Archive for June, 2011
Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution – Week #26
Thursday, June 30th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #26 puzzle:
Week #26 | |
Category: | Music |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | For this famous pair, talent is simply part of their DNA |
Answer: | |
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Brother and sister, Michael and Janet Jackson. Two talented singers, one talented family. Also, a story of constantly being in the public eye and all of the glamour and tragedy that can come as a result. For my part, I try to ignore all of the celebrity nonsense and focus on the music… |
The winner this week was Mike!
After twenty-six weeks, the standings are as follows:
Player | Points | Correct Answers |
Mike | 13 | 8 |
Konstantin | 11 | 15 |
Suzanne | 11 | 6 |
Ilya | 6 | 17 |
Hilary | 3 | 1 |
Zach | 3 | 1 |
Jeff Porten | 2 | 4 |
Joe | 1 | 1 |
Jason | 0 | 3 |
Lisa Rafal | 0 | 2 |
Jim | 0 | 1 |
Harmon | 0 | 1 |
Lee Salz | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Nase | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #26
Monday, June 27th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #26. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
Week #26 | |
Category: | Music |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | For this famous pair, talent is simply part of their DNA |
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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 – Week #25
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #25 puzzle:
Week #25 | |
Category: | Movies/TV |
Difficulty: | Hard |
Clue: | This is not the first time these famous faces have appeared together |
Answer: | |
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The movie Face/Off came out fourteen years ago, but I must admit – when I started making these puzzles, it was one of the first things I thought of. Although even in the movie, we never saw a guy who looked like the picture above… |
The winner this week was Konstantin!
After twenty-five weeks, the standings are as follows:
Player | Points | Correct Answers |
Konstantin | 11 | 14 |
Mike | 11 | 7 |
Suzanne | 11 | 6 |
Ilya | 6 | 16 |
Hilary | 3 | 1 |
Zach | 3 | 1 |
Jeff Porten | 2 | 4 |
Joe | 1 | 1 |
Jason | 0 | 3 |
Lisa Rafal | 0 | 2 |
Jim | 0 | 1 |
Harmon | 0 | 1 |
Lee Salz | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Nase | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #25
Monday, June 20th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #25. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
Week #25 | |
Category: | Movies/TV |
Difficulty: | Hard |
Clue: | This is not the first time these famous faces have appeared together |
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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 – Week #24
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #24 puzzle:
Week #24 | |
Category: | Sports |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | Among their many talents, these two sports stars have excelled at playing the field |
Answer: | |
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Tiger and Kobe are two of the best at what they do publicly. Unfortunately, we know all together too much about what each of them do privately as well. |
The winner this week was Konstantin!
After twenty-four weeks, the standings are as follows:
Player | Points | Correct Answers |
Mike | 11 | 7 |
Suzanne | 11 | 6 |
Konstantin | 8 | 13 |
Ilya | 6 | 15 |
Hilary | 3 | 1 |
Zach | 3 | 1 |
Jeff Porten | 2 | 4 |
Joe | 1 | 1 |
Jason | 0 | 3 |
Lisa Rafal | 0 | 2 |
Jim | 0 | 1 |
Harmon | 0 | 1 |
Lee Salz | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Nase | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #24
Monday, June 13th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #24. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
Week #24 | |
Category: | Sports |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | Among their many talents, these two sports stars have excelled at playing the field |
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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 – Week #23
Thursday, June 9th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #23 puzzle:
Week #23 | |
Category: | Music |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | Young talent abounds with these two |
Answer: | |
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You’ll forgive the fuzzy photoshopping on this one, but it was hard to find a high-quality Shirley Temple picture from back in her child-star days. Still, I was struck by how similar these two’s pre-teen careers have been, and also by how much they look like each other. Coincidence? Um….probably, yeah. |
The winner this week was Ilya!
After twenty-three weeks, the standings are as follows:
Player | Points | Correct Answers |
Mike | 11 | 7 |
Suzanne | 11 | 6 |
Ilya | 6 | 14 |
Konstantin | 6 | 12 |
Hilary | 3 | 1 |
Zach | 3 | 1 |
Jeff Porten | 2 | 4 |
Joe | 1 | 1 |
Jason | 0 | 3 |
Lisa Rafal | 0 | 2 |
Jim | 0 | 1 |
Harmon | 0 | 1 |
Lee Salz | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Nase | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #23
Monday, June 6th, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #23. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
Week #23 | |
Category: | Music |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | Young talent abounds with these two |
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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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The Corner Store
Sunday, June 5th, 2011
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“Corner Store? It’s not even on the corner!” – Avery, age 11
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution – Week #22
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #22 puzzle:
Week #22 | |
Category: | Politics |
Difficulty: | Medium |
Clue: | Today’s picture gives these two a chance to really get in each other’s heads… |
Answer: | |
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This week’s pairing includes George W. Bush and his “brain,” Karl Rove. Did I fool you once? If so, you won’t get fooled again! (or something like that…) |
The winner this week was Suzanne!
After twenty-two weeks, the standings are as follows:
Player | Points | Correct Answers |
Mike | 11 | 7 |
Suzanne | 11 | 6 |
Konstantin | 6 | 11 |
Ilya | 4 | 13 |
Hilary | 3 | 1 |
Zach | 3 | 1 |
Jeff Porten | 2 | 4 |
Joe | 1 | 1 |
Jason | 0 | 3 |
Lisa Rafal | 0 | 2 |
Jim | 0 | 1 |
Harmon | 0 | 1 |
Lee Salz | 0 | 1 |
Kelly Nase | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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