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#3125
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Venus
| 3.13
| 2.13
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im_para_noid
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You awake inside a small transparent capsule sitting on the surface of Venus. From a small speaker you hear a voice that says, "We will leave you here either for a day or a year. If you choose to stay a day, we will give you $1 million. If you choose to stay a year, we will give you $2 million. Either way, you will have sufficient food and water. We will make sure the temperature is a constant 70 degrees Fahrenheit. We will also supply cable TV."
What is your choice? (Don't let money decide your answer).
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No hint available.
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Choose to stay one year and win $2 million. Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis, but it takes 225 Earth days to go around the sun. On Venus a day is longer than a year.
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Science
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04/02/02
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#17565
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After Dinner Car Troubles
| 3.13
| 2.88
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Rowsdower
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This teaser is based on a weird but true story from a few years ago.
A complaint was received by the president of a major car company:
"This is the fourth time I have written you, and I don't blame you for not answering me because I must sound crazy, but it is a
fact that we have a tradition in our family of having ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. Every night after we've eaten, the family votes on which flavor of ice cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. I recently purchased a new Pantsmobile from your company and since then my trips to the store have created a problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla ice cream my car won't
start. If I get any other kind of ice cream the car starts just fine. I want you to know I'm serious about this question, no matter
how silly it sounds: 'What is there about a Pantsmobile that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy to start whenever I get any other kind?'"
The Pantsmobile company President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but he sent an engineer to check it out anyway. He had arranged to meet the man just after dinner time, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the grocery store. The man bought vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came back to the car it wouldn't start for several minutes.
The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, the man got chocolate. The car started right away. The second night, he got strawberry and again the car started right up. The third night he bought vanilla and the car failed to start.
There was a logical reason why the man's car wouldn't start when he bought vanilla ice cream. What was it?
(The hint may prove helpful)
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The man lived in an extremely hot city, and this took place during the summer. Also, the layout of the grocery store was such that it took the man less time to buy vanilla ice cream.
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Vanilla ice cream was the most popular flavor and was on display in a little case near the express check out, while the other flavors were in the back of the store and took more time to select and check out. This mattered because the man's car was experiencing vapor lock, which is excess heat boiling the fuel in the fuel line and the resulting air bubbles blocking the flow of fuel until the car has enough time to cool. When the car was running there was enough pressure to move the bubbles along, but not when the car was trying to start.
Moral of the story: Sometimes even insane sounding problems are real. A better moral: Chocolate ice cream cures vapor lock.
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Situation
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05/06/04
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#50881
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2 and 2 = 5
| 3.13
| 3.32
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dalfamnest
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Two 2s can be combined in many ways to express different numbers. Here are some!
2-2=0
2/2 = 1
.2 + 2 = 2.2
(2^2)! = 24 (4! means 4x3x2x1) (2^2 is 2 to the power of 2)
**CHALLENGE!**
Can you write an expression that has the value of exactly 5, using:
* two, and only two, 2s, and
* any mathematical symbols or operations?
You may not use any other numbers. The symbols used would be known by most high school maths students.
The hint below lists the symbols that are used in this solution. Even with that information, it is a worthy challenge!
Of course, other solutions may be possible! Solvers should write these in the Comments section.
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These operations or symbols are used, in some order:
* exponent (index or power)
* a minus (-) sign
* brackets
* square root
* a decimal point
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The square root of point 2 to the power of minus 2.
sqrt ( (.2)^(-2) )
.2^(-2) is the same as 1/0.04, i.e. 25
[Point 2 is usually written as 0.2, but .2 is also correct.]
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Math
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08/11/16
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#38193
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Synonym Safari 2
| 3.13
| 1.27
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MikeMan1216
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Replace each word or words in parentheses with a one-word synonym to decipher a common phrase.
1. (Performances) (converse) (noisier) than (terms).
2. (More superior) (delayed) than (not at all).
3. (Sublime) (mental abilities) (contemplate) (similarly).
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No hint available.
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1. Actions speak louder than words.
2. Better late than never.
3. Great minds think alike.
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Language
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09/08/07
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#33938
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Grungy's Prefixes
| 3.13
| 1.36
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grungy49
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Can you find a three-letter word that will go in front of each word in the group to make a new, compound word? For each group, the three-letter word will have just one letter changed from the answer to the previous group! (Example: Group 1 = Run, Group 2 = Fun, Group 3 = Sun)
1) Fight, walk, fish, nap
2) Back, throat, lass, let
3) Case, cracker, house, shell
4) Side, come, match, size
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No hint available.
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1) = cat (catfight, catwalk, catfish, catnap)
2) = cut (cutback, cutthroat, cutlass, cutlet)
3) = nut (nutcase, nutcracker, nuthouse, nutshell)
4) = out (outside, outcome, outmatch, outsize)
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Language
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11/12/06
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#24356
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Everybody Loves a Nut!
| 3.13
| 2.02
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zonahobo
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We're all nuts .. can you name us?
1. Big country in South America.
2. A pod is my pad.
3. This came down in Germany.
4. Confection ingredient.
5. Sneaking a look-on.
6. Gorillas show dominance by beating this.
7. May be found in the company of a witch.
Scoring:
1-3 right. Sorry, you're normal.
4-5 right. I'm beginning to worry about you!
6-7 right. Definitely certifiable nut expert!
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Trouble getting into the meat of this? Almond is not on this list.
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1. Brazil
2. Peanut
3. Walnut (The Berlin wall)
4. Coconut
5. Pecan (Peek on)
6. Chestnut (Gorillas drum on their chest as a threat)
7. Hazelnut (Witch Hazel)
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Language
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07/08/05
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#27316
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Book Reports - Who Read What?
| 3.13
| 1.64
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Winner4600
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Jessica, Matt, Chris, Ellen, and Tony are five students having the surnames Saunders, Alvarez, Mason, Tan, and Locke (not necessarily in that order) assigned to each read a different book and write a book report on them. But their teacher, unluckily, has forgotten which student is supposed to read which book! Help her figure out the students' full names, assigned books, and presentation dates from the clues below.
Students: Jessica, Matt, Chris, Ellen, Tony
Surnames: Saunders, Alvarez, Mason, Tan, Locke
Books: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Gone With the Wind, War and Peace, Oliver Twist
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1. Jessica, Chris, and the girl reading War and Peace plan to write their reports together on Monday night.
2. The 5 students are Matt, the girl presenting on Wednesday, the guy presenting on Tuesday, the kid reading Gone With the Wind, and Chris Saunders.
3. No person has the same first and last initials.
4. Miss Alvarez is presenting on Wednesday, while Pride and Prejudice is being presented on Monday.
5. Locke is mad he is the first to present, but Chris is happy because he is last.
6. Miss Tan wanted to read either Jane Eyre or War and Peace, but Tony and Ellen wound up reporting them instead.
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P&P=Pride and Prejudice
GWTW=Gone With the Wind
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Jessica Tan is reporting Gone With the Wind on Thursday.
Matt Locke is reporting Pride and Prejudice on Monday.
Chris Saunders is reporting Oliver Twist on Friday.
Ellen Alvarez is reporting War and Peace on Wednesday.
Tony Mason is reporting Jane Eyre on Tuesday.
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Logic-Grid
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12/05/05
|
#45917
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Adage to Adage
| 3.13
| 1.32
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Zag24
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This is another of my rhyming word ladders. Most people will have to work forwards and backwards to get all ten words.
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The old adage says to do this again.
Add one, make a city of fame way back when.
OY becomes IP and you'll have a nice fall.
Change I to A and you'll catch it all.
Insert an M: make an invention of Chaplin.
Change T to C and with pain you'll be grapplin'.
Replace second with H: a winner for sure!
Lose second to last: you'll want balm for a cure.
Drop the H to make something to go on your head.
Change one and an adage will leave this thing dead.
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Where is says "add one" and "change one" it refers to adding or changing a letter.
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TRY: From the adage "If, at first, you don't succeed, try, try again."
TROY: The Greek city which was the site of the Trojan War.
TRIP: and fall.
TRAP: to catch it all.
TRAMP: Charlie Chaplin's famous character was the tramp.
CRAMP: can be very painful.
CHAMP: a winner!
CHAP: Chapped lips or hands can be cured with a balm
CAP: goes on your head.
CAT: is left dead in the adage "Curiosity killed the cat."
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Language
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12/07/09
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#29549
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Completely and Utterly Lost...
| 3.13
| 1.24
|
Heatalinn
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What phrase does this represent?
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Think classic literature
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Around the World in 80 Days
(a round "THEWORLD" in 80 "day"s)
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Rebus
|
04/05/06
|
#23739
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Day at the Pet Shop
| 3.13
| 2.03
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Puppypaws129
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Five People went to the pet shop on different days of the week. They each bought a different breed of dog and a different color dog bowl for them. There are three girls and two guys.
Girl's Names: Ashley, Camile, and Jenny
Guy's Names: Andrew and Brandon
Last Names: Anderson, White, Miller, Green, and Smith
Dog Breeds: St. Bernard, Pug, Golden Retriever, Australian Shepherd, and Bulldog
Bowl Colors: Pink, Purple, Green, Blue, and Yellow
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
1. No one's first name starts with the same letter as their last name or the first letter of the breed of dog they bought.
2. Andrew's last name is Green, but it's not his favorite color, nor is it the color of his bowl.
3. The order in which they bought their dogs are as follows: The guy whose bowl is yellow, the one who bought the St. Bernard, the girl whose last name is White, the person with the pink bowl, and Brandon.
4. Camile bought her dog before Ashley (who has a blue bowl) but after the person with the yellow bowl.
5. Jenny and Camile both hate the color green and they spent all day at the park together on Wednesday.
6. The girl whose last name is Miller and the girl whose last name is Smith are, in some order, the one who bought the Australian Shepherd, and the one who bought their dog on Tuesday.
7. Each of the guys bought one of the two small dogs.
8. The girl whose last name is Miller bought her dog after the girl who bought the purple bowl.
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If they hate a color then they didn't buy that color bowl.
The two small dogs are the Pug and the Bulldog.
If they spent the whole day at the park then they didn't have time to go to the pet shop that day.
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Ashley: White, Golden Retriever, Blue, Wednesday
Camile: Smith, St. Bernard, Purple, Tuesday
Jenny: Miller, Australian Shepherd, Pink, Thursday
Andrew: Green, Bulldog, Yellow, Monday
Brandon: Anderson, Pug, Green, Friday
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Logic-Grid
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06/16/05
|
#26266
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Popular Music
| 3.13
| 2.14
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dutchymonster
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Can you identify the following songs and their artists?
1) Refrain from halting, the first person, immediately.
by Female monarch.
2) Multiple timepieces.
by Low temperature, stage production.
3) Unbleached, natural sweetener.
by Perpetual motion of small rock.
4) Sugary infant, belonging to me.
by Firearms & thorny plants.
5) Refrain from remaining, on your feet, near myself.
by Poisoned insect injection.
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No hint available.
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1) Don't stop me now.
by Queen.
2) Clocks.
by Coldplay.
3) Brown sugar.
by Rolling stones.
4) Sweet child o' mine.
by Guns 'n' roses.
5) Don't stand so close to me.
by Sting.
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Language
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10/08/05
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#26158
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Anagram Guru 3
| 3.13
| 2.86
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chidam11
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Two numbers are given in each sentence that need to be replaced by words. Each word is an anagram of the other, except that one word contains an additional letter that the other word lacks. When this additional letter is removed, each word can be made by using the letters of the other word in each sentence. Based on the clues given in each sentence, do your best to figure out what the two words are. The numbers given in each sentence indicate the number of letters in each word. Some of the words may be formed without rearranging the letters, and the only difference between the words in this case is the one letter that has been added to one of the words.
1) The attorney was very happy. Not only had he just become a (7) in the firm, but his wife had just told him that he would be a (6) in a few months.
2) The (7) rode swiftly to fight the fire breathing (6).
3) He read in the ancient (4) that a (5) would strike the earth in ten years.
4) I heard the foreman (6) "look out (5)!"
5) The gambler was able to (6) that his opponent was only holding a (5).
6) The Great (6) was not in 1812. You are in (5).
7) In that (6) lies a hero who lost his life to an archer's (5).
8) A (4) began to form between them when he started to (5) with others.
9) It appeared that the (5) had eaten the young man. All that could be found was the (4) he had worn to the fraternity party.
10) Some people regarded yesterday's event as being (7). There were rumors that the priest had been paid to (6) the historic site.
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No hint available.
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1) Partner, Parent
2) Dragoon, Dragon
3) Tome, Comet
4) Bellow, Below
5) Deduce, Deuce
6) Terror, Error
7) Barrow, Arrow
8) Rift, Flirt
9) Gator, Toga
10) Shallow, Hallow
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Language
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10/01/05
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#21265
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Gullible's Travels
| 3.13
| 2.46
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badbunnee
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What's the rebus, here:
J, ____ , & Titanic
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See the first two items (J & ___) in terms of what they look like and not what they are, necessarily, as keyboard characters.
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Hook, line, and sinker.
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Rebus
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02/28/05
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#40320
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An "A" Pyramid . . .
| 3.13
| 1.98
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snowmonster
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See if you can figure out the words in this "pyramid" using the hints given below. Each new word contains the same letters as the previous word, plus a new letter.
1) First letter of the English alphabet
2) Present; attending
3) Loves picnics
4) A small biter
5) Pro ballplayers have one
6) An attracting object
7) An article of clothing
8) A heated debate
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No hint available.
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1) A
2) At
3) Ant
4) Gnat
5) Agent
6) Magnet
7) Garment
8) Argument
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Language
|
02/03/08
|
#49384
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Aunt's Ol' Jalopy
| 3.13
| 1.68
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firefox99
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After visiting my Great Aunt Annie, I travelled home in her old jalopy. The car was old and battered, it had a leak from the petrol tank, and I was stuck in second gear.
This meant that I could only travel along at a steady 30 miles per hour and managed a paltry 20 miles per gallon of fuel.
At the start of the journey I had placed exactly 10 gallons of fuel into the tank. I knew though, that the fuel tank lost fuel at the rate of half a gallon per hour.
Just as I arrived home, the car stopped because it had run out of fuel and I had only just made it.
How far was it from my Great Aunt's to my home?
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No hint available.
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150 miles.
I was travelling at 30mph at a rate of 20mpg, so I was using 1.5 gallons every hour for the driving itself. I was also losing 0.5 gallon every hour, so in total, I was using 2 gallons every hour. Therefore to use all of the 10 gallons I started with, I travelled for 5 hours.
5 hours at 30mph is 150 miles.
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Math
|
03/23/12
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#52625
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Compound Word Closers 8
| 3.13
| 1.82
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ThinksForFun
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For each of the following, find a word that may be appended to each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words.
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. water, air, space
2. back, off, multi
3. car, white, hand
4. cow, dumb, door
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No hint available.
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1. craft - watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft
2. stage - backstage, offstage, multistage
3. wash - carwash, whitewash, handwash
4. bell - cowbell, dumbbell, doorbell
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Language
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03/07/21
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#16231
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Dark Misfortune
| 3.13
| 1.24
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snaps
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I'm often seen around a lot, referred to many ways,
See me black and you may find misfortune haunts your days.
Tell a thing, that should have been kept quiet, to all around,
Then look inside the sack, there I'm no longer to be found.
Nosiness, prying, snooping, leaves me fearing, full of dread,
For all these things are likely to see me soon lying dead.
These clues combined should start to give a picture, an idea,
Of who or what I am, so can you tell me? Is it clear?
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No hint available.
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If you thought those clues lead to a cat then happily you're right,
For bad luck is yours when a black cat should come across your sight.
And when you reveal a secret, even though you said you wouldn't,
You've let the cat out of the bag by telling what you shouldn't.
Nosiness, prying, snooping and inquisitiveness, oh drat!
They make up curiosity, which, we all know, killed the cat!
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Riddle
|
01/18/04
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#21287
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Good Doggie
| 3.13
| 2.51
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jpfrank1
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Five dog owners have taken their puppies to doggie training school. In order to graduate, each puppy must perform at least one trick flawlessly for their master. The owners, 3 men (Jordan, Ethan and Michael) and 2 women (Haley and Alexis), are preparing their dogs (Merlin, Bogey, Eagle, Bailey and Daisy) for the final exam. Your job is to identify the owner of each dog, and each dog's age, breed, name and its trick. Note: unless stated otherwise, all references to ages are in dog years and the grid provides ages in dog years as well. Good Luck and Enjoy!!
1. No owner's first name shares an initial with either their dog's first name or the breed name.
2. Jordan's dog can speak (not real words, just dog words like Aarf).
3. The Yellow Lab performs a trick with two words.
4. The 1 year old dog is a mixed breed.
5. Daisy is a beagle.
6. Alexis's dog, who can't sit, is older than Haley's dog and younger than the dog that can play dead.
7. No matter how hard he tries, Merlin's owner can only get him to roll over.
8. Michael's dog is 14 years old--in human years.
9. Bogey sits and watches the 1 year old dog speak.
10. For his one year birthday today, Bailey got a date with the Maltipoo (witnesses say it was puppy love at first sight).
11. The Beagle's owner is very refined, so she prefers that you say her dog "politely requested" instead of begs.
12. The 18 month old German Shepherd is owned by a boy.
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A Maltipoo is a mix of a Maltese and Poodle.
A Puffette is a mix of a Chinese Crested and a Pomeranian
1 human year = 7 dog years.
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Jordan: 1 year old Puffette named
Bailey who speaks.
Haley: 6 month old Maltipoo named Bogey who sits.
Ethan: 18 month old German Shepherd name Merlin who rolls over.
Michael: 2 year old Yellow Lab named Eagle who Plays Dead.
Alexis: 8 month old Beagle named Daisy who Begs.
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Logic-Grid
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03/01/05
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#25010
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The War of the Worlds - Part I
| 3.12
| 2.05
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smarty_blondy
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No place is a safe place, for in the caves of The World Beneath, the evil Lord Zyron has decided he will not rest until his terrific Master Plan is complete. If he succeeds in his conquest, all humanity will melt down into the darkness of The Underground, and the world, as we know it, will soon be transformed into a desert of dust and ashes! He wishes to assign three of his most trusted myrmidons to climb up to the surface and complete his terrific task, declare and lead The War of the Worlds.
But The World Beneath has many dreadful monsters, sorcerers and witches from which Lord Zyron must chose. Lurking in the archive of The Underground, he has found the files of five of his most loyal servants, partly consumed by fire. Can you find out the details about each of Lord Zyron's myrmidons from what's left of the files?
Myrmidons' names: Tamika, Vidomina, Axsis, Galthran, Xarfax;
Occupations: Death Knight, Demon, Black Witch, Alchemist, Vampire;
Experience: 629 years, 274 years, 56 years, 31 years, 9 years;
Area of Expertise: Wisdom, Fire Magic, Tactics, Mysticism, Scouting;
Magical Artifact: Cape of Wickedness, Helm of Chaos, Celestial Necklace, Shield of the Damned, Sorcerer's Stone.
1. Vidomina, the wisest of them all, and Xarfax, the possessor of the Sorcerer's Stone, are the only immortals, and so have more experience than the mortals.
2. The most inexperienced servant is the Demon, possessor of the Helm of Chaos.
3. The Black Witch was born and raised in the spirit of fire, and is therefore an expert in its magic.
4. The most experienced mortal, and possessor of the Shield of the Damned, is neither Tamika nor Vidomina, but the Death Knight.
5. Xarfax has been an expert in his area for 629 years, but not in Tactics or in Scouting.
6. The Alchemist is an expert in Mysticism.
7. The Vampire is well known for her long life; therefore she has become an expert in Wisdom.
8. Axsis has been an expert in his area for 9 years, but not in Scouting or Mysticism.
9. Tamika, the Fire expert, is possessor of the Cape of Wickedness.
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No hint available.
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1. Tamika is the Black Witch, expert in Fire Magic for 31 years now, and possessor of the Cape of Wickedness.
2. Xarfax is the Alchemist, expert in Mysticism for 629 years now, and possessor of the Sorcerer's Stone.
3. Galthran is the Death Knight, expert in Scouting for 56 years now, and possessor of the Shield of the Damned.
4. Vidomina is the Vampire, expert in Wisdom for 274 years now, and possessor of the Celestial Necklace.
5. Axsis is the Demon, expert in Tactics for 9 years now, and possessor of the Helm of Chaos
Thank you for completing Lord Zyron's task! After seeing the list with his top five humble myrmidons, he has chosen the most worthy three, and is now preparing his evil Master Plan in secret.
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Logic-Grid
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08/01/05
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#2933
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T M C
| 3.12
| 1.46
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rayneeday
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Can you decipher the following common phrase?
T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E
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No hint available.
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What goes up must come down.
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Rebus
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03/26/02
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#46643
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Letter Juggle 2
| 3.12
| 1.31
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MarcM1098
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Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
1. East - Up
2. West - Oak
3. Blog - Ranch
4. Over - Plaint
5. Outage - Ranger
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1. Consume
2. Water terms
3. Tree terms
4. Clear
5. Strong emotions
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1. Eat - Sup
2. Wet - Soak
3. Log - Branch
4. Overt - Plain
5. Outrage - Anger
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Language
|
04/01/10
|
#1416
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The King and the Poison
| 3.12
| 2.81
|
Yanivster
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In a far away land, it was known that if you drank poison, the only way to save yourself is to drink a stronger poison, which neutralizes the weaker poison. The king that ruled the land wanted to make sure that he possessed the strongest poison in the kingdom, in order to ensure his survival, in any situation. So the king called the kingdom's pharmacist and the kingdom's treasurer, he gave each a week to make the strongest poison. Then, each would drink the other one's poison, then his own, and the one that will survive, will be the one that had the stronger poison.
The pharmacist went straight to work, but the treasurer knew he had no chance, for the pharmacist was much more experienced in this field, so instead, he made up a plan to survive and make sure the pharmacist dies. On the last day the pharmacist suddenly realized that the treasurer would know he had no chance, so he must have a plan. After a little thought, the pharmacist realized what the treasurer's plan must be, and he concocted a counter plan, to make sure he survives and the treasurer dies. When the time came, the king summoned both of them. They drank the poisons as planned, and the treasurer died, the pharmacist survived, and the king didn't get what he wanted.
What exactly happened there?
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No hint available.
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The treasurer's plan was to drink a weak poison prior to the meeting with the king, and then he would drink the pharmacist's strong poison, which would neutralize the weak poison. As his own poison he would bring water, which will have no effect on him, but the pharmacist who would drink the water, and then his poison would surely die. When the pharmacist figured out this plan, he decided to bring water as well. So the treasurer who drank poison earlier, drank the pharmacist's water, then his own water, and died of the poison he drank before. The pharmacist would drink only water, so nothing will happen to him. And because both of them brought the king water, he didn't get a strong poison like he wanted.
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Logic
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11/15/01
|
#48691
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Add a Letter 49
| 3.12
| 1.52
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cnmne
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Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with an extra letter added somewhere (example: band & brand). The length of the short word in each pair is provided.
1) a female relative & to challenge in a mocking manner (4 letters)
2) the point where two edges meet & a person who investigates the causes of deaths (6 letters)
3) a person of low social or cultural status & a long-tailed game bird (7 letters)
4) nimble or agile & a jet of fine vapor, as from an atomizer (4 letters)
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No hint available.
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1) aunt & taunt
2) corner & coroner
3) peasant & pheasant
4) spry & spray
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Language
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05/02/11
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#11920
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Game Show
| 3.12
| 1.73
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MrIxolite
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"Welcome back to the show. Before the break, Mr Ixolite here made it to our grand finale! How do you feel Mr.Ix?"
"Nervous."
"Okay, now to win the star prize of one million pounds all you have to do is answer the following question in 90 seconds."
"Okay, I'm ready."
"Right. In 90 seconds name 100 words that do NOT contain the letter 'A'. Start the clock!"
Can you help?
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I'm counting on your help.
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One, Two, Three, Four, Five......One Hundred!
I just counted from 1 to 100 in ninety seconds (it is possible).
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Language
|
04/21/03
|
#14538
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Faults of Technology
| 3.12
| 2.56
|
AuroraSturgeon
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I have a common English phrase. I feed this phrase into a computer translation program. This translates it into a foreign language then back into English again. Unfortunately, because computers do not understand idiom and sarcasm, the phrase has been changed. It now reads:
BLIND, INSANITY.
What was the original phrase?
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The phrase is six words long: three before the comma and three after.
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Out of sight, out of mind.
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Language
|
08/26/03
|
#36476
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Crazy Cooking Catastrophes V
| 3.12
| 1.55
|
PineappleMama
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Welcome to Crazy Cooking Catastrophes.
Today our host has decided to mix up an Antipasto Creature Feature...
Please follow these instructions carefully to unscramble [pun totally intended] the answer.
Cooking Tips:
Words like add, combine, stir in, sprinkle, garnish etc mean to add those letters to the mix.
Words like remove, drain, none left over, give, etc. mean to remove those letters from the mix.
In a bowl, combine one cup of MARMALADE with one tablespoon of OIL.
Kick MAE out of the kitchen [she's dangerous with a whisk] then whip until frothy.
What creature will be in the bowl?
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This "native Texan" recipe could leave you shell shocked.
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Armadillo
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Language
|
05/01/07
|
#24851
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Letter Multiplication
| 3.12
| 2.38
|
phrebh
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If E times ILE equals BANISH, and TE times T equals BOOK, what does TO times IN equal?
A. BREATH
B. TEASER
C. RUTABAGA
D. POISON
E. COPPER
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No math is needed.
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POISON
Replace every instance of the word "times" with an 'X'.
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Language
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07/25/05
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#27887
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I Must Not Fear...
| 3.12
| 1.88
|
irishthistle
|
A phobia is an irrational fear or hatred of a specific thing or situation which compels one to avoid it despite awareness and reassurance that the object or situation is not dangerous. Listed below are the names and definitions of six phobias. Five are real phobias documented in psychology journals, while one is an imposter. Can you determine which one from the list below is not a real phobia?
Trichopathophobia - Fear of hair
Pentheraphobia - Fear of mother-in-law
Aibohphobia - Fear of Palindromes
Doraphobia - Fear of fur or skins of animals
Logizomechanophobia - Fear of computers.
Onomatophobia- Fear of hearing a certain word or of certain names.
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Look at the words carefully.
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Aibohphobia is not a real, documented phobia; it is actually a joke started on the Internet. It has not appeared in any documented psychology journal. The joke, of course, is that the word Aibohphobia is a palindrome.
The title is part of a quote on fear from the book Dune, by Frank Herbert.
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Trivia
|
01/04/06
|
#46429
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Curtail O
| 3.12
| 1.03
|
MarcM1098
|
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Greeting word -> Hades; place of torment
2. Company symbol -> Tree trunk piece; written record
3. Large stringed instrument -> Small room; prison
4. Vote against; forbid -> Pet doctor
5. Jewellery or stone carved in relief -> Arrived; moved toward something
6. Champion; type of sandwich -> That woman
7. Rope with a sliding loop at one end -> An unmarried young woman
8. Exhibition of cowboy skills -> Was carried on the back of an animal
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The words start with these letters:
1. H
2. L
3. C
4. V
5. C
6. H
7. L
8. R
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1. Hello -> Hell
2. Logo -> Log
3. Cello -> Cell
4. Veto -> Vet
5. Cameo -> Came
6. Hero -> Her
7. Lasso -> Lass
8. Rodeo -> Rode
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Language
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02/24/10
|
#19969
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Reindeer Rescue
| 3.12
| 2.76
|
lorial
|
Whilst delivering Christmas presents, Santa became stuck in different chimneys and became very behind schedule. At what time was Santa rescued from each chimney, which child was he delivering what present to and which reindeer hauled him out?
Santa was not delivering the Train Set to Craig.
Rudolph hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly 1 hour before Santa was rescued from Diana's chimney.
Building Blocks were delivered to Ryan after 1:30a.m. but before 4:00a.m.
Blitzen hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly half an hour after Donner hauled him out of another.
Comet helped Santa when he was stuck in Jerry's chimney: this was not the last chimney that he was stuck in that morning.
The Teddy Bear was delivered directly before the Doll, but not to Diana and wasn't with Santa when Rudolph pulled him out.
Prancer did not help Santa when he was stuck in the chimney with Drums.
No reindeer helped Santa out of a chimney with a toy having the same initial as the reindeer's name.
Times: 1:00a.m, 1:30a.m, 2:00a.m, 2:30a.m, 4:00a.m.
Reindeer: Blitzen, Comet, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph
Child: Craig, Diana, Jerry, Ryan, Sadie
Toy: Building Blocks, Doll, Drums, Teddy Bear, Train Set
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No hint available.
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Reindeer / Child / Time / Toy
Blitzen / Diana / 2:30a.m / Drums
Comet / Jerry / 1:00a.m / Teddy Bear
Donner / Ryan / 2:00a.m / Building Blocks
Prancer / Sadie / 4:00a.m / Train Set
Rudolph / Craig / 1:30a.m / Doll
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Logic-Grid
|
12/20/04
|
#24627
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Rhyme Time
| 3.12
| 1.34
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gilco
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Find the synonymous word for each word in the following pair. For each pair, the words you find should rhyme with each other, the first word being an adjective and the second a noun. Some of these are easy, others are more challenging. Good luck!
For example: angry father= mad dad
sneaky insect
humorous rabbit
happy boy
muscular tune
close fright
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No hint available.
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sneaky insect= sly fly
humorous rabbit= funny bunny
happy boy= glad lad
muscular tune= strong song
close fright= near fear
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Language
|
07/17/05
|
#46789
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What's a Letter Between Friends?
| 3.12
| 2.3
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dalfamnest
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Which is the odd couple? Find how these pairs were formed, then decide which does not belong with the other four.
1. HIS and MIST
2. LUSH and PULP
3. LOFT and SOUND
4. WIDE and NINE
5. HIKE and SEED
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Each couple is a well-known pairing of words, with one letter swapped.
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The original couples, before the exchange of a letter, were:
1. HIT and MISS
2. PUSH and PULL
3. LOST and FOUND
4. WINE and DINE
5. HIDE and SEEK
The odd couple is 'WINE and DINE'. All the others are antonym pairs.
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Language
|
04/21/10
|
#26541
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Spell Check - Movie Stars
| 3.12
| 1.19
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signmeup74
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Who can't live without Spell Check in their email or word software? It's a great tool...
Unless you are poor Paula Abdul who transforms into "Pail Abut" when the Spell Checker has at her.
The following TV and Movie Celebrities have been Spell Checked and are ready for you to uncover their true identities.
1. Court Coax
2. Action Cutter
3. Kite Wingless
4. Summon Cowbell
5. Mercy Stripe
6. Deli Moose
7. Camera Dies
8. Renew Sewage
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1. Rachel's friend
2. See #6
3. Titanic star
4. Paula's costar
5. Mrs. Kramer then and Aunt Josephine now
6. Paired with #2
7. There's something about her
8. Bridget Jones
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1. Courtney Cox
2. Ashton Kutcher
3. Kate Winslet
4. Simon Cowell
5. Meryl Streep
6. Demi Moore
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Renee Zellweger
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Language
|
10/25/05
|
#27053
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Apple Pickers #2
| 3.12
| 2.23
|
ilovehimalways
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Since Jeremy and his friends now had more apples than they could possibly eat, they needed to find ways to use them up. So each friend hit the cookbooks and started busily baking (it's remarkable how many yummy recipes there are for apples!). As it happens, each friend did such a good job making one recipe, that it was forever after their specialty. Fortunately for them, each one had a different specialty. Determine the name of each friend's special recipe, the type of apples and special ingredient each dish used, and the number of apples each recipe used.
1. The recipes, in no particular order, were the recipe using cinnamon, the recipe using three apples, the apple tarts, the recipe using Macoun apples, and the apple crisp.
2. The recipe using the Cortland apples used one apple more than the apple bread but one apple less than the recipe using the raisins.
3. The muffins used one more apple than the recipe with the walnuts but two less apples than the recipe using the Red Delicious apples.
4. The nutmeg was used in the apple crisp, which used more than two apples but less than the apple pie used. The apple pie used more apples than the treat with the raisins.
5. The apple muffins, which weren't made with Macoun apples, used pecans.
6. The Empire apples weren't used in the apple crisp. The recipe using the McIntosh apples used the most apples.
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There were four Empire apples used with the raisins.
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Apple Bread-Macoun-walnuts-2
Apple Crisp-Red Delicious-nutmeg-5
Apple Muffins-Cortland-pecans-3
Apple Pie-McIntosh-cinnamon-6
Apple Tarts-Empire-raisins-4
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Logic-Grid
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11/20/05
|
#24000
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The Galleria Romana Caper
| 3.12
| 1.98
|
irishthistle
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Private Eye Sam Horowitz sat in his dingy office, watching the paint peel off the walls. He hadn't had a customer all month, and soon he would be out of business if things didn't pick up. That was before she knocked on the door, and entered his office with a flourish. She was a classy dame, looked wealthy too. Her lips were painted bright red, and pearls were sewn on to her red satin dress. Slight of build, standing only five feet tall. As she entered his office, she exuded an aura of desperation.
"My name is Erika Von Doran, and I need your help Detective," she said as she sat down in the chair facing his desk. "My father owns the art gallery Galleria Romana, and yesterday we were robbed; all our priceless paintings have been stolen. I am so upset, I haven't slept since last night! The local police are stumped."
"Two Monet's, four Picasso's, and a Rodin sculpture were stolen. The guard was found taped to a chair at the scene; he claimed that the thieves knocked him out. The janitor was found unconscious on the floor in the office, he claims to remember nothing. Thank goodness we have insurance," sobbed Erika.
"Well," said Horowitz, thinking of the steak and lobsters he would eat when he was done with this case, "I can help, but my fees are high. I am in quite a demand lately. I will meet you and your father at the scene."
"Yes, detective, of course! My father will pay anything you ask; I will have him meet you there," exclaimed Erika. With that she swept out of his office, her blue eyes sparkling like sapphires with hope.
When he arrived at the Galleria, Erika and her father, a large stately man in a pinstriped suit who stood at least six feet tall, were already there. Horowitz saw as he walked in that the janitor and guard were there too.
"Welcome, Detective Horowitz!" Mr. Von Doran boomed as he strode over to Sam and shook his hand. His grip could have broken Horowitz's hand, he was obviously a man of great strength.
"Mr. Von Doran, hello. I will have a look around," said Horowitz, trying to subtly remove his hand from the bearish man's grasp.
"By all means, Mr. Horowitz. I have gathered the evidence and copies of the police reports for you to look at, and I have called back the staff that was here last night when the robbery occurred. Feel free to talk to them. I hope you can find who did this to our family."
Sam was led to scene of the crime. He noted that each painting and the sculpture had been protected in a case behind glass with a lock. The glass had been smashed, and shattered pieces covered the floor. He saw from the police reports that prints of the janitor were found on the cases of all the paintings, and also on what was left of the case that once contained the Rodin sculpture. On the wooden base the sculpture once sat on, there seemed to be crack in the wood, something white was poking out the slightest bit. Horowitz pulled it out with a pair of tweezers. It was a note, which read "Raucous Elephants Dream, Helping Everyone Realize Romana Is No Good".
Horowitz set the note aside, and went back to searching the base with tweezers in hand and his trusty magnifying glass pressed to his eye. Stuck in the crack where the note had been, was a shiny red cloth fiber. Horowitz moved on to the chair where the guard had been, fifty feet from the cases. He examined the pile of duct tape used to secure the guard, and noticed a strange greasy red stain on the torn end of the tape. As he moved on to the police evidence bag, he noticed that a piece of glass was stuck inside the collar of the Blue uniform the guard had been wearing. There was nothing odd about the janitor's green uniform, though.
Horowitz called to the Von Dorans, the guard and the janitor. When they were gathered around him he said, "Now, tell me exactly what happened last night."
The guard, a large man who towered over even Mr. Van Doran, said, "I was walking by the Picasso, and then some one hit me on the back of the head, and I woke up with the police here and the art was gone."
The janitor, a stout greasy little man, said, "I was in the supply closet, when someone put a rag over my mouth, and I lost consciousness."
Erika said, "I was at home when I got the call from Daddy, who said the museum had been robbed."
Mr. Von Doran said, "I was out to sushi with friends when the police called me."
Horowitz then showed them the note left at the base of the statue. "I think the thief is trying to tell us something," he said, "but clever as this thief is, I have determined who took your painting Mr. Van Doran, and the culprits are in this room!"
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Sometimes clues are merely crimson fish.
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This teaser was written in the style of old "pulp" detective novels with a forensics twist.
The janitor cleaned every case in the museum daily, so his prints had reason to be there.
After finding the red fiber and the red smear, Horowitz knew Erika was one of the culprits. She was the only one wearing shiny red clothing, which she has been wearing since the robbery. When she leaned down to place the note in the base of the statue, a thread from her sleeve stuck in the crack. She also didn't think about leaving a red lipstick smear on the duct tape when she ripped a piece off with her teeth after she restrained the guard. However, Erika had to have an accomplice, the guard. The chair he was in was fifty feet away from the glass, yet there was glass on the inside of his collar. This means that he was free and near the glass when it was smashed. He was also much too tall for a five foot tall woman to hit on the head; he had sat in the chair while she secured him with the duct tape.
For the meaning of the note take the first letter of each word and put them in a row. They spell RED HERRING, which was a popular term in detective novels meaning a fake clue to lead you off the trail.
"It was Erika, and the guard." said Horowitz. "But why, Erika? Why come to my office and ask for my help, if you knew I'd catch you?"
"Alright, I admit it, it was me, and I am in love with a security guard," cried Erika. "If I could sell the art my beloved and I would be able to run away together and be happy. I came to your office Mr. Horowitz, because Daddy was about to hire a good Private Eye. I looked for a Private Eye who had no other business. I thought if I found an incompetent one I could cover my crime. I'm sorry Daddy!" Erika began to sob.
Sam Horowitz stood there watching her torn between feeling insulted and waiting for a moment to ask about his fee. Insult or no, steak and lobster sounded good tonight.
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Mystery
|
06/25/05
|
#15786
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Watchman
| 3.12
| 1.82
|
japeth
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Once there was a night watchman who had been caught several times sleeping on the job. The boss issued the final warning. On the next night he was caught with his head on his hand and his elbows on the desk.
"Aha, I've caught you again," exclaimed the boss. The watchman's eyes popped open immediately and he knew what had happened. Being a quick thinking man, he said one word before looking up at the boss. The boss apologized profusely and went home. What was the one word?
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Sorry, no hints. :)
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The one word was "AMEN", thus making the Boss believe he was praying rather than sleeping.
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Other
|
12/13/03
|
#26234
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Night Light
| 3.12
| 2.76
|
dcf525
|
Many fears disappear when we become adults, but some fears are never outgrown. Five friends recently discovered that they were all, to some extent, afraid of the dark. None sleep in total darkness; each prefer to have a different light on all night. With further discussion, each also admitted that he or she performs a different nightly routine before retiring. Can you discover each person's full name, the light he or she keeps on at night, and each person's habitual practice before bedtime?
Friends: Donald, Gretchen, John, Dawn, Stephanie
Last names: Upgraff, Foster, Weatherton, Buchanan, Young
Routines: Closes closet door, checks locks, put a phone by the bed, pulls down the shades, and looks under the bed
Lights: Desk lamp, hall light, night-light, overhead light, computer screen
1. Either Donald or Stephanie admitted with some embarrassment that he or she always checks under the bed before getting in it.
2. The person who double checks all the house locks sleeps with either the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light or a desk lamp on.
3. The five people are: Gretchen, Dawn, Buchanan, the person who sleeps with his or her computer screen lit, and the person who always keeps a phone near the bed for security.
4. Weatherton (who isn't Dawn) and the person who sleeps with a night-light are members of the opposite sex.
5. Neither John nor Stephanie sleeps with the hall light on.
6. Dawn isn't the person who pulls down the shades at night.
7. The person who sleeps with the overhead light on (who is surnamed either Foster or Young) doesn't find it necessary to keep a phone by the bed.
8. Mr. Upgraff routinely closes the door to his closet, lest the creepy things that lurk within emerge while he sleeps.
9. Buchanan doesn't sleep with the Winnie-the-Pooh night-light.
10. Young sleeps with either a desk light or the overhead light lit.
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John and Donald are male; Gretchen, Dawn and Stepanie are female.
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Donald Weatherton, hall light, phone
Gretchen Young, overhead light, shades
John Upgraff, computer screen, closet
Dawn Foster, night-light, locks
Stephanie Buchanan, desk lamp, checks under bed
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Logic-Grid
|
10/06/05
|
#24178
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A Day of Shopping
| 3.12
| 2.9
|
ragsdaleam
|
The Springview Mall had its annual Big Sale last Friday. Five girls skipped school to go shopping together. Each of the girls bought one item on sale for less than the regular price. Find out each girl's last name, item bought, the sale price she paid, and what the regular price of her item was.
1. Beth Jones didn't buy the shoes. The girl who bought the skirt spent half of the regular price. Terry spent $25 on her item.
2. Sarah was not the girl who spent $35 on an item that was regularly priced at $45. Miss Turner, whose first name isn't Jennifer, didn't buy the jeans.
3. Molly spent more money than the girl who bought the necklace, but her item's regular price was $10 less than Miss Smith's.
4. The person who bought the jeans had a regular price that was higher than Miss Anderson, but lower than the girl who bought the purse.
5. Sarah's last name wasn't Smith. Miss Welch didn't spend $40, but the regular price of her item was $15 more than the sale price. The person who bought the necklace spent $30, but it wasn't Sarah.
6. The five girls were Molly, the girl who spent $50, the person who bought the jeans, the girl whose item regularly cost $60, and Miss Anderson.
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Create a table based on the 6th clue. Work with it and the grid.
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Beth Jones, necklace, $30, $60
Jennifer Smith, jeans, $40, $55
Molly Turner, shoes, $35, $45
Sarah Welch purse $50, $65
Terry Anderson, skirt, $25, $50
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Logic-Grid
|
07/01/05
|
#19118
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Five Siblings
| 3.12
| 2.71
|
cnmne
|
Five siblings are they, their color is true;
One belongs to one, four are shared by two.
Connected together, some by locks;
Many meet their fate upon the rocks.
Arrange their initials, and you should
Find things that are found in a neighborhood.
What has just been described?
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No hint available.
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The Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
There are five, lakes being blue (as in true blue). Lake Michigan belongs to the United States, the other lakes are shared by the United States and Canada. The lakes are part of a chain, with locks between some of them. Many shipwrecks occur by grounding on rocks in shallow water. The initials spell "homes", which are found in neighborhoods.
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Riddle
|
10/10/04
|
#24983
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Letters 6-5-2 Spell out a Drink
| 3.12
| 1.4
|
Muzozavr
|
1-2-3-4-5-6
I am a 6 letter word.
Letters 6-5-2 spell out a drink.
Letters 4-5-2-3 spell out a fruit.
Letters 1-2-6 spell out a pet.
Letters 3-2-6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1-2-6.
What am I?
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No hint available.
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CARPET.
6-5-2: tea
4-5-2-3: pear
1-2-6: cat
3-2-6: rat
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Riddle
|
07/31/05
|
#17937
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Gemstone
| 3.12
| 2.52
|
jimbo
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If you like pretty gems that sparkle and shine,
I invite you to dig in my virtual mine.
My first is purple, fit for a king,
My second is green where Dorothy did her thing.
My third is red, July's birthstone as well,
My fourth is seen in strings and is found inside a shell.
My fifth is hard, pure Carbon and expensive to buy,
My sixth is Crocidolite, striped like the big cat's eye.
Seventh is two words, a man-made fake of April's stone,
Eighth is very dark and found at Lightning Ridge alone.
Now take from each gem, one letter in its turn,
And you will find the stuff for which even the gods yearn.
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Lightning Ridge is in Australia and is famous for being the only place in the world where a certain gemstone is found.
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The gems are
Amethyst
Emerald (Emerald city - Wizard of OZ)
Ruby
Pearl (From inside oyster shell)
Diamond
Tiger's eye
Cubic Zirconia (Fake diamond)
Black Opal
Taking the first letter of Amethyst, second of Emerald etcetera gives
Ambrosia - The food of the gods.
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Riddle
|
06/17/04
|
#47657
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Happy Words
| 3.12
| 1.25
|
dalfamnest
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I have listed the following as Happy Words. What is it about these words that suggests that they are "Happy"?
Semicircle
Mesdemoiselles
Postmillennial
Assimilate
Snowmobile
Superfamilies
There are two hints. The second might give it away too easily so it is a few lines down the page!
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What is it about some people that tells us they are happy people?
One of the shortest Happy Words is "SMILE"
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The words all contain the letters S-M-I-L-E in order. They all have a smile, so they must be happy!
e.g. SeMicIrcLE
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Language
|
08/04/10
|
#47475
|
Sight Rhymes 5
| 3.12
| 2.2
|
MarcM1098
|
In each group below, the three words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each group.
Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.
1. c___, forw___, rew___
2. cr___, p___, sk___
3. b___, d___, g___
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One letter has been filled in for you.
1. ca__, forwa__, rewa__
2. cri__, pi__, ski__
3. bo__, do__, go__
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1. card, forward, reward
2. crier, pier, skier
3. bone, done, gone
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Language
|
07/12/10
|
#50388
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Mix or Match Body Parts
| 3.12
| 1.59
|
MarcM1098
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For each clue below, think of a common expression which mentions two body parts.
Some phrases refer to two different body parts (mix), others use the same body part twice (match).
Example: The law of retaliation. Answer: An eye for an eye.
1. To be in agreement
2. A couple strolling
3. Suddenly in love
4. Intimate discussion
5. Very expensive
6. Done at a ballroom
7. Poor, nothing extra
Bonus: The title of this children's action song mentions four different body parts.
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Excluding the bonus, here is a list of body parts needed (some are used more than once):
arm, cheek, eye, hand, head, heart, heels, leg, mouth
1. match
2. match
3. mix
4. match
5. mix
6. match
7. mix
Bonus: The lyrics mention "eyes, ears, mouth and nose", although none of those parts are in the title.
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1. See eye to eye
2. Walk hand in hand (or arm in arm)
3. Fall head over heels (in love)
4. Have a heart to heart
5. Cost an arm and a leg
6. Dance cheek to cheek
7. Living hand to mouth
Bonus: "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"
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Language
|
07/07/14
|
#41782
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One Letter of Separation 11
| 3.12
| 1.87
|
cnmne
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Each group of definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing. The length of the words in each group is provided.
1) a long step & a conflict or struggle & to hit sharply (6 letters)
2) medicinal ointment & a device that regulates flow through a pipe & to divide into two equal parts (5 letters)
3) not coarse & a musical instrument & a collection of papers (4 letters)
4) meager & sweet baked good & storage room for food (6 letters)
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No hint available.
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1) stride, strife, strike
2) salve, valve, halve
3) fine, fife, file
4) paltry, pastry, pantry
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Language
|
05/02/08
|
#6984
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Assemble
| 3.12
| 1.26
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Galadriel
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What king can you make if you take
the head of a lamb
the middle of a pig
the hind of a buffalo
and the tail of a dragon?
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No hint available.
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A lion, king of the jungle! (the head of a Lamb, the middle of a pIg, the hind of a buffalO and the tail of a dragoN)
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Riddle
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08/29/02
|
#24701
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Hidden Body Parts
| 3.12
| 1.34
|
sarahbeth1011
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A part of the body is hidden in each of the following sentences. The first sentence contains "head." Can you find the rest?
1. The ad is for Monday's sale.
2. The tour group can go to either country.
3. My car makes funny noises sometimes.
4. Sarah and Tony are getting married.
5. That casino seems shady.
6. Can't you see that Hank needs help?
7. The sea is so calm out here.
8. Would you like to go surfing, Erin?
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No hint available.
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1. head
2. toe
3. arm
4. hand
5. nose
6. knee
7. mouth
8. finger
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Language
|
07/20/05
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#31592
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Birbal the Wise - X
| 3.11
| 2.29
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brainster
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Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?
One day the Emperor Akbar startled his courtiers with a strange question.
"If somebody pulled my moustache, what sort of punishment should be given to him?" he asked.
"He should be flogged!" said one courtier.
"He should be hanged!" said another.
"He should be beheaded!" said a third.
"And what about you, Birbal?" asked the emperor. "What do you think would be the right thing to do if somebody pulled my whiskers?"
"He should be given sweets," said Birbal.
"Sweets?" gasped the other courtiers.
Why do you think Birbal gave such a strange answer to the Emperor's strange question?
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No hint available.
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Birbal continued, "Yes, sweets, because the only one who would dare pull His Majesty's moustache is a small child such as your grandson."
Birbal said this because he knew no adult person, however close to the Emperor, would get away with something like that, as a moustache was a symbol of power and not something to be taken lightly.
So pleased was the emperor with the answer that he took off his necklace and gave it to Birbal as a reward for his quick wit.
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Trick
|
07/07/06
|
#39889
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Hospital Hullabaloo
| 3.11
| 2.32
|
psychogrrl
|
Oh no!! The charge nurse accidentally shredded the patient assignment list for the nurses at General Hospital. Use the clues to determine each nurse's first and last name, their patient's first name, age, and health condition.
Nurse first names: Molly, James, John, Linda, Rose
Nurse last names: Smith, Ash, Silva, Jacks, Jones
Patient ages: 68, 15, 28, 31, 45
Patient conditions: broken leg, heart attack, coma, pneumonia, cancer.
Patient names: Mark, Emily, Liz, Andrew, Mindy
Emily is 31 years old.
The five nurses are: Miss Ash, the one caring for the coma patient, Rose, the man taking care of the 68 year old patient, and James Silva.
The five patients are: the 45 year old female cardiac patient, the cancer patient, Mindy, the 15 year old coma patient, and the female pneumonia patient who graduated high school about 12 years ago.
Liz is younger than Mr. Jones' cancer patient but older than Andrew.
Miss Ash's patient has pneumonia.
Smith's patient, Mindy, is younger than the cardiac patient, but older than Molly's pediatric patient.
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Average age for graduating high school is 18.
Cardiac refers to the heart.
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Molly Jacks is taking care of 15 year old coma patient, Andrew.
James Silva is taking care of 45 year old heart attack patient, Liz.
John Jones is taking care of 68 year old cancer patient, Mark.
Linda Ash is taking care of 31 year old pneumonia patient, Emily.
Rose Smith is taking care of 28 year old broken leg patient, Mindy.
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Logic-Grid
|
01/02/08
|
#3483
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Young Archer
| 3.11
| 1.66
|
Drunky
|
A duke was hunting in the forest with his men-at-arms and servants when he came across a tree. Upon it, archery targets were painted and smack in the middle of each was an arrow. "Who is this incredibly fine archer?" cried the duke. "I must find him!"
After continuing through the forest for a few miles he came across a small boy carrying a bow and arrow. Eventually the boy admitted that it was he who shot the arrows plumb in the center of all the targets. "You didn't just walk up to the targets and hammer the arrows into the middle, did you?" asked the duke worriedly. "No my lord. I shot them from a hundred paces. I swear it by all that I hold
holy." "That is truly astonishing," said the duke. "I hereby admit you into my service."
The boy thanked him profusely. "But I must ask one favor in return," the duke continued. "You must tell me how you came to be such an outstanding shot."
How'd he get to be such a good shot?
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No hint available.
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The boy shot the arrow, THEN painted the circle around it.
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Trick
|
04/14/02
|
#31605
|
Birbal the Wise - XIII
| 3.11
| 1.79
|
Swordoffury1392
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Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer?
One day, a dishonest, one-eyed man wanted to punish Birbal. He accused him of stealing his 24 karat gold necklace and reported this theft to the police. The case was brought to the high court where the judge knew Birbal very well, and he also knew that he was not a thief. So, he asked the man, "What makes you think that Birbal stole your necklace?"
"Your Honor, with my own one eye, I saw him stealing the necklace," the man swiftly replied. Then he stated, "If he is innocent, let him prove it. Allow me to bring a hot iron, and if he can hold it in his bare hands, then I will be satisfied that he didn't take my necklace and isn't lying to me."
A confused Birbal said, "You mean that if I'm telling the truth, I will not burn my hands with that red hot iron?"
"Of course not! God will then protect you," the man strongly declared in front of a nodding crowd.
It would seem as if Birbal couldn't do anything but hold the red hot iron which would undoubtedly burn him whether he was telling the truth or lying. However, he came up with another one of his witty replies on the spot.
Can you guess what he said?
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No hint available.
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Calmly, Birbal stated, "I am ready for that, if you believe that I will not be burnt, but the same should apply to you also. If you aren't lying, the hot iron should not burn your hands either. So, you can kindly bring that red hot iron, holding it in both of your hands, and then give it to me to hold it."
The speechless man quickly told the judge he would search in his house again, bowed, left, and never lied against Birbal again.
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Situation
|
07/07/06
|
#28190
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Runaways
| 3.11
| 1.78
|
harmonize9
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Oh no! All of the dogs on Lexington Avenue have run away from home. The owners quickly made police reports and luckily all the dogs were found. But the poor officers mixed up the paper work and can't figure out who owns which dog, where they were found, and in what order. They are in great need of help. Can you figure it out?
Owners: Sam, Bailey, Chase, Joel, Paige
Dogs: Spot, Wiggles, Butch, Roscoe, Heinz
Locations: Park, Neighbor, Pound, Parking lot, Restaurant
Order: First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
1. Heinz's owner knew exactly where to find his dog, in front of the restaurant where he discovered Heinz as a puppy. That's why Heinz was safe in bed first.
2. The 5 dogs are: Wiggles, Joel's dog, the dog in the parking lot, Chase's dog, and the last dog found.
3. Only one owner shares the same initials as his/her dog.
4. Butch was found before the dog in the pound but after Sam's dog.
5. Chase found his dog after Paige.
6. Spot was found 2nd.
7. Paige was so happy when her neighbor brought Wiggles home.
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No hint available.
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1) Sam, Spot, Parking Lot, 2nd
2) Bailey, Roscoe, Pound, 5th
3) Chase, Butch, Park, 4th
4) Joel, Heinz, Restaurant, 1st
5) Paige, Wiggles, Neighbor, 3rd
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Logic-Grid
|
01/21/06
|
#27899
|
Naming Names II
| 3.11
| 1.72
|
peppamintp
|
In each equation below, part of a common name has been replaced with a definition for a word that is contained within that name. By answering the definition and completing the equation, you will find the name.
(Ric + difficult = ric + hard = Richard)
1. Put on clothes + ald
2. Fishing pole + ney
3. P+ make a mistake + y
4. Be in debt + n
5. That girl + r + adult guy
6. D + eager
7. B + lease an apartment
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Each is a male name
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1. Don + ald = Donald
2. Rod + ney = Rodney
3. P + err + y = Perry
4. Owe + n = Owen
5. She + r + man = Sherman
6. D + avid = David
7. B + rent = Brent
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Language
|
01/05/06
|
#23908
|
Name Them
| 3.11
| 1.86
|
Javian
|
What do these groups of words have in common?
1. Man true, hairy
2. Son nick, yard rich
3. Son will, row wood
4. Grant, us list you
5. More fill, lard mill
6. Ding hard, wren war
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Think of a hairy, true, man.
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If you read the words in each group from right to left, each group sounds out the name of a US President, with commas separating the first and last names.
1. Harry Tru-man
2. Rich-ard Nix-on
3. Wood-row Wil-son
4. U-lyss-es Grant
5. Mil-lard Fill-more
6. War-ren Har-ding
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Language
|
06/21/05
|
#24132
|
Guess the Word
| 3.11
| 1.38
|
jinzcarmela
|
This word has 10 letters namely
1234567890
1234 - carries heredity
456 - is a period of time
567 - is a pest
and 890 - is a charged particle
What is the word?
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No hint available.
|
GENERATION
1234 carries heredity - gene
456 - is a period of time - era
567- is a pest - rat
890 is a charged particle - ion
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Language
|
06/29/05
|
#48900
|
Under Which Cup?
| 3.11
| 1.61
|
Scorefire
|
You decide to play a game with your friend where your friend places a coin under one of three cups. Your friend would then switch the positions of two of the cups several times so that the coin under one of the cups moves with the cup it is under. You would then select the cup that you think the coin is under. If you won, you would receive the coin, but if you lost, you would have to pay.
As the game starts, you realise that you are really tired, and you don't focus very well on the moving of the cups. When your friend stops moving the cups and asks you where the coin is, you only remember a few things:
He put the coin in the rightmost cup at the start.
He switched two of the cups 3 times.
The first time he switched two of the cups, the rightmost one was switched with another.
The second time he switched two of the cups, the rightmost one was not touched.
The third and last time he switched two of the cups, the rightmost one was switched with another.
You don't want to end up paying your friend, so, using your head, you try to work out which cup is most likely to hold the coin, using the information you remember.
Which cup is most likely to hold the coin?
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Write down the possibilities. Remember that there are only three cups, so if the rightmost cup wasn't touched...
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The rightmost cup.
The rightmost cup has a half chance of holding the coin, and the other cups have a quarter chance.
Pretend that Os represent cups, and Q represents the cup with the coin.
The game starts like this:
OOQ
Then your friend switches the rightmost cup with another, giving two possibilities, with equal chance:
OQO
QOO
Your friend then moves the cups again, but doesn't touch the rightmost cup. The only switch possible is with the leftmost cup and the middle cup. This gives two possibilities with equal chance:
QOO
OQO
Lastly, your friend switches the rightmost cup with another cup. If the first possibility shown above was true, there would be two possibilities, with equal chance:
OOQ
QOO
If the second possibility shown above (In the second switch) was true, there would be two possibilities with equal chance:
OOQ
OQO
This means there are four possibilities altogether, with equal chance:
OOQ
QOO
OOQ
OQO
This means each possibility equals to a quarter chance, and because there are two possibilities with the rightmost cup having the coin, there is a half chance that the coin is there.
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Probability
|
08/01/11
|
#15911
|
Snow
| 3.11
| 1.7
|
andrewcs
|
What phrase is shown in the figure below?
S-n-o-w
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No hint available.
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Dashing through the snow.
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Rebus
|
12/22/03
|
#47913
|
0 to 10 Pyramid XIII
| 3.11
| 2.23
|
dalfamnest
|
Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next. A clue is given for each.
Maybe your car does 0 to 60 in 10 sec., but can you do this "0 to 10" in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of the even numbered words.
1. Describing a 180 degree turn
2. Greek's 13th letter
3. e.g. Macadamia, pecan, or acorn
4. Large fish, usually found in small cans
5. Mum's sisters
6. Remove (someone) from position of power
7. Crazy person - or a container for #3!
8. Creatures of Greek mythology: half man and half horse
9. More loyal and devoted
10. Most slovenly or grubby; most earthy or vulgar
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2. N
4. T
6. U
8. C
10. R
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1. U
2. Nu
3. Nut
4. Tuna
5. Aunts
6. Unseat
7. Nutcase
8. Centaurs
9. Stauncher
10. Raunchiest
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Language
|
09/05/10
|
#42615
|
Strange Recipe
| 3.11
| 1.49
|
BJBland2004
|
Susan needed to go to the store to buy some ingredients to cook with. She started writing them down:
Butter
Milk
Eggs
Baking Soda
Cashews
Oranges
Vinegar
Lemon Juice
What was Susan making?
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No hint available.
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A shopping list.
|
Trick
|
07/26/08
|
#50653
|
Anagram Dictionary 5
| 3.11
| 2.13
|
cnmne
|
You are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be anagrammed into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions. Your task is to assign each definition to its corresponding word.
Example - cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob)
Words: asterisk, broadcast, hydrate, lighthouse, pirate
Definitions:
a baked pastry filled with asphalt
a burglary committed by a ghost
high temperature, low humidity
the quantity of smooches per hour
untalented thespians
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No hint available.
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asterisk: the quantity of smooches per hour (kiss rate)
broadcast: untalented thespians (bad actors)
hydrate: high temperature, low humidity (dry heat)
lighthouse: a burglary committed by a ghost (ghoul heist)
pirate: a baked pastry filled with asphalt (tar pie)
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Language
|
07/19/15
|
#4087
|
Live Above a Star
| 3.11
| 2.46
|
librashorty
|
I live above a star, and yet I never burn,
I have eleven neighbors, and yet none of them turn,
I am visited in sequence, first, last or in between,
PRS (& sometimes Q) are my initials,
Now, tell me what I mean.
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No hint available.
|
The ''7'' on the telephone keypad
(new ones have the letter Q with the PRS)
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Riddle
|
05/15/02
|
#10045
|
Alternate Definitions III
| 3.11
| 2.42
|
Bobbrt
|
The following are alternate definitions for words, based on how the words sound. For example, "To drive by the docks: P _ _ _ _ _ _ _." would result in "PASSPORT (Pass Port)". Can you guess the words described below?
1. What white bears see with: P _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. A car's memoirs: A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. How judges get to a small island: C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
4. To live long: D _ _ _ _ _.
5. How good a fibber one is: L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
6. In favor of young men and women: P _ _ _ _ _ _.
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No hint available.
|
1. Polarize (polar eyes)
2. Autobiography (auto biography)
3. Courtship (court ship)
4. Dilate (die late)
5. Liability (lie ability)
6. Protein (pro-teen)
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Language
|
01/26/03
|
#38852
|
Most Romantic
| 3.11
| 2.01
|
jppbl
|
Last night during their weekly poker game, five men (Brad, John, Mitch, Paul, and Ron) were bragging about how romantic they were. In order to decide who was the best husband, they planned to take their wives on a special date this Friday night, including dinner, flowers, and a movie. Can you figure out the name of each wife, where the couple went for dinner, the flowers she received, and the movie they saw?
The wives are: Belinda, Jessica, Monica, Penelope, and Robyn
The flowers are: Daisies, Pansies, Roses, Sunflowers, and Tulips
The restaurants are: Bella Notte (Italian), Cowhide (Steak), Juan's (Mexican), OoLaLa (French), and Wok In and Out (Chinese)
The movies are: Gone in 20 Seconds (a movie about car thieves), Lonely Canary (a western), The Journal (a romance), Pretty Lady (a romantic comedy), and Shriek (a horror movie).
1. John, who didn't take out Belinda (who went to Bella Notte, but not with Ron or Mitch), had to turn on all the lights and check under the bed for killers before his wife would come inside the house and put the tulips in a vase.
2. The couple that dined at Cowhide did not see "The Journal" or "Gone in 20 Seconds".
3. Penelope, who didn't get pansies, loved the car movie her husband took her to (he wasn't Paul, who gave roses to his "Pretty Lady").
4. Robyn did not get roses, but she found a romantic message in her eggroll, which wasn't from Ron.
5. The couple that went to Juan's enjoyed the daisies, but they did not see "The Journal".
6. Monica got sunflowers from her husband.
7. Mitch and his wife filled up on tacos before their movie.
8. Jessica, who was not married to Brad (who gave pansies to his wife), went to OoLaLa.
9. Robyn's husband wanted to see "Shriek", the new slasher film, but she insisted on a more romantic movie.
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No hint available.
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Brad, Robyn, Pansies, Wok In and Out, "The Journal"
John, Jessica, Tulips, OoLaLa, "Shriek"
Mitch, Penelope, Daisies, Juan's, "Gone in 20 Seconds"
Paul, Belinda, Roses, Bella Notte, "Pretty Lady"
Ron, Monica, Sunflowers, Cowhide, "Lonely Canary"
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Logic-Grid
|
10/20/07
|
#6411
|
Word + 1 Letter
| 3.11
| 2.79
|
nat_ekim
|
What is the word that has 1 syllable, but when you add 1 letter to the end, it becomes 3 syllables?
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The first word has 3 letters.
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The first word is 'are' then you add an "A" to the end and it becomes 'area'.
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Language
|
08/10/02
|
#52441
|
Cats Have 9 Squares
| 3.11
| 1.92
|
Rove_Tarts
|
9 cats Andar, Balak, Collo, Erec, Indan, Kyft, Meva, Qupuwu, & Yitsim are positioned in a 3 by 3 grid; you know 3 things about them:
1. Balak, the leader, always sits in the top left.
2. Erec, the kitten, never sits in the top row.
3. None of the adjacent cats (even diagonal) share a single letter.
Where are they positioned?
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Meva is in a corner.
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Balak; Yitsim; Andar
Erec; Qupuwu; Collo
Indan; Kyft; Meva
Steps:
1. Qupuwu is the only one to share no letters, therefore they must be in the middle.
2. The only 2 to not share a letter with Balak are Yitsim & Erec; Erec cannot be in the top row, so Erec is below Balak & Yitsim is beside.
Balak; Yitsim; ????
Erec; Qupuwu; ????
????; ????; ????
3. Since there are 4 "A" names, they must go in the corners. The remaining "A" names are Andar, Indan, & Meva. For the corner next to Yitsim only Andar can go there because of Indan's "I" and Meva's "M".
4. The remaining name to not share a letter with Yitsim is Collo, so they go below Andar.
Balak; Yitsim; Andar
Erec; Qupuwu; Collo
????; ????; ????
5. Kyft must go in the center of the last row because of the previously mentioned 4 "A"s.
6. Meva & Erec can not be next to each other so Indan is below Erec & Meva is below Collo.
Balak; Yitsim; Andar
Erec; Qupuwu; Collo
Indan; Kyft; Meva
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Logic
|
08/14/20
|
#50831
|
Tom Swifties Return Again
| 3.11
| 1.3
|
dalfamnest
|
A Tom Swifty is a play on words. Tom speaks, and the way he is said to speak is a pun. Both meanings of the pun could be true.
e.g. "Really! You don't know how to start a model-T Ford?" asked Tom crankily.
- Crankily describes his tone of voice and suggests how it might be done (with a crank handle!)
Choose one of the listed words below to fill each gap.
** CLUES **
1. I've been sacked from office," said Tom _____.
2. "Another week begins," sighed Tom _____.
3. "I really need to use a different font," said Tom _____.
4. "Who was it that discovered radium?" asked Tom _____.
5. "I've been feeding the crocodile," explained Tom _____.
** WORD LIST **
audaciously, abstractly, boldly, curiously, deeply, disappointedly, happily, mundanely, offhandedly, seriously
Remember that Tom Swifties don't have to make perfect grammatical sense!
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No hint available.
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1. disappointedly
2. mundanely
3. boldly
4. curiously
5. offhandedly
And, for those who need an explanation ...
1. Tom has been "dis"-appointed.
2. It sounds a bit like "Monday".
3. Bold font
4. This echoes the scientists' name, "Curie".
5. What did the crocodile eat?
Note:
Tom Swift was an adventure hero created by American writer Victor Appleton. In the books, almost all of Tom's remarks were written with an adverb or adverbial phrase. From this style, the term "Tom Swifty" has come to be used for this form of word play.
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Language
|
05/23/16
|
#27020
|
Thanksgiving Calamity
| 3.11
| 2.99
|
Splatt
|
It was an odd holiday, yessiree... The Sewtnof siblings planned a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at one of their houses, however, none could cook well. Each planned to make two items. Four of them had dramas causing them to be late. All in all, it was the start of a rough holiday and everyone was in a sour mood, but once they discovered what their meal would be, they giggled at life's irony and got over themselves.
Each ruined one of their recipes and successfully prepared one. Determine what the Sewtnofs finally ended up with for dinner, who made what, who ruined what, why each was late (or on time), and where each was in the age lineup.
Siblings: Johanna, Emily, Jacob, Ali, Rosie
Age range: Oldest, 24, 21, 19, 17
Recipes attempted: Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Buns, Gravy,
Stuffing, Green Salad, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Calamities: Overslept, Ran out of gas/petrol, Had to run to store for one last ingredient, Argument with boyfriend
1. Johanna did not burn her buns because she didn't bake any. She did bake a pie, however.
2. Jacob turned off the oven and left his bird half cooked at home, hoping to be not too late. His other item required no heat to prepare, thankfully.
3. You might think the Sewtnof parents would stop having kids once they had a boy, but no, they went on to have one more child.
4. Being the host doesn't automatically ensure timeliness; also, the gardener was a very early riser, allowing her plenty of time to ruin one item, & successfully prepare another on time.
5. Sad she burnt her buns, Emily's sister was extra careful to make sure her cranberry sauce turned out okay.
6. The sister who didn't make stuffing hosted the dinner, because she's the only one with a big enough table. Johanna, her younger sister, was not the host.
7. What a day for Ali's little sister! Not only did her stuffing take forever to come out right, but she had to run to the store at the last minute to ensure her pie had fruit in it!
8. Rosie, who was not the youngest, was not the family gardener who grew main ingredients for both of her food attempts.
9. When the first arrival showed with pumpkin pie, the host was still in the shower because she had overslept.
10. The middle child was late because her boyfriend argued that he didn't feel like driving.
11. Jacob did not stop at the store; Ali didn't attempt to cook green beans, but the person who did, also ruined her gravy.
12. The person who attempted cranberry sauce did not grow the cranberries.
13. The gardener grows root vegetables and squash, but not fruit.
14. Emily is older and younger than at least one other sibling, and Ali is not the middle child.
15. The one who overslept is older than Emily, and the teenagers' names both start with the same letter.
16. The five are the person whose gravy was too salty to bring, Emily who did not have any arguments, Jacob, the host, and the person whose stuffing was delicious.
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Jacob is the only male. Don't assume that one food grid is all ruined items. Potatoes are root vegetables and pumpkins are squash.
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The strange Thanksgiving dinner consisted of: Stuffing, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie, and Salad
Johanna made stuffing, ruined apple pie, store, 17
Emily made pumpkin pie, ruined potatoes, was on time because she's an early riser (gardener), 24
Jacob ruined turkey, made salad, ran out of gas/petrol, 19
Ali ruined buns, made cranberry sauce, overslept (host), oldest
Rosie ruined gravy, made green beans, argued with her boyfriend, 21
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Logic-Grid
|
11/18/05
|
#36660
|
Movie Alternates (Medium)
| 3.11
| 1.71
|
squishysqueak
|
Here are more movie alternates, but this time they are a bit more challenging.
Use synonyms of the following phrases to decode popular movie titles.
1.) Razors of Honor
2.) Wonder-male Comes Back
3.) Ruler of the Bands
4.) Endless Light of the Unstained Head
5.) Super Quartet
6.) Mandibles
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No hint available.
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1.) Blades of Glory
2.) Superman Returns
3.) Lord of the Rings
4.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5.) Fantastic Four
6.) Jaws
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Trivia
|
05/18/07
|
#9885
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Potato's Key Tool
| 3.11
| 2.45
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Bobbrt
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A potato's key tool, I have all the power.
I am generally used on the half or full hour.
If my cells were deceased or lost or the such,
My partner would only respond to your touch.
What am I?
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No hint available.
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A television remote control.
Often used by a "couch potato".
Channels are most often changed between programs, which end on the hour or half-hour.
If you lose the batteries, the only way to control the TV is by hand.
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Riddle
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01/17/03
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#38905
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Hatching Dragons
| 3.11
| 2.32
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dreamlvr1432
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In Tyria, 5 dragon eggs are about to hatch, and people from all over the land have gathered for the big event. After hatching, each dragon sought out a human companion from the crowd, with whom they would form a lifelong bond. No 2 dragons are the same color, and each human chosen lives in a different village. From the clues below, can you determine the name, color and hatching order of each dragon, as well as the name and village of their chosen companions?
1) The dragon that will reside in Cranston hatched before Krale and after the one that bonded with Ahren.
2) Evan (who is not from Greystone) was not chosen by Zuria, nor was he chosen by the green dragon.
3) Azazeal (who did not hatch 4th) hatched before the red dragon, but after the bronze (who did not choose Raven).
4) No dragon chose a human whose name begins with the same letter as their own. On the same note, no dragon's name begins with the same letter as their color.
5) The dragons hatched in the following order: Bael, the one whose companion is from Cairn, the blue dragon, the purple dragon, and the one who chose Jaron.
6) Jaabel did not choose Brandon (who isn't from Summerhaven), or Raven (who isn't from Shadowbrook).
7) Raven of Summerhaven was honored to have been chosen by Azazeal.
8) Jaabel hatched before the dragon that bonded with Brandon and after the one that will go to Shadowbrook with Ahren.
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No hint available.
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Answers are listed in order of hatching:
1) Bael, green, Ahren, Shadowbrook
2) Jaabel, bronze, Evan, Cairn
3) Azazeal, blue, Raven, Summerhaven
4) Zuria, purple, Brandon, Cranston
5) Krale, red, Jaron, Greystone
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Logic-Grid
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10/24/07
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#41176
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Lord of the Rings?
| 3.1
| 2.05
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mosca
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My story whispers ancient lore;
The force at times my rings will hide.
I've sixty minions, maybe more:
Those unseen, these by my side.
Wand'ring far from glowing light,
Shape-shifting puzzles curious eyes;
Oft my glorious rings shine bright,
While men debate my family's size.
My aspect seems to wax and wane,
As the force dictates the deed;
My namesake ruled vast fields of grain,
But, legends tell, devoured his seed.
What am I?
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Where are those rings?
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Answer: The planet Saturn
Saturn is named after the Roman god of the harvest. When the force of gravity causes Earth's orbit to take us into the plane of Saturn's rings, they seem to disappear, and the shape of the planet appears to change. Most of Saturn's 60 or more moons are visible only through strong telescopes. The sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System, Saturn receives little heat and light. There is still controversy about the number of planets in the "family" of the Solar System. With the demotion of Pluto, some say there are eight planets. However, counting Pluto and also the dwarf planets Eris and Ceres, others would say there are eleven known planets. As the god of the harvest, Saturn ruled over all agriculture. Because he feared his children were about to kill him, he devoured them.
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Riddle
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03/23/08
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#46611
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Letter Juggle
| 3.1
| 1.53
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MarcM1098
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Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the 's' from 'Boast' to 'Hip' creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.
1. Claw - At
2. Rag - Below
3. Shred - Ban
4. Table - Seven
5. Potless - Purse
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1. Legal terms
2. Storm words
3. Farm buildings
4. Not changing
5. Innocent
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1. Law - Act
2. Rage - Blow
3. Shed - Barn
4. Stable - Even
5. Spotless - Pure
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Language
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03/26/10
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#8998
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Wheelbarrow Battle
| 3.1
| 1.65
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speedyg1000
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Two men working at a construction site were up for a challenge, and they were pretty mad at each other. Finally, at lunch break, they confronted one another. One man, obviously stronger, said "See that wheelbarrow? I'm willin' to bet $100 (that's all I have in my wallet here) that you can't wheel something to that cone and back that I can't do twice as far. Do we have a bet?"
The other man, too dignified to decline, shook his hand, but he had a plan formulating. He looked at the objects lying around: a pile of 400 bricks, a steel beam, the 10 men that had gathered around to watch, his pickup truck, a stack of ten bags of concrete mix, and then he finalized his plan.
"All right," he said, and revealed his object.
That night, the strong man went home thoroughly teased and $100 poorer. What did the other man choose?
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No hint available.
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He looked the man right in the eye and said "get in."
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Other
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12/08/02
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#26603
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A Trip to the Zoo
| 3.1
| 2.09
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Rob2003
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One day, five mothers each brought their only child to the zoo. The children had a glorious time together watching the different animals and eating their favorite snacks. The kids were so good, at the end of the day each mother let her child get one item from the souvenir shop as they were leaving the zoo. Can you determine the full name of each child, each child's favorite snack and animal, and the souvenir each brought home?
1. Julia, who loves cotton candy, didn't like the elephants. Mary didn't get a caramel apple. The child who got the stuffed animal liked the giraffes best.
2. Alan Rivera, the girl who liked the lions, and the child who got the activity set didn't want to leave the zoo.
3. Neither of the boys got fried dough, but one got nachos and the other one liked the monkeys best. Tom didn't get a poster.
4. The Gomez child almost got a coloring book with Mary but finally decided on a poster.
5. Tom, whose last name isn't Lozada, got a toy gun but didn't get a caramel apple. The Rodriguez child had fried dough.
6. Beth, who didn't like the giraffes or the elephants best, got an activity set.
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No hint available.
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Alan Rivera: nachos, giraffes, stuffed animal
Beth Lozada: caramel apple, seals, activity set
Julia Gomez: cotton candy, lions, poster
Mary Rodriguez: fried dough, elephants, coloring book
Tom Gonzalez: popcorn, monkeys, toy gun
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Logic-Grid
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10/29/05
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#48748
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KC's Caper
| 3.1
| 2.1
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dalfamnest
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Mischievous Casey is delighted when people write her name incorrectly. She sounds so sincere as she very carefully spells it out: "C for chaos, A for arpeggio, S for scenery, E for empty, Y for ____."
Which of the following words is she most likely to select to help with 'Y'?
Young
Youth
Yacht
Yikes!
Yahoo!
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No hint available.
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Youth
All her choices of "helpful" words sound as if they begin with another letter - K-os, R-peggio, C-nery, M-pty ... and so, U-th!
Although technically correct, it confuses people, and they often make mistakes!
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Group
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05/25/11
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#38145
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Triple Treat 3
| 3.1
| 1.99
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MarcM1098
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Find a rhyme for each word below so you end up with a familiar three-word phrase in the form "__, __, and __". Number 7 is in the form "___, ___, or ___".
Example:
Clue = "Cook, Wine, Drinker"
Answer = "Hook, Line, and Sinker"
1. Palm, Pool, Protected
2. Deer, Chose, Goat
3. Life, Stork, Prune
4. Bomb, Click, Scary
5. Pup, Cup, Convey
6. Smell, Took, Sandal
7. Spin, Clues, Law
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No hint available.
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1. Calm, Cool, and Collected
2. Ear, Nose, and Throat
3. Knife, Fork, and Spoon
4. Tom, Dick, and Harry
5. Up, Up, and Away
6. Bell, Book, and Candle
7. Win, Lose, or Draw
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Language
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09/06/07
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#50771
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Delete a Letter 32
| 3.1
| 2.05
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cnmne
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Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word.
1) a person of small stature (4 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) a track worn by a wheel
2) unmistakably evident(5 letters) & (delete 1st letter) having a strong unpleasant smell
3) of or relating to the universe (6 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) causing laughter or amusement
4) animal skin that is prepared for use (7 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) a foam formed when soap is agitated in water
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No hint available.
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1) runt & rut
2) frank & rank
3) cosmic & comic
4) leather & lather
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Language
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02/23/16
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#48221
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Eye Rhymes 5
| 3.1
| 1.05
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MarcM1098
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In each sentence below, two words are incomplete. The two words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each sentence.
Example: One symptom of bronchitis is a ro___ co___. (The two words are: rough & cough.)
1. When you g___ up, I will let you climb the ship's p___.
2. Do you want to be a ri___ swimmer or an ocean di___?
3. The strongest oarsman in the boat is a po___ ro___.
4. The cheap tickets didn't al___ them to go be___ deck.
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One letter has been filled in for you.
1. gr__ pr__
2. riv__ div__
3. pow__ row__
4. all__ bel__
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1. grow prow
2. river diver
3. power rower
4. allow below
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Language
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11/19/10
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#36990
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Name That: Candy
| 3.1
| 1.65
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drussel3
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Each of the clues below describe a name of a candy. Can you name that candy? Example: Earth's neighbor = Mars.
1. Quiet giggles from the back of the room
2. Infant child of The Sultan of Swat (2)
3. Cow juice / cowboy clothes (2)
4. Baby chick chirps
5. Male parental unit that plays guitar (2)
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No hint available.
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1. Snickers (or Chuckles)
2. Baby Ruth
3. Milk Duds
4. Peeps
5. Pop Rocks
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Language
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06/19/07
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#41299
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Ten X Ten
| 3.1
| 1.5
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Scubee
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Each of the following clues refers to a word that begins with "ten". Can you guess all ten of them?
1. Inclination
2. Delicate or gentle
3. A sinew
4. A racket game
5. Capable of being stretched
6. Between the bass and alto
7. Stretched tight
8. Unsubstantial
9. A dwelling
10. An opinion held to be true.
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No hint available.
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1. Tendency
2. Tender
3. Tendon
4. Tennis
5. Tensile
6. Tenor
7. Tense
8. Tenuous
9. Tenement or Tent
10. Tenet
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Language
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03/31/08
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#25901
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Four Letter Fun!
| 3.1
| 2.14
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sftball_rocks13
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Each group of words has one four letter prefix that fits in front of them to form another word or phrase. Can you figure out which word it is for each group?
1. Nail, man, out, ten
2. Sick, work, room, plate
3. Do, up, shift, believe
4. Range, shot, horn, bow
5. Back, baked, way, hour
6. Dress, band, ache, rest
7. Chair, jump, light, rise
8. Note, print, ball, step
9. Arm, fly, works, sale
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No hint available.
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1. Hang
2. Home
3. Make
4. Long
5. Half
6. Head
7. High
8. Foot
9. Fire
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Language
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09/13/05
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#26221
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Planets 2
| 3.1
| 0.98
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upper90xox
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Find the names of 5 planets hidden in the following sentences:
1. "What hurts?" asked the doctor. "It's my ear," the patient cried.
2. "Steven, use the screwdriver to build those shelves."
3. Everyone takes a turn during Monopoly.
4. "Cassie, you ran us over with your bicycle!"
5. "Sam, arsenic is poisonous. I read the definition in the dictionary."
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No hint available.
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1. Earth
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Uranus
5. Mars
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Language
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10/05/05
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#327
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What is Unusual About this Paragraph?
| 3.1
| 2.19
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Phyllis
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How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about this paragraph? It looks so ordinary that you would think that nothing is wrong with it at all, and, in fact, nothing is. But it is unusual. Why? If you study it and think about it, you may find out, but I am not going to assist you in any way. You must do it without coaching. No doubt, if you work at it for long, it will dawn on you. Who knows? Go to work and try your skill. Par is about half an hour.
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No hint available.
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The letter `e` , which is the most used letter in the alphabet, is missing from this paragraph.
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Language
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03/05/01
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#52606
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Different Equals
| 3.1
| 1.28
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Rove_Tarts
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Can you share 1/4 of a pie, 1/3 of a pie, 1/2 of a pie, 2/3 of a pie, 3/4 of a pie, and a whole pie so that two people have the same amount of pie without making any cuts?
If so, how?
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No hint available.
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Yes; 1/3 + 2/3 + 1/4 + 1/2 = 1 + 3/4
(Alternately 1/3 + 2/3 + 3/4 = 1 + 1/4 + 1/2)
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Math
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02/16/21
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#46177
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Curtail G
| 3.1
| 1.45
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MarcM1098
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When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Royal ruler -> Relatives; family
2. Musical composition with words -> Offspring
3. Musically produce words with the voice -> Transgression
4. Having ambitious goals -> Fever and pain medicine
5. Bird limb -> To be victorious
6. Long, sharp tooth -> Enthusiastic follower
7. Depending or building on something -> Container for water
8. Moving up and down (in water) -> A threaded spool for sewing
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The words start with these letters:
1. K
2. S
3. S
4. A
5. W
6. F
7. B
8. B
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1. King -> Kin
2. Song -> Son
3. Sing -> Sin
4. Aspiring -> Aspirin
5. Wing -> Win
6. Fang -> Fan
7. Basing -> Basin
8. Bobbing -> Bobbin
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Language
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01/12/10
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#34842
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For the Smell of Soup
| 3.1
| 2.26
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OldChinaHand
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A beggar was given a piece of bread, but nothing to put on it. Hoping to get something to go with his bread, he went to a nearby inn and asked for a handout. The innkeeper turned him away with nothing, but the beggar sneaked around to the kitchen window where he saw a large pot of soup cooking over the fire. He held his piece of bread through the window and over the steaming pot, hoping to thus capture a bit of flavor from the good-smelling vapor.
Suddenly the innkeeper seized him by the arm and accused him of stealing soup.
"I took no soup," said the beggar. "I was only smelling the vapor."
"Then you must pay for the smell," answered the innkeeper.
The poor beggar had no money, so the angry innkeeper called for the magistrate.
Now at that time an elder knight named Chistpin was serving as magistrate, as most able bodied men were with the Baron in the Holy Land on yet another crusade, and came over and heard the innkeeper's complaint and the beggar's explanation.
"So you demand payment for the smell of your soup?" summarized Chistpin after listening to both men.
"Yes my lord!" insisted the innkeeper. "My soup is good and it is costly to make, so the rich smells must also be costly and have a value too."
"Payment for the smell? Indeed all things have value, but what would be a fair value for just the smell of a pot of soup? That is the problem here."
Just then something behind him caught Sir Chistpin's attention as a customer paid for his ale and was leaving. "Ah, yes. Yes indeed, there is a fair payment for just the smell of your soup".
How could there be a fair value for just the smell of cooking soup?
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Would the value be less for bad cooking?
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The elder knight looked at both the beggar and the innkeeper, and then back to where the sound of a coin, tossed on a table as a customer paid for his ale and left, had caught his attention.
"Innkeeper, I, Sir Chistpin, acting magistrate of Lincolnshire, have found a just and fair payment for the smell of your soup, and I will pay it to you myself," said Chistpin. Taking two large gold coins from a small leather pouch, the Innkeeper's eye sparkled, and Chistpin said, "I will pay for the rich smell of your costly soup with the rich sound of money." Thus Sir Chistpin rang the two coins together loudly, and then he put them back into his pouch; with the price of justice paid, sent the beggar on his own way and left the innkeeper to his own means.
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Situation
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01/12/07
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#32443
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The Scrapbookers
| 3.1
| 2.27
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jenb2144
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Five avid scrapbookers from Forest Hill get together every weekend to swap page ideas and discuss the progress that they have made on their scrapbooks during the week. Each scrapbooker lives on a different street, scrapbooks on a different night of the week and completed a different number of pages . Using the clues below, determine the first and last names of each scrapbooker, what street they live on, on which day they scrapbook and how many pages they have completed this week.
1. Gordon finished one less page than the person who lives on Oak, but he finished 2 more pages than the person whose last name is Black.
2. The girl who lives on Oak finished 4 pages.
3. The person whose last name is Green scrapbooks on Thursdays.
4. One person finished 2 pages on Monday.
5. The person who scrapbooks on Tuesdays lives on Pine.
6. Gordon, whose last name isn't Green, doesn't live on Evergreen.
7. Mr. White doesn't scrapbook on Tuesdays.
8. Barbara doesn't live on Elm Street.
9. The person who lives on Pine did 5 pages, but not on Thursday.
10. Hank lives on Maple, but he doesn't scrapbook on Wednesdays.
11. Jason scrapbooks on Fridays.
12. The five friends are, in no particular order, Alicia Brown, the person who lives on Maple, the person whose last names is Gray, the person who scrapbooks on Thursdays, and the guy who finished one page.
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No hint available.
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Alicia Brown lives on Pine Street and scrapbooked 5 pages on Tuesday.
Barbara Green lives on Oak Street and scrapbooked 4 pages on Thursday.
Gordon Gray lives on Elm Street and scrapbooked 3 pages on Wednesday.
Hank White lives on Maple Street and scrapbooked 2 pages on Monday.
Jason Black lives on Evergreen and scrapbooked 1 page on Friday.
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Logic-Grid
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08/14/06
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#18444
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Do Opposites Attract?
| 3.1
| 1.37
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horse_luver
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These seemingly "nonsense" words have pairs of opposites in them. For example:
lshoorntg would be "Long /Short" (LshOorNtG). If you've noticed, the letters in the words are always in the same order. Get the idea? Great! Now try these!
1) Wfateirer
2) Grsokuynd
3) Rpoiocrh
4) Frbeoiezle
5) Ppenecinl
6) Wmaomnan
7) Ldaigrhkt
8) Ounvderer
9) Cdilreatny
10) Riwrgohngt
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No hint available.
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1) Water/Fire: WfATEireR
2) Ground/Sky: GRsOkUyND
3) Rich/Poor: RpoIoCrH
4) Freeze/Boil: FRbEoiEZlE
5) Pen/Pencil: PpENeCInL
6) Woman/Man: WmaOMnAN
7) Light/Dark: LdaIGrHkT
8) Over/Under: OunVdERer
9) Clean/Dirty: CdiLrEAtNy
10) Right/Wrong: RIwrGoHngT
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Language
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08/03/04
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#52014
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Who Robbed the Bank?
| 3.1
| 1.46
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wimpykidfan37
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The angry chief of police did roar,
"Who robbed the bank out of you four?"
When Al was asked, he said right then,
"The thief was Ben! The thief was Ben!"
Ben said to the policin' man,
"The thief was Dan! The thief was Dan!"
When Carl was questioned, he exclaimed,
"I'm not the one who should be blamed!"
When Dan was questioned, he replied,
"When Ben said it was me, he lied!"
If three of four suspects speak true,
And one speaks false, then who oh who?
And what if only one was frank?
But most of all, who robbed the bank?
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No hint available.
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If only one is lying, Ben robbed the bank.
If only one is telling the truth, Carl robbed the bank.
Since Dan's statement was that Ben was lying, exactly one of these two must be telling the truth and the other must be lying. If Ben is telling the truth and Dan is lying, Dan must be the thief, which means that Al is lying and Carl is telling the truth. But now we have two truthtellers and two liars. So this cannot be right.
Therefore, if there is only one liar, it must be Ben. Al can only be telling the truth if Ben was the robber. If there is only one truthteller, it must be Dan. Carl can only be lying if Carl was the robber.
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Logic
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11/19/18
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#31152
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Take a Break
| 3.1
| 1.2
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GebbieRose
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Discovered in Africa, I spread like a tide
To become a hot staple known the world wide.
A necessity to some, a treasure to many,
I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company.
Some like me hot and some like me cold.
Some prefer mild, others only bold.
Some take me straight, while some like to savor
My essence to which has been added a flavor.
So put down your cares and sit awhile with me;
I'll send you back refreshed and full of energy.
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This doesn't need a hint, but in case you peeked: I'll have a grande latte!
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Coffee. It was first discovered in the area of Africa now called Ethiopia. Legend has it that a goat herder observed his goats acting unusually frisky after eating berries from a bush. When he tried them himself, his energy was renewed. And the rest is history.
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Riddle
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06/16/06
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#3903
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Jungle Case Study
| 3.1
| 1.62
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arij
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1. How will you put an elephant in a fridge in 3 steps?
2. How will you put a zebra in a fridge in 4 steps?
3. The King of the Jungle, the lion, is having a wedding ceremony. All of the animals come to attend the ceremony except one. Which one is it and why doesn't it come?
4. A man has to desperately cross the river to get from one place to the other in a jungle. The river is known for having deadly alligators in it. There is no boat. How is he going to make it to the other place?
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All the questions are linked with each other.
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1. Step one: Open the fridge
Step two: Put the elephant inside
Step three: Close the fridge
2. Step one: Open the fridge
Step two: Take the elephant out
Step three: Put the zebra inside
Step four: Close the fridge
3. Zebra, because he is inside the fridge
4. He will simply swim through the river, as all the alligators have gone to attend the lion's wedding ceremony.
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Other
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05/06/02
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#36649
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Simply Simple
| 3.1
| 2.16
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grilledcheese
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My first is simply a vegetable, delicious, round and green.
My third and fourth are sound asleep, as plainly can be seen.
My fifth is fifty, clear enough for any riddle-setter.
Two of my second stacked on their sides will give my final letter.
Now that my second has my parts, fit them together well.
You see me now before your eyes; it's plain for all to tell.
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No hint available.
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Puzzle.
My first is simply a vegetable, delicious, round and green. - Pea / P
My third and fourth are sound asleep, as plainly can be seen. - ZZ
My fifth is fifty, clear enough for any riddle-setter. - L (Roman Numeral)
Two of my second on their sides will give my final letter. - E (Take 2 U's and stack them sideways.)
Now that my second has my parts, fit them together well. - Now that YOU (u) have my parts...
You see me now before your eyes; it's plain for all to tell.
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Riddle
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05/17/07
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#35800
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Diet Time
| 3.1
| 1.93
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Alegna
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Springtime is upon us, and that means that swimsuit weather is coming up quickly! April and four of her friends have all decided to go on a diet to see if they can lose a few unwanted pounds before they have to start trying on swimsuits. Each of the five friends has decided to give up their favorite snack food and to start exercising in order to lose weight. Each person wants to lose a different amount of weight. From the clues given, you will have to figure out how many pounds each person wants to lose, the snack food they are giving up, and the type of exercise they are adding in.
Friends: Mable, Bob, Mike, April, and Sarah
Snacks: Chocolate, Potato Chips, Ice Cream, Candy, and Pizza
Number of Pounds to Lose: 13, 20, 24, 27, and 34
Exercise: Treadmill, Yoga, Karate, Walking, and Boxing
1. Sarah is trying to lose more pounds than the one who has given up candy, but fewer pounds then the one who has begun using the treadmill.
2. Mable is trying to lose exactly 14 pounds fewer than the person walking.
3. Bob (who is not the one taking Yoga) has stopped eating his afternoon bowl of ice cream. Bob is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the boxer.
4. Mike is trying to lose exactly 7 pounds fewer than the one who has given up Potato Chips.
5. The woman who has given up chocolate isn't the one trying to lose 27 pounds.
6. April knows that potato chips are a small sacrifice to make as she is trying to get into a bikini.
7. The woman boxer has decided to give up candy to reach her goal.
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No hint available.
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They all reached their goal!
Mable gave up candy and started boxing to lose 20 pounds.
Bob gave up ice cream and took karate to lose 13 pounds.
Mike gave up pizza and started using the treadmill to lose 27 pounds.
April gave up potato chips and started walking to lose 34 pounds.
Sarah gave up chocolate and started doing yoga to lose 24 pounds.
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Logic-Grid
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03/21/07
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#52466
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Travel Assistant
| 3.1
| 1.05
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ThinksForFun
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Sitting on the back of a truck
Waiting for someone with bad luck
In a classic board game, I help you win
Don't take the plunge; I'll help lower you in
Jacob saw me in a dream
A pathway like a light beam
What am I?
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No hint available.
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a ladder
lines 1-2: a ladder on the back of a fire truck
line 3: a ladder in the board game Chutes (or Snakes) and Ladders
line 4: a ladder installed in a swimming pool
lines 5-6: Jacob's ladder (Genesis 28:12)
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Riddle
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09/07/20
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#52799
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Compound Word Closers 15
| 3.1
| 1.88
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ThinksForFun
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For each of the following, find a word that may be appended to each of the three words in the group to form three new valid words.
For example, given: "friend, owner, dealer", you would need to find the word "ship", which, when appended to these words, results in the three new valid words: "friendship", "ownership", and "dealership" respectively.
1. back, key, heat
2. flag, soap, sand
3. land, water, hall
4. white, night, fools
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No hint available.
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1. stroke - backstroke, keystroke, heatstroke
2. stone - flagstone, soapstone, sandstone
3. mark - landmark, watermark, hallmark
4. cap - whitecap, nightcap, foolscap
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Language
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03/14/22
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#52344
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The Froopaloop Island Ferry
| 3.09
| 2.09
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wimpykidfan37
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Every two hours, a ferry leaves Froopaloop Island and heads due east to the mainland, taking exactly one hour. Then it leaves the mainland and heads due west back to the island, again taking exactly one hour. Then it repeats.
Instead of taking the ferry to Froopaloop Island, Heather prefers to do something very risky: she dons her gorgeous white bikini and swims to the island. (The inhabitants of the island don't know what she looks like with clothes on.)
One day, Heather left the mainland terminal at exactly the same time the ferry left the island terminal. Exactly 50 minutes later, the ferry passed her.
Assuming both Heather and the ferry travel at a constant speed, and ignoring the time the ferry spends at the mainland terminal, how much time passed between the ferry passing Heather in the opposite direction and passing her in the same direction?
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Fifty minutes after leaving the island terminal, the ferry will go in the opposite direction of Heather.
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Twenty-five minutes passed.
When the ferry first passes Heather, it still has 10 minutes to reach the mainland, which means it can travel the same distance in 10 minutes that Heather can in 50 minutes, and therefore is 5 times as fast.
If the distance between the two terminals is x, and the distance Heather has travelled when the ferry passes her the second time is y, then the distance the ferry would have travelled at that time is x+y. Therefore, x+y=5x, which means that y=4x. Since x takes 60 minutes for the ferry, y must take 15 minutes, and x+y must take 75 minutes.
Therefore, the time between Heather leaving the mainland and the ferry passing her for the second time is 75 minutes, and the time between the first and second times the ferry passed her is 75-50, or 25, minutes.
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Math
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01/19/20
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#24349
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Why, Skid Mark, Why?
| 3.09
| 1.86
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Question_Mark
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After recent events, Question Mark is annoyed with his brother, Skid Mark. Skid thought it would be funny to hide Question's wallet. He told Question that he would get it back if he finds it. So, first off, Skid laid five colored keys in a row. One of them is a key to a room where Skid is hiding Question's wallet. Using the clues, can you determine the order of the keys and which is the right key?
Red: This key is somewhere to the left of the key to the door.
Blue: This key is not at one of the ends.
Green: This key is three spaces away from the key to the door (2 between).
Yellow: This key is next to the key to the door.
Orange: This key is in the middle.
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No hint available.
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The order (from left to right) is Green, Red, Orange, Blue, Yellow.
The blue key is the key to the door.
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Logic
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07/08/05
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#19016
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Van Gogh's Relatives
| 3.09
| 2.63
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Gander
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David Van Gogh (pronounced "Go") had many relatives. Can you guess by the clues who they are?
Example: His dizzy Aunt?
Answer: Verti-Gogh
How many other relatives can you guess?
A fruit loving cousin?
The Grandfather from Yugoslavia?
The cousin from Illinois?
His Mexican cousin?
His Great Grandfather who drove a stage coach?
The ballroom dancing aunt?
The bird lover Uncle?
A sister who loved disco?
And his niece who travels the country in a van?
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No hint available.
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A fruit loving cousin: Man-Gogh
The grandfather from Yugoslavia: U-Gogh
The cousin from Illinois: Chica-Gogh
His Mexican cousin: Amee-Gogh
His Great Grandfather who drove a stage coach: Wellsfar-Gogh
The ballroom dancing aunt: Tan-Gogh
The bird lover uncle: Flamin-Gogh
A sister who loved disco: Go-Gogh
And his niece who travels the country in a van: Winnie Bay-Gogh
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Language
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10/02/04
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#5207
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The Diamond
| 3.09
| 2.36
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dustomatic
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A rich old lady died and left all her money to her grandchildren and her children. At the end of the will she stated that she had one last thing to give away: her precious diamond. She gave a clue to where it might be. She said "it's in a cylinder surrounded by a thousand squares." One grandchild said, "I know where it is," and found it. Where was it?
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No hint available.
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In a roll of toilet paper.
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Situation
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07/04/02
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#19728
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Evil Aardvark!
| 3.09
| 2.26
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lorial
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Aargon the evil aardvark has five ant captives locked up in cages. He decides to eat them in a certain order and they are all to be cooked in different ways with a different herb or spice. Can you determine this evil aardvark's intentions?
Ant-acid is not to be eaten first or last.
Cumin is to be used with the ant to be eaten in 4th place, but is not to be used with the ant to be grilled.
Ant-O'Knee is to be grilled or steamed but not with ginger.
Ant-ique is to be eaten 2 places ahead of the ant to be cooked with garlic.
The ant to be eaten raw is to be eaten after Ant-ique, but before Ant-acid.
Ant-enna is not to be eaten fried or raw and is not to be eaten in 4th place.
Mint is to be eaten directly before the coriander.
The ant to be eaten in 3rd position is to be baked, but not with coriander or ginger.
Positions: 1st to 5th.
Ants: Ant-O'Knee, Ant-acid, Ant-elope, Ant-enna & Ant-ique.
Cooking Method: Fried, Baked, Raw, Steamed & Grilled.
Spice/Herb: Garlic, Cumin, Coriander, Ginger & Mint.
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No hint available.
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Ant / Method / Position / Herb/Spice
Ant-O'Knee / Steamed / 4th /Cumin
Ant-acid / Baked / 3rd / Garlic
Ant-elope / Raw / 2nd / Coriander
Ant-enna / Grilled / 5th / Ginger
Ant-ique / Fried / 1st / Mint
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Logic-Grid
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12/06/04
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