Good morning.
We’ve a beautiful Independence Day ahead in Whitewater, with mostly sunny skies and a high of seventy-eight. Sunrise was at 5:22 a.m., and sunset will be at 8:37 p.m. The moon is a waning crescent with 11% of it’s visible disk illuminated.
Our Independence Day festivities begin today just before 10 AM. The Whippet City Mile takes place about 10 minutes to 10, and our July 4th parade starts at 10. There’s a car show today from 8-3, and a ski show on Cravath at Noon. Twice during the day there will be a motorcycle stunt show, at 1 and 2:45. Live music begins along Cravath at 1, and fireworks will begin at about an hour after sunset, at 10.
Puzzability‘s current series, running this week, is called Key Words:
Key Words
We’ve got a parade of patriotic trivia this Independence Day week. The answer to each day’s question is a name or title that contains one of the main words in the well-known first verse of our national anthem.
Example:
What super-sweet cereal is Calvin’s favorite in “Calvin and Hobbes”?
Answer:
Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
Here’s the puzzle for Thursday:
What 1999 movie includes a list of eight rules, the first two of which are the same?
Here’s a link to the lyrics for the first verse of the Star-Spangled Banner.