Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512678 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #2320 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:05:39 AM »

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 !!

Well, I thought I knew what it is but there is one letter too many.

Let's try for a V.

JoanP · « **Reply #2321 on:** July 06, 2012, 11:59:57 AM »

Gulliver's Travels might fit?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2322 on:** July 06, 2012, 12:25:44 PM »

You are probably right, JoanP. That is what I was thinking of, but I forgot it had two Ls in it.

PatH · « **Reply #2323 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:45:35 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

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Good work.

PatH · « **Reply #2324 on:** July 06, 2012, 02:49:55 PM »

Frybabe, since you knew it, I suspect JoanP would give you the honor of the next quiz if you want it.

JoanP · « **Reply #2325 on:** July 07, 2012, 11:15:03 AM »

Pat, let's see what Fry has to say about your proposal. I'm willing if she is.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2326 on:** July 08, 2012, 08:35:36 AM »

Not a problem. Here is one now.

__ __ __ __ __

O __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #2327 on:** July 08, 2012, 10:14:18 AM »

Here we go!

An "F"?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2328 on:** July 08, 2012, 11:48:44 AM »

An F? Of course.

__ __ __ __ __

O F

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #2329 on:** July 08, 2012, 11:53:27 AM »

Is this fiction Fry? Let's try an S?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2330 on:** July 08, 2012, 01:17:31 PM »

You are in luck, JoanP.

__ __ __ __ __

O F

__ __ __ __ __ __ S S

JoanP · « **Reply #2331 on:** July 09, 2012, 08:58:18 AM »

B?

Nonfiction?

PatH · « **Reply #2332 on:** July 09, 2012, 09:01:42 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2333 on:** July 09, 2012, 11:55:10 AM »

No P's but there is an N. Fiction.

__ __ __ __ __

O F

__ __ __ __ N __ S S

pedln · « **Reply #2334 on:** July 09, 2012, 02:10:52 PM »

How about an E?

JoanP · « **Reply #2335 on:** July 09, 2012, 02:12:56 PM »

And no "B"- Right?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2336 on:** July 10, 2012, 06:06:28 PM »

__ E __ __ __

O F

__ __ __ __ N E S S

No B's

JoanP · « **Reply #2337 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:03:53 PM »

D then - Heart of Darkness?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2338 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:21:24 AM »

Winner! Winner! Winner!

JoanP, congratulations.

JoanP · « **Reply #2339 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:48:19 AM »

Oh my...

It was those double SS and the need for a consonant that gave it away. Some great titles here - my "TBR" list - and "TBRagain" list is growing. Here's another old goodie - fiction:

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

PatH · « **Reply #2340 on:** July 11, 2012, 10:22:09 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2341 on:** July 11, 2012, 10:44:10 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2342 on:** July 11, 2012, 06:03:57 PM »

Ts, but no Ns.... Do you see it?

T _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ T _ _ _ _ T T E _

PatH · « **Reply #2343 on:** July 11, 2012, 07:31:52 PM »

The Heart of the Matter

A nice segue from the last one.

JoanP · « **Reply #2344 on:** July 11, 2012, 07:34:21 PM »

WINNER! A great book! I wouldn't mind reading it again, Pat! Segue on!

PatH · « **Reply #2345 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:11:16 PM »

A double connection--words in the title, and setting. I haven't read the Greene; did he have Conrad in mind with his title?

PatH · « **Reply #2346 on:** July 11, 2012, 08:14:57 PM »

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

S ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

Fiction, not a segue from previous quizzes.

JoanP · « **Reply #2347 on:** July 12, 2012, 08:32:08 AM »

OK - no "heart" segue, but will ask for the T anyway...with so many letters, there's bound to be one!

PatH · « **Reply #2348 on:** July 12, 2012, 09:20:13 AM »

Actually, there isn't any T.

JoanP · « **Reply #2349 on:** July 12, 2012, 11:36:16 AM »

No? More S's then?

PatH · « **Reply #2350 on:** July 12, 2012, 11:58:23 AM »

That's the jackpot letter.

S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ S

S ___ ___ S ___

___ ___

S ___ ___ ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #2351 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:42:29 PM »

Smilla's Sense of Snow?

PatH · « **Reply #2352 on:** July 12, 2012, 04:44:43 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

I was hoping it would take a while for someone to ask for more Ss.

Good work, Frybabe.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2353 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:00:56 PM »

PatH, I saw the movie, never read the book.

This one is a book my Mom loaned to a neighbor before I was very far into it. It never came back. Last year I found a copy in my local used bookstore which has a gold embossed, grained cover and a ribbon bookmark. Couldn't resist. It shouldn't take long for you to guess it.

T __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #2354 on:** July 12, 2012, 05:27:38 PM »

E?

I read the book, never saw the movie.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2355 on:** July 12, 2012, 09:48:12 PM »

T __ E

__ __ __ __ E __

__ __ __ __ __ __ E

JoanP · « **Reply #2356 on:** July 13, 2012, 06:02:28 AM »

No movie, no book...am I missing something?

D?

PatH · « **Reply #2357 on:** July 13, 2012, 06:58:23 AM »

We're talking about the previous one, Smilla's Sense of Snow.

JoanP · « **Reply #2358 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:08:37 AM »

I never heard of that catchy title, Pat...should I look for it?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2359 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:13:17 AM »

No D's.

JoanP, I cannot vouch for the book, but the movie is interesting. Published in 1992, the book won the Silver Dagger Award and was shortlisted for the Edgar Award in the same year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Smilla%27s_Feeling_for_Snow for a synopsis of the book.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512678 times)