Come Again? Answer (8/31)

The stranger was the theater ticket vendor. Both the vendor and my friend were at the movie theater. My friend was buying a ticket for "Three to Tango" and was about to say "one for 'Three to Tango.'" At the last second, he pronounced each of the first four words like numbers; the vendor understood perfectly (though she didn't laugh).

More Than Words Answer (8/30)

The words all come from the beginning of items found on an herb and spice rack.

bay - BAY LEAVES
car - CARAWAY
gin - GINGER
mar - MARJORAM
nut - NUTMEG
ore - OREGANO
par - PARSLEY
sag - SAGE
rose - ROSEMARY
thy - THYME

Tricky Analogy Answer (8/29)

c) MAN

The analogy is a palindrome. Thus, "name no one man" reads the same forward and backward.

The Sequoia Code Answers (8/28)

1) EDUCATION
2) AUTHORIZE
3) TENACIOUS
4) DELUSIONAL
5) BOUNDARIES
6) PRECARIOUS
7) EUPHORIA
8) GELATINOUS
9) MALNOURISHED
10) DIALOGUE
11) PRECAUTION
12) MOUTHWATERING
13) PNEUMONIA
14) HOUSEWARMING
15) SUBORDINATE
16) TAMBOURINE
17) OUTDISTANCE
18) PRE-COLUMBIAN
19) UNCOMPLICATED
20) POPULARIZE

I Know What? Answer (8/27)

SAFARI

"Safari" is originally a Swahili word meaning "to go on a trip."

So Much in Common Answers (8/26)

RENEE ZELLWEGER

ELLEN DEGENERES

Abbreviation Nation Answer (8/25)

The longest chain is made of seven states as shown below:

IOWA (take the WA) > WASHINGTON (take the IN) > INDIANA (take the ND) > NORTH DAKOTA (take the AK) > ALASKA (take the AL) > ALABAMA (take the LA) > LOUISIANA (take the IA back to Iowa).

Start from the End Answer (8/24)

KENTUCKY (KY)

Vegetable Speed Quiz Answer (8/23)

CAULIFLOWER

Star Wars Brainteaser Answers (8/22)

ORLANDO (Florida)
LANDO (Calrissian)

J-Lo Logic Answers (8/21)

1) Dustin Hoffman
2) Ben Kingsley
3) Michael Douglas
4) Denzel Washington
5) Whoopi Goldberg
6) Gene Hackman
7) Cuba Gooding, Jr.
8) Robin Williams
9) Marlon Brando
10) Katherine Hepburn
11) Jack Nicholson
12) Shirley MacLaine
13) Paul Newman
14) Sean Connery
15) Daniel Day-Lewis
16) Anthony Hopkins
17) Gwyneth Paltrow
18) Julia Roberts
19) Nicole Kidman
20) Halle Berry
21) Robert Duvall
22) Al Pacino
23) Angelina Jolie
24) Catherine Zeta-Jones
25) Geena Davis

What they have in common:
They have all won an Academy Award in either the Best Actor/Actress Category or the Best Supporting Actor/Actress Category.