ODDS AND ENDS 

1. What do the following words have in common?

AGE

DAM

BEACH

LEGEND

 

2. What do the following name and phrases have in common? 

 

RARE STAMPS

OMAR SHARIF

SHADE SCREEN

 

3. Think of a 6-letter word that has to do with arrogance. Add one letter and re-arrange the letters to get a word that has to do with simplicity.

 

Hint: The two words begin with V and N respectively.  

 

4. Anagram YOU FEEL HORRIBLE? into a reasonable response.

 

Hint 1:

_ _ _   _ _   _ _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _ 

 

Hint 2:

I _ _  _ _  H _ _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _

 

 

 

Answers:

 

1. All four words can be preceded by related words:

    STONE AGE

    BOULDER DAM

    PEBBLE BEACH

    ROCK LEGEND

 

2. Each phrase conceals a figure from mythology:

    rARE Stamps - ARES

    oMAR Sharif - MARS

    sHADE Screen - HADES

 

3. VANITY

    NAIVETY 

 

4. YOU FEEL HORRIBLE?

    I'LL BE HERE FOR YOU.    

 

 

 

Credits:

1: Jim Holland

2: Kathleen Diamantakis and Jeff Chen

4: Bob Stigger