Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512764 times)

PatH · « **Reply #4960 on:** December 29, 2013, 01:06:20 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 !!

PatH · « **Reply #4961 on:** December 29, 2013, 01:07:04 PM »

This should help a lot.

___ ___ R ___ E R

___ N

T ___ E

___ R I E N T

E ___ ___ R E ___ ___

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

JoanK · « **Reply #4962 on:** December 29, 2013, 04:04:08 PM »

Murder on the Orient Express!

PatH · « **Reply #4963 on:** December 29, 2013, 05:39:04 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

I knew you'd get it if you saw it first, JoanK.

JoanK · « **Reply #4964 on:** December 30, 2013, 03:27:32 PM »

Non-fiction

T __ __

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Frybabe · « **Reply #4965 on:** December 30, 2013, 03:36:00 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4966 on:** December 30, 2013, 04:46:47 PM »

Sorry, no As.

PatH · « **Reply #4967 on:** December 30, 2013, 06:23:53 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4968 on:** December 31, 2013, 04:16:27 PM »

Non-fiction

T __ E

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ E __ __ E

Guessed :A, E

PatH · « **Reply #4969 on:** December 31, 2013, 04:47:11 PM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4970 on:** December 31, 2013, 05:17:28 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4971 on:** January 01, 2014, 03:42:06 PM »

Non-fiction

T __ E

__ L __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ E R __ E

Guessed :A, E, L, R

bluebird24 · « **Reply #4972 on:** January 01, 2014, 08:00:48 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #4973 on:** January 01, 2014, 10:30:04 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #4974 on:** January 02, 2014, 12:03:16 AM »

Non-fiction

T H E

__ L __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ V E R __ E

Guessed :A, E, L, R, H, V

Frybabe · « **Reply #4975 on:** January 02, 2014, 08:36:30 AM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4976 on:** January 02, 2014, 12:27:28 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #4977 on:** January 02, 2014, 01:10:47 PM »

The last word is surely universe, but I don't know what the rest is.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4978 on:** January 02, 2014, 02:28:01 PM »

I agree PatH.

JoanK · « **Reply #4979 on:** January 02, 2014, 05:13:29 PM »

Non-fiction. OOOPS. I forgot an R.

T H E

__ L O __ __ __ O R __

U N I V E R S E

Guessed :A, E, L, R, H, V, O, S

Universe it is. I'll give you a hint: the book is about Isaac Newton.

Frybabe · « **Reply #4980 on:** January 02, 2014, 07:05:58 PM »

I know I'm going to kick myself when this is solved.

Y?

bluebird24 · « **Reply #4981 on:** January 02, 2014, 07:56:29 PM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4982 on:** January 03, 2014, 07:37:00 AM »

I think I know:

THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE

PatH · « **Reply #4983 on:** January 03, 2014, 10:41:45 AM »

Oooh! I bet that's right.

JoanK · « **Reply #4984 on:** January 03, 2014, 03:38:24 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

The whole title: "The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World" by Edward Dolnick. I have a sample on my kindle waiting for me

Good for you, Marj. Did my Newton clue help? He was known for thinking the world worked and was understandable like a clock: a mechanical thing. I have little puppets of Newton and Einstein on my fridge, and I like to make up pretend conversations between them on the nature of the universe.(But they would both be horrified at modern physics).

Over to you.

marjifay · « **Reply #4985 on:** January 03, 2014, 05:31:37 PM »

Did my Newton clue help?

Yep! And I had it on my TBR list!

Marj

marjifay · « **Reply #4986 on:** January 03, 2014, 05:52:59 PM »

Okay...here's the new Blanko puzzle. Fiction. Made into a movie 60-some years ago.

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__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
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PatH · « **Reply #4987 on:** January 03, 2014, 10:45:55 PM »

You didn't give us a starting letter, but I'm betting there's a T or so in there.

marjifay · « **Reply #4988 on:** January 04, 2014, 01:12:47 AM »

Only one T:

T __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __

Frybabe · « **Reply #4989 on:** January 04, 2014, 07:20:28 AM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4990 on:** January 04, 2014, 09:26:25 AM »

Sorry, no N's.

PatH · « **Reply #4991 on:** January 05, 2014, 01:01:06 PM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4992 on:** January 05, 2014, 02:13:55 PM »

Oh, yes. 4 E's!

T __ E
__ E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ E

Guessed: E, N, T

JoanK · « **Reply #4993 on:** January 05, 2014, 04:04:36 PM »

marjifay · « **Reply #4994 on:** January 05, 2014, 04:50:01 PM »

Two R's!

T __ E
R E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ R __ __ E

Guessed: E, N, R, T

marjifay · « **Reply #4995 on:** January 06, 2014, 10:17:28 AM »

Maybe a "clew": Published in 1895 to widespread acclaim, making the author an instant celebrity at the age of 24.

T __ E
R E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ R __ __ E

Guessed: E, N, R, T

Frybabe · « **Reply #4996 on:** January 06, 2014, 10:35:19 AM »

The Red Badge of Courage? One of the most memorable books I read during high school.

marjifay · « **Reply #4997 on:** January 06, 2014, 12:07:05 PM »

Very good, Frybabe! You're the WINNER!

Marj

Frybabe · « **Reply #4998 on:** January 06, 2014, 12:42:34 PM »

Recent novel - humor.

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__ __ __ N

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Letters Used: N

marjifay · « **Reply #4999 on:** January 06, 2014, 12:46:43 PM »

Any E's?

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512764 times)