Right answer, entirely wrong reasoning though.
ShibbOleth
Yeah, I’m sorry about those postings. (Just proves that no one should post when it’s really late and they’re very tired).
LOL so what’s the right reasoning?
Question 45:
[spoiler]Peru
The middle letters of Memory, when reversed, spell out Rome, the capital of Italy. The middle letters of Family, when reversed, spell out Lima, the capital of Peru.[/spoiler]
27–Has this been answered?
Art Spiegleman, Maus II
I was going to guess
Capote for the “non-fiction novel” In Cold Blood
In #19,
I thought the correct answer was “circle”. I pronounce “whisk” with a definite “i” sound, but the “i” in “circle” is…well, more of an “urrr.” Like the “a” in “collar” and the first “e” in “verge”. What’s the correct word for that pronunciation? I forget.
That’s correct. Nice.
I think that might be correct but don’t have the solutions with me at work.
Your answer is more on the right track than Rose’s attempt, but still not quite there yet. There’s another, different connection to make. This one is pretty difficult in my opinion.
well, since we both got the right answer, please just tell us why it’s right.
auRa’s reasoning was more in line with the correct answer but was not the correct answer. Your answer was correct but just lucky (no slight intended - I know you’re a smarty from that tough film game we did before). I’ll let this one stew a bit longer before placing the correct answer/logic in a spoiler box.
As I understand it, it was a boy-named-Sue situation – her parents really wanted a boy, or something.
I believe that’s what happened, yes. I can’t remember the story, and I couldn’t remember if the name was Harold or Howard, but I recognized the maiden name.
How long did they have her go by that name? Has she written on how it affected her later in life, if at all? I assume she didn’t love the name, since that’s not the name she currently uses.
Before you post the correct reasoning, can you please give us another subtle hint? I’m not ready to give up yet!
Hint: It has to do with a connection in the pronounciation of part of each word.
Thanks for the hint for question 19 ShibbOleth. I think it’s:
[spoiler]Each of the words in the left hand column, when pronounced, sounds like the start of the name of an American state e.g. collar for Colorado, kinetic for Connecticut etc.
So the correct word from the right hand column is whisk, for Wisconsin.[/spoiler]
#24
gladiolus
The winning words from the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.
That is correct.