Saturday, May 7, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 7, 2016

FUN FACT
The average cat has 23 muscles in EACH ear!

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, only there are just two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

TRUE or FALSE: When going on a "snipe hunt", there actually is such a thing as a snipe?

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Everyone talks about it, but how many new words can you make out of the letters in the word WEATHER?

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the April 30, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
For this edition, the SONGS in each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?

01. {"Beat It" by Michael Jackson, "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus}
Both songs have been parodied by "Weird" Al Yankovic, as "Eat It" and "Party in the CIA" respectively.
02. {"Manic Monday" by the Bangles, "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor}
Both songs were written by Prince.

TRIVIA TIME
Believe it or not, there used to be a 27TH letter in the English alphabet!
Do you know what it was?
Believe it or not, it was the &. More details can be found here.

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