Find the 2-word phrases with the initials 'O' & "M'! (from the latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR on-air challenge)

 This weekend's puzzle is based on the meditation syllable "om." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase with the initials O-M.

 

Ex. Rembrandt, da Vinci, and Botticelli, for example --> OLD MASTERS

 

 

1. Gold, silver, or bronze item awarded every four years

 

2. Hand protector for a chef

 

3. Aid for breathing during an airplane emergency

 

4. Session at a club when anyone can sing or do standup

 

5. 60 seconds

 

6. Again

 

7. Something found on the back of a speedboat

 

8. Preserve made from the juice and peel of a citrus fruit

 

9. Group of stores selling national brands

 

10. Florida N.B.A. team for which Shaquille O'Neal once played

 

11. Countries that are part of an oil cartel

 

12. Former monthly publication founded by a talk show host

 

13. Cry in "The Wizard of Oz" after "Lions and Tigers and Bears"

<Answer Keys>

    1.  Olympic Medals

    2.  Oven Mitts

    3.  Oxygen Mask

    4.  Open Mic

    5.  One Minute

    6.  Once More

    7.  Outboard Motor

    8.  Orange Marmalade

    9.  Outlet Malls

    10. Orlando Magic

    11. OPEC Members

    12. Oprah Magazine

    13. Oh My!

Time to play the Sunday Puzzle from NPR! Can you name the U.S. state capitals using the clues?

Very simple idea. I'm going to give you some words and some familiar phrases. Rearrange the letters of each one to name a state capital.

 

Ex. MEALS --> SALEM (Oregon)

 

1. ROVED

 

2. POKE AT

 

3. ANTI-U.S.

 

4. UP LAST

 

5. LEG HAIR

 

6. IN SLANG

 

7. IPHONE X

 

8. MISSED ONE

 

9. TICKET ROLL

 

10. ACTOR'S NAME

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Dover (Delaware)

    2.  Topeka (Kansas)

    3.  Austin (Texas)

    4.  St. Paul (Minnesota)

    5.  Raleigh (North Carolina)

    6.  Lansing (Michigan)

    7.  Phoenix (Arizona)

    8.  Des Moines (Iowa)

    9.  Little Rock (Arkansas)

    10. Sacramento (California)

Wanna try this Easter Trivial quiz?

I hope you all had a happy Easter! The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The traditions, religion and customs associated with Easter are varied and impressive, and the history behind many of Easter's symbols is rich. You may think you know all there is to know about Easter, but we bet at least some of these Easter trivia questions and answers will still stump you!

 

Question 1. Easter always falls between which two dates?

 

Question 2. Which city in the U.S. is the most popular Easter parade held each year?

Question 3. The first Easter eggs were dyed what color?

 

Question 4. In the 13th century, the church prohibited eating what during Holy Week?

Question 5. In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?

 

Question 6. While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., which animal delivers the goods in Germany?

 

Question 7. Where is the largest Easter egg museum in the world?

 

Question 8. What's the most popular Easter candy in America?

 

Question 9. In the Bible, how many days passed between Jesus' death and resurrection?

 

Question 10. The Sunday before Easter is called what?

Question 11. What is the 40-day period before Easter?

Question 12. Buying what for Easter is said to bring good luck for the rest of the year?

 

Question 13. Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began in which European country?

 

Question 14. Which U.S. president was the first to introduce an Easter bunny to the White House?

 

Question 15. Easter's date is determined by the sun or the moon?

Question 16. What flower is considered an Easter symbol?

 

Question 17. What bread-based snack (which is designed to look like praying arms and hands)s associated with Easter?

Question 18. Easter Sunday is also called what?

 

Question 19. In the Bible, Judas traded Jesus in exchange for what?

Question 20. What holiday is celebrated on the last day before Lent begins?

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Answer Keys

1. March 22 and April 25

2. New York

3. red

4. eggs

5. Germany

6. a fox

7. Poland

8. Marshmellow Peeps

9. 3 days

10. Palm Sunday

11. Lent

12. clothes

13. Ukraine

14. Richard Nixon

15. moon

16. Lily

17. Pretzel

18. Resurrection Day

19. 30 pieces of silver

20. Mardi Gras 

NPR Sunday Puzzle! Find the words in which the only consonants are R & T and the rest of the letters are vowels.

On-air challenge: Every answer today is a word in which the only consonants are R and T, repeated as often as necessary. All the other letters are vowels. The letter Y isn't used.

Ex. Characteristic --> TRAIT

 

1. Common fish in streams

 

2. Participant in a civil disturbance

 

3. Extreme fright

 

4. Kind of sauce for seafood

 

5. Turn, as wheels

 

6. Means for connecting to the internet

 

7. Grand speaker

 

8. Tenacious dog

 

9. Turncoat

 

10. Getaway for meditation or study

 

11. Annoy

 

12. Italian eatery

 

13. Seesaw (hyph.)

 

 

Answer Keys

1.  trout

2.  rioter

3.  terror

4.  tartar

5.  rotate

6.  router

7.  orator

8.  Terrier

9.  traitor

10.            retreat

11.            irritate

12.            trattoria

13.            teeter-totter