Scrambled Eggheads Scrambled Brainteaser Quiz

Answer: Light

"Many hands make light work" means that if enough people work together to complete a difficult task, or any task at all really, it can be completed in no time at all. An example of this in action is in the days of 18th and 19th centuries rural United States, where groups of neighbours and the general community got together and had a barn raising for another neighbourhood family to erect a new barn for them in a day. All members of the community joined in with the men doing the hard yakka, and the women providing the food and meals, and the kids either helping out here and there, or just plain having fun. Those were the days.

(Question and ii supplied by Creedy)

Answer: Fire Dancer

The winners are determined by the number of vowels in their name. For example, War has one vowel, Lobo had two, Get It On! had three, and Fire Dancer is the only horse with 4 vowels, hence the winner in Race #4. By the way, If you decide to bet on races 5, 6 and 7, you would win with Autumn Leaf (5), Southern Comforter (6) and Motion in Limine (7)!

(Question and ii supplied by CoachinChina)

Answer: Anyone for tea

"Anyone for tea?" is a semi-casual way of inviting other people to have a cup of tea with you. It could of course also be dinner, but usually this expression refers to a cuppa and a slice of cake, or any snack along these lines. The atmosphere on such an occasion is also informal and relaxed.

(Question and ii supplied by Caparica)

Answer: Argentina

The correct route to the answer is as follows:

(i) An anagram of 'a great inn' as suggested by the indicator 'Developed'

(ii) Argentina is of course in South America

The name Argentina evolves from the Latin term "argentum" meaning silver, and can be traced back to early in the 16th century when Spanish and Portuguese invaders gave name to the Rio de la Plata meaning 'River of Silver.' However, there are doubts as to whether the Rio de la Plata should be regarded as a river, as it has a maximum width of almost 140 miles.

The country of Argentina is composed of 23 individual provinces in addition to the City of Buenos Aires.

(Question and information supplied by moonraker2)

Answer: Constable

GUN STAR BULL = Constable

A constable is the lowest rank in the UK police force. PC Plod, or Police Constable Plod, was one of the characters in the British TV show, 'Noddy', created by Enid Blyton.

(Question and information supplied by Plodd)

Answer: West Side Story

The musical film "West Side Story" (1961) which is an updated story of Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" stars a host of big name stars, including Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer. It won an amazing eleven Academy Awards and tells the tragic story of the doomed love between Maria and Tony (Wood and Beymer) who both spring from different street gangs in Manhattan.

(Question and ii supplied by Creedy)

Answer: An ace in the hole

To have an ace in the hole is to have some advantage over another person in some way, when it comes, perhaps, to competing for a prize or award of some sort. This is usually kept hidden until it is needed and then produced with a flourish of triumph. It could for example be a secret witness to a crime, waiting to be produced at the last minute.

(Question and information supplied by Jomarion)

Answer: 15

Remember that most people have two feet and that shoes are sold in pairs.

Aside from her fetish for shoes of every style and color (many with matching handbags), Pat has a delightful sense of humor, makes exquisite Italian wedding soup and buys only the best prime rib and brie cheese for her shitzu Lady.

(Question and information supplied by CoachinChina)

Answer: Water

HIJKLMNO are the letters of the alphabet between H to O. H2O is the chemical formula for water. Water is a precious commodity. Without it, life as we know it would not survive.

(Question and information supplied by Plodd)

Answer: CIVIC

The word civic is also used commercially in the motor industry, where the Honda Civic has been in production since the year 1972.

The numerical value of the letters used is as follows:
C(100) + I(1) + V(5) +I(1) + C(100) = 207.

(Question and information supplied by moonraker2)