Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513153 times)

pedln · « **Reply #4280 on:** July 24, 2013, 01:57:49 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 !!

Might as well as for an H --yes?

That was an impressive catch back there, Jane.

jane · « **Reply #4281 on:** July 24, 2013, 05:05:07 PM »

Thanks...saw the Old and Book and then the title floated to the top of my brain.

This one will go quickly, too:

__ ___ ___

T H E

___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S

E ___ H ___ E ___

E, T, H

Frybabe · « **Reply #4282 on:** July 25, 2013, 06:45:04 AM »

PatH · « **Reply #4283 on:** July 25, 2013, 06:59:14 AM »

More Ss?

jane · « **Reply #4284 on:** July 25, 2013, 08:16:44 AM »

2 O's...no more S's

__ ___ ___

T H E

___ O ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S

E ___ H O E ___

E, T, H, O, S

pedln · « **Reply #4285 on:** July 25, 2013, 10:30:37 AM »

L ?

PatH · « **Reply #4286 on:** July 25, 2013, 11:00:38 AM »

jane · « **Reply #4287 on:** July 25, 2013, 11:27:53 AM »

No L...yes on C:

__ ___ ___

T H E

___ O ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S

E C H O E ___

E, T, H, O, S, L, C

Frybabe · « **Reply #4288 on:** July 25, 2013, 02:19:36 PM »

And The Mountains Echoed

jane · « **Reply #4289 on:** July 25, 2013, 03:14:38 PM »

-WINNER!! WINNER!!

Khaled Hosseini's newest book:
Book Description
Release date: May 21, 2013
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.

Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4290 on:** July 25, 2013, 08:24:14 PM »

Mom surprised me when she picked up this book and actually enjoyed it. Non-Fiction - History. The full title is way long so you are getting the short version.

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ ' S

__ __ __ __ __

jane · « **Reply #4291 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:23:21 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4292 on:** July 26, 2013, 07:12:08 AM »

No E's, Jane.

__ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ ' S

__ __ __ __ __

PatH · « **Reply #4293 on:** July 26, 2013, 09:35:34 AM »

Os then?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4294 on:** July 26, 2013, 09:57:31 AM »

No O's either, Pat.

JoanK · « **Reply #4295 on:** July 26, 2013, 03:47:09 PM »

Oh, my. We must have vowels. I?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4296 on:** July 26, 2013, 07:07:28 PM »

__ __ I __ __

__ __ __ ' S

__ __ __ __ __

used: E, I, O, S

Only one I, JoanK

jane · « **Reply #4297 on:** July 26, 2013, 10:30:46 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4298 on:** July 27, 2013, 07:38:41 AM »

Yes, a U

__ __ I __ __

__ __ __ ' S

__ __ U __ __

PatH · « **Reply #4299 on:** July 27, 2013, 09:18:30 AM »

I like to think that second word has a vowel. A?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4300 on:** July 27, 2013, 10:59:29 AM »

And you would be thinking right, PatH

_ __ I __ __

__ A __ ' S

__ __ U __ __

pedln · « **Reply #4301 on:** July 27, 2013, 12:48:36 PM »

W ?

PatH · « **Reply #4302 on:** July 27, 2013, 02:01:22 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4303 on:** July 27, 2013, 02:37:13 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4304 on:** July 27, 2013, 09:18:41 PM »

_ __ I N __

M A N ' S

__ __ U __ __

No W's.

used: A, E, I, N, M, O, S, U, W

jane · « **Reply #4305 on:** July 27, 2013, 10:43:09 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4306 on:** July 28, 2013, 08:08:30 AM »

No T's.

_ __ I N __

M A N ' S

__ __ U __ __

No W's.

used: A, E, I, N, M, O, S, T, U, W

PatH · « **Reply #4307 on:** July 28, 2013, 09:17:23 AM »

jane · « **Reply #4308 on:** July 28, 2013, 10:04:04 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #4309 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:01:59 PM »

H ?

This is a book? In English?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4310 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:05:08 PM »

No, no, and no!

__ __ I N __

M A N ' S

__ __ U __ __

used: A, C, E, G, H, I, N, M, O, S, T, U, W

Just saw your question, Pedln. Yes, to both. It seems to me there was a children's(?) game by this name too.

pedln · « **Reply #4311 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:07:51 PM »

The first letter is smaller than the others. Is that significant?

pedln · « **Reply #4312 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:08:42 PM »

Blind man's Bluff

Frybabe · « **Reply #4313 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:16:15 PM »

Winner Winner Winner

Yes!!!!! The full title, and you can see why I didn't include the whole thing, is:

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, with Annette Lawrence Drew.

Mom took a liking to this book which was not her usual kind of reading material. She liked it so much she also read and liked The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography (another, even bigger mouthful of a title).

PatH · « **Reply #4314 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:29:50 PM »

Good job, pedln. I was totally stumped. I even made a list of letters not guessed for inspiration. That gave me some ideas, none of them close. That was a good quiz, Frybabe.

pedln · « **Reply #4315 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:42:04 PM »

Like minds, PatH. I did the same thing with remaining letters. Was sure Fry had put some symbols in there. It was the children's game clue that got me to the right place. Back in a bit with another puzzle.

That was a great choice, Frybabe. You sure had us going there.

pedln · « **Reply #4316 on:** July 28, 2013, 01:02:29 PM »

Soon to be released, by a favorite author.

___ Y ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___

JoanK · « **Reply #4317 on:** July 28, 2013, 01:18:35 PM »

EEEK! E?

ordered A SAMPLE OF "The Code Book" from kindle

Frybabe · « **Reply #4318 on:** July 28, 2013, 01:35:02 PM »

pedln · « **Reply #4319 on:** July 28, 2013, 06:37:54 PM »

Well, now that should get you off to a good start.

S Y ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513153 times)