Showing posts with label May 23. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 23. Show all posts

Saturday, May 23, 2026

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 23, 2026

 ðŸ˜ŽFUN FACT
US MEMORIAL DAY MAY 25

The USS Arizona Memorial was dedicated in 1962 to remember the fallen from December 7, 1941, NOT to be a snorkeling site!

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you spell out of the letters in MEMORIAL?

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











We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 16, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {A 1985-1992 sitcom, the 2024 US Olympics Women’s Gymnastics team} = Both were known as The Golden Girls.
02. {Oven, Treat, Uncle} = Dutch. Dutch Oven, Dutch Treat and Dutch Uncle.

TRIVIA TIME
What is Dextrophobia?
The fear of objects on the right side of your body.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 23, 2020

😎FUN FACT
While whether or not because of the pandemic is uncertain, Drive-In Theaters are making a comeback, at least in America.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS
What famous duo started their career as “Tom and Jerry”?

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {Double Deuce, Chance}
02. {High Profile, Split Image}
03. {Subset 1 and Subset 2}

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 16, 2020 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?
♫But somehow they just don’t end up as mine♫
“The Unknown Stuntman,” theme song to The Fall Guy TV Series.

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?
A short lived hit for the Rolling Stones???
Jumping Jack Flash In The Pan.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 23, 2015

FUN FACT
Sternutation is the scientific term for sneezing.

IT'S THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, SO TODAY'S PUZZLES SALUTE OUR VETS.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you make out of the letters in the word MEMORIAL?

TRIVIA TIME
What was Memorial Day originally known as before it officially became a holiday?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the May 16th, 2015 Puzzle Corner.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate things share at least one word in common, and can be combined to form something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what it is?

Oriental breakfast delicacy? = Hard boiled egg roll

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question, only there are two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

Astronauts can see the Great Wall of China from the surface of the Moon.
FALSE!
The landmark is too far away to be seen from the lunar surface.