Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512453 times)

JoanP · « **Reply #1040 on:** April 06, 2011, 05:45:28 PM »

Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.

Ex:

Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What is it?

The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.

At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:

1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049

JoanP · « **Reply #1041 on:** April 06, 2011, 05:47:20 PM »

Hmmm...I think we need more letters. How about an "R"? And a clue?

pedln · « **Reply #1042 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:54:08 AM »

So, we need more letters? Here are a few R's.

A

__ __ __ __ R __

A __ __ A __ R

And more clues?
Non-fiction
Historical -- whooda thunkit?

Gumtree · « **Reply #1043 on:** April 07, 2011, 11:57:21 AM »

A _ _ _ _ R _ AFFAIR ??

JoanP · « **Reply #1044 on:** April 07, 2011, 03:08:11 PM »

Affair looks good. Gum...but honestly don't know this title - do you?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1045 on:** April 07, 2011, 06:55:34 PM »

Is there a D?

pedln · « **Reply #1046 on:** April 07, 2011, 10:31:06 PM »

Sorry, no D

This book has a subtitle, but it's much too long, and besides, it would give the whole thing away.

JoanP · « **Reply #1047 on:** April 08, 2011, 11:11:59 PM »

How about an "E" ?

pedln · « **Reply #1048 on:** April 09, 2011, 12:32:13 PM »

A

__ __ __ E R __

A __ __ A __ R

Non-fiction
Historical -- whooda thunkit?
Long subtitle
A rather new publication

JoanP · « **Reply #1049 on:** April 09, 2011, 12:56:33 PM »

I think I've got it? Julia Child? A Covert Affair? Yes? Has anyone read it?

pedln · « **Reply #1050 on:** April 09, 2011, 06:33:15 PM »

Winner!! Winner!! Winner!! Congratulations, JoanP.

I haven't read it yet, but I want to sometime. I posted a link to a review/article/whatever about it about a week ago in Non-Fiction and in the Library. Do click on it if for no other reason than seeing the postcard they sent to the powers-that-be who were making comments about Paul Child's sexuality.

JoanP · « **Reply #1051 on:** April 11, 2011, 06:30:46 PM »

I'm thinking. Let me think about a title as a doze off tonight.

JoanK · « **Reply #1052 on:** April 14, 2011, 04:04:19 PM »

RAH FOR JOANP!

JoanP · « **Reply #1053 on:** April 14, 2011, 04:59:00 PM »

Oh you are very funny, JoanK! I've been thinking for days of a title that will stump this sharp group. The only thing I can come up with - a new book, by an unknown author. Actually, this one has some appeal and I would love to hear from someone who has read it... I have not.

_ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The first clue - it's new.

pedln · « **Reply #1054 on:** April 14, 2011, 05:23:34 PM »

How about telling us if this NEW book is fiction or non-fiction?

How about a W, please

JoanP · « **Reply #1055 on:** April 14, 2011, 09:24:47 PM »

Sorry Pedln, no "W"

_ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The first clue - it's new.
Second clue - it' fiction
Third clue - this author's first book.

I seem to be drawn to first books, these days. Can't say why...

Frybabe · « **Reply #1056 on:** April 14, 2011, 11:13:31 PM »

V please.

Gumtree · « **Reply #1057 on:** April 15, 2011, 02:44:29 AM »

May I beg for an E ... please

pedln · « **Reply #1058 on:** April 15, 2011, 09:05:03 PM »

Well shucks.

No women, no world, no now or new.

JoanP · « **Reply #1059 on:** April 15, 2011, 09:22:16 PM »

No, and I double-checked to make sure there was no "w" Pedln- but the author is a woman. Does that help? Since Gum begged, I'll give her the E - several E's -

_ _ E _ O _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _

The first clue - it's new.
Second clue - it's fiction
Third clue - this author's first book.
Fourth clue - the author is a woman

JoanK · « **Reply #1060 on:** April 15, 2011, 10:10:45 PM »

A T please.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1061 on:** April 15, 2011, 11:30:45 PM »

The House on Riverton by Kate Morton.

JoanP · « **Reply #1062 on:** April 16, 2011, 10:35:17 AM »

Verrrry close, verry verry verry close! But not exactly!

The final clue lies in JoanK's question above.

Frybabe's solution is only two letters off!

JoanP · « **Reply #1063 on:** April 22, 2011, 10:14:18 PM »

I think it's time to declare Frybabe the winner since she was the closest!

The book title - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. Have you read it, Fry? Here's a review...

http://www.katemorton.com/the-shifting-foghouse-at-river/

Frybabe · « **Reply #1064 on:** April 23, 2011, 09:00:38 AM »

Yes I have read it. Loved it.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ K __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

History, first hand account of an early 20th century event.

Gumtree · « **Reply #1065 on:** April 23, 2011, 11:37:03 AM »

Gimme an E

How many words are indicated...?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1066 on:** April 23, 2011, 12:22:05 PM »

Six words, gum

__ E __

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ K

__ __ E

__ __ __ __ __

Does this help?

pedln · « **Reply #1067 on:** April 23, 2011, 12:24:05 PM »

How about a C?

JoanP · « **Reply #1068 on:** April 26, 2011, 04:25:06 PM »

Or an "N" - and a new clue?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1069 on:** April 26, 2011, 05:46:20 PM »

No C, but there is one N.

__ E N

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ K

__ __ E

__ __ __ __ __

pedln · « **Reply #1070 on:** April 26, 2011, 08:09:29 PM »

an M ?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1071 on:** April 26, 2011, 10:34:35 PM »

No M, sorry.

JoanP · « **Reply #1072 on:** April 27, 2011, 01:20:05 PM »

well, then, there must be a "T" or two?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1073 on:** April 27, 2011, 02:12:11 PM »

Yes, there be T's. That should make it easy now.

T E N

__ __ __ __

T __ __ T

__ __ __ __ K

T __ E

__ __ __ __ __

deems 2 · « **Reply #1074 on:** April 27, 2011, 10:55:13 PM »

Ten Days that Shook the World?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1075 on:** April 28, 2011, 09:11:13 AM »

Hurray! Deems2 got it. Tag your it!

JoanP · « **Reply #1076 on:** April 28, 2011, 08:19:05 PM »

Nice going, deems2. We've missed you!

deems 2 · « **Reply #1077 on:** May 04, 2011, 09:23:10 PM »

Hello folks! I'm sorry, I've been sick and have not turned the computer on in ages.

Here's one that I know nothing about. It is on my stack of books that have to be read next. There are seven words - two per line until the last line.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #1078 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:01:50 PM »

I'm glad you are feeling better, Deems2.

Is there an S in the title?

deems 2 · « **Reply #1079 on:** May 04, 2011, 10:05:39 PM »

Hello Frybabe. Yes, there are two S's!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ E

_ _ _ S _ _ _

_ _ _

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