#7 Mensa Brain Teaser

[Otis]

Each answer contains a KK combo somewhere in it. If you get all eight words, you’re doing better than OK.

1. It begins at sundown tonight

2. One working on ledgers

3. Platform diving maneuver

4. Gabbing

5. Japanese stock index

6. Tchotchke

7. Fan of Kirk and Spock

8. Period in polo

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[Romsek]

Hanukkah

bookkeeper

tuck knee ?

yakking

nikkei

knickknack

trekkie

chukker

 

[Otis]

Oops, I ought to have included the date! An extra for Romsek, who got #1 without the date.

I know a different answer, for #3.

(I got #2, #3, #4, #7 right away; the rest seemed mysterious.)

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[Dr.Peterson]

Spoiler

3. Platform diving maneuver = jacKKnife

7. Fan of Kirk and Spock = treKKer