Saturday, June 25, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 25, 2016

FUN FACT
A computer byte is actually 8 bits.

TRIVIA TIME
What was the name of the world's first electronic computer?

RHYME TIME
A clue to identify something is below, but regardless of how long your answer is, every word within it must rhyme. Ready?

The best officer on the force?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the June 18, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
As the longest day of the year approached, how many new words could you form out of the letters in the word SOLSTICE?

Cel {short for celluloid, as in animation}, close(s), closest, coil(s), cost(s), cot(s)
I, ice(s), is, it, its
Lei(s), less, lest, let, lice, lie(s), list(s), lose(s), loss, lost, lot(s)
Oil(s)
Sec {short for second}, set(s), silo(s), sit(s), slice(s), slit(s), slot(s), soil(s), stole
Test(s), tile(s), toil(s), tis

More than the 58 words listed above might be possible.

FAMOUS FIRSTS
Who was the very first performer to ever portray Marvel Comics' Ant-man?

It was actually comedian Garret Morris, as part of a classic Saturday Night Live sketch when Margot Kidder hosted the show.

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