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#5027 | Issues | 3.04 | 1.49 | SmartestManAlive | Can you decipher this:
issues
issues
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issues | It's something you wear. | Tennis shoes. | Rebus | 06/28/02 |
#32046 | Reporting...Historical Leaders | 3.04 | 2.05 | Winner4600 | Ten students in Ms. Borowski's 6th grade class have been given a HUGE project!!! They have to research famous historical leaders (assigned--they can't even choose), and present them in front of the class using creative methods. However, they can at least work in pairs! Can you figure out which pairs presented whom, what presentation method they used, and what grade they received?
Tony and Lizzy received the same grade - one did a documentary and the other created a PowerPoint Presentation.
Tony lent Roxanne a book on Simon Bolivar for her project, not knowing that Jenna had already borrowed the same book from the library.
Sarah couldn't get Karl to do anything more than a timeline, which received the lowest grade.
Churchill ended up on a poster.
Zoe did not receive a B.
Danielle had already done numerous reports on Hitler, so she was thankful when she was assigned Churchill.
Although he wasn't supposed to, Joey helped Adam with his documentary of Hitler, since Joey was doing a report on the American leader during that time period. | No hint available. | Zoe - Danielle - Churchill - Poster - C
Adam - Lizzy - Hitler - Documentary - A
Karl - Sarah - Zedong - Timeline - D
Tony - Joey - Roosevelt - PowerPoint - A
Jenna - Roxanne - Bolivar - Book - B | Logic-Grid | 07/26/06 |
#31009 | Death by Suicide | 3.04 | 1.8 | alec5216 | There was a death on Treebark Ln. The victim was identified as Mark Oswalt, who recently was married. The police went to the crime scene and they reported the death as a suicide.
Later that day, after the police left, a private detective, hired by the victim's friend who thought it was a murder, searched the crime scene and found a note the police missed.
It read,
"4,3: 8,1:_: 9,1: 2,1: 7,4:_: 6,1:9,3:_: 9,1: 4,3: 3,3: 3,2: !"
The detective took out his cell phone and started dialing the police to tell them about his findings. Once the detective opened the phone to dial, he immediately screamed out, "I SOLVED IT!"
Who was the murderer and how did the detective find out? | Mark Oswalt used his cell phone for business calls many times a day. | The note said, "It was my wife!"
The detective looked at the keypad on his phone and saw the letters next to the numbers.
2,1 would be A
2,2 would be B
9,4 would be Z | Cryptography | 06/11/06 |
#33493 | 911 Call | 3.04 | 2.47 | bigSWAFF_69_ | An old fellow is driving home. It's late at night. He's travelling along the highway, and he's some considerable distance from home. Suddenly, he feels himself having a heart attack. He says, "Oh my God. It's the big one." Thinking quickly, he takes the first available exit.
As luck would have it, he winds up in a residential neighborhood. It's very late at night. He pulls over to the side of the road behind some parked cars. He's fading fast, but he has the presence of mind to pull out his cell phone and call 911.
He says to the dispatcher, "I need help. I'm having a heart attack." She says, "Where are you?"
And the rest of the conversation goes something like this:
He: "I don't know where I am."
She: "What exit did you take?"
He: "I don't remember."
She: "Were you going north or south or east?"
He: "I don't remember."
She: "Can you tell me what street you're on?"
He: "I'm in the middle of the block. I'm parked behind some cars. I didn't see any street signs."
She: "Start blowing the horn. Someone will come out of the house."
No one comes out.
She then asks him to do one more thing. Minutes later, an ambulance is on its way there and saves his life.
What did she ask him to do? | No hint available. | She asked the man to give her the license plate number of the vehicle in front of him, thinking that whoever owned the vehicle lived in that neighborhood. Since it was a residential neighborhood, and late at night, this is very likely. | Situation | 10/14/06 |
#30741 | Self Anagram | 3.04 | 2.11 | MarcM1098 | An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, rearrange "none" to get "neon".
It is not considered an anagram if you exchange a letter with the same letter. For example, switching the n's with each other in "noun" does not give an anagram.
Even though a word is not considered an anagram of itself, your task is to find a word that is an anagram of itself. If you can do the seemingly impossible once, you might as well find a second word that is an anagram of itself. | Focus on the question itself. | Both "stifle" and "filets" are anagrams of "itself". | Trick | 05/28/06 |
#30391 | Connect the Dots II | 3.04 | 2.21 | Jake | Using only 3 straight lines, and without lifting your pencil, can you connect all the dots? | The dots have thickness | Trick | 05/03/06 | |
#11517 | Duffus the Speed Demon | 3.04 | 2.23 | OD-1 | After getting off work from the toy factory that night, Duffus was going out to dinner with the girl next door. Wanting to impress her with his newly painted car, which he painted himself using some old paint the factory was going to throw out, he decided to go through the car wash before meeting her. Duffus gazed into the steaming hot car wash thinking how great his car would look after. Then he noticed the time. "I'm gonna be late," thought Duffus. Once through, Duffus sped out of the car wash as the attendant looked on in amazement at his car. Duffus, normally a responsible driver, but now in panic mode, became a speed demon on the only road out of town. He raced past the doughnut shop where two officers were parked, and they happened to get a really good look at Duffus's car as he sped by. As it started to rain, Duffus thought how the cold wet weather could ruin his dinner plans. Realizing the roads were getting slick and he was way in excess of the speed limit, he slowed down. Then, Duffus noticed the flashing lights and sirens. He was the only car on the road for miles, so he knew they wanted him and pulled over, but they just slowed down enough to get a good look at the car and sped off in search of their speeder. "Strange," thought Duffus, and kept going. Though the police had clearly seen Duffus's car as he passed the doughnut shop, they thought Duffus was not the one they saw.
Why? | Think about where Duffus worked, what he had done to his car, and the car wash attendant's reaction. | Duffus had painted his car with color changing paint used on toys. When his car was cold, it was blue. Once through the hot car wash, it turned red, and then the cold rain turned it blue again. The police saw the car as red at the doughnut shop and blue as they passed later. | Situation | 04/01/03 |
#51985 | Shortcut? | 3.04 | 0.38 | Jake | Can you determine which common word or phrase this picture represents? | No hint available. | Cutting Corners | Rebus | 07/30/18 |
#52520 | Coming Attraction | 3.04 | 1.39 | ThinksForFun | A cross-border agent who's job is to make you thrilled
A solution for a fractured vase after it's been spilled
A union through which emotional voids are filled
A micro attraction enabling substances to build
What am I? | No hint available. | bond/Bond
line 1: James Bond - a fictional character in books/movies who entertains or thrills
line 2: adhesive bond - If a vase falls and breaks, it may be able to be fixed with glue.
line 3: bond of love/affection - a strong, positive relationship between two people
line 4: chemical bond - the attraction between atoms in a molecule enabling the formation of new substances | Riddle | 11/20/20 |
#5737 | Cork in a Glass | 3.04 | 2.28 | Bobbrt | If a cork is put into a glass of water, the cork will almost always drift to the side of the glass. There is one simple way, however, to get the cork to float in the center of the glass (the horizontal center, not the vertical). What is it? Water, the glass, and the cork are all that is required. | No hint available. | The reason that a cork drifts to the side of a glass is that it floats to the highest point. Since water "clings" to the glass, the highest point is around the edge of the water. To get the cork to float in the middle of the glass, all you have to do is fill the glass as much as possible. The water will form a convex shape above the glass, with the highest point at its center. This is where the cork will settle. | Science | 07/20/02 |
#16333 | Look Me Over | 3.04 | 1.14 | snaps | If to you I'm given you should thankfully receive,
Then look me over carefully, just don't look at my teeth.
Show me to a cool stream and I'll follow willingly,
Though I might not do what you want, although parched I may be,
But if you're really hungry and are looking for a bite,
I don't think you could eat me even though you say you might.
Decipher all these clues and then together they should tie
To help you solve the question which, of course, is "what am I?" | No hint available. | If you answered "horse" then you're quite clever, very shrewd,
For to look a gift horse in the mouth is very, very rude!
Though I may (or not) be thirsty it's a well-known thing, I think,
That you can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink,
And though you might be famished, I don't think you mean a word
In saying, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse," it's quite absurd! | Riddle | 01/27/04 |
#49459 | Come On In | 3.04 | 0.84 | aceofspades29 | Let's get ready for challenge.
I think you know where I am.
Because, as you know, I hold lots of knowledge.
Really, I can lend a helping hand.
Although since people most often come for
Riveting good stories and tales,
You, my friend, can find knowledge in me.
Whether it be history, science, or Braille.
I cannot be held in your hand, you see.
I'm quite a bit larger than that.
So come right in, and let's begin.
Put on your thinking cap! | No hint available. | A library. (Also, the first letter of the first few lines spell out "library") | Riddle | 05/08/12 |
#26483 | Word Pyramid: Modern Wonders II | 3.03 | 1.26 | FriarFox | In these Word Pyramids, the first letter is given to you (which is the first answer). Use the clues to build the pyramid to find the answer. In each consecutive answer, a letter is added to the previous answer. However, the answer letters might not be in the same order. Good Luck!!
Starting letter: I
Clues:
1. 3.1415926535...
2. to cut, tear apart
3. a support for two adjacent bridge spans
4. first in excellence, quality, or value
5. ------ State Building | Located in "The Big Apple". | I
PI
RIP
PIER
PRIME
EMPIRE
The Empire State Building is once again New York City's tallest skyscraper (it was for nearly 40 years prior to the World Trade Center). The building is a symbol of this city and was constructed in only two years - 1930 to 1931. It stands 1,453 feet tall and weighs approximately 365,000 tons. | Language | 10/21/05 |
#27233 | Sylalist | 3.03 | 1.73 | cdrock | Use the syllables in the sylalist to complete the clues below. Each clue gives how many syllables the answer of it has. Can you complete every question?
Sylalist: com con dent e el el er fort junc man ment na nov o or or phant pi ro rus sat sau scor the tion urn
Clues:
1. Sign of the zodiac (3)
2. A Planet (2)
3. A Mammal (3)
4. Decoration (3)
5. Mansion (2)
6. Long Fiction (2)
7. Rat, Squirrel, etc. (2)
8. Quilted Bedcover (3)
9. Book of Synonyms (3)
10. and, but, for, so, etc. (3) | No hint available. | 1. Scorpio (scor pi o)
2. Saturn (sat urn)
3. Elephant (el e phant)
4. Ornament (or na ment)
5. Manor (man or)
6. Novel (nov el)
7. Rodent (ro dent)
8. Comforter (com fort er)
9. Thesaurus (the sau rus)
10. Conjunction (con junc tion) | Language | 11/30/05 |
#29958 | Citrella's Citrus City! | 3.03 | 2.08 | brainster | Citrella is the Queen of Citrus City. You and your friends have won a free holiday to Citrus City in a Grand Raffle Draw! Congratulations!
All is fun until you reach Citrus City and are granted an audience with Queen Citrella to thank her for this wonderful gift. Her court is fragrant with smells of all the possible citrus fruits you can imagine! It's a heady fragrance, and you all are thrilled to be there!
Queen Citrella gazes down upon you all and starts laughing ominously! She says, "Oh, another batch of labourers for my Citrus City!". You are all shell-shocked! She goes on to explain that the "free" holiday is actually Queen Citrella's way of getting free labour to pick all the citrus fruits in her kingdom.
"But I am not sour-hearted", she says. "If you can decipher the Da Citrus code, you will not only enjoy your holiday here, but even get knighthood!"
Each of you is then given a chit. There are eight chits with eight different sentences on them. Can you find them out before you are given baskets and aprons to pick fruit? Hurry! Time waits for none and Citrella is not a patient Queen to wait!
Here are the sentences on each chit. Do you have it in you to decipher the code?
1. Other reasons are not given ever.
2. Let's eat maize or nuts.
3. Gray rats are petrifying, even frightening, run under if threatened!
4. Look, I made eggs.
5. There among nine goats, eating rolls in new egg-flavour!
6. Cannot let every minister, every non-minister to interfere, never ever!
7. Mend away not darn away, rags into nightgowns!
8. Please open my envelope, lost one! | No hint available. | After carefully looking through your chits, you all look at each other and smile, and thank your stars that you come from Crypto City, and you are none other than the eight advisors to the court of King Cryptoknite! You rapidly rattle off the code one by one, and Queen Citrella is forced to keep her end of the bargain, which turned out quite sour for her in the end!
The answer? Take the first letter of each word of the sentences. They form the name of a citrus fruit! These are none other than the citrus fruits that Citrus City is famous for -
1. Other Reasons Are Not Given Ever. - ORANGE
2. Lets Eat Maize Or Nuts. - LEMON
3. Gray Rats Are Petrifying, Even Frightening, Run Under If Threatened! - GRAPEFRUIT
4. Look, I Made Eggs. - LIME
5. There Among Nine Goats, Eating Rolls In New Egg-flavour! - TANGERINE
6. Cannot Let Every Minister, Every Non-minister To Interfere, Never Ever! = CLEMENTINE
7. Mend Away Not Darn Away, Rags Into Nightgowns! - MANDARIN
8. Please Open My Envelope, Lost One! - POMELO
As for the eight of you, you enjoy a great holiday and return back to Crypto City where you are further honoured as Knights of the Crypto Order! | Other | 04/23/06 |
#30802 | Dear Watson #2 | 3.03 | 2.54 | Jimbo | If you like solving puzzles, periodically,
Then this may suit your particular body chemistry.
One is partly controversial but makes hard teeth with just a trace,
Two is notoriously poisonous and sometimes seen with old lace.
Three made the Hindenburg rise and fall disastrously from the sky,
Four is most essential, without Thyroxin you would surely die.
Five is up in the air and to life it is very dear.
Six is like your favourite pub, a lot to do with atmosphere.
Put us all together and we wield economic power,
A magazine? ; a dress ? ; a trend? ; I change by the hour.
What am I? | The full quote in the title is from Sherlock Holmes: "Elementary my dear Watson." | One : Fluorine in Fluoride prevents tooth decay.(F)
Two: Arsenic is poisonous (1944 Cary Grant movie "Arsenic and Old Lace" (As)
Three: Airship Hindenburg was filled with Hydrogen (H).
Four: Iodine is required by the thyroid gland for production of thyroxin. (I)
Five: oxygen required by most living organisms (O).
Six: Nitrogen makes up 80% of our atmosphere. (N)
F As H I O N
Fashion dictates spending patterns.
A Fashion Magazine.
A Fashion(able) dress.
Fashion is a trend.
I am "FASHION". | Riddle | 05/31/06 |
#20639 | Seven Jack O'Lanterns | 3.03 | 2.45 | fishmed | It appears that you have angered the spirit of Halloween by failing to revere the Great Pumpkin, and now a curse has befallen you. On the walkway to your house is a Ward of Seven Jack O'Lanterns arranged in a circle. If midnight comes and any of the seven are still lit, a dark reaper and seven dark horses with seven dark riders shall visit thy abode. They shall surround thy domicile and, while circling it, they will proceed to pelt thy dwelling with eggs and cream of shaving. And come morn there will be a great mess to be reckoned with. Verily. So you better get those lanterns out.
You quickly discover something odd about these lanterns. When you blow out the first one, the lanterns on either side extinguish as well! But there is more. If you blow out a lantern adjacent to one that is extinguished, the extinguished one(s) will relight. It seems that blowing on any lantern will change the state of three - the one you blew on and its two neighbors. Finally, you can blow on an extinguished lantern and it will relight, and its neighbors will light/extinguish as applicable. After trying once and finding all seven lit again, you decide, being the excellent puzzler, you sit down and examine this closer. But hurry, I hear the beating of many hooves... | No hint available. | If you examine the setup carefully, you'll note a number of facts which make the puzzle easier to solve by deduction. First, blowing on a lantern is a commutative property; blowing on lanterns 1, 5, then 3 is the same as blowing on 3, then 1, and then 5. No matter what order the lanterns are blown on, if the same lanterns are blown on the same number of times, the result won't change. For that reason, blowing on a lantern twice is as good as not blowing on it at all. And three times is as good as one time. So, it seems that it should be able to be done in seven steps or less.
What else can we tell about the solution? Since each operation changes the state of three lanterns, and there are 7 lanterns, and each lantern must change its state an odd number of times, it's a safe bet that there will need to be an odd number of steps. We can easily see it can't be done in 1 or 3 steps, so it must be 5 or 7. Trying 5 steps comes up with 3 different patterns that are not symmetrical and fail to leave all lanterns extinguished. So that leaves 7 steps and to your surprise, based on the commutative property, the easiest solution is to blow on each one in order! So doing this, the Great Pumpkin has decided to give you a treat for figuring this out and you find all seven lanterns full of candy the next morning! Congratulations! | Logic | 01/26/05 |
#28643 | More Than One | 3.03 | 1.33 | blue4ever16 | There are four letters that are anagrams to form six words.
You can cook food in ____.
You need ____ to cover fast food cups.
Red means ____ in certain situations.
A ____ can be found on dirty clothes and animals.
Police officers will ____ a warrant for someone's arrest.
*Bonus*
A student sometimes ____ to not go to college. | You don't need hints for this. | 1)Pots
2)Tops
3)Stop
4)Spot
5)Post
*Bonus* Opts | Language | 02/15/06 |
#27544 | Rhyme Time II | 3.03 | 1.87 | peppamintp | Answer the clues with a pair of rhyming words.
(plump feline = fat cat)
1. Moby Dick fan letter
2. Stream cove
3. Medieval soldier competition
4. Extra couple
5. Metal drain plug | No hint available. | 1. Whale mail
2. Brook nook
3. Knight fight
4. Spare pair
5. Copper stopper | Language | 12/17/05 |
#42039 | Bored . . .Try This Teaser! | 3.03 | 1.67 | snowmonster | See if you can figure out these words using the clues listed below. Each word ends with "BOARD". Please note that numbers 4 and 5 are two separate words. Have fun!
1) Used with telephones
2) A place to advertise
3) Right-side of ship
4) Found around water
5) Old-time cars had two
6) Computers need them
7) College professor's headgear
8) Used in the Old West | No hint available. | 1) Switchboard
2) Billboard
3) Starboard
4) Diving Board
5) Running Board
6) Keyboard
7) Mortarboard
8) Buckboard | Language | 05/25/08 |
#26312 | He Gave Me Smelly Money | 3.03 | 1.09 | sweetime | I am a word of meanings three.
Three ways of spelling me there be.
The first is an odour, a smell if you will.
The second some money, but not in a bill.
The third is past tense, a method of passing things on or around.
Can you tell me now, what these words are, that have the same sound? | No hint available. | Scent, cent and sent. | Riddle | 10/11/05 |
#23685 | Who Am I | 3.03 | 2.7 | gummbypal | oLr
elteltelteltelt
elteltelteltelt
elteltelteltelt | No hint available. | Eleanor Roosevelt
'L' in 'or'
rows of 'elt' | Rebus | 06/14/05 |
#1703 | A Batter | 3.03 | 2.13 | gokaran | I am used to bat with, yet I never get a hit.
I am near a ball, yet I am never thrown.
What am I? | No hint available. | Your Eyelashes! | Riddle | 12/13/01 |
#38783 | Dinner Engagement | 3.03 | 2.06 | dreamlvr1432 | Three women (Dana, Barbara, & Ellen) and two men (Ben & Max) went to dinner at their favorite restaurant to celebrate the engagement of two of their friends. Each ordered a different entree (shrimp & pasta, chicken cordon bleu, vegetable medley, fillet mignon, & NY strip steak), and a different dessert (fudge cake, vanilla ice cream, apple crisp, chocolate cream pie, & strawberry parfait). Can you determine each person's full name and what entree and dessert they ordered?
1) Nobody's first name starts with the same letter as their last name.
2) Klein and Bronson are dating.
3) Ms. Mathers is a vegetarian.
4) The 5 friends are the man who ordered fudge cake, the one who ordered chicken cordon bleu, Ellen, the woman who ordered fillet mignon, and Mr. Klein (who ordered ice cream).
5) Mr. Klein and Dana shared their desserts.
6) Delaney and Ruiz are engaged. Neither of them ordered beef.
7) Ben does not care for chocolate and is allergic to strawberries.
8) Delaney did not order chocolate cream pie or apple crisp for dessert.
9) Ben and Ruiz have been friends since high school, and were laughing over dinner about how they have always liked the same girls, until Barbara came along. | For the purposes of this puzzle...assume that there are no same sex couples. | Max Ruiz ordered shrimp & pasta and fudge cake.
Barbara Delaney ordered chicken cordon bleu and strawberry parfait.
Ellen Mathers ordered the vegetable medley and chocolate cream pie.
Ben Klein ordered NY strip steak and vanilla ice cream.
Dana Bronson ordered fillet mignon and apple crisp. | Logic-Grid | 10/15/07 |
#31277 | Time on the Clock | 3.03 | 0.7 | amygurl101 | At noon, you look at the clock in your bedroom. The big hand is on the five and the little hand is in between the 3 and the 4. What time is it? | Just think... | Noon.
(However, if you answered that it's time to get a new clock, you're right, too.) | Trick | 06/23/06 |
#42290 | How Many Mice? | 3.03 | 0.93 | RiddleMeThis91 | Mice are famous for their ability to multiply at breakneck speeds. The type of mouse we have here gives birth once a month, birthing 12 babies each time. Baby mice mature and can give birth two months after they are born.
You picked up one of these cute baby mice at the pet shop and brought it home the day after it was born. In 10 months from now, how many mice will you have? | No hint available. | One.
The mouse cannot birth any babies by itself. | Trick | 06/19/08 |
#27573 | Odd Word Out | 3.03 | 2.11 | Dave | Which of the following words does not belong in the list, and why?
Reappear
Caucasus
Inefficiencies
Signings
Arraigning
Horseshoer
Intestines
Appeases | Other words that would fit in the list are:
Hotshots
Couscous
Beriberi | The odd word out is INEFFICIENCIES
In all the other words, each of the letters in the word appears twice. | Group | 12/18/05 |
#47325 | Getting a Job After I Get Married | 3.03 | 1.93 | hellokitty | Five people are getting a job after they get married.
First Names- Adam, Jacob, Sydney, Sarah, Ashley
Last Names- Adams, Thompson, Jackson, Newman, Hudson
Married to- Ella, Emma, Brad, Levi, and Tyler
Jobs- Doctor, Veterinarian, Teacher, Lawyer, Hair Stylist
City Working in- Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Columbus, Phoenix
1. Adam (whose last name is not Hudson) doesn't work in Los Angeles.
2. The five people are Jacob, Mr. Thompson, the one married to Tyler, the veterinarian, and the one who works in Columbus.
3. The person who is the doctor doesn't work in Phoenix.
4. The person whose last name is Newman (who isn't Sydney) is the teacher.
5. Sydney, whose last name is Adams, doesn't work in New York.
6. The five jobs belong to the hair stylist, Sydney, the one married to Levi, the person whose last name is Newman, and the one who works in Chicago.
7. The doctor isn't married to Ella. The veterinarian isn't married to Brad.
8. Emma (who isn't married to Jacob) is married to the doctor.
9. Mrs. Jackson doesn't work in Phoenix.
10. Sarah (whose last name is not Hudson) is the hair stylist.
11. The veterinarian works in New York. The lawyer works in Columbus.
12. Jacob's last name is Newman.
13. Brad is married to the lawyer. | No man married a man.
No woman married a woman. | Adam Thompson married Emma and is the doctor in Chicago.
Jacob Newman married Ella and is the teacher in Phoenix.
Sydney Adams married Brad and is the lawyer in Columbus.
Sarah Jackson married Tyler and is the hair stylist in Los Angeles.
Ashley Hudson married Levi and is the veterinarian in New York. | Logic-Grid | 06/24/10 |
#47255 | Cobbler Cook-Off | 3.03 | 1.6 | whsprec | A neighborhood block party had a Dutch oven cobbler cook-off. All cobblers were made with a cake batter and a fruit. Five people entered the cook-off, each one using a different cake and fruit. From the clues below determine the name of the person, the type of cake and fruit used, and what place they took.
The boys are George, Russell, and Cory and the girls are Chelsea and Mary
1) The 2nd place cobbler had raspberry as the fruit, while the 1st place cobbler had marble.
2) The cobbler that used white cake did not use apple.
3) The cobbler that mixed yellow cake and cherry placed higher than 4th, while a female baked the 4th place cobbler.
4) Cory's cobbler was made with mixed fruit while Russell placed 3rd.
5) Devil chocolate was used with George's cobbler which did not place last. Chelsea's cobbler placed either 2nd, 3rd,or 5th but did not use pineapple as the fruit. | No hint available. | George's cobbler was made with devil chocolate and raspberry and placed 2nd.
Russell's cobbler was made with yellow and cherry and placed 3rd.
Cory's cobbler was made with marble and mixed fruit and placed 1st.
Mary's cobbler was made with white and pineapple and placed 4th.
Chelsea's cobbler was made with caramel and apple and placed 5th. | Logic-Grid | 06/16/10 |
#440 | It Starts and Ends With `E` | 3.03 | 1.59 | BJLeeLuu | What word starts with `e` ends with `e` and only has one letter in it? | No hint available. | An envelope! | Riddle | 05/03/01 |
#28627 | Bit of Brush Anagram | 3.03 | 1.3 | fishmed | Each sentence below contains a word that can be anagrammed to answer or describe the sentence.
Example: Craft that might tip in the ocean. Answer: Canoe (Anagram of ocean)
1. Bit of brush
2. Opposite of unite
3. Writings of a steno
4. They affix without paste
5. Having less reason for fears
6. Animal that may need a shoer
Excerpted from an old Reader's Digest | No hint available. | 1. Shrub
2. Untie
3. Notes
4. Tapes
5. Safer
6. Horse | Language | 02/15/06 |
#19104 | Mind Reading | 3.03 | 1.95 | dumbell | Two old friends, Fred and Ted, had managed to work a party piece that no one could figure out. Fred would go out of the room, and Ted would invite the guests to select an item. They were then asked to continue to think of it so that Fred could read their minds. Fred would be blindfolded so that there could be no possibility of visual clues. Ted would then start to ask Fred questions:
On one occasion Ted asked:
"Did we think of the word sock?"
"Absolutely not." replied Fred.
"Well, was it an ashtray?"
"No."
"OK, is it the word plate?"
Again the answer was negative.
"So, are we thinking of the word china?"
"No." replied Fred.
"Are we thinking of the word carpet?"
"No," replied Fred, " the word you are thinking of is chair."
Everyone gasped. He was right.
How did Fred and Ted work their party piece? | It isn't down to mind reading so it must be some kind of trick, you can count on that. | It is simply the third letter of each item selected spells the answer.
soCk
asHtray
plAte
chIna
caRpet | Mystery | 10/11/04 |
#51537 | Scrapbook Scramble | 3.03 | 2.13 | FiaTzu | Lizzie wants to upload the contents of her serial killer scrapbook into an online database, however she discovers her little brother has spilled juice all over the pages. She manages to get most of them apart but five pages are almost completely unreadable. Help Lizzie get the information she needs for her database from what she remembers and what's left of the shredded pages.
1.) The serial killer that started the earliest did not have the most victims, the one who started the latest didn't have the least.
2.) The American had more victims than the axe murderer, who had more victims than the man who started killing in 2005. None of these had the highest or lowest body count.
3.) Either Onoprienko is the Latvian and Kumar preferred to strangle his victims; or Denke began killing in 1900 and Petrovs was the strangler.
4.) The five killers are the American, the man who shot his victims, the man with exactly 20 confirmed victims, the German, and the strangler.
5.) Of the killer who started in 2003 and the one who started in 2005, one was from India and the other has the fewest victims.
6.) Considered handsome and charismatic by his friends and collegues, Ted Bundy began either poisoning women in 1989 or bludgeoning women in 1974.
7.) The preferred methods of murder were: the method preferred by Denke, the one used by the Latvian killer, poison, the one used to kill exactly 35 confirmed victims, and the one used by the killer who began in 1989.
8.) The five countries of origin are represented by: India, the strangler, Ted Bundy, Germany and the killer who began in 1989.
9.) The man who started killing first didn't use a gun and was not Kaspars Petrovs
10.) The Latvian was active after the shooter and the German, but before at least one other killer and none of these four men were named Bundy.
11.) Either Onoprienko was the Russian and killed the most people or Denke was the Russian and poisoned his victims. | Ted Bundy committed 35 confirmed homicides in seven US states beginning in 1974. | Ted Bundy (USA) preferred to bludgeon his victims and had 35 confirmed kills, beginning in 1974.
Karl Denke (Germany) hacked his victims to death with an axe; he killed at least 30 beginning in 1900.
Mohan Kumar (India) lured women with promises of marriage before poisoning them with cyanide, he killed 20 women beginning in 2005.
Anatoly Onoprienko (Russia) dispatched his victims with a sawed off shotgun, he killed at least 52 people beginning in 1989.
Kaspars Petrovs (Latvia) strangled elderly people from his community, he confessed to many more but is only confirmed to have killed 13 beginning in 2003. | Logic-Grid | 10/27/17 |
#37523 | One Letter of Separation 8 | 3.03 | 2.3 | 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 small bundle & a pointed stake for a fence & a small isolated area or group (6 letters)
2) to express in words & not freshly made & to look fixedly at something (5 letters)
3) a dance that conveys a story & a makeshift bed & a hammer-like implement (6 letters)
4) a local branch of a society & a mercantile lease of a ship & to talk incessantly (7 letters) | No hint available. | 1) packet, picket, pocket
2) state, stale, stare
3) ballet, pallet, mallet
4) chapter, charter, chatter | Language | 07/24/07 |
#27070 | Disney Characters Part I | 3.03 | 1.5 | froggygg | Everyone knows and loves Disney Characters, so I have created a little challenge to test your knowledge of the many characters created by the Disney Studios over the years.
Can you figure out the characters represented by each clue below? Good luck and have fun reminiscing about all these memorable characters!
1. To act really strange, silly and funny
2. Smallest and farthest planet from the sun
3. Rhymes with picky house
4. Very short skirt + rhymes with house
5. Name for a Mafia boss + not young + avoid being hit
6. Opposite of light + the appendage of a bird used for flying + bird that goes "quack"
7. Type of flower + rhymes with luck
8. Tint or shade of a color + E + moisture found on grass in the morning + E + and + in _____ of (also rhymes with clue) + E
9. A round disc used as money in poker + and + canyon or lowland
10. Obscene, indecent or lecherous (rhymes with crude) + synthetic hair worn by woman + Von + D + tool used to sweep leaves | Do you really need one? Just think of all the Disney Characters... | 1. Goofy
2. Pluto
3. Mickey Mouse
4. Minnie Mouse (mini + mouse)
5. Donald Duck (don + old + duck)
6. Darkwing Duck (dark + wing + duck)
7. Daisy Duck (daisy + duck)
8. Huey, Dewey and Louie (hue + E, + dew + E, + and + lieu + E)
9. Chip and Dale (chip + and + dale)
10. Ludwig Von Drake (lewd + wig + von + D + rake) | Language | 11/21/05 |
#34260 | Jumbled Anagrams 2 | 3.03 | 2.04 | jazzmusician46 | The following four (4) clues are the definitions of words that have been jumbled below and turned into anagrams. Your job is to correctly unravel the anagrams and then place them next to their proper definition. Good luck!
1. The formal activities conducted on some important public or state occasion.
2. Extremely funny.
3. Exhilarated or stupefied by, or as if by alcohol.
4. Causing serious thoughts, or a grave mood.
Jumbled Anagrams:
Hi! Our sail
One mercy
Melons
Bare in diet | No hint available. | Anagrams:
Hi! Our sail - Hilarious
One mercy - Ceremony
Melons - Solemn
Bare in diet - Inebriated
Rearranged anagrams now placed next to their correct definition:
1. The formal activities conducted on some important public or state occasion - Ceremony
2. Extremely funny - Hilarious
3. Exhilarated or stupefied by, or as if by alcohol - Inebriated
4. Causing serious thoughts, or a grave mood - Solemn | Language | 12/06/06 |
#38352 | 17 Creatures | 3.03 | 2.14 | maxvu | Find 17 creatures in this paragraph.
Kneel in the kayak grasping the boat, but don't wrench the bullion or scowl at the chart. Behind the taped and sealed planter is a benevolent collier. The foxglove is in the bath. | In fact, there are 20. Can you find them all? | Eel, yak, asp, boa, wren, bull, cow, ape, seal, ant, vole, collie, fox, bat, ox, lion, owl (plus char, hart and hind for three bonus points, but these are more difficult. Char is a fish, related to trout and/or salmon and the hart is a kind of deer, while the hind is either a fish or a deer, depending on your usage.) | Other | 09/18/07 |
#25354 | Hristmas Arols | 3.03 | 2.4 | phrebh | Below are ten clues, each of which relates to the first line of a different Christmas carol or song. Unlike the title of the teaser, these clues only have the first letters of each of the words.
Can you figure out what songs they are?
1. CROAOF
2. IDOAWC
3. RTRNRHAVSN
4. GGROBAR
5. IHABCWY
6. ISMKSC
7. OTFDOCMTLGTM
8. FTSWAJHS
9. IBMBOJHSSOM
10. JBJBJBR | No hint available. | 1. A Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...)
2. White Christmas (I'm dreaming of a white Christmas...)
3. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose...)
4. Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Grandma got run over by a reindeer...)
5. Blue Christmas (I'll have a blue Christmas without you...)
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus...)
7. The 12 Days of Christmas (On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me...)
8. Frosty, the Snowman (Frosty, the snowman, was a jolly, happy soul...)
9. I'm Gettin' Nothin' for Christmas (I broke my bat on Johnny's head, somebody snitched on me...)
10. Jingle Bell Rock (Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock...) | Language | 08/15/05 |
#22460 | Alternate Dictionary Definitions IV | 3.03 | 1.56 | dsquared | This teaser is based on 'funny' alternative definitions a word could have if you broke the word up into its syllables and treated the syllables as words in themselves. I will provide a list of words or names and a list of definitions, it is your job to match them up.
They are meant to be a bit light hearted and may not have perfect pronunciation so work the words in your head a bit. Having the definitions should provide help in this regard. Also note that sometimes the 'new word' syllables may not only be using one syllable in the word.
An example would be:
Word: Contemplate "Con template": A stencil that criminals are made from.
Words:
Primate
Innovation
Awesome
Control
Bernadette
Definitions:
A short, ugly inmate
The act of removing your spouse from in front of the TV
A rousing applause for the motel/hotel
The act of torching a mortgage
A unit of measurement for the number of rowing implements used | No hint available. | Primate - 'Pry mate': The act of removing your spouse from in front of the TV
Innovation - 'Inn ovation': A rousing applause for the motel/hotel
Awesome - 'Oar sum' : A unit of measurement for the number of rowing implements used
Control - 'Con troll' : A short, ugly inmate
Bernadette - 'Burn a debt' : The act of torching a mortgage | Language | 04/24/05 |
#23270 | Attention Class! | 3.03 | 1.55 | kellgo | Boys Billy, Lenny, and Samuel, and girls Jessica and Lindsay all go to the same school and take different classes. Each child got a different grade in a different class with a different teacher.
Kids: Billy, Lenny, Samuel, Jessica, and Lindsay
Teachers: Mr. Briggs, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Minn, Mr. Bobo, and Mrs. Runner
Grades: A, B, C, A-, and D
Subjects: Math, English, Science, History, and Physical Ed.
1. The 2 people who got A's have names that end in Y.
2. The math student got a similar grade to Billy, but a little lower.
3. Mrs. Runner was sad to hand out a D to her student.
4. The C student loved her field trips, but isn't a good test taker.
5. The Physical Education teacher is a male teaching a female, while the math teacher is female and teaches a male student.
6. Jessica and Lindsay didn't get the highest or lowest grades out of the group; they got either a B or a C.
7. Mr. Bobo was the best Science teacher at the school, but Lenny didn't have him.
8. Samuel really didn't want to show his parents his report card because of the low grade he got from Mrs. Runner.
9. Mrs. Minn's history class was the only class that had field trips and Lindsay loved them! | No hint available. | Billy/Science/A/Mr. Bobo
Jessica/Physical Education/B/Mr. Briggs
Lenny/Math/A-/Mrs. Cooper
Lindsay/History/C/Mrs. Minn
Samuel/English/D/Mrs. Runner | Logic-Grid | 05/30/05 |
#39643 | Customs Woes | 3.03 | 2.85 | mocha613 | 7 hours into her flight from Berlin to Denver, Jane is asked to fill out her customs forms. She rifles through her purse, looking for her receipts of the five souvenirs she purchased. Unfortunately, she can't find her list anywhere! She needs to claim her gifts to United States customs upon arrival. Help her sort out what she bought, how much it cost, what city she was in when she bought it, what attraction she was visiting, and how she got there before she lands!
Item: Postcard, Book, Audio Tape, Model, Calendar
Cost: 1, 5, 8, 10, 16 Euros
City: Berlin, Stuttgart, Munich, Frankfurt, Rothenburg
Attraction: Castle, Play, Zoo, Museum, Cathedral
Transportation: U-bahn (U-bahn is like the subway, on rails), Bergbahn (German for Mountain Train), Car (rented, of course!), Taxi, Bicycle
1. No item was purchased at an attraction or city with the same first letter as that item.
2. Neither the Zoo nor the castle were accessible by rail. Rothenburg is a small, walled city; cars and taxis are of no use there.
3. Stuttgart is known for its expensive taste. Therefore, the item purchased there was not less than 10 euros.
4. The items are as follows: The book, the item purchased at a castle, the item bought in Rothenburg, the item that cost the most, and the item purchased after a scenic train ride.
5. The "Bergbahn", or mountain train, was not required to get to the cathedral.
6. A car was rented on the trip that resulted in a souvenir for her favorite aunt that cost twice as much as the model she bought for her brother.
7. A camera was not allowed in either attraction that involved living things, so she bought a postcard to remember one of them and a calendar to remember the other.
8. The total cost of the souvenirs is divisible by the costs of each of these four different items: the one from Frankfurt, the gift bought in the cathedral, the one costing 1 Euro, and the one purchased after a taxi ride.
9. The gift from the cathedral cost half as much as the gift purchased after the taxi ride, which was not through Stuttgart. | If it says something is not useful or not needed, it means that is not the transportation used.
Places, attractions and transportation solutions are fictional. | Postcard-16 euros-Car-Zoo-Stuttgart
Book-10 Euros-Taxi-Museum-Munich
Audio Tape-5 Euros-U-Bahn-Cathedral-Rothenburg
Model-8 Euros-Bicycle-Castle-Frankfurt
Calendar-1 Euro-Bergbahn-Play-Berlin | Logic-Grid | 12/16/07 |
#47003 | 0 to 10 Pyramid VIII | 3.03 | 2.1 | 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 0 to 10 in 60 sec.? Go on - get out the stopwatch!
The hint provides the starting letters of the even numbered words.
1. Prefix meaning "without"
2. Commercial, flyer, or junk mail
3. Bundle (of bank notes)
4. No winner, no loser
5. Flask to keep things cool
6. Prize or present
7. (It was) sketched again
8. A rolling stone
9. Boxers, bloomers, bra, or briefs
10. Submarine | 2. A
4. D
6. R
8. W
10. U | 1. A
2. Ad
3. Wad
4. Draw
5. Dewar
6. Reward
7. Redrawn
8. Wanderer
9. Underwear
10. Underwater | Language | 05/13/10 |
#22681 | The Case of the Forgotten Diary | 3.03 | 2.65 | irishthistle | The case had been closed for almost one hundred years. William Pritchett and his sister Olivia, had died of a strange ailment. Their arms and legs shook violently, they had severe abdominal cramps and fever. On her deathbed Olivia accused Holly, the maid, of poisoning her and her brother. Holly told a different tale; of William and Olivia's descent into madness and her efforts to cure them through herbs and vitamins. Holly was put on trial and convicted. When she died in jail of a similar sickness, it was assumed Holly had poisoned herself through carelessness and the case was closed.
Now, it was opened again as the relatives of those long dead battled in a civil suit. Holly's great nephew, was suing the wealthy Pritchett family, for the pain and humiliation his family had endured. He claimed William had gone mad and poisoned both Olivia and Holly. Forensic Psychologist Stella Mavis had been called in to determine the sanity of people who lived and died before she was born. Finding little information in the ancient file, Dr. Mavis traveled to the Pritchett mansion to look over some old belongings, stored in an attic.
When she pulled up, Detective Davis was already there, talking to Maya Pritchett, daughter of William's cousin.
Maya greeted Dr. Mavis, then showed them to the musty attic. "Most of this is William's." said Maya. "This was his workshop. Some woodworking but he mostly made those." She pointed to a large stack of moldy fur hats on a trunk. "It was his hobby, but he didn't feel it was a proper hobby for a high class gentlemen, so he worked on them up here. Underneath them is a trunk of Olivia's." Maya disappeared down the stairs, eager to get out of the stale air.
Detective Davis began looking through boxes of William's clothes. Dr. Mavis moved the furs away and looked through Olivia's trunk. Wrapped in a scarf on the bottom was a little diary. Dr. Mavis leaned against the pile of hats and read:
January 4th: I have been shopping in town and helping William, it's been so much fun to help make the hats! I don't like Holly. When she serves our tea, I am always helping William in the workshop, and she glares at me. She's just jealous of me.
May 18th: Today I was in the garden and I saw Holly's face change into a spider! Holly hates me, and I think the spider means she is going to hurt me. My tea tastes bitter, and Holly said it was medicine, but I don't believe her. I can see things for what they really are now and I think William can see them too.
September 20th: I am so tired of the medicine in my tea. I always feel sick after I drink it. Holly says I must stay away from William. She has turned on him and says he's dangerous! This must have been what the rainbow I saw yesterday meant when it said she would betray us...
December 12th: I ache and I have no control of my legs. But it's ok! I can fly! So can William, he says the unicorns told him we need to leave this place. I am so excited!
Dr. Mavis couldn't make out any more, but she didn't need to. "Davis," she said, "Let's go. I know what happened."
What happened to Olivia, William and Holly? | Mad as a hatter. | Dr. Mavis first had her suspicions after seeing the workshop and pile of hats, and Olivia's description of her hallucinations made it clear. In the time that William Pritchett lived, mercury was used in the process of hat making. William, Holly and Olivia died of mercury poisoning from prolonged exposure in the attic workshop. The symptoms include shaking, cramps, fever and hallucination. Mercury poisoning was common among professional hat makers, which is where the phrase "mad as a hatter" comes from. | Mystery | 05/05/05 |
#34975 | Failure | 3.03 | 1.44 | eyenowhour | How is failure represented in the rebus below?
Options:
A) Success
B) Victory
C) Triumph
D) Accomplishment | No hint available. | Failure is not an option. | Rebus | 01/22/07 |
#42359 | Triple Homophones | 3.03 | 1.7 | reddragon | See if you can figure out three words that are homophones of each other in each of the five problems below.
1. Worthless - flat piece moving with the air - blood vessel
2. Path or direction - to measure weight - watery part of milk
3. Having no money - careful study; microscopic hole - to flow freely
4. Warty frog - having toes - pulled ahead
5. A cry - welt; corduroy ridge - large oceanic mammal | No hint available. | 1. Vain - vane - vein
2. Way - weigh - whey
3. Poor - pore - pour
4. Toad - toed - towed
5. Wail - wale - whale | Language | 06/27/08 |
#51897 | Split Anagrams 14 | 3.03 | 2.18 | cnmne | You are given a pool of ten 3-letter words. Your job is to use all of the words in the pool to create five pairs of words such that each pair can be anagrammed into a 6-letter word. Example: nod + rug = ground.
Pool: bee, hip, met, pry, raw, red, rum, sod, sun, toe | No hint available. | bee + raw = beware
met + sod = modest
red + rum = murder
pry + toe = poetry
sun + hip = punish | Language | 06/12/18 |
#32809 | Sum-day Soon | 3.03 | 2.23 | hottiexo247 | Some people believe that January 1, 2000 is the first day of the 21st century. Other people believe that the honor belongs to January 1, 2001. But everyone should agree that January 1, 2002 is the first "sum-day" of the new century- when you write out that date in standard notation, it becomes 01/01/02, and 1+1=2. More generally, a sum-day is a date in which the day and month add up to the year. With that in mind:
A) What is the last sum-day of the 21st century?
B) How many sum-days are there in the 21st century? | No hint available. | A) The last sum-day of the 21st century is December 31, 2043, because 12+31=43, and both the month and day are as big as possible.
B) This one is much easier than you might think. The correct answer is 365, because every day in a standard (non-leap) year is part of a sum-day for some year. For example, November 26 is a sum-day for the year 2037, because 11+26=37. The only date for which this principle doesn't work is the leap day, February 29. That's because 2+29=31, but 2031 is not a leap year. | Math | 09/02/06 |
#29753 | Heavy Lifting | 3.03 | 2.22 | zonasurance | It was officer Smith's first day on the job. All the detectives were buzzing about a recent robbery from Fort Knox. One hundred pounds of gold had been stolen right from under the guards' noses. It was obviously an inside job, and the list of suspects was rather short. Jim Python was at the top of the list, but they had checked his house and found nothing.
Hank Pank, the Captain, ran into the room. "I've just received an e-mail from our robber." Everyone ran into the conference room to see it. "I can't believe how smug this robber is, rubbing it in our faces!" thought Smith. The e-mail said:
"Greetings, you capitalist swine! I trust you have realized your ridiculous inability to catch a master thief. I have hidden the gold a short flight away which was difficult due to its weight. You will never catch me!!"
The officers, keeping Jim's house under surveillance, suddenly radioed in. "The suspect has left his home in a hurry and appears to be moving towards the airport". Every officer in the room ran to their cars except Smith.
Two hours later, Captain Pank returned disheartened. "We got Jim, but without the gold we don't have much of a case". Smith replied "I have the gold, it was easy to find once I deciphered the e-mail".
What had Smith figured out? | Jim was an avid word puzzle solver and enjoyed playing with words that had double meanings. | The gold was hidden at his house. It was upstairs (a short flight) in the workout room where Jim had configured it to look like regular weights.
With the gold found, Jim confessed, and Smith was quickly promoted. | Mystery | 04/13/06 |
#7786 | It Sounds Easy | 3.03 | 2.1 | flynn | Can you figure out the logic I used to decide the order of the following words:
gun, shoe, spree, door, hive, kicks, heaven, gate, line, den | The title is a clue | Each word rhymes with its numeric position in the list. (e.g. "gun" rhymes with "one", etc.) | Series | 10/01/02 |
#25171 | The War Of The Worlds - Part II | 3.03 | 1.49 | smarty_blondy | After choosing three of his most worthy Myrmidons, Lord Zyron sent a message from The World Beneath to the surface, announcing his immediate attack. Not to worry though, for humanity is safe while King Solimyr is ruling. With his witty mind, he quickly called for a court scholar to bring him the files of the five bravest army leaders and most powerful ladies, from which he would secretly choose two to destroy the enemy forces. But young as he was, the distraught scholar dropped the valuable files in the mud, and much of the important information to help King Solimyr decide was lost. Can you find out the details of each army leader or lady, by the few clues left, before it's too late?
Names: Sir Christian, Sir Loynis, Sir Edric, Lady Adelaide, Lady Caitlin;
Occupations: Knight, Cleric, Wizard, Sorceress, High Court Priestess;
Experience: 24 years, 5 years, 19 years, 37 years, 48 years;
Area of Expertise: Estates, Diplomacy, Leadership, Scholarship, Air Magic;
Magical artifact: Sword of Judgment, Boots of Levitation, Ring of the Magi, Collar of Conjuring, Ambassador's Sash;
1. Lady Caitlin is not the High Court Priestess, but she is the possessor of the Boots of Levitation.
2. Sir Christian the Knight has twice as much experience as Sir Loynis the Wizard.
3. The Sorceress is the only one that can fly, and has been an expert in her area for 19 years.
4. The High Court Priestess, an expert in Scholarship for 37 years, is not the possessor of the Ring of the Magi.
5. The possessor of the Sword of Judgment has been an expert in Leadership for 48 years now.
6. The possessor of the Boots of Levitation can fly, and therefore is an expert in Air Magic.
7. Sir Edric is the possessor of the Ambassador's Sash; therefore he is an expert in diplomacy.
8. The Wizard is an expert in Estates. | No hint available. | 1. Sir Christian the Knight is the possessor of the Sword of Judgment, and has been an expert in Leadership for 48 years.
2. Sir Loynis the Wizard is the possessor of the Ring of the Magi, and has been an expert in Estates for 24 years.
3. Sir Edric the Cleric is the possessor of the Ambassador's Sash, and has been an expert in Diplomacy for 5 years.
4. Lady Adelaide the High Court Priestess is the possessor of the Collar of Conjuring, and has been an expert in Scholar for 37 years.
5. Lady Caitlin the Sorceress is the possessor of the Boots of Levitation, and has been an expert in Air Magic for 19 years.
King Solimyr is pleased with your results, and will now make his pick. The War of the Worlds has begun, and nothing can stop it now! | Logic-Grid | 08/08/05 |
#42450 | Who Kidnapped John? | 3.03 | 2.13 | grilledcheese | "I know we should have called the police," Eric Wembly admitted as he nursed a bump on the back of his head. "But the kidnapper said he'd kill my brother if we did. And it's not like we couldn't afford the ransom."
John Wembly, the elder son of Jonas Wembly, had been missing since Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, a lone kidnapper telephoned the mansion and made his demands. The younger Wembly son, Eric, was to bring the money in unmarked bills in a duffel bag. He was to take a specific route from the mansion, parking in a downtown lot and carrying the bag through an alley to a drop site in a nearby park.
The normally cheap Jonas Wembly was frantic and willingly agreed to the terms. A midnight pay-off. Half a million dollars. And no police.
"I was halfway through the alley," Eric testified, "when I heard footsteps. Before I could turn around I was hit on the head. I fell down. But it didn't quite knock me out. I could see his back by the light of a street lamp. Never got to see his front. He was running away with the duffel bag. A tall guy with white sneakers. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark cardigan. Sorry I can't be more specific."
In the case's one lucky break, a police officer came across Eric shortly after the attack. He called in the crime and a patrol car responded immediately. Two suspicious-looking characters were apprehended in the vicinity, both resembling Eric's description.
"So, I was running," Petey Bordon said angrily. He had been found two blocks from the attack and started running as soon as he saw the patrol car. Petey had a string of priors, all misdemeanors. "I'm on parole," he admitted, "And I was carrying a knife -- for my own protection at night. That's a violation. Can you wonder why I ran away?"
The second suspect was Arnie Acker, a homeless drifter. "I wasn't even wearing this sweater," he protested as he unbuttoned his moth-eaten cardigan. "I picked it out of the garbage just before you guys pulled me in."
"We didn't find money on either one of 'em," the chief of police told Jonas Wembly. "And we didn't find the duffel bag. But I got a pretty good idea what happened. Don't worry. We'll get your son back."
Who kidnapped John Wembly? | Read each testimony carefully. | Eric Wembly.
Eric's testimony about the cardigan sweater gave him away. If Eric saw his attacker only from the rear, as he claimed, then it would have been impossible to tell if he was wearing a cardigan or a pullover. Eric was obviously lying.
Eric eventually confessed, admitting that he and John had staged the entire kidnapping scene in order to extract money from their cheap father. | Mystery | 07/09/08 |
#22044 | Seven Letters Tamed | 3.03 | 2.36 | snoopdogg | From wood it's made,
From string it's made,
It floats upon the wind.
It's made by one,
It's made by many,
From hands and mouths it spins.
A score without a game.
A staff not for the lame.
With seven letters tamed.
With five letters named | No hint available. | Music | Riddle | 04/04/05 |
#32114 | The Devil and the Monk | 3.03 | 2.31 | OldChinaHand | The Devil, on a soul quest, came across an elder Monk with a reputation for soul saving. But this man of the cloth also had a stronger local reputation for fine wines and a game of chance now and then. The Monk's soul saving in this province was of note down below and the Devil himself was here to deal with this monk.
The Devil found the Monk at work on a roasted leg of mutton and nearly empty bottle of extremely fine brandy after vespers. Introductions were made when the Devil produced an even finer, dusty bottle of Cognac. The two talked and argued past the curfew bell, night prayer and even past the toiling for morning prayers. The Monk noticed early on that this bottle of especially fine brandy never emptied. Cup after cup of this heavenly smooth spirit flowed from this one bottle. Knowing of devil trickery was one thing, but there was no denying the rich spirited taste of this fine ambrosia. "If only the rivers in Heaven flowed so smoothly", thought the Monk.
And for his part, giving the Devil his due, the Devil knew he now could tempt the Monk.
"A simple wager, Monk; find a task that I cannot do that any of your poor, humble mass of morality can perform and this very bottle is yours."
"And if you can then..."
"Yes old man, your soul is mine."
The Monk thought deeply, then drank one last time from this never emptying bottle, for courage, rose and took the Devil's hand in a solemn pledge and agreed.
A bit surprised but delighted, the Devil had to boast, "I am stronger, faster, and smarter than any mortal. I can go anywhere and return in the blink of an eye. I have seen all and know everything. There are no secrets that I don't know, no places or things that I cannot find. There is nothing that I can't do, or nothing I can't be, that your common mortals can. Your wager is lost, and I'll gladly take it old Monk. But know this; my death and salvation long ago were decided."
"Fear not, Devil, Heaven nor I wish your soul; nor wish you to simply return from which you came. That would be too simple. Now, if I heard you correctly, you can go any place?"
"Any place, Monk; even to end of the universe and return. There is nothing I can't do!"
However, the Monk did give the Devil a task that he could not do; a task that mortals often perform. What was the task? | No emotions were necessary for this task. | The Monk told the Devil to 'get lost'. And, in case you're wondering, it was said that, many years later, the bottle was laid to rest with the Monk. | Situation | 07/28/06 |
#26676 | Treasure Hunt | 3.03 | 1.65 | shabz4lyf | The wind eased itself gently through Captain Sheba's hair as he pressed his eye against his spy glass. "Land! At last we are rich!" he shouted to his crew members. They anchored not very far away from the strange little island, rowed toward the shore and arrived safely. "Brethren, we've found the island. From the information we have so far, the treasure is hidden under one of these colored rocks on the shore and the rest of the rocks have a poisonous gas trapped beneath them. Alas, I can't afford to lose any of my crew members. If we could only decode the last part of these writings, we would know which rock the treasure is under. I will give ten percent of the find to anyone who is able to decode this last message!"
At the end of your power
At the beginning of eternity
Blessed is he who finds me
He who still exists after uncovering me
To enjoy my riches forever
My last is in mud somewhere wherever
That's all the writings say. There are four rocks. They are blue, red, white, and black respectively. Which one has the treasure hidden under it? | Read again; you can do it! | The Red rock!
At the end of power is R.
At the beginning of eternity is E.
My last is in mud somewhere, so it has to be D. | Riddle | 11/02/05 |
#38263 | Robs His Sleep | 3.03 | 1.82 | grilledcheese | It prods a man's hand, and it robs him of sleep,
It makes him climb mountains and travel the deep,
It makes him go wander down deep in a cave,
and do almost anything stupid or brave,
The longer denied the greater it grows,
It makes a man learn 'till he thinks that he knows. | No hint available. | Curiosity | Riddle | 09/13/07 |
#35564 | Another Common Theme | 3.03 | 1.57 | jazzmusician46 | Your task here is to change one letter in each of the following words, in order to find six (6) words with a common theme.
FIG
MUST
HIND
SLOW
SMUG
MAIL | No hint available. | FIG --> FOG
MUST --> MIST
HIND --> WIND
SLOW --> SNOW
SMUG --> SMOG
MAIL --> HAIL
'Weather conditions' is the common theme. | Group | 03/06/07 |
#52230 | Postal Words 3 | 3.03 | 1.35 | MarcM1098 | There are many four–letter words that can be formed by combining two US State abbreviations.
For example: Journey on horseback = RIDE which is RI (Rhode Island) + DE (Delaware).
See if you can figure these out:
1. Single sheet of glass
2. Large number of
3. Mount Vesuvius output
4. Diamond in the rough
5. Lacking moisture
6. Walk through water | Here are the states needed:
Alabama (AL)
Arkansas (AR)
Colorado (CO)
Delaware (DE)
Idaho (ID)
Louisiana (LA)
Massachusetts (MA)
Nebraska (NE)
New York (NY)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Virginia (VA)
Washington (WA) | 1. PANE = Pennsylvania + Nebraska
2. MANY = Massachusetts + New York
3. LAVA = Louisiana + Virginia
4. COAL = Colorado + Alabama
5. ARID = Arkansas + Idaho
6. WADE = Washington + Delaware | Language | 06/27/19 |
#51328 | Missing Word 12 | 3.03 | 1.62 | firefox99 | A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out?
ST_ _ _
_ _ _NT
AD_ _ _
P_ _ _ANT | COLL_ _ _N | AGE.
STAGE
AGENT
ADAGE
PAGEANT
COLLAGEN | Language | 07/12/17 |
#47629 | Curtail 5 | 3.03 | 1.56 | 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. Soapsuds -> Woodworking machine
2. Discover -> Fish part
3. Glue -> Gone before
4. Dismissed from the mind -> Do without
5. Boast -> Supporting undergarment
6. Woman -> Boy
7. A harsh, rumbling sound -> Become larger
8. Area cut by a scythe's swing -> Hit swiftly | The words start with these letters:
1. L
2. F
3. P
4. F
5. B
6. L
7. G
8. S | 1. Lather -> Lathe
2. Find -> Fin
3. Paste -> Past
4. Forgot -> Forgo
5. Brag -> Bra
6. Lady -> Lad
7. Growl -> Grow
8. Swath -> Swat | Language | 08/01/10 |
#22291 | Party Preparations | 3.03 | 2 | cinnamon30 | Billy's birthday was last Saturday. It was filled with fun, games, and attractions. Five guests were so anxious to get to the party that they were up at 6:30 a.m. Their parents took advantage of this situation. Each child had to do a different chore and his or her homework before attending the party. Consequently, each child arrived at a different time. From the information provided, determine the chore and homework each child had to do as well as what time he or she arrived.
1. Simone got to the party at 1:00 p.m. The guest who took out the trash didn't arrive until after 2:00 p.m.
2. Jorge (who didn't have English homework) had to weed his mother's flower beds before going to the party.
3. The guest who had to do science homework arrived at some point after Jorge.
4. The guest charged with bathing the dog (who isn't Mina) isn't the child who did reading homework. Patrick didn't have English homework.
5. One girl made it to the party at 1:40 p.m. after completing her math homework.
6. The boy who had to wash clothes isn't the guest who arrived at 2:05 p.m. (who had to do English homework). | No hint available. | Jorge, weed flower beds, reading 2:15 p.m.
Mina, clean playroom, math, 1:40 p.m.
Patrick, wash clothes, science, 2:30 p.m.
Simone, bathe dog, social studies, 1:00 p.m.
Walter, take out trash, English, 2:05 p.m. | Logic-Grid | 04/18/05 |
#8455 | Guess this prefix... | 3.02 | 2.1 | speedymcg | Guess this prefix...
I change something weighing two thousand pounds into a small, light container.
I turn a food that is decaying into one that isn't.
I turn a whole country into a small flower.
I change something alive into something flat and not alive. | I am also a word that represents an object that is seen and used by people around the world every day. | The prefix is "CAR-".
I change something weighing two thousand pounds into a small, light container.
CARton
I turn a food that is decaying into one that isn't.
CARrot
I turn a whole country into a small flower.
CARnation
I change something alive into something flat and not alive.
CARpet | Language | 11/09/02 |
#37313 | Parcel Predicament | 3.02 | 2.26 | nikitafullmoon | Percy Parcelle, bicycle courier extraordinaire, just came barrelling around a blind corner and collided unceremoniously with a man in a duck suit handing out flyers. In addition to the flyers and feathers, Percy's five parcels with the recipient names, addresses, street names, and delivery instructions are scattered around him and the unconscious duck-man. All he knows now are a few bits of information he can remember from the dispatcher. Help Percy get his five deliveries sorted so he can cycle away before the duck man wakes up!
Parcels: letter, tube mailer, padded envelope, box, can
Recipients: Mr. Anderson, Doozen Communications, Harold and Sons, Smythe LLB, Mrs. Williams
Addresses: 4, 10, 23, 52, 71
Street names: Lilac Lane, Magnolia Ave, Olive St, Sycamore Close, Zinnia Crescent
Delivery instructions: fragile ("Oops!" says Percy), no signature required (NSR), rush, COD, leave at front desk
1. Mr. Anderson's house number is 4.
2. Doozen Communications is on Lilac Lane, which only has buildings numbered up to 40.
3. The letter is for Smythe LLB.
4. Number 10 is getting the box.
5. Doozen Communications did not request "leave at desk," and Williams' is a private residence, so there is no desk there, either.
6. The fragile parcel is going to Magnolia Avenue.
7. Number 52 is the only destination that requires no signature for delivery.
8. The tube is going to Magnolia Avenue.
9. Mrs. Williams lives on Sycamore Close.
10. The can is the rush delivery, but not to number 71.
11. Harold and Sons is paying COD.
12. Smythe LLB is not on Zinnia St. | No hint available. | Percy delivered the following:
1. A tube marked "fragile" to Mr. Anderson, 4 Magnolia Ave.
2. A letter marked "leave at front desk" to Smythe LLB, 71 Olive St.
3. A padded envelope marked "no signature required" to Mrs. Williams, 52 Sycamore Close.
4. A box marked "COD" to Harold and Sons, 10 Zinnia Crescent.
5. A can marked "rush" to Doozen Communications, 23 Lilac Lane.
Unfortunately, the trail of feathers and flyers led the police right to his door (and five others). He was charged and sentenced to community service...handing out flyers in a chicken suit! | Logic-Grid | 07/10/07 |
#39353 | So Close and Yet So Far | 3.02 | 2.56 | aresII | I saw the happy pair pass by,
Newly wed midst joy and acclamation,
One simple English word thought I,
Exactly summed the situation.
But years have passed and love is slain,
And now they go divergent ways,
For they have been divorced.
Again, one word quite fits the case.
The second word is like the first,
Two central letters just reversed. | No hint available. | UNITED-UNTIED. | Riddle | 11/25/07 |
#26784 | Charon The Wealth | 3.02 | 1.97 | norcekri | Nora Shekrie paid a visit to her niece, Saffa Moore, at Watts-Amata U. One of the first things Nora noticed was a tastefully framed poster over Saffa's desk, apparently a long-range photo of some celestial rock.
"Aunt Nora, did you know they just discovered two more moons of Pluto last week?"
"I read about it, but I didn't realize they had posters out already."
"Oh, this is just a photo some astronomy buff in New Mexico took. He made posters, and he's selling them for $10 each on Uzz-Bay. He included a whole web page on the physical features, especially the impact craters. He says he's working on his PhD. at UNM, y'know, at the Flagstaff campus? That's where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in the first place."
"I thought Tombaugh was from Illinois."
"He grew up in Streator, but he worked at Flagstaff when he found Pluto."
"Ah. So, what's so great about these craters?"
"Well, there are these elliptical ones in the upper right, pretty much pointing in the same direction, like they're probably all the same age, from one big meteor storm. Then there are a few teardrop-shaped ones here and there, and my favorite is this pair, where two of them make a cute little heart right where the moon's little behind would be. Isn't it darling?"
"It sure is. But I really think your parents should have a talk with a few people."
"Because I'm so excited about astronomy?"
"Because you're not learning enough to know when you're being cheated."
How did Nora know? | Look at a map of the Moon. | "Saffa, this is a nice piece of graphic work, but it's fake. First and foremost, impact craters are round. Regardless of the angle or speed of impact, anything going that fast leaves a circular crater."
"No way!"
"Yes way! Try it with marbles or candy in a tray of flour, or a sandbox, whatever you like. That's why lunar craters are circular."
"But he's getting a PhD. in astronomy!"
"His web site says that, but I doubt it. The Lowell Observatory is in Flagstaff ... which is in Arizona, not New Mexico."
"But what about my $10?"
"I leave that as an exercise for the student." | Science | 11/07/05 |
#9010 | Lines | 3.02 | 1.7 | doggyxp | Birbal was jester, counselor, and fool to the great Moghul emperor, Akbar. The villagers loved to talk of Birbal's wisdom and cleverness, and the emperor loved to try to outsmart him. One day Akbar (emperor) drew a line across the floor. "Birbal," he ordered, "you must make this line shorter, but you cannot erase any bit of it."
Everyone present thought the emperor had finally outsmarted Birbal. It was clearly an impossible task. Yet within moments the emperor and everyone else present had to agree that Birbal had made the line shorter without erasing any of it. How could this be? | No hint available. | Birbal simply drew a line longer than the first, which made the first line shorter than the second. | Other | 12/08/02 |
#46013 | Clowns in the Subway | 3.02 | 3 | caberet | You are having a nightmare about five clowns in the subway. It is especially confusing because each clown has a tiny car and umbrella, even though you are in an underground public transportation system. Naturally, each clown has a ridiculous wig and a big goofy outfit. There are only five colors in your dream - fuchsia, green, purple, red and yellow. Use the following clues to determine each clown's name (Fuchsia Funny, Green Gravel, Purple Porridge, Red Rascal and Yellow Sub), and color of their car, wig, outfit and umbrella.
1. Each clown's name, car, wig, outfit and umbrella are 5 different colors and no two wigs, outfits or umbrellas are the same color.
2. The only clown whose name does not begin with the same two initials does not have a purple or red outfit; while the clown in the yellow outfit does not have a red car, red wig or a purple umbrella.
3. Red Rascal does not have a yellow wig and Purple Porridge does not have either a fuchsia or yellow umbrella.
4. Of the clown in the green wig and the owner of the red umbrella, one has the purple car and the other is Fuchsia Funny; neither clown has the yellow outfit.
5. The clown in the fuchsia wig is not wearing a green or yellow outfit and does not have a red car (whose driver does not have a green outfit or a green umbrella.)
6. Green Gravel does not have a yellow umbrella or a red car. | Clue 1 directs you to fill in 50 "no" (red X) squares.
Clue 4 tells us that Purple Porridge cannot be the owner of the red umbrella, since she is neither the owner of the purple car (Clue 1) nor Fuchsia Funny, so Purple Porridge must have the green umbrella (only remaining color from clue 4.)
Clue 4 also tells us that the clown driving the fuchsia car cannot have either the green wig or red umbrella since this clown cannot be either Fuchsia Funny (Clue 1) or the driver of the purple car. | Name-Car-Wig-Outfit-Umbrella
Fuchsia Funny-Red-Green-Purple-Yellow
Green Gravel-Purple-Yellow-Fuchsia-Red
Purple Porridge-Yellow-Fuchsia-Red-Green
Red Rascal-Green-Purple-Yellow-Fuchsia
Yellow Sub-Fuchsia-Red-Green-Purple | Logic-Grid | 12/17/09 |
#52567 | Which Door? | 3.02 | 0.61 | Vanonymous | You are driving on a road when suddenly lightning strikes right in front of you. When you can see again, there are three doors to the side of the car. One has 5 million dollars behind it, one has fame (when you walk through it you will become famous instantly), and the last one has your dream vacation place. Which door do you go through first? | No hint available. | The car door! | Trick | 01/10/21 |
#50938 | Meaningful Acronyms | 3.02 | 2 | MarcM1098 | See if you can think of a word to fill in the blank that would result in a meaningful acronym (i.e. the acronym is a word that relates to what the acronym stands for).
For example (based on a real company name): Portable On Demand _____ = POD_
Answer: "Storage" goes in the blank, which gives the acronym PODS. The company transports mobile storage containers (pods).
1. Casually Have A ____ = CHA_
2. ____ Related Other Sons = _ROS
3. The Ultimate ____ Store = TU_S
4. Justice Administered In ____ = JAI_
5. ____ Everyone Achieves More = _EAM
6. Hanging Onto Positive ____ = HOP_ | Here are the acronyms:
1. CHAT
2. BROS
3. TUBS
4. JAIL
5. TEAM
6. HOPE | 1. Talk -> CHAT
2. Biologically -> BROS
3. Bath -> TUBS
4. Lockup -> JAIL
5. Together -> TEAM
6. Expectations -> HOPE | Language | 12/16/16 |
#30238 | Common Groups | 3.02 | 1.19 | Angelli | Can you uncover what each group of three has in common?
1. doughnut
notebook
golf course
2. turtle
peanut
oyster
3. brown
polar
Kodiak
4. cough
tear
rain
5. soap
granola
candy | No hint available. | 1. They all have holes
2. They all have shells
3. They are all kinds of bears
4. They are all kinds of drops
5. They are all kinds of bars | Group | 05/03/06 |
#47517 | Curtail 4 | 3.02 | 2.4 | 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. Position; observe -> Compete
2. Introductory textbook -> First in rank
3. School subject -> Floor covering
4. Written composition -> Show displeasure
5. Make again -> A colour
6. What person (objective) -> What person (subjective)
7. Close together; slow to learn -> Lairs
8. Therefore -> Unit of energy
Bonus: Take the eight curtailed letters and form a one-word anagram; you will find an assignment. | The words start with these letters:
1. V
2. P
3. M
4. B
5. R
6. W
7. D
8. E | 1. View -> Vie
2. Primer -> Prime
3. Math -> Mat
4. Book -> Boo
5. Redo -> Red
6. Whom -> Who
7. Dense -> Dens
8. Ergo -> Erg
Bonus: HOMEWORK | Language | 07/16/10 |
#34040 | Crack the Code II | 3.02 | 2.32 | peanut | Jesse James' lesser known brother, Eddie has also decided to take up robbing banks for a living. He is unfortunately a little slow and has forgotten to bring the dynamite to blow open the safe!
Using logic, the following clues and a large amount of patience, can you figure out the 10 digit number to crack the safe?
*All digits from 0 to 9 are used exactly once.
*The sum of the 2nd, 5th, 6th and 8th digits is a single digit number.
*The 4th digit is a perfect square.
*The 3rd digit is 1.
*The sum of the 4th and 7th digits is a perfect square.
*The value of the 10th digit is twice that of the 2nd.
*The product of the 4th and 6th digits is equal to that of the 10th and 2nd digits.
*The 5 is next to the 6 but not the 4. | The easiest failsafe way to solve this is to draw a grid with all the numbers from 0 to 9 in each position, and cross them out as they are eliminated by the clues.
You may need to revisit each clue a few times...! | 8 3 1 9 4 2 7 0 5 6 | Logic | 11/21/06 |
#34840 | X-treme Snowboarding Competition | 3.02 | 2.05 | scallio | The mountain resort of Mazama hosted the annual X-treme Snowboarding competition.
Can you determine the position that each boarder placed, as well as their age and the color of their board?
Competitors: Sandy, Brian, Annie, Kyle and Darla
Ages: 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22
Colors: pink, green, purple, blue, red
1. Kyle, who placed 4th, does not use a board that is red or pink.
2. Annie is not the oldest but is older than Darla, who was not 2nd.
3. The 18 year-old finished in 2nd place.
4. The boarder that finished in 3rd place is older than the competitor with the purple board, who is 17.
5. Brian is younger than the competitor with the blue board.
6. The competitor with the pink board took 2nd place, ahead of the competitor with the green board, who did not place last.
7. Kyle is older than both Brian and Annie but younger than Sandy.
8. The girl with the blue board finished in 3rd place.
9. The oldest competitor to place was on a red board and she took 5th. | Figure the ages separately and then go back and add that information to your grid.
Need another hint?
Scroll down.
The youngest placed first, the 18-year old 2nd, the 20-year old 3rd, the 21-year old 4th and the oldest came in last. | Darla, age 17, 1st place, purple board
Brian, age 18, 2nd place, pink board
Annie, age 20, 3rd place, blue board
Kyle, age 21, 4th place, green board
Sandy, age 22, 5th place, red board | Logic-Grid | 01/12/07 |
#17076 | Blind Man's Bluff | 3.02 | 1.96 | jaycr | A blind man drives up to a house, gets out of the car and goes up to the door with a package. The homeowner takes the package and gives the blind man a check. The blind man then drives away. What was in the package? | This was not a shady deal. | The people bought blinds and the blind man delivered them. | Situation | 03/20/04 |
#26402 | Recipe Mix Up | 3.02 | 2.25 | sweetime | A local radio station had announced a competition: cook the best three course meal and you and your fellow chefs could win a trip to Hawaii! Each team must have five entrants, and must consist of an entree, a main and a dessert.
Five people now stood in Mr Black's kitchen arguing over whose recipes should be used. Each person had brought their three recipes with them and placed them on the table. Unfortunately Mr Black had not closed the window to the kitchen and a gush of wind rushed through and blew all the recipes off the table and jumbled them together.
Can you work out which person owned which recipes?
There are:
First Names: Kate, John, James, Matthew, Melissa
Last names: Green, Brown, White, Blue, Black
Entree: beef sausages, sausage rolls, leek soup, garlic bread, garlic shrimp.
Mains: trout and potato, spaghetti bolognaise, cheese souffle, steak and vegetables, chicken salad.
Desserts: chocolate mousse, ice cream, fruit salad, lemon meringue pie, apple pie.
1. The five people were: Kate, Mr Black, the one who had spaghetti bolognaise, the one who had chocolate mousse and the one who had garlic shrimp.
2. Mr Green did not have any fruit or vegetables with his meals.
3. No one had both the seafood items.
4. Miss White did not have any meat in her recipes.
5. Miss Blue only likes to use white meat in her recipes.
6. The person who had garlic bread also had ice cream.
7. The woman who had the cheese souffle did not have any garlic entrees.
8. The man who had the chocolate mousse had fish in one of his dishes
9. Matthew's main dish contained pasta.
10. The woman with the garlic shrimp had salad with her main meal.
11. Neither James nor Matthew had fruit in their dessert.
12. John Black had red meat in both his main meal and his entree.
13. Mr Green did not have meat in his entree.
14. The man who had apple pie for dessert also had beef sausages as an entree.
15. Melissa had a pie for dessert. | The foods are only what is listed.
Eg, if someone doesn't have vegetables listed with their dish, then their dish does not come with vegetables.
Kate and Melissa are female; John, James and Matthew are male.
Spaghetti bolognaise contains red meat | Kate White, leek soup, cheese souffle, fruit salad.
John Black, beef sausages, steak and vegetables, apple pie.
James Brown, sausage rolls, trout and potatoes, chocolate mousse.
Matthew Green, garlic bread, spaghetti bolognaise, ice cream.
Melissa Blue, garlic shrimps, chicken salad, lemon meringue pie. | Logic-Grid | 10/16/05 |
#39791 | Dagger | 3.02 | 2.55 | grilledcheese | A dagger thrust at my own heart
Dictates the way I'm swayed
Left I stand, and right I yield
To the twisting of the blade.
What am I? | No hint available. | A padlock | Riddle | 12/27/07 |
#27285 | Anagram Power | 3.02 | 1.93 | peppamintp | Find an anagram for each word in Group A. Each anagram will answer one of the clues in Group B.
Group A
A. Shale
B. Pique
C. Nixed
D. Greet
E. Lodge
Group B
1. White heron
2. Provide gear
3. Eyed suggestively
4. Dog's lead
5. Alphabetical reference | No hint available. | A. Shale = (4) Leash
B. Pique = (2) Equip
C. Nixed = (5) Index
D. Greet = (1) Egret
E. Lodge = (3) Ogled | Language | 12/10/05 |
#29011 | Break it Down! #4 | 3.02 | 1.61 | sugarnspice4u7 | ~Countries Edition*
For each of the following, fill in the best answer to the saying or definition on a separate sheet of paper. The # of blanks is given in or after the clue. After, repeat the small answers (in order) until you get the larger word. For the clues that refer to the alphabet, pronounce the letter as it is pronounced in the alphabet. You might have to repeat the smaller words to get the larger word. An example is given below.
Example:
a) false statement: _ _ _
b) a teddy _ _ _ _
c) 5th in the alphabet: _
d) 1st in the alphabet: _
Answer: Liberia (lie-bear-e-a)
Try the following:
1)
a) opposite of love: _ _ _ _
b) type of drink: iced _ _ _
2)
a) a six- _ _ _ _ of soda
b) 19th in the alphabet: _
c) browning of the skin by exposure to the sun: _ _ _
3)
a) to get married: _ _ _ the knot
b) the plane will _ _ _ _ on the runway
4)
a) angry: _ _ _
b) 1st in the alphabet: _
c) water can be a liquid, solid or a _ _ _
d) an automobile:_ _ _
5)
a) 22nd in the alphabet: _
b) I love _ _ !
c) "name" minus "e": _ _ _
6)
a) to _ _ _ _ a song!
b) 1st in the alphabet: _
c) a very tiny opening in the skin: _ _ _ _ | No hint available. | 1) Haiti (hate-tea)
2) Pakistan (pack-s-tan)
3) Thailand (tie-land)
4) Madagascar (mad-a-gas-car)
5) Vietnam (v-it-nam)
6) Singapore (sing-a-pore) | Other | 03/10/06 |
#24181 | Kennel Madness | 3.02 | 1.28 | ragsdaleam | 7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Help her get them in the right cages, and QUICK!
Dogs: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike
1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends.
2. Princess was somewhere to the left of Beau.
3. Rover was in the third run from the right.
4. The only dog between Fluffy and Lady was Princess.
5. Duke was directly to the left of Lady. | No hint available. | Duke-Lady-Princess-Fluffy-Rover-Beau-Spike | Logic | 07/01/05 |
#25274 | Where's Wally I Wonder? | 3.02 | 2.01 | grinnychick | As we are all aware, Wally, his friends and Odlaw love to travel through time and space on a regular basis. However, after a nasty incident involving the magical walking stick and a pirate's sword in Pirate Land, the friends' and Wally's belongings were teleported to different lands. Who ended up in which land, what item did they find, and in what order did they arrive home?
Friends: Wally, Wenda, Woof, Odlaw, Wizard Whitebeard
Land: Viking-land, Outer space, Ancient Egypt, Giant Land, North Pole
Items: scroll, camera, watch, walking stick, glasses
Order: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
1. The one who found the glasses and the one that ended up on an orbiting space station were the last two to arrive home.
2. Wenda and Wizard Whitebeard did not find the scroll, nor did they arrive home last.
3. Woof did not find the watch; he was not fourth to arrive home.
4. The one who was in outer space arrived before the one who found the glasses.
5. Odlaw arrived before the one who found the glasses, but after the ones that found the walking stick and the camera.
6. The one who found the walking stick arrived after the one that found the watch, but before the one sent to the North Pole.
7. The first home was the one who found the watch, followed by Woof, then the one who visited Mr. and Mrs. Claus at the North Pole, then the one who found the scroll. Wally was last to arrive home.
8. Wizard Whitebeard ended up getting lost in his land, as he could not understand the Egyptian hieroglyphs on the map he was given.
9. Woof did not end up in the land of the Vikings, where the glasses were found. | No hint available. | Wizard Whitebeard ended up in Ancient Egypt where he found Wally's watch. He arrived home first, as he was the only one who could tell it was getting close to dinner time.
Woof felt smaller than usual in the land of the Giants; he found the faulty walking stick and arrived home second.
Wenda was sent to the North Pole; she had her photo taken with Santa on the camera she found, and arrived home 3rd.
Odlaw ended up in Outer Space; he found the scroll and was fourth to arrive home. This was a shame as they all hoped he would never come back.
Wally ended up in Vikingland, where he found his glasses and arrived home 5th. | Logic-Grid | 08/13/05 |
#27787 | Seven Bells | 3.02 | 2.08 | exterminator | A little shop in New York is called The Seven Bells, yet it has eight bells hanging outside. Why? | The shopkeeper could easily change the sign, but chooses not to. | It was originally a mistake, but the shopkeeper found that so many people came into his shop to point out the mistake that it increased his business. | Situation | 12/31/05 |
#25826 | Anagram Guru | 3.02 | 2.82 | chidam11 | Two numbers are given in each sentence that need to be replaced by words. Each word is an anagram of the other - each word can be formed by rearranging the letters in the other word. 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. Take your time on these puzzles, as they are pretty tough. If you can answer more than 10 of them correctly, you're a true anagram guru!
1. We had driven over a (4) to find a restaurant that served key (4) pie.
2. Read further, and you'll see that he (4) on the (4) of March.
3. I love fruits, especially (6) and sour (6)!
4. The raised (4) (4) listeners by making it possible for the crowd to see the speaker.
5. It is amazing how Joe (4) his (4) through his opponent's guard to land a punch.
6. Her face became (4) when she thought that he was going to (4) from the balcony.
7. What a (4) life the gangster did (4).
8. He used a special (4) to break into the safe and make off with the (4).
9. He did not (6) vision in his right eye after the damage to his (6).
10. The prisoner used a (4) to wear down the bars in his cell. He hoped to escape in time, as he did not look forward to (4) in prison.
11. The (5) bit her when she leaned against the (5) tree.
12. The (7) professor disliked the young genius, and tried to make it difficult for her to move (7) in her studies.
13. That man with (4) does not need his (4) to walk ; it conceals a weapon.
14. The hero removed his (4) and began to (4) back and forth, trying to think of a way to stop the villain.
15. Fear was (4) among the people during the forest (4).
16. This movie is filled with blood and (4), (4) I am turning it off.
17. A true (4) always wears colorful clothing ; not something (4) like you're wearing today.
18. You could hear the (5) playing in the distance as they carried the casket across the (5).
19. He began to (4) over the (4) that he would be hanging from in a few minutes.
20. As he began to (4) the cards, he prayed that it was not discovered that the gold he had wagered was actually painted (4). | No hint available. | 1) mile, lime
2) dies, Ides
3) melons, lemons
4) dais, aids
5) fits, fist
6) pale, leap
7) vile, live
8) tool, loot
9) retain, retina
10) file, life
11) cobra, carob
12) froward, forward
13) acne, cane
14) cape, pace
15) rife, fire
16) gore, ergo
17) bard, drab
18) dirge, ridge
19) pore, rope
20) deal, lead | Language | 09/08/05 |
#16066 | Divided Countries | 3.02 | 2.32 | samm | The following clues each form a unique word by themselves, add them together to get the name of a country. Example: blue and yellow mixed + solid ground = ? Answer:
green + land = Greenland
1. something that will make you sick + an indefinite number = ?
2. half of the width of an em + an organ for secreting = ?
3. a swindle + to move or travel = ?
4. an animal's shelter + a visible sign = ? | No hint available. | 1. germ + any = Germany
2. en + gland = England
3. con + go = Congo
4. den + mark = Denmark | Language | 01/06/04 |
#46253 | Curtail K | 3.02 | 1.02 | 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. To look for -> To perceive
2. Use the mind -> Slender, narrow
3. Enclosed army vehicle -> A colour; darkening of the skin
4. A colour -> Thin, pointed piece of metal
5. Tree covering -> Metal rod
6. Timber; board -> Design; a scheme developed in advance
7. Bare, plain; blunt -> Celestial night light
8. Descended in water -> Celestial night light with orbiting planets | The words start with these letters:
1. S
2. T
3. T
4. P
5. B
6. P
7. S
8. S | 1. Seek -> See
2. Think -> Thin
3. Tank -> Tan
4. Pink -> Pin
5. Bark -> Bar
6. Plank -> Plan
7. Stark -> Star
8. Sunk -> Sun | Language | 01/26/10 |
#1572 | Rock Group | 3.02 | 2.04 | gokaran | I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I? | No hint available. | Mt. Rushmore | Trick | 12/02/01 |
#29976 | Let's Paint | 3.02 | 2.88 | peppamintp | "This house needs a face lift," Tess Ross pronounced, and her family (two men, Mitch and Shane, and two women Lana and Penelope) thought the same. A quick paint job on five different rooms was all that was really needed, and the five Rosses eagerly set to work. A different white paint (one was Atrium White) was selected for each room, each of which required a different number of gallons of paint. Each family member painted a room. When, at the end of a weekend of painting, Tess's son announced "Well, Mom, you were right. We were done in no time," her two daughters and her husband quickly agreed. The family then settled in for an enjoyable evening in their newly painted living room. From the information provided, can you determine the person who painted each room, the color of the paint each used, and the number of gallons (1, 2, 3, 4, or 6) that were used for each room?
1. One daughter used the Feather White paint in the room she painted, while the other daughter painted her father's office.
2. Tess's husband used three gallons of paint to complete the room on which he worked. Tess's son painted the master bedroom.
3. Combined, the number of gallons of paint required to paint the master bedroom and the office equaled the number of gallons required for the kitchen.
4. Exactly twice as many gallons of paint were used to paint the dining room as Lana used in the room she painted. Penelope required exactly twice as many gallons in the room she painted as were used of the Topper White.
5. Mitch and the person who used the Feather White paint worked on the kitchen and the living room, in some order.
6. Exactly twice as many gallons of Graduate White were used as Polar Bear White. Shane didn't use Polar Bear White. | No hint available. | Lana, office, Polar Bear, 2
Mitch, kitchen, Topper, 3
Penelope, living room, Feather, 6
Shane, master bedroom, Atrium, 1
Tess, dining room, Graduate, 4 | Logic-Grid | 04/23/06 |
#50990 | Half a Dozen Down | 3.02 | 1.82 | Snowdog | With my mates I toil day by day
But never do I complain
I speak up if I have words to say
and have an agile brain
I rarely sniffle or blow my nose
A medical man I am not
I do not yawn or try to doze
Can you name me with the info you've got? | I am a Disney character. | I am Happy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
With my mates I toil day by day (I'm a miner)
But never do I complain (I'm not Grumpy)
I speak up if I have words to say (I'm not Bashful)
and have an agile brain (I'm not Dopey)
I rarely sniffle or blow my nose (I'm not Sneezy)
A medical man I am not (I'm not Doc)
I do not yawn or try to doze (I'm not Sleepy)
Can you name me with the info you've got? (Happy is the only dwarf left.) | Riddle | 01/30/17 |
#42425 | My Life? | 3.02 | 1.44 | COOKlES | Can you decipher this rebus:
M1y 1Li1f1e | How many numbers are there? | For once in my life.
(Four ones, in my life) | Rebus | 07/05/08 |
#28057 | Sound-Out Salad | 3.02 | 2.76 | Javian | Can you name the salad veggies? Use synonyms of each word in the clue; put them together to sound out the answer.
EG. Clue: Dog Bloom
Answer: Cauliflower
Explanation: "Collie" "Flower"
1. Caution Groove
2. Rotate Bite
3. Fish-egg Hair
4. Allow We
5. Twirl Scratch
6. Taxi Shift
7. Animal-park Crucial Leg-joint
8. Signal Burden
9. Awesome Plate
10. Invigorate Each
Bonus:
-Room Jumble
-Compel Whip
-Not Age | I included some roots and fruits classified as 'salad vegetables'. | 1. Carrot (Care-rut)
2. Turnip (Turn-nip)
3. Romaine (Roe-mane)
4. Lettuce (Let-us)
5. Spinach (Spin-itch)
6. Cabbage (Cab-budge)
7. Zucchini (Zoo-key-knee)
8. Cucumber (Cue-cumber)
9. Radish (Rad-dish)
10. Pepper (Pep-per)
Bonus:
-Celery (Cell-lurry)
-Garlic (Gar-lick)
-Onion (Un-eon) | Language | 01/13/06 |
#47149 | Back in Forth 7 | 3.02 | 2.08 | MarcM1098 | Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. co____ed (pickle flavour)
2. ou____ts (seasoning and preservative)
3. di____ed (edible tubers)
4. san____e (tubular pasta) | Here are clues for the eight-letter words:
1. impacted
2. endures longer
3. disheartened
4. clean | 1. collided (DILL - co_LLID_ed)
2. outlasts (SALT - ou_TLAS_ts)
3. dismayed (YAMS - di_SMAY_ed)
4. sanitize (ZITI - san_ITIZ_e) | Language | 06/04/10 |
#35438 | Plain White | 3.02 | 2.18 | menz | I constantly collide into all the others,
The only one of 16 without colors.
Associated with English and banking and breaking,
The answer is right there for the taking. | Chalk this one up to nightlife.... | The cue ball on a pool table.
English is when spin is put on the cue ball to make it curve or bounce differently off the rail. Banking is when a shot is played off the rail. Breaking is the first shot played in a game of pool. The hint refers to the fact that chalk is placed on a cue before it strikes the cue ball. | Riddle | 02/26/07 |
#33780 | Death Cured? | 3.02 | 2.43 | MarcM1098 | My great-grandmother was exceptional from first to last. She was the first baby born in the state in 1851. She was almost the first centenarian in the family, but she died in 1950, one day before her 100th birthday.
The cause of her death was not unusual; thousands of people died of the same cause that year and also in previous years. Her death was exceptional because she was the last person ever to die from that cause in the United States.
What was the cause of death? | Her age isn't important, but the date is. If she had lived just one more day, she wouldn't have died from that cause. No major disease was cured in 1951, but it would have been illegal to die from that cause. | Old age.
No American has died of old age since 1951. Old age was "cured" at a Public Health Conference on Records and Statistics. All state and federal agencies were ordered to adopt a standard list of 130 contributing and underlying causes of death. In 1951, the list deleted "old age" as a cause of death.
There is still some debate over whether old age is an appropriate cause of death. If someone dies peacefully in their sleep at age 95, one or several organs may have shut down, but isn't the underlying cause old age? | Trivia | 10/31/06 |
#8970 | Three Letters | 3.02 | 2.29 | Jake101 | Can you take three letters away from a four-letter word and manage to have it mean the same thing? | It is a number. | Five, if you take away F, I, and E, it leaves V which is the Roman numeral for five. | Language | 12/07/02 |
#35021 | Missing Letters 9 | 3.02 | 2.03 | jazzmusician46 | Below are incomplete words. Replace the letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. Good luck.
Indivi ( _ _ _ _ ) ity
Din ( _ _ _ ) ve
Can ( _ _ _ ) lar
Bru ( _ _ _ ) ly
L ( _ _ _ ) litude | No hint available. | Individual - duality
Dinner - nerve
Cancel - cellar
Brutal - tally
Lamp - amplitude | Language | 01/24/07 |
#21182 | Prom Night With the Boys | 3.02 | 2.4 | ZOE5639 | It's prom week and 5 friends are going to hang out as a group with their dates. The boys all tried to match their dates' dresses, they each picked their dates up at different times, and after prom they all went separate ways with their dates.
Guys- Joey, Mauricio, Damian, Brian, and Pierre
Dates- Zoe, Rhonda, Renee, Cloe, and Ashley
Times of pick up- 5:45, 6:00, 6:15, 6:30, and 7:30
Dress colors- Black, White, Red, Purple, Teal
After the Prom- Watched a movie with date's family at home, Went to a huge party, Went out to dinner, Went to a club, Went to the beach for a walk.
1. Mauricio asked Rhonda, but she told him she already had a date. So he asked her sister instead, and she accepted.
2. Pierre and his date were the only ones late to prom. Because they were late, they ended up fighting and Ashley decided not to go out to dinner with him afterwards.
3. Damian's date wore a red dress. Joey's date wore black.
4. Zoe's date did not pick her up first or last. However she did not want to go to a party or a club after prom.
5. Mauricio who is never late to anything, always early, picked up his date and made sure he gave her a white flower, and had a great time at the dance.
6.Joey couldn't decide between Rhonda and Renee since they were sisters, so he made sure he asked one of the other girls.
7. Brian didn't really even want to go to the prom. He likes to stay at home, hang out with the family and watch movies, so he wasn't too quick on picking up his date. He figured the later the better, however he did not want to be late.
8. Rhonda and her date were a on again, off again couple, and when they dated, they spent tons of time at the beach. It was always their favorite spot.
9. Zoe wore a purple dress last year to prom and went there with Brian. They did not have a good time, so Brian did not want his date to wear purple and did not want his date to be Zoe again.
10. Mauricio and Pierre are the big party guys of the group, hardly ever stay with one girl, while the rest of the guys are the romantics. Mauricio's brother works at a club, and even though that's where he spends many weekends, did not feel like going to one on prom night, but he wanted to party.
11. Damian picked up his red-hot date at a quarter after six. | No hint available. | Damian, Rhonda, Red Dress, 6:15, Walked on the beach.
Joey, Zoe, Black Dress, 6:00, Went out to Dinner. Mauricio, Renee, White Dress, 5:45, Went to a huge party.
Brian, Cloe, Teal Dress, 6:30, Watched a movie with her family.
Pierre, Ashley, Purple Dress, 7:30, Went to the club. | Logic-Grid | 02/26/05 |
#9549 | Eggsactly What Happened | 3.02 | 2.66 | od-1 | Sam Rottenegger got some free tickets to go and see his least favorite band. Sam, feeling a little unruly, stopped at the corner store so he could bring a 1/2 dozen eggs with him to the concert. The concert was packed and the tunes were so loud that Sam could hardly stand it. He started making his way through the crowd when one of the eggs broke in his pocket and ran down the inside of his shirt. Sam squirmed with disgust but thought how great it would be to see that yellow ooze on the band members. It took him 60 grueling minutes to make his way close enough to launch his attack. Sam chucked one right at the bass player but it just bounced off him without breaking. "Odd," Sam thought, but every one of the 4 eggs he threw just landed unbroken. He never got to throw the 5th as security removed Sam promptly. Sam, now half deaf, bruised, battered, and confused looked closely at the egg and noticed it wasn't exactly raw anymore. Frustrated, Sam chucked the egg over his shoulder hitting an Officer who gladly gave him a free nights stay at the Bars Inn.
So what happened to the eggs that caused them not to break? Note that they were totally raw when he brought them in . | Remember Sam was almost deaf at the end of the concert. | High volume sound waves at certain frequencies can cause the proteins in an egg to stick together almost like when it is boiled. Thus the eggs bounced like a hard boiled egg instead of breaking. | Science | 01/02/03 |
#16704 | Cut 'n' Paste | 3.02 | 1.6 | mr_smarty-pants | This one is a "mental" exercise - don't use paper and scissors - just imagine in your mind:
Take a sheet of paper - any size that you happened to have (remember, just imagine this paper). Now fold this sheet of paper in half and now fold it in half again, at right angles to the first fold. Now you have four thicknesses of paper. Now imagine you use scissors and cut through all four thicknesses, right down the middle of the paper, parallel to the first fold you made. Now, imagine, how many pieces of paper do you have now? Don't get paper and scissors to solve this one - try to picture this in your mind! | No hint available. | You will have 3 pieces of paper after the cut. It won't matter which direction you make the cut with the scissors - you'll end up with 3 pieces of paper. Don't believe it? Now go get the paper and scissors and actually do this - you'll see! | Science | 02/22/04 |
#8489 | Invisible Man | 3.02 | 2.84 | electronjohn | Cindy, a High School cheerleader, told her fellow cheerleaders that she was worried about changing for practice in their locker room. Seems that she over heard the science teacher, Dr. Smith, telling the Principal that he had just invented an invisibility potion which turns whoever drinks a sip of the potion completely invisible for 24 hours. The bad news was that someone had stolen a bottle of it from Dr. Smith's lab. Cindy was worried that the thief was a guy and that he might already be invisible, hiding in their locker room and waiting to watch them undress. Jane, the Head Cheerleader and President of the Science Club, believed Cindy since she knew Dr. Smith was working on the potion, but told her they had nothing to worry about. Since Jane did not steal the potion or know who had stolen the potion, how could she be so sure their privacy would not be compromised? | Jane knows a lot about human anatomy and physics. | Jane knew that if the potion really did work and could make the thief invisible it would also make him blind while he was invisible. In order to see light needs to be absorbed by our retinas. If a person were completely invisible all light would pass right though them and they would see nothing. If the retinas were somehow able to absorb light then there would be two black spots in the air where they were and they would not be completely invisible. In this case light would then hit the retinas from all angles, since the head would no longer be opaque, and blind the invisible thief. Plus the lenses in the thief's eyes would not work so no image could be focused onto his retinas. Ironically if the thief drank the potion he would never be able to see that he was invisible and unless someone told him he would not even know he was invisible. He would only know that he was blind. | Science | 11/13/02 |
#23160 | As You Are Reading | 3.02 | 1.15 | spookboy0 | As you are reading this message, you will notice some spelling errors. Do not be frigtened, however. This is how you must anelyze:
First, find al of the missing, repeated, or incorrect letters.
Second, alow yurself to look at these and look at the wword that is represinted.
Finally, tell me a numbur that most commonnly is associated with the word.
Good luck. | When I tell you "repeated letters," I mean the repeated letters in one word that are incorrect.
Ex: wword
Repeated Letter: W | Missing, Repeated, and Incorrect Letters:
H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N
Word: Halloween
Number: 31 (Halloween is the 31st of October) | Other | 05/25/05 |
#4437 | nhappy | 3.02 | 1.96 | emmyluzam | Decipher this phrase-
NHAPPY | What's missing? | Unhappy without you | Rebus | 06/03/02 |
#42411 | Double Murder | 3.02 | 1.53 | TRILLIONAIRE | Colin Hammond was working in his study before dinner. As he sat at his desk filling out paperwork, the door behind him opened slowly and silently. Peter Wall was in the room with the door closed behind him before Hammond became aware of his presence.
Hammond stood to confront the intruder. "What are you doing here?" He inquired, trying to conceal his annoyance at the intruder's presence in his private office.
"What do you think I'm doing here?" Wall answered with another question.
"Any business we have will be handled at our appointment this evening. Please leave right now and come back later as I asked you to do. How did you get up here, anyway? The doors are all locked and nobody gets by my guard, Bruce. Get out of here!"
"Not just yet. Do you know how much it hurt me to discover that my own brother-in-law planned to turn me in to the police?"
"You embezzled the firm's money! I would never have let you join the firm if you hadn't been Diana's brother! I never trusted you, but I always thought that you were simply incompetent, not a thief."
"Thief? I deserved that money by putting up with your arrogance all these years. I am not going to jail for simply taking something I earned!" Wall punctuated his statement by producing a revolver from his pocket.
"Don't be a fool, Peter! Put that stupid gun away!"
As Peter Wall drew a threatening aim on his brother-in-law's heart, there came a pounding on the office door.
"Sir! Mr. Hammond, sir! It is I, Bruce. I heard voices. Is everything all right?"
Wall yanked the door open and jerked the astonished butler into the room.
"Too bad you had to interfere, Bruce; now you'll have to go too. Too bad; goodbye, Bruce."
The two shots that killed Bruce and Colin Hammond were fired.
Wall muttered to himself, "All right, take both wallets... that big jeweled ring... anything else? Bruce has nothing more. Empty the drawers. Ransack everything as a proper robber should, and then descend out the window."
***********
Three men descended the stairs toward the front foyer after investigating at the scene of violence on the second floor of the Hammond home.
"A clear case of robbery, I think, Mr. Johnson," Inspector Lewis said. "It would seem that the unfortunate Mr. Hammond and the butler Bruce stumbled upon the intruder and it cost both of them their lives."
"That is the obvious explanation, Inspector... you did say that it was Mrs. Hammond, Colin Hammond's wife, who found the bodies?" Detective Gregory Johnson asked.
"Yes, sir, Mrs. Diana Hammond," replied Inspector Lewis. "She found them very much where you saw them yourselves."
"That must have been quite a shock for the lady," Mr. Wilson interjected. "Where is she now?"
"Upstairs in her room with a police physician," the Inspector answered. "Excuse me, but I must go back upstairs and assist at the scene. I should not have bothered you with such an obvious case of murder associated with robbery. Have no doubt, sir, we will find the murderer."
"I'm sure you will, Inspector," Johnson agreed. "Let us be about our business, Mr. Wilson."
"Thank you, gentlemen," Inspector Lewis said. "Could you please show yourselves out?"
"Very well," Mr. Wilson called to the Inspector, turning back towards the murder scene.
As Mr. Johnson opened the front door, he found himself confronted by a dismayed stranger.
"Who are you?" the stranger asked.
"Why, I'm Detective Gregory Johnson and this is my friend and colleague, Mr. Wilson. Who are you, if we might ask?"
"I am Peter Wall and I have an appointment with my brother-in-law, Colin Hammond. What are you people doing here?"
"I regret that I have to tell you that your brother-in-law is dead," explained Johnson.
"Oh my!? What happened?"
"I'm afraid that he was murdered," Johnson explained.
"Oh my God! Murdered? Who could have done such a horrid thing?"
"There seems to have been a robbery, Mr. Wall."
"Oh no! Where is my sister? Is she all right?"
"Yes, Mrs. Diana Hammond is upstairs in her room with a physician. She was not injured. The police are upstairs, but their investigation of the scene is nearly finished and there shouldn't be a problem with your going upstairs to speak with sister now, if you wish to do so."
"The police are still here? I would like to talk to them and see what progress they are making in this horrible matter! Is my brother-in-law still here? Have they removed the bodies yet?"
"The police are still in Mr. Hammond's office upstairs. You should ask for Inspector Lewis, who is in charge of the investigation. Actually, when you see him, would you please ask him to come see me? I would like to have a word with him."
Within three minutes after Peter Wall vanished up the stairs, Inspector Lewis appeared in the foyer.
"Lewis, this crime might not be a simple as we had thought," Johnson suggested. "I believe that we are faced with a case of cold-blooded, premeditated murder. I strongly suggest that you interrogate the dead man's brother-in-law, Mr. Wall. I have reason to believe that he, and not some nameless burglar, had a hand in this gruesome matter."
***********
Why did Detective Johnson think Mr. Wall was part of the crime? | No hint available. | "So, Johnson, I was surprised to hear you virtually accuse that Peter fellow. What on earth led you to believe that he had a hand in the murder of his own sister's husband?" Mr. Wilson asked as the pair left the Hammond mansion.
"Really, Wilson, I can't believe that you would ask me such a thing. You see, and yet do not observe. It would seem that you also hear and yet do not observe."
"What did you hear that I did not, Johnson?"
"Nothing, old friend. I merely drew an inference which you did not from something we both heard. Did you not hear Mr. Wall ask if the bodies had been removed? Did you not wonder about his choice of the plural noun? We only advised him that his brother-in-law was dead. We never mentioned the demise of the butler, Bruce. How could Wall have known that there was more than one body to be removed unless he had greater knowledge of the events than he had learned from us? And how, old friend, would he have gained such information unless he had a hand in the matter? If I am not mistaken, Lewis's interrogations will reveal the truth." | Mystery | 07/03/08 |
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