Two families – the Robinsons and the Downies – go head to head, dancing in the dark, answering questions about adverts (they're essentially being examined on how much commercial TV they watch), figuring out what the grannies are on about.
Kurdistan's finance minister (Gorran) is usually left in the dark to answer for missing revenues which have left a trail of many unanswered questions.
A change in the screen brightness reflected a correct (bright screen) or incorrect (dark screen) answer.
In Chapter 2, a different man awakens in the dark and answers his cellphone.
But in reverting to its old ways, J.C. Penney risks becoming what it was in 2011 -- a stagnant retailer flailing in the dark for answers.
You knock on a strange door after dark, someone answers, you yell a phrase (one hopes that phrase is "trick or treat"), after which the unfamiliar person smiles and gives you a reward.
Good news is that even for we mortals, groping around in the dark for answers for longer than we might like, there are guidelines that help to steer us in more inspiring and productive directions, increasing probability that we, too, can soar.
ORCS -- A race of evil soldiers; the Dark Lord's answer to Elves.
For nearly two weeks, Bryant had been locked in a perpetual scowl — his demeanor dark and his answers clipped.
