Friday, May 2, 2008

Puzzle of the Day

ANALOGRAMS. In the statement "CAT is to KITTEN as DOG is to PUPPY," the first two items CAT and KiTTEN, bear a relationship that is shared by the second two, DOG and PUPPY. In the puzzle below, 20 more analogies await completion. The first two words of each analogy appear in the first section. The 40 words (2 per analogy) that go in the blanks to complete them are arranged alphabetically in the second section. Each of the words in the second section will be used exactly once, so you may cross them out as you proceed. A word of warning: Keep your mind flexible, some of the relationships are completed in unexpected ways.

SECTION 1. 1. ANKLE is to FOOT as; 2. FLOCK is to BIRD as; 3. CURB is to STREET as; 4. BAKER is to DOUGH as; 5. WORM is to FISHHOOK as; 6. WAND is to MAGICIAN as; 7. SEE is to SAW as; 8. STATIC is to RADIO as; 9. RACKET is to COURT as; 10. CROW is to ROOSTER as; 11. CAR is to GARAGE as; 12. CUP is to GOLF as; 13. SERGEANT is to ESTRANGE as; 14. PIG is to SNOUT as; 15. CRACK is to CHINA as; 16. FLAKE is to SNOW as; 17. PEA is to QUEUE as; 18. RAZOR is to BEARD as; 19. WONDER is to UNDERWAY as; 20. PITCHER is to CATCHER as

SECTION 2. AIRPLANE; BANK; BAT; BATON; BAY; BEAR; BILL; BORE; CALLBOX; CHEESE; CLAY; CONDUCTOR; DIAMOND; DROP; DUCK; ENLARGE; FISH; GENERAL; HAND; HANGAR; MOUSETRAP; PILLBOX; POCKET; POOL; POTTER; RAIN; RIVER; RUN; SCHOOL; SCYTHE; SNOW; STOCKING; TEA; TELEVISION; WEEDS; WOLF; WRECKS; WRIST; X-RAY; YOU

10 comments:

Chiemi said...

Oooh my head hurts. I have no idea what that means. Need to get Dustin to look at this.

Jennie said...

My suggestion is to copy and paste the puzzle (both section 1 and 2) into Word and use the "strikethrough" font feature to cross out as you go. Also, you need to think outside the box. Some of the words you need to think of other definitions for them (i.e. run, drop, pool, bay, etc.). Figure out what the section 1 words have in common and then look for words to match in section 2.

Kellie said...

OH man! Here we go:

1. Wrist to Hand
2. School to fish
3. Bank to bay
4. Potter to Clay
5. Cheese to mousetrap
6. Baton to Conductor
7. xray to enlarge
8. snow to television
9. bat to diamond
10. wolf is to bear
11. airplane to hangar
12. callbox to you
13. general to bore
14. duck to bill
15. run to stocking
16. drop to rain
17. tea to wrecks
18. scyth to weeds
19. pool to river
20. pillbox to pocket

I ESPECIALLY do not think 17 is correct because I just couldn't even make sense of it! But that was fun.

Now be fun and go do my quiz!

Jennie said...

It might be kinda early for this but whatever. Since Christy left work early today, I'll give you some feedback Kellie.

1. Right
2. Right
3. 1/2 wrong
4. Right
5. Right
6. Right
7. Wrong
8. Right
9. Right
10. 1/2 wrong
11. Right
12. Wrong
13. 1/2 wrong
14. Right
15. Right
16. Right
17. 1/2 wrong
18. Right (though you forgot the e in scythe) :P
19. Wrong
20. 1/2 wrong

Fix a few spots up and you'll win!

Kellie said...

neh, that's all I got. I just started guessing and I still don't think I'll figure them all out on my own.

Brwrr said...

3. Bank River
7. Bear Bore
10. Bay Wolf
12. Pocket Pool
13. General Enlarge
17. Tea You
19. Wrecks X-ray
20. Pillbox Callbox

Jennie said...

Yay! Brett and Kellie did and wonderful combined win! Fazjizj!! :D

Kellie said...

Thanks brett! ;)

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