THE ANNUAL SMACK THE PENGUIN GAME IS HERE!
1. Click on the link below.
2. Click once on the snowman.
3. Click once on the snowman to hit the penguin with the bat as he
descends from the cliff.
4. What is your distance?
5. Click Okay and try again!
Click Here:
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HIT ON THIS LINK FOR THE GUESS YOUR NUMBER PUZZLE.
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Jim Worthington shares this
game for golfers. Have fun
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Here's the magic gopher. See if you can
figure out how it works, then tell us.
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY
OF WAR AND PEACE IN THE WORLD BY
HITTING ON THIS LINK.
GARY ROBERTS BRINGS IN ANOTHER
GREAT PUZZLE. HOW WELL DO YOU
KNOW PENNSYVLVANIA? GARY MISSED ONE.
I GUESSED RIGHT ON THE FOSSIL...DIDN'T
KNOW THAT ONE...THOUGHT PERHAPS IT
WAS ED RENDELL...
SEE HOW WELL YOU DO:
How well do you know Pennsylvania ?
GOT A GOOD QUIZ OR PUZZLE TO SHARE...SEND IT ALONG
GARY ROBERTS SHARES THIS
QUIZ SHOWING THE
VARIOUS STATE QUARTERS
HOW MANY CAN YOU CORRECTLY IDENTIFY?
TRY THE EYE TEST SENT BY JOE & SIS
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Welcome to "The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz." Take the quiz and see how you score as a true "Oldies Fan". Write down your answers and check them with the answers below.
1. When did "Little Suzie" finally wake up?
a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. "Rock Around The Clock" was used in what movie?
a) Rebel Without A Cause
b) Blackboard Jungle
c) The Wild Ones
3. What's missing? _____Baby, Earth_____, _____On My Shoulder
a) Angel
b) Head
c) Love
4. "I found my thrill..." where?
a) Kansas City
b) Heartbreak Hotel
c) Blueberry Hill
5. "Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream"
a) Mr. Sandman
b) Earth Angel
c) Dream Lover
6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
a) Chancellor
b) RCA
c) Sun
7. He asked, "Why's everybody always pickin' on me? " Who was he?
a) Bad Bad Leroy Brown
b) Charlie Brown
c) Buster Brown
8. Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife", the one with the knife, was named:
a) MacHeath
b) MacCloud
c) MacNamara
9. Name the song with "A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom"?
a) Good Golly Miss Molly
b) Be-Bop-A-Lula
c) Tutti Fruitti
10. Who is generally given credit for the term "Rock And Roll"?
a) Dick Clark
b) Wolfman Jack
c) Alan Freed
11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher.
a) Little Richard
b) Frankie Lymon
c) Tony Orlando
12. Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" is written to what star?
a) Brenda Lee
b) Connie Francis
c) Annette Funicello
13. The Everly Brothers are...
a) Pete and Dick
b) Don and Phil
c) Bob and Bill
14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
a) Jiles P. Richardson
b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
c) Marion Michael Morrison
15. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started a small record company called....
a) Decca
b) Cameo
c) Motown
16. Edd Brynes had a hit with "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb. "What TV show was he on?
a) 77 Sunset Strip
b) Hawaiian Eye
c) Surfside Six
17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
a) Carol Lynley
b) Sandra Dee
c) Natalie Wood
18. They were a one hit wonder with "Book Of Love."
a) The Penguins
b) The Monotones
c) The Moonglows
The answers are on our
Fun Stuff Page.
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Try this patriotic quiz
Hit on this link to try and film Superman. Good Luck.
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1. Can you make a word using these letters? PNLLEEEESSSSS 2. Tomorrow today will be yesterday, and yesterday today was tomorrow.When tomorrow is yesterday, today will be as near to Sunday as today was when yesterday was tomorrow. What day is it? 3. Can you name ten parts of the human body (no slang words) that have only three letters? 4. Make 1000 by using only eight 8's. 5. A chemist discovered that a certain chemical reaction took 80 minutes when he wore a wool jacket. But when he wasn't wearing the jacket, the same reaction always took an hour and 20 minutes. Can you explain? Sent by Jeanette Answers below.
Let's see how you do on this georgraphy test:
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf
See how fast you can zap all the
number squares in order. Took me
110 seconds. See if you can beat that! Bob
Try this Cool Test from Gary Roberts
http://flash.abunawaf.com/2005/12/game33.swf
CAN YOU PARK THIS CAR? If you can't you
must turn in your driver's license.
http://www.107.peugeot.co.uk/peugeot.swf
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ANSWERS TO JEANNETTE'S QUIZ:
1. Sleeplessness 2. Wednesday 3. eye, ear, lip, arm, leg, rib, hip, toe, gum, jaw, Few people get more than seven. 4. 8 + 8 + 8 + 88 + 888 = 1000 5. Eighty minutes is, of course, exactly the same as one hour and 20 minutes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's the deal\no deal game. Just hit on this link and have fun.
http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/game/dond.swf ARE YOU GOOD AT GEOGRAPHY? TRY THIS UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY TEST...AND TRY IT ON YOUR KIDS. http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swfLOVE TO BOWL? LET'S SEE HOW GOOD YOU ARE: How good a bowler are you?
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
if you can raed tihs psas it on !!
Sent by Anna Scharding, Mt. Oliver, PA
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A FASCINATING OPTIAL ILLUSION. STARE AT THE TWO
MEN...THE ANGRY MAN IS ON THE LEFT AND THE CALM MAN
ON THE RIGHT. NOW MOVE AWAY FROM YOUR COMPUTER
ABOUT 12 FEET AND THE MEN WILL SWITCH PLACES. DOES THIS
PROVE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE WHAT WE THINK WE SEE?
SENT BY BERT ADELSBERG.
A SERIES OF DIFFICULT PUZZLES TO
TEST YOUR BRAIN. HAVE FUN.
http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/games/matter/
TAKE ANGIE'S IQ TEST AND SEE HOW YOU DO!
Click here: http://www.richstevens.com/flash/iq.swf
LET'S SEE HOW GOOD YOUR REACTIONS ARE
WITH A GAME OF SHOOT THE SHEEP. HIT ON THE
LINK BELOW TO PLAY:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf
Try the fun Noah's Ark game sent by
Marlene Geiger, by hitting on this link:
Click here: Noah's Ark
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PANTYHOSE QUIZ:
Q: How many animals can you fit in to a pair of pantyhose?
Now think about it.........
ARE YOU SURE?????
Ready.....
Answer: 10 little piggies, 2 calves, 1 donkey and an unknown number of
hares.
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Bob,Thought you would like theses. They were sent to me by a friend.Peggy Drummond of White Oak??Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards:NAIVE
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4.If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?(Not this one)
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5. There are three religious truths:
a. Jews do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah.
b. Protestants do not recognize the Pope as the leader of the Christian faith.
c. Baptists do not recognize each other in the liquor store or at Hooters.
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6.If people from Polandare called Poles, why aren't people from Hollandcalled Holes?
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7. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?(I doubt it)
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8. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?
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9. Why do croutons come in airtight packages? Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?
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10. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?
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11.Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety one?
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12.If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
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13.If Fed Ex and UPS wer e to merge, would they call it Fed UP? (I like this one)
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14.Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
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15.What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men? (Hmmmm)
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16.I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older; then it dawned on me .....they're cramming for their final exam. (I'm working on it)
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17. I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use? toothpicks?
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18.Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?
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19 If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?
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20.You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.
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21.Ever wonder what the speed of lightning would be if it didn't zigzag?
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22.If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?
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23.Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?
As income tax time approaches, did you ever notice: When you put the two words "The" and "IRS" together it spells
"THEIRS"? (I needed to know that!)
LIKE MAZES. Here's a cool site Sandy Gelet told us about:
http://www.clickmazes.com/
Try to see how well you do with this puzzle:
CHECK OUT THIS NEW JAPANESE PUZZLE BY HITTING
ON THIS WEBSITE LINK:
http://www.puzzle.jp/letsplay/play_sudoku-e.html
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TEST FOR "OLD KIDS"!!!!!
This is a test for us, old kids! The answers are printed below,
but don't you cheat. READY????? Here we go!
01. After the Lone Ranger saved the
day and rode off into the sunset, the
grateful citizens would ask, Who was
that masked man? Invariably, someone
would answer, I don't know, but he left
this behind. What did he leave behind?____________
02. When the Beatles first came to
the U.S. in early 1964, we all
watched them on The __________________ Show.
03. "Get your kicks, ___________________."
04. "The story you are about to see if true.
The names have been changed___________________."
05. "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, ________________."
06. After the Twist, The Mashed
Potato, and the Watusi, we "danced" under a
stick that was lowered as low as we could
go in a dance called the "_____________."
07. "N_E_S_T_L_E_S", Nestle's
makes the very best _______________."
08. Satchmo was America's "Ambassador
of Goodwill." Our parents shared this great
jazz trumpet player with us. His name was _________________.
09. What takes a licking and
keeps on ticking? _______________
10. Red Skelton's hobo character
was named __________________
and Red always ended his television
show by saying, "Good Night, and "_______________".
11. Some Americans who protested
the Vietnam War did so by burning their____________.
12. The cute little car with the
engine in the back and the trunk in
the front was called the VW. What
other names did it go by?
____________ & _______________.
13. In 1971, singer Don MacLean sang a song
about, "the day the music died." This was a
tribute to ___________________.
14. We can remember the first satellite
placed into orbit. The Russians did it.
It was called ___________________.
15. One of the big fads of the late 50's
and 60's was a large plastic ring that
we twirled around our waist. It was called the ________________
Scroll Down
ANSWERS:
01. The Lone Ranger left behind a silver bullet.
02. The Ed Sullivan Show
03. On Route 66
04. To protect the innocent.
05. The Lion sleeps tonight
06. The limbo
07. Chocolate
08. Louis Armstrong
09. The Timex watch
10. Freddy, The Freeloader, and "Good Night,
and may God Bless."
11. Draft cards (Bras were also burned.)
12. Beetle or Bug
13. Buddy Holly
14. Sputnik
15. Hoola-hoop
E-mailed by Diane Smith
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Try this game on the Ripley's Web site
Ripley's Believe It or Not!® :: Official Web Site - Ripleys.com
Hit on this link and try this
jig saw puzzle:
http://www.brl.ntt.co.jp/people/hara/fly.swf
E-mailed by Gary Roberts
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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE PUZZLE:
http://www.allstarpuzzles.com/spotdiff/00065.html
Try this fascinating Ripley's Believe It Or Not trick.
Hit on this link
http://www.ripleys.com/games/iq.html
Math trick
Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you.
Personally I would like to know who came up with this and why that
person is not running the country.
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head)
2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code)
3. Multiply by 80
4. Add 1
5. Multiply by 250
6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number
7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again.
8. Subtract 250
9. Divide number by 2
Do you recognize the answer?
E-mailed by Frances Black
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The mystical ball can read your mind. It's fun! hit on this link and
see for yourself.
www.mysticalball.com....
E-mailed by Jim Worthington, McKeesport, PA
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During a visit to the mental hospital, a visitor asked the director what the criteria are to determine if a patient is to be institutionalized.
"Well," said the Director, "we fill a bathtub, give the patient a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket. Then we ask the patient to empty the bathtub. The correct answer will determines if he or she stays or leaves."
Now, here's The Test:
(Those with an abnormal tendency will scroll to the bottom to get the answer before taking this test. Do not be one of them.)
1. Would you use the spoon?
Or
2. Would you use the teacup?
Or
3. Would you use the bucket?
SCROLL DOWN TO VIEW A NORMAL ANSWER.
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"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would choose the bucket, as it is much larger than the spoon."
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KEEP SCROLLING DOWN
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"Noooooo," answered the Director. "Wrong. A normal person would pull the plug. Please report directly to the Asylum."
P.S. - You are not required to tell anyone how you did on this test.
E-mailed by Spedunker, Captain Midnight
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Don't look at a real penny! This is harder than you think.
Can you pick the real penny?
I cannot believe how many people did not choose the correct one!
Take a look, and see if you can choose the right penny. NO cheating;
do not look at a real penny first - I know you've seen a real one.
See if you can pick the correct one here.
Click on the line below to take the test.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/common_cents/index.html
CAN YOU BUILD THIS?????
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DEBBIE COOK'S CANDY QUIZ PT. 3
ALL THESE CLUES RELATE TO A CANDY. CAN YOU
FIGURE THEM OUT?
19. What the Titanic didn't have enough of?
20. An explosion on the Sun?
21. Decoupage that makes things look old?
22. Game points?
23. A dry cow?
24. Children from the cane fields in Hawaii?
CHECK YOUR ANSWERS BY SCROLLING DOWN.
At the end of this, you are asked a question. Answer it immediately. Don't stop and think about it. Just say the first thing that pops into your mind.
This is a fun "test"... AND kind of spooky at the same time! Give it a try, then e-mail it around and you'll see how many people you know fall into the same percentage as you. Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2%. You'll understand what that means after you finish taking the "test".
Now... just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.
Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..
You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind.
You'll be surprised.
Start: How much is:
15 + 6
3 + 56
89 + 2
12 + 53
75 + 26
25 + 52
63 + 32
I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's nearly over..
Come on, one more...
123 + 5
QUICK! THINK ABOUT A TOOL AND A COLOR!
Scroll further to the bottom...
A bit more...
You just thought about a red hammer, didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind. 98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see.
Be sure to put in the subject line if you are among the 98% or the 2% and send to everyone, including the person that sent it to you.
E-mailed by Aunt Judy Simm Of Pittsburgh
DEBBIE COOK'S CANDY QUIZ ANSWERS FROM ABOVE:
19. Life Savers
20. StarBurst
21. Krackle
22. Score
23. Milk Duds
24. Sugar Babies
YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH
This is pretty neat.
DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute....... Work this out as you read.. Be sure you
don't read the bottom until you've worked it out! This is not one of those
waste of time things, it's fun.
1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to
have chocolate (more than once but less than 10).
2. Multiply this number by 2 (Just to be bold)
3. Add 5 (for Sunday)
4. Multiply it by 50-- I'll wait while you get the
calculator.................
5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1755....
If you haven't, add 1754 .....
6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.
You should have a three digit number .
The first digit of this was your original number (i.e., how many times you
want to have chocolate each week). The next two numbers are ........
YOUR AGE! (OH YES, IT IS!!!!!)
THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2005) IT WILL EVER WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.
E-mailed by Jim Worthington, McKeesport, PA
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Are the two longest lines in this optical illusion
the same or is one longer than the other?
Measure it for yourself and see.
E-mailed by Joe and Sis of Pittsburgh
Have any optical illusions? E-mail them to
boblogue@spedunkie.com Thanks!
More Puzzle Fun from Katherine Zollars
Here are the newest ones: How are you doing so far?
1. N_E_S_T_L_E_S, Nestle's makes the very best _______________.
2. Satchmo was America's "ambassador of goodwill." Our parents shared
this great jazz trumpet player with us. His name was____________________.
3. What takes a licking and keeps on ticking?__________________. ***************************************************************
1. The story you are about to see is true. The names
have been changed to protect the innocent.
2. In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.
3. After the twist, the mashed potatoes, and the watusi,
we "danced"
under a stick that was lowered as low as we could go
in a dance called the Limbo.
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Try this math fun:
Write down the number of the house you live in.
Double it.
Add 5
Multiply by 50.
Add your age.
Add 365.
Subtract 615.
What did you end up with?
E-mailed by Robert S. Taylor
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Answers to this Spedunkie Quik Quiz:
Latest Quiz. 1. Silver Bullet, 2. Ed sullivan Show. 3. Rt. 66
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ANSWERS TO BIBLE QUIZ:
| Your answer to # 1: |
Answer is: The Bible does not say |
| Your answer to # 2: |
Answer is: engaged, Matthew 1:18 |
| Your answer to # 3: |
Answer is: both b and C, Matthew 1:19 and Luke 1:39,56 |
| Your answer to # 4: |
Answer is: D: none of the above, December 25 was selected late in the 4th century as the day to celebrate Christ's birth |
| Your answer to # 5: |
, Answer is: Caesar, Luke 2:1 |
| Your answer to # 6: |
Answer is: an army of angels |
| Your answer to # 7: |
Answer is: one, Luke 2:10 the angel said to them |
| Your answer to # 8: |
Answer is: none of the above, Luke 2:13 They didn't sing they said |
| Your answer to # 9: |
Answer is: Who knows, Luke 2:7 We aren't told where Jesus was born, only that after His birth He was laid in a manger |
| Your answer to # 10: |
Answer is: none of the above, The Bible doesn't say anything about animals being present |
| Your answer to # 11: |
Answer is: a feeding trough |
| Your answer to # 12: |
Answer is: whenever babies usually cry |
| Your answer to # 13: |
Answer is: Bethlehem, Luke 2:4 |
| Your answer to # 14: |
Answer is: Nome of the above, Three kings are not mentioned in the Bible |
| Your answer to # 15: |
Answer is: a baby in a manger, Luke 2:12 |
| Your answer to # 16: |
Answer is: none of the above, An innkeeper is never mentioned in the Scriptures |
| Your answer to # 17: |
Answer is: The Bible doesn't say, Magi came bringing gold, frankincense and myrrh Matt. 2:1-2 |
| Your answer to # 18: |
Answer is: astrologers |
| Your answer to # 19: |
Answer is: a house, Matthew 2:11 |
| Your answer to # 20: |
Answer is: angel of the Lord, Matthew 1:20-21 |
Spedunker Joan Rectenwald's Spring Word Search.
(special thanks to Joan for sharing this great word search puzzle. This is
YOUR website too...and we need your help with Quik Quizzes, puzzles, etc.
Please E-mail them, as Joan did, to boblogue@spedunkie.com )
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