Quiz night rebus puzzles
Chappy
Most are dead easy (probably too easy for this newsgroup), but there
are 2 that I'm yet to solve, hence the post.
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1. E X I T
L E G
2. HEAD ACHE (The A in ACHE is in bold)
3. ESROH RIDING
4. A CHANCE N
5. THE SAND (The H, E, A and D are in bold)
6. J O K E
U
7. ¼¼¼¼¼¼
8. EEQ
UAL
SMC
9. THE END
^
10. COLLAR
102DEGREES
11. FIGHTING (both Is are in bold)
12. S O E S
H W R
13. TRADI TION
14. "24 Hours"
15. RA SINGING IN
Ciao,
Chappy.
Mark Brader
> Here are a collection of rebus puzzles from a recent quiz night.
>
> Most are dead easy (probably too easy for this newsgroup), but there
> are 2 that I'm yet to solve, hence the post.
Well, I have answers for all except #1 and #7, although I'm not positive
about #2 and #11.
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> 1. E X I T
>
> L E G
> 2. HEAD ACHE (The A in ACHE is in bold)
A head starting to ache.
> 3. ESROH RIDING
Horseback riding.
> 4. A CHANCE N
An outside chance.
> 5. THE SAND (The H, E, A and D are in bold)
Head in the sand.
> 6. J O K E
>
> U
The joke's on you.
> 7. ¼¼¼¼¼¼
> 8. EEQ
> UAL
> SMC
E = mc²
> 9. THE END
> ^
The beginning of the end.
> 10. COLLAR
> 102DEGREES
Hot under the collar.
> 11. FIGHTING (both Is are in bold)
A pair of black eyes from fighting.
> 12. S O E S
> H W R
Scattered showers.
> 13. TRADI TION
A break in tradition.
> 14. "24 Hours"
Quote of the day.
> 15. RA SINGING IN
Singing in the rain.
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--
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Derek Holt
> Peter Chapman:
>
> > Here are a collection of rebus puzzles from a recent quiz night.
>
> > Most are dead easy (probably too easy for this newsgroup), but there
> > are 2 that I'm yet to solve, hence the post.
>
> Well, I have answers for all except #1 and #7, although I'm not positive
> about #2 and #11.
> > 7. ¼¼¼¼¼¼
Close quarters?
Derek Holt.
Mensanator
I see AN inside CHANCE.
Kevin Stone
>
> A head starting to ache.
The start of a headache.
--
Kev
Alan Morgan
Kevin Stone
>>>
>>> A head starting to ache.
>>
>>The start of a headache.
>
> A splitting headache.
Why the bold A though?
--
Kev
swp
because it looks like a wedge and is therefore splitting the word.
its a stretch, but it does make sense. kinda like msb on occasion
when scoring his rare entries contests... :-)
swp
Mark Brader
> >
> > An outside chance.
>
> I see AN inside CHANCE.
That would be CH*AN*CE, where *...* indicates boldface.
Also, it's not such a common expression as the other.
--
Mark Brader | "You're not entitled to a trial."
m...@vex.net | "Anybody's entitled to a trial, damn you!"
Toronto | "That is absolutely true. But you see, you are NOT anybody..."
-- John Brunner, "The Shockwave Rider"
Mark Brader
Alan Morgan:
>> A splitting headache.
Oh, of course!
Kevin Stone:
> Why the bold A though?
Because it's *A* splitting headache.
--
Mark Brader "A moment's thought would have shown him,
Toronto but a moment is a long time and thought
m...@vex.net is a painful process." -- A. E. Housman
Chappy
> >>>>> 2. HEAD ACHE (The A in ACHE is in bold)
>
> Alan Morgan:
>
> >> A splitting headache.
>
> Oh, of course!
>
> Kevin Stone:
>
> > Why the bold A though?
>
> Because it's *A* splitting headache.
I that is all of them solved. Well done.
In summary:
1. Go out on a limb
2. A splitting headache
3. Horseback riding
4. An outside chance
5. Head in the sand
6. The joke is on you
7. Close quarters
8. E equals MC squared
9. The beginning of the end
10. Hot under the collar
11. Two black eye from fighting
12. Scattered showers
13. Break in tradition
14. Quote of the day
15. Singing in the rain
Ciao,
Chappy.
Mark Brader
> I that is all of them solved.
So which two were you missing?
--
Mark Brader, Toronto | "But going repeatedly back and forth in time is
m...@vex.net | cheating. Anybody can do that!" --Paul Kriha
Barbara Bailey
40da-9fd6-3...@b6g2000pre.googlegroups.com:
> Here are a collection of rebus puzzles from a recent quiz night.
>
> Most are dead easy (probably too easy for this newsgroup), but there
> are 2 that I'm yet to solve, hence the post.
>
> (Fixed width font)
>
>
> 1. E X I T
>
> L E G
>
>
> 2. HEAD ACHE (The A in ACHE is in bold)
Splitting Headache
> 3. ESROH RIDING
Horseback riding
> 4. A CHANCE N
>
>
> 5. THE SAND (The H, E, A and D are in bold)
Head in the sand
> 6. J O K E
>
> U
The Joke's on you.
> 7. 세세세
> 8. EEQ
> UAL
> SMC
E equals MC squared
> 9. THE END
> ^
Beginning of the End
> 10. COLLAR
> 102DEGREES
Hot under the collar
> 11. FIGHTING (both Is are in bold)
>
>
> 12. S O E S
> H W R
scattered showers
> 13. TRADI TION
breaking tradition
> 14. "24 Hours"
> 15. RA SINGING IN
singing in the rain