{"id":649,"date":"2010-11-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2010\/11\/05\/quiz-elementary-my-dear-readers\/"},"modified":"2010-11-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T14:00:00","slug":"quiz-elementary-my-dear-readers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occamstypewriter.org\/vwxynot\/2010\/11\/05\/quiz-elementary-my-dear-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"QUIZ: Elementary, my dear readers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ooh, this is gonna be a good one!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vwxynot.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/people-have-spoken.html\">Remember<\/a> that this time I&#8217;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 &#8211; either way is fine!<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;ve all given up, I&#8217;ll declare the winner(s)! <\/p>\n<p>Right.<\/p>\n<p>This is another anagram quiz, with a chemical reaction twist. You&#8217;re given some of the letters from the left hand side of the &#8220;equation&#8221;, but the other letters are from the name of a chemical element. You &#8220;react&#8221; 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.<\/p>\n<p>For example, for this clue:<\/p>\n<p><b>Element + given letters = clue word\/phrase<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>_ _ _ _ + &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;R &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = kind of tree<\/b><\/p>\n<p>the answer is:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>L<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>E<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>A<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>D<\/b><\/span><b> + &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; R &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; = ALDER<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: red\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"color: red\"><span style=\"font-size: large\"><b>You need to provide both the element (e.g. LEAD) and the clue word (e.g. ALDER).<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Clear as mud?<\/p>\n<p>Off we go!<\/p>\n<p><b>1. _ _ _ _ + S P = jail<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>2. _ _ _ _ + T I E = resident<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>3. _ _ _ _ _ + C = wild horse<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>4. _ _ _ _ _ + A L = crunchy cereal<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>5.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ + N T = alight<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>6. _ _ _ _ _ _ + K U = power loss<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>7.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ + I S E = submarine spyglass<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>8.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ + I L U = stereoscopic<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>9.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ + Y = modesty<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>10.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ + E = augment<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>11.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ + S T = Satan&#8217;s sulphur<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>12.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ + L O = accident<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>13.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ &nbsp;+ U = kind of dog<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>14.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + C = history<\/b><br \/><b><br \/><\/b><br \/><b>15.&nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ + N = postulation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Easy peasy lemon squeezy! Have fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ooh, this is gonna be a good one! 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