Saturday, August 17, 2019

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 17, 2019

๐Ÿ˜ŽFUN FACT
The German word for cat๐Ÿˆ is Stubentiger, meaning living room tiger.๐Ÿ…

HUH?
It’s been quite a while since we last played this game.
The misquote is below. All you have to do is give us the correct quote and source. Ready?
“I guess he’s an expert and I’m more an attorney.”

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Using just 6 letters, can you form words to represent the following:
An idiot, a tree, a boat necessity, and a grain?

We’ll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX๐Ÿ“ฆ and discover the results from the August 10, 2019 Puzzle Corner, where we celebrated two major anniversaries.

FAMOUS FIRSTS๐Ÿฅ‡
Who was the first act to perform at Woodstock 50 years ago?
Richie Havens.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Cousins Fredric Danay and Manfred B. Lee combined their talents to create the Ellery Queen mysteries, which celebrate their 80th anniversary this year. But what other famous mystery series did they write under a different pseudonym?๐Ÿ“š
As Barnaby Ross, Detective Drury Lane investigated The Tragedy of X, The Tragedy of Y, and The Tragedy of Z before experiencing Drury Lane’s Last Case.
All reprints of this classic series have been released under the Queen byline since public acknowledgment of the cousin’s involvement.

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