Sunday, June 5, 2022

The latest NPR Sunday Puzzle aired today! Find the hidden capital cities in sentences!

Read out loud the following sentences. Each conceals the name of a world capital phonetically (NOT spelling-wise) somewhere within it.

 

Example: Have you heard the new eBay jingle? --> BEIJING

 


1. Is everyone at the mosque obeying he rules?

2. Show me the new saddlebag daddy bought.

3. We knew deli-made sandwiches would be better than home-made ones.

4. Three ninja cart away hundreds of swords.

5. A dog and a cat — man, do they fight!

6. Is the twist-tie paper or plastic?

7. Park rangers wonder — can bear attacks harm humans?

8. I remember Lyndon Johnson

9. You can't compare Islamic and Hindu traditions.

10. At clown school Clarabelle graded all the other students.

11. The racing enthusiast wanted a NASCAR tombstone.

 

Answer Keys

1.  Moskow (Mosque obeying)

2.  Bagdad (saddlebag daddy)

3.  New Delhi (knew deli-made)

4.  Jakarta (ninja cart away)

5.  Kathmandu (cat man, do)

6.  Taipei (twist-tie paper)

7.  Canberra (can bear attacks)

8.  Berlin (remember Lyndon)

9.  Paris (compare Islamic)

10.              Belgrade (Clarabelle graded)

11.              Khartum (NASCAR tombstone)

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