THREE-FOR-ALL II

GAMES Magazine

July, 2014

Theresa Sweeney (1-5)

 

The three words, Alert, lightning, jeans, don't stand out ... unless you notice that they can follow, red, white, and blue - respectively. Can you determine the original triplet from which each of the following sets was derived?

1. Worm, chimes, and crackers

2. Magnetism, soup, and water

3. Jaw, exchange, and cactus

4. Warden, designer, and box

5. Fisher, bee, and hammer 

6. Tape, noise, and sky

7. Scotch, loader, and ball

8. Thumb, Tracy, and Truman

9. Hop, cover, and stick

10. Sign, dead, and over

Answers:

 

1. Earth, wind, and fire

2. Animal, vegetable, and mineral

3. Lock, stock, and barrel

4. Game, set, and match

5. King, queen, and jack

6. Red, white, and blue

7. Hop, skip, and jump

8. Tom, Dick, and Harry

9. Bell, book, and candle

10. Stop, drop, and roll