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Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Little Caesar and the Romans
23. These are famous front-singers and their backup bands. KC and the Sunshine Band
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Paul Revere and the Raiders
24. These are famous lead singers and their bands. Roger Daltrey—The Who
Paul Stanley—KISS
Freddie Mercury—Queen
Jerry Garcia—The Grateful Dead
25. These are rock stars and their real names. Bono—Paul Hewson
Sting—Gordon Sumner
Elton—Reginald Kenneth Dwight
Ringo—Richard Starkey
Sonny—Salvatore Phillip Bono
Meat Loaf—Marvin Lee Aday
26. These are celebrities and their birth names. Woody Allen—Allen Stewart Konigsberg
Alan Alda—Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo
Bea Arthur—Bernice Frankel
Fred Astaire—Frederick Austerlitz
Lauren Bacall—Betty Joan Perske
27. These are old country names and the names we know them by now. Siam—Thailand
Formosa—Taiwan
Ceylon—Sri Lanka
Hellas—Greece
Persia—Iran
Mesopotamia—Iraq
28. Basketball players and the teams they played for. Julius Erving—Philadelphia 76ers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—Los Angeles Lakers
Larry Bird—Boston Celtics
Michael Jordan—Chicago Bulls
Patrick Ewing—New York Knicks
Hakeem Olajuwon—Houston Rockets
John Stockton—Utah Jazz
29. These are varieties of fruits. Valencia orange
Rainier cherry
Fuji apple
Bosc pear
Concord grape
30. These are states and the fruits they are known for. Georgia—peach
Maine—blueberry
Florida—orange
California—raisin
Washington—apple
Massachusetts—cranberry
Hawaii—pineapple
31. These are species of animals. stickleback—fish
flying fox—bat
blue-footed booby—bird
Manx—cat
muntjac—deer
whippet—dog
32. These are colors. azure—blue
magenta—pink
vermilion—red
sienna—brown
olive—green
33. These are common phrases containing elements. carbon (C) copy
gold (Au) digger
iron (Fe) fist
silver (Ag) lining
lead (Pb) weight
neon (Ne) sign
34. These are anatomical names and common names of body parts. patella—kneecap
larynx—voice box
scapula—shoulder blade
clavicle—collarbone
trachea—windpipe
35. These are state mottoes. Eureka—California
Live Free or Die—New Hampshire
Industry—Utah
Forward—Wisconsin
Equal Rights—Wyoming
36. These are painting titles and the artists that made them. Starry Night—Vincent van Gogh
My Mother—James McNeill Whistler
American Gothic—Grant Wood
Water Lilies—Claude Monet
Mother and Child—Mary Cassatt
Sunlight on the Coast—Winslow Homer
39. These are wine grapes and their country of origin. Barbera—Italy
Merlot—France
Zinfandel—Croatia
Concord—America
Riesling—Germany
FIND THE MISFIT ANSWERS
pages 248–269
1. Chocolate-chip cookie recipe MISFITS: olive oil and raisins
2. Chinese zodiac animals MISFITS: donkey and bear
3. Canadian provinces—Currently there are ten provinces and three territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) MISFITS: Windsor (Ontario) and Victoria (BC)
4. Weapons in the board game Clue. MISFITS: ice pick and chainsaw
5. Jazz trumpet players MISFITS: Charlie Parker played sax and Glenn Miller played trombone
6. Pieces in the board game Monopoly MISFITS: mouse and cow
7. U.S. presidents MISFITS: Franklin and Hamilton
8. State capitals MISFITS: New York (should be Albany) and Albuquerque (should be Santa Fe)
9. Four Gospels of the bible MISFITS: Paul and George
10. Shakespearean plays MISFITS: Canterbury Tales (Chaucer) and A Tale of Two Cities (Dickens)
11. Planets MISFITS: The Moon (a satellite) and Pluto (considered a dwarf planet since 2007)
12. Greek gods MISFITS: Aphrodite and Demeter—both female and therefore godesses
13. Winter Olympics events MISFITS: crew and triathlon
14. Crayola crayon colors MISFITS: ice and mud
15. African countries MISFITS: Paraguay (South America) and Papua New Guinea (South Pacific)
16. Insects (Insects come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and designs, but they all have six jointed legs. MISFITS: spider (arachnid) and centipede (arthropod)
17. Oscar-winning movies for best picture MISFITS: The Color Purple (nominated for eleven awards and won zero) and Star Wars (won six awards but not best picture)
18. Holidays on the U.S. calendar
June 14, Flag Day; March 17, St. Patrick’s Day; October 31, Halloween; October 12, Columbus Day; October 24, United Nations Day; April 22, Earth Day; February 2, Groundhog Day; November 11, Veterans Day. MISFITS: January 14 and September 7
19. Birds representing North American sports teams Oriole (Baltimore baseball),
Cardinal (St. Louis baseball),
Blue jay (Toronto baseball),
Eagle (Philadelphia football),
Hawk (Atlanta basketball),
Falcon (Atlanta football),
Raven (Baltimore football),
Penguin (Pittsburgh ice hockey)
MISFITS: heron and seagull
20. U.S. statesmen appearing on U.S. money Abraham Lincoln ($5 bill),
George Washington ($1 bill),
Benjamin Franklin ($100 bill),
Ulysses S. Grant ($50 bill),
Andrew Jackson ($20 bill),
William McKinley ($500 bill),
Grover Cleveland ($1,000 bill)
MISFITS: Theodore Roosevelt and John Adams
21. Reed instruments MISFITS: harp (string) and trombone (brass)
22. Roman mythological figures MISFITS: Zeus and Athena, who are Greek mythological figures
23. Cocktails MISFITS: Cha Cha Cha and Flight to Mars
24. Cars
Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Dakota, GMC Yukon, Nissan Frontier, Toyota Tundra, Ford Explorer MISFITS: Gold Rush and Cowboy
25. Rainforest animals MISFITS: lion and porcupine
MEMORY BOX #6 ANSWERS
pages 270–273
1. four; 2. black; 3. cattle; 4. four; 5. two; 6. to the left; 7. up; 8. one; 9. day; 10. a coyote and birds
CHAPTER SEVEN
THAT’S LOGICAL
BRAIN MELTERS ANSWERS
pages 277–303
1. There were 162 clams to begin with. Chip ate 54, leaving 108 clams.
Al ate 36, leaving 72.
And Joe ate 24, leaving 48 clams—which they divided by three in equal portions of 16.
2. She took the sign and pointed Cortona in the direction from which she had just come. That made the sign correct, and she was able to go in the right direction to Perugia.
3. After a delicious lunch doused in chiles from Raj a pan-Asian spot on the Avenue, Vic had a pain in his chest, chin and throat which worried him. He decided to go to t
he emergency room. “Can a dash of hot sauce cause this amount of pain!?” he screamed. “Watch your anger, man! You’re going to work yourself into a hospital stay if you’re not careful.
4. 144 worms: Ralph finds 4 every hour, Rosie finds 5 every hour, and Rhonda eats 3 every hour, so the total per hour is 6, which is 6 × 24 = 144 in a day.
5. #1—Keith, age 20
#2—Kai, age 14
#3—Leo, age 17
#4—Lynn, age 22
6. Brawl: Each of the other words remains a real word if you take off the first letter.
7. Collie: For each row find the letter that comes next in the alphabet and then read those letters from the top down.
8. Sam Splash
Wanda Wader
Laneline Lena
J. B. Jammer
Goggles McCormick
Pat Paddler
Chloe Chlorine
Buck Brick
Peyton Poule
Trenton Trout
9. Inside a roll of toilet paper.
10. Pete’s petri dish was half full at 11:59. The next minute there were twice as many bacteria there (so it was full at 12:00).
11. Ned and Ina won with 11 points.
12. Name
Chose
Dinah
Joan Baez
Lena
Patti Smith
Kathy
Donny Osmond Mary
Dolly Parton Liz
Led Zepplin
George
ABBA
13. 12
14. # Name
Song
1 Ida
“Stayin’ Alive”
2 Eunice
“Freebird”
3 Madge
“You Really Got Me”
4 Vera
“I Will Survive”
15. 44 candles 4 (x + 4) + 5 (x + 5) = 10 x
x = (4 × 4) + (5 × 5) = 41
16. 1000: one thousand.
17. Woman
Color
Guy
Lulu Flaymon
Pink
Brock
Frieda Bellabella
Red
Ewan
Hortense Hubbahubba
Blue
Dylan
18. 10 cockroaches, 5 cats, and 35 parakeets
19. 23,475
20. 8 scarves: From the initial 49 she can make 7 small scarves—from the 7 bits left over she can make one more small scarf.
21. A river
22. She was the lighthouse keeper.
23. Four: Dessert 1–Plate 1; Dessert 1–Plate 2; Dessert 2–Plate 1; Dessert 2–Plate 2.
24. 6 choices: Papaya–Plate 1, Mango–Plate 2;
Papaya–Plate 1, Mango–Plate 3;
Mango–Plate 1, Papaya–Plate 2;
Mango–Plate 1, Papaya–Plate 3;
Papaya–Plate 2, Mango–Plate 3;
Mango–Plate 2, Papaya–Plate 3.
25. September. The numbers used are 366, +11, /13, +31, +3, /7 = 9.
PHONING IT IN ANSWERS
pages 304–305
1. They never took baths!
2. Reptiles!
3. She was a plant eater!
4. It’s dinosore!
5. Plenty of room!
BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL ANSWERS
pages 306–307
IF A=S AND S=K, THEN:
A=S
B=T
C=U
D=V
E=W
F=X
G=Y
H=Z
I=A
J=B
K=C
L=D
M=E
N=F
O=G
P=H
Q=I
R=J
S=K
T=L
U=M
V=N
W=O
X=P
Y=Q
Z=R
U=M
1. Her horoscope said:
Pay attention to the signs.
2. Her fortune cookie said:
Money will come your way today.
3. A psychic stopped her on the street and said:
You will be rich!
4. The Ouiji Board said:
Today is your lucky day.
5. And her clairvoyant Grandson said:
Buy a lottery ticket!
MORSE CODE ANSWERS
pages 308–310
1. Rash decisions
2. There was a big cover up.
3. He made a clean getaway
4. He got mugged
5. Someone squealed
BUSTED! ANSWERS
pages 311–313
1. Beethoven
2. Brahms
3. Tchaikovsky
4. Chopin
5. Schubert
6. Copland
7. Liszt
8. Prokofiev
9. Haydn
10. Bach
MEMORY BOX #7 ANSWERS
pages 314–317
1. three; 2. Patricia; 3. cat; 4. giraffe; 5. snake; 6. Cindy; 7. Amy; 8. Uncle Ned; 9. Patricia and Mama Lena; 10. singing
LYNN BRUNELLE is an Emmy Award-winning writer and best-selling author. She has written for Cranium, Brain Quest, and World Almanac as well as the TV show Bill Nye the Science Guy. She is a regular contributor to NPR’s Science Friday Kids’ Connection and has written for PBS, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic World, Nickelodeon, and FamilyFun magazine. She lives near Seattle with her husband and two sons.