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 DAIKindness = service

Answer: HYUNDAI SERVICE

Q2: Love surrenders to one wishing to embrace the nightQ2: 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!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

Q3: The odds are a hundred to one! Even at the highest speed!

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

Q4: Harry , a wacky local , just now , giving chase

Answer : TADIKA YWCA

Q5: It’s named after a goddess and may come before

Q5: It’s named after a goddess and may come beforeMAY:

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

To round it off means to finish or complete it

So U O ( you love) completes the answer and we should get REVERSING DISALLOWEDDISALLOWED = XXXXXXX ED

REVERSING DISALLOWED = DE XXXXXXX

Q6: Reversing disallowed as you love to round it off

DEWALTUO

OUTLAWED

Q7: Pronounce a suspended sentence for one so young and watch it being carried out!

Q7: Pronounce a suspended sentence for one so young and watch it being carried out!

SEE BOY HANG

Q8: Very little hems – in sex appealQ8: Very little hems – in sex appealHEM :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

N ( IT ) O NO = VERY LITTLE

He reached the station in NO time.He reached the station in VERY LITTLE time.

ANSWER: NITO

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?

Q9: It’s oft-said that they 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

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

Q10: After it strikes a note and then follows up with “My Life” , you’ll hear the song

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

Q13: Entertaining horror film, forsaking "The Sum Of All Fears"

Horror films originate from the horror genre and are designed to elicit fright, fear, terror, or horror from viewers.

Entertaining horror film, forsaking "The Sum Of All Fears"

ENTERTAIN (HOST): admit, be host, board, foster, harbor, etc

ENTERTAIN (AMUSE): beguile, captivate, charm, cheer, etc

HORROR = (FEAR)

Entertaining horror film, forsaking "The Sum Of All Fears"

FORSAKE (ABANDON): abdicate, cast off, chuck, desert, etc

Entertaining horror \ film, forsaking "The Sum Of All Fears"Entertaining horror \ film, forsaking \"The Sum Of All Fears"Entertaining horror \ film, forsaking \"The Sum Of All Fears"

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

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

coating

SIGMA is Greek Letter. In Capital form it is written as

The capital Sigma is used as the “summation” symbol. Hence, SIGMA HORRORS = THE SUM OF ALL FEARS

Answer:SIGMA COATINGS

Q14: What California is not on account of San Andreas

Answer : FAULTLESS

Q15: They are both represented within , if taken literally!

Hence we must consider TWO answers

So the TWO answers are represented in a third way

if taken literally! IF (taken literally)

LITERAL can mean “pertaining to the letters of the alphabet”

ABCDEFGHIJK… reversed KJIHGFEDCBA

Q15: They are both represented within , if taken literally!Q15: They are both represented within , if taken literally!

KJIHGFEDCBA

HG is the representation of an element …

And another name for MERCURY is …

MERCURY

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