Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512738 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #2480 on:** August 02, 2012, 03:13:37 PM »

BLANKO

Welcome to our newest brain teaser

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.

Example:

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

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

What is it?

The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.

At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

Winner, PatH is a Winner

Pat, you may have heard of Brian Fagan. He wrote a prodigious number of books about archeology. I believe one of his recent books was a best seller, The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations . I thought I had bought it, but I cannot find it right now. Maybe I just thought about buying it. http://www.brianfagan.com/

JoanP · « **Reply #2481 on:** August 02, 2012, 03:16:43 PM »

hmmm...I've never heard of Samarkand, Pat. You deserve the win and the accolade!

PatH · « **Reply #2482 on:** August 02, 2012, 03:41:00 PM »

It's in Uzbekistan, dates from the 7th century BC, and was an important part of trade routes, including the Silk Road. It figures in kids' adventure stories.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand

Fagan looks interesting. I might start with his book on the Little Ice Age, of interest to me because it gave the death blow to the Norse settlements in Greenland.

PatH · « **Reply #2483 on:** August 02, 2012, 06:47:33 PM »

That was a good quiz, Frybabe.

New quiz:

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W ___ ___ ___ ___

Fiction

JoanP · « **Reply #2484 on:** August 02, 2012, 08:45:22 PM »

A T seems a safe guess -

Frybabe · « **Reply #2485 on:** August 03, 2012, 07:30:00 AM »

or an R for no good reason.

PatH · « **Reply #2486 on:** August 03, 2012, 08:01:02 AM »

There's a T, but no R:

T ___ ___

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___ ___

W ___ ___ ___ ___

JoanP · « **Reply #2487 on:** August 03, 2012, 08:03:33 AM »

The good reason would be-
The Color of Water, Fry - but no R, so no water...

Is there a C?

PatH · « **Reply #2488 on:** August 03, 2012, 09:47:54 AM »

No C.

jane · « **Reply #2489 on:** August 03, 2012, 06:15:16 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2490 on:** August 03, 2012, 07:16:08 PM »

Yes:

T ___ E

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___ ___

W ___ ___ ___ E

Letters guessed: C, E, R, T

Frybabe · « **Reply #2491 on:** August 03, 2012, 09:04:19 PM »

An I or two perhaps?

jane · « **Reply #2492 on:** August 03, 2012, 10:23:43 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2493 on:** August 04, 2012, 10:13:24 AM »

Here are your Is. And OOOPS I forgot one of the Ts.

That'll probably give it to you

T ___ E

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I ___

W ___ I T E

Letters guessed:C, E, I, R, T

JoanP · « **Reply #2494 on:** August 04, 2012, 10:29:14 AM »

The Woman in White would fit...but for that other W...but wait - we didn't guess W - is it WOman in White? Wilke Collins

PatH · « **Reply #2495 on:** August 04, 2012, 12:02:40 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

You got it, JoanP. Good job.

JoanP · « **Reply #2496 on:** August 04, 2012, 08:17:54 PM »

I loved that book, Pat!

This next is Fiction -

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PatH · « **Reply #2497 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:17:28 AM »

R?

I loved that book too--have read it several times.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2498 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:36:47 AM »

An I or two perhaps?

JoanP · « **Reply #2499 on:** August 06, 2012, 10:48:51 AM »

Just one, Fry...

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' S _ I _ _

JoanP · « **Reply #2500 on:** August 07, 2012, 11:27:41 AM »

Are you stumped? This is a new book - just out -

Frybabe · « **Reply #2501 on:** August 07, 2012, 12:16:19 PM »

Let's go for a W.
It is obviously not The Time Traveler's Wife, but I can't get that one out of my head.

jane · « **Reply #2502 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:20:15 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2503 on:** August 07, 2012, 08:36:33 PM »

Well yes, you can have both the W and a whole bunch of E's. Let's see who sees it first now....

_ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _' S W I _ E

Frybabe · « **Reply #2504 on:** August 07, 2012, 09:35:01 PM »

PatH requested an R a while back. I think I will renominate it.

JoanP · « **Reply #2505 on:** August 07, 2012, 10:11:00 PM »

I'm sorry - I completely missed Pat's R request... Yes, there is one R-

_ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E R' S W I _ E

JoanP · « **Reply #2506 on:** August 08, 2012, 03:31:33 PM »

Pat, you've got your R!

JoanK · « **Reply #2507 on:** August 08, 2012, 03:43:57 PM »

F?

trying to make it the Timetravelers wife, but it won't fit.

PatH · « **Reply #2508 on:** August 08, 2012, 04:04:35 PM »

It's surely someone's wife.

JoanP · « **Reply #2509 on:** August 08, 2012, 04:06:51 PM »

A new book - as soon as you guess it, I'm going to nominate it for October discussion. It looks really, really good!

Frybabe · « **Reply #2510 on:** August 08, 2012, 04:53:56 PM »

The Shoemaker's Wife?

JoanP · « **Reply #2511 on:** August 08, 2012, 05:07:59 PM »

WINNER!!

You got it, Fry! Have you read it? I thought it might have possibilities for a group discussion. All of the reviews seem positive...

http://www.amazon.com/The-Shoemakers-Wife-ebook/dp/B006ICVOUO/ref=tmm_kin_title_0

Frybabe · « **Reply #2512 on:** August 08, 2012, 05:26:11 PM »

No, I haven't read it. The paperback comes out on the 21st. It is a little less expensive than the Kindle version. I noticed a lot of that lately.

This one is somewhat regional. History. I am leaving out the subtitle.

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W __ __ __ __

jane · « **Reply #2513 on:** August 08, 2012, 05:49:54 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2514 on:** August 08, 2012, 06:38:35 PM »

__ __ __ __

__ __ E

__ __ E __ __ __ __ __

W __ __ __ __

E's for Jane

JoanP · « **Reply #2515 on:** August 08, 2012, 07:12:16 PM »

R for Joan?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2516 on:** August 08, 2012, 08:44:00 PM »

__ __ __ __

__ __ E

__ __ E R __ __ __ __

W __ __ __ __

Only one R Joan

JoanP · « **Reply #2517 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:29:54 AM »

How about a T?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2518 on:** August 09, 2012, 08:53:53 AM »

Good morning! Two T's in place.

__ __ T __

T __ E

__ __ E R __ __ __ __

W __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #2519 on:** August 09, 2012, 07:38:58 PM »

Another W?

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