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In the age of the Internet, an almost unlimited amount of information is available at our fingertips. But challenging ourselves with games or puzzles that require us to use our own brains involves active thinking and stimulates memory. Keeping the brain active is not only fun, it has been proven to foster positive and healthy aging. Use the answer buttons below to find out if you have solved the puzzles! If you would like us to let you know when new games are posted on our website, send us an email at [email protected] with “game update” in the subject line.
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Begins with "B"
Each puzzle is looking for a word that begins with B. Clues are given for the word within the solution as well as for the puzzle solution. For example, The answer to “B + cleaning cloth = boast” is “BRAG (B + rag = Brag).”
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BEACH (B + each = Beach)
BOATS (B + oats = Boats)
BLEND (B + lend = Blend)
BAND (B + and = Band)
BROAD (B + road = Broad)
BEAGLE (B + eagle = Beagle)
BROW (B + row = Brow)
BRING (B + ring = Bring)
Remember the Sixties?
If you lived through the ‘60 or consider yourself a history bug, you may think you know a lot about the era. But, do you? Let’s see how much you recall about the 1960s.
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Which of the following 1960s movies DID NOT win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
Funny Girl
Tom Jones
Midnight Cowboy
A Man For All Seasons
Funny Girl – Barbra Streisand won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in the 1968 film “Funny Girl.”
What ship ran aground on the shore of an uncharted desert isle on “Gilligan’s Island?”
S.S. Gilligan
S.S. Seaman
S.S. Mariner
S.S. Minnow
S.S. Minnow – “Gilligan’s Island” ran from 1964 to 1967.
Who had a top ten hit with the song “When Will I Be Loved” in 1960?
Linda Ronstadt
Roy Orbison
Ricky Nelson
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers – Linda Ronstadt had a huge hit with a cover of the song in 1975.
What iconic movie of the 1960s stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer?
Mary Poppins
West Side Story
The Sound of Music
My Fair Lady
The Sound of Music – “The Sound of Music” is based on the real life story of the Von Trapp Family singers.
This 1960s show was named the second “Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time” by TV Guide.
Mister Magoo
Mighty Mouse
The Jetsons
The Flintstones
The Flintstones – “The Simpsons” was ranked the number one greatest.
Played by Barbara Feldon, who was Smart’s beautiful partner on the 1960s sitcom “Get Smart?”
4
86
99
77
99 – Created by Mel Brooks, “Get Smart” satirized the secret agent genre.
What popular novelty item was invented by Edward Craven Walker in 1963?
Snow globe
Slinky
X-Ray glasses
Lava lamps
Lava Lamps – The lamps were a symbol of the hippie culture
The first NFL Super Bowl was played in January of this year.
1966
1967
1968
1965
1967 – The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs.
Missing Vowels
Add missing vowels to each group of consonants to create the name of a movie or television show. Pay attention to the accompanying clue. For example, the answer to SHMP (Hint: A hairdresser who is irresponsible and a ladies’ man) is SHAMPOO.
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TAXI DRIVER
THE SOPRANOS
BLAZING SADDLES
THE LOVE BOAT
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