Q 01/05
A) A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
B) No lemon, no melon.
C) Was it a car or a cat I saw?
D) Red rum, sir, is murder.
Answer · why
The phrase 'A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!' is a well-known palindrome coined by Leigh Mercer in 1948, referring to the construction of the Panama Ca...
Q 02/05
A) Madam, I'm Adam.
B) Never odd or even.
C) Do geese see God?
D) Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog.
Answer · why
'Madam, I'm Adam' is a classic palindrome, playfully imagined as Adam's first words to Eve.
Q 03/05
A) Scooter
B) Bicycle
C) Jet ski
D) Racecar
Answer · why
The word 'racecar' reads the same forwards and backwards, making it a common example of a single-word palindrome.
Q 04/05
A) Hannah
B) Sarah
C) Jessica
D) Emily
Answer · why
The name Hannah is a palindrome, reading identically forwards and backwards. Other palindromic names include Anna, Ava, Bob, and Otto.
Q 05/05
A) What is your name?
B) Are you there?
C) Do geese see God?
D) Who goes there?
Answer · why
'Do geese see God?' is a well-known palindromic question, reading the same in reverse.
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