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Name Train I
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A Name Train is a puzzle where each name is connected together like box cars in a train. You are given the first car (the Engine) and the last car (the caboose), and you have to fill in the car or cars in between. Every two consecutive cars will form a name of a person or character. Here is an example Name Train: Joan [ ] Li. The answer is Joan Jet Li (Joan Jet-Female singer, Jet Li-Actor) Ready? OK here goes:
1. Chris [ ] Hudson
2. Chris [ ] Asimov
3. Boy [ ] [ ] Ford
4. Elton [ ] [ ] Newton
5. Curious [ ] [ ] [ ] Browne
1. Chris [ ] Hudson
2. Chris [ ] Asimov
3. Boy [ ] [ ] Ford
4. Elton [ ] [ ] Newton
5. Curious [ ] [ ] [ ] Browne
Hint
1. Comedian, Actor2. Singer, Author (Sci-Fi)
3. Singer, Singer, Actor
4. Singer, Actor, Singer
5. Character in kids books, Singer, Singer, Singer
Answer
1. Chris Rock Hudson2. Chris Isaac Asimov
3. Boy George Harrison Ford
4. Elton John Wayne Newton
5. Curious George Michael Jackson Browne
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These name trains are excellent
I made up 2 others, three in all so far. If you liked this one check them out as well.
I liked this one! And I got them all
Awesome teaser! I loved it! I got all of #4 and Curious George, but I had never heard of most of the others, so I didn't get them. I'm surprised I didn't get Harrison Ford, though.
I liked this. I thought it was fairly easy because some of the names produce only one obvious answer. This could be very hard if you weren't using names like Elton, Boy, or Curious.
Dec 25, 2004
hey im smart i kinda knew that one!!
Great job, very fun.
Cool idea, didn't get #2 or #4.
WHY? WHY? WHY?
WERE THEY THE ONLY ONES WHO HAD PHONES? EVEN SO....
WELL MAYBE THE BOOKS WERE TOO EXPENSIVE TO PRINT SO THE PRINTERS DID NOT WANT TO GIVE THEM AWAY!! THOUGHT PROVOKING AND INTERESTING
WERE THEY THE ONLY ONES WHO HAD PHONES? EVEN SO....
WELL MAYBE THE BOOKS WERE TOO EXPENSIVE TO PRINT SO THE PRINTERS DID NOT WANT TO GIVE THEM AWAY!! THOUGHT PROVOKING AND INTERESTING
That should be in trivia. Hard one!
this is really cool. i liked the last one best i wish i could have gotten one o well
I only got # 1 and the last one
I enjoyed this one, good job. I only got 2 of them right, but had fun trying to figure the rest of them
I'm with you Araldite! The teaser was fun though--just over way too soon.
Hello:
I did not really understand the teaser! But I got the first one right. A good tarin to be in!
quack - quack
P.S. Merry Christmas
I did not really understand the teaser! But I got the first one right. A good tarin to be in!
quack - quack
P.S. Merry Christmas
was so so
Merry Christmas. Jolly Quansa Hut. Happy Harmonica.
Good One. Great way to wake up.
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Old China Hand
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Old China Hand
That was way fun! I didn't get them all, but as I've said before, I try to NOT remember too many entertainer's names to avoid being overly impressed or concerned about people I don't actually know in person. Weird? Well, I never claimed I was normal... Good teaser, great idea, Thanks! Happy Day to Everyone!
First off, MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!!
I've known of this game being called "degrees of separation", and have enjoyed it for years. This was a really good rendition!!
I've known of this game being called "degrees of separation", and have enjoyed it for years. This was a really good rendition!!
excellent
Hard to believe I posted a comment exactly one year ago.
Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas!!
Well, that was unexpected and fun Can't say I was very good at it, but had a good time trying
Fun and Entertaining. I was surprised I got all but 1. Thank you for the teaser. Merry Christmas to all. I pray you have a wonderful day.
very fun and challenging
Great one! I got them all!
Into my favs! Keep them coming! I was very entertained!
Into my favs! Keep them coming! I was very entertained!
I liked that one!!! Very nice
Merry Christmas Interesting teaser. Had a great time figuring it out.
its cute . i didn't know the answers but it was cute
I FEEL STUPID
I ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF THEM
I ONLY GOT A COUPLE OF THEM
Merry Christmas!! I didn't understand this one!! the hole Michael Jackson thing..wow don't get it!!
Cute. Merry Christmas, y'all!
definately going to my favs, i got every single one of them...im so proud of myself...i really liked this type of teaser....keem them up!
Hehe, very intresting.
what?
I got all of them, and I loved it!!
You did a great job on this. I will definitely check out your other teasers. Keep up the good work!
Merry Christmas to all of you, and Happy Birthday Jesus!
You did a great job on this. I will definitely check out your other teasers. Keep up the good work!
Merry Christmas to all of you, and Happy Birthday Jesus!
Even though u gave an example i still dont understand this at all. Someone please explain!!!!
Name Train I liked this one.Not badI got 4 out of 5.Keep up hte good work
oops, "Keep up 'the' good work"
Dec 27, 2005
What?????????? I can believe I could not get any! Darn!
Three out of five not bad
Thanks for all the kind words.
I made these up two years ago and had almost forgotten about them. Glad so many of you like them. I also have a name train II and a name train III teaser out there if you want more of these. Maybe I will try to make a forth one but if you guys have any good one feel free to use the idea and post your own.
I made these up two years ago and had almost forgotten about them. Glad so many of you like them. I also have a name train II and a name train III teaser out there if you want more of these. Maybe I will try to make a forth one but if you guys have any good one feel free to use the idea and post your own.
Ah..I couldn't do it, but that's clever!
Got into this one a little late, but I loved it. And I was fairly successful. Nice job. More please?
The first two were good, the next three were very good. Thanks.
I love this type of a challenge! Good one. Let's have more of these!
you call that a teaser
Deck us all with Boston Charlie...
Year on and still a good, Thanks.
Year on and still a good, Thanks.
I only knew 3 of the 5. But, this was a very Fascinating and Mind-working teaser. Keep up the fantastic work. Too bad it is a repeat and that one reads the responses and only puts new ones on.
Excellent Job!!! I love these!!!
And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
And MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!
It was my first time seeing this one, and I have to say, I really like the name train idea! Nice teaser!
wow...totd on christmas 2 years in a row...
only got 2 thought it was hard ,but i liked the concept. Just dont keep up with the actor-singer scene. Merry Christmas
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Pretty nice teaser.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good brain teaser!
Loved it!
Couldn't get that last one though...
Couldn't get that last one though...
EASY, EASY, EASY!!!!!
It took me a few minutes to figure out that last one, but I finally got them all. I love these ones! I will definitely be checking out your other name trains, and will be adding this one to my favourites, and you to my list of buddies.
I don't want to nitpick, but your example has a little mistake:
It is Joan Jett not Jet.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
I don't want to nitpick, but your example has a little mistake:
It is Joan Jett not Jet.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
You are right, Joan Jett is with two t's.
I should have known that since I like here music. Thanks everyone for the kind words and I am glad so many of you liked this one.
I should have known that since I like here music. Thanks everyone for the kind words and I am glad so many of you liked this one.
I'm with shawneeo. Not into the whole famous names stuff at all. I gave a half an effort, got 4/9 names, then looked at the answer and realized I should've gotten Harrison too. Oh well!
Cool but a little hard it made me think a little
I did your Name Train II today and had a rough time, but a fund time, so I found this one. Fun, but not a killer. Thanks. Now I'm on to III.
Great idea, fun teaser!
Fun! Couldn't think of Michael Jackson...
nice! loved it. will look out 4 ur other teasers!
This one was really fun. I only got a couple of them, but I really had fun trying to come up with the others. Thanks.
I got two by pure accident. I am like some of the others who said they did not understand it. The names in the sample were foreign to me and made no sense at all so I guess that is part of it. Oh well, glad most of you liked it.
clever
This type of quiz is wonderful - one of my favorites. I missed one but had fun trying to figure them out! Thanks for posting!
well done
Enjoyed the quiz; found it fairly hard but very challenging. I wound up getting all five right but needed the hint for a couple of them.
For #4 I got Elton [John] [Oliver] Newton. John Oliver is a British comedian who frequently appeared on The Daily Show, and Oliver Newton is an actor, whose relative obscurity should have clued me in that his name wasn't in this chain.
I came up with these many years ago and therefore many of the names may be out of date for a lot of you now. Sorry about that. But I encourage you to think about coming up with new name trains using current popular figures.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I did this teaser in 2016 and had to use the hint to get them all, but this time I got them all fairly quickly without the hint.
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