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#3125 | Venus | 3.13 | 2.13 | im_para_noid | 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... | No hint available. | 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. | Science | 04/02/02 |
#17565 | After Dinner Car Troubles | 3.13 | 2.88 | Rowsdower | 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 ha... | 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. | 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 fu... | Situation | 05/06/04 |
#50881 | 2 and 2 = 5 | 3.13 | 3.32 | dalfamnest | 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 ... | These operations or symbols are used, in some order:
* exponent (index or power)
* a minus (-) sign
* brackets
* square root
* a decimal point | 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.] | Math | 08/11/16 |
#38193 | Synonym Safari 2 | 3.13 | 1.27 | MikeMan1216 | 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). | No hint available. | 1. Actions speak louder than words.
2. Better late than never.
3. Great minds think alike. | Language | 09/08/07 |
#33938 | Grungy's Prefixes | 3.13 | 1.36 | grungy49 | 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, t... | No hint available. | 1) = cat (catfight, catwalk, catfish, catnap)
2) = cut (cutback, cutthroat, cutlass, cutlet)
3) = nut (nutcase, nutcracker, nuthouse, nutshell)
4) = out (outside, outcome, outmatch, outsize) | Language | 11/12/06 |
#24356 | Everybody Loves a Nut! | 3.13 | 2.02 | zonahobo | 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. ... | Trouble getting into the meat of this? Almond is not on this list. | 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) | Language | 07/08/05 |
#27316 | Book Reports - Who Read What? | 3.13 | 1.64 | Winner4600 | 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 he... | P&P=Pride and Prejudice
GWTW=Gone With the Wind | 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. | Logic-Grid | 12/05/05 |
#45917 | Adage to Adage | 3.13 | 1.32 | Zag24 | 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: ma... | Where is says "add one" and "change one" it refers to adding or changing a letter. | 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... | Language | 12/07/09 |
#29549 | Completely and Utterly Lost... | 3.13 | 1.24 | Heatalinn | What phrase does this represent? | Think classic literature | Around the World in 80 Days
(a round "THEWORLD" in 80 "day"s) | Rebus | 04/05/06 |
#23739 | Day at the Pet Shop | 3.13 | 2.03 | Puppypaws129 | 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 Bre... | 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. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 06/16/05 |
#26266 | Popular Music | 3.13 | 2.14 | dutchymonster | 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 Firearm... | No hint available. | 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. | Language | 10/08/05 |
#26158 | Anagram Guru 3 | 3.13 | 2.86 | chidam11 | 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 th... | No hint available. | 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 | Language | 10/01/05 |
#21265 | Gullible's Travels | 3.13 | 2.46 | badbunnee | What's the rebus, here:
J, ____ , & Titanic | See the first two items (J & ___) in terms of what they look like and not what they are, necessarily, as keyboard characters. | Hook, line, and sinker. | Rebus | 02/28/05 |
#40320 | An "A" Pyramid . . . | 3.13 | 1.98 | snowmonster | 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
... | No hint available. | 1) A
2) At
3) Ant
4) Gnat
5) Agent
6) Magnet
7) Garment
8) Argument | Language | 02/03/08 |
#49384 | Aunt's Ol' Jalopy | 3.13 | 1.68 | firefox99 | 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 jo... | No hint available. | 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 mi... | Math | 03/23/12 |
#52625 | Compound Word Closers 8 | 3.13 | 1.82 | ThinksForFun | 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", ... | No hint available. | 1. craft - watercraft, aircraft, spacecraft
2. stage - backstage, offstage, multistage
3. wash - carwash, whitewash, handwash
4. bell - cowbell, dumbbell, doorbell | Language | 03/07/21 |
#16231 | Dark Misfortune | 3.13 | 1.24 | snaps | 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 thi... | No hint available. | 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, ... | Riddle | 01/18/04 |
#21287 | Good Doggie | 3.13 | 2.51 | jpfrank1 | 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 ... | 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. | 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. | Logic-Grid | 03/01/05 |
#25010 | The War of the Worlds - Part I | 3.12 | 2.05 | smarty_blondy | 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 de... | No hint available. | 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 ... | Logic-Grid | 08/01/05 |
#2933 | T M C | 3.12 | 1.46 | rayneeday | Can you decipher the following common phrase?
T M C
A U O
H S M
W T E | No hint available. | What goes up must come down. | Rebus | 03/26/02 |
#46643 | Letter Juggle 2 | 3.12 | 1.31 | MarcM1098 | 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 | 1. Consume
2. Water terms
3. Tree terms
4. Clear
5. Strong emotions | 1. Eat - Sup
2. Wet - Soak
3. Log - Branch
4. Overt - Plain
5. Outrage - Anger | Language | 04/01/10 |
#1416 | The King and the Poison | 3.12 | 2.81 | Yanivster | 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 k... | No hint available. | 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 ... | Logic | 11/15/01 |
#48691 | Add a Letter 49 | 3.12 | 1.52 | cnmne | 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... | No hint available. | 1) aunt & taunt
2) corner & coroner
3) peasant & pheasant
4) spry & spray | Language | 05/02/11 |
#11920 | Game Show | 3.12 | 1.73 | MrIxolite | "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 ... | I'm counting on your help. | One, Two, Three, Four, Five......One Hundred!
I just counted from 1 to 100 in ninety seconds (it is possible). | Language | 04/21/03 |
#14538 | Faults of Technology | 3.12 | 2.56 | AuroraSturgeon | 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 phr... | The phrase is six words long: three before the comma and three after. | Out of sight, out of mind. | Language | 08/26/03 |
#36476 | Crazy Cooking Catastrophes V | 3.12 | 1.55 | PineappleMama | 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.
Word... | This "native Texan" recipe could leave you shell shocked. | Armadillo | Language | 05/01/07 |
#24851 | Letter Multiplication | 3.12 | 2.38 | phrebh | 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 | No math is needed. | POISON
Replace every instance of the word "times" with an 'X'. | Language | 07/25/05 |
#27887 | 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 imp... | Look at the words carefully. | 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. | Trivia | 01/04/06 |
#46429 | 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. ... | The words start with these letters:
1. H
2. L
3. C
4. V
5. C
6. H
7. L
8. R | 1. Hello -> Hell
2. Logo -> Log
3. Cello -> Cell
4. Veto -> Vet
5. Cameo -> Came
6. Hero -> Her
7. Lasso -> Lass
8. Rodeo -> Rode | Language | 02/24/10 |
#19969 | 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 ou... | No hint available. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 12/20/04 |
#24627 | Rhyme Time | 3.12 | 1.34 | gilco | 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
ha... | No hint available. | sneaky insect= sly fly
humorous rabbit= funny bunny
happy boy= glad lad
muscular tune= strong song
close fright= near fear | Language | 07/17/05 |
#46789 | What's a Letter Between Friends? | 3.12 | 2.3 | dalfamnest | 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 | Each couple is a well-known pairing of words, with one letter swapped. | 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. | Language | 04/21/10 |
#26541 | Spell Check - Movie Stars | 3.12 | 1.19 | signmeup74 | 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 ... | 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 | 1. Courtney Cox
2. Ashton Kutcher
3. Kate Winslet
4. Simon Cowell
5. Meryl Streep
6. Demi Moore
7. Cameron Diaz
8. Renee Zellweger | Language | 10/25/05 |
#27053 | Apple Pickers #2 | 3.12 | 2.23 | ilovehimalways | 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... | There were four Empire apples used with the raisins. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 11/20/05 |
#24000 | The Galleria Romana Caper | 3.12 | 1.98 | irishthistle | 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 lip... | Sometimes clues are merely crimson fish. | 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 cl... | Mystery | 06/25/05 |
#15786 | Watchman | 3.12 | 1.82 | japeth | 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... | Sorry, no hints. :) | The one word was "AMEN", thus making the Boss believe he was praying rather than sleeping. | Other | 12/13/03 |
#26234 | 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 ... | John and Donald are male; Gretchen, Dawn and Stepanie are female. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 10/06/05 |
#24178 | 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 did... | Create a table based on the 6th clue. Work with it and the grid. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 07/01/05 |
#19118 | 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? | No hint available. | 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 o... | Riddle | 10/10/04 |
#24983 | 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? | No hint available. | CARPET.
6-5-2: tea
4-5-2-3: pear
1-2-6: cat
3-2-6: rat | Riddle | 07/31/05 |
#17937 | Gemstone | 3.12 | 2.52 | jimbo | 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 expens... | Lightning Ridge is in Australia and is famous for being the only place in the world where a certain gemstone is found. | 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. | Riddle | 06/17/04 |
#47657 | Happy Words | 3.12 | 1.25 | dalfamnest | 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! | What is it about some people that tells us they are happy people?
One of the shortest Happy Words is "SMILE" | 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 | 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___ | One letter has been filled in for you.
1. ca__, forwa__, rewa__
2. cri__, pi__, ski__
3. bo__, do__, go__ | 1. card, forward, reward
2. crier, pier, skier
3. bone, done, gone | Language | 07/12/10 |
#50388 | Mix or Match Body Parts | 3.12 | 1.59 | MarcM1098 | 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. Intima... | 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. | 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" | Language | 07/07/14 |
#41782 | One Letter of Separation 11 | 3.12 | 1.87 | cnmne | 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 ... | No hint available. | 1) stride, strife, strike
2) salve, valve, halve
3) fine, fife, file
4) paltry, pastry, pantry | Language | 05/02/08 |
#6984 | Assemble | 3.12 | 1.26 | Galadriel | 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? | No hint available. | 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) | Riddle | 08/29/02 |
#24701 | Hidden Body Parts | 3.12 | 1.34 | sarahbeth1011 | 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. C... | No hint available. | 1. head
2. toe
3. arm
4. hand
5. nose
6. knee
7. mouth
8. finger | Language | 07/20/05 |
#31592 | Birbal the Wise - X | 3.11 | 2.29 | brainster | 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... | No hint available. | 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 b... | Trick | 07/07/06 |
#39889 | 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, J... | Average age for graduating high school is 18.
Cardiac refers to the heart. | 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 ... | Logic-Grid | 01/02/08 |
#3483 | 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 acr... | No hint available. | The boy shot the arrow, THEN painted the circle around it. | Trick | 04/14/02 |
#31605 | Birbal the Wise - XIII | 3.11 | 1.79 | Swordoffury1392 | 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... | No hint available. | 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 speech... | Situation | 07/07/06 |
#28190 | Runaways | 3.11 | 1.78 | harmonize9 | 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 ... | No hint available. | 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 | 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 mista... | Each is a male name | 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 | 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 | Think of a hairy, true, man. | 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 | 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? | 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 | 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 w... | Write down the possibilities. Remember that there are only three cups, so if the rightmost cup wasn't touched... | 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... | Probability | 08/01/11 |
#15911 | Snow | 3.11 | 1.7 | andrewcs | What phrase is shown in the figure below?
S-n-o-w | No hint available. | Dashing through the snow. | 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.
... | 2. N
4. T
6. U
8. C
10. R | 1. U
2. Nu
3. Nut
4. Tuna
5. Aunts
6. Unseat
7. Nutcase
8. Centaurs
9. Stauncher
10. Raunchiest | 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? | No hint available. | 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, pi... | No hint available. | 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) | 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. | No hint available. | The ''7'' on the telephone keypad
(new ones have the letter Q with the PRS) | 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. ... | 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) | 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 eac... | No hint available. | 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" | 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? | The first word has 3 letters. | The first word is 'are' then you add an "A" to the end and it becomes 'area'. | 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... | Meva is in a corner. | 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; ????
... | 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 ... | No hint available. | 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 her... | 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 ... | Jacob is the only male. Don't assume that one food grid is all ruined items. Potatoes are root vegetables and pumpkins are squash. | 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
... | 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 | No hint available. | 1.) Blades of Glory
2.) Superman Returns
3.) Lord of the Rings
4.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5.) Fantastic Four
6.) Jaws | Trivia | 05/18/07 |
#9885 | Potato's Key Tool | 3.11 | 2.45 | Bobbrt | 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? | No hint available. | 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. | Riddle | 01/17/03 |
#38905 | Hatching Dragons | 3.11 | 2.32 | dreamlvr1432 | 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 ... | No hint available. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 10/24/07 |
#41176 | Lord of the Rings? | 3.1 | 2.05 | mosca | 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,
... | Where are those rings? | 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.... | Riddle | 03/23/08 |
#46611 | Letter Juggle | 3.1 | 1.53 | MarcM1098 | 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 | 1. Legal terms
2. Storm words
3. Farm buildings
4. Not changing
5. Innocent | 1. Law - Act
2. Rage - Blow
3. Shed - Barn
4. Stable - Even
5. Spotless - Pure | Language | 03/26/10 |
#8998 | Wheelbarrow Battle | 3.1 | 1.65 | speedyg1000 | 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... | No hint available. | He looked the man right in the eye and said "get in." | Other | 12/08/02 |
#26603 | A Trip to the Zoo | 3.1 | 2.09 | Rob2003 | 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 dete... | No hint available. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 10/29/05 |
#48748 | KC's Caper | 3.1 | 2.1 | dalfamnest | 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! | No hint available. | 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! | Group | 05/25/11 |
#38145 | Triple Treat 3 | 3.1 | 1.99 | MarcM1098 | 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, ... | No hint available. | 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 | Language | 09/06/07 |
#50771 | Delete a Letter 32 | 3.1 | 2.05 | cnmne | 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 lett... | No hint available. | 1) runt & rut
2) frank & rank
3) cosmic & comic
4) leather & lather | Language | 02/23/16 |
#48221 | Eye Rhymes 5 | 3.1 | 1.05 | MarcM1098 | 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___... | One letter has been filled in for you.
1. gr__ pr__
2. riv__ div__
3. pow__ row__
4. all__ bel__ | 1. grow prow
2. river diver
3. power rower
4. allow below | Language | 11/19/10 |
#36990 | Name That: Candy | 3.1 | 1.65 | drussel3 | 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) | No hint available. | 1. Snickers (or Chuckles)
2. Baby Ruth
3. Milk Duds
4. Peeps
5. Pop Rocks | Language | 06/19/07 |
#41299 | Ten X Ten | 3.1 | 1.5 | Scubee | 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. | No hint available. | 1. Tendency
2. Tender
3. Tendon
4. Tennis
5. Tensile
6. Tenor
7. Tense
8. Tenuous
9. Tenement or Tent
10. Tenet | Language | 03/31/08 |
#25901 | Four Letter Fun! | 3.1 | 2.14 | sftball_rocks13 | 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, ... | No hint available. | 1. Hang
2. Home
3. Make
4. Long
5. Half
6. Head
7. High
8. Foot
9. Fire | Language | 09/13/05 |
#26221 | Planets 2 | 3.1 | 0.98 | upper90xox | 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. ... | No hint available. | 1. Earth
2. Venus
3. Saturn
4. Uranus
5. Mars | Language | 10/05/05 |
#327 | What is Unusual About this Paragraph? | 3.1 | 2.19 | Phyllis | 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 withou... | No hint available. | The letter `e` , which is the most used letter in the alphabet, is missing from this paragraph. | Language | 03/05/01 |
#52606 | Different Equals | 3.1 | 1.28 | Rove_Tarts | 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? | No hint available. | Yes; 1/3 + 2/3 + 1/4 + 1/2 = 1 + 3/4
(Alternately 1/3 + 2/3 + 3/4 = 1 + 1/4 + 1/2) | Math | 02/16/21 |
#46177 | Curtail G | 3.1 | 1.45 | 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. Royal ruler -> Relatives; family
2. Musical composition with words -> Offspring
3. Musically produ... | The words start with these letters:
1. K
2. S
3. S
4. A
5. W
6. F
7. B
8. B | 1. King -> Kin
2. Song -> Son
3. Sing -> Sin
4. Aspiring -> Aspirin
5. Wing -> Win
6. Fang -> Fan
7. Basing -> Basin
8. Bobbing -> Bobbin | Language | 01/12/10 |
#34842 | For the Smell of Soup | 3.1 | 2.26 | OldChinaHand | 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 hi... | Would the value be less for bad cooking? | 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, ... | Situation | 01/12/07 |
#32443 | The Scrapbookers | 3.1 | 2.27 | jenb2144 | 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 ... | No hint available. | 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 sc... | Logic-Grid | 08/14/06 |
#18444 | Do Opposites Attract? | 3.1 | 1.37 | horse_luver | 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
... | No hint available. | 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 | Language | 08/03/04 |
#52014 | Who Robbed the Bank? | 3.1 | 1.46 | wimpykidfan37 | 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... | No hint available. | 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 ... | Logic | 11/19/18 |
#31152 | Take a Break | 3.1 | 1.2 | GebbieRose | 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 whic... | This doesn't need a hint, but in case you peeked: I'll have a grande latte! | 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. | Riddle | 06/16/06 |
#3903 | Jungle Case Study | 3.1 | 1.62 | arij | 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 r... | All the questions are linked with each other. | 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 riv... | Other | 05/06/02 |
#36649 | Simply Simple | 3.1 | 2.16 | grilledcheese | 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... | No hint available. | 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 si... | Riddle | 05/17/07 |
#35800 | Diet Time | 3.1 | 1.93 | Alegna | 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... | No hint available. | 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 starte... | Logic-Grid | 03/21/07 |
#52466 | Travel Assistant | 3.1 | 1.05 | ThinksForFun | 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? | No hint available. | 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) | Riddle | 09/07/20 |
#52799 | Compound Word Closers 15 | 3.1 | 1.88 | ThinksForFun | 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", ... | No hint available. | 1. stroke - backstroke, keystroke, heatstroke
2. stone - flagstone, soapstone, sandstone
3. mark - landmark, watermark, hallmark
4. cap - whitecap, nightcap, foolscap | Language | 03/14/22 |
#52344 | The Froopaloop Island Ferry | 3.09 | 2.09 | wimpykidfan37 | 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... | Fifty minutes after leaving the island terminal, the ferry will go in the opposite direction of Heather. | 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 tra... | Math | 01/19/20 |
#24349 | Why, Skid Mark, Why? | 3.09 | 1.86 | Question_Mark | 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. Usin... | No hint available. | The order (from left to right) is Green, Red, Orange, Blue, Yellow.
The blue key is the key to the door. | Logic | 07/08/05 |
#19016 | Van Gogh's Relatives | 3.09 | 2.63 | Gander | 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 w... | No hint available. | 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
A... | Language | 10/02/04 |
#5207 | The Diamond | 3.09 | 2.36 | dustomatic | 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 wher... | No hint available. | In a roll of toilet paper. | Situation | 07/04/02 |
#19728 | Evil Aardvark! | 3.09 | 2.26 | lorial | 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 ... | No hint available. | 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 | Logic-Grid | 12/06/04 |
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