Monday, April 25, 2022

"THE END" GAME (Round 6)

How to Play:

Each sentence must be completed using a 2-WORD phrase at THE END. Each word in the phrase must be comprised of 3 LETTERS only. Clues are embedded in each sentence as a solving aid.

Example:

➤ As a result of taking a beating in the fight, I have a swollen eye and a ____ ____.

[Answer: the clue "swollen eye" indicates another facial injury: "FAT LIP", which is a 2-word phrase at THE END of the sentence, and with each word being just 3 letters long.]

Round 6:

➤ Book an auto by the minute, hour or day with the convenient sharing service called ____ ____.

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➤ Which "tavern transport" mode do you prefer? Pub crawl or ____ ____?

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➤ Seriously, when was the last time you wrote something with a blue plastic ____ ____.

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➤ Which is a worse allergy: cat hair or ____ ____?

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➤ May I virtue signal now that I drive a Prius instead of that big ol' ____ ____.

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➤ Nothing's worse than a blowhard spewing a bunch of ____ ____.

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➤ In order to scale the frozen waterfall, you need guts, strength, and an ____ ____.

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➤ The photo is blurry because it's ____ ____.

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➤ I just want to look like the Beatles in the 60s with my tight suit and hair in the style of a ____ ____.

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➤ I can tell you one thing, though, when I try to sing like John or Paul, I'm totally ____ ____.

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➤ Have you ever seen a pirate with a hook for a hand and hobbling on a ____ ____.

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➤ Ugh! Who first drank a "healthy" concoction by adding a slimy ____ ____?

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➤ Even though my uncle was an undertaker, I never once saw a corpse ID'd with a ____ ____.

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6X BONUS!

➤ Six-word repeated phrase preceding the Bob Dylan song, "I Shall Be Released":
 ____ ____ ____, ____ ____ ____. . .

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 12)

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 11:

➤ SIMON ________ is an English journalist reporting about the recent uptick of Mafioso activity leading to a surge of ________ SICILY.


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➤ LARRY ________ hit a big jackpot at the casino and considered himself ________ LUCKY.


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➤ LYNN ________ nearly froze on her camping trip in the mountains because she only had on a ________ LAYER of clothing to protect herself from the cold.


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MARGO ________ used to live in a sister city in North Dakota but now she resides in ________ MONTANA.


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➤ BIFF ________ is one horny surfer dude who just can't hide his ________ BONER around the hot bikini babes.


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BRETT ________ couldn't hold his pee any longer while driving and consequently ended up with a pair of ________ BRITCHES.


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MURRAY ________ was a chef who made the best Indian ________ MASALA you ever tasted.


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CHAD ________ was never one to chase the good girls, he always fell for the ________ CHICKS.


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CRYSTAL ________ was no Annie Oakley with a six-shooter, just a bit ________ CRAZY.


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CAROL ________ loved her felines, especially the stray homeless ________ CATS.


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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 8)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 9)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 10)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 11)

Saturday, April 9, 2022

ANAGRAMADNESS (Round 2)

How to Play:

Each entry contains a clue word or phrase whose anagram will complete the sentence.
[Note: selected anagrams are not Brainwrack creations; deviously clever authors unknown.]

Example:

➤ Because THEY SEE, _____ _____ are obviously sight organs.

[Answer: The complete sentence reads, "Because THEY SEETHE EYES are obviously sight organs." The phrase "THEY SEE" is an anagram for "THE EYES" - and vice-versa!]

Round 2:

➤ Logically, you would expect to find a SCHOOLMASTER in _____ _____.

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➤ If your week-long stay on the Riviera can be summed up by the words "I AM NOT ACTIVE", then it must be _____ _____ for you.

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➤ I am apt to mutter half-asleep "ALAS, NO MORE Z(s)" when he _____ _____ goes off at 5 a.m..

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➤ Don't you think THE DETECTIVES' primary objective is to _____ _____?

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➤ If you are NOT AGAINST someone, then you certainly are not their _____.

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PAST ROUNDS (For Your Solving Pleasure!):

Thursday, April 7, 2022

ANIMAL DOUBLES (1 Round Only)

How to Play:

Such a simple game. Just fill in the blank with the correct "animal double" answer to reveal individual animals (mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds) identified by two animal names. (Note: some entries come with two or more possible answers!)

Example:

➤ ALLIGATOR ________

[Answer: ALLIGATOR LIZARD.]

1 Round Only:

➤ KANGAROO ________

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➤ ________ SALAMANDER

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➤ ________ MONKEY (2 answers)

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➤ ELEPHANT ________

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➤ RHINOCEROS ________ (2 answers)

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➤ LEOPARD ________

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________ DEER

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➤ ________ VULTURE

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➤ ZEBRA ________

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➤ BULL ________ (4 possible answers)

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➤ HORSE ________

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➤ CATTLE ________ (2 answers)

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➤ CAT ________ (2 answers)

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➤ FOX ________

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➤ PARROT ________

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➤ ________ CRAB

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➤ ________ MINNOW

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➤ WHALE ________

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➤ WOLF ________ (2 answers)

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➤ FISH ________ (2 answers)

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➤ BIRD ________

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➤ ANT ________

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________ FLY (3 possible answers)

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➤COCK ________ (2 possible answers)

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Friday, March 25, 2022

WHO LIVES WHERE? (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a clue relating to a living or deceased well-known person, whose initials are one of 50 official postal U.S. state initials. See who lives where in these great United States of ours.

Example:

➤ "That '70s Show" actor lives in this state: __________.

[Answer: Ashton Kutcher is the actor and AK are his initials for the state Alaska.]

Round 3:

➤ One star of "The Sopranos" lives in this state: __________.


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➤ Another star of "The Sopranos" lives in this state: __________.


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➤ Discredited champion cyclist lives in this state: __________.


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➤ Cult leader in "The Omega Man" lives in this state: __________.


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➤ Coppola's nephew lives in this state: __________.


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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: WHO LIVES WHERE? (Round 1)

Thursday, March 17, 2022

ANAGRAMADNESS (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry contains a clue word or phrase whose anagram will complete the sentence.
[Note: selected anagrams are not Brainwrack creations; deviously clever authors unknown.]

Example:

➤ Because THEY SEE, _____ _____ are obviously sight organs.

[Answer: The complete sentence reads, "Because THEY SEETHE EYES are obviously sight organs." The phrase "THEY SEE" is an anagram for "THE EYES" - and vice-versa!]

Round 1:

➤ Excessive use of your DEBIT CARD to make purchases you don't pay back on time will result in a _____ _____ report.

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➤ CASH LOST IN 'EM is the predictable end result of your casino fantasy of thinking you can beat the _____ _____.

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➤ Is it true that an ELEGANT MAN is always _____ _____?

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➤ Just because you're a MOON STARER doesn't make you an _____.

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➤ Chances are, if you're a college student and reside in a _____, then you have a DIRTY ROOM.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

DECLARATIONS OR QUESTIONS (Round 6) (FINAL ROUND)

How to Play:

Each entry is either a declaration or a question containing a single blank space. Fill in the blank with a word choice that will logically complete the declaration or question and at the same time reveal a living or dead well-known person. Clues are listed as a solving aid, and homonyms and puns are allowed.

Example:

Declaration:

➤ TOM _______ for no one when he's ready to go.

(Gruff-voiced musician)

[Answer: "TOM WAITS" for no one when he's ready to go.]

Question:

➤ Is JANE _______ her boyfriend or going cold on him?

(Member of famous acting family)

[Answer: Is "JANE FONDA" her boyfriend or going cold on him?]

Round 6:

Questions:

➤ Is KEVIN _______ after smoking that big phattie?

(Cancelled actor)

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➤ Did RINGO _______ in that goofy caveman movie?

(Famed drummer)

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➤ Did RAQUEL _______ on her bet with you?

(Sex symbol of yesteryear)

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➤ Is ROB _______ on energy?

(Brat packer)

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➤ Does BOB _______ for a better life in the future?

(Old-timey comedian)

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➤ 
Can LUCILLE _______ jack like a male trucker can?

(Old-timey comedian)

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➤ Is 
ANDREW _______ or John's son?

(President)

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➤ Did JAMES K _______ him in the eye?

(President)

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Declarations:

➤ BRITNEY _______ fish with a hunting implement she devised.

(Pop singer)

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➤ BROCK _______ out before he even gets started.

("To Kill A Mockingbird" actor)

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➤ MARK _______ contemptuously on conventional ideas.

(Olympian swimmer)

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➤ BILL _______ in the face of stiff competition

("Ain't No Sunshine" singer)

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➤ CARL _______ on horse and dog races from time to time.

(Television's "Dr. Alex Stone")

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):





BURIED TREASURE (1 Round Only)

How to Play : Buried within each sentence entry is a precious gemstone for you to find. Upon finding all ten, re-arrange the sentences order...