From public kindergartens to private universities, local schools are poised to pop back into session, and the pace of life in New Haven has already begun to quicken.
To help you ease into gear, we’ve got a new round of brain-teasing riddles, this time focused on local educational institutions and offering, as always, the chance to win a nice meal out. Solving the riddles will test your knowledge of the city’s schools, your knack for deciphering enigmatic phrasing and, probably, your Googling skills.
The more correct answers you get, the better your odds of winning. Every correct solution, submitted to this form by 6 p.m. next Thursday, August 27, will earn you an entry into the prize drawing, where each of three entrants will be randomly selected to win a $50 gift card to a restaurant of their choice. Correctly answering all six riddles will get you six entries in the drawing, but if you get just one answer right, you’ll still be in the running. (In fact, even if you solve zero answers, you’ll receive an entry. Call it an A for effort.)
And if you don’t win, don’t despair. Just consider it a practice test, with more chances to play—and win—in the future.
Here we go:
1. This school now known for forensic science was born on a campus long known for giants.
2. In tribute to a Pirate who died at sea, this school coaches kids to think globally.
3. Named for a bygone drinking pool, you can’t be too cool for this progressive school.
4. This falcon’s feeling feathery as it celebrates a century.
5. Looking to hit your daily steps? An 18-acre visit here will also up your pep.
6. To this school’s august trend/typesetter, women’s suffrage is a lesser-known debtor.
That’s all of ’em. Remember: You have until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the 27th, to submit your solutions. Take your time and think things through, and most of all, have fun.
Happy solving—
Written by Dan Mims.
