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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