A Little Puzzle...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
1

Here ya go, folks – a little Monday morning puzzle I put together. Just match up the name with the state.

When putting in an answer, use spoiler boxes please.

Once you figure out the hook, feel free to add other matches if you can find them.

Good luck!
A: Wayne Newton
B: Gary Marshall
C: Sharon Osborne
D: Owen Wilson
E: Stephen Tyler
F: George Washington
G: Florence Henderson
H: Chelsea Clinton
I: Paris Hilton

1: Minnisota
2: Kentucky
3: New Jersey
4: Wisconsin
5: New York
6: Pennsylvania
7: Indiana
8: Michigan
9: Iowa

2

Chelsea = New York
Florence = Kentucky
Gary = Indiana

That’s the concept, right?

3

You’re on the right track.

4

A: Wayne Newton = 8. Michigan
B: Gary Marshall = 7. Indiana
C: Sharon Osborne = 6. Pennsylvania
D: Owen Wilson =
E: Stephen Tyler = 1. Minnesota or
F: George Washington =
G: Florence Henderson = 2. Kentucky
H: Chelsea Clinton = 5. New York
I: Paris Hilton = 10 Iowa

5

Nah. Wayne Newton is Wayne, New Jersey. Same place Fountains of Wayne get their name from

6

MissTake, four of those are correct.

Full names should be taken into consideration.

7

A-3: There is a Wayne (Township) and a Newton, New Jersey
B-7: There is a Gary and a Marshall, Indiana
C-6: There is a Sharon and an Osborne, Pennsylvannia
D-4: There is an Owen and a Wilson, Wisconsin.
E-1: There is a Stephen and a Tyler, Minnesota
F-8: There is a (Lake) George and a Washington, Michigan
G- 2: There is a Florence and a Henderson, Kentucky
H-5: There is a Chelsea (neighborhood) and Clinton, New York
I-9: There is a Paris and a Hilton, Iowa

8

The first thing I thought was that Clinton and Chelsea are both cities in Michigan. And I’m too lazy to look up the rest.

9

They’ve just about been cleared out, so here’s how it breaks down:

[spoiler]Yes, each name is a combination of two towns in the respective state.

They are:
Wayne and Newton, New Jersey
Gary and Marshall, Indiana
Sharon and Osborne, Pennsylvania
Owen and Wilson, Wisconsin
Stephen and Tyler, Minnisota
George and Washington, Iowa
Florence and Henderson, Kentucky
Chelsea and Clinton, Michigan
Paris and Hilton, New York

The clues veered away from actual celebrity names with respect to Osborne (not Osbourne) and Stephen (not Steven). I couldn’t bring myself to use Allen and Alda, Nebraska.

If we get into fictional characters, Minnisota also gives us Olivia Benson.[/spoiler]

Thanks for playing along!