NPR Sunday Word Puzzle! Let's find words ending in sound /tu:/

Last Wednesday, Feb. 2, was abbreviated as 2/2/22. And the 22nd this month will be 2/22/22. So here is a puzzle based on "2." Every answer today is a word or name that ends in the syllable "2" (/tu:/ sound) in any spelling.

 

Ex. Language group of southern Africa --> BANTU

1. Design made with ink on the skin

2. Temporary shelter with a slanted roof (hyph.)

3. Noisy parrot with a decorative crest

4. Unplanned or off-the-cuff, as remarks

5. Along with the Tutsi ethnic group, one of the main ethnic groups in Rwanda

6. In ___ (as originally found)

7. Classic 1922 silent horror film

8. South Pacific island nation NE of Australia

9. Town in Mali whose name is sometimes used to designate any remote place

10. Boxing combination consisting of a left and a right (hyph.)

11. Social movement whose name starts with a hashtag

 

Answer Keys     

    1.  tattoo

    2.  lean-to

    3.  cockatoo

    4.  impromptu 

    5.  Hutu

    6.  in situ

    7.  Nosferatu

    8.  Vanuatu

    9.  Timbuktu

   10.  One-two

   11.  Metoo

February is the African-American History Month.

February is the month to celebrate African-American History in the United States. Why don’t we test our knowledge of achievements and historic moments in African-American history?

1. Who was the first African-American to appear on a U.S. postage stamp?

a. Martin Luther King Jr.

b. Jackie Robinson

c. Harriet Tubman

d. Booker T. Washington

 

2. What state was the first to elect a black governor, doing so in 1989?

a. Delaware

b. Mississippi

c. Virginia

d. Washington

 

3. Which of these honors was Martin Luther King Jr. not awarded?

a. Nobel Peace Prize

b. Congressional Gold Medal

c. Presidential Medal of Freedom

d. Freedom Award

 

4. Who was the first African-American head coach in the NFL?

a. Tony Dungy

b. Fritz Pollard

c. Ray Rhodes

d. Art Shell

 

5. True or false: The first president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was white.

a. True    b. False

 

6. Who was the plaintiff in the Supreme Court decision that upheld the legal doctrine of "separate but equal?"

a. Oliver Brown

b. Homer Plessy

c. Dred Scott

d. Theodore S. Wright

 

7. Who was the first African-American to win a gold medal at the Olympics?

William DeHart Hubbard

a.   William DeHart Hubbard

b.   Jesse Owens

c.   George Poage

d.   John Taylor

 

8. In what city did the National Guard try to prevent nine black students from attending a segregated school in 1957?

a. Oxford, Miss.

b. Columbia, S.C.

c. Little Rock, Ark.

d. Tuscaloosa, Ala.

 

9. How many African-Americans have served in the United States Senate since it first convened in 1789?

a. 6     b. 27     c. 81     d. 112

 

10. Juneteenth, which became an official federal holiday in 2021, commemorates this:

a. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S.

b. The service of black troops in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.

c. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling that effectively ended 'separate but equal' education.

d. The signing into law of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

 

Answer Keys

    1.  d. Booker T. Washington

    2.  c. Virginia

    3.  d. Freedom Award

    4.  b. Fritz Pollard (Head Coach of the Akron Pros in 1921)

    5.  a. True(Moorfield Storey)

    6.  b. Homer Plessy (Plessy v. Ferguson)

    7.  d. John Taylor (1908 Men's Medley Relay)

    8.  c. Little Rock, Ark.

    9.  a. 6

    10.  a. The emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the U.S. The name comes from the June 19, 1865 date when federal troops arrived in Texas after the Civil War and proclaimed that the state's slaves were free.

 

 

(*source from https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/02/07/quiz-celebrating-african-american-history-month and https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-10-2011/black-history-trivia-quiz.html#quest1 )

Time to play the latest Sunday Puzzle from NPR!

Here’s another fun word puzzle to play from NPR this Sunday. I'm going to give you some categories in two words. You name something in each category starting with each initial in the category. Any answer that works is fine.

 

Example: Zoo Animals --> Zebra, Aardvark

1. Greek Letters

2. Roulette Bets

3. Orchard Fruits

4. Ford Models

5. Computer Languages

6. Annual Prizes

7. Salad Ingredients

8. [triple:] Comic Book Heroes

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Gamma, Lambda

    2.  Red, Black

    3.  Orange, Fig

    4.  Fiesta, Model T or Mustang

    5.  C+, Linux

    6.  Academy, Pulitzer

    7.  Spinach, Iceberg lettuce or Italian dressing

    8.  Cat woman (or Captain America) , batman (or black panther), Hulk

What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

In the throes of die-hard pandemic, we all need to savor and feel sweetness in life. Today, let us fill in the given to complete each and every Ice Cream flavor!

    1.  A___ m___nd   ___udge (2 words)

 

    2.  Butter Br___ ___ ckle (2 words)

 

    3.  Butter ____ ecan (2 words)

 

    4.  Cho___ ___ ___ ate Sun___ ___y (2 words)

 

    5.  C___ ___ f___ e (1 word)

 

    6.  ___ ___ tton  C___ ___ndy (2 words)

 

    7.  Cookies N C___ ___ ___ m (2 words)

 

    8.  M ___ ___ ___ e  T___ ___ cks (2 words)

 

    9.  Pu___p ___ in (1 word)

 

   10. Sp___ ___o___i (1word)

 

   11. So___ ___ et (1 word)

 

   12. St___ ___ wb___rry (1word)

 

   13.   ___ anil___a (1 word)

 

   14. M ___ ___t Chip (2 words)

   

   15.  Bl___ ___ k Ch___r___y (2 words)

 

   16. Ma___ ___d___mia Nuts (2 words)

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Almond Fudge

    2.  Butter Brickle

    3.  Butter Pecan

    4.  Chocolate Sunday

    5.  Coffee

    6.  Cotton Candy

    7.  Cookies N Cream

    8.  Moose Tracks

    9.  Pumpkin

   10. Spumoni

   11.  Sorbet

   12. Strawberry

   13. Vanilla

   14. Mint Chip

   15.  Black Cherry 

   16. Macadamia Nuts

Time to play the Sunday Puzzle from NPR! Rearrange each word with the letter C in the middle!

Today's puzzle is called "Middle C" — as in a midpoint on a piano. I'll give you a four-letter word. You rearrange the letters and put a C in the middle to make a common five-letter word.

 Example: OVAL --> VOCAL

 

1. SOUL

 

2. FATE

 

3. LUNE

 

4. BONA

 

5. RUIN

 

6. ROAM

 

7. LOAF

 

8. [two answers:] RULE

 

Answer Keys

    1.  locus

    2.  facet

    3.  uncle

    4.  bacon

    5.  incur

    6.  macro

    7.  local

    8.  ulcer or lucre

The first Word Puzzle from NPR!!

Time to enjoy the new year’s first batch of word puzzle from NPR! I'm going to give you two words. Drop one letter in each of them to leave two new words that are in the same category of things.

Ex. DRILL STAGE --> dill & sage (both herbs)

picture source:  https://www.teacherswithapps.com/app_reviews-niki-words/

   

    1.   MARKS VENUES

 

.   2.   BRED VIOLENT

 

    3.   SCORN BERET

 

    4.   PREACH BANDANA

 

    5.   BLUSH CHARTER

 

    6.   CINDER LARGER

 

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Mars & Venus (category: planet

    2.  Red & Violet (category: color)

    3.  Corn and Beet (category: vegetable)

    4.  Peach & Banana (category: fruit)

    5.  Bush & Carter (category: former US president)

    6.  Cider & Lager (category: alcoholic beverage)

What's your new year's resolutions?

The first month of a year is called January. Named for the two-faced Roman god Janus, who looks forward to a new beginning as well as backward for reflection and resolution. The Romans would offer sacrifices to Janus and make promises of good behavior for the coming year.

 

In the United States, New Year’s resolutions are a tradition, but the type of resolutions have changed. In the early 1900s, resolutions were more religious or spiritual in nature, reflecting a desire to develop stronger moral character, a stronger work ethic, and more restraint in the face of mundane pleasures. Over the years, the new year’s resolutions have been gravitating more towards general self-improvement than denying or suppressing one’s inner feelings or voice. Why don’t we take a look at the differences of resolutions between the old days and today?

(*source from The Old Farmer’s Almanac founded in 1792 by Robert B. Thomas)

 

Resolutions from 1947 (Gallop Poll):

1.   Improve one’s disposition: Be more understanding & control my temper

2.   Live a better life

 

3.   Stop smoking/ smoke less

4.   Save more money

5.   Stop drinking/ drink less

6.   Be more religious (in other words, go to church more often)

7.   Be a more efficient worker

8.   Take better care of my health

9.   Take greater part in home life

10.               Lose(or gain) weight           

 

Today’s Resolutions:

1.   Lose weight

2.   Get organized

3.   Spend less and save more

4.   Enjoy life to the fullest

5.   Stay fit and healthy

6.   Learn something exciting

7.   Quit smoking

8.   Help others fulfill their dreams

9.   Fall in love

10.               Cross out at least one thing from my bucket list