THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 6, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED

Before D-Day began on June 6, 1944 to free Europe from Axis control, some of the mission’s code words were found in local crossword puzzles. When questioned about his use of those specific words, the maker simply replied, “Because they fit the puzzle.” The investigation was soonn dropped.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

What does the term D-Day stand for?

QUOTE THIS

Who said the following concerning war: “All gave some. Some gave all.”

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 30, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

From the famous comic strip, what is Blondie Bumstead’s maiden name?

Boopadoop.

NUMBER PLEASE

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

As of June 1, 2026: How many people have walked on the surface of Earth’s moon?

12.

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin from Apollo 11 (1969), Charles Conrad and Alan Bean from Apollo 12 (1969), Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell from Apollo 14 (1971), David Scott and James Irwin from Apollo 15 (1971), John Young and Charles Duke from Apollo 16 (1972) and Gene Cernan with Harrison Schmitt from Apollo 17 (1972).

THE PUZZLE CORNER: SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

The single group with the largest population statistics is Lego mini-figures, counting all the licensed characters as well as the company owned designs.

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: Eggcorn is edible.

QUOTE THIS

A famous quote is below. All you have to do is name the speaker and the source. Ready?

“A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.”

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the September 16, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS

The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {Physical Education, Athletics} = More formal names for Gym class in school.

02. {Social Studies, Health} = Two school science classes.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

We’re looking for two words, one an anagram of the other. Ready?

What do you have to be to hear someone?

SILENT to LISTEN.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JANUARY 13, 2018

😎FUN FACT
The song ♫Pennsylvania 6-5000♫ by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra is based upon an actual phone number still in service!
Dialing it properly will contact the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City.

TRIVIA TIME
January 18 marks the 240th anniversary of Captain Cook discovering the Sandwich Islands.
But what has happened to them since then?

QUOTE THIS! (NEW GAME!)
In this puzzle, all you have to do is identify the source of a given quote. Ready?
“Is this Heaven?”
“No. Iowa.”

We’ll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the January 6, 2018 Puzzle Corner.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Doonesbury, Stone Soup, Fox Trot} and yes, we know they are all comic strips.
= Each of these strips are currently Sunday only, with the rest of the week reprints.
02. {catch, save} = your breath.

AKA: Also Known As
What building material is technically baked earth?
Terracotta.