THE PUZZLE CORNER: APRIL 29, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

Lego makes its bricks out of the same plastic many hard hats are made of.

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?

Two different versions of the same reality competition combine forces.

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 April 22, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

What was Mario’s first Nintendo appearance?

The original Donkey Kong game, but he was first known as Jump Man and the lady he kept rescuing wasn’t identified as Princess Peach.

WORD SEARCH

It’s been quite a while since this game was last played, and unfortunately we still cannot produce an interactive grid, but how many words either from left to right or from right to left can you find in the following: PADREDEVIL.

Left to right: Pa, Pad, Padre, Dred, Red, Devil, Evil.

Right to left: Live, Lived, Dap.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: APRIL 22, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

Nintendo actually ran a Game Counselors Hot Line from 1986-2005 to help players with their games.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

What was Mario’s first Nintendo appearance?

WORD SEARCH

It’s been quite a while since this game was last played, and unfortunately we still cannot produce an interactive grid, but how many words either from left to right or from right to left can you find in the following: PADREDEVIL.

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

An actor’s breakfast? = Kevin Bacon and Eggs.

SUPER SECONDS🥈

After the FAMOUS FIRSTS, what comes next?

April 15 was Jackie Robinson Day, celebrating the breaking of the color barrier in Major League Baseball.⚾ But after Robinson, who next made it?

Larry Doby.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 23, 2016

FUN FACT
Technically, Neptune was the farthest from the sun between 1979-1999 because of its unique orbit. The phenomenon begins again in 2227.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you form out of the letters in SUMMER?
There are a few more than you think.

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Harry George Peter, the lie detector}
02. {Dom DeLuise, Roger Rees} and yes we know they are both actors.

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the July 16, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
While the famous video game character Mario started out life as Jumpman in the first Donkey Kong game, Princess Peach was NOT the first damsel in distress he rescued.
Who DID Mario rescue in that game?
A lady named Pauline.

CRYPTO-CODE: NEW GAME!
It's been a feature of many a puzzle book, so I thought we'd try it here.
A famous movie is encoded below.
Each letter represents a different letter than what's written.
The code is the same throughout the cipher, with a clue provided.
Can you guess what the movie is?

BCA QZWXLBCAD (A =E) The Godfather

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 16, 2016

FUN FACT
Although he was known by that name for the rest of his life, Cassius Clay NEVER legally changed his name to Muhammad Ali!

TRIVIA TIME
Last week, we reported that the famous video game character Mario started out life as Jumpman in the first Donkey Kong game, but that Princess Peach was NOT the first damsel in distress he rescued.
Who DID Mario rescue in that game?

CRYPTO-CODE: NEW GAME!
It's been a feature of many a puzzle book, so I thought we'd try it here.
A famous movie is encoded below.
Each letter represents a different letter than what's written.
The code is the same throughout the cipher, with a clue provided.
Can you guess what the movie is?

BCA QZWXLBCAD (A =E)

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the July 9, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

FAMOUS FIRSTS
Which of the Fab Four was the first Beatle to make a "cameo" on The Simpsons?
Ringo Starr.

AKA, Also Known As
Today we know him simply as Mario, but what was the famous video game character originally called?
Jumpman, in his debut during the first Donkey Kong game.