Newsletter Teasers and Answers

26 June Teaser – Nobel pursuits

American author Pearl S. Buck was born on this day in 1892 and she won the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature – one of just 18 women to do so. Can YOU identify these other famous winners of the Literature Prize from the year and clues?

  1. This 1907 British winner was chosen just so, and always knew it wasn’t “when”, but “if”.
  2. This 1949 American winner sounded furious as he lay dying to hear the news.
  3. This 1953 British winner never surrendered, writing them in France, writing them on the seas and oceans and writing them on the beaches.
  4. This 1954 American was an old man when the bell tolled for his win.
  5. This 1962 American was a mouse of a man, feeling wrath at his win.
  6. This French playwright tried to decline the 1964 award but got it anyway.
  7. This Colombian writer waited almost one hundred years alone before he was awarded it in 1982.
  8. The 1983 British winner was truly the lord of the prize.
  9. This 1993 American winner broke many barriers and she was Beloved by all.
  10. This iconic American was asked “how does it feeeeeel?” of his 2016 win.
  11. This Japanese-born British writer spent the remains of the day reflecting on his 2017 win.

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How did you get on? If you managed all of them, then you are indeed a most literary scholar!

  1. This 1907 British winner was chosen just so, and always knew it wasn’t “when”, but “if”. Rudyard Kipling (youngest ever winner, at age 41)
  2. This 1949 American winner sounded furious when he heard the news. William Faulkner 
  3. This 1953 British winner never surrendered, writing them in France, writing them on the seas and oceans and writing them on the beaches. Winston Churchill
  4. This 1954 American was an old man when the bell tolled for his win. Ernest Hemingway
  5. This 1962 American was a mouse of a man, feeling wrath at his win. John Steinbeck
  6. This French playwright tried to decline the 1964 award but got it anyway. Jean-Paul Sartre
  7. This Colombian writer waited almost one hundred years alone before he was awarded it in 1982. Gabriel García Márquez
  8. The 1983 British winner was truly the lord of the prize. William Golding
  9. This 1993 American winner broke many barriers and she was Beloved by all. Toni Morrison
  10. This iconic American was asked “how does it feeeeeel?” of his 2016 win. Bob Dylan
  11. This Japanese-born British writer spent the remains of the day reflecting on his 2017 win. Kazuo Ishiguro

19 June Teaser – Short cuts

Here in Australia, this weekend marks the shortest day of the year (the least amount of daylight). So to mark this, can you shorten the following words by removing ONE letter and rearranging what’s left to match the clue?

E.g. “HOUSE was made for a foot” = SHOE (the U was removed from HOUSE)

  1. DONKEY learns a Japanese martial art.
  2. BEDROOM for people born in 1945.
  3. NOTEPAD to give money away.
  4. FARMER holds a picture.
  5. UNIVERSE is back to front.
  6. TENNIS with a beer mug.
  7. WINTER is used by butchers in case of a tie.
  8. PROTEST these semi-aquatic mammals.
  9. KITCHEN that belongs to a cultural subgroup.
  10. FABRICATE many microorganisms.
  11. APRICOTS like the warm climates.

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How’d you go? Some jump out straight away; others not so quick! Here are all the answers:

  1. DONKEY learns a Japanese martial art. KENDO
  2. BEDROOM for people born in 1945. BOOMER
  3. NOTEPAD to give money away. DONATE
  4. FARMER holds a picture. FRAME
  5. UNIVERSE is back to front. INVERSE
  6. TENNIS with a beer mug. STEIN
  7. WINTER is used by butchers in case of a tie. TWINE
  8. PROTEST these semi-aquatic mammals. OTTERS
  9. KITCHEN that belongs to a cultural subgroup. ETHNIC
  10. FABRICATE many microorganisms. BACTERIA
  11. APRICOTS like the warm climates. TROPICS

12 June Teaser – Missing links

Can you identify the single word for each set that forms three new words when added to each one? E.g. ____POST / ____SHADE / HEAD____ = LAMP

  1. ____MAN / CHAIN____ /  ____BOX
  2. ____FLOWER / ____RISE / ____BATHE
  3. FLOWER____ / ____PLANT / ____HOLE
  4. ____WHEEL / HORSE____ / ____WEIGHT
  5. ____BAG / OPEN____ / ____PORT
  6. HERE____  / ____THOUGHT / ____NOON
  7. ____FALL / ____STAND / GOOD____
  8. ____PIT / FORE____ / ____CHAIR
  9. ____SPRING / TAKE____ / ____LINE
  10. ____SPACE / OUT____ / ____GROUND
  11. ____SHIP / SUPER____ / ____FISH

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Did you get them all? Here are the answers:

 

  1. MAILMAN / CHAINMAIL /  MAILBOX
  2. SUNFLOWER / SUNRISE / SUNBATHE
  3. FLOWERPOT / POTPLANT / POTHOLE
  4. FLYWHEEL / HORSEFLY / FLYWEIGHT
  5. AIRBAG / OPENAIR / AIRPORT
  6. HEREAFTER / AFTERTHOUGHT / AFTERNOON
  7. NIGHTFALL / NIGHTSTAND / GOODNIGHT
  8. ARMPIT / FOREARM / ARMCHAIR
  9. OFFSPRING / TAKEOFF / OFFLINE
  10. BACKSPACE / OUTBACK / BACKGROUND
  11. STARSHIP / SUPERSTAR / STARFISH

5 June Teaser – D-constructed

It’s 81 years this week since “D-Day” turned the tide on World War II. So this week, we’re listing definitions for words starting with “D” alongside the definition for a new word formed when that letter is removed.

For example: Run fast / Fiery remains = DASH / ASH

  1. Good for thirsty people / Good for skaters
  2. A state of tension / A state of aggressive displeasure
  3. Another name for a chauffeur / Another name for a big stream
  4. Reduced status / Feeling
  5. Used in games / Used in drinks
  6. Overdose? / Underfoot
  7. Narrow channel / To scratch
  8. Done in the sheets / 500 sheets
  9. Outgoing water / Incoming water
  10. Sketch / Not cooked
  11. Get hung up on / Get water from

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How did you go with deconstructing the D-words? Here are the answers:

  1. Good for thirsty people / Good for skaters DRINK / RINK
  2. A state of tension / A state of aggressive displeasure DANGER / ANGER
  3. Another name for a chauffeur / Another name for a big stream DRIVER / RIVER
  4. Reduced status / Feeling DEMOTION / EMOTION
  5. Used in games / Used in drinks DICE / ICE
  6. Overdose? / Underfoot DRUG / RUG
  7. Narrow channel / To scratch DITCH / ITCH
  8. Done in the sheets / 500 sheets DREAM / REAM
  9. Outgoing water / Incoming water DRAINING / RAINING
  10. Sketch / Not cooked DRAW / RAW
  11. Get hung up on / Get water from DWELL / WELL

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