Saturday, June 2, 2018

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 2, 2018

😎FUN FACT
Portland, Oregon was named as the result of a coin toss. The alternate name that lost was Boston, Oregon.

REBUS
Something is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?

DELIVERY
   NIGHT

TRIVIA TIME⌚
In what sport does the defense control the ball throughout the game?

We’ll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX 📦 and discover the results from the May 26, 2018 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common. Do you know what it is? And yes, we know all of them are fictional characters.

01. {Lois Lane, Della Street} = Both ladies have road related surnames.
02. {Superman, The Cabbage Patch Kids} = All were adopted.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you form out of the letters in the word MEMORIAL?
A, aero, ail, aim, air, ale, alm, am, ammo, are, arm
Ear, elm, em (a printer's measure), era
I, ire
Lair, lea, lei, liar, lie, lime
Ma, mail, male, mar, mar, me, meal, memo, mil (wire thickness), mile, mime, mire, mole, moral, morale, more
Oar, oil, oiler, ole, or, ore
Rail, ram, real, realm, ream, rile, rim, role

More than the 53 listed above might be possible.

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