THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 24, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

A train🚆 rescued from a Welsh scrapyard is the Hogwarts Express on HBO’s forthcoming version of Harry Potter.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫But I’m dancing on the Valentine.♫

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Ernest Evans better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the October 17, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {The Beatles, Davy Jones} and we’re looking for something specific before Davy became a Monkee.

Davy Jones appeared with the cast of Oliver! the night the Beatles made their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.

02. {April, May, June} and we know they are months of the year.

They are also lady’s names.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is an Isogram?

A word where each letter within it only appears once, no matter how long that word is.

There are 11/ELEVEN Isograms in the previous sentence.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 3, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

October 6 is Mad Hatter Day, based on the Alice In Wonderland character’s hat tag saying “In This Size, 10/6”.

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Who do we know Charles Lutwidge Dodgson better as?

TRIVIA TIME⌚

While famous on its own, where did the poem Jabberwocky first appear?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 26, 2026 Puzzle Corner as we celebrated some 50th television anniversaries.

WHO ARE WE?

Can you identify the people (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

We’re the only performers to stay with Charlie’s Angels from its first episode to the series finale.

Jacyln Smith as Angel Kelly Garrett, David Doyle as John Bosley and John Forsythe voicing the never seen Charlie Townsend.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

Who was the very first host of Family Feud?

Actor Richard Dawson.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Who was Three’s Company star John Ritter related to?

Actor and Country Music star Tex Ritter.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 22, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

In case you missed it, the August 16 installment of The Sunday Funnies was The Free Choice E-zine’s 3400th Blogger post! 😁

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Who do we know Marion Morrison better as?

FILL IN THE BLANKS

All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?

CLASSIC TELEVISION> MI_ _I_ _: IM_ _ _ _ I_ _ _

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the August 15, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is the name of the Trix Cereal rabbit mascot?

The company that makes Trix Cereal has NEVER given the rabbit a formal name!

THE 50/50 CHANCE

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

TRUE or FALSE: The Trix Cereal rabbit has never gotten to eat a bowl of Trix Cereal.

FALSE! Believe it or not, that rabbit HAS had a bowl of Trix. TWICE!

As a result of ad campaigns concurrent with the 1976 and 1980 Presidential elections, kids got to vote on the issue of whether or not to grant the rabbit a bowl of Trix.

After winning in 1976, the rabbit greedily gulped down his bowl, but was then told any more bowls were depended upon the results of the next election, with the rabbit resuming his ongoing quest to acquire more the way he had in previous commercials up to that point in time.

But in 1980, the children of the day were nice enough to reward the rabbit with a second bowl of cereal.

However the issue has yet to come up for another vote, and the rabbit has been unsuccessful in every advertisement since to acquire more.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 11, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

Humuggity (a combination of humid and muggy) was coined by the late Jerry Remy to express uncomfortable summer weather conditions.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Arthur Curry better as?

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is older than yesterday but younger than tomorrow?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the July 4, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?

250 = SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. The italicized letters were given.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

How many new words can you make out of the letters in INDEPENDENCE.

Hint: There’s more than you think.

Deed, Den, Deep, Depend, Did, Die, Died, Din, Dine, Dined, Dip

End

I, Ice, Iced, ID (psyche term), In, Inn

Nee, Need, Nice, Nine

Pen, Pend, Pie, Pied, Pin, Pinned, Pine, (and) Pined.

More than the 30 listed above might be possible.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: APRIL 25, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

A group of wombats is a wisdom.

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {The Monkees, Ziggy Stardust}

02. {Gilligan’s Island, Mister Magoo}

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Armando Catalano better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the April 18, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

REBUS

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

1S2A3F4E5T6Y7

The adage “There’s safety in numbers.”

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Do you know what each acronym below stands for?

01. FLAG = Foundation for Law And Government (from Knight Rider)

02. UNCLE = United Network Command for Law and Enforcement, from the television series.

03. UNICEF = United Nations Children’s Fund.

04. UNIT = Either the United Nations Intelligence Task force or the UNified Intelligence Task force, both from Doctor Who.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 7, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

Except during a leap year, the first 28 days of March are always in the exact same calendar positions as the month of February.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

March 10 marks the 150th anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell perfecting the telephone. What were the very first words said over the device?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Leslie Sebastian Charles better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the February 28, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

THE 50/50 CHANCE

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

TRUE or FALSE: Has a cat ever been in outer space?

TRUE! One cat named Félicette has been to outer space. On October 18, 1963, the French space program launched the stray tuxedo cat into a sub-orbital flight that reached an altitude of 157 kilometers (98 miles). Félicette was the first and only cat to have gone to space and was successfully recovered alive after the 13-minute mission.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫Space Monkey Mafia.♫ = An odd historical pairing from Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start The Fire”.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: FEBRUARY 21, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

This week’s enigma’s celebrate two major media milestones.

WHO AM I?

Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

While everyone congratulates Link and Zelda on the 40th anniversary of the very first Legend of Zelda video game for the NES from February 1986, I have been the unsung arch-nemesis for most of the series from that first game.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

February 27 is the 30th anniversary of Pokemon. What were the original three starting creatures one could choose from?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

NES is an abbreviation for what?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the February 14, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

How many words can you spell out of the letters in VALENTINE?

A, alien, alive, an, ant, at, ate

Eat, eave, even, evil

I, in, inn, inane, it

Lane, late, Latin, lean, leave, lei, lenient, lent, lie, line, lint, live

Neat, nine, nit

Tan, tea, ten, teen, tile, tin, tine

Veil, vein, vent, vial, vile

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

Who was the first non-Beatles act to sign with the Fab Four’s Apple Records?

James Taylor.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JANUARY 3, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

Welcome to the first Puzzle Corner of 2026!

NUMBER PLEASE

Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.

On the television show M*A*S*H, how many “bug outs”/camp relocations were conducted under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

While not officially recognized by any government, New Year’s Day is also known as what?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the December 27, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫It’s a rare condition in this day and age, to read any good news on the newspaper page.♫

“As Days Go By”, the theme to the TV series Family Matters (1989-1998).

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

How many new words can you make out of the letters in NEW YEAR?

A, an, any, are, aye

Ear, earn, ewe, eye

Nay, nee, near

Ran, raw, ray, renew

War, ware, warn, way, wean, wear, weary, were, wren

Yarn, yaw, yawn, yea, yearn

New and Year don’t count because they were part of the original phrase. Other words than the 30 listed above might be possible.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: NOVEMBER 15, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

The word Yolk is derived from an old English word for yellow.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Alfredo Arnold Cocozza better as?

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

And yes, we know Subsets 1 and 2 contain a list of first names.

01. {Eric, Terry, John, Michael, Graham and Terry}

02. {Dave, Bruce, Kevin, Mark and Scott}

03. {Subsets 1 and 2}

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the November 8, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is the national animal of Scotland?

Believe it or not, the unicorn!🦄

WHO AM I?

Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

To date, I am the only President of the United States to have ever received the Medal of Honor, which is awarded for extraordinary valor during combat.

Although awarded posthumously, it was Theodore Roosevelt for events during the Spanish-American War.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: NOVEMBER 1, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Legendary horror/suspense film director Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of eggs.🥚🥚

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {river, piggy}

02. {book, cookware}

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Leonard Slye better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the October 25, 2025 Puzzle Corner and our Halloween enigmas.

REBUS

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

Pumpkin pi(e).

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

How many new words can you make out of the letters in Halloween?

A, all, allow, an, awl

Eel, ell (building extension), eon, ewe

Ha, hall, hallow, heal, he, heel, hell, hello, hole, how

Law, lawn, lea, lean, low

New, no, Noel, now

Oh, on, owl

Wall, we, wean, wee, ween, well, who (and) whole.

More than the 39 listed above might be possible.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 27, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

A Hummingbird’s brain only accounts for an estimated 4.2% of its total body weight.

REBUS

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

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Alicia Augello-Cook better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 20, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

NUMBER PLEASE

Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.

How many movies did actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford make together?

2/TWO. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969, and 1973’s The Sting. A third was planned but unfortunately never happened due to scheduling logistic conflicts. Yet Newman and Redford remained friends throughout the rest of their respective lives.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Going into the 2025 playoffs, who is the only Major League Baseball⚾ team to have never made it to the World Series?

The Seattle Mariners. Whether or not their luck changes this year remains to be seen.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 30, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

There is no confirmed instance in any nation's official naval history of someone “walking the plank”.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Emmanuel Goldenberg better as?

THE 50/50 CHANCE

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

TRUE or FALSE: It is illegal to take an unauthorized photograph of Paris’ Eiffel Tower at night.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the August 23, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What did guests receive during the first season of the original Muppet Show that no other guest has received since?

A Muppet likeness of themselves.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

What was the first Broadway show to have more than 10,000 performances?

The Phantom of the Opera, which closed after a 35 year run with 13,981 performances. While there are other possible contenders, the record has yet to be beaten.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 9, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Elton John, Genesis and Jethro Tull all contributed to financing the making of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Louis Francis Cristillo better as?

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

Who was the very first lady inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the August 2, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

RHYME TIME⏰

The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?

Woodwinds’ problems. = Oboes’ woes.

NUMBER PLEASE

Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.

How many Number One albums have The Who (Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle and Keith Moon) had?

Only 1/ONE. Who’s Next went Number 1 on the British Charts in 1971.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 14, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Every horse🏇 that raced in the 2025 Kentucky Derby was a descendant of Secretariat, the 1973 Derby winner and still champion of the fastest race time to date.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Farrokh Bulsara better as?

HUH? (misquotes)

The misquote is below. All you have to do is give us the correct quote and source. Ready?

♫Hold me closer Tony Danza.♫

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 7, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What country is Turkey in?

Turkey is within both Europe and Asia.

WHO AM I?

Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

Although it happened long after my passing, a sports team and their mascot have been named in my memory.

ANSWER: Edgar Allan Poe. The Baltimore Ravens of professional football🏈 have been named after his famous poem and their mascot, a raven, is named Poe.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: FEBRUARY 22, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

2025 is the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, so let’s celebrate with some fun and games.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

When the series started in 1975, who was the very first guest host?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

While famous as SNL today, what name did the series originally start with?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the February 15, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What is Dartitis?

The mental inability to throw a dart when there is nothing physically wrong with the player.

WHO AM I?

Can you identify the person (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

Although a lady I made tools, including inventing the circular saw.

Sarah “Tabitha” Babbitt.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: DECEMBER 14, 2024

 😎FUN FACT

Throughout the many stories recording Santa Claus’🎅 adventures, none can agree on what Mrs. Claus🤶 first name is.

RHYME TIME⏰

The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?

Burl Ives’ ideal Christmas.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Below are listed a couple of famous Christmas Tunes by other names associated with the song. Do you know the official title for each tune?

01. The Peanuts Theme

02. ♫Please Christmas Don’t Be Late♫

03. ♫I Like To Sleigh Ride♫

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX🎁 and discover the results from the December 7, 2024 Puzzle Corner.

REBUS

Now that the yuletide season is officially upon us, we put up our Christmas tree, but there is something unique about its decorations. Do you know what it is?

Noel. (No L.)

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {♫We Wish You A Merry Christmas♫ by numerous artists, Elmo and Patsy’s ♫Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer♫} and yes, we know they’re both Christmas songs.

Both mention Fig(gy) Pudding, a traditional Christmas dessert dating back to the Middle Ages.

02. {Two toy planes, a hula hoop} and we’re looking for something very specific with this one.

They’re the gifts requested by Alvin, Simon and Theodore in ♫The Chipmunk Song♫ (aka ♫Please Christmas Don’t Be Late♫)

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

 😎FUN FACT

Vincent Van Gogh's historic “Starry Night” is actually scientifically accurate.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

October 2 marks the 65th anniversary of Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone. Considering how popular it is in syndication, what was the very first episode ever aired?

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Marion Morrison better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 21, 2024 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Dice is the group name for two or more, but what do you call just one?

A Die.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?

Person: SHERLOCK HOLMES (Italicized letters were given.)

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 31, 2024

 😎FUN FACT

Before remodeling, the United States' White House Press Room used to be a private, indoor swimming pool area.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?

Team up between the Dark Knight and Mork.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Rupert Holmes’ ♫Escape♫ became more popular under what title?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the August 24, 2024 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What TV show once ended each episode with a request for viewers and fans to “keep circulating the tapes”?

Mystery Science Theater 3000, near the finish of the closing credits.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

What was the first graphic novel?

Historians consider Joseph Franz von Goez's Leonardo and Blandine, published in 1783 as the very first, although Will Eisner is usually accredited with creating the term in the 1970s.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 4, 2024

 😎FUN FACT

Today is International Star Wars Day. May the Fourth/Force be with you.

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What was George Lucas’ original title for what eventually became Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope?

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What characters appeared throughout all nine movies of the original three trilogies?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the April 27, 2024 Puzzle Corner.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?

PERSON: DOLLY PARTON. (Italicized letters were given.)

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫Some how, I lost my way. Hoping to see something in your eyes.♫ = “Heart and Soul” by T’Pau.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 22, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

This is our 2,900th Blogger post!

RHYME TIME⏰

The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?

Love story about a cowboy and a ballerina.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

Who do we know Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon better as?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the July 15, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?

Famous author meets a famous actor. = Elmore Leonard Nimoy.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What famous movie line inadvertently mentions two different rock groups?

“Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore.”—from The Wizard of Oz.