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Monday, 28 July 2008 17:37 |
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In this puzzle, you were asked to find twenty-three answers and then to group them in three categories, providing the one missing answer for a total of eight answers per category. I was quite pleased with this puzzle. It seemed like the kind of puzzle I'd enjoy doing if someone else wrote it. First, I'll give the answers to the questions.
- _________ of the above
None
- 11th prime number
31
- ZIP 60033
Harvard (Illinois)
- dotdotdot
S
- ET’s buddy
Elliot
- Familiar name of William Cavendish’s third wife
Bess
- First name of “Captain” seen in several Cyndi Lauper videos
Lou (Albano)
- First name of actor who played Ms. DiPesto’s suitor
Curtis (Armstrong)
 1972
- First name of the person who averaged 14.3 points per game in 21 games in the 2008 NBA post-season
Lamar (Odom)
- Furry guy whose original name was Woof-Woof
Barkley. I like Woof-Woof better!
- Hexadecimal 21
33
- Jersey number of the person who rushed for 191 yards in SuperBowl XVIII
32
- Judy Blume title character who does bust-enlargement calisthenics
Margaret  C
- Last name of former MLB manager known as “Scrap-Iron”
Garner (Phil)
- Last name of the actor who played this guy in two live-action films
 Stanford
- Ms. Rigby of song
Eleanor
- N 51.54°, W 106.04°
Allan (Saskatchewan)
- The sunshine vitamin
D
- University of Chicago calls this neighborhood home (two words)
Hyde Park
- x when x+2y=1955 and 5x-1103y=4210
1945
- Year of Jeopardy!'s debut.
1964
I kinda thought Hyde Park would be one of the major giveaways, or maybe Eleanor and Bess. The first (and only!) response was from Malia, who got them all correct for 27 points. Here's how she grouped the answers. HERBERT CLARKE HOOVER president = 31 middle initial = C born = West Branch VP = Curtis wife = Lou child = Allan college = Stanford died = 1964 FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT president = 32 middle initial = D born = Hyde Park VP = Garner wife = Eleanor child = Elliot college = Harvard died = 1945 HARRY S TRUMAN president = 33 middle initial = S born = Lamar VP = Barkley wife = Bess child = Margaret college = none died = 1972 As you can see, the missing answer is West Branch. Nice job, Malia! |