Ooh, this is gonna be a good one!
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
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
Er… what ?
Okay-okay, got the rules (I think):1. Iron + S P = Prison6. Cobalt + K U = BlackoutBut I think they were the easy two…
1. Iron Prison2. Zinc Citizen3. Boron Bronco4. Stumped by lack of knowledge about cereals5. Sodium Dismount6. Cobalt Blackout7. Copper Periscope8. Carbon Binocular9. Lithium Humility10. Arsenic Increase11. Bromine Brimstone12. Silicon Collision13. Thwarted by lack of knowledge about dog breeds14. Chlorine Chronicle15. Potassium Assumption
Ok, I have three for now (and no time this afternoon to try and figure out the others 🙁 ):6. cobalt, black out7. copper, periscope9. lithium, humility
1. _ _ _ _ + S P = jailIRON, PRISON2. _ _ _ _ + T I E = residentZINC, CITIZEN3. _ _ _ _ _ + C = wild horseBORON, BRONCO4. _ _ _ _ _ + A L = crunchy cerealARGON, GRANOLA5. _ _ _ _ _ _ + N T = alightSODIUM, DISMOUNT6. _ _ _ _ _ _ + K U = power lossCOBALT, BLACKOUT7. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I S E = submarine spyglassCOPPER, PERISCOPE8. _ _ _ _ _ _ + I L U = stereoscopicCARBON, BINOCULAR9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + Y = modestyLITHIUM, HUMILITY10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + E = augmentARSENIC, INCREASE11. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + S T = Satan's sulphurBROMINE, BRIMSTONE12. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + L O = accidentSILICON, COLLISION13. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + U = kind of dogHYDROGEN, GREYHOUND14. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + C = historyCHLORINE, CHRONICLE 15. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + N = postulationPOTASSIUM, ASSUMPTION
1. iron = prison2. zinc = citizen3. boron = bronco4. argon = granola5. sodium = dismount6. cobalt = blackout7. copper = periscope8. carbon = binocular9. lithium = humility10.arsenic = increase11.bromine = brimstone12.silicon = collision13.hydrogen = greyhound14.chlorine = chronicle15.potassium = assumption
this is indeed not easy Cath. I am glad I have my whole free Saturday to do this. So far I have the following:1.iron + sp = prison2. zinc + tie = citizen6. cobalt + ku = blackout10. arsenic + e = increase12. silicon + lo = collision13. 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!Took 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 …just found 7. copper + ise = periscopeAnd 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)beryl (which is Al2Be3Si6O18) +al (an element in itself) = barley (crunchy?)or beryllium + al + es -l = barley muesli
14. chlorine + c = chronicle
Hi,We think we worked it out:1. IRON = Prison2. ZINC = Citizen3. BORON = Bronco4. ARGON = Granola5. SODIUM = Dismount6. COBALT = Blackout7. COPPER = Periscope8. CARBON = Binocular9. LITHIUM = Humility10. ARSENIC = Increase11. BROMINE = Brimstone12. SILICON = Collision13. HYDROGEN = Greyhound14. history CHLORINE = Chronicle15. POTASSIUM = AssumptionThanks! It was fun 🙂
15. potassium + n = assumption
8. carbon + ilu = binocular
1 iron6 cobalt7 copper8 carbon10 galena11 brominevisitor arriving maybe back laterviv in nz
4 argonand 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 :(Thanks 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).
Heh – the quiz is from an American source, hence the very North American word granola. In the UK we call it muesli!