Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512317 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #440 on:** August 25, 2010, 02:53:13 PM »

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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
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471

Ok, the choices are T and A. I choose T. There is no T.

__ __ __ __ E N __ N __ S

pedln · « **Reply #441 on:** August 28, 2010, 06:11:12 PM »

Mighty quiet here. I'm going to ask for an A again.

Frybabe · « **Reply #442 on:** August 28, 2010, 07:12:13 PM »

Pedln gets her A. The book is non-fiction.

A __ A __ E N __ N __ S

JoanK · « **Reply #443 on:** August 28, 2010, 07:21:07 PM »

Good Grief!

Gumtree · « **Reply #444 on:** August 29, 2010, 02:03:00 AM »

Sure can't 'see' that one

Frybabe · « **Reply #445 on:** August 29, 2010, 08:52:14 PM »

Ah, come on gang, no guesses today? Try a less used letter or two.

A __ A __ E N __ N __ S

JoanP · « **Reply #446 on:** August 29, 2010, 09:06:53 PM »

This is maddening! How about a "U"?

Gumtree · « **Reply #447 on:** August 30, 2010, 03:46:38 AM »

What about an X - that's a less used letter

Frybabe · « **Reply #448 on:** August 30, 2010, 01:13:34 PM »

Well, that clue backfired a little. X and U - No and No!
A __ A __ E N __ N __ S

Think Psychiatric research. True story. Movie with Robin Williams. That ought to do it.

JoanP · « **Reply #449 on:** August 30, 2010, 01:23:48 PM »

T'was a good one - AWAKENINGS fits!

Frybabe · « **Reply #450 on:** August 30, 2010, 04:16:30 PM »

AWAKENINGS is correct. I intend on reading the book someday, along with another one Oliver Sacs wrote. Both have been in my TBR pile for quite a while.

JoanP · « **Reply #451 on:** August 30, 2010, 10:50:15 PM »

Ok, so I'm "it" then - let me think of something that will stump you~

JoanP · « **Reply #452 on:** August 31, 2010, 09:40:19 AM »

OK, this is- 20th century Fiction -

T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

JoanK · « **Reply #453 on:** August 31, 2010, 02:38:39 PM »

Is the first word "The"?

JoanP · « **Reply #454 on:** August 31, 2010, 09:36:42 PM »

Yes indeed, the first word is "THE" -

T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Gumtree · « **Reply #455 on:** September 01, 2010, 03:25:59 AM »

Does the last word have only 2 letters?

JoanP · « **Reply #456 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:39:02 AM »

Good morning, Gum. The last word has 8 letters. Any guesses?

pedln · « **Reply #457 on:** September 01, 2010, 08:56:00 AM »

How about an N ?

Gumtree · « **Reply #458 on:** September 01, 2010, 09:35:03 AM »

Good Morning to you too Joan - but it's evening here

Is the fourth word TO

JoanP · « **Reply #459 on:** September 01, 2010, 10:02:16 PM »

Gum, may I say good morning now? No, the fourth word is NOT "to" -
Good luck the next time...
another clue - fiction - written in the second half of the 20th century -

T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Mippy · « **Reply #460 on:** September 02, 2010, 07:01:57 AM »

F please

pedln · « **Reply #461 on:** September 02, 2010, 10:10:07 AM »

JoanP, you are playing with our minds

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OK, this is- 20th century Fiction -

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another clue - Non fiction - written in the second half of the 20th century -

JoanP · « **Reply #462 on:** September 02, 2010, 10:43:50 AM »

OOPS, it is definitely FICTION - sorry, Pedln - (just wanted to see if you were paying attention.

) Any guesses on this work of FICTION?

Frybabe · « **Reply #463 on:** September 02, 2010, 01:34:38 PM »

how about an N?

JoanP · « **Reply #464 on:** September 02, 2010, 11:33:27 PM »

I will give you the "N" tonight - maybe that will give it away?

T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _

Mippy · « **Reply #465 on:** September 03, 2010, 11:05:35 AM »

I please

pedln · « **Reply #466 on:** September 03, 2010, 11:08:03 AM »

The fourth word is not TO, IN, AN, ON

So it must be IT, OF, AT, BE, BY, OR

Or is JoanP using NUMBERS again.

JoanP · « **Reply #467 on:** September 03, 2010, 10:04:30 PM »

Actually, I'll answer two questions tonight - there are no numbers in the title, nor is there the letter "I" - though there is an "I" in the author's name...

JoanK · « **Reply #468 on:** September 04, 2010, 02:27:22 PM »

We don't have vowels yet. How about an "E"

JoanP · « **Reply #469 on:** September 04, 2010, 10:12:51 PM »

OK< a vowel it is - I'll give you that "E" you asked for -

T H E _ E _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N E _ _

Mippy · « **Reply #470 on:** September 05, 2010, 07:21:43 AM »

O please

pedln · « **Reply #471 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:21:35 AM »

Very funny JoanP -- right in front of our nose. $:-\$

The Left Hand of Darkness

JoanP · « **Reply #472 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:44:10 PM »

hahahaha...yes, a little commercial for the upcoming work by Ursula Le Guin - Hope you will all join in!

Your turn, Pedln!

Gumtree · « **Reply #473 on:** September 05, 2010, 01:19:00 PM »

Clever of you JoanP - who would look in front of their nose?

pedln · « **Reply #474 on:** September 05, 2010, 03:48:25 PM »

___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ G ____ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ G ___ ___ ___ G

Five words 21st Century Fiction

Get it by Tuesday night or you might have a wait until I get back online again.

Frybabe · « **Reply #475 on:** September 05, 2010, 04:09:05 PM »

N please.

PatH · « **Reply #476 on:** September 05, 2010, 06:41:01 PM »

Jeepers! My face is a bit red over that one. I really should have gotten it. Good for you, pedln. I'll try to redeem myself.

JoanK · « **Reply #477 on:** September 05, 2010, 08:59:19 PM »

How about a "The"

Mippy · « **Reply #478 on:** September 06, 2010, 06:54:09 AM »

O please and Well Done, Pedln!

pedln · « **Reply #479 on:** September 06, 2010, 10:11:32 AM »

An O it is.

   ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ G ____ ___ ___ ___

   O ___ ___ ___ ___

   ___ ___ ___ G ___ ___ O G

Five words 21st Century Fiction

Get it by Tuesday night or you might have a wait until I get back online again.

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