COMMAND PERFORMANCES

GAMES BEST PENCIL PUZZLES

1992

Norma Steinberg (Ex. and #1-3)

 

Each clue below leads to a type of "command" in that it is telling us to do or not do something. For example, a chuck wagon's cook command would be Come and get it.

1. Marc Antony's command

2. Ray Charles' command

3. Elvis' command

4. The Beatles' command

5. Race starter's command

6. Captain Kirk's command 

7. Ilsa's command in Casablanca

8. George H.W. Bush's command

9. Well-wisher's command to a performer

10. Bottle's command in Alice and Wonderland

(Possible) Answers:

 

1. Lend me your ears

2. Hit the road, Jack

3. Don't Be Cruel

4. Try To See It My Way

5. Take your marks

6. Beam me up, Scotty*

7. Play it again, Sam*

8. Read my lips

9. Break a leg

10. Drink Me

 

*6-7: These are both misquotations: 

6: These exact words were never spoken in any Star Trek television episode or film. However, there have been several "near misses" of phrasing, and the phrase has become irrevocably associated with the series and films.

7: Ilsa (not Rick) is the speaker of this line: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake. Play it, Sam. Play it.