It's On Me

Q:

Think of two 5 letter words that describe a certain beverage that have very different meanings.  Rearrange the letters in one of the words so that they now have similar meanings.  What words are these?

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Would you like frites with that?

Q:

Combine America, Utah, Boise and Salem a certain way and you get Madison, Wisconsin. Remove any of the four and you get Lincoln, Nebraska.

How is this possible?

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Sour Puss

Q:

Who might say this, Kelly Ripa or Regis Philbin?

"Oh, dear me.  Cooking a meal in Paris did me in."

Explain your answer.

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Cooking Challenge

I'll start off with an easy anagram puzzle.  I submitted this as a suggestion to NPR 2 years ago with another postal abbreviation puzzle that was used on the air.  I was surprised they didn't choose this since it was during the Summer Olympics in China.

Q:

The 2008 Olympics were held in China. Take the phrase “Summer Olympics.” Change one letter and then rearrange all 14 to spell 4 things you might find in a Chinese kitchen.

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Business or Pleasure?

Here's another fairly straight forward puzzle to get you in the groove.  This is another NPR submission that didn't make the grade.

Q:

Think of an 8 letter word that names something that people like to watch.  Remove the first letter to name something that people hate to see.  What are these words?

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