THE NAME GAME

Credit: GAMES Magazine---July, 2003

Raymond D. Love (adapted)

Each of the following clues is a three-or four-word phrase that contains the word the and identifies a specific person or character, such as Dennis the Menace. The categories are listed as a hint.

1. M the K (criminal)
2. J the R
3. B the K (cowboy)
4. R the R (WWII heroine)
5. W the P (fictional/cartoon/TV/movie characters)
6. C the F G
7. K the F
8. F the B
9. T the T
10. F the S
11. F the T M
12. R the R-N R
13. F the C
14. P the S M
15. J the H
16. Z the G
17. F the F (Red Skelton persona)
18. J the B (Historical figures)
19. A the H
20. I the T
21. E the R
22. W the C
23. E the P (legendary rocker)
24. J the O (Thomas Hardy novel)
25. O the G (muppet)

Answers:

1. Mack the Knife
2. Jack the Ripper
3. Billy the Kid
4. Rosie the Riveter
5. Winnie the Pooh
6. Casper the Friendly Ghost
7. Kermit the Frog
8. Ferdinand the Bull
9. Tony the Tiger
10. Frosty the Snowman
11. Francis the Talking Mule
12. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
13. Felix the Cat
14. Popeye the Sailor Man
15. Jabba the Hutt
16. Zorba the Greek
17. Freddie the Freeloader
28. John the Baptist
19. Attila the Hun
20. Ivan the Terrible
21. Eric the Red
22. William the Conqueror
23. Elvis the Pelvis
24. Jude the Obscure
25. Oscar the Grouch