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: SEPTEMBER 19, 2015

FUN FACT
The country of Indonesia is actually composed of over 17,000 islands!

TRIVIA TIME
Without casting any dispersions upon the two, what started in America in September of 1966, but not in England until January 1, 1970?

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
The same four letters can be arranged to form the answers for all of the following clues.
How many can you figure out?

1. Chooses
2. Stain
3. Lids
4. Mail
5. Cookware
6. HALT!

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of our September 12, 2015 Puzzle Corner.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate things have at least one word in common, allowing them to be combined into something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what that new thing is?

Norman Lear produced sitcom about the Keatons? = All In The Family Ties

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel}
Remembering that this is a family friendly e-zine, both songs concerning a man professing his love to a lady and hoping she will "come out of her shell" with him.
02. {Steve Winwood, The Monkees}
Both groups sang about Valerie, although each song concerned a different woman with that name.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

FUN FACT
It is completely impossible to keep your eyes open when sneezing.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Two separate things have at least one word in common, allowing them to be combined into something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what that new thing is?

Norman Lear produced sitcom about the Keatons?

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners, Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel}
02. {Steve Winwood, The Monkees}

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the September 5, 2015 Puzzle Corner and our Schoolhouse Rock! Quiz.

THE QUESTIONS
01. When Schoolhouse Rock! first debuted in 1973, they began with Multiplication Rock!, covering the table from "My Hero Zero" to "Little Twelvetoes". But what two numbers were skipped?
02. Multiplication Rock! lessons were quickly joined in the weekly rotation with Grammar Rock! What was the first lesson in that subject?
03. What group of lessons was added in 1975 in time for the bicentennial of the United States?
04. What subject started debuting lessons in 1979 amongst the existing topics?
05. Although the shortest subject because of the ever changing technology field, Computer Rocks! debuted in 1983 with what two recurring characters?
06. Sadly, the series went off the air for a while starting in 1985, but when it returned in the early 1990s, it gained a mascot to introduce the segments. Who was this character?
07. With the series revival, what new subject was introduced amongst the original episodes and new lessons in Grammar Rock!?
08. Sadly, the series went off the air again in 1999 because no one wanted to tie up 3 minutes of air time, and has only been on DVD (and YouTube) since then. What new subject was covered in a straight to DVD release in 2009?

THE ANSWERS
01. Although the principles were explained in other songs, Multiplication Rock! never produced songs honoring the numbers 1 and 10.
02. The first lesson of Grammar Rock! aired was "Conjunction Junction".
03. America Rock!, teaching United States history.
04. Science Rock! was added to the lesson plan in 1979.
05. SCOOTER COMPUTER AND MISTER CHIPS.
06. Schoolhouse Rocky, who was dressed in a modified version of the costume from "My Hero Zero".
07. Money Rock! was introduced amongst the original episodes and new lessons in Grammar Rock!
08. Earth Rock! about earth sciences.

The series received a belated 40th anniversary special on ABC on the eve of its 41st anniversary, but hasn't been on network television since.