WISEOZ | Seek - Solve

DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 4:00pm - Tuesday, September 16, 2008 3:01pm

THIS WISEWIT WAS OPEN FOR ... 6 Days + 23:01:00

This 8 stage WiseWit from apeminkie, the mastermind monkey, is certain to leave you in a constant STATE OF CONFUSION as you try to determine which way to go. Make a pit stop before the ride and be sure to stop and ask for directions if you get lost.

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FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE ...

WHAT DO THESE EIGHT STATES HAVE IN COMMON?

These eight states do not currently have state lotteries.

FINAL CHALLENGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

Jimbro

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9376

FINAL CHALLENGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


they all have famous mountain ranges	Sep 15 2008 - 3:34pm	View
none of these states have lotteries	Sep 15 2008 - 4:21pm	View
These states are all part of the "Welfare Queens" havweing the largest number of people on somw kind of state aid in the USA. Also New Mexico and Colorado	Sep 15 2008 - 4:45pm	View

FINAL CHALLENGE PRIZE

The winner of the final challenge will receive authentic reproductions of Civil War Battlefield Maps. The set includes: Civil War Battlefield Map, The Union is Dissolved! December 20, 1860, Men of Virginia to the Rescue! 1861 & Butler's Proclammation 1862. The Documents come in a folder with a small story about each document.

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STAGE 1 | CLUE 1

DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 4:00pm - 4:46pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 00:46:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

The animated graphic of a person waving "hi" is a clue to the state postal abbreviation for "Hawaii".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

MyklSkeleton

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9025

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


hello	Sep 9 2008 - 7:01pm	View
TEXAS	Sep 9 2008 - 7:03pm	View
TEXAS the friendly state	Sep 9 2008 - 7:03pm	View
wave	Sep 9 2008 - 7:05pm	View
Oklahoma	Sep 9 2008 - 7:09pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive 50 Wit Points. You can use Wit Points to purchase merchandise from WiseShop, collect them for promotion to higher ranks, submit DO-OVER's for WiseWits, or even give them away to other members.

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STAGE 2 | CLUE 2

DATE/TIME:

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 4:51pm - Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:31pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 14:40:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

While it may look like there's an error in getting the picture to load, this is actually a reference to the appearance of the state flag of "Alabama".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

NCFRIEND

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9029

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


Alabama	Sep 9 2008 - 7:55pm	View
Hollywood Squares	Sep 9 2008 - 7:56pm	View
Washington DC...headquarters for american Red Cross located there...	Sep 9 2008 - 8:00pm	View
Northern Ireland	Sep 9 2008 - 8:02pm	View
Texas	Sep 9 2008 - 8:07pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $10 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.

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STAGE 3 | CLUE 3

DATE/TIME:

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 7:35am - Friday, September 12, 2008 7:19am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 1 Days + 23:44:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

By making the proper five-letter words, where the middle three letters are the ones shown, the letters added to the outsides read the phrase "BY VALOR AND ARMS", the state motto of "Mississippi".

STAGE HINT

While it might work to guess random states, center your attention on solving the puzzle.

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

sdubois

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9157

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


Louisiana	Sep 10 2008 - 11:02am	View
Alaska	Sep 10 2008 - 1:01pm	View
wyoming	Sep 10 2008 - 1:29pm	View
Airport codes for: ALS- Alamosa, Colorado: EAR- Kearney, Nevada: ALI- Alice, Texas: ROM- Rome, Italy: OWE- Owendo, Gabon: PIU- Piura, Peru: EBU- St. Etienne, France	Sep 10 2008 - 3:20pm	View
Missouri	Sep 10 2008 - 4:07pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card.

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STAGE 4 | CLUE 4

DATE/TIME:

Friday, September 12, 2008 7:27am - 11:40am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 04:13:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

Rolathe, Rottawa, Redgerton

Three cities in Kansas -- Olathe, Ottawa, and Edgerton -- are found in this clue, but with an "R" in front of each one. Combine this knowledge to get the pun answer of "Arkansas".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

sdubois

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9169

STAGE RESPONSES

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West Virginia	Sep 12 2008 - 10:35am	View
I removed the R and all the cities are cities in KANSAS	Sep 12 2008 - 10:39am	View
New York	Sep 12 2008 - 10:59am	View
California	Sep 12 2008 - 11:35am	View
Arkansas!	Sep 12 2008 - 11:35am	View

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STAGE 5 | CLUE 5

DATE/TIME:

Friday, September 12, 2008 11:47am - 2:41pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 02:54:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

A form of Sudoku puzzle must be solved to get the numbers in the shaded diagonal. By reading this string of numbers from right to left, and employing the "A=1 code", you will get the state name of "Nevada".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

sdubois

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9193

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


Nevada	Sep 12 2008 - 3:15pm	View
Texas...I considered the grid bogus/red herring..counted the numbers 1 -7 for 28. Texas is the 28th State. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.	Sep 12 2008 - 3:20pm	View
Alaska	Sep 12 2008 - 3:48pm	View
Virginia	Sep 12 2008 - 4:40pm	View
Colorado	Sep 12 2008 - 4:42pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a brushed cotton cap with embroidered WISEOZ logo. Hair is over-rated anyhow!

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STAGE 6 | CLUE 6

DATE/TIME:

Friday, September 12, 2008 2:49pm - Sunday, September 14, 2008 10:47am

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 1 Days + 19:58:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

Please provide an explanation with your response.

This three-picture rebus features an eye, a portrait of Samuel Morse saying "E", and the jersey number of a famous athlete. By combining "eye", "dit" (the term for the dot representing a Morse code E), and "A-Rod" (the popular nickname of the player whose jersey is shown), you get the name of the event "Iditarod", an annual dogsledding event that occurs in the state of "Alaska".

STAGE HINT

Howard Schwab could help you with the third part of the puzzle.

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

NCFRIEND

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9294

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


New Jersey - it has three letter E's in the name.	Sep 12 2008 - 6:03pm	View
New York	Sep 12 2008 - 6:06pm	View
New Mexico. Probably wrong but, IE3 is a Microsoft product, the web browser that beat Netscape (sorta), Microsoft is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.	Sep 12 2008 - 8:45pm	View
Michigan TAKE AWAY AND EYE 2 Is	Sep 13 2008 - 12:50pm	View
see e 3 means the state with three e's in its name - New Jersey.	Sep 13 2008 - 1:07pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $10 Gift Card of their choice from any online merchant that offers gift cards in this denomination.

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STAGE 7 | CLUE 7

DATE/TIME:

Sunday, September 14, 2008 10:52am - 4:04pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 05:12:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

Please provide an explanation with your response.

This particular image of a man riding a horse can be found on the state quarter and license plate for "Wyoming".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

unruli1

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9311

STAGE RESPONSES

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save a horse ride a cowboy texas	Sep 14 2008 - 2:03pm	View
denver broncos team Colorado	Sep 14 2008 - 2:07pm	View
Wyoming - License plates in the state have featured this picture of a bucking bronco since 1936.	Sep 14 2008 - 2:08pm	View
Colorado Denver Broncos	Sep 14 2008 - 2:11pm	View
Texas (Cowboy) Dallas Cowboys or Rodeo Cowboys	Sep 14 2008 - 2:16pm	View

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STAGE 8 | CLUE 8

DATE/TIME:

Sunday, September 14, 2008 4:12pm - Monday, September 15, 2008 12:15pm

THIS STAGE WAS OPEN FOR ... 0 Days + 20:03:00

THIS STAGE IS CLOSED. THE CLUE IS SOLVED.

STAGE CLUE

Please provide an explanation with your response.

Marge Simpson's signature "beehive" hairstyle is a clue to the "Beehive State" of "Utah".

STAGE WINNERS

WINNERS:

NCFRIEND

WINNING RESPONSES:

WiseWit Response 9339

STAGE RESPONSES

PUBLISHED RESPONSE COUNT...:


springfield illinois	Sep 14 2008 - 7:17pm	View
Oregon - Matt Groenig, who created the Simpsons, is from Oregon.	Sep 14 2008 - 7:25pm	View
springfield Illinios the simpsons	Sep 14 2008 - 7:25pm	View
Florida , that is where they lived before they were kicked out of the state and moved to springfield	Sep 14 2008 - 7:34pm	View
Ooooooh Bart,why did you do that?	Sep 14 2008 - 7:48pm	View

STAGE PRIZE

The winner of this stage will receive a $5 Amazon Gift Card.

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