Author: Peter Scher
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402762284
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Forty quotes from the greatest motion pictures...and 900 movie-related clues to solve before you can figure them out! These acrostics will provide both film lovers and wordsmiths with hours of pleasure. The unforgettable lines come from movies old and new, famous and a touch obscure; the clues cover performers, directors, plots, titles, and more. Just write the answers down on the blanks, then transfer the letters to the correspondingly numbered boxes in the grid. To help you out, the initial letters of the answer words spell out the speaker of the quote and the movie it’s from. Each puzzle is rated by difficulty on a star system: one for Easy Rider; two for Semi-Tough; three for Flirting with Disaster; and four for Mission Impossible!
USA TODAY Movie Acrostics
Author: Peter Scher
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402762284
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Forty quotes from the greatest motion pictures...and 900 movie-related clues to solve before you can figure them out! These acrostics will provide both film lovers and wordsmiths with hours of pleasure. The unforgettable lines come from movies old and new, famous and a touch obscure; the clues cover performers, directors, plots, titles, and more. Just write the answers down on the blanks, then transfer the letters to the correspondingly numbered boxes in the grid. To help you out, the initial letters of the answer words spell out the speaker of the quote and the movie it’s from. Each puzzle is rated by difficulty on a star system: one for Easy Rider; two for Semi-Tough; three for Flirting with Disaster; and four for Mission Impossible!
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402762284
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Forty quotes from the greatest motion pictures...and 900 movie-related clues to solve before you can figure them out! These acrostics will provide both film lovers and wordsmiths with hours of pleasure. The unforgettable lines come from movies old and new, famous and a touch obscure; the clues cover performers, directors, plots, titles, and more. Just write the answers down on the blanks, then transfer the letters to the correspondingly numbered boxes in the grid. To help you out, the initial letters of the answer words spell out the speaker of the quote and the movie it’s from. Each puzzle is rated by difficulty on a star system: one for Easy Rider; two for Semi-Tough; three for Flirting with Disaster; and four for Mission Impossible!
Brain-Flexing IQ Tests
Author: Fraser Simpson
Publisher: Sterling
ISBN: 9781402762277
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Fact: The brain is a terrible thing to waste. So USA Today Brain-Flexing IQ Tests has arrived just in the nick of time! It gives you the chance to measure your mental skill and stimulate your brain muscle. Each test is designed to take about 30 minutes to complete and includes 15 brain-twisting puzzles. The collection offers a variety of math, verbal, and visual puzzles that constantly keep you challenged and engaged. Here’s a sample: Rhyme it! If a dumb symbol of love is a STUPID CUPID, what would you call a person who damages a birthday cake topper? Answer: CANDLE VANDAL. And that’s only a taste of what you can expect from these brainbusting conundrums!
Publisher: Sterling
ISBN: 9781402762277
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Fact: The brain is a terrible thing to waste. So USA Today Brain-Flexing IQ Tests has arrived just in the nick of time! It gives you the chance to measure your mental skill and stimulate your brain muscle. Each test is designed to take about 30 minutes to complete and includes 15 brain-twisting puzzles. The collection offers a variety of math, verbal, and visual puzzles that constantly keep you challenged and engaged. Here’s a sample: Rhyme it! If a dumb symbol of love is a STUPID CUPID, what would you call a person who damages a birthday cake topper? Answer: CANDLE VANDAL. And that’s only a taste of what you can expect from these brainbusting conundrums!
Quote Acrostic Favorites
Author: Charles Preston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734048391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If You Like Crossword Puzzles, You'll Love Acrostics Selected by former USA Today crossword puzzle editor Charles Preston, these 50 favorite acrostics reveal wise and witty sayings on topics from education and humor to history and sports. Crack the clues in the word column; transfer them to the diagram; and discover quotations from people like Dave Barry, Mahatma Gandhi, Simon Garfield, George Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain, and more. Includes 50 favorite puzzles on topics including "It Knocks Me Out," "My Retirement," "Prove Me Wrong," "Successfully Aging," and "They Always Fell."
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781734048391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
If You Like Crossword Puzzles, You'll Love Acrostics Selected by former USA Today crossword puzzle editor Charles Preston, these 50 favorite acrostics reveal wise and witty sayings on topics from education and humor to history and sports. Crack the clues in the word column; transfer them to the diagram; and discover quotations from people like Dave Barry, Mahatma Gandhi, Simon Garfield, George Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain, and more. Includes 50 favorite puzzles on topics including "It Knocks Me Out," "My Retirement," "Prove Me Wrong," "Successfully Aging," and "They Always Fell."
Astounding Acrostic Puzzles
Author: Anne Brown
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402725418
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Acrostic puzzles lift word game fans beyond crosswords to the next level. Just dust off your memories of great writers and philosophers, and add today's movie stars and sports heroes. Each of the 40 puzzles features three simple steps, starting with treating the clues just like crosswords. Next, you fill in the empty boxes with words that complete a quote from the book. Fortunately, you can figure out answers you don't even know from the clues provided, so the more you play, the more informed you become! Finally, you read the first letters of the answers to read the author of the quote and its source. You'll have fun, even as you learn. Mensa is the internationally renowned high IQ society which has a worldwide membership of almost 100,000 members in more than 100 countries. There are 28,000 members in the UK, including 2,200 Junior Mensans under the age of 16. To join Mensa, the only requirement for membership is that an individual's IQ falls within the top 2 per cent of the population.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402725418
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Acrostic puzzles lift word game fans beyond crosswords to the next level. Just dust off your memories of great writers and philosophers, and add today's movie stars and sports heroes. Each of the 40 puzzles features three simple steps, starting with treating the clues just like crosswords. Next, you fill in the empty boxes with words that complete a quote from the book. Fortunately, you can figure out answers you don't even know from the clues provided, so the more you play, the more informed you become! Finally, you read the first letters of the answers to read the author of the quote and its source. You'll have fun, even as you learn. Mensa is the internationally renowned high IQ society which has a worldwide membership of almost 100,000 members in more than 100 countries. There are 28,000 members in the UK, including 2,200 Junior Mensans under the age of 16. To join Mensa, the only requirement for membership is that an individual's IQ falls within the top 2 per cent of the population.
Exceptional Acrostics to Keep You Sharp
Author: Charles Preston
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402755293
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A book of fifty smart and diverting acrostics reveal wise and whimsical sayings about lessons learned along the road of life or the value of experience.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781402755293
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A book of fifty smart and diverting acrostics reveal wise and whimsical sayings about lessons learned along the road of life or the value of experience.
The New York Times Acrostic Puzzles Volume 11
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312641397
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
50 Quotation puzzles from the pages of The New York Times Edited by Emily Cox and Harry Rathvon New York Times puzzles are America's favorite! Whether your tastes are literary or lowbrow, this latest installment of fifty of the Sunday Times' famous acrostic puzzles features quotations ranging from Herman Melville to Dave Barry, Stephen Jay Gould to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So sharpen your pencil, put on your thinking cap, and get ready for some acrostic fun!
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312641397
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
50 Quotation puzzles from the pages of The New York Times Edited by Emily Cox and Harry Rathvon New York Times puzzles are America's favorite! Whether your tastes are literary or lowbrow, this latest installment of fifty of the Sunday Times' famous acrostic puzzles features quotations ranging from Herman Melville to Dave Barry, Stephen Jay Gould to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. So sharpen your pencil, put on your thinking cap, and get ready for some acrostic fun!
The New York Times Sunday Variety Puzzles
Author: The New York Times
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312300593
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This eclectic collection brings together the best of the Sunday variety puzzles of "The New York Times." From spiral to cryptic, from diagramless to acrostic, these puzzles have never been collected together in a single volume. 50 puzzles.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312300593
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
This eclectic collection brings together the best of the Sunday variety puzzles of "The New York Times." From spiral to cryptic, from diagramless to acrostic, these puzzles have never been collected together in a single volume. 50 puzzles.
Bow-Tie Pasta
Author: Brian P. Cleary
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467788511
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem! Acrostic poems are created from a word or phrase written vertically down the page. Each letter becomes part of a line in the poem, revealing a thought or a clue about the poem's topic. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary shows how even the wackiest words can make an acrostic poem. Bow-Tie Pasta is packed with acrostics to make you snicker and snort. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own poems!
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467788511
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Acrostic? What kind of stick is that? Actually, it's a poem! Acrostic poems are created from a word or phrase written vertically down the page. Each letter becomes part of a line in the poem, revealing a thought or a clue about the poem's topic. Award-winning author Brian P. Cleary shows how even the wackiest words can make an acrostic poem. Bow-Tie Pasta is packed with acrostics to make you snicker and snort. And when you've finished reading, you can try your hand at writing your own poems!
All the Poems of John Robert Colombo
Author: John Robert Colombo
Publisher: Shelburne, Ont. : Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher: Shelburne, Ont. : Battered Silicon Dispatch Box
ISBN:
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Communication Serials
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
An international guide to periodicals in communication, popular culture, and the performing arts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
An international guide to periodicals in communication, popular culture, and the performing arts.