Monday, March 27, 2023

Can you give me a two-word phrase with the initials "I" & "F"?

Today's puzzle is called "The Big If." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials I- F-.

 


Ex. Seasonal stomach ailment --> INTESTINAL FLU

 

1. Digit that's next to the thumb

 

2. Father, mother, sister, and brother, but not aunts, uncles, and cousins

 

3. Movie that doesn't originate in Hollywood

 

4. Metaphor for the ruthless exercise of authority

 

5. Substitute for breast milk in a baby bottle

 

6. Frozen block on the ocean

 

7. Writer who created James Bond

 

8. In math, what cosine is to sine

 

9. What a JPEG is

 

10. In basketball the penalty for this is two free throws plus continued possession of the ball

 

11. What's often cooked with curry

 

Answer Keys

1.  Index Finger

2.  Immediate Family

3.  Indi Film

4.  Iron Fist

5.  Infant Formula

6.  Ice Flow

7.  Ian Fleming

8.  Inverse Function

9.  Image File

10.              Intentional Foul

11.              Indian Food

No comments:

Post a Comment

BRAINTEASERS

Care for some silly but fun, brain-teasing riddles?   E.g., What gets shorter as it grows older?   => answer: a candle       1.  ...