Friday, 5/1/09
Prepare sheet for Test 51.
Mental Floss.

1. The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with two words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words.
• a) The _____ on the water was giving the fisherman a headache. "Oh, well,"  he thought, "maybe another _____ will help," as he reached for his cooler.
• b) As the two lovers sat quietly staring into _____, they were both glad that they had brought their _____ on this chilly night.
• c) It is not that Officer Smith _____ this part of his job, it was just that there was no easy way to tell someone about a _____ in the family.
2. Although much water you see,
   by definition, "desert" fits me.
   In the winter I double in size,
   but staying away is a word for the wise.
   I am very windy, that is a clue,
   What am I? Good luck to you.
3. What's the common link?
• a) tailor, wrestling match, bowling alley
• b) watermelon, tournament, flower
• c) hurricane, needle, potato
• d) barber, rooster, beehive  (*This one is worth +2.)
4. These SEVEN words are hiding something. What? (Hint: abbreviations)
   Vermont, statuesque, Swedish, Arthur, Africa, sensation, misunderstood
5. Although very old coins tend to be worth more than their face value, why is it that 1981 nickels are worth about $100?