On-air challenge
I'm going to name two things in the same category. You tell me the only other thing in that category that fits between my two things alphabetically.
Ex. Blue Indigo --> GREEN (colors of the rainbow)
1. Sunday Tuesday
2. Africa Asia
3. Blitzen Cupid
4. Adverb Interjection
5. Ballroom Conservatory
6. French Open Wimbledon
7. Labor Day Memorial Day
8. "Deep Space Nine" (The) "Next Generation"
9. Triangle Trumpet
10. Belarus Belize
11. Luke Matthew
Last week's challenge
Last week's challenge comes from Joshua Green, of Columbia, Md. Think of a popular film franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a place mentioned multiple times in the Bible. Replace that place with a single letter and you'll name a Major League Baseball team. What franchise and team are these?
Answer: "The Avengers" --> (Detroit) Tigers
Winner
Erin Kealiher of Silver Spring, Maryland.
This week's challenge
This week's challenge comes from Joseph Young, of St. Cloud, Minn. Name a famous actor of the past, seven letter first name and seven letter last name. Remove three consecutive letters from him last name and the remaining letters in order will be the well known lead character from a long running series of films. What actor and character are these?
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, May 21 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: include a phone number where we can reach you.
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