Saturday, July 23, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 23, 2016

FUN FACT
Technically, Neptune was the farthest from the sun between 1979-1999 because of its unique orbit. The phenomenon begins again in 2227.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you form out of the letters in SUMMER?
There are a few more than you think.

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Harry George Peter, the lie detector}
02. {Dom DeLuise, Roger Rees} and yes we know they are both actors.

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the July 16, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
While the famous video game character Mario started out life as Jumpman in the first Donkey Kong game, Princess Peach was NOT the first damsel in distress he rescued.
Who DID Mario rescue in that game?
A lady named Pauline.

CRYPTO-CODE: NEW GAME!
It's been a feature of many a puzzle book, so I thought we'd try it here.
A famous movie is encoded below.
Each letter represents a different letter than what's written.
The code is the same throughout the cipher, with a clue provided.
Can you guess what the movie is?

BCA QZWXLBCAD (A =E) The Godfather

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