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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

By Brian | May 12, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #19 puzzle:

Week #19
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Medium
Clue:On Mother’s Day, we honor two ladies who were always there to lend an ear or a friendly smile
Answer:Mary Tyler Moore &
Carol Burnett
One could turn the world on with her smile, the other with a tug on her ear. This week’s pairing includes two of the funniest women in history – Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett.

The winner this week was Suzanne!

After nineteen weeks, the standings are as follows:


PlayerPointsCorrect Answers
Suzanne95
Mike86
Konstantin59
Ilya413
Hilary31
Zach31
Jeff Porten24
Joe11
Jason03
Jim01
Harmon01
Lee Salz01
Lisa Rafal01
Kelly Nase01

Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #19

By Brian | May 9, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #19. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #19
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Medium
Clue:On Mother’s Day, we honor two ladies who were always there to lend an ear or a friendly smile

Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.

Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.

Good luck!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

By Brian | May 8, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #18 puzzle:

Week #18
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Easy
Clue:This week’s pair is intended specifically in honor of Wednesday.
Answer:Ewan McGregor &
Alec Guinness
Since Wednesday was May 4th, known forever on social media sites as “”Star Wars day,”” this week’s puzzle features the two Obi-Wan Kenobis – Ewan McGregor and Alec Guinness. May the fourth be with you!

The winner this week was Konstantin!

After eighteen weeks, the standings are as follows:


PlayerPointsCorrect Answers
Mike86
Suzanne74
Konstantin59
Ilya413
Hilary31
Zach31
Jeff Porten24
Joe11
Jason03
Jim01
Harmon01
Lee Salz01

Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!”

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #18

By Brian | May 2, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #18. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #18
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Easy
Clue:This week’s pair is intended specifically in honor of Wednesday.

Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.

Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.

Good luck!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

By Brian | April 28, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #17 puzzle:

Week #17
Category:Politics
Difficulty:Easy
Clue:These guys have switched categories over the years
Answer:Arnold Schwarzenegger &
Al Franken
We called this week’s category Politics, but it just as easily could have been Movies/TV with these two guys – one, a (now former) governor of California and action movie star, and one a sitting senator from Minnesota and a former Saturday Night Live regular. Makes me wonder who, from our current crop of celebrities, will one day be in the Politics category…

The winner this week was Joe!

After seventeen weeks, the standings are as follows:


PlayerPointsCorrect Answers
Mike86
Suzanne74
Konstantin48
Ilya312
Hilary31
Zach31
Jeff Porten24
Joe11
Jason03
Jim01
Harmon01
Lee Salz01

Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #17

By Brian | April 25, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #17. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #17
Category:Politics
Difficulty:Easy
Clue:These guys have switched categories over the years

Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.

Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.

Good luck!

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Broadway Musical by Douglas Adams?

By Brian | April 22, 2011

Whoever designed this Times Square ad must have been the same guy that named the six-book HGTTG series a trilogy:

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution

By Brian | April 21, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #16 puzzle:

Week #16
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Hard
Clue:These ladies know what’s in the center of a cherry, if you know what I mean

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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #16

By Brian | April 18, 2011

Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #16. Here’s this week’s puzzle:

Week #16
Category:Movies/TV
Difficulty:Hard
Clue:These ladies know what’s in the center of a cherry, if you know what I mean

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Today’s Announcements

By Brian | April 15, 2011

Remember when you were in elementary or middle school, and they used to read announcements over the loudspeaker at the beginning of each day? Well, in these modern times, those announcements are also e-mailed to the parents each day. Yesterday, a string of three items on the announcement list made me chuckle:

ITEM #1: DRESS CODE REMINDER
The warm weather is approaching quickly. All students are reminded of the dress code which is stated in the student handbook. Students violating the dress code will be asked to change. Please see the dress code below:

Clothing that unreasonably exposes the midriff or has an unreasonably low neckline is not permitted in the school building during school hours. The list of restricted items includes: backless to the waist tops and dresses, tube tops, and miniskirts/dresses or shorts that are shorter than mid-thigh. Undergarments must not be visible. Clothing which is not worn appropriately, not properly fastened, or with tears or holes that are indecent will not be permitted.

ITEM #2: CLOTHING DRIVE THIS SATURDAY!!!!!!
Time to Spring Clean-out those closets and bring it all to school!!! The Clothing Drive is to benefit the PTA
Date: Saturday, April 16th – Time: 9:00 to 3:00
Items Accepted: Clothing, shoes, linens, toys, and stuffed animals.

ITEM #3: WORD OF THE WEEK
The new Word of the Week is

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