The fact that I refer to today's answer as being an "American English" word might provide a hint, so keep that in mind: What's the only remotely common American English word that contains the first two letters of the alphabet (AB) in order AND the last two letters of the alphabet (YZ) in order? HERE is the answer. ANSWER:... READ ON

You may or may not have seen today's Brain Game elsewhere. Even if you have, it's still a fun challenge and a good mental exercise. The goal here is fairly simple: you attempt to speak aloud the names of the colors of each word in succession. Not the words, but the color of the words. The first word, for instance, is in pink text, so you'd say "pink" (even though the word printed in pink is "blue"). The challenge is best done with a partner also looking at the screen, to either recite along with you or... READ ON

Here are the titles of three number one U.S. pop song hits from the past. The artists are correctly listed, but we've mixed up all the letters in the song titles. Can you straighten them out? "Snow-White Kilowatt Nova" by Foreigner "Antelope Gods" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band "Rotund Celeb" by Elvis Presley HERE are the answers. ANSWER: "I Want To Know What Love Is" by Foreigner "Please Don't Go" by K.C. & the Sunshine Band "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis... READ ON

The following didn't really happen, but pretend it did:   I was conversing with an older gentleman (yes, older than me) outside our local library recently. He'd just celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary, and was reminiscing about what he referred to as his "courtin' days." The man grinned as he recalled how much fun he'd had with his wife-to-be back in 1956... borrowing his dad's Thunderbird, picking up his girl, and heading to a joint called Perry's Place to get... READ ON