Remember that this time I've activated comment moderation (for the first time EVAH), and you have 24(ish) hours to submit as many answers as you can before I open up the comments (as soon as I get up tomorrow). Put them all in one comment, or keep coming back and leaving multiple comments - either way is fine!
Once the comments are open, you can keep submitting answers to any outstanding questions on a free-for-all basis. Once all questions are answered OR you've all given up, I'll declare the winner(s)!
Right.
This is another anagram quiz, with a chemical reaction twist. You're given some of the letters from the left hand side of the "equation", but the other letters are from the name of a chemical element. You "react" the letters of that element with the given letters to make a synonym of the clue word (or phrase) on the right hand side of the equation.
For example, for this clue:
Element + given letters = clue word/phrase
_ _ _ _ + R = kind of tree
the answer is:
L E A D + R = ALDER
You need to provide both the element (e.g. LEAD) and the clue word (e.g. ALDER).
Clear as mud?
Off we go!
1. _ _ _ _ + S P = jail
2. _ _ _ _ + T I E = resident
3. _ _ _ _ _ + C = wild horse
4. _ _ _ _ _ + A L = crunchy cereal
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ + N T = alight
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ + K U = power loss
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I S E = submarine spyglass
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I L U = stereoscopic
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + Y = modesty
10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + E = augment
11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + S T = Satan's sulphur
12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + L O = accident
13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + U = kind of dog
14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + C = history
15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + N = postulation
Easy peasy lemon squeezy! Have fun!
test - this should go to moderation
ReplyDeleteEr... what ?
ReplyDeleteOkay-okay, got the rules (I think):
ReplyDelete1. Iron + S P = Prison
6. Cobalt + K U = Blackout
But I think they were the easy two...
1. Iron Prison
ReplyDelete2. Zinc Citizen
3. Boron Bronco
4. Stumped by lack of knowledge about cereals
5. Sodium Dismount
6. Cobalt Blackout
7. Copper Periscope
8. Carbon Binocular
9. Lithium Humility
10. Arsenic Increase
11. Bromine Brimstone
12. Silicon Collision
13. Thwarted by lack of knowledge about dog breeds
14. Chlorine Chronicle
15. Potassium Assumption
Ok, I have three for now (and no time this afternoon to try and figure out the others :-( ):
ReplyDelete6. cobalt, black out
7. copper, periscope
9. lithium, humility
1. _ _ _ _ + S P = jail
ReplyDeleteIRON, PRISON
2. _ _ _ _ + T I E = resident
ZINC, CITIZEN
3. _ _ _ _ _ + C = wild horse
BORON, BRONCO
4. _ _ _ _ _ + A L = crunchy cereal
ARGON, GRANOLA
5. _ _ _ _ _ _ + N T = alight
SODIUM, DISMOUNT
6. _ _ _ _ _ _ + K U = power loss
COBALT, BLACKOUT
7. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I S E = submarine spyglass
COPPER, PERISCOPE
8. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I L U = stereoscopic
CARBON, BINOCULAR
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + Y = modesty
LITHIUM, HUMILITY
10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + E = augment
ARSENIC, INCREASE
11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + S T = Satan's sulphur
BROMINE, BRIMSTONE
12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + L O = accident
SILICON, COLLISION
13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + U = kind of dog
HYDROGEN, GREYHOUND
14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + C = history
CHLORINE, CHRONICLE
15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + N = postulation
POTASSIUM, ASSUMPTION
1. iron = prison
ReplyDelete2. zinc = citizen
3. boron = bronco
4. argon = granola
5. sodium = dismount
6. cobalt = blackout
7. copper = periscope
8. carbon = binocular
9. lithium = humility
10.arsenic = increase
11.bromine = brimstone
12.silicon = collision
13.hydrogen = greyhound
14.chlorine = chronicle
15.potassium = assumption
this is indeed not easy Cath. I am glad I have my whole free Saturday to do this.
ReplyDeleteSo far I have the following:
1.iron + sp = prison
2. zinc + tie = citizen
6. cobalt + ku = blackout
10. arsenic + e = increase
12. silicon + lo = collision
13. hydrogen +u=greyhound (can I get bonus points for gold+u= uldog?)
I'm still trying to find a way to sneak strontium in somewhere, my favourite element of the moment.
WAAAAH!
ReplyDeleteTook lots of googling (which I hope is allowed as you didn;t mention it wasn.t, otherwise you can fully and justly disqualify me)
11. bromine + st = brimstone, which is another name for sulphur apperently, and how Satan comes in, I am not sure.
I'm getting nervous now, what time do you get up on a Saturday ...
ReplyDeletejust found 7. copper + ise = periscope
And I scanned all cereals in the supermarket but can't figure out which one has strontium in it ;)
getting creative with the crunchy cereal here, two alternatives (both wrong)
ReplyDeleteberyl (which is Al2Be3Si6O18) +al (an element in itself) = barley (crunchy?)
or
beryllium + al + es -l = barley muesli
14. chlorine + c = chronicle
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteWe think we worked it out:
1. IRON = Prison
2. ZINC = Citizen
3. BORON = Bronco
4. ARGON = Granola
5. SODIUM = Dismount
6. COBALT = Blackout
7. COPPER = Periscope
8. CARBON = Binocular
9. LITHIUM = Humility
10. ARSENIC = Increase
11. BROMINE = Brimstone
12. SILICON = Collision
13. HYDROGEN = Greyhound
14. history CHLORINE = Chronicle
15. POTASSIUM = Assumption
Thanks! It was fun :)
15. potassium + n = assumption
ReplyDelete8. carbon + ilu = binocular
ReplyDelete1 iron
ReplyDelete6 cobalt
7 copper
8 carbon
10 galena
11 bromine
visitor arriving maybe back later
viv in nz
4 argon
ReplyDeleteand I need to get to bed - my brain is fried :)
viv in nz
Comment are back to normal! I didn't like having moderation on, it felt all weird and lonely :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing, everyone! This was a tough one.... so congratulations to everyone, but especially to Ewan, SUIRAUQA, and Catherine for getting all the answers. Nice work!
Granola, arrghh.... I was sure it was cornflakes but couldn't find the matching element(s).
ReplyDeleteHeh - the quiz is from an American source, hence the very North American word granola. In the UK we call it muesli!
ReplyDelete