(1). What word fits the following? "My first two letters are a man,
my first three a woman, my first four a brave man, my whole a brave
woman" : ______________________
(2). Each line below defines a word; the first word is the reverse of the second in spelling. What are the two words?
If I bore you by boasting and putting on
airs,
:_____________________
turn me around, and I’m something one wears.
:_____________________
(3) Each of the following phrases contain all the letters (not in the right order) of a famous person’s name. Can you arrange the letters and find the identities of the following. The phrases do contain a small hint.
Flit on, cheering angel :______________________________
Hated for ill :_____________________________________
(4). What gets wet when drying?________________________
(5). Can you tell me what fits the following?
The beginning of eternity, the end of time and space,
the beginning of every end and the end of every place:
___________
(6). What two nouns would fit the following? These common items also make a common proverbial phrase:
There is one that has a head without an eye,
and there’s one that has an eye without a head,
You may find the answer if you try;
and when all is said,
half the answer hangs upon a thread:
___________________________
(7). Can you figure out the following conundrum?
Why is a solar eclipse like a mother
thrashing her own child?
Because:__________________________
(8). See if you can figure out THE STUMPER above.
