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  20. “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” WILL ROGERS

  21. “Go, and never darken my towels again.” GROUCHO MARX

  22. “A woman is like a tea bag—you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

  23. “I cannot live without books.” THOMAS JEFFERSON

  24. “In wildness is the preservation of the world.” HENRY DAVID THOREAU

  25. “I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.” RALPH WALDO EMERSON

  FIND THE MISSPELLED WORD ANSWERS

  pages 132–139

  1. AMATEUR

  2. PRINCIPLE

  3. VACUUM

  4. CEMETERY

  5. INADVERTENT

  6. RESTAURANT

  7. PASTIME

  8. MISSPELLED

  9. RECEIVED

  10. HEIGHT

  11. PLAYWRIGHT

  12. PURSUE

  13. ECSTASY

  14. FORTY

  15. MATHEMATICS

  16. RASPBERRIES

  17. SORCERERS

  18. SOUVENIR

  19. PARALLEL

  20. FIERY

  21. SEIZE

  22. PLAGIARISM

  23. ANOINTED

  24. PROCEED

  25. LEISURELY

  MEMORY BOX #3 ANSWERS

  pages 140–143

  1. Ugh, Ow, and Oof; 2. Upper Migraine; 3. Upper Migraine, Lower Migraine, Bumknee, and Aykee; 4. Lower Migraine; 5. Napz; 6. Huh and Grayur; 7. Grayur; 8. Ow; 9. Driskin; 10. Upper Migraine

  CHAPTER FOUR

  WORD SURGERY

  WORD TRANSFORMERS ANSWERS

  pages 147–158

  1. TIE PIE

  PIG

  PEG

  LEG

  2. HEAD BEAD

  BEAT

  BOAT

  BOOT

  FOOT

  3. GIFT LIFT

  LIFE

  LIVE

  LOVE

  4. WET PET

  PAT

  PAY

  PRY

  DRY

  5. OLD ODD

  ADD

  AID

  HID

  HIP

  HEP

  HEW

  NEW

  6. BOOM ROOM

  ROAM

  REAM

  REAR

  HEAR

  7. HARD CARD

  CART

  CAST

  EAST

  EASY

  8. NORTH FORTH

  FORTS

  SORTS

  SOOTS

  SOOTH

  SOUTH

  9. ARM ARE

  AYE

  LYE

  LEE

  LEG

  10. SLEEP BLEEP

  BLEED

  BREED

  BREAD

  DREAD

  DREAM

  11. TOP TON

  SON

  SUN

  GUN

  12. HOT HIT

  HIP

  LIP

  13. HIP HOP

  HOG

  JOG

  14. ARE APE

  APT

  OPT

  OUT

  15. CAT COT

  COG

  DOG

  16. HOT HOE

  TOE

  TON

  SON

  SUN

  NUN

  17. STARE STARS

  SEARS

  TEARS

  18. FIRE FORE

  FORT

  FOOT

  FOOL

  FOUL

  19. PAWN PAWS

  PEWS

  PENS

  PINS

  PING

  KING

  20. BLURT BLURS

  SLURS

  SPURS

  SPARS

  SPARE

  SHARE

  21. SEED SLED

  SLEW

  SLOW

  GLOW

  GROW

  22. GREEN GREED

  TREED

  TREES

  TRESS

  CRESS

  CRASS

  GRASS

  23. TREE FREE

  FRET

  FEET

  FELT

  FELL

  FALL

  24. COOK HOOK

  HOOD

  FOOD

  25. WARM WORM

  FORM

  FORD

  FOLD

  COLD

  SHRINKY-THINKS ANSWERS

  pages 159–165

  1. BUSH/BUS

  2. TIGER/TIER

  3. SUPPER/SUPER

  4. FEATHER/FATHER

  5. TETHER/ETHER

  6. STUNG/SUNG

  7. KING/KIN

  8. PRETTY/PETTY

  9. PARIS/PARS

  10. PEDALED/PEALED

  11. TONGUE/TOGUE

  12. BRAIN/BRAN

  13. THRILL/TRILL

  14. SMELL/SELL

  15. BREAD/READ

  16. FOURTH/FORTH

  17. PRESENT/RESENT

  18. PILOT/PLOT

  19. CRASH/CASH

  20. PENDANT/PEDANT

  21. PRUNE/RUNE

  22. SIMILE/SMILE

  23. TWIG/WIG

  24. SAGA/SAG

  25. MOUSE/MUSE

  LOP THE TOP ANSWERS

  pages 166–173

  1. STEAL/TEAL

  2. SHEAR/HEAR

  3. BLOW/LOW

  4. SWISH/WISH

  5. WOMEN/OMEN

  6. GLOVE/LOVE

  7. FLOWER/LOWER

  8. BREAD/READ

  9. MEAT/EAT

  10. GRAM/RAM

  11. CREAM/REAM

  12. WHIM/HIM

  13. MARK/ARK

  14. STALL/TALL

  15. SHOVEL/HOVEL

  16. AMAZE/MAZE

  17. SHOE/HOE

  18. WHEAT/HEAT

  19. TRACK/RACK

  20. GRAVE/RAVE

  21. BLOOM/LOOM

  22. THICK/HICK

  23. SOAK/OAK

  24. WALL/ALL

  25. FRAY/RAY

  MEMORY BOX #4 ANSWERS

  pages 174–177

  1. eighteen; 2. You Can Help!; 3. Wayne Dwops; 4. Tight Squeeze; 5. Lynn O’Liam; 6. Fake It!; 7. Arthur Itis; 8. A. King; 9. Ann Thrax; 10. Neither a Borrower

  CHAPTER FIVE

  THAT’S A DIFFERENT WAY TO LOOK AT IT

  ANAGRAMS ANSWERS

  pages 181–191

  Athletes

  Actors

  1. Muhammad Ali

  1. George Clooney

  2. Babe Ruth

  2. Mel Gibson

  3. Tiger Woods

  3. Clint Eastwood

  4. Michael Jordan

  4. Eddie Murphy

  5. O. J. Simpson

  5. Meg Ryan

  Athletes

  Actors

  1. Muhammad Ali

  1. George Clooney

  2. Babe Ruth

  2. Mel Gibson

  3. Tiger Woods

  3. Clint Eastwood

  4. Michael Jordan

  4. Eddie Murphy

  5. O. J. Simpson

  5. Meg Ryan

  Athletes

  Actors

  1. Muhammad Ali

  1. George Clooney

  2. Babe Ruth

  2. Mel Gibson

  3. Tiger Woods

  3. Clint Eastwood

  4. Michael Jordan

  4. Eddie Murphy

  5. O. J. Simpson

  5. Meg Ryan

  Political Figures

  Singers

  1. Hillary Clinton

  1. David Bowie

  2. George Bush

  2. Elvis Presley

  3. Dick Cheney

  3. Madonna

  4. Jimmy Carter

  4. Michael Jackson

  5. Nancy Pelosi

  5. Mick Jagger

  Authors

  Composer-Songwriters

  1. Ernes
t Hemingway

  1. Paul McCartney

  2. Mark Twain

  2. Aaron Copeland

  3. John Grisham

  3. Gershwin

  4. Norman Mailer

  4. Bob Dylan

  5. Tom Wolfe

  5. Cole Porter

  Comedians

  Artists

  1. David Letterman

  1. Pablo Picasso

  2. Robin Williams

  2. Norman Rockwell

  3. Bob Hope

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

  4. Steve Martin

  4. Andrew Wyeth

  5. Bill Murray

  5. Toulouse-Lautrec

  Historical Figures

  Foreign Leaders

  1. Robert E. Lee

  1. Fidel Castro

  2. Richard Nixon

  2. Queen Elizabeth

  3. Napoleon

  3. Saddam Hussein

  4. Christopher Columbus

  4. Adolf Hitler

  5. Eleanor Roosevelt

  5. Boris Yeltsin

  REBUSES ANSWERS

  pages 192–198

  1. crab cakes

  2. Bloody Mary

  3. hot fudge sundae

  4. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

  5. Catcher in the Rye

  6. New York minute

  7. b-eam me up, Scotty!

  8. stifle yourself

  9. Yabba Dabba DOO

  10. twilight zone

  11. I’m no crook

  12. dynomite

  13. where’s the beef?

  14. The Love Boat

  15. baby boomer

  16. Yankee Doodle Dandy

  17. T-bird

  18. sock hop

  19. all’s well that ends well

  20. nice to meet you

  WORD PICTURES ANSWERS

  pages 199–204

  1. I understand

  2. space invaders

  3. forgive and forget

  4. red in the face

  5. trail mix

  6. no one to blame

  7. all mixed up

  8. paradox

  9. tunafish

  10. one thing after another

  11. history repeats itself

  12. one in a million

  13. but on second thought

  14. hard up

  15. head over heels

  16. in between jobs

  17. growing economy

  18. try to understand

  19. a walk in the park

  20. point blank

  21. you’re under arrest

  22. right beside me

  23. double take

  24. time after time

  25. big bird

  PICTURE THIS ANSWERS

  pages 205–211

  1. watchdog

  2. shutter bug

  3. boxing match

  4. deviled egg

  5. bookworm

  6. mailman

  7. butterfly

  8. fan club

  9. milk shake

  10. home run

  11. fruit bowl

  12. catfish

  13. basketball

  14. pancake

  15. horseshoe crab

  16. football

  17. eyeball

  18. flower bulb

  19. wisdom tooth

  20. firecracker

  MEMORY BOX #5 ANSWERS

  pages 212–215

  1. twenty-seven; 2. striped (7); 3. three; 4. yes; 5. nine; 6. to the left; 7. three; 8. striped; 9. no; 10. six

  CHAPTER SIX

  WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

  MIX UP MATCH ANSWERS

  pages 219–247

  1. These are television shows and the cities they are based in. Grey’s Anatomy—Seattle

  WKRP—Cincinnati

  Cheers—Boston

  Friends—New York

  All in the Family—Queens

  Laverne & Shirley—Milwaukee

  2. These are scientific classification words and the contemporary characters that they describe. porcine (pig)—Porky

  equine (horse)—Mr. Ed

  canine (dog)—Pluto

  feline (cat)—Felix

  3. These are well-known names King Tut

  Queen Latifah

  Prince Charming

  Ace Ventura

  Deuce Bigalow

  4. These are famous advertising slogans and their companies. “Can you hear me now?”—Verizon

  “I’m lovin’ it!”—McDonalds

  “Love the skin you’re in”—Dove

  “My life. My card.”—American Express

  “It’s the real thing.”—Coca-Cola

  5. These are scientific classification words and the contemporary characters that they describe. porifera (sponge)—SpongeBob SquarePants

  hominid (human)—The Simpsons

  ungulate (hoofed mammal)—Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

  arachnid (spider)—Charlotte

  rodent (small furry animal)—Mickey Mouse

  6. These are famous characters and the novels from which they come. Catherine—Wuthering Heights

  Isabel—Portrait of a Lady

  Nick—The Great Gatsby

  Tom—The Grapes of Wrath

  Santiago—The Old Man and the Sea

  Florentino—Love in the Time of Cholera

  7. These are the characters in the TV sitcom The Munsters and the things that they represent. Grandpa—Vampire

  Herman—Frankenstein’s monster

  Eddie—Werewolf

  Spot—Fire-breathing dragon

  Marilyn—Blonde

  8. These are famous characters and what animals they are. Wilbur—pig (Charlotte’s Web)

  Buck—dog (Call of the Wild)

  Mickey—mouse (Disney’s Mickey Mouse)

  Kermit—frog (Muppets’ Kermit the Frog)

  George—monkey (Curious George)

  Misty—pony (Misty of Chincoteague)

  Peter—rabbit (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)

  9. These are famous characters and the novels from which they come. Holden—The Catcher in the Rye

  Pip— Great Expectations

  Scarlett—Gone with the Wind

  Scout—To Kill a Mockingbird

  Selden—The House of Mirth

  10. These are famous characters and the novels from which they come. Jo—Little Women

  Hester—The Scarlet Letter

  Jim—Treasure Island

  Laura—Little House on the Prairie

  Ebenezer—A Christmas Carol

  11. These are famous character pairs in television sitcoms. Jerry and Elaine (Seinfeld)

  Hawkeye and Hot Lips (M*A*S*H)

  Chandler and Monica (Friends)

  Niles and Maris (Frasier)

  Tabitha and Darrin (Bewitched)

  12. These are current and former names of African countries. Democratic Republic of Congo: Zaire

  Benin: Dahomey

  Burkina Faso: Upper Volta

  Lesotho: Basutoland

  Botswana: Bechuanaland

  Zimbabwe: Rhodesia

  13. These are comic strips and their creators. Fred Basset—Alex Graham

  Garfield—Jim Davis

  Dilbert—Scott Adams

  Blondie—Chic and Dean Young

  Calvin and Hobbes—Bill Watterson

  14. These are famous celebrity couples. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

  Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

  Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball

  Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

  Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy

  15. These are cartoonists and their comic strips. Reg Smythe—Andy Capp

  Bob Montana—Archie

  Johnny Hart—B.C.

  Chester Gould—Dick Tracy

  Charles Schulz—Peanuts

  16. These are Saturday Night Live performers and their characters’ famous one-liners. Gilda Radner, Miss Emily Litella, “Never mind.”

  Eddie Murphy,
Gumby, “I’m Gumby dammit!”

  Billy Crystal, Fernando, “It’s better to look fabulous than to feel fabulous.”

  Dana Carvey, Church Lady, “Isn’t that special?”

  Mike Myers, Deiter, “Now is the time on Sprockets vhen ve dance!”

  Dan Akroyd, “Jane, you ignorant slut.”

  17. These are Saturday Night Live performers and their characters’ famous one-liners. Mike Myers, Linda Richman, “I’m a little verklempt.”

  Chris Farley, Matt Foley, “You could be living in a van, down by the river.”

  David Spade, Flight Attendant, “Buh BYE!”

  Jon Lovitz, Master Thespian, “Acting!”

  John Belushi, Pete, from the Olympia Café, “Cheeburger, cheeburger, cheeburger . . . Pepsipepsipepsi!”

  Garrett Morris, Chico Escuala, “Base-a-ball been a berra berra good to me.”

  18. These are all famous celebrities and their birth names. Orson Bean—Dallas Frederick Burrows

  Jack Benny—Benjamin Kubelsky

  Whoopi Goldberg—Caryn Elaine Johnson

  Cary Grant—Archibald Alexander Leach

  Twiggy—Leslie Hornby

  19. These are the characters in the board game Clue. Col. Mustard

  Miss Scarlet

  Mr. Green

  Professor Plum

  Mrs. Peacock

  20. These are TV sitcom husbands and wives. Herman and Lily (The Munsters)

  Mike and Carol (The Brady Bunch)

  Archie and Edith (All in the Family)

  Ray and Debra (Everybody Loves Raymond)

  Paul and Jamie (Mad About You)

  George and Louise (The Jeffersons)

  21. These are lead singers and their bands. Mick Jagger—The Rolling Stones

  Gordon Sumner (Sting)—The Police

  Paul Hewson (Bono)—U2

  David Lee Roth—Van Halen

  Steven Tyler—Aerosmith

  22. These are famous front-singers and their backup singers. Gladys Knight and the Pips