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EYE-Q HUNT 2008. Explanation of Answers. TREASURE. All Treasures are to be constructed as instructed. QUESTIONS. Q1: Hi! You and I are spoken of with kindness here. Q1: Hi! You and I are spoken of with kindness here. Hi! You and I = HY U N DAI. Kindness = service.
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EYE-Q HUNT 2008 Explanation of Answers
TREASURE All Treasures are to be constructed as instructed.
Q1: Hi! You and I are spoken of with kindness here. Q1: Hi! You and I are spoken of with kindness here. Hi! You and I = HY U N DAI Kindness = service Answer: HYUNDAI SERVICE
Q2: Love surrenders to one wishing to embrace the night Q2: Love surrenders to one \ wishing to embrace the night wishing to embrace the night Wis( night) hing Wis( malam) hing Love surrenders to one implies I takes the place of O Answer : WISMA LAM HONG
Q3: The odds are a hundred to one! Even at the highest speed! Q3: The odds are a hundred to one! Even at the highest speed! So it is most likely a three letter word (only 1 even) a hundred to one = C & I Highest speed = Speed of light , symbol is C SO we look for C C I
Q4: Harry , a wacky local , just now , giving chase Q4: Harry , a wacky local , just now , giving chase HARRY (PESTER) :annoy, attack, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, disturb, etc Harry , a wacky\ local , just now ,\ giving chase local , just now ,= TADI TADI giving chase means that its at the beginning and what follows is an anagram of A WACKY
Q5: It’s named after a goddess and may come before Q5: It’s named after a goddess and may come before MAY: 1.the fifth month of the year 2.the early part of one's life, esp. the prime: a young woman in her May. 3.(lowercase ) British. the hawthorn. 4.a female given name.
May comes before June June -- Juno's monthJuno is the principle goddess of the Roman Pantheon. She is the goddess of marriage and the well-being of women. She is the wife and sister of Jupiter. She is identified with the Greek goddess Hera.
Q6: Reversing disallowed as you love to round it off Q6: Reversing disallowed as you love to round it off To round it off means to finish or complete it So U O ( you love) completes the answer and we should get REVERSING DISALLOWED DISALLOWED = XXXXXXX ED REVERSING DISALLOWED = DE XXXXXXX
DEWALTUO OUTLAWED
Q7: Pronounce a suspended sentence for one so young and watch it being carried out! Q7: Pronouncea suspended sentence for one so young and watch it being carried out! SEE BOY HANG
Q8: Very little hems – in sex appeal Q8: Very little hems – in sex appeal HEM :The height or level of the bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat; a hemline. HEM :To surround and shut in; enclose
Very little hems – in sex appeal Very ( sex appeal ) little SEX APPEAL : allure, animal magnetism, charisma, charm, confidence, it*, magnetism, pizzazz, presence, sexiness, sexual magnetism, star power
ANSWER: NITO NO = VERY LITTLE N ( IT ) O He reached the station in NO time. He reached the station in VERY LITTLE time.
Q9: It’s oft-said that they will be themselves! Q9: It’s oft-said that they will be themselves! Oft-said is a homonym indicator as well as telling us that the saying is a kind of an adage. So, who will be themselves? Of course – BOYS will be BOYS. Answer: BOIS
Q10: After it strikes a note and then follows up with “My Life” , you’ll hear the song Q10: After it strikes a note and then follows up with “My Life” , you’ll hear the song XXXX ( NOTE) UP MY LIFE could be the song So XXXX could be ULIT and note could be E so that we have .. U LIT (E) up MY LIFE Answer : YEW LIT
Q11: American Government body lacking intelligence? American Government body that has the word INTELLIGENCE in it is the CIA which stands for Central Intelligence Agency So lacking intelligence it is simply CENTRAL AGENCY
Q12: Straight from the dragon’s mouth? Answer : SPITFIRE
Horror films originate from the horror genre and are designed to elicit fright, fear, terror, or horror from viewers. HORROR = (FEAR) ENTERTAIN (AMUSE): beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, etc ENTERTAIN (HOST): admit, be host, board, foster, harbor, etc
FORSAKE (ABANDON): abdicate, cast off, chuck, desert, etc So from the answer , we must remove FILM and admit HORROR
Then we will have THE SUM OF ALL FEARS! Since there is no answer with FILM in it, we have to look for equivalents coating FILM : blur, brume, cloud, coat, coating, dusting, fabric, foil, fold, gauze, haze, haziness, integument, layer, leaf, membrane, mist, mistiness, nebula, obscuration, opacity, partition, pellicle, scum*, sheet, skin, tissue, transparency, veil, web
SIGMA is Greek Letter. In Capital form it is written as Answer:SIGMA COATINGS The capital Sigma is used as the “summation” symbol. Hence, SIGMA HORRORS = THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
Q14: What California is not on account of San Andreas Answer : FAULTLESS
Q15: They are both represented within , if taken literally! Q15: They are both represented within , if taken literally! Q15: They are bothrepresented within , if taken literally! Hence we must consider TWO answers So the TWO answers are represented in a third way LITERAL can mean “pertaining to the letters of the alphabet” if taken literally! IF (taken literally) ABCDEFGHIJK… reversed KJIHGFEDCBA
KJIHGFEDCBA HG is the representation of an element … MERCURY And another name for MERCURY is … QUICKSILVER