Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512267 times)

Gumtree · « **Reply #320 on:** July 18, 2010, 11:41:55 AM »

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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

Congratulations Pedln - Alias Grace it is.

Didn't I say it would be easy

pedln · « **Reply #321 on:** July 18, 2010, 11:48:58 AM »

Time for an author. Three letters right off the bat. How’s that for being generous with clues?

___ ___ E ____ ____ E ____

____ ____ ____ ____ E

pedln · « **Reply #322 on:** July 18, 2010, 03:08:43 PM »

Hey folks, I don't think I can answer emails about this. I understand, especially since it's an author, why one hesitates to venture a guess.

But, since I'm not answering emails, I will give another clue.

This author is dead.

JoanP · « **Reply #323 on:** July 18, 2010, 10:35:23 PM »

Hi Pedln - how about an "N"?

Gumtree · « **Reply #324 on:** July 19, 2010, 03:04:27 AM »

Is the first name STEPHEN

Maryemm · « **Reply #325 on:** July 19, 2010, 09:40:24 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #326 on:** July 19, 2010, 01:32:12 PM »

Another "N"?

pedln · « **Reply #327 on:** July 20, 2010, 07:59:44 AM »

My apologies for not stopping in yesterday. I don't know where yesterday went.

An N it shall be.

___ ___ E ____ ____ E N

____ ____ ____ N E

There is no O

Mippy · « **Reply #328 on:** July 21, 2010, 06:24:25 AM »

T please

Frybabe · « **Reply #329 on:** July 21, 2010, 07:55:16 AM »

R might help, too

pedln · « **Reply #330 on:** July 21, 2010, 08:52:42 AM »

Oh dear, there is no T

___ ___ E ____ ____ E N

____ ____ ____ N E

JoanK · « **Reply #331 on:** July 21, 2010, 03:03:38 PM »

You still haven't told us if the first name is Stephen?

pedln · « **Reply #332 on:** July 21, 2010, 06:10:31 PM »

~~Oh dear, there is no T~~ I am so wrong

There is a T

And there is an R

___ T E ____ ____ E N

____ R ____ N E

Mea culpa!! Somebody guess this quickly, before I goof again!

The author is dead, male, and . . . . .

Frybabe · « **Reply #333 on:** July 21, 2010, 10:39:43 PM »

Stephen Crane

His Red Badge of Courage was a must read when I was into Civil War history. I don't believe I have read any of his poetry.

pedln · « **Reply #334 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:30:31 AM »

You got it Frybabe. What was that soldier's last name -- Henry ?

Frybabe · « **Reply #335 on:** July 22, 2010, 11:04:20 AM »

Pedln, his name is Henry Fleming.

Frybabe · « **Reply #336 on:** July 30, 2010, 06:39:07 PM »

Oh heavens, I forgot all about this.

Easy one.
Book/movie: Non-fiction

__ __

__ __ __ __ __

__ U __ __ __ __ __?

Gumtree · « **Reply #337 on:** July 31, 2010, 03:38:20 AM »

I didn't mind having a little break Frybabe.

May I have an E

pedln · « **Reply #338 on:** July 31, 2010, 10:50:36 AM »

It's nice to have a choice. How about an N

Frybabe · « **Reply #339 on:** August 01, 2010, 09:03:02 AM »

Okay, we have an E and an N.
I take the E - there are no Es

Book/movie: Historical (novel?)

__ __

__ __ __ __ __

__ U __ __ __ __ __?

PatH · « **Reply #340 on:** August 01, 2010, 09:09:48 AM »

I presume the question mark is part of the title?

Frybabe · « **Reply #341 on:** August 01, 2010, 09:26:42 AM »

Yes Pat, the question mark is part of the title. That should make it pretty easy to figure out. I can't tell if this book is considered non-fiction or one of those historical fiction. Unfortunately I don't have the book any more and I can't find specific reference to it being either one. I always thought of it as non-fiction, but after a Google search I saw a few comments from readers here and there that indicate some think of it as an historical novel. I do not remember any fictionalized characters or dialogue in the book.

pedln · « **Reply #342 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:33:24 AM »

No E's, huh. Guess that third work can't be Numbers

I'm glad you pointed out the ?, PatH. I missed that.

Let's ask for an N again.

JoanP · « **Reply #343 on:** August 01, 2010, 10:41:08 AM »

I just came in, took one look, read Pedln's request for an "N" and just saw the title - Is Paris Burning? That has to be right, right? Did I win??? Did I win?

PatH · « **Reply #344 on:** August 01, 2010, 11:00:06 AM »

Wow, Joan, I'm sure that's right.

Gumtree · « **Reply #345 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:08:51 PM »

Wow! Joan -How did you do that?

Frybabe · « **Reply #346 on:** August 01, 2010, 12:25:29 PM »

Hurray for JoanP!

Is Paris Burning is correct.

JoanP · « **Reply #347 on:** August 01, 2010, 05:09:28 PM »

Don't know, Gum, just saw it. Do you see this one? Here's something for you to work on - new, gripping Non Fiction

_ _ _ _ _ U_

JoanK · « **Reply #348 on:** August 01, 2010, 05:36:23 PM »

Ok, I know it, but I'm not going to say.

JoanP · « **Reply #349 on:** August 01, 2010, 06:20:24 PM »

hahahaaha, I'll bet you do!

ginny · « **Reply #350 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:37:48 AM »

I do, too. Zeitoun.

JoanP · « **Reply #351 on:** August 02, 2010, 11:39:55 AM »

AHA! Zeitoun! That's right - I guess that was too easy, the first two to look at it knew what it was. Will work harder to stump you next time!

Your TURN, Ginny!

ginny · « **Reply #352 on:** August 02, 2010, 01:22:22 PM »

Ok here's a new one, a most unlikely bestseller, here and in Europe:

___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___

Mippy · « **Reply #353 on:** August 02, 2010, 02:11:40 PM »

E please

Frybabe · « **Reply #354 on:** August 02, 2010, 02:58:56 PM »

N please

JoanK · « **Reply #355 on:** August 02, 2010, 04:34:02 PM »

Is that "s" at the beginning of a word? The blanks are hard to read sometimes.

pedln · « **Reply #356 on:** August 03, 2010, 11:09:49 AM »

Is that 4 words, with the 4th word beginning with S?

Mippy · « **Reply #357 on:** August 04, 2010, 06:52:57 AM »

Is the third word: THE ?

ginny · « **Reply #358 on:** August 07, 2010, 10:33:45 AM »

Oh wow, I did not have notice there were new posts here, and thought nobody had guessed. I have three times lost a post here. I'm going to post this and then see if it takes.

ginny · « **Reply #359 on:** August 07, 2010, 11:01:43 AM »

Ok here goes try number 5, am not sure what's happening today.

I saw this book at B&N yesterday but did not buy it. You could read it in 15 minutes (that's a clue):

___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___

S ___ ___ ___

Yes this is 4 words and the last one begins with S.

So far we have E and N suggested and the third word is not THE.

Interesting, huh?

I'll choose N, from the two letters suggested, and there are no N's in the title.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512267 times)