Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512556 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #1720 on:** December 17, 2011, 10:03:56 PM »

Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

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

The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.

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

The winner becomes the new challenger.

Ex:

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

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

What is it?

Good Luck !!

Maybe an S?

pedln · « **Reply #1721 on:** December 18, 2011, 02:42:00 PM »

There is an R. This is a novel inspired by a real event that took place in a city besieged by war.

___ ___ E

___ E L L ___ ___ ___

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___ ___ R ___ ___ E V ___

PatH · « **Reply #1722 on:** December 18, 2011, 06:28:57 PM »

Hmm.

JoanK · « **Reply #1723 on:** December 20, 2011, 10:24:44 PM »

Give us that "T" please

pedln · « **Reply #1724 on:** December 21, 2011, 10:19:30 AM »

Two Ts, if fact. I'm not gonna yo-yo you around.

   T ___ E

   ___ E L L ___ ___ T

   ___ ___

   ___ ___ R ___ ___ E V ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #1725 on:** December 21, 2011, 02:23:57 PM »

The Cellist of Sarajevo

Have you read the book Pedln? It sounds fascinating. It is going on my wish list so it is bookmarked for January with another purchase I need to make. It is actually less expensive to buy the hardback than the Kindle edition.

pedln · « **Reply #1726 on:** December 21, 2011, 08:48:06 PM »

WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!

Congratulations, Frybabe. I haven't read it yet, but it's one that I've read about, and would like to read. It does sound fascinating, as you say, and I know so little about the setting and events that took place at that time.

I'm right in the middle of watching 5 Days of War, a film about two reporters in Georgia when the Russians invaded. In the overall picture of things, this is probably considered a blip on the screen, but the devastation and heartbreak and horrible things that happened to people through no doing of their own is overwhelming. And from what I've read about it, I think I'd feel the same about the events of this book.

JoanK · « **Reply #1727 on:** December 22, 2011, 03:58:36 PM »

Sounds like an interesting book. Is it about music? War? Both?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1728 on:** December 22, 2011, 06:14:57 PM »

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JoanK · « **Reply #1729 on:** December 23, 2011, 12:32:04 AM »

An "e" please.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1730 on:** December 23, 2011, 11:58:17 AM »

Here are your E's, JoanK.

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__ E

__ __ S.

__ __ __ __ __ __ E

jane · « **Reply #1731 on:** December 23, 2011, 02:36:35 PM »

Any R's?

JoanK · « **Reply #1732 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:12:24 AM »

Still need vowels. how about an "A"

Frybabe · « **Reply #1733 on:** December 24, 2011, 12:07:24 PM »

I think I will let Jane have her R's today.

__ __ __ __

__ E

__ R S.

__ __ R __ __ __ E

I am sure some of you have mentioned this author's books, many of which have a holiday theme.

JoanP · « **Reply #1734 on:** December 24, 2011, 02:26:40 PM »

And may I have an "M" please?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1735 on:** December 26, 2011, 06:37:10 PM »

__ A __ __

__ E

__ R S.

__ __ R A __ __ E

There are A's, JoanK.
I am guessing that JoanP knows what it is.

JoanP · « **Reply #1736 on:** December 26, 2011, 08:11:51 PM »

Joan K's "A's" clinched it - Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle...?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1737 on:** December 26, 2011, 10:16:43 PM »

We have a WINNER!

I had a feeling you had guessed. It seems to me that Debbie Macomber has been mentioned several times in discussions. Mrs. Miracle was Hallmark Channel's number one watched movie in 2009 according to the reviews.

JoanP · « **Reply #1738 on:** December 28, 2011, 08:01:32 AM »

A good one, Fry!

OK, here's a clue on the next challenge. It was a gift - I haven't read it yet. It's new. I think it's non-fiction.

_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

JoanP · « **Reply #1739 on:** January 04, 2012, 09:05:39 AM »

Too hard for you? Another letter might help...

_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _

jane · « **Reply #1740 on:** January 04, 2012, 09:13:27 AM »

How 'bout an R?

pedln · « **Reply #1741 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:26:07 PM »

There are sure a lot of 5-letter words that begin with G.

How about a T?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1742 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:51:41 PM »

If there is another A in there, it could be Catherine the Great.

JoanP · « **Reply #1743 on:** January 04, 2012, 03:24:07 PM »

Oh yeah - Frybabe has it. Have you read it? I have so many books piling up and now the library informs me that Julian Barnes book is ready to be picked up. I've been on the list for ages!

Frybabe · « **Reply #1744 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:27:54 PM »

No I haven't JoanP. I have yet to read Massies' Peter the Great which has been on my shelf for years.

Here is a book first published shortly before WWII, non-fiction.

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PatH · « **Reply #1745 on:** January 04, 2012, 09:37:48 PM »

Frybabe, you're supposed to give us one letter in your clue. It's the only time you can give only one letter, even if there are more of the same.

GOOD JOB getting Catherine the Great from so few clues. She was an interesting person; I should read something more about her.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1746 on:** January 04, 2012, 10:18:53 PM »

Oops! In too much of a hurry.

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JoanP · « **Reply #1747 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:50:41 AM »

How about an "F"?

pedln · « **Reply #1748 on:** January 05, 2012, 11:00:27 AM »

Fiction or Non?

And how about an O to go with the F

Frybabe · « **Reply #1749 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:18:40 PM »

Here is your F, JoanP. And as a bonus Pedln can have her O too. It is non-fiction.

__ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

OF

__ O __ __ S

jane · « **Reply #1750 on:** January 05, 2012, 02:44:21 PM »

R, please

JoanK · « **Reply #1751 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:55:32 PM »

And an "E"

Frybabe · « **Reply #1752 on:** January 11, 2012, 09:12:53 PM »

__ __E

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

OF

__ O __ __ S

Oh, my. Thanks for the reminder. Joan has an E.

jane · « **Reply #1753 on:** January 12, 2012, 10:49:04 AM »

R, please?

JoanP · « **Reply #1754 on:** January 12, 2012, 10:55:02 AM »

...of souls?

The Pyramid of Souls?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1755 on:** January 12, 2012, 02:40:48 PM »

No JoanP, but it sure does fit, doesn't it?

Jane is determined to get an R or two, do be it.

_ __E

__ __ R __ __ __ __

OF

__ O R __ S

pedln · « **Reply #1756 on:** January 12, 2012, 03:17:33 PM »

The Tyranny of Words -- by Stuart Chase

Frybabe · « **Reply #1757 on:** January 12, 2012, 06:12:54 PM »

Pedln you've hit the BULLSEYE.

pedln · « **Reply #1758 on:** January 12, 2012, 08:10:33 PM »

I must say, it's not on my TBR list. That last word could only be WORDS or LORDS, to my way of thinking. Then there had to be a vowel before that R up there. I was thinking TYRANTS because we just had something in Latin about a tyrannus. Anyway, it all checked out in Amazon, but I've never heard of the book before.

Will have something up tomorrow.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1759 on:** January 12, 2012, 10:00:16 PM »

I've never read it either, Pedln, but I have heard of it before what with my interest in reading books about books, word origins, printing/publishing, libraries, and the like.

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