NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle II

(continued from June 5, 2022)

Will Shortz

 

The sentences below have something in common. Can you determine what it is? 

 

1. I remember Lyndon Johnson.

 

2. You  can't compare Islalmic and Hindu traditions.

 

3. The racing enthusiast wanted a NASCAR tombstone. 

4. At Clown School, Claribel graded all the other students.

5. Park rangers wonder: How can bear attacks on humans be prevented?

 

HINT 1:

Capital cities

HINT II:

Phonetic pronunciation 

Answers:

 

Each sentence contains the phonetic pronunciation of a capital city:

 

1. rememBER LYNdon - Berlin

2. comPARE ISlamic - Paris

3. nasCAR TOMBstone- Khartoum

4. clariBEL GRADEd - Belgrade

5. how CAN BEAR Attacks - Canberra