Cranium Calendar, Volume I

For Christmas, my in-laws gave me one of those page-a-day calendars (among other things, like the most FABULOUS carry-on luggage EVER!), where each day there's a new Cranium puzzle. I love that they understand my passion for board games (particularly Cranium), and since I've never seen a calendar like this one before, I was beyond excited! Well, we shipped all of our things before the New Year, and they only arrived a few days ago, so I needed to catch up on a some puzzles. I find them so intriguing that I'll share a few, and I'll probably continue to do so every month or something.

Jan. 1st : It was a Polygraph question (very easy), but the fact on the back was something I didn't know... Flamingos actually get their pink hue from pigments in the crustaceans that they eat! That's why they're born grey and slowly acquire their color!

Jan. 7th : Identify the following morning rituals (answers at bottom of entry).
- ingest elixir of burnt beans
- scour masticators
- stand beneath aqueous drizzle
- manually align follicle growth
I got them all, but the second one stumped me for a few seconds.

Jan. 12th : It was a Selectaquest asking who the god of wine is in Greco-Roman mythology (Mercury, Heracles, Bacchus, and Cupid were the options). While I knew the answer was Bacchus, the tidbit on the back mentions that in addition to Dionysus and Bacchus, this lively god was also known as Liber (hadn't heard that before!)

Jan. 17/18th: What respective cities do Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man protect? (I didn't know Superman, but got the other two! answers below)

Jan. 22nd: Pick the two things that don't belong: Flying Cloud, Travelpod, Bambi, Safari, Wind Dancer. (Hint: Airstream trailer models. answer below)

Jan. 27th: Match the words with the singers. Words: koo-koo-ka-choo; be-bop-a-lu-she-bop; sockitome; awop-bop-a-loo-bop. Singers: Cyndi Lauper; Little Richard; Simon and Garfunkel; Aretha Franklin. process of elimination helped me out, LoL. (answers below)

Jan. 28th: similar to Jan. 7th's entry, it's a Translator. the four thing are nursery items.
- quadrupedal surface of transformation
- linearly vacillating position on board of directors
- nonhuman life forms fed beyond satiety

Jan. 29th: It was a simple Selectaquest, but through it I discovered that the World Series was first televised in 1947 (Yankees beat the Dodgers).

Answers:
Jan 7th : drink coffee, brush teeth, shower, comb hair
Jan. 17/18th: Metropolis; Gotham City; New York City
Jan. 22nd: Travelpod and Wind Dancer. (The first Airstream trailer, introduced in 1936, was called the Clipper. In 2007, a 1963 Bambi Travel Trailer was acquired by NYC's MOMA and displayed in the lobby)
Jan 27th: koo-koo = Simon & Garfunkel (Mrs. Robinson) be-bop = Cyndi Lauper (She-Bop) sock = Aretha Franlin (Respect) awop-bop = Little Richard (Tutti Frutti)
Jan. 28th: changing table, rocking chair, stuffed animals