checked to see if the other word groups can be created
through a sequence of legal scrabble plays.
What's the only letter that does not appear on the periodic table of the elements?
Neither J or Q appear in the names or symbols on my periodic table. Of course, there are lots of other words that appear on some periodic tables, so the question is pretty vague.
Quote: Mental
Neither J or Q appear in the names or symbols on my periodic table. Of course, there are lots of other words that appear on some periodic tables, so the question is pretty vague.
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Correct.
Apologies for the vagueness but I'm doing these on the fly at work.
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What sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
Quote: GialmereWhat sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
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If there's wind: Golf.
On the other hand, Nae Wind? Nae Golf!
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: GialmereWhat sport begins with a ‘T’ and has 4 letters?
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If there's wind: Golf.
On the other hand, Nae Wind? Nae Golf!
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Correct.
That one is better when asked verbally.
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Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
Quote: Gialmere
Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
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...the second line of "the world's shortest poem":
Part 1: Coughin'
Part 2: Coffin
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: Gialmere
Here's an old riddle...
The maker does not need it, the buyer does not want to use it, and the user doesn’t see it. What is it?
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...the second line of "the world's shortest poem":
Part 1: Coughin'
Part 2: Coffin
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Correct.
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Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
Quote: Gialmere
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
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headache
heartache
Quote: ThatDonGuyQuote: Gialmere
Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters "he" in that order.
There are two possible answers. "Hehe" is not acceptable.
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headache
heartache
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Correct.
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I have many keys but few locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you cannot come in. What am I?
Quote: GialmereI have many keys but few locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you cannot come in. What am I?
1) The Disney attractions Radiator Springs Racers and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree are based on what 2006 movie?
2) Many of the best-preserved Roman mosaics, like the famous Battle of Issus, were found on what parts of Roman palaces?
3) What ZZ Top song, the band’s biggest hit single, is about a girl who “knows how to use” the title attribute?
4) The sports expression “hang ten” derives from athletes hanging all ten toes off the edges of what items?
5) In 1678, drama critic Thomas Rymer first described what type of fitting “justice,” which later named a Janet Jackson-Tupac movie?
Kennection = ?
Quote: Gialmere
1) The Disney attractions Radiator Springs Racers and Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree are based on what 2006 movie?
2) Many of the best-preserved Roman mosaics, like the famous Battle of Issus, were found on what parts of Roman palaces?
3) What ZZ Top song, the band’s biggest hit single, is about a girl who “knows how to use” the title attribute?
4) The sports expression “hang ten” derives from athletes hanging all ten toes off the edges of what items?
5) In 1678, drama critic Thomas Rymer first described what type of fitting “justice,” which later named a Janet Jackson-Tupac movie?
Kennection = ?
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I think I know most of these answers, but the connection eludes me.
1. Cars
2. Floor(s)
3. Legs
4. Surf Boards
5. Poetic (justice)
Connection = ???????
Quote: gordonm888
1. Cars
2. Floor(s)
3. Legs
4. Surf Boards
5. Poetic (justice)
Connection = ???????
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All five of your answers are correct.
They're all waxed.
Quote: Gialmere
They're all waxed.
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Ooof. Nasty puzzle.
1) What was the nickname of Maria Ann Smith, who cultivated a new variety of green apple on her Australian farm in the 1860s?
2) Due to their insectoid appearance, what do the soldiers in Starship Troopers call the Arachnids, their enemy opponents?
3) Mr. McFeely's catchphrase on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is "____ delivery"?
4) The “greater“ species of what bird, a type of cuckoo that rarely flies, is the state bird of New Mexico?
5) What's the first name of the action star whose nickname is "Sly"?
Kennection = ?
1) Granny
2) Bugs
3) Speedy
4) Roadrunner
5) Sylvester
Kennection = Looney Tunes
1) Granny
2) Bugs
3) Speedy
4) Roadrunner
5) Sylvester
Kennection= animated characters from Warner Bros. cartoons
Quote: camapl
1) Granny
2) Bugs
3) Speedy
4) Roadrunner
5) Sylvester
Kennection = Looney Tunes
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Quote: gordonm888
1) Gran inny
2) Bugs
3) Speedy
4) Roadrunner
5) Sylvester
Kennection= animated characters from Warner Bros. cartoons
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Ding! Ding!
Winners!
That's all folks!
1) What Bavarian city hosted the enormous Nazi rallies recorded in Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda film Triumph of the Will?
2) What does the letter ‘Z’ stand for in the famous DMZ of the Korean Peninsula?
3) What was the first video game to spawn a hit pop song and a TV cartoon series?
4) British-born restaurateur Christopher Sell invented the deep-fried version of what Hostess snack?
5) Earth’s inner core is an alloy of iron and what other metal?
Kennection = ?
1. Nuremburg (Thanks for the hint!)
2. Zone
3. Pac Man?
4. Twinkie
5. Nickel
Types of defenses
Quote: Joeman
1. Nuremburg (Thanks for the hint!)
2. Zone
3. Pac Man?
4. Twinkie
5. Nickel
Types of defenses
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Correct!
Consider Joeman's answer official.
1) Nuremberg Defense: I was just following orders.
2) Zone Defense: I'll just defend my area.
3) Pac-man Defense: I'll just buy the hostile company trying to take over my company.
4) Twinkie Defense: I'm depressed so of course I eat sugary foods and murder people.
5) Nickle Defense: Five defensive backs make a nickle.
1) Adam Driver rose to fame playing the often-shirtless Brooklyn carpenter-actor Adam Sackler on what HBO comedy?
2) A gander is an adult male example of what bird?
3) A pioneering woman daredevil named Tiny Broadwick was the inventor of the ripcord, the device that opens what object?
4) Which national park is named for more than 2000 natural sandstone features there, including the “Delicate” one on the Utah state license plate?
5) The 16th-century “Hunt-Lenox” and “Ostrich Egg” are the only two of what items known to feature the phrase “Here be dragons”?
Kennection = ?
1. Girls
2. Goose
3. Parachute
4. Arches
5. Globe
Kennection = musical groups/bands
Kennection: Incorrect
gordonm888 and ThatDonGuy in a joint solve.
1) What fellow post-Impressionist painter moved in with Vincent van Gogh for nine turbulent weeks in 1888?
2) From what language did English borrow skiing terms like slalom, klister, and telemark?
3) What canonical status is held by 12 Disney characters, Esmeralda and Tinker Bell having been removed from the lineup in the 2000s?
4) What NASA program landed the first two successful probes on Mars, sending home the first photos of the red planet in July 1976?
5) What medieval feast, famed for its masks in Venice and its bonfire in Cologne, was held during Shrovetide?
Kennection = ?
Quote: Gialmere
1) What fellow post-Impressionist painter moved in with Vincent van Gogh for nine turbulent weeks in 1888?
2) From what language did English borrow skiing terms like slalom, klister, and telemark?
3) What canonical status is held by 12 Disney characters, Esmeralda and Tinker Bell having been removed from the lineup in the 2000s?
4) What NASA program landed the first two successful probes on Mars, sending home the first photos of the red planet in July 1976?
5) What medieval feast, famed for its masks in Venice and its bonfire in Cologne, was held during Shrovetide?
Kennection = ?
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1. Paul Gaugin
2. Norwegian
3. Princess or Celebrity or ???
4. Viking
5. Carnival
Cruise ship lines
Quote: gordonm888
1. Paul Gaugin
2. Norwegian
3. Princess or Celebrity or ???
4. Viking
5. Carnival
Cruise ship lines
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Ding! Ding!
Winner!!
1) What sport’s first goaltending rule was passed in 1944, targeting the play of George Mikan?
2) Hoki and swordfish are “deciduous” fish, meaning they are born with, but shed with age, what structures?
3) David Grann’s book Killers of the Flower Moon, about the Osage murders of the 1920s, describes “the birth of” what government agency?
4) The most common model for internet communication links “clients” to one centralized computer or program called what?
5) What kind of watercraft was depicted on the tail of the “voyageur” dollar coin minted in Canada from 1935 to 1986?
Kennection = ?
1. Basketball
2. Scales
3. FBI
4. Server
5. Canoe
Kennection: Diaries
1 - The Basketball Diaries
2 - the closest I can come up with is, you keep a diary of weight loss next to a bathroom scale
3 - FBI Diary: Portrait of Evil
4 - Server Diaries (usually a collection of stories of tipped employees)
5 - The Canoe Diaries
Quote: ThatDonGuyOkay, I had to look some of these up...
1. Basketball
2. Scales
3. FBI
4. Server
5. Canoe
Kennection: Diaries
1 - The Basketball Diaries
2 - the closest I can come up with is, you keep a diary of weight loss next to a bathroom scale
3 - FBI Diary: Portrait of Evil
4 - Server Diaries (usually a collection of stories of tipped employees)
5 - The Canoe Diaries
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The trivia answers are all correct. The Kennection is incorrect although one response is hot on the trail.
Names of Restaurants ?????
Quote: gordonm888
Names of Restaurants ?????
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Sorry, incorrect. I think you're looking at the right clue but drawing the wrong conclusions.