1. Let's behead some words that begin with "qu." Try to guess the pairs of words using the clues. The first word will start with "qu" and the second word will be that word without the "qu."

Example: peculiar behavior -- annoy --->  quirk -- irk
• a) small game bird -- to be unwell
• b) nauseous feeling -- simple
• c) unit of liquid -- product of creativity
• d) stop doing -- that thing
2. The amazing No Snore Sally has gone 11 days without sleeping. How does she do it?
3. Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words:

gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den
4. What large and well known city in the U.S.A. is half golden and half silver?
5. For each, find a three-letter word that ends the first word and begins the second word.

    a) birth _ _ _ light        b) knock _ _ _ line
6. Although very old coins tend to be worth more than their face value, why is it that 1981 nickels are worth about $100?
7. What's the common link?

          a) tailor, wrestling match, bowling alley
          b) watermelon, tournament, flower
          c) hurricane, needle, potato
          d) barber, rooster, beehive

Test #25

Doodle Theme: Pranks