Games
M. Toole | Feb 18, 2017 | Comments 0
Sounds Right But It’s Not
Hey chopper heads! The sound of some words can be defined by other words that mean something else altogether. Can you match the definition to the word that is associated by sound and elaborate nonsense?
| 1. Capital S | a. Stalemate |
| 2. Male escort | b. Shamrock |
| 3. Wedding Day | c. Locomotion |
| 4. Judge’s garb | d. Cereal |
| 5. How Dali paints | e. Largess |
| 6. Faint noise | f. Bombard |
| 7. Lousy poet | g. Mandate |
| 8. Ready hat | h. Lawsuit |
| 9. Ex-spouse | i. Maritime |
| 10. Fake Diamond | j. Handicap |
Answers: 1-e, 2-g, 3-i, 4-h, 5-d, 6-c, 7-f, 8-j, 9-a, 10-b.
The Games People Play
Each of the games listed on the left originated in a locale listed on the right. Can you put the right game with the right place on the planet? This is a little more difficult and cheating in the form of a little pointed research is acceptable.
| 1. Awari | a. Israel |
| 2. Hus | b. Ethiopia |
| 3. Pachisi | c. Germany |
| 4. Shove Ha’penny | d. India |
| 5. Alquerque | e. Spain via Egypt |
| 6. Go | f. Sumeria |
| 7. Senet | g. West Africa |
| 8. Chess | h. Japan |
| 9. Shogi | i. Greece |
| 10. Yote’ | j. Surinam |
| 11. Asalto | k. England |
| 12. Caroms | l. China |
| 13. Dice | m. Egypt |
| 14. Dreidel | n. Zimbabwe |
| 15. Knucklebones | o. India |
Answers 1-j, 2-n, 3-o, 4-k, 5-e, 6-l, 7-m, 8-d, 9-h, 10-g, 11-c, 12-b, 13-f, 14-a, 15-i.
Bright Menu
Answers 1. Beggar, egg; 2. Coats, oats; 3. Windjammer, jam; 4. Breadth, bread; 5. Sobriety, Brie; 6. Sleek, leek; 7. Hammer, ham; 8. Appease, peas; 9. Spear, pear; 10. Dapple, apple; 11. Plumber, plum; 12. Scurry, curry. Now make up about 200 of these clues to spring on your friends. Don’t panic. It’s going to be a long winter.
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