Saturday, April 11, 2015

THE PUZZLE CORNER: APRIL 11, 2015

FUN FACT
A dimpled golf ball has less drag and flies farther than a smooth one.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?

01. {I Don't Want To Miss A Thing by Aerosmith, Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore}
02. {Daydream Believer by The Monkees, Manic Monday by The Bangles}

THE 50/50 CHANCE
This is just like a regular Trivia Time question, only there are just 2 possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

TRUE OR FALSE: Every field position is mentioned in the classic (Bud) Abbott and (Lou) Costello routine Who's On First?

We'll reveal all next weekend. Meanwhile, let's peek inside THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the April 4, 2015 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you find within the letters of EASTER?

A, are, art(s), as, aster, at
Ear(s), ease, east, era(s), ere
Rest, reset
Sea, sear, seat, see, seer, set
Tea(s), tear(s), tee(s), terse

More than the 29 listed above might be possible.

DO YOU KNOW?
Below are the official scoreboard designations for every team in Major League Baseball. Do you know who's who?

ARI = Arizona Diamondbacks, ATL = Atlanta Braves, BAL = Baltimore Orioles, BOS = Boston Redsox, CHC = Chicago Cubs, CIN = Cincinnati Reds, CLE = Cleveland Indians, COL = Colorado Rockies, CWS = Chicago White Sox, DET = Detroit Tigers, HOU = Houston Astros, KC = Kansas City Royals, LAA = Los Angeles Angels (at Annehiem), LAD = Los Angeles Dodgers, MIA = Miami Marlins, MIL = Milwaukee Brewers, MIN = Minnesota Brewers, NYM = New York Mets, NYY = New York Yankees, OAK = Oakland A(thletic)s, PHI = Philadelphia Phillies, PIT = Pittsburgh Pirates, SD = San Diego Padres, SEA = Seattle Mariners, SF = San Francisco Giants, STL = Saint Louis Cardinals, TB = Tampa Bay Rays, TEX = Texas Rangers, TOR = Toronto Bluejays, (and) WSH = Washington Nationals.

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