Aug.29
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Mr. Churchill Says

We had a couple of hints for last week's headline theme. The first was "blood, toil, tears and sweat would be helpful in solving it," while the second was "having a Johnson would make things a far bit easier."

And here is the solution, courtesy of reader L.M. in Manchester, England, UK:

I believe today's theme is Prime Ministers of Britain—to wit: "Blood, toil, tears and sweat" is, of course, from Churchill's first speech to the House following his own appointment as Prime Minister during the war.

And the Johnson that would have been helpful to have is Boris, of course. We tried to make sure we used the names that the PMs were known by during their premiership; some are known more by their personal names, others by their titles. That said, we were relying on Oxford University as our source, and you know how these non-UC schools are kind of hit and miss.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

  1. K.G.W. in Lafayette, IN
  2. E.M. in Jersey City, NJ
  3. L.H. in Manchester
  4. N.H. in London, England, UK
  5. J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
  6. J.R. in Orlando, FL
  7. J.W. in York, England, UK
  8. S.K. in Ardmore, PA
  9. C.W. in Atlantic Beach, FL
  10. B.S. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
  11. T.J. in London, England, UK
  12. T.F. in Craftsbury Common, VT
  13. B.W. in Tyngsborough, MA
  14. P.M.G. in Denver, CO
  15. T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
  16. N.C. in Columbus, MS
  17. T.K. in Manchester, MO
  18. S.G. in Durham, NC
  19. R.R. in Westborough, MA
  20. P.M. in Reading, England, UK
  21. G.W. in Avon, CT
  22. M.Z. in Sharon, MA
  23. J.N. in Zionsville, IN
  24. M.S. in Canton, NY
  25. B.J.L. in Ann Arbor, MI
  1. J.C. in Daytona Beach, FL
  2. D.L. in Springfield, IL
  3. P.A. in Redwood City, CA
  4. M.B. in Menlo Park, CA
  5. M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
  6. M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
  7. F.S. in Cologne, Germany
  8. M.S. in New York City, NY
  9. M.T. in Simpsonville, SC
  10. R.E. in Birmingham, AL
  11. D.D. in Carversville, PA
  12. M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
  13. M.F. in Norwood, MA
  14. M.W. in Altea, Spain
  15. M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
  16. A.C. in Kingston, MA
  17. W.S. in Greenville, NC
  18. P.H. in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  19. B.W.S. in Livingston, NJ
  20. S.W. in Corvallis, OR
  21. G.A. in North Bay, ON
  22. E.S. in Maine, NY
  23. E.B. in North Liberty, IA
  24. H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
  25. I.G. in New York, NY

The 50th correct response was received at 6:52 a.m. PT on Friday.

For this week's puzzle, we're going to try something a little different. Below are eight lists, each of them missing exactly one component of the list. For example, if the list was this:

The missing item would be "Ringo."

Taken together, the eight missing components have something in common; that commonality is the theme for this week. As per usual, we can tell you what Trivial Pursuit category the theme fits in—Arts and Entertainment. And we'll add the hint that the correct answer is golden—or, at least it was last year.

Here are the eight lists:

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line August 29 Theme. (Z)


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