STARSTRUCK

Credit: GAMES Magazine - Aug. 2001

1. Think of two signs of the Zodiac, one that ends with A and one that begins with A. Run the two signs together, drop one of the A's, and you have a common nine-letter plural word. What are the two signs and what is the word?

PICK A PAIR

2. Which TWO items do not belong in the following list?

BINOCULARS

GOGGLES

JEANS

PLIERS

SHOES

SCISSORS

EARRINGS

TWEEZERS

HINT:

1. The second sign is ARIES.

Answer:

1. LIBRA / ARIES --- LIBRARIES

2. They are all pairs, but SHOES and EARRINGS have two items in each pair. All the other pairs are one-piece items.