Filed by KOSU News in Art & Life.
October 30, 2011

On-Air Challenge: You will be given the name of a famous person without the first and last letters of their first and last names. Determine the missing letters to add onto the name. For example, if you are given “err row,” the answer would be “Jerry Brown.”

Last Week’s Challenge from listener Douglas Heller of Flourtown, Pa.: Think of a two-word name of a nationally known chain of retail stores. Insert the second word of the name into the exact middle of the first. The result will spell the name of a well-known electronics manufacturer. What are these names?

Answer: “Pier One” is the name of the retail store chain, and “Pioneer” is the name of the electronics manufacturer.

Winner: Una Creditor of Kansas City, Mo.

Next Week’s Challenge: Name a well-known singer. Drop the first and last letters of the singer’s first name and you’ll get the letters of a well-known company. Drop the first and last letters of the singer’s last name, and you’ll identify the logo that the company is classically known for. Who is the singer and what’s the company?

Submit Your Answer

If you know the answer to next week’s challenge, submit it here. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you Thursday at 3 p.m. Eastern. [Copyright 2011 National Public Radio]