THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 2, 2020

😎FUN FACT
🐱Cats have a “righting reflex” that allows them to twist in mid-air and land properly if they fall, provided they can execute the maneuver in time, so please don’t try to test any feline’s agility yourself.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
May 9 marks the 65th anniversary of Kermit the Frog🐸, but what was his first appearance?

REBUS
Something familiar is represented by the picture below. Do you know what it is?
T_U_N_N_E💡L

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the April 25, 2020 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
May 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the Baby Ruth Candy Bar.
Who was it named after?
While many believe it to be baseball’s⚾legendary “Sultan of Swat” Babe Ruth, it was actually named after then President Grover Cleveland’s daughter Ruth!

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?
In agreement with your imaginary friend?
Invisible Man after my own heart.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 12, 2018

😎FUN FACT
The Disney Studios prefer to honor Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s Steamboat Willie as their first cartoon, since it was also the first one ever produced with a soundtrack. However Plane Crazy technically debuted first, but Disney now considers it the fourth, after adding a soundtrack.

NUMBER PLEASE>NEW GAME!
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
In the classic Disney movie, how many of Snow White’s seven dwarfs (if any) were clean shaven?

TRIVIA TIME⌚
May 15 is technically the 90th anniversary🎂 of Mickey and Minnie Mouse’s debut in Plane Crazy, but what is Minnie’s actual first name?

We’ll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX 📦 and discover the results from the May 5, 2018 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Exactly where does German Chocolate Cake🎂 come from?
It was actually invented by an American named Samuel German.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, except there are just two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE OR FALSE: The Baby Ruth candy bar🍫 is named after baseball great Babe Ruth.
ANSWER: False, or so the company claimed, saying they were named after then President Grover Cleveland's daughter Ruth. Because of this, Babe Ruth lost his lawsuit against the manufacturer.