Filed by KOSU News in Art & Life.
May 6, 2012

On-Air Challenge: You’ll be given a series of categories. For each one, name something in the category beginning with each of the letters of the word “robin.” For example, given the category “two-syllable boys’ names,” the answers could be “Roger,” “Omar,” “Barry,” “Isaac,” and “Neville.”

Last Week’s Challenge: Name the capital of a country that, when said out loud, sounds like a three-word phrase. This phrase might describe the reason why the police did not catch a barefoot thief. What is the capital, and what is the reason?

Answer: The capital is Port-au-Prince, and the reason is “poor toe prints.”

Winner: Jeanne Grace of Fairport, N.Y.

Next Week’s Challenge from listener Gary Witkin of Newark, Del.: Using only the six letters of the name “Bronte,” repeating them as often as necessary, spell a familiar six-word phrase. What is it?

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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 2012 National Public Radio]