Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512663 times)

JoanP · « **Reply #5240 on:** February 13, 2014, 12:56:58 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 !!

Two T's, Marj..

T _ E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E T _

jane · « **Reply #5241 on:** February 13, 2014, 04:37:29 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #5242 on:** February 13, 2014, 06:18:14 PM »

Yes, there is one A, Jane!

T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _

Letters guessed: E, T, A

Frybabe · « **Reply #5243 on:** February 14, 2014, 07:23:06 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #5244 on:** February 14, 2014, 07:31:03 AM »

No Y's, Fry...

T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _

Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y

marjifay · « **Reply #5245 on:** February 14, 2014, 08:55:09 AM »

jane · « **Reply #5246 on:** February 14, 2014, 09:14:04 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #5247 on:** February 14, 2014, 12:31:09 PM »

Would you believe it? Neither an R nor an S!

T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _

Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S

marjifay · « **Reply #5248 on:** February 14, 2014, 12:48:32 PM »

How about an L?

JoanK · « **Reply #5249 on:** February 14, 2014, 03:45:34 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #5250 on:** February 14, 2014, 03:56:49 PM »

No Ls - and the T has been guessed...

T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _

Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S, L

JoanK · « **Reply #5251 on:** February 14, 2014, 04:01:26 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #5252 on:** February 15, 2014, 07:01:56 AM »

H in case there is more than one.

JoanP · « **Reply #5253 on:** February 15, 2014, 07:08:27 AM »

Good guesses,both. They should be enough...

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

Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S, L,N, H

PatH · « **Reply #5254 on:** February 15, 2014, 01:12:32 PM »

Yes.

The Iceman Cometh

JoanP · « **Reply #5255 on:** February 15, 2014, 03:36:23 PM »

YES! WINNER!

Frybabe · « **Reply #5256 on:** February 15, 2014, 04:32:09 PM »

Oh, and so appropriate to the weather here. Good one JoanP; great catch PatH.

PatH · « **Reply #5257 on:** February 15, 2014, 05:22:43 PM »

As far as I'm concerned, the iceman can goeth. I'm sick of winter. New quiz shortly.

PatH · « **Reply #5258 on:** February 16, 2014, 09:05:19 PM »

New quiz--fiction, not recent:

T ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #5259 on:** February 17, 2014, 06:54:25 AM »

PatH · « **Reply #5260 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:34:01 AM »

Two of them:

T ___ ___

___ O ___ ___ ___

O ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Letters guessed: O

JoanP · « **Reply #5261 on:** February 17, 2014, 09:47:05 AM »

There are how many Es?

jane · « **Reply #5262 on:** February 17, 2014, 01:32:02 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #5263 on:** February 17, 2014, 01:59:41 PM »

Lots of Es, no R.

T ___ E

___ O ___ ___ E

O ___

___ ___ E

___ E ___ E ___

___ ___ ___ ___ E ___

Letters guessed: E, O, R

Frybabe · « **Reply #5264 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:12:08 PM »

The House of the Seven Gables? I've read several Nathaniel Hawthorn books but not that one. Now, I just discovered it is a real place. In fact, it's Hawthorn's birthplace. However, it was moved from its original location in the 50's. http://www.7gables.org/

PatH · « **Reply #5265 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:20:11 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

Wow, that's quick, Frybabe, just from the Es.

PatH · « **Reply #5266 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:37:53 PM »

This book came to mind because I'm currently breathing New England atmosphere in my rereading of Moby-Dick. I read it eons ago, but can't remember much of it, and I drove by the house in Salem once, without having a chance to visit it.

I also read The Scarlet Letter, but the Hawthorne works that left the biggest impression on me were a short story, Rappaccini's Daughter, and two books, A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, retelling the Greek Myths for children.

JoanP · « **Reply #5267 on:** February 17, 2014, 07:42:14 PM »

WOW! FRY!

JoanP · « **Reply #5268 on:** February 21, 2014, 03:28:58 PM »

Still celebrating your amazing win, Fry?

JoanK · « **Reply #5269 on:** February 21, 2014, 04:09:42 PM »

That was amazing, FRY!

Frybabe · « **Reply #5270 on:** February 21, 2014, 11:07:42 PM »

Relatively recent non fiction.

__ E __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #5271 on:** February 21, 2014, 11:12:38 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #5272 on:** February 21, 2014, 11:14:58 PM »

One R JoanP,

__ E __ __ __ R __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __

Letters Used: R

JoanP · « **Reply #5273 on:** February 22, 2014, 10:17:50 AM »

Maybe an S?

Frybabe · « **Reply #5274 on:** February 22, 2014, 11:28:53 AM »

This supposedly was a best seller a few years ago.
Two S's and another R I missed.

__ E __ __ __ R __ __

__ __ __

__ __ __

__ __ S __

S __ __ __ __ R

Letters Used: R, S

JoanP · « **Reply #5275 on:** February 22, 2014, 11:34:24 AM »

An M or two?

PatH · « **Reply #5276 on:** February 22, 2014, 03:20:34 PM »

I sniff a P.

JoanP · « **Reply #5277 on:** February 22, 2014, 04:10:04 PM »

Oh yeah, Pat! Leonardo and the Last Supper?

Frybabe · « **Reply #5278 on:** February 22, 2014, 05:07:25 PM »

Wow, JoanP. You are the WINNER

I wasn't expecting anyone to get that so soon.

JoanP · « **Reply #5279 on:** February 22, 2014, 07:17:04 PM »

It was those Ps PatH sniffed out that gave it away. Let's see how long it takes you to get this one!

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