How are you on sports? What, every one of you has his right hand up! Well, then, try this:
This sports puzzle consists in guessing the names of certain games, or sports, as shown in the following example:
The initials of all nouns in the sentence given below, when placed in their proper order, form the name of a sport. One letter, however, is omitted. This letter must be supplied.
Theundercurrent washed away thetrestle, the onlysafeguard against thequicksands surrounding theisland.
The initials of all the nouns in the order in which they appear in the above sentence are U T S Q I. Arranging them in proper sequence, the result will be: QUITS. Supplying the missing letter, O, the name is Quoits, a well-known sport.
In like manner, the name of a popular game, or sport, is contained in each of the following sentences:
1. The farmer had a good output of tomatoes, beats, and lettuce; but his onions, beside the apples he produced, were the most profitable of what he sold.
2. Landscapes, lighthouses, armories, and drawings of houses filled the book, and afforded considerable amusement.
3. The crow circled the edge of a thicket, soaring over the rocks, and landed on the crest of a little knoll.
4. Life in the summertime, when amusement supplants tedious lessons, is most enjoyable, with its appeal for bathing and boating.
5. Elks, skunks, otters, lions, and rabbits are some of the animals whose cages we visited.
6. Each section of the notebook contained entries of special interest at the time it was exposed.
7. The foul gave the apparent losers the game.
8. The eyes of the listeners stared out of their sockets, as the lecturer continued his account of the thrilling adventures depicted in “Bandits’ Trails and Blood.”
9. The song of the canary was carried across the courtyard, to the room occupied by the old studious ecclesiastic.
10. Quinine is the best remedy for a cold, although it is a widespread opinion that other things can be used to bring about the same end.