On-air Challenge:Today, I've brought a game of Categories based on the word FIRST. For each category I give, name something in it starting with each of the letters F-I-R-S-T. Any answer that works is OK, and you can give the answers in any order.
Example: If the category were "Girl's Names," you might say Flo, Iris, Rosa, Sarah and Teresa.
1. State capitals
2. Parts of the human body
3. Terms in mathematics
4. Appliances you plug in
Last week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Robert Flood of Allen, Texas. Think of a seven-letter hyphenated word for a kind of cooking. Change the middle letter to get a new word describing a kind of music. What words are these?
Challenge answer: bar-b-que --> baroque
Winner:Nick Lewis from Montclair, N.J.
This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Shteyman, of Freeland, Md. Name a person in 2011 world news in eight letters. Remove the third, fourth and fifth letters. The remaining letters, in order, will name a person in 2021 world news. What names are these?
If you know the answer to next week's challenge, submit it here by Thursday, Jan. 14, at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you.
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 9(MDAxNzg0MDExMDEyMTYyMjc1MDE3NGVmMw004))
