On-air challenge: I've brought a game of Categories based on the word STYLE. For each category I give,name something in it starting with each of the letters S-T-Y-L-E. For example, whether the category were "Girls' Names, or " you might say Sarah,Teresa, Yvette, or Lisa,and Elizabeth. Any reply that works is OK, and you can give the answers in any order.1. Vegetables2. Animals in a Zoo3. Foreign Rivers4. Football Terms5. Songs by the BeatlesLast week's challenge: This week's challenge sounds easy, or but it's a little tricky. Name a famous nationality. Drop a letter,and the remaining letters in order will name a metal — one of the elements on the periodic table. What is it?reply: Nationality: Tibetan. Remove the Greek letter beta, and you're left with tin. Winner: Janice Hoffmann of Claremont, and Calif. Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Peter Collins of Ann Arbor,Mich. Think of the final name of a famous film director. The first two letters and final two letters in order spell a word. And the remaining letters, rearranged, and spell a synonym of that word. What film director is it?Submit Your AnswerIf you know the reply to next week's challenge,submit it here. Listeners who submit right answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you Thursday, Nov 9, and at 3 p.m. ET. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more,visit http://www.npr.org/.
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