STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 3)

How to Play:

Stereotypes exist for a reason, so they say. But can there possibly be a kernel of truth to any of these stereotypical sights and events? Surely, you have seen or heard of them all . . . right? Find out by completing the stereotype scenarios below.

Example:

➤ Have you ever seen a billy goat munching on a ________ ________?

[The answer is "TIN CAN".]

Round 3:

➤ Have you ever tripped over a kid's ________ ________ left on the sidewalk?


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➤ Have you ever seen a street corner newsboy yelling, "________! ________! ________ ________ ________ ________!"


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➤ Have you ever seen a ________ ________ wearing a visor? . . . or ever seen a ________ ________, for that matter?


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➤ Have you ever seen a woman deliberately drop her handkerchief on the ground as a ploy to meet a ________ ________?


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➤ Have you ever seen a kindly ________ spread his ________ over a ________ of water for a woman to walk across?


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PAST ROUNDS: (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 2)

"PHIL" IN THE BLANK (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry requires you to "PHIL" in the blank with a male or female first name. Clues are given as a solving aid to reveal a name subsumed into the word.

Example:

➤ This person has a macabre fascination with death:

NECRO __________ IA

[The person's name is “PHIL” and the word is “NECROPHILIA”.]

Round 3:

➤ This person isn’t even born yet:

P __________ L


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➤ This person is the rankest:

SM __________ ST


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➤ This person is the happiest:

J __________ ST


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➤ This person loves leafy greens:

ES __________ E


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➤ This person loves Brassica family veggies:

B __________ LI


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: "PHIL" IN THE BLANK (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: "PHIL" IN THE BLANK (Round 2)

+/- FACTOR (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry comes with a +/- clue and a missing +/- letter in parentheses at the beginning or ending of the series of blank spaces. Using the +/- clue as a solving aid, fill in the blanks and the missing +/- letter will reveal either a longer / shorter common word, or a longer / shorter well-known person's last name.

Example: (common words)

➤ Legal +/- Terrible =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[The missing +/- letter is "L"; the answer to the clue is “(L)AWFUL", with “LAWFUL” being the + answer to the clue “Legal”, and “AWFUL” being the - answer to the clue “Terrible”.]

Example: (well-known person's last name)

➤ New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor +/- "Small" comedian =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ ) 

[The missing +/- letter is "Z"; the answer to the clue is “SHORT(Z)”, with “SHORTZ" being the + answer to the clue “New York Times Crossword Puzzle Editor” (Will Shortz), and “SHORT” being the - answer to the clue "'Small' Comedian” (Martin Short).]

Round 3:

Common Words:

➤ Baltic country +/-Not coastal =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Hecatomb +/- Merriment =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Like a strait +/- Weapon point =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Fall back +/- Exit =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Well-known Persons:

➤ Old crooner +/- “Bourne” actor =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ )


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➤ Ex-NFL star +/- Old-time Giants slugger =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___


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➤ Anarchist / political activist from bygone era +/- Best actor 2018 =

( ___ ) ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Late eclectic American singer +/- 16 time Grammy winner =

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ( ___ )


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: + / - FACTOR (Round 2)

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 3)

How to Play:

Fill in the two blanks in each entry to come up with a goofy "Spoonerized Moniker" and its resulting 2-word rhyming phrase. The correct answers will complete a sentence where each set of blanks is a spoonerism of the other.

Example:

➤ PETE ________ works in a slaughterhouse as a ________ PACKER.

 
[The answer to the first blank is "MACKER" (which rhymes with "PACKER"), while the answer to the second blank is "MEAT" (which rhymes with "PETE"). Thus, the answer to the riddle is "PETE MACKER works in a slaughterhouse as a MEAT PACKER."]

Round 3:

➤ CHAD________ is facing prosecution for writing a ________ CHECK.

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➤ SUSAN ________ is an unlucky gambler, figures she's ________ SOME MORE.

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➤ VINNIE________ went to check his trap for a fat catch, but wound up with just a 

________ VARMINT.


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➤ RICK ________ nearly lost control of his vehicle on the ________ ROADS.

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➤ BARTON________ is a rather crude fellow, prone to a ________ 'n BELCH after getting indigestion.

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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 2)

MISSING PERSONS CASES (Round 3)

How to play:

Using the clues and connector word as a solving aid, fill in the blanks in each entry to reveal the identity of a well-known "missing person". 

Example:

➤ Cool jazz cat on even KEEL:

 ___ ___ KEEL ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[Answer: the missing person is “DuKEELlington".]

Round 3:

➤ IRS once put a LIEN on this original outlaw of country music’s home:

___ ___ ___ LIEN ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Her BRAS make her feel like a funny girl:

___ ___ ___ BRAS ___ ___ ___ ___ _­­­__ ___ ___ _­­­__


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➤ Tennis player at fault, takes CASE to court:

___ ___ ___ ___ CASE ___ ___ ___


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➤ Monkeywrenching comedian tears down DAMS:

___ DAMS ___ ___ ___ ___ _­­­__ ___


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➤ When asked if she was in another Ethan Hawke movie, she LIED to keep it a secret:

___ ___ LIED ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ Powerful bygone Mideast politico no soft DAME when it came to taking on the boys club:

___ ___ ___ DAME ___ ___


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➤ Gifted dramaturge shunned the NEON lights for country living:

___ ___ ___ ___ NEON ___ ___ ___ ___


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: MISSING PERSON CASES (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: MISSING PERSON CASES (Round 2)

SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 2)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a well-known person's first name followed by a blank space (or spaces) to fill in with an appropriate word (or words) to logically complete the sentence. The appropriate word (or words) is the person's last name! (Note: puns and homophones allowed for the last name.)

Example:

➤ Gary, I haven't seen you in ages, and judging by all that grey hair, you've sure gotten _____ _____!

[The answer to the two blanks is "old" and "man" revealing the personage of Gary Oldman.]

Round 2:

➤ Dolly was always _______ with her boyfriends before finally settling on her one true love.

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➤ Paul felt like a _____ _____ after emerging from rehab.

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➤ Dorothy never did learn to _______ car straight!

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➤ Henry D. was so sick he had to ________ up.


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➤ Say, Lucy, I was just wondering, _____ _____ Perce still an Indian tribe?

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 1)

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 2)

How to Play:

Fill in the two blanks in each entry to come up with a goofy "Spoonerized Moniker" and its resulting 2-word rhyming phrase. The correct answers will complete a sentence where each set of blanks is a spoonerism of the other.

Example:

➤ PETE ________ works in a slaughterhouse as a ________ PACKER.

 
[The answer to the first blank is "MACKER" (which rhymes with "PACKER"), while the answer to the second blank is "MEAT" (which rhymes with "PETE"). Thus, the answer to the riddle is "PETE MACKER works in a slaughterhouse as a MEAT PACKER."]

Round 2:

➤ FRANKIE________ adores grumpy Italians but hates  ________ FRENCHMEN.

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➤ BRADLEY ________ is not insane, au contraire he’s  ________ BRILLIANT.

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➤ MARSHALL________ has but a ________ MEMORY of events from a decade ago.

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➤ LOREN________, who lost everything gambling, was a ________ LOSER.

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➤ MAX ________ ________ MORALS, as evidenced by his unethical behavior.

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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 1)

STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 2)

How to Play:

Stereotypes exist for a reason, so they say. But can there possibly be a kernel of truth to any of these stereotypical sights and events? Surely, you have seen or heard of them all . . . right? Find out by completing the stereotype scenarios below.

Example:

➤ Have you ever seen a billy goat munching on a ________ ________?

[The answer is "TIN CAN".]

Round 2:

➤ Have you ever seen a Spotted ________ hanging around a firehouse, or for that matter, a ________ twirling down a pole on the way to a 3-alarm ________?

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➤ Have you ever overheard a cop say to a perp running away, “________ in the ________ of the ________!”?


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➤ Have you ever sung "________ ________ ________" on New Year's Eve?

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➤ Have you ever seen a scrawny, caterwauling ________ on an alley wall scurry away after a disturbed neighbor throws an ________ ________ its way?

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➤ Have you ever slipped on a ________ ________ left on the sidewalk?

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PAST ROUNDS: (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 1)

SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry consists of a Spanish word surrounded by blank spaces. Your job is to fill in the blank spaces with appropriate letters to solve a new word - in English!

Example: 

➤ ___ PIE ___

[The answer is "SPIED", solved by filling in "S" and "D" in the blank spaces.]

Round 3:

➤ VERBO ___ ___

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➤ SOL ___ ___ ___

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➤ LUNA ___ ___ ___

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➤ LOCO ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ ___ OLLA ___

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 2)

SPLIT PERSONALITIES (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a well-known person's first name followed by a blank space (or spaces) to fill in with an appropriate word (or words) to logically complete the sentence. The appropriate word (or words) is the person's last name! (Note: puns and homophones allowed for the last name.)

Example:

➤ Gary, I haven't seen you in ages, and judging by all that grey hair, you've sure gotten _____ _____!

[The answer to the two blanks is "old" and "man" revealing the personage of Gary Oldman.]

Round 1:

➤ Amy was concerned about the melting of the _______ ice caps.

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➤ If only Johnny could _______, we would be as one.


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➤ The Southerner drawled, "Why, ol' Bert, you kin never believe him, he's nuthin' but a ______!"

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➤ Ever vigilant, EE watched the _______ and goings of his suspicious neighbor.

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➤ Presidential widow Jackie wondered about her son's low school marks, and inquired, "________ be a passing grade?"

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U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 3)

How to Play:

Solve each entry by filling in the blanks with official U.S. state abbreviations to come up with a common word related to the "road map" clue.

Example:

➤ Having a flushed complexion: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

[The answer is “FLORID” which is comprised of the combination of state abbreviations FL + OR + ID.]

Round 3:

➤ Where kids compete at games: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Of a bouquet: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Frankness: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Secret: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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➤ Andean bird: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: U.S. RD. MAP: ST. ABBR. (Round 2)

3-STRING CIRCUS (Round 2)

How to Play:

Each entry contains a string of 3 consecutive letters of the alphabet surrounded by blank spaces. Based on the given clue, fill in the blank spaces with appropriate letters to come up with a common word.

Example:

➤ L ___ M ___ N

(Crappy car, perhaps)

[The blank letters to fill in surrounding the consecutive 3-string "L-M-N" are "E" and "O" , revealing the word "LEMON".]

Round 2:

➤ F ___ GH ___ ___ ___

(Instrument to warn a ship at sea)

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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ GHI ___ ___

(Shedding of skin)

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➤ HIJ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Boisterous fun)

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➤ J ___ ___ K ___ L

(Wild canine)

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➤ K ___ L ___ M ___ ___ ___

(Olive type)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: 3-STRING CIRCUS (Round 1)