Puzzles II
A guessing game where players try to guess a word, phrase or sentence by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses. Also, an executioner.
Hangman
The Hardrock 100 in the San Juan mountains of this Rocky Mountain state involves 33,050 feet of climb and 33,050 feet of descent, with an average elevation of 11,186 feet.
Colorado
Sushi is often served with this pickled root and this spicy green paste.
He hatches an egg and hears a Who!
Horton the Elephant
In early editions of a book promoting this low-carb diet, eating unlimited amounts of fatty meats and cheeses was promoted.
Atkins
A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.
Badwater is a non-stop 135-mile race held during the summer through this valley and up Mt. Whitney.
In Japan, seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried.
He is "the Great Lion" of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Aslan
This company used the phrase, "a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, then a sensible dinner".
SlimFast
A 3-D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by a Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture.
Rubik's Cube
The Iditarod Invitational is a 1,000 mile foot race through the Alaska Tundra. It follows the same course as the more famous Iditarod, where athletes compete using what?
Dog sleds
A Japanese delicacy consisting of very fresh raw meat or fish sliced into thin pieces.
Harry Potter's pet owl.
Hedwig
Also known as the Hollywood Diet, this short-term fad diet has existed in the United States since at least the 1930s. The diet is based on the claim that this citrus fruit has a fat-burning enzyme or similar property.
Grapefruit
Linda bought 3 notebooks at $1.20 each; a box of pencils at $1.50 and a box of pens at $1.70. How much did Linda spend?
$6.80
The Marathon des Sables is a 6-day stage race which covers 160 miles through the Sahara desert in this country.
Morocco
Consists of a mound of sushi rice that the chef presses between the palms of the hands to form an oval-shaped ball, and a topping draped over the top.
Nigiri
In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, she is a greedy, demanding, manipulative and stingy brat who demands every single thing she wants (and more).
This diet developed by Arthur Agatston has three stages, and gradually increases the proportion of carbohydrate consumed as it progresses while simultaneously decreasing the proportions of fat and protein.
South Beach
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The course for The Self-Transcendence 3,100 Mile Race is a single city block in Queens, New York, measuring just 0.5488 miles. You have 52 days to complete the race, which is equivalent to 60.78 miles a day. Within +/- 200, how many laps does a runner need to complete to reach 3,100 miles?
5,649 times
This pufferfish has a lethal dose of tetrodotoxin in its internal organs and, by law in many countries, must be prepared by a licensed chef.
Fugu
Between 2005-2014 in Japan, there were 11 deaths from eating Fugu and 359 people were treated for fugu poisoning.
In the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, what food that Alexander hates is served at dinner?
Also known as the caveman diet or stone-age diet, it requires the sole or predominant consumption of foods presumed to have been eaten by humans during this era.
Paleolithic (or Paleo)