LinkedIn Pinpoint Answers Archive
137 individually reviewed solution guides
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LinkedIn Pinpoint #874–#528
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Common national demonyms (i.e., names for people from a specific country)
Pole · Kiwi · Dane · Thai · Chilean
Things with holds
Cargo ships · Wrestling matches · Climbing walls · Bank accounts (after big deposits) · Phone calls (“please wait!”)
Words that come before “source”
Power · Open · Reliable · Anonymous · Go straight to the
Geographic place names when preceded by “Great”
Sandy Desert · Salt Lake · Rift Valley · Barrier Reef · Britain: England+Scotland+Wales
Words that come after “go” in common sayings
Nuts · Bananas · Cold turkey · Viral · The extra mile
Things that are refilled
Prescriptions · Mechanical pencils · Fuel tanks · Empty water bottles · Printers (with toner + paper)
Words that come before “coffee”
Robusta · Arabica · Cold brew · Instant · Decaf
Fictional characters that are yellow
Tweety Bird · Pac-Man · SpongeBob SquarePants · Bart Simpson · The Minions (rhymes with Bello!)
Different definitions of “plant”
Factory · Inside agent · Introduce subtly, as an idea · Tree or shrub · Put seeds in the ground
Words that come before “drop”
Rain · Tear · Name · Mic · Drag and
Nicknames for different muscles
Traps · Quads · Lats · Pecs · Abs (short for abdominals)
Words that come after “perfect”
Ten · Timing · Stranger · Storm · Example (no way to show better)
Words that come before “age”
Iron · Golden · Middle · Voting · Coming of
Parts of the Earth
Crust · Mantle · Core (mostly iron and nickel) · Tectonic plates · Magnetic poles (North+South)
Things associated with hotels
Keycards · Electric kettles / coffee makers · Toiletries · Continental breakfast · Room service
Things that are composted
Cardboard · Leaves · Banana peels · Eggshells and egg cartons · Grass clippings and twigs
Words that come before “car”
Race · Cable · Muscle · Rental · Plug-in hybrid
Things associated with tracks
Trains · Music albums · Adjustable ceiling lights · Olympic stadiums for running · Mud after animals walk in it
Words that come before “way”
Make · Wrong · Right of · Milky · Look the other
Things that are folded
Towels · Napkins · Large road maps · Paper cranes · Bad poker hands