THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 17, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Goofy and his ilk are unofficially referred to by some as Disneyus Humanus Standinish, a psuedo term for substitute humans within some sections of the animated anthropomorphic Disney Universe.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

When was the resealable paint can invented?

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 iconic Mister Clean character has a 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 10, 2025 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?

Richie, Ralph and company on a long running soap opera. = Happy Days Of Our Lives. (Happy Days/Days Of Our Lives)

NUMBER PLEASE

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

With the selection of Leo XIV, to date: how many Popes have there been?

267 unless you count Stephen II, who was selected but passed away before his official consecration to the Papal office, which prompted another Conclave to select a new Pope again. Then there are 268.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 10, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

George Lucas gave Mel Brooks permission to parody Star Wars on one condition, that there would never be any Spaceballs based merchandise. To this day, no one is certain whatever happened to all the props and prototypes shown during the movie.

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?

Richie, Ralph and company on a long running soap opera.

NUMBER PLEASE

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

With the selection of Leo XIV, to date: how many Popes have there been?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 3, 2025 Puzzle Corner as we celebrated Star Wars Day.

AKA, ALSO KNOWN AS

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

THE Star Wars.

Okay, like we said, it was the working title. Luke Skywalker was originally named Luke Starkiller, so there was a lot of rewriting between first draft and finished screenplay.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

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

The droids R2-D2 and C-3PO.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

Do you know how many other words you can make out of the letters in STAR WARS?

ANSWER: Granted, there weren't as many as one might suspect, but you can still form:

A, art(s), at, as, ass, aw

Rat(s), raw

Sat, saw, Stars (star doesn't count because it was part of the original phrase), straw(s)

Tar(s)

War (wars doesn't count because it was part of the original phrase), was, (and) wart(s).

If more than the 21 listed above are possible, please let us know.