Saturday, September 12, 2015

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

FUN FACT
It is completely impossible to keep your eyes open when sneezing.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Two separate things have at least one word in common, allowing them to be combined into something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what that new thing is?

Norman Lear produced sitcom about the Keatons?

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel}
02. {Steve Winwood, The Monkees}

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the September 5, 2015 Puzzle Corner and our Schoolhouse Rock! Quiz.

THE QUESTIONS
01. When Schoolhouse Rock! first debuted in 1973, they began with Multiplication Rock!, covering the table from "My Hero Zero" to "Little Twelvetoes". But what two numbers were skipped?
02. Multiplication Rock! lessons were quickly joined in the weekly rotation with Grammar Rock! What was the first lesson in that subject?
03. What group of lessons was added in 1975 in time for the bicentennial of the United States?
04. What subject started debuting lessons in 1979 amongst the existing topics?
05. Although the shortest subject because of the ever changing technology field, Computer Rocks! debuted in 1983 with what two recurring characters?
06. Sadly, the series went off the air for a while starting in 1985, but when it returned in the early 1990s, it gained a mascot to introduce the segments. Who was this character?
07. With the series revival, what new subject was introduced amongst the original episodes and new lessons in Grammar Rock!?
08. Sadly, the series went off the air again in 1999 because no one wanted to tie up 3 minutes of air time, and has only been on DVD (and YouTube) since then. What new subject was covered in a straight to DVD release in 2009?

THE ANSWERS
01. Although the principles were explained in other songs, Multiplication Rock! never produced songs honoring the numbers 1 and 10.
02. The first lesson of Grammar Rock! aired was "Conjunction Junction".
03. America Rock!, teaching United States history.
04. Science Rock! was added to the lesson plan in 1979.
05. SCOOTER COMPUTER AND MISTER CHIPS.
06. Schoolhouse Rocky, who was dressed in a modified version of the costume from "My Hero Zero".
07. Money Rock! was introduced amongst the original episodes and new lessons in Grammar Rock!
08. Earth Rock! about earth sciences.

The series received a belated 40th anniversary special on ABC on the eve of its 41st anniversary, but hasn't been on network television since.

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