TUESDAY MARCY 18, 2008
The daily winner was: Alma S.
Answer #1
The first cover, and many since, showed Eustace Tilley, a fop wearing this
on his head. What is a
top hat?
Answer #2
After his "In Cold Blood" ran as a four-part series, he never published in
The New Yorker again. Who was Truman Capote?
Answer #3
A New Yorker staffer coined this term for a biographical sketch, meant to
show just one side of a person. What is a profile?
WEDNESDAY MARCH 19, 2008
The daily winner was Julie B.
Answer #1
Pete's wife refuses to say why she was put in a kabocha shell, the Japanese
type of this vegetable.
What is a pumpkin?
Answer #2
Beetles no longer bother Pete's best fruit tree, which grows this treat
sometimes called a Persian apple. What is a pear?
Answer #3
When he wants to reap, Pete always sickles down this cereal, Avena sativa,
which he rolls or eats Irish-style. What is oats?
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 2008
The daily winner was Melanie D.
Answer #1
Terms for boxing punches include uppercut, hook and this 3-letter word.
What is "jab"?
Answer #2
These two 3-letter words form the name of a synonym for rap music.
What is "hip-hop"?
Answer #3
A confused and noisy clamor. What is "din"?
FRIDAY MARCH 21, 2008
The daily winner was Paula F.
Answer #1
There are over 4,000 varieties of this crustacean; tonight we recommend the
stone, blue or Jonah types.
What are crabs?
Answer #2
You'll be as rich as Rockefeller if you know Swift once penned, "He was a
bold man that first ate" this bivalve. What are
oysters?
Answer #3
This bivalve mollusk has two fan-shaped shells that can be used to serve
dishes like coquilles St. Jacques. What are scallops?
WEEKEND MARCH 22 AND 23, 2008
The weekend winner was Jo Anne Z.
Answer #1
One-word name of a portable dwelling of native Americans, especially on the
great plains. What is a teepee?
Answer #2
At many Starbucks you can surf the internet cordless with this type of
rhyming internet connection. What is Wi-Fi?
Answer #3
This 5-letter word is slang for an exclusive news story acquired before
one's journalistic competitors. What is a scoop?
Answer #4
Since the astronomers no longer consider Pluto a planet, this planet is now
the smallest in our solar system. What is Mercury?
Answer #5
In 1775 Daniel Boone and 30 expert woodsmen marked this 200-mile trail from
Virginia to Kentucky. What is the Wilderness Road?
