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Thanksgiving Games: Easy As Pie, Part II

Yesterday, we unveiled a little puzzle for readers' amusement. As per usual, we got roughly three "This is great! Loved it!" messages for every one "Why do you waste time on this?" messages. It's not too hard to read those polling results, and that's before we consider that (Z)'s hobby is putting together games and puzzles. So, you can make a pretty good guess as to which side is going to continue to triumph here.

Here, first of all, are the answers to the 10 mini-puzzles we put together:

Number 1:

A dish with a casserole and spoon, an old 8-track tape, a constellation that looks like a 'W' and a young Black boxer

That's a casserole, a cassette tape, Cassiopeia and Cassius Clay (before he became Muhammad Ali). All of those things start with c-a-s-s. (96% of readers got this one.)



Number 2:

A pilgrim waving, Phileas Fogg, an astronaut and a bust of Marco Polo

The Pilgrims, Phileas Fogg, Neil Armstrong and Marco Polo all undertook long journeys. (91% of readers got this one.)



Number 3:

A pumpkin, a computer mouse, the singer Prince and a pair of bathroom slippers

A pumpkin, a mouse, a prince and a pair of slippers are all key elements of the plot of Cinderella. (84% of readers got this one.)



Number 4:

A turkey, a map of a U.S. state, Michael Jordan and some fancy dishes

A turkey, a map of Georgia, Michael Jordan, and some china. Turkey, Georgia, Jordan and China are all nations of the world. (90% of readers got this one.)



Number 5:

Some corn, the singer James Brown, some cans of soda, and a blank square except for #FFFFFFF

Corn, James Brown, soda and a white square with the HTML code for "white." Corn, brown, soda and white are all types of bread. We also accepted "pop." (48% of readers got this one.)



Number 6:

Some gravy in a boat, a cherry being placed on a cupcake, a cake being frosted, and a man floating with a gold-colored parachute

Gravy, a cherry on top, the icing on the cake and a golden parachute. These are all euphemisms for a bonus. (89% of readers got this one.)



Number 7:

Two football players, Darth Vader, a man on a motorcycle, a construction worker

Football players, Darth Vader, motorcycle riders and construction workers all wear helmets. (79% of readers got this one.)



Number 8:

Some cranberries, the singer Enya, a Pogues album, and the members of the band U2

Cranberries, Enya, the Pogues and U2 are all Irish musicians. (91% of readers got this one.)



Number 9:

A Native American, a man on a horse, a police officer and a construction worker

A Native American, a cowboy, a police officer and a construction worker. All are represented in the band the Village People who, unlike Donald Trump, know exactly why it's fun the stay at the Y.M.C.A. (74% of readers got this one.)



Number 10:

A sliced ham, Abraham Lincoln, a calendar with December 24 circled, and a Philadelphia 76ers basketball player wearing #2

A ham, Abraham Lincoln, Christmas Eve and Moses Malone. Ham, Abraham, Eve and Moses are all Old Testament figures. (80% of readers got this one.)

There were 31 readers who definitely rose to the challenge, and who got all 10 right. Here they are:

  1. A.S. in Denver, CO
  2. B.T. in Las Vegas, NV
  3. C.S. in Tampa FL
  4. C.Z. in Milwaukee, WI
  5. D.E. in High Springs, FL
  6. D.M. in Madeira, OH
  7. E.J. in Homewood, AL
  8. E.W. in Skaneateles, NY
  9. G.W. in Avon, CT
  10. H.A. in Portland, OR
  11. J.B. in Portland, OR
  12. J.H. in Sturbridge, MA
  13. J.W. in Chandler, AZ
  14. M.H. in Altea, Spain
  15. M.J.M. in Lexington, KY
  16. M.K. in Denver, CO
  17. M.S. in Washington, DC
  18. M.W. in Altea, Spain
  19. N.C. in Columbus, MS
  20. N.F. in Liége, Belgium
  21. N.K. in San Jose, CA
  22. N.N. in Tonawanda, NY
  23. N.S. in Fayetteville, NY
  24. P.B. in Shawano, WI
  25. P.H. in Fort Lauderdale, FL
  26. R.R. in Lancaster, PA
  27. R.S. in Federal Way, WA
  28. S.A. in Clinton, WA
  29. S.K. in Atlanta, GA,
  30. S.W. in Corvallis, OR
  31. T.P. in Woodland Hills, CA

We appreciate the many readers who also included good Thanksgiving wishes in their responses. And we are very pleased to hear from the readers who noted that they finished the puzzle(s) with help from family members. If we made your Thanksgiving gathering a bit more fun, that's a big win.

That reminds us. We like to do something interesting for December, in honor of the holidays. We did poetry for several years, but decided that concept was running out of gas. We did a few things last year, some of which worked better than others. If readers have an idea for a fun way to commemorate the holidays with reader involvement, please let us know at comments@electoral-vote.com. (Z)


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