LOGICAL THINKING XXXVIII

GAMES Magazine

February, 1984

David Diefendorf

 

Aunt  Hildegarde likes things that have the same word structure as the name of the relative she's most recently seen. She just returned from a visit with Aunt Toby. 

 

Does Aunt Hildegarde now like............

 

1. Angora or cashmere?

2. Twins or triplets?

3. A palace or a castle?

4. Spectacles or pageants?

5. Meat or vegetables?

6. A parrot or a parakeet?

7. Granada or Madrid?

8. Murals or tapestries?

 

Answers:

 

Aunt Hidegarde likes things with names that can be split down the middle, making two words:

 

1. Cashmere (cash - mere) etc.

2. Triplets

3. Palace

4. Pageants

5. Meat

6. Parrot

7. Madrid

8. Tapestries