Saturday, March 19, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 19, 2016

FUN FACT
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters: a,e,i,o,u,h,k,l,m,n,p, (and) w.

WHAT'S THAT SONG?
Lyrics from a song are below.
Can you name it?

♪ No one would ever know me ♫
♫No one would ever see me... ♪

REBUS
Despite the current weather predictions in some parts of the world, something timely is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?

We'll reveal all next weekend.
But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the March 12, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
Daylight Saving Time has begun in some parts of the world, including North America.
But who originally came up with the concept?

Benjamin Franklin, although he conceived it in order to conserve candles during the long winter months.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
With Saint Patrick's Day March 17, how many new words can you form from the letters in SHAMROCK?

A, ah, am, arc(s), ark(s), arm(s), as, ash
Cam(s), car(s), cash, char(s), charm(s), chaos, chasm, cram(s), crash, croak(s)
Hack(s), ham(s), harm(s), has
Mach, mack, march, mar(s), marsh, mash, mock(s)
Oak(s), oar(s), oh, or
Rack(s), rah (which is an old cheer word), ram(s), rash, roach, roam(s), rock(s)
Sack, scam, scar, scram, sham, shack, shark, shock, soak, soar

More than the 70 listed above might be possible.

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