Puzzles: Cities and States

Fill in the name of a city or town in the state in each of these questions
so that it makes sense:

1. Did the insurance salesman try to _____ and Pa a new policy in Alabama?

2. Do people who want to get married in _____ they need to book a catering
hall well in advance in Alaska?

3. Is it true that _____ allowed to enter a guy's rest room in Arizona?

4. Was it appropriate to let the lawyers for Paula _____ so deep into Bill
Clinton's past in Arkansas?

5. Can an automobile collector buy a _____ Torme once owned in California?

SOLUTIONS:

1. Selma (sell Ma)
2. Juneau (June know)
3. Nogales (no gal is)
4. Jonesboro (Jones burrow)
5. Carmel (car Mel)


BRAINTEASER COLUMN BY ALAN STILLSON
Author/co-author of One Minute Brainteasers, Match Wits With Mensa and The
Mensa Genius ABC Quiz Book

HALF-EATEN FOODS

The letter monster got hungry and ate every other letter of several foods.
Sometimes it ate the odd number letters and other times it ate the even
number letters. Which foods were eaten?

1. S A A U
2. O E D W
3. U C E
4. G A E R I
5. T R I L

SOLUTIONS:

1. ASPARAGUS
2. HONEYDEW
3. QUICHE
4. GRAPEFRUIT
5. TORTILLA