High School Math

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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Hink Pinks


A "hink pink" is a pair of words that rhyme.
These are all occupation hink pinks.
For, "A doctor for a baseball team," an appropriate
hink pink might be "pitcher stitcher" (or "catcher patcher").
In each instance one of the rhyming words is provided.
Can you think of a suitable word to fit each blank?
1. An astronaut _____ ace
2. A pair of rock singers _____ team
3. Secretary of an Indian organization _____ scribe
4. Head of a gang of burglars _____ thief
5. Librarian _____ feeder
6. Babysitter _____ helper
7. Eye doctor _____ tinker
8. Expert weather forecaster _____ wizard
9. Body repairman for cars _____ bender
10. High fashion model ______ lassy
11. A more daring test pilot _____ flier
12. Income Tax investigator _____ beater
13. Preacher of satanism _____ minister
14. Raises, butchers, and sells chickens _____ dispatcher
15. Man who checks movie machines _____ inspector
Solutions in the JANUARY 2007 "ANSWERS" post.
More Stuff at www.TheMathWebSite.com.

Lots of Cars


You can find a car wandering around in the tundra region of the far North (caribou). You might find a car in New Orleans at Mardi Gras time (carnival).You can even find a car inside a car (carburetor).
Identify the cars defined below.
1. A car in a candy assortment
2. A car in a newspaper
3. A car in a gun shop
4. A car in a flower garden
5. A car on the floor of a house
6. A car on the desert.
7. A car in a clothing store
8. A car in a forest, flying around
9. A car in a ship's hold
10. A car in a salad
11. A car in a Christmas program
12. A car in the water, swimming about
13. A car in a construction crew
14. A car on a golf course
15. A car in a storeroom, filled with things
16. A car in a wooden sculpture
17. A car at an amusement park
18. A car in a game
19. A car south of Florida (a sea)
20. A car in Venezuela (a city)
Solutions in the JANUARY 2007 "ANSWERS" post.
More Stuff at www.TheMathWebSite.com.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Keyboard Puzzle #18


What do these word puzzles say?

1) INST4ANCE
2) HOROBOD
3) THODEEPUGHT
4) NEAFRIENDED
5) CHETONGUEEK
6) SGEG
7) XLNC
8) THECAUGHTACT
9) HIJKLMNO
10) M1Y1L1I1FE

Solutions in the JANUARY 2007 "ANSWERS" post.
More Stuff at www.TheMathWebSite.com.