STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 7)

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 7:

➤ Have you ever stormed a women's dormitory and participated in a ________ ________?

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➤ Have you ever once said to a waiter, "Waiter, ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________!"


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➤ Have you ever seen a barkeep slide a mug of ________ ________ down the length of the bar right into the ________ of a thirsty ________?

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➤ Have you ever ________ ________ from school and went for a dip at the ________ _______ with other truants?

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➤ Have you ever heard two guys ready to brawl, and one of them challenging the other by saying, "________ ________ ________ ________ and fight"?

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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)

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

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: STEREOTYPES YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . OR HAVE YOU? (Round 6)

PLAINLY STATED (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry's correct answer is a made-up 2-word phrase. Both words are 4 letters long and comprise, in sequence, the abbreviations of 4 consecutive U.S. states. Clues are given as a solving aid and state abbreviations can be used more than once in each answer set. Could it be more plainly stated?

Example:

➤ ______ * ______

(Dinner for Shamu?)

[Answer: The 2-word phrase is "ORCA MEAL", which correctly answers the clue, "Dinner for Shamu?". Contained within the 2-word phrase are 4 consecutive U.S. postal abbreviations: "OR" & "CA" for Oregon & California, which combine to create the word "ORCA"; and "ME" & "AL" for Maine & Alabama, which combine to create the word "MEAL".]

Round 4:

➤ ______ * ______

(Volcanic formation without the ice cream?)

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➤ ______ * ______

(Agonizing sensation from cicatrix?)

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➤ ______ * ______

(Heath territory?)

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➤ ______ * ______

(Limping compact?)

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➤ ______ * ______

(Sell Zin?)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: PLAINLY STATED (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: PLAINLY STATED (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: PLAINLY STATED (Round 3)

MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 5)

How to Play:

It's Movie Time! Each correct answer will be a Groovy Rhyme! Entries list a sentence with a hint about a real movie and a clue indicating the movie's alternate rhyming title. Based on the clue logic, discover the rhyming title of the real movie . . . OR . . . if you prefer, the real movie and its rhyming title.

Example:

➤ Movie about vigilante NYPD officer John McClane who won a poker game with this, an Ace against a King:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"

[Answer: Based on the clue "won a poker game with this, an Ace against a King", the answer to the Rhyming Movie Title is "High Card", which rhymes with the Real Movie Title, "Die Hard".]

Round 5: 

➤ Bogey drama about a gangster running his family hotel in Florida as a front for smuggling no-cost goods and merchandise across state lines:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Scorsese crime flick set in early 70's in which a small-time hoodlum gets into the business of peddling no-fat animal flesh:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Classic PTSD-afflicted, lone rebel movie where the main character cedes his weapons and takes up Latin American dancing as therapy:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________"

Real Movie Title: "________"


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➤ Movie remake about a convicted rapist, released from prison, who stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him and instead winds up going into business together to make a sweet varietal sudsy alcoholic beverage to market:

Rhyming Movie Title: "________ * ________"

Real Movie Title: "________ * ________"


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➤ Movie about a former pool shark turned livestock thief:

Rhyming Movie Title: (The) "________"

Real Movie Title: (The) "________"

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: MOVIE TIME = GROOVY RHYME (Round 4)

HETERONYMITY (Round 6)

How to Play:

Heteronyms are words that are spelled identically but pronounced differently depending on usage or context. Your job is to identify the heteronym in each entry based on the clue sentence.

Example:

➤ The gymnast had to __________ her technique to get a __________ score.

[The answer is "perfect".]

Round 6:

➤ I'm wondering just how __________ it would be if I were to __________ company funds illegally?!

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➤ To keep my wits about me, I shouldn't __________ my existing worries knowing this __________ I'm living in will be razed next week.

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➤ I __________ some very important things from the __________ professors at the university.

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➤ Bullets flying about in mortal __________ was bad enough, but I also had to __________ my inner demons of fear to stay above the fray.

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➤ My mind was made up to __________ from the firm, but my colleague convinced me to __________ another contract, so I did.

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PAST ROUNDS: For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: HETERONYMITY (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: HETERONYMITY (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: HETERONYMITY (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: HETERONYMITY (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: HETERONYMITY (Round 5)