PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 6)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a sentence with two clues to help reveal the correct blank * blank answer. The first clue hints at a well-known personality (initials given as a solving aid), and the second clue embedded in the sentence hints at the 2-word answer that rhymes with the well-known person.

Example:

➤ Zany "Laugh-In" regular [G.H.] who never took care of the mildewed grass in her yard ended up with a ________ * ________.

[Answer: Based on the clue "mildewed grass", the blank words to fill in are "MOLDY * LAWN", which rhymes with the "Laugh-In" clue answer, "GOLDIE * HAWN".]

Round 6:

➤ Original SNL African-American cast member [G.M.] collected singing mynas and cockatoos forming a veritable ________ * ________.

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➤ Reclusive Nobel winning poet / singer [B.D.] was cast in a movie as a Mafioso bad guy, a real ________ * ________.

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➤ Screen icon known for her bawdy double entendres [M.W.] was a hit at the first ever LBQT ________ * ________.

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➤ After his role in "Oliver" [M.L.] this English actor took on gigs as a mean and sullen court "fool" and became known as the ________ * ________.

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➤ Pioneering talk show host [J.P.] rode a green bicycle and drove a ________ * ________.

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 5)

2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 6)

How to Play:

Each entry is a common phrase consisting of 2 rhyming words. Clue are given as a solving aid. 

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ * ___ ___ ___ ___

(Exclamation used to express surprise or dismay)

[The answer is "HOLY MOLY".]

Round 6: 

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ * ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Extremely or pretentiously elegant)


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(Apian expression referring to someone who is just marvelous or of the highest quality)


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(Willie Dixon wrote the lyrics to this Muddy Waters song about this kind of man)


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(Resident hick)


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(Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs hit)


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: 2-WORD RHYMING PHRASES (Round 5)

THIS & THAT (Round 5)

How to Play:

Each correct answer is a common "_______ & _______" phrase, such as "THIS & THAT". To solve, simply switch out one letter in each clue word with a different letter to reveal a common "_______ & _______" phrase.

Example:

➤ _______ & _______

(bell / chair)

[Answer: switch out the "e" in "bell" to "a" and the "r" in "chair" to "n" to come up with the common "_______ & _______" phrase, "BALL & CHAIN".]

Round 5:

➤ _______ & _______

(thrush / party)


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➤ _______ & _______

(parrots / pets)

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➤ _______ & _______

(omen / shun)


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➤ _______ & _______

(mop / mop)


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➤ _______ & _______

(winner / bummer)

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➤ _______ & _______

(bong / dunce)


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➤ _______ & _______

(clock / danger)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure):

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 4)

HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 9)

How to Play:

Translate the highfalutin circumlocutory language of each entry to distill a common adage, apothegm, aphorism, axiom, maxim, phrase, proverb, saw, or saying.

Example:

➤ It is not necessary to shed lacrimal drops over toppled bovine secretions.

"_____ _____ _____ _____ _____."

(5 word phrase)

[Answer: "Don't cry over spilled milk."]

Round 9:

➤ A lack of knowledge of prevailing ordinances and regulations does nothing to mitigate for the fact that said ordinances and regulations have been violated.

"_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____."

(10 word phrase)

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➤ An individual of the canine variety has as his due what is commonly known as a 24-hour time period.

"_____ _____ _____ _____ _____."

(5 word phrase)

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➤ Replicating another person's efforts or style is the most heartfelt expression of puffery.

"_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____."

(7 word phrase)

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➤ Maintaining ownership of something is nearly 100% of the legal consideration.

"_____ _____ _____ - _____ _____ _____ _____."

(7 word phrase)

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➤ One one-hundredth of a U.S. dollar bill put away for a rainy day is identical to one one-hundredth of a U.S. dollar bill veritably paid in equivalent wages.

"_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____."

(7 word phrase)

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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 7)

BRAINWRACK!: HIGHFALUTIN CIRCUMLOCUTIONS (Round 8)

CITY CONNECTIONS (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a common word that bridges the gap between two cities of the world. See how many connections you can make.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ DAMSEL ___ ___

[Answer: the word "DAMSEL" connects the two cities "AMSTERDAM" and "SELMA".]

Round 4:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ICEQUEEN ___


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➤ ___ ___ BULLY___ ___


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➤ ___ ___ ___ KALE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ TAKEN ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ULTRA ___ ___ ___

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: CITY CONNECTIONS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: CITY CONNECTIONS (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: CITY CONNECTIONS (Round 3)