id,title,fun,difficulty,author,desc,hint,answer,category,date #36181,Professional Anagrams 4,2.69,2.38,MarcM1098,"Can you determine the professions/jobs described below? Each clue is an anagram of the answer. One Word 1. To roar 2. Go nurse 3. I can lite rec 4. Hi, nice taste Two Words 5. Beer and art 6. He rich seat 7. I ran up tone 8. Order: recite that","Here are additional clues (these are not anagrams). 1. Public speaker. 2. Works in a hospital. 3. Lights up your life. 4. Helps you put your best face forward. 5. Works in a saloon. 6. Takes your money. 7. Do Re Mi. 8. All the world's a stage.","1. Orator 2. Surgeon 3. Electrician 4. Esthetician 5. A bartender 6. The cashier 7. Piano tuner 8. Theatre director",Language,04/12/07 #2299,Camel Drivers,2.71,2.87,rayneeday,"Achmed and Ali were camel-drivers and on one day they decided to quit their job. They wanted to become shepherds. So they went to the market and sold all their camels. The amount of money (dinars) they received for each camel was the same as the total number of camels they owned. With that money they bought as many sheep as possible at 10 dinars a sheep. With the money that was left they bought a goat. On their way home they got in a fight and decided to split up. When they divided the sheep there was one sheep left. So Ali said to Achmed, ""I take the last sheep and you can get the goat"". ""That's not fair,"" said Achmed, ""a goat costs less than a sheep"". ""OK,"" Ali said, ""then I will give you one of my dogs and then we are even"". And Achmed agreed. What's the cost of a dog?",No hint available.,"1 sheep - 1 dog = 1 goat + 1 dog 1 sheep - 1 goat = 2 dogs A sheep is 10 dinars, but what does a goat cost? The money they received for their camels is a square. And the digit in the tens-place of this square is odd (total money / 10 dinars), because they could not divide the sheep equally. Now the interesting thing is that all squares with an odd tens-place end with a 6. (16^2 = 256, 24^2 = 576). So a goat must cost 6 dinars. 10 - 6 = 2 dogs So a dog costs 2 dinars.",Math,02/11/02 #26638,Missing Idioms: Animals #1,2.95,2.1,smarty_blondy,"Welcome to the Missing Idioms language game! An idiom is a speech form or an expression of a given language that is peculiar to itself grammatically or, cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in ""keep tabs on"". Below you will find 10 sentences, with the missing idiom in brackets, (...). To solve the game, you will need to complete each sentence with an idiom, but there is a twist to it. Each round you will be given a Main Clue and, all missing idioms must relate to it. The Main Clue for this round is ""Animals"", therefore all missing idioms must relate to animals. Good luck and enjoy! 1. He shouldn't (complain if a gift is not perfect) and should be happy that he got a present from her. 2. The little boy kept asking many questions until his mother finally said (that wanting to find out so much about everything will get him into trouble). 3. Please (be patient and wait) while I make a phone call. There is no need to rush into things. 4. Their computer software patent is a (good source of money) for their company. 5. The little boys thought that their friend was (easily frightened) because he wouldn't play with the dog. 6. The supervisor has a reputation for (watching and controlling, keeping a close eye on) the workers. 7. When the police arrived, the two men looked frightened and suddenly (ran away from the scene). 8. I heard about the plans for the new magazine article (directly from the person responsible). 9. The car engine stopping while driving on the freeway was the (thing that finally made me decide to do something). Therefore, I sold the car. 10. He (misjudged his chance of success) when he found an unreliable partner for his business.",No hint available.,"Here are the missing idioms. 1. look a gift horse in the mouth 2. curiosity killed the cat 3. hold your horses 4. cash cow 5. a scaredy-cat 6. riding herd on 7. turned tail 8. straight from the horse's mouth 9. straw that broke the camel's back 10. bet on the wrong horse",Language,10/31/05 #40284,Seeing Double,2.68,1.37,plain_jane,"Homonyms are words that are spelled the same way but have different meanings. In this teaser, each sentence has two definitions placed in parentheses. Read each sentence carefully and determine what homonym can replace both definitions. 1. After eating a peach, Sam threw the (stone of the fruit) into a (deep hole in the earth). 2. Jane glanced at her (small, wrist-worn timepiece) and realized that it was time to (keep one's eyes fixed on) her favorite TV program. 3. The old man rubbed his (side of the forehead) as he silently prayed in the (place of worship). 4. After reading his speech, Mr. Jones took off his (spectacles) and joined the guests as they raised their (transparent, breakable drinking vessels) for a toast. 5. At the country (gathering for the sale of goods), the farmer got his (just and honest) share of popularity for his prize hogs.",No hint available.,"1. Pit 2. Watch 3. Temple 4. Glasses 5. Fair",Language,02/01/08 #43969,Class Photo 2,2.0,2.45,cnmne,"Kevin's class picture has 28 photos arranged in a 7 x 4 grid. The photos in the top row are numbered 1 through 7 from left to right, with the photos in the remaining rows similarly numbered. Given the following clues (bordering includes horizontal, vertical, and diagonal), where is Kevin's picture? X X X X X X X (1 - 7) X X X X X X X (8 - 14) X X X X X X X (15 - 21) X X X X X X X (22 - 28) 1) There are 11 boys and 17 girls. 2) No boy is next to another boy horizontally or vertically. 3) There are no more than three boys in each row. 4) One column has only girls. 5) Three boys are not along the edge of the picture. 6) The second boy is at an odd position. 7) The range of the boys' positions is 24. 8) The median of the boys' positions is 12 or 13 or 14. 9) There are boys in two corners. 10) Kevin occupies an even position, and is the only boy who borders a unique number of girls.",No hint available.,"A) There are five boys prior to the median, meaning that there are three boys in each of the first two rows. If the first boy is at location 4, then there could only be two boys in the first row. The first boy must be located before position 4, therefore a girl must occupy: 28 (clue 7). The second boy can not be at position 4 (clue 6). The earliest position that the third boy could occupy is position 5. Therefore, a girl must occupy: 4. B) If boys are at positions 1 (a corner) and 25 (clue 7), then a boy would have to be at either position 7 or 22 (clue 9). In either case, more than three boys would not be along the edge of the picture, violating clue 5. Therefore, a girl must occupy: 1. Boys must occupy: 7 and 22 (clue 9). Girls must occupy: 6, 14, 15, and 23. C) For three boys to be in the first row, the second boy must occupy: 5 (which also satisfies clue 6). A girl must occupy 12. Per clue 8, a boy must occupy: 13. A girl must occupy: 20. To avoid violating clue 5, boys must occupy: 8 and 21. A girl must occupy: 9. D) Clues 8 and 9 have now been satisfied, and 16 of the 28 positions have been filled. To satisfy clues 1 through 7, the last 12 positions can be filled in four different ways. However, only one of those ways will satisfy clue 10. In the three ways that do not work, the boy that borders a unique number of girls is located at an odd position. Step A Step B Step C Step D xxxGxxx GxxGxGB GxxGBGB GBGGBGB xxxxxxx xxxxxxG BGxxGBG BGBGGBG xxxxxxx Gxxxxxx GxxxxGB GBGGGGB xxxxxxG BGxxxxG BGxxxxG BGBGBGG The boys in the first row border (3, 4, 2) girls. The boys in the second row border (3, 6, 5) girls. The boys in the third row border (4, 4) girls. The boys in the fourth row border (2, 4, 5) girls. The only boy that borders a unique number of girls is the boy who borders six girls, which is at position 10. Kevin is at position 10.",Logic,01/21/09 #49637,"Z,Y,X,W...",2.17,0.5,Panther91,"Angela made a bet with her friend Alex. The bet was that Angela would win $50 if she could say the alphabet in reverse within 5 seconds. If not, Alex would win $50. Angela walked away fifty bucks richer. How did she do it?","Remember, this is a trick.","Angela said ""alphabet the."" The bet was that she says the alphabet in reverse. It was never stated that Angela had to say every letter!",Trick,10/18/12 #36327,... Of Babes,2.71,2.23,stang99,"Great minds have said of me that: I am moonlight in the gloomy night of life. I can soften rocks or bend a knotted oak. Without me, life would be an error. I separate the generations. I express that which is inexpressible And on which silence is impossible. I am the art most nigh to tears and memory. I am the shorthand of emotion. I should strike fire from the heart of man, And a woman I should bring to tears. I can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. I have been called the speech of angels. What am I?",No hint available.,"Music. The title is based on ""OUT OF THE MOUTHS of babes"" suggesting investigation of Quotes. Music is moonlight in the gloomy night of life. Jean Paul Richter Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. William Congreve Without music, life would be an error. Friedrich Nietzsche Nothing separates the generations more than music. Bill Cosby After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music. Aldous Huxley Music expresses that which cannot be said, and on which it is impossible to be silent. Victor Hugo Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory. Oscar Wilde Music is the shorthand of emotion. Leo Tolstoy Music should strike fire from the heart of man and bring tears from the eyes of woman. Ludwig Van Beethoven Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable. Leonard Bernstein Music is well said to be the speech of angels. Thomas Carlyle",Riddle,04/20/07 #37637,Winners,2.2,1.85,air_up_there_jr,"He: Came in 2nd. She: Came in 3rd. We: Won it all.",No hint available.,We are the champions.,Rebus,08/03/07 #43583,1 = H A in a H M,1.98,1.7,shenqiang,1 = H A in a H M,"It fills balloons, and it's not hydrogen.",1 = helium atom in a helium molecule.,Letter-Equations,11/19/08 #40844,Case of the Missing E's,2.7,1.5,Scubee,"The letter ""e"" has been removed from the following words. Can you guess them all? 1) dgr 2) xtrm 3) sntnc 4) lvn 5) ndl 6) lmnt 7) rsrv",Every word has three e's missing.,"1) degree 2) extreme 3) sentence 4) eleven 5) needle 6) element 7) reserve",Language,03/04/08 #37828,Are You Tired?,2.3,1.28,1smart_okie,N Y C = T C T N S,A city and one of its nicknames.,New York City = The City That Never Sleeps,Letter-Equations,08/17/07 #29235,37 C in H P and the G of F,2.27,1.62,npf2005,37 C in H P and the G of F,J.K.R.,"37 Chapters in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K.R is J.K. Rowling.",Letter-Equations,03/22/06 #7385,Start Over,2.54,1.37,majd,"What is this common phrase? SQUARE1 OWT",No hint available.,Back to square one.,Rebus,09/12/02 #2114,"Fly, lie, run",2.7600000000000002,1.91,and1a2z,"What flies when it's born, Lies when it's alive, and runs when it's dead?",Happens mainly during winter,A snowflake,Riddle,01/20/02 #23426,Green and Leafy,2.74,1.27,gilco,"I am green and leafy I am also quite healthy My name comes with a mission: To please give us permission! What am I?",No hint available.,Lettuce,Riddle,06/05/05 #6008,Control Freak,2.29,2.3,glennyboy02,"The thing above me is keen to be big, The thing below me may be thought of as a control freak, The thing next to me does not appear in me. What am I?",No hint available.,The shift on a keyboard,Riddle,07/29/02 #17851,Petals Around the Rose,2.6,2.99,hersheykiss8908,"You roll five dice. The computer calculates the score. Your job is to find out what the computer based the score on. If you roll 5, 4, 6, 3, and 5, the score is 10. If you roll 1, 3, 3, 4, and 2, the score is 4. If you roll 1, 6, 2, 6, and 4,the score is 0. What is the method?",Think of the title. The score is never odd. Picture the dice in your head.,"Only the dice that have a centre dot are counted (3 and five). Count the number of dots around the centre dot. These ""petals"" are the score. A five on the die gets a score of 4, and a three on the die gets a score of 2.",Logic,06/07/04 #38400,Words Within a Word #4,3.2,2.32,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you must place a 3-letter word on the dashes to complete a word on the left and to begin another word with those letters on the right. Example: e a r _ _ _ m e = e a r T H Y/ T H Y m e 1. f e a t _ _ _ o i c = ? 2. c o u r _ _ _ n d a = ? 3. d i s p _ _ _ o v e r = ? 4. k e e _ _ _ s i s t = ? 5. r u n _ _ _ i c e = ?",No hint available.,"1. featHER / HERoic 2. courAGE / AGEnda 3. dispLAY / LAYover 4. keePER / PERsist 5. runOFF / OFFice",Language,09/22/07 #19041,Calendar Cubes 2,2.14,2.28,alan,"Assign digits to the faces of two cubes to give all the days of the month from ""01"" to ""31"".",Double usage exists among the digits :),"If you turn the 6 upside down you get 9. On one cube put the digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 on the other cube put 0 1 2 6 (and 9) 7 8.",Other,10/04/04 #49132,An Infinite Arc,2.61,2.0,Skybet,"I hover over sacred flesh, An infinite arc of valour, A nimbus to those who pass the test, Who live with love and candour.","An angelic crown, my definition is tame, To the young, I'm known as a popular game.",Halo,Riddle,11/06/11 #8366,Hardware Store,2.92,2.69,electronjohn,"Fred went to a hardware store in Boston with Alex, Ben, and George. He noted that a hammer cost ten times as much as a screwdriver and a power saw cost ten times as much as a hammer. The storekeeper said that Ben could buy a power saw, George could buy a screwdriver and Alex could buy a hammer. Based on this what would the storekeeper let Fred buy?",Alex's full name is Alexander and Ben's full name is Benjamin. George was Alex's boss and good friend.,"Fred could buy all three (the power saw, hammer and screwdriver) since he had $111 with him (a $1 bill-George Washington, a $10 bill-Alexander Hamilton, and a $100 bill-Ben Franklin). Boston is in the USA and therefore uses the US currency I just described.",Trick,11/04/02 #32035,Laughter-Inducing Quotes,2.5100000000000002,2.16,Psychic_Master,"The following humourous quotes were quoted by various people - try to decipher the quotes. After the ""~"" is the author's name. Good luck! ""C QV TE WHOYOF DLQD TEVODCVOT C REZ'D AZROFTDQZR Q TCZJHO NEFR EI NLQD C QV TQBCZJ."" ~ ETWQF NCHRO ""XOIEFO BEA WFCDCWCSO TEVOEZO, BEA TLEAHR NQHM Q VCHO CZ DLOCF TLEOT. DLQD NQB NLOZ BEA WFCDCWCSO DLOV, BEA QFO Q VCHO QNQB IFEV DLOV QZR BEA LQYO DLOCF TLEOT."" ~ KQWM LQZROB ""TEVODCVOT C HCO QNQMO QD ZCJLD, QZR QTM, 'NLOFO LQYO C JEZO NFEZJ?' DLOZ Q YECWO TQBT DE VO, 'DLCT CT JECZJ DE DQMO VEFO DLQZ EZO ZCJLD.'"" ~ WLQFHOT V. TWLAHS","A=U E=O I=F O=E U=X","""I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying."" ~ Oscar Wilde ""Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."" ~ Jack Handey ""Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than one night.'"" ~ Charles M. Schulz Encoded=Decoded A=U B=Y C=I D=T E=O F=R G=P H=L I=F J=G K=J L=H M=K N=W O=E P=Q Q=A R=D S=Z T=S U=X V=M W=C X=B Y=V Z=N",Cryptography,07/26/06 #30767,Unscramble the Words,2.5100000000000002,3.02,lexymo,"PART 1) Unscramble the following words. They will eventually be placed in categories. MYMERHWLOAEL, BILOCMNEU, CKDEAEHCI, MEAACLIL, TWSBR-RNHAOREH, and BGLK-RANTNIU *Bonus: TRDOC-SADODOHNEONR and ARTSUBNT-ILAUIGR **Extra Bonus: What are these words? PART2) Fill in the blanks. Each word is one category. These will be the categories that the first set of words will need to fall under. 1)A_ _B_ _ _ 2)_ _L_ _ A_O 3)_E_ _ _I_ 4)_ _S_A_ _ _ _E_T_ 5)_A_H_ _ _T_ _ Now place the unscrambled words in their correct categories. (1,2,3 etc.)",PART 2) 50 Nifty......,"PART 1) The unscrambled words, in order, are: YELLOWHAMMER, COLUMBINE, CHICKADEE, CAMELLIA, BROWN-THRASHER and LARK-BUNTING *Bonus: COAST-RHODODENDRON and TRAILING-ARBUTUS **Extra Bonus: These are either a state bird or a state flower. PART 2) The categories are: 1) ALABAMA 2) COLORADO 3) GEORGIA 4) MASSACHUSETTS 5) WASHINGTON The state birds or flowers should be placed with the state they represent. Which is: 1) ALABAMA: YELLOWHAMMER(bird) and CAMELLIA(flower) 2) COLORADO: COLUMBINE(flower) and LARK BUNTING(bird) 3) GEORGIA: BROWN THRASHER(bird) 4) MASSACHUSETTS: CHICKADEE(bird) and (*Bonus: TRAILING ARBUTUS-flower) 5) WASHINGTON: (*Bonus: COAST RHODODENDRON-flower)",Language,05/29/06 #38173,Who is This? #2,2.59,2.08,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you need to change one letter in each word to form the name of a famous person. Have fun! 1. Pail Synde 2. Wilt Distey 3. Botsy Rots 4. Liznie Borken 5. Dilly Manison 6. Patrice Lenry",No hint available.,"1. Paul Lynde 2. Walt Disney 3. Betsy Ross 4. Lizzie Borden 5. Dolly Madison 6. Patrick Henry",Language,09/07/07 #50067,Dropboxes XIII,2.28,2.52,eighsse,"In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related. 1. Domestic rodent [_] 2. Lovely suit? [_] 3. Look, intently 4. Booths, chairs, and stools [_] 5. Secret and real-estate [_] 6. Dread 7. Alter orientation [_] 8. Straight [_] 9. Internal covering 10. Dresser compartment [_] 11. Shallow pool's occupant [_] 12. Erode, through use 13. Weakness; lack of vigor [_] 14. Northeastern U.S. state [_] 15. Explosive device 16. Follower; student [_] 17. Joined; bound [_] 18. Drive away, as a feeling 19. French/Swiss river [_] 20. Savior [_] 21. Metal, prior to extraction 22. Get away from [_] 23. Word separator [_] 24. Baseball hats",No hint available.,"1. hamster [M] 2. hearts [H] 3. stare 4. seating [I] 5. agents [E] 6. angst 7. realign [G] 8. linear [A] 9. liner 10. drawer [R] 11. wader [D] 12. wear 13. anemia [A] 14. Maine [A] 15. mine 16. disciple [I] 17. spliced [C] 18. dispel 19. Rhone [N] 20. hero [H] 21. ore 22. escape [E] 23. space [E] 24. caps ""Migraine headache""",Language,12/29/13 #44314,Diction,2.62,1.9000000000000001,Zag24,"These words share a common trait: bound, custom, diction, gloss, second, vision Which of the following words also belongs in that group? actual, comment, portion, statue",The words illusion and rudiment also fit the group.,"ARY can be added to the end of each word in the first group to create a new word: boundary, customary, dictionary, glossary, secondary, visionary So the correct choice is COMMENT, which becomes commentary when ARY is appended. Actuary and statuary are real words, but to make them you have to drop letters from actual and statue before appending ARY.",Group,04/02/09 #39287,3 C on the U S F,2.24,1.7,Sprringe,3 C on the U S F,No hint available.,3 Colors on the United States Flag,Letter-Equations,11/20/07 #7114,Tears without Sorrow,2.37,2.19,Cascas,What is it that makes tears without sorrow and takes its journey to heaven?,No hint available.,Smoke.,Riddle,09/01/02 #18213,Word Chain,2.65,2.7,bintot,"To solve this puzzle, take the last two letters of the first word described to make the first two letters of the second word, the last two letters of the second word to make the first two letters of the third word, and so on. The last two letters of the tenth word will make the first two letters of the first word and bring you back to where you started. Ready? 1. To prevent by fear 2. One of the muses 3. Often on the breakfast table 4. Steps for passing over a fence 5. Lawful 6. Solitary 7. A musical Roman emperor 8. A bird 9. To bury 10. To eat into",No hint available.,"1. Deter 2 Erato 3. Toast 4. Stile 5. Legal 6. Alone 7. Nero 8. Robin 9. Inter 10. Erode",Logic,07/14/04 #5353,Turn Turn Turn,2.18,1.98,mad-ade,"There is a chain of five gear-wheels, identified as A to E, each one meshing properly with its immediate neighbour(s) in a straight line. The number next to each letter shows how many teeth that particular gear-wheel has. A=48 B=16 C=64 D=24 E=32 When A is turned clockwise ten full turns, in which direction does E turn, and how many times?",No hint available.,Clockwise. 15 full turns.,Math,07/08/02 #24609,Why Must You Take Me For Granted?,2.73,2.05,tjsmom2005,"Walk all over me. Treat me like dirt. Because all in all those things will not hurt. Step on me, but be careful I may hurt you. But it's not something I mean to do. I only hurt you when I'm not taken care of, and then I may hurt the people you love. You see me every day and take me for granted. I come in all shapes and sizes and can even be painted. It's easy to get stains all over me. Some people actually like it once they see. I can be really heavy or light as a feather. And sometimes can't survive the harsh, wet weather. But most importantly of all I keep you safe and dry. As long as I am taken care of properly I won't die. I can live for a long time - outlive even you. Even after I'm dead that's one of the many things I can do. People use me when I'm alive and use me when I'm dead. And use me when they are alive and when they are dead too. I come in handy with all kinds of neat stuff. But you can burn me badly with one single puff. What Am I?","Look around your room, I'm sure I'm there somewhere. Do you see me?","WOOD. It can hurt you by causing splinters which happens when it is not properly preserved, i.e. wood coating/polish. It burns easily. People use wood to make fires. You use trees for oxygen, paper (the trees leaves) shade and fruit when they are alive which get their nutrients to thrive through the roots, which are wood. Homes are made out of wood - hence I can keep you safe and dry. People stain wood (get stains all over me). If wood isn't taken care of it can rot which is why sometimes it can't survive the weather, it may rot. We take wood for granted because so many things we use daily are made of wood. We just don't think about it (or at least a lot of people don't - not speaking for everyone). We use wood when it's dead for furniture and houses etc... etc.... and then we use wood when we are alive for those same reasons and we use them when we are dead, as caskets are made of wood.",Riddle,07/17/05 #17572,12:34PM,2.18,3.09,fishmed,"12:34PM -Moby Dick ------------- ?",Moby Dick is considered a literary 'classic'.,Timeless classic,Rebus,05/06/04 #12124,A Friend Indeed...,2.5,1.02,stoneybrooks,"Through the lonely night, he is nowhere to be found. On the sunniest day, he is closer to you than the closest friend. When you are down, he can not pick you up; nor you him. He's yours and yours alone but, can not be said to belong to anyone, not even himself.",No hint available.,Your shadow.,Riddle,04/30/03 #25370,Beautiful Audio,2.58,2.27,dsquared,"Which word from Group B belongs in Group A and why? Group A beautiful audio suite atone Group B inferior elevate management",It's all got to do with the letters.,"Elevate Each word in Group A contains more vowels than consonants. Elevate is the only word in Group B that matches this rule.",Group,08/16/05 #32149,1995 Academy Awards,2.17,2.77,jazzmusician46,"Try and unscramble the names of the nominees for the Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1995 Academy Awards, and then try and match them with the movie they were in. Best Actor in a Leading Role for 1995: SDSRUEFYDRRIACH NPNENSAE ECGASNAILCO ITSRIOOMMAISS SHNOIPKYANNOTH The Movies these Actors starred in: OPNOISTLI NNOIX SVAEGSLAGLNEIAV GWNAILKMNADDAE SOUPSHDONLALRM",No hint available.,"*Nicolas Cage (Won the Oscar) Richard Dreyfuss Anthony Hopkins Sean Penn Massimo Troisi The Movies these Actors starred in: Leaving Las Vegas Mr. Holland's Opus Nixon Dead Man Walking Il Postino",Trivia,07/30/06 #50667,I Start Spring,1.94,0.89,theriddler,"I start spring and end winter's snows. I end dark nights and bring sunrise. I start smiles, put an end to woes, And I'm part of your start to surmise, So what am I?",No hint available.,"The letter ""S""",Riddle,08/03/15 #11843,The Guide,3.01,1.98,frankenweoburger,"A man was hiking in the hills for the first time and, for safety, he brings along two guides. At the beginning of the hike, the first guide said, ""Keep all personal items close, stay behind me, and above all else, keep your balance around the steep dropoffs!"" The second guide had never been on such a long hike and, despite the warnings, tumbled off one of the high cliffs and rolled into a valley. The second guide's spine was broken in the fall. The man and the first guide watched the fall, shrugged, and moved on. Why did they offer no help or concern?",No hint available.,The second guide was a book.,Situation,04/18/03 #26082,HAND TO TAIL,2.7600000000000002,2.06,fishmed,"A monkey was in a tree, holding on with his HAND, but the branch he was holding onto broke. He fell, hit his HEAD on one branch, missed catching another branch with his FEET, and finally caught the last branch possible with his TAIL. Can you go from HAND to TAIL, but ""hitting"" HEAD and FEET in that order on the way? Each step has to be a valid word.",No hint available.,"HAND* HARD HERD HEAD* HEED FEED FEET* FEAT BEAT BOAT COAT COAL COIL TOIL TAIL*",Language,09/26/05 #21246,Buckets of Fun,2.83,2.36,Mysterious,"I could be on the river or in the desert I could be in the swamp or a sparkling city I am rather rectangular and can make lots of noise I have bright lights and pictures too They bring their cups and buckets and feed me well They want me all to themselves quite greedily When finally I am full and can take no more I am suddenly everyone's new best friend What am I?","Think of cherries, lemons, and oranges","I am a slot machine. In a casino, people carry their coins around in cups and buckets. True gamblers will feed the same machine for hours to hit the jackpot. When a slot machine is full or reaches its set level, it pays out. Everyone comes rushing over to see the machine paying the jackpot. Slot machines are usually shown or thought of having fruit in the window.",Riddle,02/26/05 #25726,Alternating Country,2.57,2.88,Steve1973,"There are many words in the English language that alternate vowels and consonants. A few examples are Dog, Timid, and Logic. Can you guess the name of the country with the longest name that follows this same alternating pattern of consonants and vowels?",You don't HAVE to start with a consonant for the pattern to work.,UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,Language,09/02/05 #2755,Every Color,2.4,1.18,vanz,"I am every color, Yet I'm no color at all, I am almost everywhere. What Am I?",No hint available.,Light,Riddle,03/19/02 #24116,Paintballing Weekend,2.4,0.71,katey,"During a crazy weekend of paintball, four friends were having great fun. The paint came in blue, green, yellow and red. Coincidentally, the four friends had T-shirts in those same colours. Brenda used blue paint balls. The person in the green T-shirt used yellow paint balls. James was not wearing a red T-shirt. Diane used green paint balls and wore a blue T-shirt. Simon was the only person who used paint which was the same colour as his T-shirt. Can you tell which colour paint they each used and the colour of their respective T-shirts?",No hint available.,"Name, Wore, Paint Simon, red, red Brenda, yellow, blue James, green, yellow Diane, blue, green",Logic-Grid,06/29/05 #41601,"A ""B"" Pyramid",2.72,1.44,snowmonster,"See if you can figure out the words in this ""pyramid"" using the hints given below. Each new word contains the same letters as the previous word, plus a new letter. 1) Second letter of the English language 2) Abbreviation for a serious illness 3) A metal bar forming the mouthpiece of a bridle 4) To cut into or nip with the teeth 5) A set or class of people",No hint available.,"1) B 2) TB 3) Bit 4) Bite 5) Tribe",Language,04/20/08 #12400,Swoosh,2.08,2.42,tissue,"What words does the following represent? ___________________________________ Row 1:0Tomor0Tomor0Tomor0Tomor Row 2:OutgOutgOutgOutgOutg Row 3:ARARARARARARARARARARAR","Yes there are three words. Is your brow in a bit of a: FurFurFurFurFurFur?","No Tomorrow - 0 (none or no) and a 'row' of Tomor's or a 'Tomorrow' Outgrow - a row of Outg's, therefore an 'Outg' 'row' or Outgrow. Arrow. A row of Ar's or an 'Ar' 'row' or Arrow.",Rebus,05/16/03 #17841,Je Suis Ixolite,2.57,2.32,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? Je Suis Monsieur Ixolite, in French is I am ""Where am I?"" Mr Ixolite, in English",No hint available.,Lost in the translation,Rebus,06/07/04 #5325,Joey's Break,2.67,1.27,Bobbrt,"Fill in the sentence below so that the first two words combine to make the third word. For example, given ""The prime minister ____ the meeting, even though the ____ was technically the ____ official,"" you would fill in RAN, KING, and RANKING. When he broke his ____ showing off at the ____ of the ski run, Joey became a ____ among his friends.",No hint available.,"When he broke his LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Joey became a LEGEND among his friends.",Language,07/08/02 #16789,More or Less,2.24,1.19,adoontourious,"I was doing my math homework last night with Benji's radio blaring (as usual) in the background. ""Hey, Mike, did you hear that commercial?"" Benji called from the next room. ""No. What's it for?"" ""Remember that stereo you heard about at Sweeters? Then, when you got to the store, they'd raised the price by 25%. Now, they say they've lowered the prices on their stereos by 25%. So the one you wanted has to be the same price as it was at first."" ""Sounds good,"" I said. ""But if the price is down 25%, I think it's gotta cost even less than it cost at first."" ""No way. Up 25%, then down 25%, means you're back where you started from,"" Benji tried to assure me. Who's right about the price, Mike or Benji? Is the price of the stereo the same as it was when Mike first heard about it or is the price even less than it was at first?",No hint available.,"Mike is right. The price of the stereo is less than it was before the 25% increase and the 25% decrease. Pretend that the stereo cost $1,000. You know that 25% of 1,000 is 250. So, after the 25% increase, the cost of the stereo was $1,250. Now find 25% of $1,250. Subtract this amount ($312.50) from $1,250 to find the reduced price. It's $937.50 - that's $62.50 less than the original price of $1,000!",Math,02/29/04 #44650,Sports 2,1.55,0.68,IrishGirl34,"What happens... Once in lacrosse Twice in football But never in baseball?",No hint available.,The letter 'O',Other,06/13/09 #16908,Mysterious Thief,2.85,1.81,tangerine,"I watched as he stole it. He wasn't even sneaky about it. I think he might have forgotten it or something, because he fled the scene without it. Some seemed to support the ""crime"", and some did not. Nonetheless, he went home without being arrested. Who is this mysterious man?","The ""jury"" isn't an actual jury. ;)","The man is a base runner on a team in a baseball game. He stole a base, then ran to the next base without taking the base with him, of course. Half of the crowd was cheering (in this case, supporting) because they are on the team of the base runner. The opposing team's fans are not supportive of the steal. The man went HOME (to HOME plate) without being arrested, of course.",Situation,03/07/04 #15968,Unscramble and Find the Misfit,2.67,1.68,liltunalol,"Unscramble all four words below and find the misfit. KBOO RTELTE UNSCPTRIMA RIAA",The 3 related ones refer to the written word.,"Aria is the one misfit word. The other three are book, letter, and manuscript which are all written and read media whereas an Aria is sung.",Language,12/29/03 #39632,Global Happiness,2.49,1.87,cnmne,"What musician or band is embedded in this rebus? The teaser title is a rewording of a hit single or album. Day Dusk Beagle, Collie, Poodle Dawn Day",No hint available.,"Three Dog Night (three dog breeds are listed between dusk and dawn; since night falls between dusk and dawn, you have a ""three dog night""); title = Joy to the World",Rebus,12/15/07 #17856,Are You Smart?,2.37,2.6,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented below? 963963 Deeds Elves Stash Sassy Enters Reared Dredge",No hint available.,"Dressed up to the nines 963963 DeeDs ElvEs StaSh SasSy EntErs ReaRed DreDge",Rebus,06/08/04 #14071,Mr Money,2.53,2.21,TheTrickster,"What saying is represented by the question mark below? Mr James Money (I.Q.: 50) to Miami Mr Mark Money (I.Q.: 160) to Toronto Toronto = ?",No hint available.,Where the smart money goes.,Rebus,07/29/03 #4076,Contortion,2.38,2.05,bighippo4,"I can contort into many fantastic shapes, and can form one thing even after being run through a grate. I can appear in many different guises, and Am to be won among Halloween prizes. WHAT AM I?",No hint available.,A piece of gum!,Riddle,05/14/02 #43559,Rise and Shine.,2.49,0.76,xmum,"I rise, I'm beaten down, And then I rise again. I'm sometimes brown and sometimes white. (White goes against the grain.) Though I am often needed, I'm taken for granted too. But I may be the ""Toast of the Town"", Before the day is through. I'm often cut in pieces, Sometimes thin and sometimes thick. You find that quite convenient When you want something quick. I'm crusty on the outside, But, inside you will know, I'm soft and moist and chewy You'll feel good as I go. I'm rarely used alone and bare. Most times I'm paired with others. Try to guess just what I am, As you consume my brothers.",No hint available.,"I am a loaf of bread. (Crunchy, warm from the oven, home-made bread. I don't want to be the mass-produced, supermarket sort.)",Riddle,11/15/08 #28239,I Owe,2.64,2.63,sgtammo,"What quote is represented below? Confabulations compensate no encumbrances.",No hint available.,"""Words pay no debts."" William Shakespeare",Language,01/24/06 #8890,Swimming to Shore,2.52,2.82,lesternoronha1,"A man is standing on a rock in the middle of a circular lake of radius 1. There is a tiger on the shore of the lake that can run four times as fast you can swim, however the tiger cannot swim. The tiger is hungry and always attempts to keep the distance between the two of you at a minimum. How can you safely swim to shore? Assume that as long as you can get to the shore before the tiger gets to you (even if it is only a split-second before), you will be safe.",No hint available.,"Until you are more than 1/4 of the radius away from the rock you can swim fast enough so that you can keep the tiger the furthest distance possible from you. Regardless of which direction the tiger moves around the circle, you swim the other way, always keeping the rock between you and the tiger. While you are doing this you will be able to move outward, since you will have some energy to spare. Before long you will be 1/4 of the radius away from the center and the tiger will be 180 degrees away. At this point swim straight to the point on the shore furthest from the tiger. You will be able to get there in 3/4 units of time, while it will take the tiger pi/4 =~ 0.7854 units of time.",Math,12/04/02 #3602,Losing Petrol,2.55,1.75,lil_thugsta,"After visiting my Great Aunt Bernie, I travelled home in my old jalopy. The car was so old and battered, I was stuck in second gear. This meant that I could only travel along at a steady 30 miles per hour and managed a paltry 20 miles per gallon of petrol. At the start of the journey I had placed exactly 10 gallons of petrol into the tank. I knew though, that the petrol tank had a leak and lost petrol at the rate of half a gallon per hour. As I arrived home, the car stopped because it had run out of petrol and I only just made it. How far was it from my Great Aunt's to my home?",No hint available.,"150 miles; as I was travelling at 30 mph, I was using 1.5 gallons of petrol and losing 0.5 gallon of petrol for each hour I travelled. Therefore, I was getting through the petrol at a total rate 2 gallons per hour. Since I had 10 gallons of petrol at the start, I could travel for 5 hours before running out. 5 hours at 30 mph is 150 miles.",Math,04/17/02 #37693,Candy Scrambler Series 3,2.33,1.48,sportygirl98989,"Unscramble the words below to form colors. Then take the specified letters. aoronm (take the 1st and 3rd letters) ilsvre (take the 1st and 2nd letters) famosae regen (take the 1st letter of the 1st word and the 3rd letter of the 2nd word) elat (take the 1st and 3rd letters) Now take all the letters that you have collected and unscramble to make a candy.",No hint available.,"Smarties maroon- m r silver- s i seafoam green- s e teal- t a",Language,08/08/07 #6115,Gun Jr.,2.82,1.23,michelle,"What does this mean? Gun Jr.",No hint available.,Son of a gun!,Rebus,07/31/02 #7498,Weirdville,2.63,1.23,dsquared,"As I was walking down a hill Of my home town, it's called ""Weirdville"" Ahead of me, 3 skaters came As if their boards, propelled by flame For freely they went flying by No pushing needed, they barely tried Then truly did I there behold 4 skooters dashed, with blue and gold Just as the skaters had before whistling past myself they tore. To cap it off on this strange day 2 Roller bladers entered the fray To match the groups already seen They passed quick like they'd never been I thought how strange, this town of mine So many wonders, and strange signs. What is so strange about my town of Weirdville?",The key is in the first line.,"The fact that skateboards, skooters, and roller bladers can 'freely' move 'up' hills without need for pushing. The first line mentions the fact that I was walking 'down' a hill and saw all of these groups come ahead of me and fly past me indicating that they were 'free-wheeling' up a hill? Pretty weird if you ask me :P.",Logic,09/17/02 #10436,Circle,2.07,1.81,ka-boom,"Imagine a square, with each side 4 cm long, inscribed in a circle. What is the radius of the circle?",No hint available.,"Since each corner is touching the circle, find the hypotenuse using the Pythagorean Theorem: 4^2 + 4^2 = x^2 x = Hypotenuse = 5.657 Divide by 2 to get the radius: Radius = 2.828",Math,02/14/03 #17171,90 Letters,2.32,2.59,kvernphil,"Below are a total of ten words, all consisting of nine letters each, broken down into three equal portions, and scrambled. Each portion is used only once. Try to reconstruct all of the portions and create all ten of the nine letter words! TEL ONC RTE LON XIM NCE ILE PRO RLY HAN QUA GEV ERF LEV OPE ONS PRO GYR ADR ITY ONE WAT NOU EPH REC ITY OSC ALL IAT SQU",No hint available.,"TELEPHONE WATERFALL RECONCILE LEVIATHAN PROXIMITY GYROSCOPE LONGEVITY PRONOUNCE SQUADRONS QUARTERLY",Language,03/31/04 #9909,More Rhyme Fill-ins,2.57,2.47,Bobbrt,"Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with rhyming words. 1. ""I ask for a _ _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ _ and you give me not one, but TEN songs about vacuum cleaners!"" 2. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of a stoplight is to make a road _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ more safe. 3. Like the saying says, you can't _ _ _ _ _ a _ _ _ _ _ to drink. He'll do it in due _ _ _ _ _ _. 4. The _ _ _ _ _ _ was terrible at _ _ _ _ _ _ because he was much too short and kept slipping on the ice. 5. The people who built the first atomic bomb were on a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ... _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Note: The ""..."" in #1 and #5 indicate spaces.",No hint available.,"1. ""I ask for a SINGLE JINGLE and you give me not one, but TEN songs about vacuum cleaners!"" 2. The FUNCTION of a stoplight is to make a road JUNCTION more safe. 3. Like the saying says, you can't FORCE a HORSE to drink. He'll do it in due COURSE. 4. The JOCKEY was terrible at HOCKEY because he was much too short and kept slipping on the ice. 5. The people who built the first atomic bomb were on a FISSION MISSION.",Language,01/22/03 #35921,George Carlin Says More,2.55,2.22,aresII,"These are quotes from George Carlin, one of America's most popular wise guys. Can you decode it? All puzzles use the same code. X=O ""B TY KXE T IXYVSPEP NPUPETDBTK. B PTE XKSZ TKBYTSA ECTE CTNP LBPL BK ECPBD ASPPV."" ""FHAE MCPK B WXHKL ECP YPTKBKU XW SBWP, ECPZ ICTKUPL BE."" ""B ECBKG B TY. ECPDPWXDP, B TY...B ECBKG.""","P=E U=G W=F","""I am not a complete vegetarian. I eat only animals that have died in their sleep."" ""Just when I found the meaning of life, they changed it."" ""I think I am. Therefore, I am...I think."" Key: A=S B=I C=H D=R E=T F=J G=K H=U I=C K=N L=D M=W N=V P=E S=L T=A U=G V=P W=F X=O Y=M Z=Y",Cryptography,03/28/07 #33066,"Numbers, Numbers",2.78,2.31,medster99,"There is a very special five digit number. The special thing about it is that its first digit describes how many 0s there are in the whole number, the second digit describes how many 1s there are in the whole number, and so one, all the way to the fifth digit describing how many 4s there are in the big number. For example, if the second digit is 3, then there are three '1s' in the big number.",No hint available.,"The number is 21200. There are 2 zeroes, 1 one, 2 twos, 0 threes and 0 fours.",Logic,09/18/06 #48574,The Number X,2.37,1.24,shenqiang,"What is the number X? XXXX+XX+X+X+X=9000",No hint available.,X is 8.,Math,03/20/11 #13260,Store 24,2.14,1.26,pooja,"Using six 1's and three plus signs, can you form an expression that equals to 24?",Put all the one's together,11 + 11 + 1 + 1 = 24,Math,06/18/03 #44128,For Butter or Worse,1.76,2.88,phrebh,What is the longest word in the English alphabet?,The pun in the title is a hint.,"Ghi. It is the longest word using consecutive letters of the alphabet. It is an alternate form of ghee, which is clarified butter common to Indian cuisine.",Trick,02/18/09 #36694,School Bus Scramble,2.72,1.51,Smeraldina,"Help! It's Miss Appleday's first day of school, and she has to make sure all her first graders get on the right buses and go home with the right backpacks. Most of her students are safely on their buses, but she still has four students to send on their way. Can you help Miss Appleday remember the students' first and last names, which backpack to give each child, and which school bus will take each child home? First names: Joaquin, Ray, Reiko, Shantel, Last names: Diamond, Galvez, Johnson, Rivero The buses are labelled by color: Green, Grey, Magenta, Red Backpacks: Hello Kitty, Powerpuff Girls, Power Rangers, Scooby-Doo 1. Reiko loves her Hello Kitty backpack which was a birthday gift from her grandma. She remembers which bus color is hers because it starts with the same letter as her last name. 2. Two students have alliterative first and last names. 3. The boy who loves Power Rangers does not take the Grey Bus. 4. Ray moved over the summer and doesn't take the Red Bus anymore. He's grumpy today because he has to use his older sister's ""girly"" backpack (he wrecked his own yesterday playing tug-of-war with the dog). 5. Young Mr. Johnson rides the Green Bus to school. 6. The Scooby-Doo backpack was left on the Red Bus this morning. Luckily, the bus driver found it and brought it into the school.",No hint available.,"Joaquin Johnson takes the Green Bus and carries a Power Rangers backpack. Ray Rivero rides the Magenta Bus and is grumpy about carrying his sister's hand-me-down Powerpuff Girls backpack. Reiko Galvez remembers that she rides the Grey Bus and loves her Hello Kitty backpack. Shantel Diamond left her Scooby-Doo backpack on the Red Bus this morning.",Logic-Grid,05/21/07 #12943,Barrier,2.69,2.32,MrIxolite,"What is represented by the ""equation-style"" Rebus below? 1 + Glass Sheet + Metal Sheet = 2 2 + Glass Sheet + Metal Sheet = 3 3 + Glass Sheet + Metal Sheet = 4 4 + Metal Sheet = 4",No hint available.,"No Pain (pane) No Gain When there is no glass sheet (Pane) in the equation there is no gain in the numbers",Rebus,06/05/03 #3522,Mother-in-Law Relationships,2.56,1.98,arij,"A man and a lady were walking out of the airport when a person asked them their relationship. The man replied, ""Her mother-in-law and my mother-in-law are mother and daughter to each other"" What's the man's relationship with the lady?",No hint available.,The lady is the man's daughter-in-law.,Logic,04/15/02 #23615,I Am What I Am,2.99,1.27,lordske,"I am loud or quiet. I am sudden or expected. I am a strong medication. I am a relief in certain situations. I am caused by embarrassment and/or happiness. I am found in many good friendships. I am .......",You'll probably _____ when you figure out the answer.,"Laugh, Laughter",Riddle,06/12/05 #2193,Movie Money,2.39,1.09,Cascas,"If you're paying, is it cheaper to take one friend to the movies twice, or two friends to the movies at once?",No hint available.,Two friends to a movie at once. You're only paying for three tickets but if you were to take one friend to a movie twice you would be paying for 4 tickets - don't forget about your ticket.,Math,01/28/02 #1274,Failed Forgery,2.29,2.3,T-MAN,"A master forger perfectly forged a $100 bill. It was identical in every way to the original, yet there was a flaw which made the fake identifiable. What was the flaw?",No hint available.,The flaw was that he forged a forged bill which itself contained a flaw.,Other,11/02/01 #10795,Points in the Paint,2.3,2.84,griphook,"1. RED 2. YELLOW 3. GREEN 4. 5. BLUE 6. PINK 7. BLACK Can you complete the series?","Do not be snookered, just play the game.","BROWN. In the game of SNOOKER the points assigned to the different colored balls are as follows: Red 1 point, Yellow 2 pts., Green 3 pts., Brown 4 pts., Blue 5 pts., Pink 6 pts. and Black 7 pts. HINT: To be stymied is to be SNOOKERED. In SNOOKER, a player tries to avoid being snookered on the object ball.",Series,02/28/03 #33643,Elementary Groups,2.72,2.32,Question_Mark,"What element from Group B should be in Group A? GROUP A: Sodium Potassium Lead Gold Silver GROUP B: Aluminium Zinc Lithium Mercury Yttrium Magnesium Titanium",No hint available.,"Mercury belongs in Group A. In Group A the elements symbols do not come from their English names, but come from their Latin names. Sodium (Na) Potassium (K) Lead (Pb) Gold (Au) Silver (Ag) and therefore Mercury (Hg)",Group,10/25/06 #11146,Lights Out,2.23,2.5100000000000002,jimbo,"While Jimbo was daydreaming and trying to figure out how he could fall asleep during writing class, he gazed up to the ceiling and noticed that there were 12 fluorescent lights in the room, arranged in 3 rows. Each row consisted of 4 lights. He also noticed that 2 of the lights were out. Boy what a coincidence he thought to himself. They're both in the same row. If two lights out of the 12 in Jimbo's classroom have failed (this is besides Jimbo who is also in danger of failing), what is the probability that a) They are both in the same row of 4 lights? b) They are in different columns (of three lights across)? c) They are in adjacent columns of 3 lights?",No hint available.,"a) Pick a row = 3 ways Pick 2 out of this row = 4C2=6 Sample space = 12C2 = 66 Probability = 3 x 6 / 66 = 3/11 b) First choose in same column Pick a column = 4 ways Pick 2 from this column = 3C2 = 3 P same = 4 x 3 / 66 = 2/11 Probability different columns = 1 - 2/11 = 9/11 c) Pick 2 adjacent columns = 3 ways Pick 1 light from each column = 3x3 = 9 Prob = 3 x 9 / 66 = 9/22",Probability,03/14/03 #13819,Getting Away with Murder?,2.36,1.78,bookwormrlb,"One stormy fall evening, a man was in a fight and killed four people. The next morning, police questioned eyewitnesses to the killings. Although they knew who the killer was, no arrest was ever made. Why not?",No hint available.,"One of the four dead people was the murderer. He killed three people, then committed suicide.",Situation,07/15/03 #35350,Hyp-hens II,2.64,2.65,MarcM1098,"Newspapers sometimes hyphenate words in the wrong place with humorous results. Even placed correctly, some hyphens can twist the meaning of a sentence. Each of the sentences below has a missing hyphenated word. The numbers in parentheses give the length of the hyphenated word parts. See if you can figure them out! For example: The mime had to permanently retire after he was accused of (4-8). The answer is ""mans-laughter""; the sentence makes sense with either ""manslaughter"" or ""man's laughter"". 1. The podiatrist loved my stories, but once he cut me off right in the middle of a (3-3). 2. The patron deserves (4-3) for having hot coffee spilled on him. 3. That designer is cursed, he has been making bad (3-5) for a long time. 4. The prisoners were all involved in the (4-6), which included making illegal copies of software.","Here are additional clues to both the complete word and the two hyphenated parts. A clue for mans-laughter is: murder = male's-humour 1. fable = appendage-finish 2. equity = exclusively-frozen water 3. clothes = males-curse 4. plot = prisoners-illegal copying","1. leg-end 2. just-ice 3. men-swear 4. cons-piracy",Language,02/18/07 #33222,Bankrupt,2.69,1.71,DevilBunny,"A woman arrived in front of a hotel, but the second she arrived she discovered she had become bankrupt. How did she know that she was bankrupt?","How did she arrive at the hotel, and how big was the hotel? (She didn't arrive by air, water or land.)","The woman was playing the game ""Monopoly"".",Situation,09/28/06 #10345,Rags to Riches,2.8,2.97,Codammanus,"One day, an eccentric billionaire decided to give a destitute man a break. But not a total break, as we shall see. So, he invites him into a room in his mansion with seven doors. There is also a large-screen projector that projects the following five images, repeatedly, one at a time: A human brain, Earth, the incomplete phrase: 'Fair and ____,' the letters AZCONMUT and a cheese sandwich on plain white bread with the edges perfectly cut off. The poor man was allowed an entire day to study the images, after which he would have to choose the door that corresponded to the commonality of the images. The next day the man walked through the correct door, and the billionaire made him rich. What door did the man choose?","Take a snack break, have one of the images.","The man chose door number FOUR. Here's why: The image of the human brain made the man think of 'four corners of the mind.' He recognized the capital letters AZCONMUT to be the abbreviations of the 'Four corner states' Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. He completed the phrase 'Fair and ____' with the word SQUARE, which also has also four corners. When he got hungry, he ordered the same sandwich in the last image. But instead of eating right away, he studied it, until he got the point that it too had four corners. Thus, the poor guy walked into a mansion poorer than poor, and walked out with a cheese sandwich, and enough dough to buy a small country. What he actually did with the money is anybody's guess.",Logic,02/11/03 #18341,Sailing,2.34,2.05,dsquared,"St ah ie lg ia nl ge",You're taking a bit of a risk once you figure it out.,"Sailing close to the wind Read it down. Sailing is close to 'the gale' or 'the wind'. or I guess Sailing down wind is another possible answer",Rebus,07/30/04 #29154,Word Jumble 5 - The Gemstone Series,2.93,1.9000000000000001,brainster,"Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed to form another word that is the answer to this teaser: TLEM - Take letters 1,2 & 4 ELTA - Take letters 1 & 3 MSURT - Take letter 1 HMEYR - Take letters 2 & 3 Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?",No hint available.,"TLEM Take letters 1,2 & 4 - MELT, take M,E,T ELTA Take letters 1 & 3 - TEAL, take T,A MSURT Take letter 1 - STRUM, take S HMEYR Take letters 2 & 3 - RHYME, take H,Y Unscramble the above to get 'Amethyst'. The amethyst is a beautiful gemstone of purple hue. In ancient times, it was associated with celibacy and controlling drunkenness. It was also believed to have the ability to dissipate evil thoughts and quicken the intelligence.",Language,03/18/06 #34891,"3, 9, 33",2.22,2.79,jsdodgers,"Find the next three numbers in this sequence: 3, 9, 33, 129, 513, ?, ?, ?",bin,"2049, 8193, 32769 The numbers are the decimal form of the binary numbers when you take 11 (3), then add two 0's to the middle to get 1001 (9), and then add two more 0's to the middle to get 100001 (33) and so on: 11 = 3 1001 = 9 100001 = 33 10000001 = 129 1000000001 = 513 100000000001 = 2049 10000000000001 = 8193 1000000000000001 = 32769",Series,01/15/07 #16592,"Ink, Fur, Eight, Ouch",2.69,2.66,snaps,"Swap one word from the first list with one word in the second list so that the two lists have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property? List 1: ink, fur, eight, ouch List 2: sea, grow, ear, edge",No hint available.,"The words that must be swapped are ""fur"" and ""edge"". The property is that each word can have the pair of letters s and l added to it and a new word is formed. List 1 words must have ""sl"" added at the beginning, while list 2 words must have ""ls"" added at the end. List 1: (sl)ink, (sl)edge, (sl)eight, (sl)ouch List 2: sea(ls), grow(ls), ear(ls), fur(ls)",Group,02/16/04 #17770,And And And And,2.85,1.67,humoeba,"What is this phrase? Go and and and and <-- x",No hint available.,Go forth and multiply,Rebus,05/29/04 #1446,2 S in a P,2.13,2.13,TallPaul5k,2 S in a P,No hint available.,"2 Shoes in a Pair or 2 Socks in a Pair",Letter-Equations,11/18/01 #51329,Missing Word 13,2.71,2.27,firefox99,"A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out? DE_ _ _ _ _ _ENT NE_ _ _IC A_ _ _HEM",_ _ _ABLE,"POT. DEPOT POTENT NEPOTIC APOTHEM POTABLE",Language,07/12/17 #11131,What Age?,2.09,1.71,jitterbugxx5,"Jessica was 10 when Andreas was born. Jessica's cousin was 17 when she had Andreas. Now Andreas's mom is 47. How old are Andreas and Jessica now?",No hint available.,"Jessica is 40 Andreas is 30 Here's how: Since Andreas's mom was 17 when she had Andreas, Andreas must be 17 years younger, so she is 30. Since Jessica was 10 when Andreas was born, Jessica must still be 10 years older, making her 40.",Math,03/13/03 #684,The Late Report,2.7600000000000002,2.37,Spencer,"A man and his wife went on a vacation. Two months later, the man called the police to report the location of a body near the place where he had been on holiday. The police thanked the man and then asked why it had taken him two months to report the body. What was the reason?",No hint available.,The man saw the body in the background on one of his holiday photographs. It was two months before the film was developed.,Situation,07/16/01 #10618,Recent Years,2.28,1.23,Ninjaxdream,"What's the most recent year that contains all even digits, before the year 2000?",No hint available.,"Since all digits must be even, it cannot be in the previous millennium, so it must be year 888.",Other,02/21/03 #6363,peopwler,2.14,1.75,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? peopwler",No hint available.,"People in power! PEoPwLEr PeOpWlER",Rebus,08/09/02 #27438,Accept II,2.43,2.2,Nytwynd,"Both cryptographs were quoted from the same person and use the same codes: Oqqncm bigd ynrvgk ort kob apom big mpvrz. -Dowcp Aowti Nfndkir Cnicwn irwb knn apom mpnb odn cdncodnt mi knn. -Dowcp Aowti Nfndkir","T=D V=I W=L","A=W B=Y C=P D=R F=M G=U I=O J=V K=S L=B M=T N=E O=A P=H Q=C R=N S=F T=D V=I W=L Y=G Z=K Accept your genius and say what you think. -Ralph Waldo Emerson People only see what they are prepared to see. -Ralph Waldo Emerson",Cryptography,12/12/05 #8562,Lost City of Kebabylon,2.38,2.25,mad-ade,"Once again, Madadia's insipid explorer, Wigan Smith, is on the trail of lost treasure. He has come across a map showing that somewhere in the middle of the Chillivalley desert, there is the lost city of ""Kebabylon"". To reach it, he will have to travel overland by foot from the coast. On a trek like this, each person who goes on the journey can only carry enough rations for one person for five days, and the farthest Wigan Smith and his group can travel in one day is 30 miles. Also, ""Kebabylon"" is 120 miles from the starting point. What Wigan Smith is trying to figure out is the fewest number of persons, including himself, that he will need in his group so that he can reach the ""Kebabylon"", stay overnight, and then return to the coast without running out of supplies. How many persons (including himself) will Wigan Smith need to accomplish this mission? Bear in mind that Wigan Smith has no moral character when it comes to money and wealth.",Only Wigan needs to make the whole journey!,"3 people (Wigan Smith and 2 others) This solution only applies because Wigan Smith has no moral character. As each person can carry five days rations for 1 person , and that the total journey will require 8 days (4 days there, overnight stay, then 4 days back), then the journey would seem impossible. However, Smith and 2 companions could travel 2 days and have 3 rations each. If one companion ""Mysteriously died"" that night, Smith and his other companion would have 4.5 rations each. At the end of the fourth day they would have 2.5 ration each. If Smith's last companion ""Mysteriously died"" that night, he would have 5 rations, which would be more than enough to stay an extra day and return to the coast.",Logic,11/17/02 #49845,Homophones F-P,2.79,1.23,mathisnice,"A homophone is one of two or more words that sound the same, but have different definitions. Can you find the five pairs of homophones using the clues given? At least one homophone in each of the five pairs will begin with the letter F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, or P. 1) moved through air / viral infection 2) common preposition and conjunction / a number 3) odious / a bird 4) flesh / to be introduced to 5) two / a type of fruit",No hint available.,"1) flew / flu 2) for / four 3) foul / fowl 4) meat / meet 5) pair / pear",Language,06/11/13 #12636,7-1-6,2.22,2.47,Codammanus,"Naturally, 7 beats 6 by 1. And, of course, 700 beats 600. Why then, does 71 not beat 67?",No hint available.,"71 doesn't beat 67 because the others beat their counterparts based on the NUMBER OF SYLLABLES in the number when sounded out. SEVEN beats SIX in syllables, by 1. SEVEN-HUNDRED of course, beats SIX-HUNDRED (4 syllables vs. 3) However, SEVENTY-ONE and SIXTY-SEVEN are equal in syllables, with 4 each.",Other,05/23/03 #33358,Chain Reaction #2,2.77,2.26,Shawnheyhey123,"Your goal is to connect the first word with the last word by making compound words. Example: Ball Game Some Time Table Ware House The words connecting ball and house are: ballgame gamesome sometime timetable tableware warehouse Can you try? (number of letters) (first letter) (------ spaces of other letters) Shop (4) L - - - (3) O - - (5) S - - - - (4) L - - - (3) M - - Hole Got a clue?",No hint available.,"Shop Lift Off Shore Line Man Hole Shoplift Liftoff Offshore Shoreline Lineman Manhole Did you get that?",Language,10/06/06 #9447,Bottle Royal,2.72,2.54,MrIxolite,"What is the difference between the words on the left and the words on the right? BOTTLE ROYAL GRASS LINCOLN GIN TICKLED HOLE JET WEDDING SNOW (Whilst you are correct in spotting that they all have a different amount of letters, that isn't the answer - look harder)",It has something to do with colours.,"The words on the left can be preceded by a colour but the ones on the right can be followed by that colour. BLUE BOTTLE, ROYAL BLUE GREEN GRASS, LINCOLN GREEN PINK GIN, TICKLED PINK BLACK HOLE, JET BLACK WHITE WEDDING, SNOW WHITE",Group,12/28/02 #10864,More Hidden Colors,3.15,1.74,Ninjaxdream,"Can you find the eleven hidden colours in the following paragraph: Many injured animals are invited to live at the 'Toronto Range'. Stop in kangaroo corner and marvel at the lovely creatures within. Dig over the potato patch to find small furry caterpillars, but don't yell! Owls can be found swooping for edible rodents, earwigs or perhaps bluebottles in the undergrowth. The brown bear, Rob, lacks grace and may look like an ogre, enter at your own risk! Peacocks can be found showing their colourful wares, which look fantastic when viewed with our ultraviolet torch.",No hint available.,"Many inju(red) animals are invited t(o live) at the 'Toront(o Range)'. Sto(p in k)angaroo corner and marvel at the lovely creatures with(in. Dig o)ver the potato patch to find small furry caterpillars, but don't (yell! Ow)ls can be found swooping fo(r ed)ible rodents, earwigs or perhaps (blue)bottles in the undergrowth. The (brown) bear, Ro(b, lack)s grace and may look like an o(gre, en)ter at your own risk! Peacocks can be found showing their colourful wares, which look fantastic when viewed with our ultra(violet) torch.",Language,03/03/03 #21265,Gullible's Travels,3.13,2.46,badbunnee,"What's the rebus, here: J, ____ , & Titanic","See the first two items (J & ___) in terms of what they look like and not what they are, necessarily, as keyboard characters.","Hook, line, and sinker.",Rebus,02/28/05 #5983,Card Game,2.1,1.54,mollynoodl,"My favorite card game was invented a while back. It was invented a year after my father was born, and a year before my mother was born. My oldest parent's age is more than 20+19, but less than 82/2. When was this game invented?","/ means ""divided by"" on a calculator.","39 years ago. If the oldest parent is between 39 and 41, then he/she is 40. If the game was invented one year after the oldest parent (the dad), then it was 39 years ago (40-1).",Math,07/28/02 #5363,Scoop Canon,2.59,2.16,Bobbrt,"Changing one letter in each of the following words will make new words that are all related to each other. What are the new words? Scoop Canon Rant Berry",No hint available.,"Sloop Canoe Raft Ferry",Language,07/09/02 #27290,More Rhyme Time,3.07,1.81,peppamintp,"Answer the clues with a pair of rhyming words. (plump feline = fat cat) 1. unadorned necklace 2. happy fellow 3. old story 4. dim enamel 5. timid gnat 6. colorless shellfish 7. big boat",No hint available.,"1. plain chain 2. glad lad 3. stale tale 4. faint paint 5. shy fly 6. drab crab 7. large barge",Language,12/04/05 #51895,Go With the Flow,3.0,2.25,ThinksForFun,"For each of the following, use the clue words to help you find three words that are linked to each other through their last two letters and first two letters of the subsequent word. The 1st word's last two letters are the same as the first two letters of the 2nd word, and the 2nd word's last two letters are the same as the first two letters of the 3rd word. Example: exchange / exit / come back Answer: traDE / DEpartuRE / REturn 1. flowing water / colour / oops 2. priority / unusual / authentic 3. soreness / make better / forever 4. evolution / merciful / jump",No hint available.,"1. stream / amber / error 2. first / strange / genuine 3. ache / heal / always 4. change / gentle / leap",Language,06/12/18 #33365,Word Mix Up - Animal Series 3,2.52,1.82,grungy49,"Your job is to unscramble the word, take the letters needed and then when you have all the letters unscramble them to make an animal. 1. DYDAC (take letters 2 & 4) 2. LECCY (take letter 3) 3. AJINN (take letters 2 & 5) 4. OUKCCO (take letter 1)",No hint available.,"Cicada. CADDY (A and D) CYCLE (C) NINJA (I and A) CUCKOO (C) Unscramble these to get cicada. Cicadas are small insects that make a loud chirping noise. They are found in a lot of places around the world.",Language,10/06/06 #6166,Wheels,2.15,1.74,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? wheelwheelwheelwheel car + bo1ot","""Boot"" means ""trunk""",Four wheels on a car plus one in the boot.,Rebus,08/02/02 #42423,The King History Forgot,2.8,2.24,mosca,"Who was this ruler of bygone ages? Who was this monarch of old? Why is he absent from history's pages? Why of him is so little told? His little daughter had music skill. He was a man of jolly mirth; His amphitheater topped a hill, But we'd know little of his worth, Except...! Someone wrote a bit of rhyme That gave him immortality. His name is said now throughout time, In lines known well to you and me. What is this king's name?",Pipe and bowl,"""Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he. He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three."" King Cole was a ruler in the British Isles in the third century. According to some writings, he built the city of Colchester, which means ""Cole's stronghold"". Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote in the twelfth century that his daughter was a skilled musician. Other writings claim she was the mother of Constantine the Great; however, there is no firm basis for that story.",Trivia,07/05/08 #36672,I Am Hidden in Here #5,2.56,2.28,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, you are to take the first letter from the people's surnames to discover the name of this famous 20th century artist. 1. I was one of America's biggest movies stars in the years surrounding World War II and starred in roles in such films as ""Of Human Bondage"" (1934) and ""Dangerous"" (1935; for this movie, I won an Oscar.). 2. I was the creator of the ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"", a science fiction novel published in 1979. 3. I was one of the top movie comedians of the 1950s and 1960s. Also, I was the 'other half' of a hugely successful comedy team of stage, screen and radio, making a string of popular movies from 1949 to 1956. 4. I was the enthusiastic host of the TV wildlife show ""The Crocodile Hunter"" until I was killed by a stingray in 2006.",No hint available.,"1. Davis (Bette) 2. Adams (Douglas) 3. Lewis (Jerry) 4. Irwin (Steve) The artist: DALI",Trivia,05/19/07 #44662,Find The Author I,2.09,1.86,zigthepig,"In each of these two quotes, the missing letters make up the author's name. There are more letters missing than there are for each name. The first quote is missing letters from the first name and the second quote is missing letters from the surname. Can you decipher the author? As the p_et sai_, '_nl_ G__ can make a tree' -- pr_babl_ because it's s_ har_ t_ figure _ut h__ t_ get the bark _n. _t_r___ _othi_g__ss is fi__ if you h_pp__ to b_ dr_ss_d for it.",No hint available.,"Woody Allen. As the poet said, 'Only God can make a tree' -- probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.",Language,06/15/09 #49872,Think Twice,2.77,1.6400000000000001,ThinksForFun,"Though you perceive my duality Yet you may not appreciate me I'm stumbled upon innocently Or constructed deliberately If ever I go over your head You may choose to ignore me instead But my aim is to be detected For amusement I'm interjected What am I?",No hint available.,a pun or double entendre,Riddle,07/12/13 #6741,Mother And Father,2.25,2.24,SkEwL_gUrl,"I am mother and father, but never birth or nurse. I'm rarely still, but I never wander. What am I?",No hint available.,A tree!,Riddle,08/21/02 #6829,First Mirror,2.39,0.99,missie,What was the first ever mirror made of?,No hint available.,Water!,Trick,08/24/02 #32240,Which Bottle?,2.99,2.35,medster99,"You are stuck in a room. All that is there is a slip of paper on a table, and many bottles. The only exit is guarded by a heat sensor that will not let you out. The only way out is to drink one of the bottles' contents, and the liquid will cool down your body heat (with no harm to yourself) enough so that the heat sensor doesn't detect you anymore. There are nine bottles on the ground beyond the table. The content of the slip of paper will tell you what each of the bottles are. Find out what all the bottles are, and then find out which one to drink to get out. Three of me are poison, and will kill you if you drink. Two of me are water, nothing bad will happen with these. Two of me are wine, and it will only get you drunk. One will heat you up forever, and this room will never let you out. (hinder) Only one here will help you, it will cool down your body heat. No medium bottles are poison. Wine is bad in large doses, so none are large. Each of the end bottles have the same contents. No matter how help hides, it will be on poison's left side, but its left side is safe. No two small bottles are the same. The hinderer is harder, for it resides between wine and water. The hinder bottle is large, so it works forever. Neither big nor medium will save your life. Poison is all you will get from the bottle on the far right. Water is next to the helper. Bottle Order: Large--Small--Large--Medium--Small--Large--Medium--Large--Small",No hint available.,"Poison--wine--hinder--water--help--poison--wine--water--poison Only the middle bottle will save your life.",Logic,08/02/06 #14484,Muzzle the Mattress,2.65,0.79,samm,"What common phrase is represented with a synonymous phrase below? Muzzle the mattress insects.",No hint available.,Don't let the bedbugs bite.,Language,08/22/03 #37361,...How About Now?,2.41,2.91,soccerguy0428,"Below are eight sets of six letters each. These eight sets of letters contain the same fifteen letters among them. These letters are A, A, C, E, E, H, M, N, N, O, O, R, U, W, Y. Your job is to figure out the order of these fifteen letters. In any given set, the letters are in order as they will appear when you are done. For example, in the first set, ONEAEO, O comes before N, N comes before E, E comes before A, A comes before the second E, and the second E comes before the second O. Once you have the order of the fifteen letters, reverse them to make a common phrase. O-N-E-A-E-O A-E-O-N-A-C W-R-H-Y-A-C W-N-E-R-E-U M-A-H-U-A-C E-M-R-A-E-A W-O-H-U-O-N R-E-H-O-Y-N","Try making a chart and organizing the order of the letters by drawing it out. Keep in mind that there is only one each of the C, H, M, R, U, W, and Y. There are two each of A, E, N, and O. The order for these repeated letters is O-N-E-A-E-O-N-A.","Can you hear me now? Before being reversed the set of letters is, WONEMRAEHUOYNAC. Once reversed, it spells out ""CANYOUHEARMENOW"".",Other,07/12/07 #34241,Classic Films of a Bygone Era 3,2.35,2.68,jazzmusician46,"Below are four (4) anagrams of film actors from a classic film from the Silver Screen. Your job is twofold: firstly, try and name these people and secondly, ascertain the classic movie they all featured in. An actor? He'll gush! Black glare Confront heat Hinder burnt me","Two memorable quotes: ""I'll live to see you - all of you - hung from the highest yardarm in the British fleet."" ""What's your name?"" ""Thomas Ellison, Sir. Pressed into service. I've got a wife, a baby!"" ""I asked your name, not the history of your misfortunes.""","An actor? He'll gush! - Charles Laughton Black glare - Clark Gable Confront heat - Franchot Tone Hinder burnt me - Herbert Mundin The film? 1935 Mutiny on the Bounty. The Cast: Charles Laughton - Capt. William Bligh Clark Gable - Lt. Fletcher Christian Franchot Tone - Midshipman Roger Byam Herbert Mundin - Smith",Trivia,12/04/06 #21492,Poor BtB,2.16,2.7600000000000002,badbunnee,"Bad-the-Bunny was asked by teacher to sketch six characters taken from the word shown below. He did five and just sat there looking at the work on his paper with an extremely puzzled expression. Finally, teacher laughed, said, *very good*, and gave him an A. BtB still didn't understand. Sketch the six characters, explain it to BtB, AND give the reason the teacher laughed. R E B U S","*character* could refer to an image or description of a person, animal, or object. It could ALSO refer to something peculiar about printing and the alphabet.","BtB sketched the word R E B U S just as he saw it, with the spaces between the letters. The blanks (or spaces) between the letter-characters R,E,B,U, and S are also considered characters, especially in typesetting or digitizing, and on keyboards. So, the word R E B U S, as spaced, actually contains nine characters. BtB, sketching the word, spaced out as he saw it, actually got it right simply by showing the space(s). And BtB's puzzlement also amused Teacher because it showed BtB's facial expression had done it another way (*drew a blank*).",Language,03/12/05 #6278,Stu Pidfule,2.27,2.7,mad-ade,"In the legendary land of MADADIA, Stu Pidfule, the inventor of dehydrated water, died in a freak Kebab wrestling accident. In his will, he left a provision of money to each of his three children, Derek, Eric and Monkeyboy. Derek invested his money wisely. Eric spent his money wildly. Monkeyboy spent all his on some magic beans that didn't grow. Stu Pidfule had been determined to treat each child equally, and in a way he did, even though Derek, Eric and Monkeyboy all got different amounts. How could this be?",No hint available.,He had left each of them the same thing. An amount equal to one year of their annual salary. So in reality he left them all the same thing.,Logic,08/06/02 #6199,Information,2.66,1.3800000000000001,beth,"I have the world right at my feet, I'm a place where people like to meet. I have so much information to share, Be my friend, I will take you there. Sometimes I fail to get things quick, But don't for a moment think I'm thick. I learn so much every day, Visit me sometime, but you'll have to pay! What am I?",No hint available.,The World Wide Web,Riddle,08/03/02 #7649,Madadian Army,2.32,2.49,mad-ade,"Major Steve is forming a five-person Special Task Group for the Madadian army. The group must contain one leader, two bomb-experts and two soldiers. P, Q and R are possible bomb-experts. R, S and T are possible leaders. U, V and W are possible soldiers. Also, P and R prefers to work with each other in the same team. T prefers to work only if V works. How many different possible Groups can Major Steve make?",No hint available.,"Major Steve can make 8 different possible groups. As 2 bomb-experts to be selected from the given 3 and also P & R prefers to work together, PR must be there in all the possible Groups. Also, T prefers to work only if V works. It doesn't mean that V won't work without T. Hence, possible groups are: PR - S - UV PR - S - VW PR - S - WU PR - T - UV PR - T - VW PQ - R - UV PQ - R - VW PQ - R - WU Hence, 8 different groups are possible.",Logic,09/22/02 #28446,Anagram Riddle 9,2.89,2.41,cnmne,"I am a set of three words, all with the same four letters. First I am a type of carriage. Then switch my middle letters, and I am a cover often useful on a diamond. Now switch my end letters ... When you see me, you also see hair. What are the words?",No hint available.,"trap = a light one-horse carriage tarp = a canvas cover, one use is to protect a baseball diamond from rain part = the line that divides hair, as when combing",Riddle,02/04/06 #4462,What You Need,2.97,2.34,Saraha,"What, when you need it you throw it away, but when you don't need it you take it back?",No hint available.,An anchor,Riddle,06/03/02 #521,Empty and Full Glasses,2.58,1.23,kaila912,"There are 6 glasses. The 3 on the left are filled, the 3 on the right are empty. How can you make a pattern of full-empty-full-empty-full-empty with only moving or touching 1 glass?",No hint available.,"Take the second glass to the left (it is full) and pour it in the 5th glass, then set the second glass back down.",Logic,05/30/01 #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 #44408,Just Fill in the Blanks,2.7600000000000002,1.47,GreenApples27,"What same three letters fit into the following five combinations to form 5 words? A R _ _ _ I C _ _ _ S E D I S _ _ _ R G E M E _ _ _ N I C E N _ _ _ N T",Think of a dance.,"CHA. ARCHAIC CHASE DISCHARGE MECHANIC ENCHANT",Language,05/03/09 #19014,Code Breaker,2.23,2.82,cnmne,"Professor Abacus has scrambled the numerals 0 through 9 to form a 10-digit security code. Each numeral is used only once. Given the following clues, what is the security code? 1) The 4th and 5th digits form a triangle number. 2) The 5th and 6th digits form a prime number. 3) The 8th digit is three more than the 2nd digit. 4) The 10th digit is less than the 1st digit. 5) The sum of the 1st and 6th digits is twice the 9th digit. 6) The sum of the 3rd, 6th, and 9th digits equals 14. 7) There are three digits between the numerals 8 and 9. 8) There are no more than four digits between the numerals 1 and 4. 9) The numeral 5 is somewhere in the first five positions.",No hint available.,"9452831760 28 is a triangle number, 83 is a prime number, 7 is three more than 4, 0 is less than 9, 9 + 3 is twice 6, 5 + 3 + 6 = 14, there are three digits between 8 and 9, there are four digits between 1 and 4, 5 is in the 3rd position.",Logic,10/04/04 #31304,Word Scrambles,2.65,2.26,Psychic_Master,"Here's how it goes: there will be 3 scrambled word puzzles with a clue above each puzzle. The unscrambled word/s will have something to do with the clue. 1. Clue: Degree of debt Puzzle: Lends to a nut 2. Clue: Movie melodies Puzzle: Our CD stank 3. Clue: Life's better up here Puzzle: Lifts scars",No hint available.,"1. Student loan 2. Soundtrack 3. First Class",Language,06/25/06 #46509,Curtail P,3.23,1.3800000000000001,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. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict 2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity 3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow 4. Wet -> Large water barrier 5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water 6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue 7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small 8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city","The words start with these letters: 1. W 2. C 3. S 4. D 5. S 6. T 7. W 8. S","1. Warp -> War 2. Cramp -> Cram 3. Skip -> Ski 4. Damp -> Dam 5. Swamp -> Swam 6. Tarp -> Tar 7. Weep -> Wee 8. Slump -> Slum",Language,03/10/10 #5407,4 B = W in B,2.24,1.96,glennyboy02,4 B = W in B,No hint available.,4 balls equals a walk in baseball,Letter-Equations,07/09/02 #23994,Sunday Morning Breakfast Table,2.98,2.34,bigSWAFF_69_,"Detective Bob Smith was out late one night looking for a murder suspect. He had received several tips from witnesses which led him into a vast untamed meadow. After hours of searching for any trace of the suspect, he decided to pack up, and go home. Detective Smith had been off in search of this particular suspect for two days during which time he did not return home. He knew his wife, who was waiting at home, missed him, so he decided to take a little gift back to her. He just needed to decide what to get her. While walking back to his truck, he noticed a patch of strikingly beautiful wild flowers in lovely shades of blue and pink. Knowing his wife's passion for fresh cut flowers, he reached into his detective's evidence kit and got out a pair of scissors. He noticed a couple of thorns on a bush next to the flowers, and decided to keep his gloves on to avoid getting pricked by the thorns. He cut off enough flowers from the patch to enable his wife to make a nice arrangement. He then wrapped several large evidence bags around the flowers so they wouldn't fall apart and walked back to his truck. He placed the wrapped flowers on the seat next to him, and started the long drive home. Two hours later, he finally arrived home. He laid the flowers on the kitchen table for his wife to find when she got up the next morning. Since the next day was Sunday, he knew that she always prepared a nice breakfast for the two of them and would find the flowers when she went to the kitchen to prepare their breakfast. Early the next morning, his wife got up and followed her normal Sunday morning routine of briefly tidying up and then she headed for the kitchen to begin preparing breakfast. Upon entering the kitchen, she noticed the flowers, still wrapped in the large evidence bags laying on the table. She went to the cupboard and chose a nice glass vase to arrange the flowers in. After unwrapping the flowers, she began to cut the ends of the stems on a diagonal slant which would help them to absorb more water, and therefore live longer. She accidentally poked her finger with the tip of the knife resulting in a small cut. She then continued to cut each stem as she wanted to place the finished arrangement on the table as a centerpiece for breakfast. Since Detective Smith had gotten home at such a late hour and had been working many long hours in his search for the murder suspect, he had decided to sleep in late and had not bothered to set his alarm clock as was his usual practice on Sunday mornings. He awoke to the aroma of frying bacon and fresh coffee and decided to get up and join his wife in the kitchen for breakfast. Upon entering the kitchen, he glanced toward the table to see if his wife had found and arranged the flowers he had so thoughtfully picked for her. Then he saw her. She was lying on the floor surrounded by water and broken glass from the vase. The flowers were scattered on the table and on the floor. He quickly ran to his wife and felt for a pulse. There was none. She was dead. He noticed that she had opened the kitchen door leading out to the back yard in order to let the fresh air drift through the screen door. Since their house was located at the end of a dead end street, they had only one close neighbor. His name was Bill Walowhitz. They had recently gotten into an argument when Mr. Walowhitz's dog had gotten into their back yard and destroyed his wife's prized rose garden. The Detective began to wonder if Mr. Walowhitz had still been angry over the rose garden incident and had entered the kitchen through the back door, broken the glass vase over his wife's head resulting in her death. The Detective surveyed the kitchen, the screen door and the back yard and could find nothing out of place except for the broken glass vase, spilled water, and the scattered flowers. How did Mrs. Smith die?",The title is a hint as it refers to the kitchen table.,"The flowers that Detective Smith had so lovingly picked for his wife were poisonous. He had unknowingly chanced upon a patch of Aconitum (more commonly called monkshood) and when his wife cut her finger the poison contained in the plant's juices entered into the open wound causing her death by suffocation. Aconitum is one of the oldest known toxins. The plant is extremely poisonous. The plant figures heavily into mythologies of many cultures, more commonly called monkshood. Aconitum is Greek for ""without struggle"". The entire plant is poisonous, but the roots and leaves contain the greatest concentration of aconitine and other alkaloids. Even touching the plant's juices to an open wound will cause pain, fainting sensations, and possibly suffocation. As with many poisonous plants, there is no specific antidote.",Mystery,06/27/05 #4379,Choking,2.9,0.87,emmyluzam,"There once was a beautiful princess. Her name was Anna. Anna had a lovely ring given to her by her mother, who was given it by HER mother, and so on. One day, Anna was lying in a boat, sailing across the lake at the bottom of her garden. She was very fond of letting her hand trickle behind in the water. On this particular day, she was doing the very same thing, when her ring slipped off, and sank to the bottom. She wept for days, ordering her servants to search the bottom, but they found nothing. A month later, she was eating at a grand banquet to celebrate her 17th birthday. She picked up some fish and ate it. When she swallowed, she coughed. Then she choked. She was hacking away while her servants tried to get whatever was causing the trouble out. When they did, what do you think it was?",No hint available.,A fish bone! Never jump to conclusions! :),Trick,05/31/02 #5298,Nice Job,2.17,2.06,mad-ade,"What is this well known phrase? yohurawpopryk",No hint available.,Happy in your work,Rebus,07/07/02 #10869,An Earful,2.52,2.19,griphook,"What phrase does the following represent? EAREAR",No hint available.,Nothing between the ears.,Rebus,03/03/03 #8637,50% Larger,2.26,2.72,mad-ade,"Find the smallest number such that if its rightmost digit is placed at its left end, the new number so formed is precisely 50% larger than the original number.",No hint available.,"The answer is 285714. If its rightmost digit is placed at its left end, the new number is 428571 which is 50% larger than the original number 285714.",Math,11/21/02 #51115,Ebon Time !,1.9000000000000001,1.8,LittleGreenMan,"What phrase is represented below? fly-by-black fortblack sleepless black",No hint available.,"""black as night""",Rebus,06/08/17 #14638,Odd Hunter,2.46,2.77,MrIxolite,"The object of this teaser is to find the odd word out. The odd word out is not immediately obvious; you will need to hunt it out. First, complete the relationship clues below to give you a list of 5 words. Out of these related words, there may seem to be an odd word out. Don't be fooled, as this isn't the word I'm looking for. One of your words can be split into its component letters. You can add one of these letters to each of the other words to make four new words. I'm looking for the odd one out of these four new words. Good luck! AN is to DROIDS as RO is to ? FEET are to LEGS as HANDS are to ? SPRING is to RING as SPLASH is to? TOP is to TIPS as HOP is to ? Cm are to M as Inches are to ? Hunt the odd one out.",Nautical,"Harms is the word I'm after. An is to Droids as Ro is to BOTS (An plus Droids make Androids, so Ro plus Bots make Robots). Feet are to Legs as Hands are to ARMS (Feet are located at the end of your legs as hands are located at the end of your ARMS). Spring is to Ring as Splash is to LASH (Remove the SP from the words). Top is to Tips as Hop is to HIPS (changing the o to an i and adding an s). Cm are to M as Inches are to FEET (units of measurement). Out of BOTS, ARMS, LASH, HIPS and FEET, BOTS may seem like the odd one out, as the others are all body parts. This isn't the one I'm looking for. Out of the words, LASH can be separated into its letters and then those letters added to the remaining ones to give: boAts Harms Ships fLeet Out of these words, Harms is the odd one out, as the others have a nautical theme.",Language,09/01/03 #410,56 Bicycles,2.41,2.19,WorldExpl7,A man is found shot dead in the street surrounded by 56 bicycles. Why was the man shot and what is the significance of the bicycles?,No hint available.,"The man was playing poker with someone else. As a poker deck has only 52 cards, he was soon found to be cheating by holding 4 extra cards. The other man shot him in the street as he rushed to leave. The bicycles are the brand of cards he was using.",Situation,04/30/01 #42458,Soap,2.02,1.44,AndrewWalker,"A boy went to the kitchen and saw his dad having difficulty holding the bar of soap. ""What's wrong, Dad?"" the boy inquired. ""Oh, I think this soap must have some sort of acid in it, it is so slippery."" ""No, Dad, the soap doesn't have an acid in it. Don't you remember your basic chemistry?"" How did the boy know this?",No hint available.,"First, soap usually does not have an acid in it: it has a base. There are properties of soap that can prove it has a base and not an acid. Soap is slippery as the father said, because bases are slick, while acids are not. Second, soap is bitter, not sour: bases are bitter, while acids are sour. Finally, soap turns red litmus paper blue, a tell-tale sign that you have a base.",Science,07/10/08 #20879,Dog on a Lease,2.27,2.67,cnmne,"Rebus Filgen, world-famous breeder of mongrel dogs and former hair stylist for boxing promoter Don King, desires to rent one of his mutts for breeding purposes. What does the following advertisement describe? Cur for rent. For the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November: the rent is $100 per month. For the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December: the rent is $200 per month.",No hint available.,"Alternating current (a cur is being rented, the monthly cur rent alternating between $100 and $200).",Rebus,02/07/05 #23998,Five Brothers,2.18,2.02,Xpert007,"What is this? Five brothers sharing a common plate!","I have it, you have it, all have it, and use these in daily life.",Five fingers and the palm.,Riddle,06/25/05 #1848,Three Days,2.23,1.44,missie,"Last week, it took me three days to go from A to B, but then four days to go from B to A. What are A and B?",No hint available.,Sunday and Wednesday,Logic,12/23/01 #48704,0 = L of a S,2.1,1.5,shenqiang,0 = L of a S,It's a common animal. The animal S is famous for not having any L.,0 = legs of a snake.,Letter-Equations,05/08/11 #29700,Triples 4,2.72,2.06,bigSWAFF_69_,"A Triple is a Series with 6 sets, each with 3 numbers apiece. The relationship between the first two numbers are the same throughout all of the sets, and the relationship between the last two numbers is also the same, however, it is different than the first relationship.Try and find the missing numbers: 2 16 8 3 36 12 4 64 16 5 ___ __ _ 144 __ _ ___ 28",No hint available.,"2 16 8 3 36 12 4 64 16 5 100 20 6 144 24 7 196 28 Relationship for first two numbers: double it, square the double (2 doubled=4, 4 squared=16) Relationship for last two numbers: divide by first number (16 divided by 2= 8)",Series,04/11/06 #36198,Opposites 31,2.52,1.93,EnderofGames,"In the following code, each symbol stands for one of five letters. = stands for H, B, E, V, or O 4 stands for J, D, L, M, or U 8 stands for O, S, G, K, or E 9 stands for R, N, T, F, or S The four letter code word, 4=98, can be translated into two English words that are opposites. What are the two words?",No hint available.,More and Less.,Logic,04/12/07 #28801,Speakers,2.75,1.31,rquest,"Today's Lecturers: Mr. Present Mr. Right Mr. Here Tomorrow's Lecturers: Mr. Later Mr. Gone Mr. Future",No hint available.,"Here today, gone tomorrow.",Rebus,02/25/06 #36278,Placings,2.53,2.48,flowers2234,"List the order in which each person finished. Tommy Tombstone finished after Lance Lamers and Brett Brown but before Mitch Monday. Peter Poultry finished before Daniel Dusk and Lance Lamers. Sam Sunny finished after Peter Poultry and before Jack Jill and Harry Hills. Keri Kernel finished after Peter Poultry, Mitch Monday and Tommy Tombstone. Lance Lamers finished after Brett Brown and Daniel Dusk, but before Jack Jill and Mitch Monday. Mitch Monday finished after Sam Sunny and Brett Brown. Brett Brown finished before Jack Jill, Mitch Monday and Peter Poultry. Daniel Dusk finished before Keri Kernel and Tommy Tombstone, but after Sam Sunny. Jack Jill finished before Keri Kernel, Tommy Tombstone and Mitch Monday, but after Peter Poultry and Daniel Dusk. Harry Hills finished before Mitch Monday but after Lance Lamers, Jack Jill and Tommy Tombstone.",No hint available.,"1.Brett Brown 2.Peter Poultry 3.Sam Sunny 4.Daniel Dusk 5.Lance Lamers 6.Jack Jill 7.Tommy Tombstone 8.Harry Hills 9.Mitch Monday 10.Keri Kernel",Logic,04/16/07 #25751,What Doesn't Belong? 2,3.01,1.85,Gnerb_25,"Which one of the following does not belong with the others? Binoculars, eyeglasses, goggles, handlebars, jeans, pliers, scissors, shoes, tweezers",No hint available.,"The word ""shoes"" is the only ""pair"" that actually has 2 separate pieces.",Group,09/03/05 #39638,Words With DL,2.25,2.52,cnmne,"Five words that contain DL as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **DL*, *DL***, **DL**, ***DL*, ***DL** Pool: A, A, B, C, E, E, G, G, I, I, I, M, M, N, N, O, R, U, U, Y",No hint available.,"GODLY, IDLING, BEDLAM, CURDLE, MAUDLIN",Language,12/16/07 #19443,'uu',2.5,3.1,AXTON,"There are six words in the English language which have the letter combination of ""UU"". One of the words is 'Vacuum', can you name the other five?",No hint available.,"Muumuu, Continuum, Duumvirate, Duumvir, Residuum, Vacuum Muumuu - A long loose dress that hangs free from the shoulders Continuum - A continuous extent, succession, or whole, no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts except by arbitrary division Duumvirate - A regime or partnership of two persons Duumvir - A member of a duumvirate Residuum - Something remaining after removal of a part; a residue Vacuum - A state of being sealed off from external or environmental influences; isolation",Language,11/16/04 #6779,Air Resistance,2.4,0.48,Puzzled_Puzzler,"It is a well-known fact that if you drop a feather and a bowling ball at the same time, the bowling ball will hit the ground first. But this is only because it has less air resistance than the feather. So, if you are in a rocket that is in outer space (where there is no air), and you drop a bowling ball and a feather at the same time, which would hit the ground first?",No hint available.,Neither. Both of them will just float.,Trick,08/22/02 #49145,Country Anagrams,3.08,1.72,dawnrising,"The following are anagrams of countries. Can you decipher all of them? 1. Glib Emu 2. Neat Grain 3. Age Lens 4. Dark Men 5. Serial","The first letters of the countries are: 1. B 2. A 3. S 4. D 5. I","1. Belgium 2. Argentina 3. Senegal 4. Denmark 5. Israel",Language,11/20/11 #45277,Words With CPL,1.91,2.33,brainglue,"Three words with the letters CPL, in that order, have all their other letters removed. You must use the letters in the pool to fill in the blanks. C _ P _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ P L _ _ C _ _ P L _ _ _ Pool: A, A, A, A, E, E, H, I, I, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, U",No hint available.,"The words are: capillaries couplet chaplain",Language,09/11/09 #10016,Catch,2.22,0.9,jellybean,"What does this represent? catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch catch",No hint available.,Catch 22,Rebus,01/24/03 #48625,Odd Man Out,2.23,2.71,Mathgeek007,"Which is the odd one out? Die Day Gee Gun Scale",No hint available.,"Gun is. A die, when two opposite side's values are added, makes seven. There are seven days in a week. Gee (G) is the seventh letter in the alphabet. There are 7 different notes in a musical scale. (Excluding the repeated letter) Gun is the odd man out.",Logic,04/10/11 #21336,The Protection Racket,2.83,1.17,blablabla,"The gang of four that once ran the biggest protection racket in the east eventually got out of jail. Almost immediately, they began operating again in the same neighborhood. They had previously divided it into four territories: north, south, east, and west. Because each mobster had always kept his operations in the same area, the police nicknamed them Mr. North, Mr. South, Mr. East, and Mr. West. Now the police received a reliable tip that this time each mobster was operating in a new territory. None of the new victims was willing to identify the mobsters from photos the police showed them, but three facts became clear, and that was enough for the FBI to work out which mobster was operating where. These are the facts: 1. Mr. East is not operating the North. 2. The North territory is not being operated by Mr. South. 3. The South territory is not being operated by Mr. East. Can you tell who is operating in each territory?",No hint available.,"Mr. North is operating the South, Mr. East is operating the West, Mr. South is operating the East, and Mr. West is operating the North.",Logic,03/03/05 #38299,Time Flies,2.33,3.07,King_of_Smart,"What letter comes next? L, C, N, U, Y, E, N, A, C, N...",No hint available.,"L, for millennium. L is for the third letter in millisecond, C is for the third letter in second, N is for the third letter in minute, U is for the third letter in hour. Y is for the third letter in day, E is for the third letter in week, N is for the third letter in month, A is for the third letter in year, C is for the third letter in decade, N is for the third letter in century. So, L is the third letter in millennium.",Series,09/15/07 #28146,Goose or Geeses? Maybe Geese?,2.29,0.86,magicalmystical,"If you have more than 1 goose, you have geese. What about more than one mongoose?",No hint available.,"Mongooses! Didn't see that one coming, did you?",Trick,01/18/06 #42971,A = 1st L in the G A,2.17,1.57,shenqiang,A = 1st L in the G A,No hint available.,Alpha = 1st letter of the Greek alphabet.,Letter-Equations,09/02/08 #50255,Words in a Vat VIII,2.16,1.72,sciencesteven,"There are some words in a vat. Some of the words have been partially separated. Try to figure out what they are. Base Words: -O--, --E--ER, ---I-R-L, -A--I-S Individual Letters: A G T Z R F E Q S U R E D N C E",No hint available.,"GOAT, FREEZER, SQUIRREL, CANDIES",Language,04/20/14 #50321,BB02 LANGUAGE CHALLENGE #02,2.08,1.41,BadBunnee02,"This list below of five words can be turned into a common word(s) by the addition of the same word to EITHER the beginning or the end of each of the listed words. Example: If I gave you the words: ""salt"" ""pool"" you could add ""table"" to each (front or back) and get: ""table salt"" ""pool table"" Do something similar with these five words below. What is a word (same word) that can be added to these five words (front OR back) to create a common word(s)? The new expression can be a compound word, a hyphenated word, or a two-word phrase. bank end funny guest mug",No hint available.,"bank book bookend funny book guestbook mug book",Language,05/25/14 #51107,Mendicant ?,2.19,1.04,LittleGreenMan,"What's the Rebus? please, please, OH PRETTY PLEASE, differ, differ",Title is a hint,"""beg to differ"" ""two"" ""differ""",Rebus,05/11/17 #433,Why Push a Car?,2.91,1.71,Spikejw1,"A man pushes his car to a hotel, pays the owner of the hotel and pushes his car away. What was he doing?",Think small.,Playing a game of Monopoly.,Situation,05/01/01 #10766,Far Away,2.23,2.14,Codammanus,"What expression does the following represent? (Where the Heart is) - (1,609,344 meters)",No hint available.,"'A thousand miles from home' In the first parentheses is the quote: ""Where the Heart is"" which, likely you've heard it said ""HOME is where the heart is"" so the value of the first half of the equation would be HOME. The second parentheses has 1,609,344 meters. That is equal to 1,000 miles. Being that this is a subtraction equation, the word ""FROM"" is indicated by the ""minus sign (-)"" (As in saying 2 ""FROM"" 6 is 4). Thus: ""A THOUSAND MILES FROM HOME""",Rebus,02/27/03 #24040,Beethoven's Teaser,3.13,1.76,tissue,"Beethoven was a lover of teasers of all kinds, and often submitted the following to his friends. What word can be created when following these directions? 1) Start at D. 2) Go up Eight. 3) Go down Eleven. 4) Go up Five. What word is it?",A little knowledge of Beethoven would help greatly.,"Deaf. Beethoven was a composer, obviously, and utilized the Musical Key in this teaser. When he says ""Go up Eleven"", he is referring to the letters ""ABCDEFG."" Going up Eight notes from 'D' brings us to 'E' (because, of course, the musical scale simply repeats itself in the next octave). Going down Eleven notes brings us to 'A', and going up Five notes brings us to 'F'. Hence, DEAF (which, incidentally, Beethoven was).",Language,06/26/05 #29662,Anagram Power IX,2.8,2.31,peppamintp,"Find an anagram for the words in Group A. The anagram will answer one of the clues in Group B. Group A 1. Eclat 2. Rosen 3. Evian 4. Credo 5. Notes 6. Crete Group B A. Build B. Furnishings C. Like Eric the Red D. Unsophisticated E. Sport-shoe F. Start",No hint available.,"1. Cleat (E) 2. Norse (C) 3. Naive (D) 4. Decor (B) 5. Onset (F) 6. Erect (A)",Language,04/10/06 #40148,"Ready, Set, Go!",2.71,1.94,plain_jane,"Read the list of words carefully. Which term would best fill the blank? CRASH HELMET TIRES _________ DISTANCE ENGINE Your choices are: a) TRACKS b) SPEED c) RACE d) WHEEL",Think 'bumper-to-bumper'.,The right answer is b) SPEED. Look closely and you will see that each word in the list starts with the last letter of the previous word.,Language,01/21/08 #10839,Shin x 5,2.79,2.29,LoopyLouUK,"What does this mean? (shin x5)good(shin x5)",No hint available.,"Good intentions. shin x5 = five shins. There are two of these therefore 10 shins. The good is 'in' these. Good in ten shins...",Rebus,03/02/03 #38857,Money 2,2.19,2.31,1smart_okie,R L S = A o t b T I,Person = what he did,Robert Louis Stevenson = Author of the book Treasure Island,Letter-Equations,10/20/07 #33770,What Words #28,2.57,1.91,fishmed,"Below are 3 pairs of words. Find the words that fit in the middle of each pair of words to create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended. Example: EVER - ______ - HORN Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN 1. WISH - __________ - MEAL 2. RATTLE - __________ - DOOR 3. CHAIR - __________ - HOOD",No hint available.,"1. WISH - BONE - MEAL 2. RATTLE - TRAP - DOOR 3. CHAIR - MAN - HOOD",Language,10/31/06 #41500,The Rest of the Story,2.91,1.94,Hrsemn4,"Inspired by Paul Harvey's ""The Rest of the Story"". President Andrew Jackson had passed away at his Hermitage home. He was very well thought of in his time, so naturally, thousands of mourners came to pay their respects. In that day and age, social manners were of utmost importance. Few occasions would demand the level of dignity and social grace as a funeral. And surely, no funeral would demand as much respect as that of Andrew Jackson. Yet despite the solemnity of the proceedings, one mourner dared to upset the service with a string of profanities. The culprit was quickly identified as Andrew Jackson's dear friend, Poll. Old Poll, as he was often called, entered the parlor where Jackson's body was laid out and immediately let loose a string of obscenities that would have made a seasoned military man blush. Despite the nature of the event and the high social standards of the time, no man was asked to leave the service, nor was any man removed by force. Rest assured that anyone who would disrupt such an event with such a blatant disregard for manners would certainly have been promptly ousted, no matter the offender in question. How can you explain this conundrum?",Are humans the only ones capable of such obscenities?,"Old Poll was Andrew Jackson's pet parrot. Old Poll could speak in both English and Spanish. When he was brought into the parlor during Jackson's eulogy, the bird began swearing loudly in both languages! The other mourners were so upset and offended that the bird was removed for the rest of the service.",Trivia,04/14/08 #51989,Missing Word 44,2.86,1.5,firefox99,"A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out? _ _ _ EON S_ _ _OT _ _ _ STY E _ _ _ RAM",_ _ _ TAILS,"PIG. PIGEON SPIGOT PIGSTY EPIGRAM (a clever saying or remark expressing an idea) Hint: PIGTAILS",Language,08/07/18 #34896,Greatest King?,2.38,1.69,Writer_fighter,K A = R of C,No hint available.,King Arthur = Ruler of Camelot,Letter-Equations,01/16/07 #23654,War Stories 2,2.91,2.8,Gadget,"Five veterans were sitting around a bar swapping war stories. From the information provided, determine each veteran's branch of service, the year each was born, and each person's current career. 1. The teacher was born in 1971. 2. The architect was born the year before Art Smith. 3. Susan Wilson, who served in the Coast Guard, is a year younger than the veteran who is now a nurse. 4. The Navy veteran, who wasn't born in 1970, isn't Mary Jones who now practices law. 5. The Army vet, who has published several books about the war, is neither Bill Johnson nor the oldest of the group. 6. The former Marine, who was born in 1969, isn't Art Smith or Mary Jones.",No hint available.,"Mary Jones, 1968, Air Force, Lawyer John Brown, 1972, Army, Writer Art Smith, 1971, Navy, Teacher Susan Wilson, 1970, Coast Guard, Architect Bill Johnson, 1969, Marines, Nurse",Logic-Grid,06/13/05 #9043,Hidden Country #4,2.77,1.78,warrior,"Find the country hidden in the following sentence: The doctor's report stated that it was vital your health was good if you wanted to compete in the marathon.",No hint available.,"Italy (vITAL Your)",Language,12/10/02 #35402,The Long Line,2.19,1.5,Writer_fighter,"The line to get into one of the most respected clubs was about ten meters long. One hour later, the line was totally depleted. Every other night the line would deplete about one-third a meter an hour. Why did the line deplete so fast all of a sudden ?",No hint available.,"The club closed, and everyone went home.",Situation,02/22/07 #37068,Cartoon Buffoon Monsoon,2.56,1.3,spookboy0,"What do these words have in common, other than the fact that they all end in ""-oon""? Lampoon Cartoon Buffoon Harpoon Balloon Maroon Lagoon",No hint available.,"If you remove the ""-oon,"" you are still left with a word. Lampoon - Lamp Cartoon - Cart Buffoon - Buff Harpoon - Harp Balloon - Ball Maroon - Mar Lagoon - Lag",Group,06/25/07 #2175,Pillowcases,2.16,0.76,Cascas,"Phil is carrying a pillowcase full of feathers. Bob is carrying three pillowcases the same size as Phil's, yet Bob's load is lighter. How can this be?",No hint available.,Bob's pillowcases are empty.,Trick,01/27/02 #26487,Deep Sleep,2.46,1.8900000000000001,sweetime,"Detective Sing sat across the table from his friend, John. John had just come back from seeing a sleep therapist. He claimed that he would be able to cure John's insomnia forever, if John agreed to spend a week at his ""Sleep Camp"". The catch was that the week's treatment cost ""$5,000"". ""But it'll be worth it,"" John said ""If only he cures my insomnia. I've not had a good night sleep in as long as I can remember. The doctor says it's because when I go into ""deep sleep"" known as ""gamma sleep"" in the medical profession, I don't make the transition to and from REM sleep properly, thus making me wake up, and stay awake all night."" ""He might be able to help you, his theory certainly appears sound,"" Detective Sing said. ""But I don't believe he is a real sleep therapist."" Why not?",No hint available.,"While there are five stages of sleep, including one known as deep sleep and one known as REM (rapid eye movement), none of these stages are known as being ""gamma"" sleep. The four stages (other than REM) are: beta, alpha, theta, delta.",Mystery,10/22/05 #290,"I never was, am always to be.....",2.73,1.95,kukilady,"I never was, am always to be, No one ever saw me, nor ever will And yet I am the confidence of all To live and breathe on this terrestrial ball.",It never comes....,Tomorrow,Riddle,02/20/01 #51179,For The Worthy,2.14,0.51,kzmonopoly,"At a competition an object lies For the best, a worthy prize Standing upright, proud and tall Only a few get it at all A cup is its usual form The winner gets it is the norm What is it?",No hint available.,A trophy,Riddle,06/04/17 #13777,Now,2.07,2.3,MrIxolite,"What are represented below? The temperature now is #@&% The weather now is &%@~@# The time now is %%$@@#",No hint available.,Status Symbols,Rebus,07/14/03 #51768,Mother,2.88,0.8,Jake,Can you determine which common word is represented by this image?,No hint available.,Stepmother,Rebus,03/08/18 #7596,The Jealous Boyfriend,2.38,0.59,kiwioz9,"Sarah has a new boyfriend, who is perfect in every way, apart from the fact that he is EXTREMELY jealous and is always worried that Sarah is going to fall for other guys. Normally he will get really upset if Sarah even says hello to another guy on the street. However, one day, Sarah introduces her boyfriend to a guy their age that she has known for most of her life. She tells her boyfriend how close they are, how they lived together for many years, and how they plan to see each other on a regular basis. However her boyfriend is not worried by this, and accepts it happily. How come?",No hint available.,The guy is Sarah's twin brother.,Trick,09/20/02 #42487,Earth 3,2.17,3.03,cnmne,"Where does Earth belong in the following astronomical series? Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Venus",No hint available.,"The series lists the planets in order of increasing axis inclination. Earth belongs between Jupiter and Mars. Axis Inclination (degrees) Mercury = 0.0 Jupiter = 3.1 Earth = 23.4 Mars = 25.2 Saturn = 26.7 Neptune = 29.6 Uranus = 97.9 Venus = 177.3",Science,07/13/08 #15349,Environmental Riddle,2.54,2.65,gErr2THEgeRr406,A traveler starts a journey. For the first week he goes east. The second he goes in all directions. The third he flies up into the sky. In the fourth he comes back down. Who is the traveler?,Cold,"An iceberg - travels East as an iceberg, free flowing water when melted, flies up to sky when evaporated, falls back down as rain.",Riddle,11/06/03 #11937,1235678,2.59,2.44,PeaceJo,"What does the following represent? 1235678 END",No hint available.,"A foregone conclusion. The 4 is missing from the string of numbers (four gone), and ""end"" is another word for conclusion.",Rebus,04/22/03 #21741,Construction Dilemma,1.95,2.96,Sane,"Mr. Math, or Sane, was hired by Nortel to design the dimensions for their building. He decided to make the building an open cylindrical area inscribed in a perfect cube. But a tragic incident caused Sane to become sick and not be able to communicate! The only dimension that he had written down was for the corner office, 16 by 8 meters (which extends to the edge of the open area). The construction workers can not start over now, as they've already begun building. But if they want to finish the Nortel building in time, they will need to know the final dimension of the perfect cube and cylinder! Can anyone here help them? Alternate: If the construction workers became ambitious and decided to make all the offices out of solid wood, approximately how much would it cost them at $10 per m^3?",Formulate an equation where the hypotenuse of the two squared unknown distances will equal the radius of the building.,"Formulate an equation where the hypotenuse of the two squared unknown distances will equal the radius of the building. (Since our answer only needs two dimensions, we will convert them into square (building), circle (open area), and rectangle (corner office). [The Pythagorean theorem will solve for the root of the radius] Let a represent the length of the rectangle, then x-a be the radius of the circle minus the length of the rectangle, same to b (to width of the rectangle): a^2 + b^2 = x^2 (x - a)^2 + (x - b)^2 = x^2 x^2 = (x - 16)(x - 16) + (x - 8)(x - 8) [Use foil to expand the brackets] x^2 = (x^2 - 16x - 16x + 256) + (x^2 - 8x - 8x + 64) x^2 = 2x^2 - 48x + 320 [Order as a quadratic equation] x^2 - 48x + 320 = 0 [Factor the equation using the quadratic formula with X excluded] Let a equal 1, b equal 48, and c equal 320 as temporary variables in the factoring equation: x = -b{+/-}[b^2 - 4ac]^1/2 / 2a x = -48{+/-}[2304 - 1280]^1/2 / 2 x = -48{+/-}32 / 2 x = -40 and x = -8 [Input those numbers into the now factored equation] (x - 40)(x - 8) = 0 If the radius were 8, then that would mean the corner office would end up extending into the circular area (because the corner office is 16 x 8). Therefore, the diameter of the cylinder or the dimensions of the building must be 40 * 2 (radius x 2) to make 80m x 80m. Alternate: The volume of the building is expressed by: v = l * w * h But remember, since the cylinder is open space, we need to figure it too. The volume of the cylinder is expressed by: v = pi(r^2) * h Therefore, the volume of solid wood is the volume of the building less the empty area: v = [l * w * h] - [pi(r^2) * h] v = [80 * 80 * 80] - [pi(40^2) * 80] v ~= 512 000 - 402124 v ~= 109 876 m^3 If wood is $10 per m^3: 10 * 109876 = $1 098 760",Math,03/24/05 #34965,Niceties Port,2.95,1.78,MarcM1098,"Welcome! My desk can be called the NICETIES PORT, I know who comes and goes; I have ENTIRE OPTICS. I often serve another role, not as a TIE INSPECTOR, But as one who writes memos and NOTICES TRIPE. My notes are complete, not just TOPIC ENTRIES, I'm often asked for details and to RECITE POINTS. Photocopier problems? I can help with TINT, RECOPIES, I track expenses, I am who you bring RECEIPTS IN TO. Who am I?",The words in capitals in each line are an anagram of my title.,"Receptionist. The receptionist sometimes only receives visitors and answers the telephone, but in many offices also performs many secretarial functions.",Riddle,01/21/07 #2538,Eyeeseeexcept,2.91,2.17,rayneeday,"Can you decipher this common phrase? eyeeseeexcept",No hint available.,I before E except after C,Rebus,03/06/02 #5523,The Money,2.7,0.93,bluetwo,"Can you decipher this phrase? 1. the money the money the money the money 2. the show the show the show the show 3. get ready get ready Now go, cat, go!",The king of rock and roll...,"One for the money. Two for the show. Three to get ready. Now go, cat, go! These are the lyrics from ""Blue Suede Shoes"".",Rebus,07/12/02 #41090,Words With UR,2.27,2.41,cnmne,"Five words that contain UR as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? ***UR, *UR***, **UR**, ***UR*, ***UR** Pool: A, B, C, C, C, D, D, E, E, G, G, H, H, I, L, M, O, S, S, T",No hint available.,"LEMUR, TURGID, CHURCH, ABSURD, SCOURGE",Language,03/18/08 #41879,The Hats,2.82,1.75,TRILLIONAIRE,"There were 4 people sitting in a row trying to win $50 from a riddle. The one in front was wearing a red hat. The second from the front was wearing a blue hat. The third from the front was wearing a red hat. The last was wearing a blue hat and was blind-folded. Each of them was informed that they were all wearing a hat, the last person was blind-folded and that there were 2 red and 2 blue hats. If they can guess the color of their hat, then they win the prize. There was a long silence, then one of them guessed the color of his hat correctly. Who was it? (Note that they can only see the person in front of them and are not allowed to turn around and see behind them.)",No hint available.,"It was the second person. The first and last person cannot see other people at all, therefore it is either the third or second. The second person realised that if he and the person in front were wearing the same colored hat, the third person would be able to answer the color of his hat right away. However, since there was a long silence, then the color of his hat and that of the person in front must be different.",Logic,05/10/08 #14946,1 = M L on the C F,2.24,2.19,beanie89,1 = M L on the C F,No hint available.,1 Maple Leaf on the Canadian Flag.,Letter-Equations,09/30/03 #27155,It Flies Away,2.5100000000000002,2.52,WyndRyder76,"In its group, alone it flies, not being part of the group of flight. Note: It literally flies","Figure out what the riddle means by ""group"". To do this, figure out what it means by ""group of flight"".","A Bat. The ""Group of Flight"" is the Birds in the Animal Kingdom. In the group of Mammals, a bat is the only one capable of flying.",Riddle,11/26/05 #39759,Fortification,2.31,1.61,King_of_Smart,"A fortification is a synonym of me, I can be colored, and textured and made the way you please, I can stand tall, I can stand short, I am used to create a fort. What am I?",No hint available.,A wall.,Riddle,12/24/07 #36193,Who We Are,2.61,2.3,aresII,"Can you decode the following thoughts pertaining to character? All three puzzles use the same code. O=C ""DA LSAAWTR MKA PFSA XKG STW AFKGZFA AK QW, QGA PFSA XKG STW."" -IGQJDJDGR RXTGR ""WEWTXKMW DR S LKKM, SMU FSR S USTH RDUW PFDOF FW MWEWT RFKPR AK SMXQKUX."" -LSTH APSDM ""OFSTSOAWT DR LGOF WSRDWT HWIA AFSM TWOKEWTWU."" -AFKLSR ISDMW","E=V G=U J=L","""It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are."" -Publilius Syrus ""Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody."" -Mark Twain ""Character is much easier kept than recovered."" -Thomas Paine Key: A=T D=I E=V F=H G=U H=K I=P J=L K=O L=M M=N O=C P=W Q=B R=S S=A T=R U=D W=E X=Y Y=F Z=G",Cryptography,04/12/07 #8420,Up in the Sky,2.26,1.01,stargirl,"Up in the air I fly, with the winds that die. You can see me but not feel me and I'm related to fog. What am I?",No hint available.,Clouds!,Riddle,11/07/02 #34733,A Few Good Tunes From This Lot,2.38,2.5100000000000002,jazzmusician46,"Below are anagrams of important European musician/composers from the 19th century. Your job is to unscramble these anagrams and figure out their names. (I have included the number of letters of each name in brackets for you). Banjo's harsh men (8, 6) Finer, epic chord (8, 6) Frizz slant (5, 5) He's tricky! Pitch key, viola (5, 6, 11)",No hint available.,"Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Frederic Chopin 1810 - 1849 Franz Liszt 1811 - 1868 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840 - 1893",Trivia,01/05/07 #36536,A Clean Sweep,2.81,2.25,snowmonster,"All these sentences have one thing in common. Can you figure it out?! 1) There's a great island off the coast of Georgia. 2) The Ivory Billed woodpecker is a beautiful bird. 3) The mother did not like the tone of her daughter's voice. 4) My great grandmother still has a lot of zest for life. 5) After a long day working in the yard, a person may ask another to caress their shoulders. 6) I was given a number to dial to claim my prize. 7) The Irish spring to life on St. Patrick's Day.",The hint is in the title.,"Within each sentence, there is a brand of bar soap listed. This is what they have in common. 1) Coast 2) Ivory 3) Tone 4) Zest 5) Caress 6) Dial 7) Irish Spring",Group,05/06/07 #42841,Chatting!,2.36,1.4,TRILLIONAIRE,"Can you figure out the rebus shown below? Chatting, 5280', 60 seconds.",No hint available.,"Talking a mile a minute. Chatting = Talking 5280 feet = 1 mile 60 seconds = 1 minute",Rebus,08/19/08 #568,"The ""I Love You"" Tree",2.72,1.06,Squidgy,"When Mike and Milly were first going out, they carved their initials inside a heart on a tree trunk 3 feet off the ground. Exactly one year later, they married. The tree had grown 8 inches over the last year. During the following years it doubled its growth rate annually. How high was the heart on their tenth anniversary?",No hint available.,"3 feet. Trees grow from the top, not the base (trunk)!",Trick,06/01/01 #6460,Six Nines,2.2,2.07,mad-ade,"Without introducing ""+"" signs, arrange six ""9's"" in such a way that they add up to 100.",No hint available.,"(999-99)/9 = 900/9 = 100 (99 -(-9/9))* 9/9= (99 -(-1)) * 1 = 100 99 99/99",Math,08/11/02 #1004,50 = W to L Y L,2.19,2.15,Michelle,50 = W to L Y L,No hint available.,50=Ways to Leave Your Lover,Letter-Equations,10/06/01 #17743,86400 = S in a D,2.23,1.43,scoutman,86400 = S in a D,No hint available.,86400 = Seconds in a Day,Letter-Equations,05/25/04 #29180,Oceans,2.79,2.05,metallicman,"Tinman recently won a contest to be on a hit trivia show, called ""Trivillions"", where the object of the game is to answer as many trivia questions as you can, and the more you answer, the more money you get. Tinman was psyched. He went to the store to buy a book on scarce facts. He found only two books. One was made in 2006 and the other was made in 1998. Since the old one was cheaper he went with that book. He aced every question. The final question was, ""How many oceans are there?"" Easy one, he thought. When he gave his answer, ""Four oceans"", he got the question wrong! Why would he have not gotten the question wrong if he went with a current trivia book?",No hint available.,"Because in 2000, another ocean was added around Antarctica, called the Southern Ocean. In 1998 there were only four oceans: the Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian.",Trivia,03/19/06 #42174,Alcohol,2.11,1.23,annvie9,"There are three things on the table: A shot glass that can hold up to 4 fluid ounces, a martini glass that can hold up to 16 fluid ounces, and a mug that can hold up to 32 fluid ounces. All of them are completely filled with wine. The shot glass contains 50% of alcohol. The martini glass contains 12.5% of alcohol. The mug contains 6.25% of alcohol. Which contains the most alcohol?",No hint available.,"They all have the same amount of alcohol. Since the shot glass can hold up to 4 fluid ounces, 50% of it would be 2 fluid ounces. The martini glass, which holds up to 16 fluid ounces, has 12.5% of alcohol, which is equivalent to 2 fluid ounces, just like the shot glass. The 32 fluid ounce mug has 6.25% of alcohol, which is also 2 fluid ounces. All of them have 2 fluid ounces of alcohol.",Math,06/07/08 #4802,FXDIM...,2.72,1.9000000000000001,bobbrt,"Rearranging any two letters, what is the longest word you can make within this group of letters? The letters of the word formed must all be together and in order after the two are switched. As an example, you could switch the ""B"" and the ""E"" to form the word ""dime"". FXDIMBANYRUPTCKLEWHOSZVJGQ",No hint available.,"Switch the ""Y"" and the ""K"" to form the word ""bankruptcy.""",Language,06/18/02 #15984,Who Knows,2.71,1.94,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented below? Yours: K N O W Skin Mine: K N O W S",No hint available.,"No skin off my nose. (My ""knows"" has no skin coming off of it).",Rebus,12/30/03 #38616,Word Within a Word! #12,2.67,2.6,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you have two tasks. First, you need to fill in the correct blank letter of each word. Second, when you have done this, each letter then needs to be transferred to the numbered blanks in order to discover the keyword. 1. _uria 2. pr_ctor 3. no_ad 4. _rink 5. s_ndae 6. sui_e 7. sh_lta 8. sc_um 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _",No hint available.,"1. Curia 2. prOctor 3. noMad 4. Prink 5. sUndae 6. suiTe 7. shElta 8. scRum Keyword: COMPUTER",Language,10/04/07 #25893,Entertaining the Kids,3.14,2.87,cinnamon30,"The parents of five children decided to share responsibility for entertaining the kids (one of whom is Bruce) during the week between the end of day camp and the start of the school. Each parent took a different day of the week, Monday through Friday, to take the children on a different outing (including taking them horseback riding). They also each rented a movie (including Mulan) for the children to watch. For each day, determine who took care of the kids, that parent's child, the outing the parent supervised and the movie he or she rented. 1. The five parents were: the one who took the children bowling, the one who rented ""Antz"", Katie's parent, Mr. Bidwell and Mrs. Molinari. 2. The parent who rented ""Finding Nemo"" didn't take the kids bowling and isn't related to Katie. 3. Neither Mrs. Parker nor the parent who took the kids to miniature golf rented ""Ice Age"". 4. The children went roller skating the day before they saw ""Monster's Inc."", which was the day before Mr. Sandoval entertained them. 5. The parent who took the kids skating didn't rent ""Antz"". 6. Mr. Sandoval wasn't the parent who rented ""Finding Nemo"" (which the children watched Thursday). 7. Mrs. Lee is Derek's mother. 8. Linda's parent, who isn't Mrs. Molinari and who didn't rent ""Antz"", entertained the kids on Friday. 9. Ryan's parent took care of the children the day after the parent who took the kids swimming.",No hint available.,"Monday, Mrs. Parker, Katie, Skating, Mulan Tuesday, Mrs. Lee, Derek, Bowling, Monster's Inc. Wednesday, Mr. Sandoval, Bruce, Swimming, Antz Thursday, Mrs. Molinari, Ryan, Golf, Finding Nemo Friday, Mr. Bidwell, Linda, horseback riding, Ice Age Finding Nemo is on Thursday (6). Thus, Mr. Sandoval didn't entertain the kids on Friday (4). Nor did he entertain on Monday or Tuesday (4) or Thursday (6), so he entertained on Wednesday. The kids went skating on Monday and saw Monster's Inc on Tuesday (4). Linda's parent entertained the kids on Friday (8). They didn't see Antz on Monday (5) or Friday (8), so they saw it on Wednesday. Mrs. Lee is Derek's mom (7) and must be mentioned in clue 1. Since Mr. Sandoval rented Antz, then Mrs. Lee had to take the kids bowling. Since we know either the kids name, parents name or outing for Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Mrs. Lee is either Tuesday or Thursday. Since Finding Nemo is Thursday (6), then Mrs. Lee is on Tuesday (2). Linda's parent has to be mentioned in clue 1 and is either Mrs. Molinari or Mr. Bidwell. It is Mr. Bidwell (8). Thursday's parent is also mentioned in clue 1. He or she is not Katie's parent (2), therefore has to be Mrs. Molinari. By elimination, Mrs. Parker is on Monday. By elimination from clue 1, Katie is Mrs. Parker child. Ice age was rented on Friday (3) and by elimination Mulan was rented on Monday. The kids went swimming on Wednesday and Ryan was on Thursday (9). By elimination, Bruce was on Wednesday. The kids played golf on Thursday (3) and went horseback riding on Friday.",Logic-Grid,09/13/05 #50149,Back By Popular Demand,2.12,2.7600000000000002,ThinksForFun,"What does the following represent? TPRESTO ACOREIN",No hint available.,"encore presentation on-""CORE"" ""PRES"" (""PRES"" is on the word ""CORE"") in ""TATION"" (with ""TA"" on the left, and ""TION"" on the right)",Rebus,02/11/14 #4476,7 23 ...,2.19,2.89,bobbrt,"7 23 10 1 20 10 10 13 ? ? What are the two missing numbers?","A is the first letter of the alphabet, right?","The missing numbers are 10 and 13. The numbers, when converted to the letters of the alphabet (in alphabetical order), represent the initials of the first five U.S. presidents: 7 23 = G W = George Washington 10 1 = J A = John Adams 20 10 = T J = Thomas Jefferson 10 13 = J M = James Madison Therefore James Monroe = J.M. = 10 13",Series,06/04/02 #50116,Ink Catastrophe,2.56,0.67,dangerouspie101,"Bob had just finished typing a report for school on his computer. However, as he was trying to print his report, he realized he was out of black ink! He wasn't allowed to write the report, nor was he able to acquire more ink in any fashion, yet Bob still handed in his report the following day, completed. How?",Think of colors...,"Bob had run out of black, not every color. Assuming Bob has a color printer, he would still be able to print it in another color. Most teachers would accept a dark blue or grey.",Situation,01/25/14 #48419,"Two, Not One",2.55,2.77,celtichero,"What are the next two numbers in this sequence? 2, 3, 5, 13, 89, ?, ?","You need to find two common bonds, not just one.","233 and 1597. They are both prime numbers and in the Fibonacci sequence.",Series,01/24/11 #8731,Dis Play,2.82,2.22,snaps,"""Dis"" teaser gives clues that describe words containing ""dis"" in them. The clues do not refer to the words themselves; rather they refer to the word that must be added to ""dis"". For example, ""Dis limb is very handy"" would be ""disarm"". 1. Dis is something you might give to someone you respect. 2. Dis is a shortened version of a male name. 3. You would use dis if you didn't have enough money on you to make a purchase. 4. Dis 1, dis 2, dis 3, dis 4... 5. Dis is a young, unmarried woman. 6. Dis is what you are trying to do to dis teaser!",No hint available.,"1. distribute 2. dismal 3. discredit or discard 4. discount 5. dismiss 6. dissolve",Language,11/25/02 #30298,Dice and Counter,2.38,1.48,npf2005,"Here are instructions for a die and counter: When the die shows an even number on top, the counter moves two places forward in addition to the number on the die. When the die shows an odd number on top, the counter moves one place back in addition to the number on the die. Assuming the counter starts on zero, on what number will the counter be after seven throws of the die, producing the following numbers on top: 6, 4, 3, 1, 2, 6, 5.",No hint available.,"14. The results are as follows: 1st throw (6) = 8 2nd throw (4) = 14 3rd throw (3) = 10 4th throw (1) = 8 5th throw (2) = 12 6th throw (6) = 20 7th throw (5) = 14",Logic,05/06/06 #26997,Spell Check -- Music Stars,2.92,1.77,signmeup74,"Who can't live without Spell Check in their email or word software? It's a great tool... Unless you are poor Paula Abdul who transforms into ""Pail Abut"" when the Spell Checker has at her. The following Music Stars have been Spell Checked and are ready for you to uncover their true identities. 1. Keen Chimney 2. Bayonet Knowledge 3. Retching Wilson 4. Jousting Tumblers 5. Went Steamy 6. Madden 7. Tubby Kith 8. Pariah Curry 9. Rebel Mentioned 10. Cozy About","1. Old Blue Chair 2. Destiny no more 3. All Jacked Up! 4. Cried a river over Britney 5. Harajuku girl 6. Material girl 7. How do you like him now? 8. Emancipating Mimi 9. Country star with a TV Show 10. Rocker with a TV Show","1. Kenny Chesney 2. Beyonce Knowles 3. Gretchen Wilson 4. Justin Timberlake 5. Gwen Stefani 6. Madonna 7. Toby Keith 8. Mariah Carey 9. Reba McEntire 10. Ozzy Osbourne",Language,11/17/05 #21586,Smart Quotes By Smart People,2.56,2.73,CPlusPlusMan,"Below are cryptograms in which the solutions are quotes of famous scientists and other smart people. Every letter stands for another letter, and no letter can represent two letters, nor can two letters represent the same letter. 1. KJKVZE-KJKV HVDFVKZ NC ZQV CYJBADVM FNWV CDNW HVNHBV OQN QYTV ZQV QYIJZ NC WYPJKX VGFAMVM. --XVNDXV OYMQJKXZNK FYDTVD 2. KNZQJKX JK BJCV JM ZN IV CVYDVS. JZ JM NKBE ZN IV AKSVDMZNNS. --WYDJV FADJV 3. ZQV NBSVMZ, MQNDZVMZ ONDSM - ""EVM' YKS ""KN"" - YDV ZQNMV OQJFQ DVRAJDV ZQV WNMZ ZQNAXQZ. --HEZQYXNDYM 4. WE YSTJFV ZN ENA JM XVZ WYDDJVS: JC ENA CJKS Y XNNS OJCV ENA'BB IV QYHHE; JC KNZ, ENA'BB IVFNWV Y HQJBNMNHQVD. --MNFDYZVM","M=S (Wherever you see an 'M', it's actually an 'S')","1. Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. --George Washington Carver 2. Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. --Marie Curie 3. The oldest, shortest words - ""yes' and ""no"" - are those which require the most thought. --Pythagoras 4. My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. --Socrates (heh heh) The cipher is as follows: (Actual letter is on top) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R Y I F S V C X Q J L P B W K N H R D S T U V W X Y Z M Z A T O G E U",Cryptography,03/16/05 #42891,The Dark Knight's Young Apprentice,2.11,1.5,ebraham,B S = R.,No hint available.,Batman's Sidekick is Robin.,Letter-Equations,08/25/08 #8176,Highest to Lowest,2.67,2.61,Ember,"I can jump from the highest to the lowest place, But the bottom is what I chase. Do not fear me, for what I am is yours to take, Just don't jump with me, for your sake. What am I?",No hint available.,"A waterfall. Meanings: Jump - fall from different heights. Bottom - the water at the bottom. Yours to take - you can take the water. Don't jump with - it could be a long fall.",Riddle,10/24/02 #3592,luonvie,2.61,1.81,arij,"Can you decipher this phrase: luonvie",No hint available.,You and I are in love,Rebus,04/17/02 #49601,Love-ly Words,2.92,1.67,dalfamnest,"Find five words that contain the letters ""LOVE"" - in order, with no extra letters between. A clue is given for each word. e.g. CLUE: darling WORD: beLOVEd [But these words have little if anything to do with romance.] The hint gives the number of letters for each word. CLUES: 1. Useful spice (whole or ground) 2. It is known as the ""crocodile bird"" in Egypt 3. Scruffy, bedraggled and slobbish! 4. Wearing fingered hand coverings 5. Type of sweater","Number of letters: 1. (5) 2. (6) 3. (8) 4. (6) 5. (8)","1. clove 2. plover 3. slovenly 4. gloved 5. pullover",Language,09/25/12 #36134,Double Letters IV,2.46,1.85,cowman12,"I will give you a clue, and you will have to think of a word that fits that definition. The word MUST have two of the same letter in a row. 1) To make something seem larger than it is 2) A sale of goods to raise funds, especially for charity 3) A long tapering flag 4) One who expects bad things to happen. 5) A favorable set of circumstances",No hint available.,"1) Exaggerate or Embellish 2) Bazaar 3) Banner or Pennant 4) Pessimist or Worrier 5) Opportunity",Language,04/10/07 #30319,Mystery Circles,2.49,2.19,fairelamour,"Outside the lost city of Xaitec, archaeologists have noticed three rings of large stones, each with a straight line of stones beside it. Twins Sari and Devon have been asked by the chief archaeologist to see whether there may be a connection between the rings and the lines. The twins decide to determine the diameters of the circles by stretching measuring tape across the widest part of each circle. They find the diameters to be 4.68 m, 9.36 m, and 14.04 m. They measure each of the corresponding straight lines of stones, finding them to be 14.7 m, 29.4 m, and 44.1 m, respectively. They show the numbers to Jody, who is in charge of mapping. Jody looks at the numbers and says, ""Fascinating. Have you seen the connection?"" Sari says, ""Well, the second circle is twice as wide as the first, and the third is three times as wide as the first."" Devon adds, ""And the same ratios apply to the straight lines!"" ""Fine!"" says Jody. ""But how is each circle related to the straight line next to it?"" What is the answer to Jody's question?",Use a calculator to explore the ratios.,"The measure of each straight line represents the circumference of the corresponding circle. If the twins were to divide the measure of each straight line by the diameter of the corresponding circle, they would get a quotient of 3.14 in all three cases. This quantity is the famous number pi, and the circumference of any circle is pi times the diameter. So what Jody noticed was that each straight line represented the circumference of the corresponding circle.",Math,05/07/06 #40726,Distorted Music - C,2.6,2.66,grilledcheese,"Each of the following song titles starts with the letter C. Can you decode them? Each of the songs is in the form of an anagram. 1. A Scrapheap Venom Gun 2. Aching Scars 3. Facial Grin Roils 4. Cricked Cool Or 5. Car Yarn Zit",Each song title is 2 words.,"1. ""Champagne Supernova"" by Oasis 2. ""Chasing Cars"" by Snow Patrol 3. ""California Girls"" by The Beach Boys 4. ""Crocodile Rock"" by Elton John 5. ""Crazy Train"" by Ozzy Osbourne",Language,02/26/08 #20581,Long And Slim,2.73,1.78,ccccc,"What is long and slim, works in light; has but one eye, and an awful bite?",No hint available.,A needle.,Riddle,01/25/05 #8597,Necromania Commission,2.57,3.03,electronjohn,"Why are these words grouped together? Necromania Commission Boycott Dollars Subchapter Fundamentals Seasonable Molasses Tamale Unfulfilled Marmalade Gallon",Hidden within opposites attract.,"They are couples. The first column has a masculine term in each word and the second has a feminine term in each word, although not always terms that we should necessarily use. Necro[man]ia Com[miss]ion [Boy]cott [Doll]ars Sub[chap]ter Fun[dame]ntals Sea[son]able Mo[lass]es Ta[male] Unful[fille]d Marma[lad]e [Gal]lon",Group,11/19/02 #24895,...The Forest For The Trees,3.08,1.8900000000000001,tamjp,"In each sentence the name of a tree is hidden. The willow is hiding in the first sentence. Can you find the others? 1. I will owe you a favor if you drive me to the airport. 2. I am afraid of going up in elevators. 3. Drinking cocoa keeps me warm on long winter nights. 4. I hope the map leads us to buried treasure. 5. ""Eat another bonbon,"" said our charming hostess. 6. Nepal may be the most interesting place I have ever visited. 7. Remember to fold the map, please. 8. I feel many lumps in this mattress. 9. Word processing is not as useful as pens and paper for creative brainstorming.",No hint available.,"1. Willow 2. Pine 3. Oak 4. Maple 5. Bonsai 6. Palm 7. Apple 8. Elm 9. Aspen",Other,07/27/05 #46475,Words With BY,2.12,2.53,cnmne,"Five words that contain BY as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *BY**, ***BY, BY****, ****BY, ****BY** Pool: A, A, D, E, E, E, E, G, I, K, L, N, N, O, O, R, R, S, S, T",No hint available.,"ABYSS, DERBY, BYGONE, NEARBY, KILOBYTE",Language,03/03/10 #42421,Marco's Mice,2.15,1.8,letmeforget6,"Marco's Uncle Oscar gave him a pair of piebald mice for his birthday. Marco named one mouse Whiskers and the other one Oscar after his favorite uncle. Now Marco has to buy supplies for his mice. He wants to buy a cage, an exercise wheel, a water bottle, one bag of wood shavings, and 12 ounces of Mouse Chow. At the Fin 'n' Fur pet store, he found a nice big cage for $29.90, a water bottle for $4.50, an exercise wheel for $6.00, bags of wood shavings priced at 3 for $13.95, and 12 ounces of Mouse Chow at $0.56 an ounce. Luckily, the cage, water bottle, and exercise wheel are on sale at 10% off. The store also has a Pet Starter Kit that includes a cage with a built-in wheel, a water bottle, a bag of wood shavings, and 12 ounces of Mouse Chow, all for $44.95. A 5% sales tax applies to all non-food items, including the complete Pet Starter Kit. The tax is applied after a sale price is determined. Which collection of supplies is the better deal: purchasing each item separately or purchasing the Pet Starter Kit?","1. Keep in mind how much of each item Marco wants to buy. 2. Remember to calculate the 10% discount for items on sale.","The Pet Starter Kit is the better deal. The total cost of the Pet Starter Kit after the 5% sales tax is applied is $47.20. The sum of the cost of the individual items is $47.73, before the tax is applied. Since the Mouse Chow is a food item, the total amount to be taxed is only $41.01. After applying the 5% sales tax and adding the cost of the Mouse Chow, the total cost of the individual items is $49.78. Marco will save $2.58 by buying the Pet Starter Kit.",Math,07/05/08 #33204,Concealed Countries,2.6,1.72,jenny_lee,"Find the names of countries hidden in the following sentences. 1. ""Can a day go by without rain?"" Jennifer wondered. 2. Claire's pain caused her mother much sadness. 3. ""Russ, I am leaving now,"" his sister shouted. 4. Every March I leave home to go on vacation. 5. Missy gave her mother a mug and a flower for her birthday.",No hint available.,"Answers: 1.Canada - Can a day 2. Spain - Claire's pain 3. Russia - Russ, I am 4. Chile - March I leave 5. Uganda - mug and a",Language,09/27/06 #31605,Birbal the Wise - XIII,3.11,1.79,Swordoffury1392,"Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer? One day, a dishonest, one-eyed man wanted to punish Birbal. He accused him of stealing his 24 karat gold necklace and reported this theft to the police. The case was brought to the high court where the judge knew Birbal very well, and he also knew that he was not a thief. So, he asked the man, ""What makes you think that Birbal stole your necklace?"" ""Your Honor, with my own one eye, I saw him stealing the necklace,"" the man swiftly replied. Then he stated, ""If he is innocent, let him prove it. Allow me to bring a hot iron, and if he can hold it in his bare hands, then I will be satisfied that he didn't take my necklace and isn't lying to me."" A confused Birbal said, ""You mean that if I'm telling the truth, I will not burn my hands with that red hot iron?"" ""Of course not! God will then protect you,"" the man strongly declared in front of a nodding crowd. It would seem as if Birbal couldn't do anything but hold the red hot iron which would undoubtedly burn him whether he was telling the truth or lying. However, he came up with another one of his witty replies on the spot. Can you guess what he said?",No hint available.,"Calmly, Birbal stated, ""I am ready for that, if you believe that I will not be burnt, but the same should apply to you also. If you aren't lying, the hot iron should not burn your hands either. So, you can kindly bring that red hot iron, holding it in both of your hands, and then give it to me to hold it."" The speechless man quickly told the judge he would search in his house again, bowed, left, and never lied against Birbal again.",Situation,07/07/06 #24876,A Jewel Joke,2.75,0.91,DancAllNiteLong,"Dr. T.G. Smith got out of his VW Beetle and walked past the ice-frosted car in Miss Forkton's perfectly clean, neat-looking, snow-covered driveway. It had snowed heavily earlier, but the storm had stopped an hour ago. He walked cautiously up the icy stairs to the door. It was a small cottage-like house, with no garage, or much of a yard. Miss Forkton opened the door when he rang the bell and invited him in. ""It sure is cold out there,"" he said. ""Yes, too cold for burglars, you would think,"" came her reply. ""Tell me about your robbery, Miss Forkton,"" Dr. Smith said. ""Well, I just got home about five minutes ago. When I came into the door, I saw my safe open,"" she replied, and pointed to an open wall safe. ""I went straight to the phone and called you. I'm glad you got here so fast!"" ""Yes, we may have a hot trail for such a cold night,"" Dr. Smith mused. ""I had a fortune in jewels stolen, Dr. Smith. I don't think this is a good time for jokes!"" she said. ""I agree with you one hundred percent. So...why did you bring me out on such a cold night for this little joke of yours, Miss Forkton?"" the detective asked. WHY DID HE MISTRUST MISS FORKTON?","How long had it been since she ""came home""?","""Dr. T.G. Smith got out of his VW Beetle and walked past the ice-frosted car in Miss Forkton's perfectly clean, neat-looking, snow-covered driveway. It had snowed heavily earlier, but the storm had stopped an hour ago."" If Miss Forkton would have arrived at her house ""just five minutes ago"", then her car would not have been covered in snow nor would the windows have been ice-frosted. There would also have been tire tracks from her car, and her foot prints in the driveway, and leading up the stairs. Because there was no garage, there is no way Miss Forkton could have parked her car anywhere else. This suggests that Miss Forkton never left the house since the storm.",Mystery,07/26/05 #13815,A B C D E H I K M ?,2.37,2.48,alex1234,"What letter comes next? A B C D E H I K M ?",No hint available.,"The letter O. Starting with A, in alphabetical order it shows all the letters that have a line of symmetry.",Series,07/15/03 #9857,Mountaineers,2.35,0.61,scharfy,"A group of three mountaineers set off to climb a mountain. Their names were Jake, Louisa, and Arnel. As they were approaching the half way point of their climb, they ran into another group of mountaineers with four members, Daniel, Rachel, Sam and Trent. They decided to climb the mountain together, making it one group of seven mountaineers. Near the summit, one of the mountaineers, Daniel, fell ill, was air lifted to the hospital, and made a full recovery. Meanwhile at the top of the mountain, the mountaineers set camp. During the night while the mountaineers were asleep in their tents, a huge storm came overhead, with very strong winds. Near midnight all of the tents were thrown off the mountain sending the mountaineers falling 2,000 feet down onto jagged rocks. All but one mountaineer died. Who survived?",No hint available.,"Daniel survived, as he was not with Rachel, Jake, Arnel, Louisa, Sam and Trent, when they were thrown off the mountain onto jagged rocks.",Trick,01/16/03 #19276,"Truth, Lie or Both ...",2.29,2.5100000000000002,lesternoronha1,"There are three students Anu, Bob and Coy. They have exactly three books - one on Physics, one on Chemistry and one on Math. Each of these three books belongs to exactly one of the students. As I wanted to know the names of the respective owners of the books I asked them about the owners of the books. The following are the answers given by Anu, Bob and Coy. Anu : Physics book belongs to me. Maths book does not belong to Bob. Chemistry book does not belong to Coy. Bob : Physics book does not belong to me. Chemistry book belongs to Coy. Maths book does not belong to Anu. Coy : Physics book does not belong to Anu. Maths book does not belong to me. Chemistry book does not belong to Bob. I knew that exactly one of them always speaks the truth, exactly one of them always lies and the third one alternates between truth and lie, in any order. Which of the following statements can then be concluded? 1) Anu always tells the truth. 2) Coy always lies. 3) Bob is the owner of the Chemistry book. NOTE: Out of the given set of 3 statements, it is not necessary that one and only one statement can be concluded. One or more statements can be concluded.",No hint available.,"All the three given statements can be concluded. The given statements are 1) Anu always tells the truth. 2) Coy always lies. 3) Bob is the owner of the Chemistry book. The answers given by Anu, Bob and Coy to my query about the owners of the Physics, Chemistry and Maths books are as follows :- Anu : Physics book belongs to me. Maths book does not belong to Bob. Chemistry book does not belong to Coy. Bob : Physics book does not belong to me. Chemistry book belongs to Coy. Maths book does not belong to Anu. Coy : Physics book does not belong to Anu. Maths book does not belong to me. Chemistry book does not belong to Bob. Case 1 : Let us assume that Anu always tells the truth. Then according to Anu's answer, Physics book belongs to Anu. Chemistry book belongs to Bob. Maths book belongs to Coy. Comparing Anu's reply with that of Bob's and Coy's replies, we can infer that Bob speaks the truth, lies and speaks the truth respectively when he says that the Physics book does not belong to him, the Chemistry book belongs to Coy and the Maths book does not belong to Anu. Coy lies three times when he says that the Physics book does not belong to Anu, the Maths book does not belong to him and the Chemistry book does not belong to Bob. Hence under Case 1, Anu always speaks the truth, Bob alternates between truth and lie and Coy always lies. Also in this case the Chemistry book belongs to Bob. Case 2 : Let us assume that Bob always tells the truth. Then according to Bob's answer, Physics book belongs to Anu. Maths book belongs to Bob. Chemistry book belongs to Coy. Comparing Bob's reply with that of Anu's and Coy's replies, we can infer that Anu speaks the truth, lies and lies respectively when he says that the Physics book belongs to him, the Maths book does not belong to Bob and the Chemistry book does not belong to Coy. Coy lies, speaks the truth and speaks the truth respectively when he says that the Physics book does not belong to Anu, the Maths book does not belong to him and the Chemistry book does not belong to Bob. Hence under Case 2, Bob always speaks the truth, Anu and Coy alternate between truth and lie and hence this case is not possible since it is given that exactly one of them always speaks the truth, exactly one of them always lies and the third one alternates between truth and lie, in any order. Case 3 : Let us assume that Coy always tells the truth. Here we can again make two sub cases. a) According to Coy's answer, Maths book belongs to Anu. Physics book belongs to Bob. Chemistry book belongs to Coy. Comparing Coy's reply with that of Anu's and Bob's replies, we can infer that Anu lies, speaks the truth and lies respectively when he says that the Physics book belongs to him, the Maths book does not belong to Bob and the Chemistry book does not belong to Coy. Bob lies, speaks the truth and lies respectively when he says that the Physics book does not belong to him, the Chemistry book belongs to Coy and the Maths book does not belong to Anu. This case is not possible since both Anu and Bob are alternating between truth and lie and there is no one person who always lies. b) According to Coy's answer, Chemistry book belongs to Anu. Maths book belongs to Bob. Physics book belongs to Coy. Comparing Coy's reply with that of Anu's and Bob's replies, we can infer that Anu lies, lies and speaks the truth respectively when he says that the Physics book belongs to him, the Maths book does not belong to Bob and the Chemistry book does not belong to Coy. Bob speaks the truth, lies and speaks the truth respectively when he says that the Physics book does not belong to him, the Chemistry book belongs to Coy and the Maths book does not belong to Anu. This case is also not possible since both Anu and Bob are alternating between truth and lie and there is no one person who always lies. Hence among the three cases, only Case 1 can be considered to be a valid case wherein Anu always speaks the truth, Bob alternates between truth and lie, Coy always lies and the Chemistry book belongs to Bob. Hence all the given statements 1, 2 and 3 can be concluded.",Logic,11/04/04 #5921,"SS, CS, PA, ??",2.25,1.8800000000000001,missie,"What comes next in the series: SS, CS, PA, ?? Could be: GS RV SD GF JS",No hint available.,"GF. They are the titles of the US release of the Harry Potter books (minus ""Harry Potter And""). The next book is Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.",Series,07/26/02 #14633,How Fast?,2.23,0.98,midknight,"When you are driving a car down the street at a hundred miles an hour, in reality you are moving much faster. How?",Think BIG,"The earth is flying through space fairly fast, so you are moving at different speeds, greater than a hundred miles an hour. The hundred miles an hour on the car may add to or subtract from your total speed. You are only moving 100 miles an hour in relation to the road. In space, your motion is much faster and much more complicated.",Science,09/01/03 #1494,Stealing Apples,2.56,1.66,Night,"Three boys went to their neighbor's tree to steal apples. Only one of them could climb, so that boy started to pick apples. The neighbor woke up and he came outside to investigate. The other two boys who couldn't climb got scared and ran away. The boy up in the tree waited patiently until the neighbor left, and then got down with the apples he picked. He divided them into three equal parts and left with his share. The next day the second boy came and he saw the apples lying around. He divided them into three sections and took the share with the most apples. A few hours later the third boy arrived and took all the apples that were left. The next day when they met again, they found out they all had the same number of apples. How could this be? How many apples were there if the boy picked fewer than 9 apples?",No hint available.,"There were 6 apples. The first boy divided it into 3 sections (2, 2, 2). Then took two. The second boy divided the remaining 4 into 3 sections (2, 1, 1). Then took the share with the most apples (2). The third boy took the remainder (2). They each had 2 to make a total of 6.",Math,11/22/01 #50907,Doctor Mite,2.66,1.8,MarcM1098,"Use your word powers to figure out what the following have in common. AERY, CHARM, DYNAMO, EAR, ONE, TOADY, YAM Bonus: think of one more word which fits this list.","Quickly now, what heals all wounds? Bonus: think of a slow, graceful dance.","The given words are all anagrams of TIME related words. YEAR, MARCH, MONDAY, ERA, EON, TODAY, MAY MITE (from the title) is an anagram of TIME, which heals all wounds. Bonus: MINUET (a dance) is an anagram of MINUTE. Can you think of any others?",Group,12/11/16 #10411,Fly Army,2.57,2.29,griphook,"We all came from the best of the army, Marching camouflaged or in fatigue only; Our field training was long, hard, and steady, Bivouacs on the ground, sometimes on our belly. We survived the course with great difficulty, Our bodies ached and changed completely; When we all got our wings eventually, The blue sky is ours, to fly we are ready. We now display our colors for all to see, Purple though is for the emperor mostly; Red or white for the admirals of the navy, And orange and black for the viceroy of the country. What are we?",No hint available.,"Butterflies. Army of caterpillars. Caterpillars are green and some use camouflage for protection. Complete metamorphosis. Colorful wings. Emperor, Red or White Admirals, and Viceroy are kinds of butterflies.",Riddle,02/12/03 #28358,Animal Kingdom,2.73,2.61,xsagirl,"B5 = E, L, B, R & L",No hint available.,"Big 5 = Elephant, Leopard, Buffalo, Rhino and Lion The term 'Big Five' was historically used to denote the five most dangerous animals to hunt in South Africa. Fortunately the term is now used to describe South Africa's most popular and exciting animals.",Letter-Equations,01/30/06 #25128,Lo_ging,2.34,2.26,jakeodee,"What does this rebus represent? Lo_ging",No hint available.,"Endless longing. (n-less longing)",Rebus,08/08/05 #29074,What a Pair of Eyes,2.7,1.0,Unstumpable,"Jimmy has lots of pets. He loves to challenge his pets to staring contests. So far, he has beaten all of his pets, but one. He tries and tries to beat it, but it is impossible. Finally, he figured out the answer. What kind of pet is it, and how does it always win?",Blub Blub,A fish! Fish don't have eyelids.,Situation,03/13/06 #17943,Five Cards,2.48,3.18,Poker,"I was playing a game of five card draw poker with a bunch of logicians. By the time we had finished bidding and were just about to reveal our cards, I was pretty confident I would win of the four of us remaining. I had three nines, some face card (I can't remember what suit or even whether it was a jack, queen, or king) and a four. (Or was it a five? I can't remember.) I was even more sure when two of my opponents laid down their cards. One had a pair of fours and a pair of sevens, the other had a pair of twos and a pair of eights. My third opponent, however, laid down his five cards face down in a row. He said, ""I have a straight, and the cards are, from lowest to highest: a ten, a jack, a queen, a king, and an ace. I have at least one card of each of the four suits: clubs, spades, hearts, and diamonds. I am fairly certain that this is the winning hand, but I'm feeling generous today, and I will give a third of the pot to whoever can determine which suit I have two cards of. Now I know you can't figure it out without some clues. Here they are: 1. The king is next to at least one diamond. 2. The queen is next to exactly one heart. 3. The jack is next to at least one spade, but is not next to any hearts. 4. The ten is next to at least one club. 5. The ace does not border any black cards, nor does it border any diamonds. 6. My two cards of the same suit are not next to each other. 7. Of the ten possible pairings of cards, only one pair, when removed, leaves three cards in ascending order from left to right. 8. My ace is not the card on the far left."" There was a minute's silence. One of the other logicians said, ""I give up! There's no way to figure that out!"" The other agreed. But I didn't. I had just figured out which suit he had two of. Which suit is it?","The first step is to determine where the ace goes. Also, consider this: How could I have figured it out when two expert logicians couldn't?","The two cards on the ends and the card in the middle border a combined number of two suits. So at least one pair of them should be listed as bordering a card of the same suit in clues 1-5. Of the five, only the ace and the queen meet this criterion, so they must be two cards apart. One of them must be in the center, but it can't be the ace (the two cards on the ends would only border hearts - and one of them has to be bordering something else from clues 1-4), so it must be the queen. The ace is not on the left end from clue 8, so it must be on the right end, and the card next to it must be a heart. So far we have this(X represents unknown): X X Q X A X X X H X At least one of the two cards to the left of the queen is lower than the queen (two of the remaining cards are lower, and only one can be right of the queen), so the triplet that is in ascending order is the queen, the ace, and the single card to the left of the queen that is lower than the queen. That means the king is left of the queen, and is also left of both the jack and the ten (otherwise, jack king ace or ten king ace would be a second triplet), so it must be on the far left. The jack must be left of the ten (or else ten jack ace would be a second triplet), so it must be second from the left, and the ten must be second from the right. The only card next to the king is the jack of diamonds (it's a diamond from clue 1). So far we have(T is ten): K J Q T A X D X H X Now we seem to be stuck. We don't have any more clues that can be used. So how did I figure it out? I held a face card (I said so myself in the intro). I must have known it cannot be that card and deduced the correct answer from there. But which card did I have? We already know the suit of the jack, so my holding a jack would not help. Could I have held a queen? No, because I know the queen to either be a spade or club (clue 6), so one of the cards next to the queen would have its clue satisfied (see clues 3 and 4), and I could not determine the suit of the card on the other side of it. Therefore, I must have held a king. But which king? I know the king is not a diamond (clue 6) or a heart (clue 3). If I held the king of clubs, then the king next to the jack would have satisfied the jack's clue, and I could not have determine the suit of either card next to the ten. Therefore, I held the king of spades. The king of clubs must have been on the far left (only suit available), so the only card next to the jack that could be a spade is the queen, so the only card next to the ten that could be a club is the ace. In summary: K J Q T A C D S H C Therefore there are two CLUBS.",Logic,06/17/04 #44875,Words With CRO,2.07,2.16,brainglue,"Four words with the letters CRO, in that order, have all their other vowels removed. You must use the letters in the pool to fill in the blanks of the missing letters. _ CRO _ _ _ CRO _ _ _ _ C _ _ R _ _ O _ _ C _ R _ _ O _ _ _ Pool: A, A, A, A, A, B, B, C, C, D, D, E, H, I, N, P, R, R, T, T",No hint available.,"The words are: Acrobat Crochet Capricorn Cardboard",Language,07/17/09 #14008,Confused,2.5100000000000002,1.24,PhilDunphy,"What phrase is represented below? knDots knEots knIots knTots",No hint available.,Tied up in knots.,Rebus,07/24/03 #17813,Consider,2.28,2.79,MrIxolite,"Consider the following, Mine = 456 His = 768 Hers = 523 Yours = 908 Now what phrase can you get from the rebus below? 4 7 5 8 5 6 2 0 6 8 3 9",No hint available.,Your number's up.,Rebus,06/03/04 #9885,Potato's Key Tool,3.11,2.45,Bobbrt,"A potato's key tool, I have all the power. I am generally used on the half or full hour. If my cells were deceased or lost or the such, My partner would only respond to your touch. What am I?",No hint available.,"A television remote control. Often used by a ""couch potato"". Channels are most often changed between programs, which end on the hour or half-hour. If you lose the batteries, the only way to control the TV is by hand.",Riddle,01/17/03 #4153,Cube Cutting,2.35,1.87,mad-ade,"Mad Ade has a solid cube of a white material (plastic for example), he coats the outer surface with black paint, then cuts the cube into 125 smaller cubes of the same size and dimensions. How many of the smaller cubes will Mad Ade have with at least 2 black surfaces?",No hint available.,"44, although eight of those will have three black surfaces.",Other,05/19/02 #26104,Guess My Age,2.71,1.13,markmonnin,"I've had a very peculiar life. For the first quarter of my life, I played no sports at all. After that, I only played one sport at a time. After the first quarter, I played only baseball for ten years. I got tired of that so I switched to only playing tennis for nine years. Next, for the past eight years, I've only been running. How old am I?",Add up the years after the first quarter to find the last 3 quarters.,"I am 36 years old. 10+9+8=27 27/(3/4)=36",Math,09/28/05 #47375,The Lost Spaceship,1.56,0.24,srigimi3,"Galaxy Detective Superstar was on a case. A spaceship was lost. Her partner, Galaxy Junior Detective Brightstar, gave her a piece of paper. This was the location of the spaceship! This is what the slip had scribbled on it: Juice, Umbrella, Potato, Ice, Tomato, Elephant, Rice. Where is the spaceship?",Look at the first letter of every food or object.,JUPITER,Mystery,07/01/10 #42298,Mary's Qualities II,2.08,1.65,TRILLIONAIRE,"Can you figure out this rebus in terms of Mary? Person -- Object -- Shared Quality Bill -- Mountains -- Height Jen -- Plains -- Color Mary -- Hills -- Elderness",No hint available.,As old as the hills.,Rebus,06/20/08 #24457,A Basic Math Rebus... Or is It?,2.67,2.45,dsquared,"What expression is represented here? stealth 3 + 4 hidden 4 - 2 disguised 6 / 3 concealed 5 x 4","Yes, all the words have a common synonym and all the equations have another name",Covert operations,Rebus,07/12/05 #530,Born motherless and fatherless...,2.45,1.99,kaila912,"Born motherless and fatherless, Into this world without a sin. Made a loud roar as I entered And never spoke again.",No hint available.,Thunder,Riddle,05/31/01 #5893,JJJJOOOOHHHHNNNNSSSS,2.21,0.91,Cascas,"What does this mean? JJJJOOOOHHHHNNNNSSSS",No hint available.,Long Johns,Rebus,07/25/02 #4624,Amazing Anagram,2.69,1.78,Mogmatt16,"This sentence describes a famous quote from a Shakespeare play. It is also an anagram of it. What is the quote? In one of the Bard's best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten.",BB or not BB,"To be or not to be: that is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.",Language,06/10/02 #43774,Word Similarities,2.3,1.74,TRILLIONAIRE,"What do the following words and names have in common? United Arab Emirates Overimaginative Parasitological Verisimilitudes",AEIOU,All of the words have letters alternating between consonants and vowels.,Group,12/23/08 #34111,Streets of Dreams,2.52,2.65,OldChinaHand,"Where 'pluggers' plugged their songs for The Great White Way, and ballads to vaudeville came this way, the real streets of dreams were just around corners of Fifth Avenue and old Broadway. While I became synonymous with U.S. popular music I was really named after the lane where the cats often played. So what's my sobriquet?",...the sound of pianos furiously pounded,"Tin Pan Alley. The name was coined by the songwriter Monroe Rosenfeld as the byname of the street on which the industry was based-28th Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway in the, around Broadway and 32nd Street in the 1920s, and ultimately on Broadway between 42nd and 50th Streets. ""Tin pan"" referred to the sound of pianos furiously pounded by ""song pluggers"" demonstrating tunes to publishers. Its demise resulted from the rise of film, audio recording, radio, and TV, which created a demand for more and different kinds of music, and the growth of commercial songwriting centers in cities such as Hollywood and Nashville. Alley cats and hip cats often play in alleys.",Riddle,11/26/06 #29691,"1, 128, 243, 64, ?",2.33,2.7,Victor,"Which number comes next? 1, 128, 243, 64, ?",No hint available.,"5 1^9, 2^7, 3^5, 4^3, 5^1",Series,04/11/06 #45823,Kangaroo Words 12,2.6,1.94,MarcM1098,"Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order. Example: ""rapscallion"" contains the word ""rascal"": RApSCALlion See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words: 1. platter 2. feaster 3. burst 4. rotund 5. nourished 6. surfeited",Surfeited means ate.,"1. plate (PLATtEr) 2. eater (fEAsTER) 3. bust (BUrST) 4. round (ROtUND) 5. nursed (NoURiShED) 6. fed (surFEiteD)",Language,11/26/09 #26983,Letter Pairs I,2.75,2.56,phrebh,"Here are 36 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 12 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 12 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle. AM BE DE DO EL ER ET GE GR HA IL IN LA LE LL LO LS LS LS MA ND NO NT ON OR OR OU PA PA RC RK RS SE TR UN VE 1. Vendor 2. Touch 3. Requisitions 4. Package 5. Customer 6. Inside 7. Book store offerings 8. Fast food stands 9. Purchasing arena 10. Sum 11. Rest Area 12. Tags","Write down the letter pairs and cross them off as you use them. The theme is Shopping Mall.","1. SELLER 2. HANDLE 3. ORDERS 4. PARCEL 5. PATRON 6. INDOOR 7. NOVELS 8. GRILLS 9. MARKET 10. AMOUNT 11. LOUNGE 12. LABELS The theme is Shopping Mall.",Language,11/17/05 #8708,"R, R, R, R....",2.37,2.64,something,"What are the next 4 letters in this sequence? R, R, R, R, T, Y, E, Y, ...?",No hint available.,"L, H, Y, Y The series is the last letters in the months in reverse order. December, November, October, September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January.",Series,11/24/02 #5318,H C comes every 76 Y,2.46,0.86,glennyboy02,H C comes every 76 Y,No hint available.,Halley's Comet comes every 76 years!,Letter-Equations,07/07/02 #42926,The Dance-Off,2.13,0.56,whsprec,"2 boys and 2 girls entered a dance competition. The boys were named Neko and Tyler and the girls were Anna and Shelby. Each dancer danced to a different genre: rap, pop, rock, or techno. Match the dancer to the style and their place. 1) The boys danced to techno and pop. 2) The person who danced to rap did not come in 2nd or 3rd place, but techno came in 4th. 3) Anna came in 3rd place. 4) Shelby doesn't like rock and Tyler doesn't like techno.",No hint available.,"1st place Shelby danced to rap. 2nd place Tyler danced to pop. 3rd place Anna danced to rock. 4th place Neko danced to techno.",Logic-Grid,08/28/08 #31942,Poor Boys,2.24,1.65,npf2005,"There are two very poor boys. The first is 18 and the second is 14. They live on their own. They are so poor they live in a small, strange house with only one bed. They both sleep in this bed every night, however, they sleep in separate rooms. How is this possible?",Remember it is a strange house.,"The bed was very thin, about 3/4 of a meter wide, but it was very long, about 6 meters long. It fits in the doorway connecting two rooms. One of the boys sleeps at one end of the bed in one room, and the other sleeps at the other end in a different room. (I told you it was a strange house.)",Situation,07/21/06 #33088,Crowd,2.42,1.03,Battery,"14,500 people are sitting in a stadium. One of them is picked out. What are the chances that that person's birthday is on a Sunday?",No hint available.,1/7. The number of people in the crowd is irrelevant.,Probability,09/20/06 #23652,Native Americans,2.47,2.9,cnmne,"Which tribe in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? It has nothing to do with spelling or pronunciation. Group A: Cayuga, Mohawk, Onandaga, Oneida Group B: Algonquin, Erie, Mohegan, Mohican, Seneca, Shinnecock",No hint available.,The tribes in Group A are members of the Iroquois League. The Seneca tribe is also a member.,Trivia,06/13/05 #33037,Some Algebra 2,2.28,1.43,Crazycriely,The length of a rectangle is 9 centimeters more than half the width. Find the length if the perimeter is 60 centimeters.,"the length= 9+1/2 the width. 60= 2width + 2 length","Length is 16 cm and the width is 14 cm. Solution: 60cm=2width + 2 (9+1/2width) Distribute the 2 and you get 60cm= 2width + 18 + 1width. Combine the widths. And subtract 18 from both sides. 42cm= 3 width. Divide both sides by 3 to get the length of the width. Width=14cm. Then plug it into the equation for the length and you should get 16cm.",Math,09/16/06 #9022,Imperative to Survival,2.39,1.6,something,"Translate this common phrase: When a thing is imperative to the survival or needs of a certain person, that act becomes a female parent to the certain innovation which results.",No hint available.,Necessity is the mother of invention.,Language,12/09/02 #917,Jacks and Aces,2.68,2.49,slippy0101,"A man has 3 cards face down on a table. One is a jack and two are aces. He knows the order but you do not. You can ask him one yes or no question, but when you do, you have to point to one of the cards. If you point to an ace, he will tell the truth, if you point to the jack, he will randomly say yes or no. You have to find one of the aces.","Yes, there is always a chance you will be pointing to the jack, and that the answer will be meaningless (just a random yes/no) but there is a way to work around it. Don't give up!","Point to the middle card and say, ""Is the card to the right an ace?"" If the answer is yes, then the card on the right is an ace. If the answer is no, the card on the left is an ace. This solution works because if you're pointing to an ace then he's obviously telling the truth and if you're pointing to the jack the answer doesn't matter anyway because you will pick one of the other two which are both aces.",Logic,09/22/01 #11941,nICE Machine,2.69,1.77,od-1,"OD-1 was out in his ski slope snow grooming machine (don't ask why he had one - he just did) and wanted to take a short cut across the lake behind Duffus's place. He knew the ice was only about 3 inches thick and that 2 snowmobiles and 4 men had gone through the ice just that morning. He also knew his machine was much larger and weighed as much as 10 snowmobiles. Yet he calmly drove across the middle of the lake to the other side without as much as the ice cracking under the heavy weight of his machine. He wasn't assisted by aliens or any other supernatural stuff like that. This is a real life teaser with no quirky tricks. Why didn't he go through the ice?",Think snowshoes,Snow groomers have very large tank like tracks that displace their weight better than their smaller counterparts. Some groomers have a weight displacement of less than 4lb per sq inch. The average snowmobile can be as much as 18 lb per sq inch. When you walk you need to lift one foot leaving all your weight on the other so give or take a few shoe sizes a 210 lb man walking exerts around 33 lb per square inch pressure on the ice. Thus the snow groomer was the safest way to cross.,Science,04/22/03 #38292,Broken #5,2.7,2.5,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you have been given a series of letters in groups of three. These letters have been taken from a quotation, with the spaces and punctuation between the words removed. Your job is to rearrange the pieces to reconstruct the message. The dashes indicate the number of letters in each word. (Unfortunately, each word must be set out vertically due to spacing problems) jou yis the rew rne the ard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.",Chinese Proverb,"The journey is the reward. Chinese Proverb",Language,09/15/07 #16755,Lots of Land!,2.31,1.6300000000000001,brgdo1994,640 = A in a S M,No hint available.,640 = Acres in a Square Mile,Letter-Equations,02/26/04 #49956,Pass the Candy!,2.65,2.16,eighsse,"A group of 9 friends have a package of 40 W&W's chocolate candies to share. They each, one at a time, take a prime number of W&W's to eat. After that, the bag is empty. Exactly four of the friends took a number of W&W's that had previously been taken by someone else. Of the group, the number of people who took exactly 5 is twice the number of people who wear glasses. Without any regard to the order in which they were taken, what individual quantities of W&W's were taken?","Even though no information is given about how many people are wearing glasses, the last statement is actually completely relevant, and in fact crucial! What does it tell you about the number of people who took 5 pieces?","Answer: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 11 There is only one way that any number 13 or greater can be included: {2,2,2,3,3,3,5,7,13}. This would be a valid solution, but... We know that an even number of people must have taken 5 W&W's, because it is twice the number that wear glasses. This leaves only 5 unique primes (2,3,5,7,11) that can be involved, and we know they all are used, because there must be exactly 5 different primes (from the fourth sentence in the teaser). And we know that 5 must be used an even number of times. So, that gives us {2,3,5,5,7,11} requiring three more primes whose sum is 7. Obviously, the other three must be {2,2,3}.",Logic,09/27/13 #7839,Tissue's Run,2.35,1.62,tissue,"Tissue was running down a path toward a town. On the way was a rabbit, yet Tissue took no notice. A man lay dead, yet Tissue took no notice. A man silently raised a gun in broad daylight and yet Tissue took no notice. What is the reasoning for this?",No hint available.,Tissue is blind.,Situation,10/03/02 #15390,They Call Me Mr Ix!,2.23,2.5100000000000002,MrIxolite,"What is represented below? 1st Semester ""My name is Mr Ix and it is not Mr Ix"" 2nd Semester",No hint available.,"A contradiction in terms Semester = a six month academic term.",Rebus,11/10/03 #30523,Birbal the Wise - VI,3.0,2.66,brainster,"Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer? Once Emperor Akbar ordered a horse to be delivered to Birbal so that he could easily move about the kingdom. The stable-keeper however, was extremely jealous of Birbal, and decided to deliver a sick and weak horse to him. The horse was delivered to Birbal's stable. The next morning, when Birbal went to proudly leave his house on a horse, he found the horse was dead. Looking at the weak and frail horse, he understood what must have happened. However he could not insult the Emperor or his gift, so he kept silent. Unfortunately for him, the Emperor observed him entering the palace grounds on foot and, when he entered the court, the Emperor immediately questioned him about the horse. What was Birbal's diplomatic and accurate reply?",No hint available.,"Birbal knew he could not accuse the stable-keeper directly of sending a bad horse as, indirectly, he would be accusing the Emperor and, for that, he may well follow the horse into the nether world. So he brightened up and told the Emperor, ""Sire, the horse that you gifted me was so fleet footed that it covered the long and vast distance between earth and heaven in a single night!"" Hearing this, the stable-keeper, who went and hid behind a pillar when he saw Birbal come without the horse, rushed out and prostrated before the emperor, completely in a panic. He confessed his crime to the Emperor and begged for mercy. He also asked Birbal for forgiveness and waited for the Emperor to announce a suitable punishment for him. Emperor Akbar was pleased at Birbal's sense of diplomacy which prevented him from directly accusing the stable-keeper of sending him a sick horse and ordered the stable-keeper to provide Birbal with a good quality horse. As his punishment, the stable-keeper was ordered to clean Birbal's stable and groom his new horse for a whole year in addition to his normal duties as the royal stable-keeper.",Situation,05/17/06 #41413,One Plus One Equals?,2.93,1.6300000000000001,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you are required to find a word relating to mathematics hiding in consecutive letters within each sentence. Have fun! Example: ""They knew that they had done the wrong thing."" Answer: ADD located in: ""...hAD Done..."" 1. He gave his pet serpent a gondola ride. 2. How did the koala cub end up with the kangaroo? 3. Did the kind entomologist pamper centipedes? 4. The scholarship includes tuition but does not cover textbooks.",No hint available.,"1. PENTAGON (serPENT A GONdola) 2. CUBE (CUB End) 3. PERCENT (pamPER CENTipedes) 4. VERTEX (coVER TEXt)",Language,04/07/08 #18071,I Give Birth In My Death,2.56,2.29,horse_luver,"I give birth in my death Some study me from far away But they can't get any closer Some dedicate their lives to me And I still remain untouched I am a mystery To even those who know every essence of me They know every move I make All of my personal patterns You think you know everything about me But you don't and never can. What am I?",No hint available.,"A Star. A star going supernova (exploding) releases its components, which are then used to create other stars. People with telescopes study stars from far away, but can't get closer to them. Astronomers dedicate their lives to studying the stars, but still can't touch them. We don't know a lot about stars, so they are a mystery, even to astronomers who know every essence of them. Astronomers can see when stars move and predict what moves they will make, thus their personal patterns.",Riddle,06/30/04 #12304,Fun with Division,2.92,1.26,sca1218,"What is half of 8, yet isn't 2 x 2, 0 also isn't what I'm looking for from you.",No hint available.,3. If you cut 8 in half down the middle vertically.,Trick,05/12/03 #9304,Gun Sort Chief,2.41,2.63,snaps,"The following five phrases are anagrams of two related words (eg. ""wok float"" is an anagram of the word pair ""walk"" and ""foot""). These five word pairs are also related. Can you figure out the five word pairs and what they have in common? 1. gun sort chief 2. gents eat out 3. Ellen Moss 4. a sea herring 5. get his yes",No hint available.,"The five word pairs are each of the five senses with their associated body part. 1. touch fingers 2. taste tongue 3. smell nose 4. hearing ears 5. sight eyes",Language,12/21/02 #26892,Mixing 'n Matching,2.75,2.36,Nytwynd,"""Jvrph qhs fqib juaa sv qb iwpz tapqbp, qhs rph qhs svkb bwvlas npaqg qhs kpi lbps iv iwp uspq"" -Nvopni Q. Wpuhapuh ""Qffpti iwqi bvrp sqzb zvl'np iwp tukpvh, qhs bvrp sqzb zvl'np iwp biqilp."" -Bfvii Qsqrb ""Op blbtufuvlb vm qhz svfivn jwv inupb iv iqxp zvln iprtpnqilnp juiw wub muhkpn."" -Sqcp Apiipnrqh ""Jnuiuhk qovli rlbuf ub auxp sqhfuhk qovli qnfwuipfilnp."" -Pacub Fvbipaav","M=F I=T X=K","A=L B=S C=V F=C G=X H=N I=T J=W K=G L=U M=F N=R O=B P=E Q=A R=M S=D T=P U=I V=O W=H X=K Z=Y ""Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea"" -Robert A. Heinlein ""Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue."" -Scott Adams ""Be suspicious of any doctor who tries to take your temperature with his finger."" -Dave Letterman ""Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."" -Elvis Costello",Cryptography,11/13/05 #28019,Talented Teens,3.0,1.94,Winner4600,"Greg, Jane, Amy, Steve, and Katie are five excellent students who attend G. Neus Sr. High. About to graduate, they have each been given a subject and school award. It is up to you, their classmate, to find out which awards each student received and which teacher taught them. One final note: A valedictorian is the student at the top of the class (with the best grades.) A salutatorian is ""second place"" and the margin between the two is often very narrow. 1. The five students are Jane, the artist, the class president, Greg, and the boy who has Ms. Wint as a teacher. 2. With one B on his report card, Steve just barely missed being top of his class. Instead, Jane got the honor. 3. The math genius has Ms. Brown as a teacher, while Amy is taught by Mrs. Colt. 4. Jane and Amy, who do not speak French, often hang out with the artist during lunch. 5. The school awards were the one that went to Greg, the Silver Knight award, the one awarded to the amateur scientist, Steve's award, and the award given to the student taught by Mr. Allen. 6. Katie is not taught by Mr. Allen.",No hint available.,"Greg-Math-Community service-Ms. Brown Jane-History-Valedictorian-Mr. Allen Amy-Science-Class president-Mrs. Colt Steve-French-Salutatorian-Ms. Wint Katie-Art-Silver Knight-Mr. Harris",Logic-Grid,01/10/06 #6136,Train,2.01,1.15,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? Murder Orient Express",No hint available.,Murder on the Orient Express!,Rebus,08/01/02 #4954,Captain,2.18,1.58,glennyboy02,"Three girls, Naomi, Elizabeth and Anna, were being considered girls captain and vice-captain, and two boys Luke and Kuan, were being considered for boys captain and vice-captain. In how many different ways could the captains and vice captains be chosen?",No hint available.,12,Math,06/26/02 #3049,One All,2.3,0.98,comet16,"Can you decipher this? all one one one one one all all all all",No hint available.,"All for One and One for All (All 4 One and One 4 all)",Rebus,03/30/02 #29766,Not a Profitable Day!,2.7600000000000002,2.06,zonarita,Can you decipher this rebus?,No hint available.,Bet on the wrong horse!,Rebus,04/14/06 #37366,Improper Prefixes 5,2.5100000000000002,2.39,cnmne,"The following definitions are for words that appear to have prefixes that lead to those improper definitions. The pronunciation for the ""incorrect definition"" may be different (""co ward"" instead of ""coward""). Example: to put something back together before it is broken = prefix (pre fix). 1) not deficient in color 2) a bad vocal solo 3) to remove an odor 4) jointly devout",No hint available.,"1) impale (im pale) 2) malaria (mal aria) 3) descent (de scent) 4) copious (co pious)",Language,07/13/07 #29903,Walked Along the Path,2.82,1.6300000000000001,Draw,"As I walked along the path, I saw something with four fingers and one thumb, but it was not flesh, fish, bone or fowl. What was it?",No hint available.,A glove.,Riddle,04/19/06 #35429,Five Fabulous First Ladies,2.21,2.2,OldChinaHand,"Here are five anagrams of five fabulous first American ladies of entertainment. 1) EYELASH HEN (two names) 2) MAY MET TWENTY (two names) 3) ALL ALA FONA (two names) 4) ROAR HER NAMES (two names) 5) GLAD LAZE LIFTER (two names) Now match them with their nicknames: _____ ""The First Lady of MGM"" _____ ""The First Lady of Country Music"" _____ ""First Lady of Song"" _____ ""The First Lady of Las Vegas"" _____ ""The First Lady of the American Theater""",Two are actresses. Two are singers and one is a singer and actress.,"Helen Hayes, actress - The First Lady of the American Theater"" Tammy Wynette, singer - ""The First Lady of Country Music"" Lola Falana, singer and actress - ""The First Lady of Las Vegas"" Norma Shearer, actress - ""The First Lady of MGM"" Ella Fitzgerald, singer - ""First Lady of Song""",Language,02/25/07 #5582,coorderurt,2.2,0.87,Michelle,"What does this mean? coorderurt",No hint available.,Order in the court,Rebus,07/14/02 #44209,Word Trouble,2.49,2.5100000000000002,GreenApples27,"Which of the words from Group A should be in Group B? GROUP A Bandanna Cashew Mandarin Tank Zebra GROUP B Avatar Bangle Cheetah Cot Shampoo",No hint available.,"Bandanna. All the words in GROUP B, plus Bandanna, are words from the English language that have originated from the Hindi language. The remaining words in GROUP A originate from the Portugese language.",Group,03/06/09 #3501,Head Head Head Head,2.22,1.16,lil_thugsta,"Can you decipher this word: Head Head Head Head",No hint available.,forehead,Rebus,04/14/02 #37896,The King 2,2.5,2.38,CatatKHOP,"Which of the following does not belong: Elvis Presley, King Tut, King Edward V, or King Harold II?",No hint available.,"The answer is King Tut. His death is the only one with an unknown cause. The cause of Elvis Presley's, King Harold II, and King Edward V's deaths are all known.",Group,08/21/07 #14266,Have You Heard?,2.23,1.6,MrIxolite,"What phrase is shown below? Point A BadNews............Point B Point A GoodNews..........Point B Point A............BadNews Point B Point A.....Good News.....Point B Point A............BadNews Point B Point A..........GoodNews Point B",No hint available.,"Bad news travels faster. BadNews gets from Point A to point B before GoodNews does.",Rebus,08/11/03 #5553,Mistake,2.26,2.31,mad-ade,"What is this well-known phrase? pu payment",No hint available.,mix-up over payment,Rebus,07/13/02 #14175,Al and Cal,2.69,1.76,mathemagician,"Two math students, Al and Cal, each picked a number and then performed five arithmetic operations. Al took his number and performed the following operations: (i) subtracted 3 (ii) then multiplied by 4 (iii) then added 5 (iv) then took the square root (v) then divided by 3 Cal did just the opposite of his math buddy. He took his number and did the following: (i) added 3 (ii) then divided by 4 (iii) then subtracted 5 (iv) then squared the result (v) then multiplied by 3 After performing their arithmetic, BOTH Al and Cal ended up with the same answer of 3 . Also, there were no negative results at any step along the way. Who picked the larger number, Al or Cal ?",Work backwards from the final result.,"Al's number : 22 Cal's number: 21 Working backwards from the final result of 3, we have: Al : 3 x 3 = 9 ; 9 ^2 = 81 ; 81 - 5 = 76 ; 76/4 = 19 ; 19 + 3 = 22. Cal: 3/3 = 1 ; sqrt(1) = 1 ; 1 + 5= 6; 6 x 4 = 24 ; 24 - 3 = 21.",Math,08/06/03 #40853,Distorted Music - K,2.68,1.85,grilledcheese,"Each of the following song titles starts with the letter K. Can you decode them? Each of the songs is in the form of an anagram. 1. Kook Om 2. Tinker Typo 3. Seabirds Yokes 4. Huffing King Tug 5. Fileting Sky Moll",No hint available.,"1. ""Kokomo"" by The Beach Boys 2. ""Kryptonite"" by 3 Doors Down 3. ""Kissed By a Rose"" by Seal 4. ""Kung-Fu Fighting"" by Carl Douglas 5. ""Killing Me Softly"" by Lauryn Hill",Language,03/04/08 #39326,Road Cracker,3.17,1.98,mironos,"Well hello there, new friends It's a pleasure to meet you I wonder if you'd indulge The unique way I greet you You see, I'm a player Of a great many games So instead of just telling you, Maybe try guessing my name Now to make this more fair I'll give you some clues For there are so many ways That my name is used My family is royal Though as has oft been spoken The headgear I once wore Has since become broken In my more playful moods I might hide in a box Or just run around, for I'm nimble as a fox But please don't misjudge me; I'm not some lame slacker I can work hard with a hammer To become a road cracker If I see you in trouble At the side of the road I'll be right there to help If it eases the load I'm brave in the darkness, When it's black, call my name But I get rather scary When I'm high on a plane All right, one last clue Then let's call it a night: I'll give you a grin As an October light So now that we've ended This fun guessing game Now can you tell me Just what is my name?","Just one more hint then, As I'd like you to win... Can you believe my wife's fat Knowing I am so thin?","I am Jack. - My family is royalty in a deck of cards, King, Queen and JACK. - My headgear (or crown) was broken in the nursery rhyme ""JACK and Jill"". - I hide in a box as a JACK in the Box - In another nursery rhyme, I'm told ""JACK be nimble..."" - I work hard as a JACKhammer, being a road Cracker(JACK). - When you have a flat tire on the side of the road, you need a JACK. - You call out my name in the game of BlackJACK - I'm scary on a plane when it's ""high"" (as in hiJACK). - I'll give you a grin on an October (Halloween) night as a JACK-o'-lantern - Finally, I'm thin and my wife is fat in the JACK Sprat nursery rhyme. Also, the first letter of each line in the hint spells out ""JACK"".",Riddle,11/23/07 #13623,What Job to Choose,2.1,2.07,smileysteve,"What piece of furniture is represented below? Tuxedo fitter, Cartoonist",No hint available.,"Dresser Drawer A tux fitter dresses people and a cartoonist draws.",Rebus,07/04/03 #700,It Doesn't Breathe,2.31,0.91,flipakosayo,"It doesn't breathe, It has no feeling. It cannot hear, Nor can it speak. But when you look at it, It seems to know what you do, Always mimicking and staring back at you.",Look at a mirror.,Reflection,Riddle,07/20/01 #40527,Expertise,2.59,2.02,tedger,"Which of the following words does not belong? Pose File Gram Match Long Scribe Bate Claim Noun Fit",No hint available.,"Match does not belong. All the other words can be prefixed by ""pro"". Propose Profile Program Prolong Proscribe Probate Proclaim Pronoun Profit",Group,02/15/08 #32168,Sky Drift,2.35,1.34,CGBT,"I cry when I'm sad I make loud noises when I'm mad I send light to the sky So tell me, what am I?",Its tears are rain.,A cloud.,Riddle,07/30/06 #23165,Mr. Lockety's New Carpet,2.65,2.45,Palsha,"Four classrooms in Old Stewball School are getting new carpet, and Mr. Lockety is in charge. But, dashing to class, he lost all his requests. He's even forgotten what he needs in his own room! Which teacher gets which color, and how many square feet of carpet is needed for each? All room dimensions are exact to the foot. 1) Room 168 is square. 2) Mrs. Eddy does not like sage. 3) Mr. Lockety's room is 27 feet long. 4) One of the dimensions of the room getting navy is 25 feet. 5) Mrs. Ebuley's room, 22 feet wide, will not have taupe carpet. 6) Just two rooms, the taupe one and room 194, have one foot difference between length and width. 7) Room 186 (not mauve) is 22 feet wide. 8) Ms. Stalk isn't fond of taupe.",No hint available.,"1) Mr. Lockety in Room 186 needs 594 sq. ft. of sage carpet. 2) Mrs. Ebuley in Room 194 needs 506 sq. ft. of mauve carpet. 3) Ms. Stalk in Room 168 needs 625 sq. ft. of navy carpet. 4) Mrs. Eddy in Room 193 needs 552 sq. ft. of taupe carpet.",Logic-Grid,05/25/05 #4630,Swimmer,2.29,1.87,mad-ade,"If, with the help of the current, a boy can swim from his boat to a jetty in 10 minutes (which is just half the time it would take him to swim that distance in still water) how long will it take him to swim back from the jetty to his boat, against the current ?",No hint available.,"He will never make it. Since, in effect, the favourable current doubles the natural speed of boy, its rate must be the same as that at which he normally swims. Therefore, when swimming against it he will make no headway whatsoever.",Logic,06/11/02 #16883,Births at Memorial Hospital,2.68,1.73,snaps,"What phrase could be applied to the following listing of births? Today's Births at Memorial Hospital -------------------- Time - Name -------------------- 12:00am - Juan Pablo Montoya 12:01am - Juan Peter Carmichael 12:02am - Juan Carlos Vincinni 12:03am - Juan John Threesicksteen",No hint available.,There's one (Juan) born every minute.,Rebus,03/06/04 #10595,Breath's Companion,2.57,2.09,VolsToTheWall,"Companion of your life's breath, Bringer of delight, Able to make the stoutest retch, Under invisible might.",No hint available.,Smell.,Riddle,02/20/03 #32044,Bob's Dogs,2.69,1.07,kimberlykay,"Bob, the champion dog handler, was trying to figure out how to set up cages for the six show dogs that he is currently training. The area in which the cages will be placed is approximately 5 yards long and 4 yards wide. How many feet will Bob actually be working with?",No hint available.,"24 feet There are six dogs and each dog has four feet.",Trick,07/26/06 #34000,Songs with Numbers,2.82,2.27,beatlesgirl,"Below are a few singers who have sung a song that has a number in its title. The names of the singers are spelled out. Good luck! The Beatles = E D a W Air Supply = The O T Y L Shania Twain = Y S the O Herman's Hermits = I H the E I A Wilson Pickett = L of a T D Queen = A O B the D The Clovers = L P #9 The Beatles = W I S-F","Here are the numbers in the songs: The Beatles = 8 Air Supply = 1 Shania Twain = 1 Herman's Hermits = 8 Wilson Pickett = 1000 Queen = 1 The Clovers = 9 The Beatles = 64","The Beatles = Eight Days a Week Air Supply = The One That You Love Shania Twain = You're Still The One Herman's Hermits = I'm Henry the Eighth I Am Wilson Pickett = Land of a Thousand Dances Queen = Another One Bites the Dust The Clovers = Love Potion #9 The Beatles = When I'm Sixty-Four",Letter-Equations,11/17/06 #9689,Restoration to Present,2.31,2.49,Gizzer,"CII, JII, WIII/MII, A, GI, GII, GIII, GIV, WIV, V, ... It takes five more to complete this series. What are they?","Assume ""present"" means the end of 2002. Hopefully it will be many more years until a new entry needs to be added.","EVII, GV, EVIII, GVI, EII The series represents the Kings/Queens of England since the restoration of the monarchy after the Commonwealth: Charles II, James II, William III and Mary II (ruled together), Anne, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II.",Series,01/09/03 #49258,Rich Blood,2.43,0.74,Rhythmic,richrich mybloodmybloodmybloodmyblood,A gambling term,"Too rich for my blood This phrase is normally used in card games where it becomes too expensive for the player.",Rebus,01/20/12 #38655,100 C in a M,1.86,1.13,newuser2,100 C in a M,No hint available.,100 centimeters in a meter!,Letter-Equations,10/07/07 #40389,Master At Distortion,2.77,2.03,grilledcheese,"I never lie, yet I'm a master at distortion I make a lot of noise, but I never speak I am fuzzy, but I can never cuddle What is my name that you wish to seek?",No hint available.,Static noise,Riddle,02/08/08 #17233,220= N of S in a P,2.56,2.77,Newf,220= N of S in a P,No hint available.,220= Number of strings in a piano,Letter-Equations,04/04/04 #34122,Who Said It?,2.68,2.48,coachpisco,"Below, are excerpts from four speeches of four different great Americans. The speeches are famous, but the excerpt is not the most famous part of the speech. See if you can guess who is the speaker from what is given. 1. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. 2. Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger. 3. And if America is to be a great nation this must become true. So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania! 4. The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the plain at West Point and the hopes and dreams have long since vanished.","All speeches are from at least 40 years ago, but all four speeches and men are famous in American history.","1. Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Address to Congress, Dec. 8, 1941 (Day after Pearl Harbor) 3. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, I Have a Dream speech, August 28,1963 4. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's ""Old Soldiers Never Die"" address to Congress, 19 April 1951.",Trivia,11/26/06 #25091,Initial Caps,2.73,2.71,phrebh,"Which word from Group B belongs in Group A? Group A: Cling Drive Fort State Group B: Motion Peach Grass Walk",No hint available.,"Motion If you pronounce the words in Group A so that the first letter of each word is an individual syllable, you get new words: ceiling, derive, effort, estate. Only with motion from Group B can the same thing be done: emotion.",Group,08/04/05 #25813,Breakfast,2.33,1.5,Tiggr,"Maybe you eat me, perhaps you don't. Leave me alone too long and I'll get soggy, but either way I still float. The beginning of my name is the same word for happy; the rest comes before the letter ""p"". What am I?",No hint available.,Cheerios,Riddle,09/08/05 #42258,Doesn't Belong IV,2.46,1.44,tigerlily34,"Which of these sea animals doesn't belong? LOBSTER, CLAM, CRAB, CRAYFISH, SHRIMP",Think carefully about what types of sea animals these are.,"CLAM doesn't belong; clams are mollusks, while the rest are crustaceans.",Group,06/15/08 #44853,Missing Vowels IV,2.11,1.75,brainglue,"Two quotes by Groucho Marx have all their vowels removed. You must put the appropriate vowels in each blank. Ready? 1. _ bl_ck c_t cr_ss_ng y_ _r p_th s_gn_f_ _s th_t _n _n_m_l _s g_ _ng s_m_wh_r_. 2. H_m_r _s r_ _s_n g_n_ m_d.",No hint available.,"1.A black cat crossing your path signifies that an animal is going somewhere. 2.Humor is reason gone mad.",Language,07/14/09 #43841,Anagrammed Synonyms,2.33,1.53,westbrook,"Below there are going to be groups of letters. You must anagram each group of letters separately to make new words that are all synonyms. 1. Rvcele, ttgneilenil, hitrbg 2. Oginlib, yrstlu, mduhi 3. Cicompsiroc, mreatinui, uypn","The hint is the most common form of each group of words. 1. Smart 2. Hot 3. Small","1. Clever, intelligent, bright. 2. Boiling, sultry, humid. 3. Microscopic, miniature, puny.",Language,01/03/09 #15399,Give Me a Race and I Will Win It.,2.81,2.63,speedymcg,"Give me anger and it won't go away. Give me a law and I will disobey it. Give me an exit and through it I will step into the open air. Give me a race and I will win it. What three letter word am I?",Give me growth and I will be too old for you.,"OUT Give me anger and it won't go away. out + RAGE Give me a law and I will disobey it. out + LAW Give me an exit and through it I will step into the open air. out + DOOR Give me a race and I will win it. out + RUN Hint: Give me growth and I will be too old for you. out + GROW",Riddle,11/11/03 #14939,24 = L in the G A,2.33,2.23,beanie89,24 = L in the G A,No hint available.,24 Letters in the Greek Alphabet,Letter-Equations,09/29/03 #191,A Baseball Game,2.68,1.68,Karin,"The score of a baseball game is four to three, in favor of the home team. It is the bottom of the eighth inning and yet no man on either side has reached second base. How can this be?",No hint available.,They were both women's teams.,Trick,01/30/01 #28534,The Three Little Pigs... Remixed!,2.74,1.77,Swordoffury1392,"The three little pigs were visiting their beloved Momma Pig. After building a snow-woman to honor her, they came back inside and started to drink a cup of hot chocolate. Only a few minutes later, the Tiny, Dire Rat came along and started to squeak, ""Big piggy, big piggy, break down your wall, or I'll chew and I'll spit and I'll eat your house down like a termite!"" However, the pigs didn't want to give their house up so they said... ""NO!!!"" When the rat started to eat the wood of Momma Pig's house, Danny Dog was walking by. He saw this and he did not like it! So, he quickly went back to his house and got his machine gun. Then, he went up to the Tiny, Dire Rat and barked to him, ""Who do you think you are eating up Momma Pig's house!"" However, right after that, he saw a cat. A big, plump cat just lying around. Obviously, Danny Dog got sidetracked. When Danny started to chase the cat, he found out that even though it was fat, it was pretty fast. All this time, the Tiny, Dire Rat was eating up Momma Pig's House! Well, in the end, the pigs became homeless and died of hunger, and the Tiny, Dire Rat became so tired of chewing and spitting that he fell and never got up again. After chasing the cat for an hour, Danny shot it with his machine gun, but, right after that, he was so tired that he fell down and didn't get up either. Moral: Get a mousetrap!!! Now here comes your task... Change pig to rat to dog to cat altering one letter at a time in the indicated amount of steps. There is a hint for what the words should be... Good luck! PIG _ _ _ Huge _ _ _ A pouch _ _ _ Piece of old cloth RAT _ _ _ Spoil _ _ _ Group or set _ _ _ Piece of lumber DOG _ _ _ A speck _ _ _ Makeshift bedding CAT",No hint available.,"PIG Big Bag Rag RAT Rot Lot Log DOG Dot Cot CAT",Language,02/09/06 #46435,Connected Characters II,2.22,2.48,dalfamnest,"These people have something in common: they are hiding something from you! What is the connection: what is each one hiding? Illusionist Oceanologist Ditchdigger Superhuman Co-inventors Cartoonist","The larynxologist is another, but might give it away too easily!","Each word conceals a member of the cat family, felidae. iLlusIONist OCEanoLOgisT diTchdIGgER suPerhUMAn Co-InVEnTors and, of course, ... CArToonist [The hint gave 'lynx'.]",Language,02/24/10 #40255,Dark Twain,2.45,2.21,aresII,"The two following quotes are from Mark Twain. Both quotes use the same code. * The hint offers three vowels. N=H ""RYEDS HE ADDXA I MHEW ENIE SRIN ISZ NHA MIFEW ZHZS'E XHAA END ORIE."" ""HY WRJ NRGZ I UIE OW END EIHG WRJ GDIFS ENHSTA WRJ UISSRE GDIFS ISW RENDF KIW.""","I=A J=U R=O","""OFTEN IT SEEMS A PITY THAT NOAH AND HIS PARTY DIDN'T MISS THE BOAT."" ""IF YOU HOLD A CAT BY THE TAIL YOU LEARN THINGS YOU CANNOT LEARN ANY OTHER WAY."" KEY: A=S D=E E=T F=R G=L H=I I=A J=U K=W M=P N=H O=B R=O S=N T=G U=C W=Y X=M Y=F Z=D",Cryptography,01/30/08 #4830,Despondent Cat,2.78,1.67,bobbrt,"The following limerick has had the last word of each line scrambled. Can you figure it out? A cat in despondency HSEGDI And resolved to commit IIEDSCU. She passed under the LSHEWE Of eight BLOOMTASEUI And after the ninth one she IEDD.",No hint available.,"A cat in despondency sighed And resolved to commit suicide. She passed under the wheels Of eight automobiles And after the ninth one she died.",Language,06/19/02 #30900,One Great Mind III,2.71,2.32,luckythirteen,"""ZIT LTEKTZ ZG EKTQZOCOZN OL AFGVOFU IGV ZG IORT NGXK LGXKETL."" ~QSWTKZ TOFLZTOF ""O FTCTK ZIOFA GY ZIT YXZXKT. OZ EGDTL LGGF TFGXUI."" ~QSWTKZ TOFLZTOF ""ZIT TZTKFQS DNLZTKN GY ZIT VGKSR OL OZL EGDHKTITFLOWOSOZN."" ~QSWTKZ TOFLZTOF",No hint available.,"""The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."" ~Albert Einstein ""I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."" ~Albert Einstein ""The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."" ~Albert Einstein A = Q B = W C = E D = R E = T F = Y G = U H = I I = O J = P K = A L = S M = D N = F O = G P = H Q = J R = K S = L T = Z U = X V = C W = V X = B Y = N Z = M",Cryptography,06/05/06 #5609,Antics,2.91,1.3,Bobbrt,"Fill in the sentence below so that the first two words combine to make the third word. For example, given ""The prime minister ____ the meeting, even though the ____ was technically the ____ official,"" you would fill in RAN, KING, and RANKING. I ___ so ___ to his antics that I am no longer ___ by them.",No hint available.,I AM so USED to his antics that I am no longer AMUSED by them.,Language,07/15/02 #44972,Doesn't Belong V,1.94,0.96,tigerlily34,"Which of the following words doesn't belong: HELIUM, ARGON, CALCIUM, NEON, RADON",Think about the location of each in the periodic table of elements.,"CALCIUM doesn't belong; it is an alkaline earth metal, while the others listed are noble gases.",Group,07/29/09 #48478,Eye Rhymes 8,2.83,0.96,MarcM1098,"In each sentence below, two words are incomplete. The two words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each sentence. Example: One symptom of bronchitis is a ro___ co___. (The two words are: rough & cough.) 1. I was in the l___ until I tripped and ended up d___ last. 2. I cr___ the last time I sk___ because I broke a leg. 3. We want to know wh___ book you ch___ for the award. 4. A particular fast car could be called a qu___ Bu___.","One letter has been filled in for you. 1. le__ de__ 2. cri__ ski__ 3. who__ cho__ 4. qui__ Bui__","1. lead dead 2. cried skied 3. whose chose 4. quick Buick",Language,02/16/11 #5432,Tree in the Wind,2.33,0.64,mistress,"A strawberry tree in California blows in the winter wind. In what direction does it blow?",Read carefully:-),There is NO SUCH THING as a strawberry tree!,Trick,07/10/02 #13658,Letter Enders 3,2.61,1.93,MrIxolite,"Below are single letters or groups of letters with clues to whole words. To solve the clues and get the words, the SAME combination of letters should be placed before the given letter (s). For example, T = Allotted time of work K = Strong Smell G = Sharp pain The answer would be STIN to make STINT, STINK and STING Note: The Hint will be the number of letters you are looking for. Try this one: P = Supply NE = Horse like TY = Fairness",4,"EQUI EQUIP, EQUINE, EQUITY",Language,07/07/03 #48606,Fold Twice,2.32,2.0,shenqiang,"Fold a square piece of paper twice to form a smaller square, then cut it in half diagonally. How many pieces is the paper cut to?",A square has 2 diagonals.,"4 or 5. It has 2 possibilities. Cutting on one diagonal yields 4 triangles; cutting on the other diagonal yields 4 triangles and a square. If the area of the original square paper is 16, it's possible to cut into 4 triangles of area 4 each, or 4 triangles of area 2 each and 1 square of area 8.",Math,03/29/11 #1254,Pat,2.14,1.25,abes,"A man names his kid ""Pat the second"", and yet the man's name isn't Pat, so why did he name his kid this?",No hint available.,The child's mother's name was Pat.,Logic,11/01/01 #9476,Rare Snapoker Hands,2.39,2.52,snaps,"The card game Snapoker is a very complex game for four players, requiring the use of two decks of cards with all odd spades, even hearts, prime diamonds (including aces) and non-prime clubs (including aces) removed. Note that jacks are 11, queens are 12, and kings are 13. Two jokers are added to the deck and are each worth 15. The cards are dealt among the four players. A hand starts when the dealer shouts, ""Let's Snapoker!"" Following a frenetic minute of randomly throwing all cards onto the table, at the dealer's call of, ""Heeeeeeere, piggy, piggy, piggy!"" players are required to grab as many cards as they can. Once all cards have been grabbed, the total value of the cards in each player's hand is added up. Points (4, 3, 2 and 1) are awarded to players on each hand, with the highest card total receiving maximum points. In the event of a tie, the player who can drink a glass of milk through their nose the quickest will receive the greater points. A running score is kept throughout the game. The game is over when someone reaches a total of 518 points or when a fight breaks out, which is a common occurrence. The other day I was playing Snapoker with three of the quickest-handed people I have ever known. In any hand I was lucky if I was able to grab three cards, while they grabbed the rest. On one hand I was able to grab four cards and, to my surprise, they were all the same number and same colour. What were the four cards I grabbed and what is the chance of obtaining such a four-card hand in Snapoker?",No hint available.,"My hand could have been either four black 2's or four red 9's. All other numbers in a Snapoker deck have two black and two red cards, except for the two aces, which are both red, and the two jokers. Now for the probability. In the case of black 2's, the odds of the first card being a black 2 would be 4/52. Given that, the odds of drawing another 2 would be 3/51 (then 2/50, then 1/49). Thus the probability of obtaining four black 2's is (4*3*2*1)/(52*51*50*49) which equates to a chance of 1 in 270,725. This probability then needs to be multiplied by 2 as four red 9's are also a possibility. Therefore, the probability of grabbing a four-card hand with the same number and colour is 2 in 270,725.",Probability,12/30/02 #31439,Banana Splits?,2.68,1.78,luckythirteen,"We fit inside every book or two, No telling what we do. We may change lives forever, We are clever, Or maybe just weak wit, We even make up the ingredients to a banana split! What are we?",No hint available.,Words.,Riddle,06/29/06 #48878,Number Pyramid 1,2.89,2.14,westbrook1,"This teaser is a mixture of logic and math. In a number pyramid, the numbers 0-9 are each used once and formed into a pyramid, with one digit at the top, and right below it two digits, below those three digits, and below those four, all arranged in pyramid form. In this puzzle, you will follow the clues given, and using these clues, create a number pyramid. There is only one answer. Clues: 1. The four numbers on the bottom row add up to 28. 2. The highest number in row 3 is in the middle, or in the second out of third position. 3. The third number from the left in the bottom row isn't 7. 4. The rightmost numbers in each row, or the numbers on the right side going down, add up to 11. 5. The numbers 0 and 5 are in different rows. 6. The apex of the pyramid, or the top number, minus the leftmost number in row 2, equals 4. 7. The leftmost numbers in the four rows, or the left hand side going down, add up to 20.","The apex, or the top of the pyramid, is 6.","Here is the way the number pyramid is filled out: Row 1: 6 Row 2: 2, 0 Row 3: 3, 5, 1 Row 4: 9, 7, 8, 4",Logic,07/18/11 #36029,Counting Up,2.54,2.95,cnmne,"What is the next number in this series? 1, 4, 7, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, ?",No hint available.,"73 after 0, the first number with three letters is 1 (one) after 1, the first number with four letters is 4 (four) after 4, the first number with five letters is 7 (seven) after 7, the first number with six letters is 11 (eleven) after 11, the first number with seven letters is 15 (fifteen) after 15, the first number with eight letters is 18 (eighteen) after 18, the first number with nine letters is 21 (twenty-one) after 21, the first number with ten letters is 24 (twenty-four) after 24, the first number with eleven letters is 27 (twenty-seven) thus after 27, the first number with twelve letters is 73 (seventy-three)",Series,04/03/07 #26944,Word Pyramids: World Countries II,2.44,2.29,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. Symbol for the element with an atomic weight of 28.086 2. Prefix meaning bad, badly, wrong or wrongly 3. The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium. 4. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth. 5. Abnormal introversion and egocentricity; acceptance of fantasy rather than reality. 6. Body cavities or chambers, especially either of the upper chambers of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into a ventricle. 7. A dessert of cake infused with a liquid such as coffee or rum, layered with a rich cheese filling, and topped with grated chocolate. 8. An island country in the Indian Ocean.",East of Madagascar is an island of 788 square miles.,"I SI MIS SIMA TAMIS AUTISM ATRIUMS TIRAMISU MAURITIUS Discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, Mauritius was subsequently held by the Dutch, French, and British before independence was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes.",Language,11/15/05 #1579,No Change for a Dollar,2.62,1.91,ichabod clay,What is the largest amount of American money you can have in coins without being able to make change for a dollar?,No hint available.,"$1.19 3 quarters 4 dimes and 4 pennies.",Math,12/03/01 #26592,Word Pyramid: Modern Wonders III,2.55,2.63,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 letters may be arranged, so the next word will not be the same with just one added letter. Good Luck!! Starting letter: E Clues: 1. Delaware for short 2. Unit of about eight to ten Cub Scouts 3. Knob, knot, protuberance, or swelling 4. Gave a particular inflection to 5. To mark; indicate 6. A caustic 7. Statue of Cristo --------",Overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro,"E DE DEN NODE TONED DENOTE ERODENT REDENTOR The Statue of Cristo Redentor, standing 98 feet tall and overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, is one of the tallest statues in the world. The statue represents Jesus standing with outstretched arms and is one of the most famous symbols of this lively city.",Language,10/28/05 #2008,Paper Plate Challenge,2.17,1.51,Mogmatt16,"Your father has given you a challenge: you and he will take turns placing paper plates on your own half of a table. Whoever is the last one able to place a plate is the winner. Assuming your father goes first, how can you guarantee you will win? You better be able to do it; it's double or nothing on your allowance!",Going second is a key part to this plan.,"Mirror all of your father's moves. As long he can place a plate, you can place a plate.",Logic,01/10/02 #21774,The Mark,2.22,2.35,badbunnee,"Only five of the words in the riddle-line below are common names (bird-types; subspecies) of gulls. The remaining one is a gull, too, but not a bird. Which one is the oddity? Herring, California, Pigeon, Western, Iceland, Laughing","Think of another meaning for the word *gull* (noun), or *to gull* (verb). The title is a hint, also.","Pigeon Another meaning for the word *gull* is to trick, or to fool, or to con. So one who is so tricked, fooled, or conned is also the *gull* (noun form). *Pigeon* is a slang-term also for one who is set up and tricked, fooled, or conned.",Riddle,03/25/05 #648,The Car/Truck Crash,2.65,1.29,Spencer,"In heavy fog there was a serious road crash which involved two trucks and six cars. All the vehicles were severely damaged. Police and ambulances were quickly on the scene, where they found both truck drivers and took them to the hospital for treatment. However no drivers from any of the cars could be found at the scene of the accident. Why not?","The police were not surprised that they could not find any drivers for the cars. No one had left the scene of the accident.",One of the two trucks was a car transporter carrying six brand-new cars.,Situation,06/25/01 #1331,Cask & Water,2.18,1.13,Chronos,"A cask contains 20 gallons of water. What can you add to it to make it have 12 gallons?",No hint available.,Holes,Logic,11/08/01 #7297,Middle of the Middle,2.54,0.88,gladiator1442,"What is always the last thing to mend, the middle of the middle and the end of the end?",No hint available.,"The letter ""d"".",Riddle,09/08/02 #26227,Seekers of Knowledge,2.94,1.59,Sunrose,"The small group of adventures became known throughout the town of Raptin. They received the title Seekers of Knowledge for the return of some of the old relics that most thought were lost. There was a celebration for the Seekers of Knowledge, acknowledging their bravery and honesty. During the celebration, the Mayor of Raptin gave out titles and a token of appreciation to the Seekers of Knowledge. The Seekers of Knowledge were pleased with the news and waited anxiously to hear the speech and receive their reward. The small group consists of 5 members: Sid, Clover, Thad, Joel, and Dawn. Their classes are: Bard, Scholar, Wizard, Clerk, and Warrior. The rewards are: Endless Bag of Fruit, Magical set of Scalpels, Magical Spell Book, Magical 2-handed Sword, and Magical Amulet of Protection. Their Titles are: The Justice Blade, Minstrel of Truth, Keeper of Knowledge, Mystic Seeker, and Saint of Kindness 1) Thad didn't receive the Magical 2-handed Sword or Magical Amulet of Protection. 2) The Bard received the Endless bag of Fruit and the title of Minstrel of Truth. 3) Joel wasn't the clerk or scholar, and he received the title The Justice Blade. 4) The scholar received the title of Keeper of Knowledge, and it wasn't Dawn or Clover. 5) Clover is the Clerk, and she received the title Saint of Kindness. 6) The Wizard received the Magical Spell Book, and the title Mystic Seeker. 7) Sid wasn't the clerk, wizard or warrior. 8) The scholar, who wasn't Thad or Joel, received the Magical Amulet of Protection. 9) The Wizard and Clerk are female. 10) Joel isn't the bard, and did not receive the scalpels.","Dawn and Clover are females. J. Blade = The Justice Blade M. Seekers = Mystic Seeker M. of Truth = Minstrel of Truth S. of Kindne = Saint of Kindness Keeper of K. = Keeper of Knowledge","Thad - Bard - Endless Bag of Fruit - Minstrel of Truth Clover - Clerk - Magical set of Scalpels - Saint of Kindness Joel - Warrior - Magical 2-handed Sword - The Justice Blade Dawn - Wizard - Magical Spell Book - Mystic Seeker Sid - Scholar - Magical Amulet of Protection - Keeper of Knowledge",Logic-Grid,10/06/05 #27003,Words in Common,2.75,2.3,shenqiang,"What do the following words have in common? are, came, crime, gape, hose, Jude, lien, ole, rode, Rome, smile.",No hint available.,"They are all one-syllable words. However, each one of them, when added a letter, becomes a three-syllable word. area, cameo, Crimea, agape, Hosea, Judea, alien, oleo, rodeo, Romeo, simile.",Language,11/17/05 #50018,Watch Your Step 2,2.53,0.76,ThinksForFun,"What does the following represent? s li pp ery",No hint available.,(a) slippery slope,Rebus,12/05/13 #17539,Weak Week,2.57,2.29,MrIxolite,"What phrase is below? Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Step 1) Mon Tue Wed Thur Step 2) Mon Tue Wed Step 3) Mon Tue Step 4) Mon Step 5)",No hint available.,Taking each day one step at a time,Rebus,05/03/04 #3113,Whowhowhodaman,2.09,1.54,rayneeday,"Can you decipher the following common phrase? whowhowhodaman",No hint available.,Who's the Man?,Rebus,04/02/02 #27939,Breakfast VI,2.35,0.61,Tiggr,"The first word of my name is very simple: it is something that bees make. The second word is something you might style your hair with. What cereal am I?",No hint available.,Honey Comb,Riddle,01/07/06 #3361,The Tea Party,2.79,1.7,arij,"All the letters of the English Language (eg. A, B, C, etc) have to go to a tea party. Which letters would come late and why?",No hint available.,"U, V, W, X, Y, Z Because they all come after tea (T)",Logic,04/08/02 #5520,I _ _ _ E,2.67,1.84,Bobbrt,"The following four words together contain 10 different letters, each used exactly twice. For instance, there will be another ""I"" somewhere, but no more ""L's"". Can you figure out the words? I _ _ _ E M _ R _ L G _ O _ S L _ _ _ N","The only letter that is not shown is an ""A"" (and of course there are two of them).","IMAGE MORAL GROSS LINEN",Language,07/12/02 #28530,Fill it in,2.71,1.66,fishmed,"Following are two word clues and the answer derived from them. After looking at the 3 examples, can you tell what the answers are for the last two? 1. HOME, AMOUR 2. BOWL, OCELOT 3. FAIR, ONGOING Sample Answers: 1. HEAR 2. BLOT 3. FROG 4. MANE, EVENT 5. PILE, ANTS Answers to 4 & 5? 4. ________ 5. ________",No hint available.,"4. MEET 5. PEAS The words are determined by the combining of the first and last letters of each of the other two words, in order.",Language,02/09/06 #24675,Gift Shop Murder,2.67,0.8300000000000001,dolphingurl12,"There was a bus stop, where many tourists catch buses to tour the city, in front of the small gift shop where Samantha worked. The tourists often came inside to kill time while waiting for the bus. One day a group of four tourists entered the store. They were the only ones inside other than Samantha. Suddenly there was a loud scream and Samantha turned around to see a man lying face down on the table across the store. Samantha quickly dialed the number of the police station, and reported the incident. The police arrived, and began asking the three tourists what they were doing at the time of the murder. The first was a taller man with graying hair. ""I was choosing some of those shells to bring home to my daughter. The ones I picked out are on the shelf in front, see?"" He pointed to the shells, and the officer nodded. He turned to one of the ladies. She was wearing a camera around her neck. ""I was purchasing film. I dropped it when I screamed. It's over there, the green package, 24 exposures."" The officer examined the box. Then he turned to the final woman. ""I was checking my horoscope, I'm a Uranus, and they are supposed to have bad luck in June."" ""Excuse me officer, but I think I know who the murderer is"", said Samantha. Who was it, and how did Samantha know?",Read each alibi again.,"The last lady. Uranus is not a sign of the Zodiac. She was taken to the police station for further questioning, and the police officer thanked Samantha for her help in solving the crime.",Mystery,07/19/05 #5362,Pinch Bear,2.53,1.58,Bobbrt,"Changing one letter in each of the following words will make new words that are all related to each other. What are the new words? Pinch Bear Wider Wing",No hint available.,"Punch Beer Cider Wine",Language,07/09/02 #12100,Snaps' TRIPE Question 9,2.71,2.75,snaps,"The Snapsinski Test of Responsiveness, Intelligence, Perceptivity and Elucidation (more commonly known as Snaps' TRIPE) is used to examine a person's excogitations of insensate disquisitions, inter alia (ie. a person's thoughts about senseless babble, among other things). Question 9 of Snaps' TRIPE is shown below. ""Question 9: Sort the following list of 16 words into four groups, with four words in each group. Clearly explain why you decided to group the words in such a way. The words are: anvil, care, cream, crime, elect, entry, hall, lung, mash, pelt, quash, scene, trail, wept, wine, word"" Of the many hundreds of thousands of people who have attempted to understand Snaps' TRIPE only one person, Mr. Richard Shunary, received full marks on this question. He sorted the words into the following groups. Group 1: entry, mash, quash, wept Group 2: anvil, crime, scene, trail Group 3: hall, lung, pelt, wine Group 4: care, cream, elect, word Can you explain why he grouped the words in this way?",Somewhere in thiS hint iS a clue that Should help you Start to Solve thiS teaSer.,"The reasons given by Mr. Shunary for these groupings were: Group 1: words that can have an ""s"" added only to the beginning of the word to form a new word (eg. ""wept"" becomes ""swept"", but there is no such word as ""wepts""). Group 2: words that can have an ""s"" added only to the end of the word to pluralize it, but adding an ""s"" at the beginning does not form a new word (eg. ""trail"" becomes ""trails"", but there is no such word as ""strail""). Group 3: words that can have an ""s"" added to the beginning and end of the word, but not both at the same time (eg. ""wine"" becomes ""swine"" and ""wines"", but there is no such word as ""swines""). Group 4: words that can have an ""s"" added to both the beginning and end of the word at the same time to form a new word (eg. ""word"" becomes ""swords"").",Language,04/29/03 #23313,"7, 10, 11, 13....",2.11,2.91,onlyeeyore,"What would be the next number in this series? 7, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, ?",Go back to a square,"20. Each new number is gained by adding the difference between n and the closest smaller perfect square to n. 7-4=3...7+3=10 10-9=1...10+1=11 11-9=2...11+2=13 13-9=4...13+4=17 17-16=1...17+1=18 18-16=2...18+2=20",Series,05/31/05 #30446,Double Feature,2.39,2.83,cnmne,"The Cinemarebus Theater is showing two movies. True to its name, the marquee shows each movie title in the form of a rebus. What movies are represented by the following two rebuses? (Note: <<<<< = indicated entry) Movie #1 (.......... are for spacing) Berlin..........Munich Madrid..........Barcelona ParisCalais <<<<< Movie #2 Super Bowl 20: New England versus Chicago Super Bowl 36: New England versus St Louis Super Bowl 38: New England versus Carolina Super Bowl 39: New England versus Philadelphia","One of the movies starred Gene Hackman, the other was released in 1992.","Movie #1 The French Connection (two cities in Germany and two cities in Spain are separated; there is a connection of the two French cities), Gene Hackman, 1971 Movie #2 Patriot Games (these are Super Bowl games in which the New England Patriots played), Harrison Ford, 1992",Rebus,05/12/06 #26139,Hang it on the CEO,2.12,2.57,norcekri,"Final Score: 2.5-horsepower Winch.....3 10-kilowatt Generator......3",No hint available.,"Power Tie Horsepower and kilowatt are units of power (work per unit time). ""Power Tie"" is a slang term for a necktie worn to show authority or influence. The styles and colors of ""power"" ties change from year to year.",Rebus,09/30/05 #41756,Who Wrote That?,2.17,2.78,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, you are required to find a famous author hiding in consecutive letters within each sentence. Have fun! Example: The veggie burger tasted just like real beef. Answer: Albee (reAL BEEf) 1. Using a detour is the only way to get there. 2. In the story of corrupt leaders, the saga never ends. 3. I wish utensils were less expensive in the store. 4. A typical graduate of Vassar treasures her alma mater.",No hint available.,"1. Uris (detoUR IS) 2. Sagan (SAGA Never) 3. Shute (wiSH UTEnsils) 4. Sartre ( VaSAR TREasures)",Language,05/01/08 #2328,Buttons,3.0,2.23,ChuckieChen,There is a reason why men's clothes have buttons on the right while women have buttons on the left. What is it?,No hint available.,Most people are right handed and find it easier to fasten a button which is on the right through a hole which is on the left. This is why men's buttons are on the right. When buttons were first used it was rich people who could afford clothes with buttons. Among this class the ladies were often dressed by maid servants. The servant would face the lady and so it was easier for right handed servants to fasten buttons which were on the lady's left.,Trivia,02/15/02 #52343,Mr. Roger's Group,2.48,2.96,Snowdog,"Howdy Neighbor. Today we have a fun puzzle about groups. Can you say group? All but one of the words below have something in common. Can you see which word does not belong? High Feed Hide Town Posted Tuba Stop Bars Pout Depots",The Mr. Rogers theme is also a hint.,"The word Town does not belong. All of the others are made up of friendly neighbors! That is, pairs of alphabetically adjacent letters such as 'ed', 'ba', 'ut', and 'gh'.",Group,01/09/20 #35629,Be Quiet Children!,2.1,2.94,t4mt,"One day, a frustrated math teacher lost his patience with his students' non-stop chatting. Thus, he decided to give the ultimate hard problem: Find the only positive integer number less than 20,000 that is also a sum of three positive integers, all containing exactly 7 factors. There was a steady silence. Can you break the silence by figuring it out?","For the prime factorization of positive integer x, we get x=[y(sub 1)^K (sub 1)][y(sub 2)^ K (sub 2)]..., where y sub(n) is a prime number, and K sub(n) is the power to which y sub(n) is raised, we can figure out the number of prime factors by: [K(sub 1) + 1][K(sub 2) + 1]... For example, the prime factorization of 228 is (2^2)(3^1)(19^1). 228 has 12 factors, since (2+1)(1+1)(1+1) = 12.","16,418. First, you need to figure out the separate integers. If you have read the hint, you would know how to use prime factorization to your advantage. The only way to get 7 as the number of factors is 1 x 7. So the prime factorization of any number with 7 factors is n^6 times x^0, where n and x are both primes. But if you look, x^0, for all nonzero values of x, is 1! So, any number with exactly 7 factors must be a prime raised to the sixth power. This yields 2^6 +3^6+5^6 = 16418. Any prime 7 or greater to the sixth power is greater than 20,000.",Math,03/09/07 #45547,Words With HOP,2.44,2.83,brainglue,"Four words with the letters HOP, in that order, have all their other letters removed. You must use the letters in the pool to fill in the blanks. H _ _ _ _ O _ _ _ P _ _ H O P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ O P _ _ _ H O P _ _ _ _ _ _ Pool: A, A, C, C, C, D, E, E, H, H, H, I, L, O, O, O, O, R, R, R, R, S, S, S, T, T, T, T",No hint available.,"The words are: heterotroph shopaholic arthropods hopscotch",Language,10/27/09 #6538,A Yellow Fork,2.6,1.23,arij,"I am, in truth, a yellow fork From tables in the sky By inadvertent fingers dropped The awful cutlery. Of mansions never quite disclosed And never quite concealed The apparatus of the dark To ignorance revealed.",No hint available.,Lightning,Riddle,08/14/02 #38571,Word Within a Word! #9,2.82,2.65,jazzmusician46,"I have given you a starting word (a clue). Your job is to fill in the blanks with a 4-letter word that matches the clue already given. This 4-letter word must complete the 7-letter word next to it. Have fun! 1. Bind = ? = _ I _ ET _ _ 2. Profit = ? = _ EL _ T _ _ 3. Strength = ? = S _ _ L _ I _ 4. Satisfy = ? = _ H E _ _ H _",No hint available.,"1. Bind = wrap = w I r ET a p 2. Profit = gain = g EL a T i n 3. Strength = iron = S i r L o I n 4. Satisfy = sate = s H E a t H e",Language,10/02/07 #8030,Con Words,2.6,2.41,Bobbrt,"The following are clues to words that start with ""CON-"", but the clues do not refer to the words themselves. They refer to the two words formed when the word is split after the word ""CON"". For example, ""Where prisoners sleep while camping"" would result in the word ""CONTENT (CON TENT)"". Can you get all five words? 1. The prisoners' secret written code. 2. Resulted when the prisoner tried to lift too much. 3. What a polite prisoner possesses. 4. Prisoners visiting the White House. 5. Honoring a popular prisoner.",No hint available.,"1. Connotation 2. Constrain 3. Contact 4. Contour 5. Contribute",Language,10/13/02 #14705,Squares and What?,2.16,2.67,egghead,"What to do these numbers have in common, besides being perfect squares? 1) 25 2) 100 3) 169 4) 225","25 = 16 + 9 100 = 36 + 64","All of these are expressible in the form a*a=b*b+c*c: 1) 25 = 4*4+3*3 2) 100 = 6*6+8*8 3) 169 = 12*12+5*5 4) 225 = 12*12+9*9",Math,09/08/03 #32862,All About Nothing,2.58,2.3,keosborne,"""G rw ue icus zegdy delpgdy lprl lpq gzqr eh zegdy rdslpgdy - kpgap, ru sec odek, rfkrsu fqrzu le uewqlpgdy - aclu gdle lpq delpgdy rdz henaqu wq le prtq le znev qtqnslpgdy."" ""Pqffe, Dqkwrd."" -Xqnns Uqgdhqfz",No hint available.,"""I am so busy doing nothing that the idea of doing anything - which, as you know, always leads to something - cuts into the nothing and forces me to have to drop everything."" ""Hello, Newman."" - Jerry Seinfeld R = A I = B A = C Z = D Q = E H = F Y = G P = H G = I X = J O = K F = L W = M D = N E = O V = P N = R U = S L = T C = U T = V K = W S = Y",Cryptography,09/06/06 #13932,Lying Thieves,2.21,2.02,cool_star,"A priceless jewel was stolen from a museum. The suspicion was placed on three people: Joe, George, and Sam. At their trial, Joe claimed that George was innocent, while George claimed that Sam was innocent and Sam mumbled something that no one understood. If an innocent person always tells the truth, and a guilty person always lies, which of the three suspects is guilty, if only one person committed this crime?",No hint available.,"None of the three suspects are guilty. If Joe was guilty, it would mean that he was lying when he said that George was innocent and George would be guilty too, which cannot happen. If George was guilty, it would mean that Sam was guilty too, because George said that Sam was innocent. If Sam was guilty, it would mean that George was guilty too, because he claimed that Sam was innocent. Therefore none of the three suspects were guilty.",Logic,07/21/03 #30586,Girl Power - VI,2.7600000000000002,2.42,brainster,"The following quotes are by the late Lucille Ball, famous for her comedy in the series ""I Love Lucy"", ""Here's Lucy"" and ""The Lucy Show"". Her particular and unique brand of humour was very popular and she was adored in her time. Can you decipher these quotes? Pmk nkgtkp vi npcbszo bvjzo sn pv uslk mvzknpub, kcp nuvfub, cze usk cavjp bvjt cok. S fvjue tcpmkt tkotkp pmk pmszon pmcp s mclk evzk pmcz pmk pmszon pmcp s mclk zvp. Vzgk sz msn usik, klktb ycz sn kzpspuke pv icuu yceub sz uvlk fspm c ovtokvjn tkemkce. Jnk c ycwk-jx pcauk fspm klktbpmszo guvnk cp mcze cze evz'p tjnm; vpmktfsnk bvj'uu uvvw uswk c xcpgmfvtw rjsup. C ycz fmv gvttkgpub ojknnkn c fvycz'n cok ycb ak nyctp, ajp mk'n zvp lktb atsomp.","A C E K I S O V U J","The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not. Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead. Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don't rush; otherwise you'll look like a patchwork quilt. A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright. A C B A C G D E E K F I G O H M I S J Q K W L U M Y N Z O V P X Q R R T S N T P U J V L W F X H Y B Z D",Cryptography,05/20/06 #1401,Empty the Reservoir,2.34,1.94,psychodude57,"A large fresh water reservoir has two types of drainage systems, small pipes and large pipes. 6 large pipes, on their own, can drain the reservoir in 12 hours. 3 large pipes and 9 small pipes, at the same time, can drain the reservoir in 8 hours. How long will 5 small pipes, on their own, take to drain the reservoir?",The exact sizes of the pipes and reservoir do not matter.,21 hours and 36 minutes.,Math,11/14/01 #28396,The Dentist Always Says...,2.73,0.74,exterminator,mealBmealRmealUmealSmealHmeal,The title is a hint.,Brush between meals.,Rebus,02/01/06 #36567,Philanthropy,2.34,2.52,phrebh,"AF FAI BCD IRIE SIQFLI GFFE SH POROAP. -- CAAI JECAM OJ HFK BCRI LKQB, PORI FJ HFKE NICTUB; OJ HFK BCRI TOUUTI, PORI FJ HFKE BICEU. -- CECS GEFRIES",I=E,"No one has ever become poor by giving. -- Anne Frank If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart. -- Arab proverb A=N B=H C=A D=S E=R F=O G=P H=Y I=E J=F K=U L=M M=K N=W O=I P=G Q=C R=V S=B T=L U=T",Cryptography,05/08/07 #48616,Once Upon a Nonce,1.82,2.53,BadBunnee02,"Two long-standing organizations were recently honored in the town of Lingoville-by-the-sea for their amalgamation into one organization with scripted plaques reading: YMCA & YWCA : ""WoMancipation"" What's the rebus?","What ""short form"" do we often use to refer to these two organizations?","a word to the wise (the ""Y's"") The honoring of the two ""Y's"" was because, after many years of success, the two organizations were now sharing programs and accepting memberships regardless of age, gender, race, or religion.* BBjr, also a prominent citizen of Lingoville and owner of a thriving business (BB's WordUp Emporium) selling alphabet letters and characters and customizing words and phrases for his Lingoville clients, was asked to derive the script for the plaques. What BBjr has, here, so cleverly constructed, is a portmanteau word as (also) a nonce word. A ""portmanteau"" word is one that is ""invented"" by combining parts of two or more other words. Such as; ""bit"" (binary + digit), blog (web + log), brunch (breakfast + lunch), and chunnel (channel + tunnel), just to take a few from the top of any list of such on the web. Also, a portmanteau (sometimes called a ""blend"" word) need not follow the slavish rule (such slavishness finding its way into other language areas, also) of rigidly taking the first syllable (or phoneme) only of the first word and combining it directly with the last syllable (or phoneme) only of the second word. ""Tanzania"" (Tanganyika and Zanzibar), and ""gerrymander"" (Mr. Gerry and salamander) are examples. A ""nonce"" word is an invented word - usually by a writer or speaker - intended to express a singular idea and to be used only once. Sometimes, these ""loner"" words find themselves into the general lexicon; such as ""Quark"" (James Joyce, ""Finnegans Wake"") which, since, has become part of the standard lexicon (it's a sub-atomic particle). So, here, BBjr has ""invented"" a portmanteau nonce-word, ""WoMancipation"" (portmanteau of ""woman"", ""man"", and ""emancipation""), to singularly express the appreciation of the Lingoville community to the two Y's. This is, of course, the privilege of any writer or speaker and is - usually - respected as such by editors and publishers if critical to the material being written or spoken. Especially so, in this case (the rebus) because the ""word"" itself is meaningful only so far as it contributes a string of letters that is ""word-like"" to express the notion of a ""word to the wise"". ""A word to the wise"" is an idiom signifying instances where a single word or comment, or short statement or phrase, will be sufficient to lead a wise person or persons to the conclusion so desired or suggested by the speaker or writer. Example: ""BBjr's use (manipulation) of portmanteau and nonce privileges should serve as a word to the wise that the word itself (""WoMmancipation"") is of little consequence (even if not, and probably never will be, a ""standard"" word) to the making of this rebus."" *Some Y's still operate as YMCA's and YWCA's but others have taken new names and logos such as ""Family Y"", ""The Y"", ""YM/YWCA"", etc.",Rebus,04/14/11 #23280,Crazy Scramble,2.53,1.81,banana9991,"Mark out letters, leaving a six letter word. You can not scramble the letters around. A Y B Z X A N H M A I L K N W Y P O A",You mark out 13 letters.,BANANA,Other,05/30/05 #34842,For the Smell of Soup,3.1,2.26,OldChinaHand,"A beggar was given a piece of bread, but nothing to put on it. Hoping to get something to go with his bread, he went to a nearby inn and asked for a handout. The innkeeper turned him away with nothing, but the beggar sneaked around to the kitchen window where he saw a large pot of soup cooking over the fire. He held his piece of bread through the window and over the steaming pot, hoping to thus capture a bit of flavor from the good-smelling vapor. Suddenly the innkeeper seized him by the arm and accused him of stealing soup. ""I took no soup,"" said the beggar. ""I was only smelling the vapor."" ""Then you must pay for the smell,"" answered the innkeeper. The poor beggar had no money, so the angry innkeeper called for the magistrate. Now at that time an elder knight named Chistpin was serving as magistrate, as most able bodied men were with the Baron in the Holy Land on yet another crusade, and came over and heard the innkeeper's complaint and the beggar's explanation. ""So you demand payment for the smell of your soup?"" summarized Chistpin after listening to both men. ""Yes my lord!"" insisted the innkeeper. ""My soup is good and it is costly to make, so the rich smells must also be costly and have a value too."" ""Payment for the smell? Indeed all things have value, but what would be a fair value for just the smell of a pot of soup? That is the problem here."" Just then something behind him caught Sir Chistpin's attention as a customer paid for his ale and was leaving. ""Ah, yes. Yes indeed, there is a fair payment for just the smell of your soup"". How could there be a fair value for just the smell of cooking soup?",Would the value be less for bad cooking?,"The elder knight looked at both the beggar and the innkeeper, and then back to where the sound of a coin, tossed on a table as a customer paid for his ale and left, had caught his attention. ""Innkeeper, I, Sir Chistpin, acting magistrate of Lincolnshire, have found a just and fair payment for the smell of your soup, and I will pay it to you myself,"" said Chistpin. Taking two large gold coins from a small leather pouch, the Innkeeper's eye sparkled, and Chistpin said, ""I will pay for the rich smell of your costly soup with the rich sound of money."" Thus Sir Chistpin rang the two coins together loudly, and then he put them back into his pouch; with the price of justice paid, sent the beggar on his own way and left the innkeeper to his own means.",Situation,01/12/07 #28111,Storigram III,2.79,2.68,phrebh,"Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category? A salesman with a CHIC NAME and the ability to quickly MATCH PAIRS of shoes that PERTAIN to CITY SHIPS was talking to a CHEATER. ""I saw you paint a STRIPE on that SCARY TREE,"" he said, ""and you had better remove it before I REPORT you. OUR HAT wearing club will be on you before you can even TRY A NOTE on that slide whistle.""",Category: Careers,"MECHANIC PHARMACIST PAINTER PHYSICIST TEACHER PRIEST SECRETARY PORTER AUTHOR ATTORNEY Category: Careers",Language,01/16/06 #16718,Cave Adventure,2.83,0.67,jon0513,"You are an adventurer and come across two caves: one on the left and one on the right. One of the caves has treasures; the other, most certain doom. You see an imp passing by and ask which cave has the treasure. The imp said, ""Two caves you came across. Many have failed to pick the right one. It contains treasure of many kinds. What is left, to tell, is the other cave, with terror and death lurking around."" Which one should you pick?",Read it until the answer pops out.,"You should pick the right one. As he said, it has treasure of many kinds. The left one lurks with death and danger, as he said.",Trick,02/24/04 #49529,Words With AP,2.07,2.5,cnmne,"Five words that contain AP as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *AP**, *AP***, **AP**, ****AP, *AP**** Pool: B, C, D, E, E, I, I, K, L, L, N, N, O, R, S, T, T, U, U, V",No hint available.,"VAPID, NAPKIN, TEAPOT, BURLAP, CAPSULE",Language,07/03/12 #36726,I Am Hidden in Here #7,2.26,2.64,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, you are to take the first letter from the people's surnames to discover the name of this famous Australian politician. 1. I was one of the first and, considered by many, greatest of American jazz singers, known for my unique and laconic timing and voice, as well as my troubled personal life. I began singing in Harlem clubs as a teenager and first recorded with Benny Goodman in 1933. 2. My first album, 'The Lion and The Cobra' was released in 1987, and its popular and critical acclaim made me a star of pop music. 3. I starred as 'Nick' in 'The Deer Hunter' (1978), a role that earned me an Oscar as best supporting actor and established me as a specialist in dangerous and unstable characters. 4. In Greek mythology, I was the greatest hero of the Trojan War and the central character of Homer's epic poem Iliad. 5. I became the Vatican's Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, charged with ""safeguarding"" church doctrine during the reign of John Paul II. I succeeded John Paul II as pope and leader of the Catholic Church on 19 April 2005 and took the name Benedict XVI. 6. I wrote the book, 'The Origin of Species'. It was a scientific bombshell in its day and remains a much-discussed work 150 years later.",No hint available.,"1. Holiday (Billie) 2. O'Connor (Sinead) 3. Walken (Christopher) 4. Achilles 5. Ratzinger (Joseph) 6. Darwin (Charles) The politician: (John) HOWARD. (Elected to the office of Australian Prime Minister on 11 March 1996).",Trivia,05/25/07 #21298,Quocorrian Math 2,1.99,2.97,CPlusPlusMan,"After being intrigued by Quocorria's mathematical systems, you decide to extend your stay on this mathematically advanced planet. While talking to a Quocorrian professor, he mentions Quocorria's other numbering systems. Your curiosity gets the best of you, so you decide you won't leave Quocorria until you master all of their systems. The professor gives you a piece of paper with four true math problems on it. Like before, you must discover the system. Note: This is a different system than last time Here are the problems: 2+2=12 5-3=62 3x4=61 6/3=83 So, using this system, what is 1-3?","Again, this is not an actual number system (decimal, binary, hexadecimal) but a variation on the way we do math.","18. In this system, you multiply each number by -1, changing it to its opposite. Then, do the operation normally. Then, add the two numbers together and square it. Add that to the original. For all you equation people... -a*-b+(a+b)^2 With the * being the indicated operation.",Math,03/02/05 #6097,Tipping,2.15,2.64,glennyboy02,"There are 14 teams in the National Rugby League. During Round 6, every team plays another team, so there are 7 matches. What is the probability of Glenn tipping every match right?",No hint available.,"0.0457% Presuming all three possible outcomes of each match (i.e. win, lose or draw) are equally likely, then there is a 1 in 3 chance of predicting each match. With 7 matches, the probability becomes 1 in 2187 or 0.0457%.",Probability,07/31/02 #44957,Name That: Rock Band,2.49,1.74,drussel3,"Each of the clues below describes a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band or artist. Can you name them? 1. The organized civil force tasked with maintaining order that is frequently seen at doughnut shops. 2. Orenthal Simpson and the reddish-yellow sweet citrus fruit drink. 3. Winter, spring, summer and fall. 4. The drip catching, round cardboard disc printed with interesting quips, usually distributed at pubs. 5. John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr. 6. Opinionated political talk show hosts whose banter is often empty and pretentious. 7. Close friend and chum having glossy, spiny leaves and red berries, usually seen at Christmas.",No hint available.,"1. The Police 2. The O'Jays 3. The Four Seasons 4. The Coasters 5. Les Paul 6. Talking Heads 7. Buddy Holly",Language,07/28/09 #5711,Hard Water,2.69,1.08,arij,"Spell ""hard water"" using only 3 letters.",No hint available.,ICE,Trick,07/19/02 #44432,Another Idiom,2.56,1.23,Lord_Hawk,"What idiom does the following refer to? The E's feet The D's ankles The C's shins ********** The A's thighs",Work up the body.,"The bee's knees When bees climb inside a cup of a flower, pollen sticks to their bodies. The bees then carefully comb this off and transfer it to pollen sacks on their back legs. The most widely supported view is that the expression refers to the delicate way in which the bees bend their knees as they perform this operation.",Rebus,05/10/09 #21887,Over Fifty In My Kingdom,3.0,1.41,spookboy0,"There are over fifty members in my family; Yet none quarrel. We all live merrily. Four leaders have we, all with a bride; Each has a son who has great pride. We also have servants who make funny gestures; But they are hardly used, as they often pester. The peasants are at the bottom of the line; Although they outnumber us, they haven't a right mind. What are we?",Look in the third stanza for a homonym.,"A Deck of Standard Playing Cards Fifty-four cards in a standard deck. Four Kings, four Queens, and four Jacks. The servants are the Jesters. The peasants are the number cards.",Riddle,03/29/05 #35729,410 D to B the E S B,2.19,2.88,SPUTNIK2,410 D to B the E S B,"Nope, too easy!",410 Days to Build the Empire State Building,Letter-Equations,03/17/07 #1631,Call Me Dear,2.72,2.39,Beanie18,"My host thinks I'm an irritation, a bother, a pain. But he can't evict me, so here I will remain. Then one day I'm taken and ranked among my peers. Can you guess just what I am? Then you might call me dear.",No hint available.,A Pearl,Riddle,12/06/01 #37489,Doesn't Belong II,2.42,0.98,tigerlily34,"Which of the following words does not belong: STRATUS, CUMULONIMBUS, CIRRUS, DECIDUOUS, CUMULUS",No hint available.,"DECIDUOUS doesn't belong; it is a kind of tree, while the rest are types of clouds.",Group,07/22/07 #1439,Walking Time,2.71,2.14,Maneesh,"A man leaves his office daily at 5pm, gets on a local train to his town, and arrives at the station at 6pm. His wife reaches there at exactly 6pm in a car, to pick him up. This is a daily routine. On a certain day he left the office at 4pm and forgot to inform his wife. He reached the station of his town at 5pm and started to walk towards his home. He met his wife on the way as she was coming to pick him up at the usual time. They drove back to home. That day they reached home 20 minutes earlier than their usual time. For how long, in minutes, did he walk?",No hint available.,50 Minutes,Math,11/17/01 #14636,Bank's Local Branch,2.54,2.11,MrIxolite,"What phrase or saying is represented below? $1-->$10-->$100 Daisies Roses Lilies $1-->$10-->$100 Violets Poppies Tulips $1-->$1-->$1 Oaks Pines Willows",No hint available.,"Money doesn't grow on trees. Monetary values grow on the names of flowering plants, but don't grow on the names of trees.",Rebus,09/01/03 #39696,Five Letter Words,2.73,2.5100000000000002,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser I have given you a selection of five-lettered words. It is your job to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck and have fun! COLUMN A Metal Canon Taker Boded Cater COLUMN B Cleft Moldy Laden Alive Large",Consider adding a letter somewhere in the word to form a new word.,"Add an 'n' after the second letter of each word in Column A. 1. Mental 2. Cannon 3. Tanker 4. Bonded 5. Canter",Language,12/19/07 #7258,Racing Driver,2.67,1.45,kiwioz9,"A famous racing driver had a terrible accident at Daytona which left him in the hospital for months. However, he surprisingly never once considered giving up racing. Why not?",No hint available.,Because he fell down some stairs.,Trick,09/07/02 #4806,Cheeky Mice,2.23,1.07,mad-ade,"Five mice Squeeky, Tweeky, Shuffles, Muffles, and Derek were nibbling at Mad Ade's Kebab on the kitchen table, but ""Cooking Fat,"" Mad Ade's cat chased them back into their hole. Shuffles made it back third, and Derek was fourth. Muffles was after Derek, and Tweeky was not second. Which mouse was first, and which was last?",No hint available.,Tweeky was first and Muffles was last.,Logic,06/18/02 #27160,10 Types,2.46,1.76,medster99,"The wise man Baeques the Geek once said ""There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand and talk to computers, and those who can't."" Yet, those are but two types... or is it not? or is it? How is this possible?",Baeques the *GEEK*,"10 is two in binary (one_zero). Therefore, what he says is true.",Trick,11/26/05 #39406,Risk it All,2.14,0.87,preppygirl,"go broke broke broke broke",A way of saying the title. An expression.,"Go for broke, which is an expression or saying that means to risk it all.",Rebus,11/29/07 #42122,At the Volleyball Match,2.4,2.05,nikitafullmoon,"From where she was sitting at the game, the score was 71 for the blue team and 42 for the red team. Suddenly, the red team scored a point and won the game. Why? And where was she sitting?",She wasn't a spectator. And what sport was she watching?,"She was the scorekeeper. From where she was sitting at the scorekeeper's table, the numbers on the flip-board used for score-keeping were reversed to her. The score was Blue-17, Red-24. Volleyball games go to 25 points. So, when Red scored an additional point, they won the game.",Situation,06/02/08 #29035,Not English!,2.74,2.77,qqqq,"Which word in group B belongs in group A? A) 1. Automatic 2. Biology 3. Thermal. B) 4. International 5. Transport 6. Antiwar.",No hint available.,"Group A has words that have Greek prefixes. Group B has words with Latin prefixes except for 6, which is Greek.",Group,03/11/06 #44334,A Vile Beverage?,2.9,1.92,Zag24,"This is another in my series of rhyming word ladders. This one is a little more challenging than the others -- most people will probably have to work forwards and backwards to get all ten words. (At least, that was the goal when making the puzzle.) Find all ten words referenced in this bit of verse. The first one is a giant ship, though it never saw a port. Prepend one letter onto that to make a covering, of a sort. Replace the final letter: a place that beasts might bed. Swap middle two, insert an I to find what's in your head! Change B to G and then you'll make something from a farm. Move first to last, insert a K: a workout for your arm. Add C and C, and then you'll see what walnuts fear from you. Drop A-C-K and add an E: what a fearful one might do. Dump outer two, move last to first, and have a little smile. Delete the R and then you'll make a beverage some find vile.","The ""workout for your arm"" is not really something you'd do for a workout. It is an autumn chore that uses a lot of arm effort.","ARK: The giant ship BARK: Covering (of a tree) BARN: A place that beasts might bed BRAIN: What's in your head GRAIN: Something from a farm RAKING: A workout for your arm CRACKING: Walnuts fear this CRINGE: What a fearful person does GRIN: A little smile GIN: A beverage -- which isn't vile at all!",Language,04/09/09 #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 #18436,Proverbs By Another Name,3.06,1.8,wizecracker55,"Each group of words below is a commonly known phrase. Try to guess what that phrase is. 1.The total entity of substances which exhibit a reflection of light particles in awesome profusion are not necessarily composed of a soft, yellow metallic substance. 2. A couple offers possibility of camaraderie, while trebly aggregates often have the appearances of a multitude. 3. A member of the class of Aves that energizes rapidly from a state of nocturnal hibernation is able to seize by force or stratagem the lumbrious terristris. 4. Homo sapiens who inhabit abodes composed of pellucid substances containing silicon materials should be prudent of casting hard cobbles.",No hint available.,"1. All that glitters is not gold. 2. Two's company, three's a crowd. 3. The early bird gets the worm. 4. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.",Language,08/03/04 #9170,A Mile Between,2.69,0.75,jellybean,"I start and end With ""S"", you see. I have 6 letters. What could I be? If you want a clue To make it better, There's a mile between My first and last letter. What am I?",No hint available.,Smiles.,Riddle,12/15/02 #45839,Presidents Odd One Out,1.86,2.49,westbrook,"Here is an odd one out teaser: Theodore Roosevelt John Quincy Adams Ulysses S. Grant John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson",Combine your knowledge of numbers and presidents.,"John F. Kennedy. John F Kennedy's president number is odd; the rest are even.",Group,12/01/09 #51203,Bereft of Authority ??,1.54,0.76,BadBunnee02,"What does this rebus say? knead no no","Check the homophones !!! Title, also, is a hint.","""need to know""",Rebus,06/20/17 #50171,Colorful Team Names,2.5,2.35,eighsse,"Among United States professional and college (NCAA Divisions I, II, and III) sports, there are only three teams whose nicknames (nickname meaning ""Yankees"" in ""New York Yankees,"" for instance) consist ONLY of the name of a color in its singular form. All three happen to be in NCAA Division I. Two of these three teams have very similar logos, each consisting primarily of a large block version of the initial of its college's name -- which both happen to be the same letter. Can you name these two uncannily similar teams?","One of these two teams is in an east coast state, and the other is in a west coast state.","The Syracuse Orange and Stanford Cardinal each have a large block letter ""S"" included in their logos. ""Cardinal"" refers to the color, not the bird. (The other team with a singular color nickname is the Harvard Crimson.)",Trivia,03/08/14 #5718,He He He Himself,2.46,1.19,michelle,"What does this mean? He He He Himself",No hint available.,He's beside himself,Rebus,07/20/02 #32093,Complete-A-Word XI,2.39,2.45,phrebh,"Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once. 1. _UI_O_IC 2. _ON_L 3. _O_AY 4. A_ _T 5. _ON_ _SE 6. _EC_ _NI_ _ 7. _TO_AWA_ 8. _UN_ 9. _ _ER 10. _ _IAL",It helps if you write down the alphabet and then cross out the ones you've used.,"1. QUIXOTIC 2. ZONAL 3. MORAY 4. ABET 5. CONFUSE 6. DECLINING 7. STOWAWAY 8. JUNK 9. OVER 10. PHIAL",Language,07/27/06 #28799,The Famous School?,2.35,1.26,mpspss,"A boy goes to a school that is the best of its kind. The school does not appear on any map or any list of best schools. The school is British, but nowhere near Britain. Many people know about this school. What is the school's name and who is their most famous student?",The school is actually a converted castle.,The school's name is Hogwarts and their most famous student is Harry Potter.,Trivia,02/25/06 #13916,"Else, Less, ____",2.45,0.92,jacintan,"What is the next word in this pattern? else, less, ____",Look at the letters and work out which letter hasn't yet been doubled.,"Sell. The words contain the letters L, S, and E. In the first word, the E's are doubled, in the second word the S's are doubled, and in the third word the L's are doubled.",Group,07/20/03 #43000,Let's Just Drop It 2,2.7,2.02,snowmonster,"Please use the word LIBERATED as your base word. As you drop one letter at a time, try to make 8 additional words, using the following hints as guidelines. 1) Set free = Liberated 2) One who decorates cars 3) What the bloodhounds did 4) A long, angry speech 5) When an event is broadcast 6) Very, very dry 7) To free from 8) A psychology term 9) Me, myself and ___",No hint available.,"1) Liberated 2) Detailer 3) Trailed 4) Tirade 5) Aired 6) Arid 7) Rid 8) Id 9) I",Language,09/06/08 #17776,Pessimist's Mind,2.94,2.58,PrincessJulzie,"What phrase is represented below? Sigh_",No hint available.,No end in sight.,Rebus,05/29/04 #31594,Word Scrambles XI,2.67,2.04,Psychic_Master,"Here's how it goes; there will be 3 scrambled word puzzles with a clue above each. The unscrambled word/s will have something to do with the clue. 1. Clue: Suit of wisdom Puzzle: Chin floor sumo 2. Clue: A thief's fear Puzzle: Graded unhatched 3. Clue: Indirect conversation Puzzle: He lept one",No hint available.,"1. School uniform 2. Caught red handed 3. Telephone",Language,07/07/06 #35347,Do It Best,2.29,2.56,menz,"Which word from group B belongs with the words in group A and why? Group A --------- Begin Deity Almost Hint Flops Chimp Group B --------- Safety Ghost Filter After Being",All three words in the title would also fit in group A.,"Ghost belongs in group A. All the words in group A are made up of letters that come after the preceding letter in the alphabet. (For example, in the word hint, I comes after H in the alphabet, N comes after I, and T comes after N.)",Group,02/17/07 #15962,A Star is Born,2.36,2.26,PhilDunphy,"3 = W M ( M, G and B )","They came with 3 G (G, F and M)","3 Wise Men (Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar) Hint: They came with 3 Gifts (Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh)",Letter-Equations,12/27/03 #41517,"Hey Coach, That's Unfair!",2.32,2.53,TRILLIONAIRE,"A first baseman is fortunate enough for his team to be playing in the World Series. When game one is about to start, he asks the coach if he's going to play. The coach responds, ""Despite the fact that you have a higher batting average than our rookie first baseman, we're up against a left handed pitcher today, and he has a better average against lefties than you, so I'm going to play him."" Well, the fellow figures that this is fair enough, baseball being a game of averages and all, and happily sits out the first game, knowing that the team will come up against a right hander at some point, giving him a chance to play. Sure enough, game two is set to start, and the opponents are starting a right handed pitcher. The fellow asks the coach if he's going to play today. The coach responds, ""Well, I know that you have a better average overall, but today we're facing a rightie, and our rookie has a better average against righties than you do, so we're going to play him today."" So, the regular player, who has a better average against pitchers in general, has a lower average against BOTH left and right handers??? The player feels cheated. How did this happen? For reference, the player's batting average is calculated using the following formula: average = safe hits/at bats, and is recorded to three decimal places (though announcers generally multiply this fraction by 1000 to give a integer value). A good player's average will be between .300 and .350, with higher averages possible, but rare. For example a player gets 20 safe hits in 80 ""at bats"" then his average is .250.",No hint available.,"This situation can occur due to the proportional averaging. To illustrate, the following example satisfies the player's dilemma. Rookie - LH 3/8=.375, RH 7/30=.233, Total (3+7)/(8+30)=.263 Regular - LH 58/166=.349, RH 80/356=.224, Total (58+80)/(166+356)=.264",Probability,04/15/08 #40508,What's the Difference?,2.11,2.08,emkapath,What's the difference between a school boy studying and a farmer watching his cattle?,No hint available.,"One is stocking his mind, while the other is minding his stock.",Riddle,02/14/08 #975,Chickens,2.3,1.37,Michelle,"A farmer knows that 20 of his hens, housed in 3 coops, will hatch 30 eggs in 21 days. How long will it take 30 hens, housed in 4 coops to hatch the same number of eggs?",No hint available.,"You can't shorten the process of egg-hatching by increasing the number of chickens. Therefore, 30 hens will also need 21 days to hatch their eggs.",Trick,10/03/01 #6168,6 Letter Word,2.47,2.13,bubblebathe143,"There is an English word, 6 letters long, that whenever you take out one letter it would be still a proper English word. Guess what it is.",It's a name of a female r&b solo artist,"brandy - y = brand brand - r = band band - b = and and - d = an an - n = a",Language,08/02/02 #10158,Abandoned Ship,2.66,2.63,skaven,"Lying in a well-known sea there is a ship that is worth many millions of pounds. The valuable ship completed its long haul to the destination but it was not able to make the return journey. So the ship languishes there to this day, and although everyone knows where it is, no attempt has yet been made to recover it. What is the name of this ship?",Dry dock?,"The ""Eagle"" lunar spaceship module which lies in the Sea of Tranquillity on the moon.",Trick,02/01/03 #35695,What's the Catch?,2.78,2.36,fishmed,"Below is a list of word that share a common feature, other than the fact that they are all 6 letters long. Can you figure out what it is? 1. PLAIDS 2. PERUSE 3. DEVILS 4. DEBUTS 5. PETALS 6. DENOTE",No hint available.,"They all have a backward 4-letter word inside them. 1. PLAIDS - dial 2. PERUSE - sure 3. DEVILS - live 4. DEBUTS - tube 5. PETALS - late 6. DENOTE - tone",Group,03/15/07 #21504,How Did She Survive?,2.57,1.47,zoyaeyes7117,"A man stretches as far as he can to stop a woman from falling fifty feet, but misses. Without a scratch on her body, the woman stands up and walks away smiling. What were they doing? How did she survive?","* A crowd watches the accident nervously but does nothing to help. * Even though the man fails to catch her, she does not hold a grudge. * The woman's life is never truly in any danger.",The woman is a trapeze artist who misses her catch. She survives the fall because she lands in the safety net.,Situation,03/13/05 #23713,Circle of Children,2.81,1.24,sk8ergrl,A number of children are standing in a circle. They are evenly spaced and the 7th child is directly opposite the 18th child. How many children are there altogether?,How many children are in half of the circle?,22; in half of the circle there are 11 children because 18-7=11. Multiply 11x2=22!,Math,06/15/05 #25836,LIME BUG,2.71,2.35,fishmed,"Unscramble the following anagrams to discover what they have in common. LIME BUG RAIL AGE MISTAKEN TURN LANTERN SHED","Regions, nation or its territory are also called this.","They are all countries: LIME BUG = Belgium RAIL AGE = Algeria MISTAKEN TURN = Turkmenistan LANTERN SHED = Netherlands",Language,09/10/05 #19174,Ages Ago My Age ...,2.15,2.19,lesternoronha1,"My friend Rupesh said to me: ""Five years ago, the sum of my age and my son's age was a third of five times the average of the present ages of my son and myself."" If the son will be 15 years old in 5 years time, how old is Rupesh now?",No hint available.,"Rupesh's present age is 50 years. Let the ages of Rupesh and his son 5 years ago be R and S respectively. The from the statement of Rupesh which states that ""Five years ago, the sum of my age and my son's age was a third of five times the average of the present ages of my son and myself."", we can write R+S = (1/3)*(5)*(R+5+S+5)/2 R+S = (5/3)* (R+S+10)/2 R+S = (5/6)*(R+S+10) It is also given in the problem that the son will be 15 years old in 5 years time i.e., S+10 = 15. or S = 5 years. Substituting the value of S in the above equation we get, R+5 = (5/6)*(R+5+10) R+5 = (5/6)*(R+15) 6R+30 = 5R+75 R = 45 years. This was Rupesh's age 5 years ago. Hence his age today is 45 + 5 = 50 years.",Math,10/17/04 #28746,Super Scrabble,2.81,2.98,cnmne,"Super Scrabble is a game for eight players. Two boards are used, and the two sets of tiles are combined. The players, in turn, can play on either of the boards. To determine the order of play, each player draws a tile. Howard drew ""T"", Betty drew ""J"", Walter drew ""H"", Lily drew ""O"", Fred drew ""B"", Nancy drew ""F"", and Jason drew ""M"". After drawing her letter, Alice asked, ""Can anyone logically figure out what letter I drew?"" After a few moments, Jason replied, ""I know what letter you drew."" He was correct. What letter did Alice draw? How did Jason know?",No hint available.,"Alice implied that there was a logical solution. Jason (as well as Alice) noticed that each person drew a letter that could replace the first letter of his/her name to make a valid English word. Using the same formula, the only letter that Alice could have drawn was ""S"". Howard, T, toward Betty, J, jetty Walter, H, halter Lily, O, oily Fred, B, bred Nancy, F, fancy Jason, M, mason thus Alice, S, slice",Other,02/22/06 #37242,Missing in the Middle 6,2.72,1.9000000000000001,snowmonster,"Fill in the middle word. This word should correspond with the first and last word. 1) Street _____________ Jack 2) Bird ______________Bed 3) Shopping ______________ Lady 4) Orange ______________Stump 5) Stamp _______________ Lock 6) Wet _______________ Fill 7) Air _______________ Pad 8) Pocket _____________ Keeper 9) Life __________________ Company 10) Wish ________________ Fragment",No hint available.,"1) Car 2) Feather 3) Bag 4) Tree 5) Pad 6) Land 7) Mattress 8) Book 9) Insurance 10) Bone",Language,07/05/07 #14147,Happy Feet,2.58,2.24,samm,"What common phrase is represented below? Striding on an overcast MIX-1,000",No hint available.,"Walking on cloud nine. Striding (Walking) on an overcast (cloud) MIX-1,000 (Roman 1009 less 1000 = Nine)",Language,08/04/03 #9966,Be Prepared,2.79,1.85,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? AlertedAlertedAlertedAlerted = 1/2 Octopus",No hint available.,Forewarned is Forearmed (Four Warned is Four-Armed),Rebus,01/22/03 #50418,Delete a Letter 24,2.63,2.06,cnmne,"Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word. 1) the movement up or down of the nose and tail of an airplane (5 letters) & (delete 4th letter) the essential part or gist 2) something that serves to guide in the solution of a problem (4 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) something that serves as a signal to perform an action 3) a jailer (7 letters) & (delete 4th letter) three consecutive strikes in bowling 4) the monetary worth of something (5 letters) & (delete 4th letter) a way to express farewell",No hint available.,"1) pitch & pith 2) clue & cue 3) turnkey & turkey 4) value & vale",Language,08/24/14 #1755,The Kidnapping of Greg,2.44,1.46,missie,"Greg had always hated Fred and one day he went to the police and said that he had been kidnapped by Fred. He said that he had tried to escape, but Fred had opened the door right before Greg was going out. He said he had tripped and stumbled and Fred immediately closed the door, which forced him inside since he had thought the door swung in, not out, but he had been wrong. He said the way he got out was he found a screwdriver in the back of the room and had taken off the hinges. The police were immediately able to prove Fred's innocence. How?",No hint available.,"If the door swung out, the hinges would be on the outside.",Situation,12/19/01 #26720,The Two Go Together - II,2.82,2.18,brainster,"Each of the sentences below use two words which are synonyms of each other, but here in these sentences, they are not used with the same meaning. Can you find the words ? 1. He could not _____ out the _____ which would complete the series in the math teaser. 2. A _____ of her long hair was dangerously _____ to the fireplace. 3. Alas, we could not pay our respects to the _____ Mr. Bigsby. We were _____ by traffic. 4. _____ you open that ____ of beans, please ? 5. Life was a _____, after all, for 20 years all he had done was _____ for the oil company.",No hint available.,"1. He could not FIGURE out the NUMBER which would complete the series in the math teaser. 2. A LOCK of her long hair was dangerously CLOSE to the fireplace. 3. Alas, we could not pay our respects to the LATE Mr. Bigsby. We were DELAYED by traffic. 4. CAN you open that TIN of beans, please ? 5. Life was a BORE, after all, for 20 years all he had done was DRILL for the oil company.",Language,11/04/05 #29725,All For the Sake of Speech,2.37,2.98,princess0611,O T F B in the H B = H,No hint available.,"Only True Floating Bone in the Human Body = Hyoid The hyoid is a small bone located in the neck that assists speech.",Letter-Equations,04/12/06 #44869,Give Me a Head With Hair,2.0,1.72,cnmne,"Walter's hair has fallen out, and he is now bald. Can you help Walter grow hair on his bald head by changing one letter at a time? Each step must produce a valid word in the English language. BALD ----> HAIR",No hint available.,BALD BALL HALL HAIL HAIR,Language,07/16/09 #35218,Word Swap #19,2.48,2.28,fishmed,"The following sentences have blanks that can be filled with words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words. 1. Frances had a large __________ bruise where the __________ of hay had struck her, but she was __________ to hide it with make-up. 2. As he was __________ the sails on his new sailboat, John thought about how __________ it was to have made the decision to take a vacation. 3. As she had an extreme __________ for the dramatic, Janet's gown looked very __________ and might tear. It was, in fact, very sturdy.",No hint available.,"1. blae, bale, able 2. reefing, freeing 3. flair, frail Blae - Bluish-black, bluish-grey in color",Language,02/07/07 #14846,Apologetic,2.54,1.51,rose_rox,"What is this common phrase? Sight: ""I apologize.""",What are you when you apologize?,A sorry sight.,Rebus,09/18/03 #15067,Geonagram,2.6,2.49,LungTungBeng,"The sentence below describes a certain area of the Earth. Re-arrange the letters of the sentence to find the area. IT'S NEAR A SEA.",No hint available.,"EASTERN ASIA The sea is, as it were, the Pacific Ocean.",Language,10/11/03 #38772,Droplets,2.77,1.35,grilledcheese,"Scary droplets from the sky Tumble down as night goes by Over the lands it carries on Rainfall pours, sun is gone Merging roars and bright light Yearning for a peaceful night",No hint available.,A storm (the first letter of each sentence spells out STORMY).,Riddle,10/14/07 #14781,Where is this going?,2.65,1.78,rose_rox,"What is this common phrase? DDDUU GOING OOOPP WWW NNN","The word ""going"" is doing what to the words written vertically?",Going through ups and downs.,Rebus,09/14/03 #16382,Climates Promiser?,2.32,2.35,liltunalol,"What do the following 3 words have in common? CLIMATES PROMISER LOUTS",No hint available.,"Each can be rearranged to spell the name of a flower: CLEMATIS, PRIMROSE, and LOTUS.",Language,01/31/04 #4401,fall,2.36,1.23,emmyluzam,"Decipher this- FA     LL",No hint available.,fall apart,Rebus,06/01/02 #44559,Words With AU,1.8800000000000001,2.22,cnmne,"Five words that contain AU as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? AU***, *AU**, **AU**, **AU***, ***AU** Pool: B, C, E, E, E, F, G, H, H, L, N, R, S, S, T, T, T, T, X, Y",No hint available.,"AUGER, FAULT, BEAUTY, STAUNCH, EXHAUST",Language,06/01/09 #35181,Early On A Particularly Foggy Morning,2.39,2.81,OldChinaHand,"Early on a particularly foggy morning, in front of a small market, in an alleyway not too far from Piccadilly Circus, a tall, blonde woman of about 23, in a long, dark red dress, had just stepped out of a black hackney cab. She was immediately forced to fight off a fearful attack in front of open crates and boxes of fresh tomatoes, spinach, carrots and potatoes. What kind of market was it, and why did she have to fight off an attack?",Buddhist nuns rarely have these attacks.,"It was a greengrocer's market, and she had to fight off a panic attack since she has lachanophobia, which is the fear of vegetables. Due to the heavy fog, she didn't notice where she was till after she got out of the taxi; then it was too late.",Situation,02/03/07 #38332,Adams,2.42,2.9,sarah7,"THGttG TRatEotU LtUaE SLaTfAtF What comes next?",No hint available.,"MH They are all initials of the books in ""The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"" trilogy of five by Douglas Adams. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless",Series,09/17/07 #49434,Boring to Watch,2.32,1.05,chutz42,"I grow up toward the sky, and rather quickly too. You say watching me do so, is boring to do. I create a shelter, a cover, for creatures like bugs. If you step on my base wet, you will hear a thick 'glug'. I have given you clues, four, to be true. So now, what am I? Can your brain tell you?",No hint available.,"Grass! Line 1: Grass grows up, toward the sky, and reasonably quickly as it needs to be cut quite often Line 2: 'Like watching grass grow' - a simile which states something as boring. Line 3: Grass is a home for bugs, and shelters the ground (dirt, mud). Line 4: If you step on the grass' base (mud, dirt) while it is wet, it will squelch, or go 'glug'.",Riddle,04/17/12 #27516,Anagram Plus,2.79,2.13,peppamintp,"Find the names of five pieces of jewelry by adding one of the given letters to each word and rearranging the letters. Each letter used will be used only once. There are extra letters in the list to make it a little harder. A B C I K M N P S U 1. Arch + ? = 2. Chore + ? = 3. Bagel + ? = 4. Come + ? = 5. Thaw + ? =",No hint available.,"1. Charm 2. Choker 3. Bangle 4. Cameo 5. Watch",Language,12/16/05 #26092,The Chest,2.58,0.84,Sunrose,"The small group of adventurers came upon a hidden room and went in. There was an old chest in the middle of a 20 ft. by 20 ft. room. The room contains only the chest. There are paintings of 4 animals with different scenes on the walls of the room. The floor and ceiling are made of marble stone. The room is covered slightly with dust. The paintings seem almost alive, and cause the hair on the back of your neck to stand on end. There is a golden figure of a lion painted on the wall across from the door. It is standing in a field of grass, his emerald eyes seem to be staring right at the doorway. There is an obsidian snake on the wall, left of the lion. The snake has ruby eyes, and it appears as if it will strike any moment. On the wall to the left of the door is a white wolf. He is hunkered down as if he is waiting for the right moment to attack. The eyes are jade and small, and he looks hungry. On the wall to the right of the door, there is an ivory dove in flight in a bright and clear sky. The dove seems peaceful in its flight. The chest is 10 ft. in length, and 5 ft. in width. The chest is trimmed with silver and gold, and has several gemstones on it. On the top of the chest, there is some writing. It says: To open me, you need to choose. If you choose wrong, then you lose. They will come to life, And make their strike. Choose me, and I will not fight. I will bring peace and not strife. Which one should the adventurers choose; the lion, snake, dove or wolf? (Once you choose, touch the painting and I will open.)",No hint available.,"Dove In most places the dove is a symbol of peace.",Situation,09/27/05 #31677,All is Not As it Seems,2.55,2.35,jazzmusician46,"A creature came where there sat many wise men in the meeting-place. He had two ears, two eyes, two feet, a back and a belly, a pair of hands, two shoulders and arms, a neck, two sides and twelve hundred heads. What was it?",No hint available.,A man selling garlic.,Trick,07/10/06 #28736,Take a Flyer,2.42,2.46,cnmne,1 = P on a F K,No hint available.,1 = Pouch on a Female Kangaroo (a flyer is a female kangaroo),Letter-Equations,02/21/06 #39300,A Poem,2.27,1.81,pokpic,"I'm five in the start, I'm seven in the middle, And I'm five to end. What am I?",No hint available.,"A haiku. There are five syllables in the first line. There are seven syllables in the second line. And there are five syllables in the third line.",Riddle,11/21/07 #30300,The Logical Race,2.98,2.21,Winner4600,"George, Lennie, Livy, Maude, and Simon are having a race! All of them are competing to arrive at a specific destination, but using different modes of transportation. It is your job as record-keeper to figure out who chose what transport, how many stops they each made, and in what order they each finished. 1) George did not stop at all. 2) Simon did not take the train, which arrived 1st. 3) The airplane did not make the most stops. The ship did not make the least. 4) Lennie did not take the train, which is not the one that had 4 stops. 5) The 5 friends are Maude, the one who took a plane, the one who had 3 stops, the one who finished 5th, and Livy. 6) Only one person had the same number of letters in their name as in their transportation. 7) Neither Lennie nor George took the subway. 8) The transport which finished 3rd had 4 stops. 9) Simon finished 5th. 10) The car driver had 2 stops. 11) George finished 2nd.",No hint available.,"George, Airplane, 0 Stops, 2nd Place Lennie, Ship, 3 Stops, 4th Place Livy, Subway, 4 Stops, 3rd Place Maude, Train, 1 Stop, 1st Place Simon, Car, 2 Stops, 5th Place",Logic-Grid,05/06/06 #13902,Mother-in-Law,2.45,0.63,cocoasexy,Can a man legally marry his brother's wife's mother-in-law?,No hint available.,Of course not. That would be his mother!,Trick,07/19/03 #10895,Drash and Rabb,2.05,2.27,timmyboym,"On the Planet Necro there are two types of metals. One is Drash which weighs 127 Necrograms, and Rabb which weighs 50 Necrograms. You have as much play-doh, Drash, and Rabb as you need. You have a balance scale and you need to make a ball of play-doh equal to 304 Necrograms. How?",No hint available.,"Put the Rabb on the scales. Put play-doh on the opposite side so it balances the Rabb. Then divide the play-doh in half so that each half balances the other. Now you have a 25 Necrogram ball of play-doh. Now put the Drash on the scales and enough play-doh to balance it, then mix the 127 and 25 Necrogram balls of play-doh together. That makes 152 Necrograms. Put that ball on the scales and enough play-doh to balance that. Combine these and you will have a 304 Necrogram ball of play-doh.",Math,03/05/03 #49076,Pizza Dogs,2.03,1.07,bubbubfilt,"Five homeless dogs are hungry, so they decide to steal pizza. The five dogs are: 2 Boxers with a 50% chance of succeeding 1 Schnauzer with a 75% chance of succeeding 2 Bloodhounds with a 100% chance of succeeding If the Boxers go first, then the Bloodhounds, then the Schnauzer, what is the chance of their succeeding/not in this order? Succeed Not Succeed Not Succeed",This is not a Probability teaser. Look closely...,0%! The two Bloodhounds go right after one another. They would have to both succeed for there to be any chance at all!,Trick,10/14/11 #25978,Roman Wisdom,2.57,2.54,mejoza,"COIFD R CJ BFCB R MQVEB DCIKFD KCWF ZFQZEF CUG MKT R KCWF PQ JQPVJFPI IKCP MKT R KCWF QPF. - SCIQ IKF FEBFD","F=E Spoken by an ancient Roman","After I am dead I would rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one. - Cato The Elder (234BC-149BC) A=J B=D C=A D=R E=L F=E G=K H=Q I=T J=M K=H L=B M=W N=G O=F P=N Q=O R=I S=C T=Y U=S V=U W=V X=Z Y=X Z=P",Cryptography,09/18/05 #45991,Missing Letters IV,2.96,0.56,GreenApples27,"What same three letters fit into the following five combinations to form 5 words? _ _ _ E F F A _ _ _ C D E _ _ _ S H Y _ _ _ D L U _ _ _ C A N T",No hint available.,"BRI. BRIEF FABRIC DEBRIS HYBRID LUBRICANT",Language,12/13/09 #25866,Vowels?,2.84,2.05,bigSWAFF_69_,"What is represented in this? Madam: A Sir: A Madam: E ---------- Madam: I Sir: I Madam: O Sir: O Madam: U Sir: U",No hint available.,"""No Siree"" (""Sir: E"" is missing)",Rebus,09/11/05 #32684,The Gardner Sisters II,2.63,2.25,tsimkin,"Gretchen and Henry invited the four Gardner sisters over to their house for an afternoon tea. Henry went to the cabinet to take out some plates (they have both blue and green plates in the cabinet), and the first two plates he took out were blue. ""What are the odds?"" asked Martina Gardner, the youngest. Henry thought for a moment, and then replied, ""Knowing how many plates of each color I have, the probability that I would pull out two blue ones is exactly 1/2!"" Martina then asked if Henry could feed two dozen people if he used all of his plates. ""Not quite,"" he replied. She then told him how many plates he had. What number did she say?","He has more than 6 plates, so he could feed everyone, but less than 24. There is only one number in the middle of these that would satisfy the ""exactly half"" requirement.","Henry has 21 plates, and 15 of them are blue. This makes the probability of drawing two plates (15/21) * (14/20), which equals 1/2. Martina had to ask if he could feed two dozen people because there are other (larger) numbers that work. For example, if he had 85 blue plates out of 120 total, the probability that he would pull out two blue ones would have been (85/120) * (84/119), or 1/2. Other numbers work, as well, but all are greater than 120.",Probability,08/28/06 #47653,It's E-Z!,2.9,2.48,dalfamnest,"Pick the word from List B which best completes the group of words in List A. List A: Eighth, _____, Height, Beau, Eulogy List B: Aesop Beauty Client Masseur Painter",There is an order to the words: they form a sequence.,"Aesop Each of the words in List A includes the letter ""e"" blended with another letter or letters to make the sound of one of our five vowels. Eighth (A) Aesop (E) Height (I) Beau (O) Eulogy (U)",Group,08/02/10 #11277,Book,2.72,1.71,FerrariMaranello,"I drop a book on the floor, and I can't jump over it. How can this be?",No hint available.,The book is in a corner.,Trick,03/18/03 #18888,Mimic,2.31,2.74,cnmne,"What are the next three numbers in this series? 3, 7, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, ?, ?, ?",No hint available.,"These are numbers that can be written with exactly three Roman Numerals. 3 = III, 7 = VII, 12 = XII, 14 = XIV, 16 = XVI, 19 = XIX, 21 = XXI thus 25 = XXV, 30 = XXX, 41 = XLI",Series,09/19/04 #23913,Captain John's Journey (Part 2),2.89,2.7,cdrock,"Captain John has escaped his home town onto his ship, the ""Wasp"", and now Captain John sits in his cabin reading his map. Standing up, he walks out the door into the middle of the deck and announces ""we have made it this far, but next we need to find both shipwrecks in the right order to point us the right way, towards the island"", followed by tons of ""ehs"". There are reefs in the ocean and if Captain John passes over one, his ship sinks and he and his crew die. With what Captain John knows about the sea, can you figure out where the nine things in a 3-by-3 grid(Wasp, sunken ship 1, sunken ship 2, 2 oceans, 3 reefs, and the island) and go in the right path to the first sunken ship, the second, then the island, without passing over a reef. The ship can move 1 space horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, and it can only pass each space once. 1. The Wasp is in the same row or column as both sunken ships. 2. There are at least two reefs to the right of sunken ship 2, but the ship isn't in the same row as either of the reefs. 3. One of the oceans is diagonal to only two reefs. 4. The columns and rows of the Wasp and island together take up every single space except the 2nd row of the 3rd column. 5. The island is between two reefs. 6. One of the reefs is somewhere above the other two reefs.",No hint available.,"The 9 things in the grid go as followed. Wasp l sunken ship 2 l sunken ship 1 ocean l ocean l reef reef l island l reef This is the order of where he needs to go (1-6, X's meaning reefs) 1 l 4 l 3 5 l 2 l X X l 6 l X",Logic,06/21/05 #30862,Gasoline Spill,2.5100000000000002,1.47,metallicman,"There is a valley in the middle of Minnesota called Eden Valley. There is a town right in the middle, and on both sides are hills. The town is extremely small, though, and the town uses one well system that extends to all town residents, no further. On one of the hills, there is a small farm a few miles away from town. This farm also uses its very own well. On the hill opposite of the farm, a semi with a load of gasoline crashes, and the gasoline leaks out by the gallons into the ground water supply. The town was forced not to use water for months, but the farm on the other hill never had to stop using their water. How come?",Gravity,"Ground water is moving toward the pull of gravity, bringing it downhill. The people on the other hill would never encounter the contaminated water because their source is above the town's water source.",Trivia,06/03/06 #34254,Kirana Visits Friends on Betelgeuse,2.94,2.61,scallio,"When Kirana travels back to her home planet of Betelgeuse, she has many friends to visit and very little time so she plans a full itinerary. She visits 5 different friends who live in 5 different towns along a road 25 Gintars long (a unit of measure on Betelgeuse equal to roughly 1 mile). However, in her haste, she makes an embarrassing blunder at each home. Can you determine Kirana's exact itinerary, how far each friend lives from the spaceport of Axim and which blunder was made at which stop? The distances are measured in whole Gintars (no fractions). 1. Kirana begins her trip in Axim and always travels East, never backtracking, until she reaches her final destination, the spaceport in Lisiter. The total distance between Axim and Lisiter is 25 Gintars. 2. At the home in Sarix, Kirana was asked to leave after knocking over an expensive Kimingle Vase. 3. The town of Claymot is twice as far from the Axim spaceport as the town where she stopped at her friend Martina's. 4. The incident where Kirana mistook the family's art display for a trash receptacle did not occur during her visit to Kylani's home. Who would have known it was a replica of a black hole? 5. Darvan, the third friend Kirana visited, lives 10 Gintars from Axim. 6. The house where Kirana got locked in the closet while snooping is twice as far from Axim as Nuju's house. 7. Claymot is closer in distance to Axim than it is to Lisiter. 8. The town of Worrik is twice as far from Axim as the town with the house where Kirana spilled Tango wine on the rug. The stains proved impossible to remove. 9. The town where Kirana visited Breena is nearer to the town of Riigi than to Jargon. 10. Traveling west-to-east, Kirana's first stop was at a friend's that lived 5 Gintars East of Axim and the last friend visited lived 5 Gintars West of Lisiter. 11. The house where Kirana got locked in the closet isn't the one in the town of Worrik. 12. The town where Darvan resides is situated 1 Gintar East of the town where Kirana walked in on her friend's mother taking a bath. 13. The town of Riigi is located 18 Gintars East of Axim, and Nuju does not live in Riigi. Friends: Martina, Kylani, Breena, Darvan, and Nuju Towns: Worrik, Sarix, Jargon, Claymot and Riigi Blunders: Mistook art for garbage chute, walked in on mother bathing, spilled wine on carpet, broke vase, locked herself in closet","Draw a map (line) from Axim to Lisiter and place the clues in their appropriate places as you solve the distances. Now for a hint: Kirana broke the exquisite Kimingle Vase during one of her first 3 visits. Need another hint? (Move down) Kirana visited her friend Breena last before heading to the Lisiter Spaceport for her flight home.","Answer: Itinerary in order from West to East: (Distances are East of Axim) 5 Gintars, Martina lives in Sarix where Kirana broke their exquisite Kimingle Vase. 9 Gintars, Nuju lives in Jargon where Kirana mistakenly walked in on his mother bathing. 10 Gintars, Darvan lives in Claymot and Kirana accidentally spilled Tango wine on his carpet. 18 Gintars, Kylani lives in Riigi where she inadvertently locked herself in a closet while snooping around. 20 Gintars, Breena lives in Worrik where Kirana tossed her used napkins in the family's lovely black hole art display.",Logic-Grid,12/05/06 #50261,Chain Letters 8,2.28,2.79,cnmne,"The following two 4x4 grids each contain a 12-letter word. Each word is formed by a chain of letters. A word can begin with any of the letters. The second letter of a word is adjacent (either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) to the first letter, the third letter is adjacent to the second, and so on. No letter can be used more than once. Four letters in each grid will be unused. GLEE BIOL PNCA SOEK DIRL NPTO LAUL CIMO",The first letter of the first word is in the first row. The first letter of the second word is in the third column.,The words are GLOCKENSPIEL and MULTIPLICAND.,Language,04/23/14 #28100,Jerry Jackenheimer: #3,2.48,1.15,Shawnheyhey123,"Jerry Jackenheimer is an average guy who lives in Balutsi, Texas. He has a normal day to day life where he has lots of fun. Today we find Jerry back in school learning about apes. After school, he went somewhere, only to find himself in the path of a giant raging gorilla. Though he screamed at the top of his lungs he was never in any danger. How come?",He is known as King.,He was watching King Kong at the movie theater in the front seats.,Situation,01/15/06 #1112,Double Digits,2.49,2.25,starman,"As an inveterate clock watcher, James glances at his digital watch at random from time to time throughout the day. What is the probability that he will see all the digits reading the same (for example, 4:44) during any single glance? (Assume a typical day, not a day on which daylight savings time changes or anything like that. The watch is set to a 12 hour U.S. format, not a 24 hour European or military format.)",How many times does the given occurrence happen in a day? How long do these occurrences last? How long is this compared to a day?,"There are 12 instances in each 24 hour period when a digital clock or watch will show all identical digits. (1:11,2:22,3:33,4:44,5:55 and 11:11, each times two = 12) for exactly a minute each instance. Since there are 1440 minutes (24x60) in a 24 hour period, the probability of James seeing all the same digits in any 24 hour period is 12/1440 = 0.0083 or slightly less than one chance out of a hundred. Practically speaking, however, since most of us are asleep from 11:11 pm through 5:55 am each NIGHT, James PROBABLY did not glance at his watch during the night hours. Suppose that James sleeps 8 hours every day, the most correct answer would then be 6/960, or about 1 chance in 160. If that (or 0.00625) was your answer, give yourself extra credit for not viewing this as strictly a math problem.",Probability,10/12/01 #6141,Crystal Cage,2.82,2.16,NuttyPrince,"The higher I climb, More heat I engage, I cannot escape my crystal cage. What am I?",No hint available.,Mercury in a thermometer.,Riddle,08/01/02 #30094,"1, 3, 9, 33, 153, 873, 5913, ?",2.47,2.73,Draw,"Which number comes next in this sequence? 1, 3, 9, 33, 153, 873, 5913, ?",No hint available.,"46233. 1=1!, 3=1!+2!, 9=1!+2!+3!, and so on.",Series,04/26/06 #25409,Billy Bob's Crazy Travels: Part IV,2.88,2.14,bigSWAFF_69_,"Nearing the end of his crazy adventure, Billy Bob sets off once again. Apparently, his last stop was ruined by a water-skiing accident while visiting one of the 10,000 lakes.... So, Crazy Billy Bob sets out for ten more U.S. states on his search for a new home. Can you figure out what states he visited next by the clues listed below? 1. Me + In Debt To + The Sound Made by WH 2. Animal's Snout, or Bird's Beak + Egyptian Sun God + Question + First Letter of the Alphabet 3. Container + Back Talk 4. Type of Tree + Do Re Me Fa So __ + House + First Letter of the Alphabet 5. A Powerful ""Macro-Based"" Text + Is 6. Recent + Country in South-Central North America 7. The Part of a Garment That Encircles the Neck + Cool! + Oh 8. Why? + Oh! + Chinese Dynasty from 1368 to 1644 9. 90 Degrees Clockwise from East + Type of Dodge Truck 10. 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise From East + Type of Dodge Truck","Remember, Crazy Billy Bob has to be able to drive from state-to-state. Therefore, each state must border the state before and after it.","Crazy Billy Bob went to: 1. I Owe Wa. (Iowa) 2. Neb Ra Ask A (Nebraska) 3. Can Sass (Kansas) 4. Oak La Home A (Oklahoma) 5. TeX Is (Texas) 6. New Mexico (New Mexico) 7. Collar Rad Oh (Colorado) 8. Why Oh Ming (Wyoming) 9. South Dakota (South Dakota) 10. North Dakota (North Dakota)",Language,08/18/05 #15910,Would You Vote For Me?,2.16,1.18,Rowsdower,"Who could have said this? Those whose party starts with an ""R"" Hope that my senate career doesn't go far, While those whose party starts with a ""D"" Might be pleased to vote for me. Two kids ran up the first part of my name, namely Jack and Jill, And my husband is kind of famous, his name being Bill. You may know who I am by now, and if this was easy please forgive; But for you others, one last clue: In a famous house for eight years we did live.",No hint available.,Hillary Clinton,Riddle,12/22/03 #42480,Independence Day,2.69,2.21,carawilson,"Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed . UHOTRF - letters 1 and 4 CEBRUAEB - letters 3 and 5 RSEKLAPSR - letters 1 and 5 LREEAWAD - letter 5 GNESCROS - letter 2 BYRETIL - letter 2 Now unscramble the letters you have collected!",No hint available.,"FOURTH - F,R BARBECUE - R,E SPARKLERS - S,K DELAWARE - W CONGRESS - O LIBERTY - I FIREWORKS!",Language,07/12/08 #19326,Brave Sir Robin,2.31,2.52,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? Story Marathon Yrots Nohtaram",No hint available.,"Turn tail and run or turning the words Story (tale) and Marathon (run)",Rebus,11/04/04 #29331,How Many Books Have I?,2.79,1.96,TehIgnored,"I wrote a book. In high-school, a test you probably took. About a sister and brother, but mainly about another. Also included, Atticus Finch as the father, He raised his kids, they were without mother. Capote and I, we were friends, I stayed with him through it, till the end. My last name rhymes with the word knee, and also the famous phrase ""to be or not to be"". It's not who I am that I ask, and here's why. The question is about how many published books have I?",My name is Harper Lee.,"Two. Harper Lee published ""To Kill a Mockingbird"" in 1960. More than half a century passed before she published a second novel, ""Go Set a Watchman"", in 2015.",Riddle,03/26/06 #25985,OR OR #2,3.06,1.86,fishmed,"Every clue below can be answered with a two word phrase in which each word contains OR. Your job is to figure out what they are. Good luck. 1. Title for the head of London 2. Largest city in the Beaver State 3. Northern Lights 4. Author of 1984 5. Piece of paper you fill out in a catalog 6. Twining plant with funnel-shaped flowers 7. Pyongyang's country 8. Neighborhood place to buy a quart of milk","The initials are: 1. L M 2. P O 3. A B 4. G O 5. O F 6. M G 7. N K 8. C S","1. Lord Mayor 2. Portland Oregon 3. Aurora Borealis 4. George Orwell 5. Order Form 6. Morning Glory 7. North Korea 8. Corner Store",Language,09/19/05 #45691,Word Grid,1.78,2.7600000000000002,cnmne,"Arrange 25 five-letter words in a 5-by-5 grid. The five words in each row share a common letter. The five words in each column share a common letter. The five words in each diagonal share a common letter. There are 12 different common letters. The words are: amuse, charm, clasp, cough, crypt, drive, dunce, first, fresh, graft, grime, heavy, money, pixel, pluck, power, quiet, shark, smirk, stein, syrup, tidal, twice, weigh, yearn. One letter of each word is provided in the grid. Row 1: k a s g h Row 2: d n e c u Row 3: r y a l k Row 4: t p f d e Row 5: a m r i s",No hint available.,"shark heavy fresh weigh cough drive yearn stein twice dunce power syrup clasp pixel pluck graft crypt first tidal quiet charm money smirk grime amuse Common Letters Rows 1 to 5: h e p t m Columns 1 to 5: r y s i u Diagonals 1 to 2: a c The grid positions are identified by row (1 to 5, top to bottom) and column (1 to 5, left to right). Example: 3.2 identifies Row 3 Column 2. 1) A letter must occur at least five times to be able to be a shared letter. There are only 12 letters that have sufficient quantities to be shared letters. 2) Word 5.2 contains ""m"". Since there are five words with 'm', then those words must be in either Row 5 or Column 2. Word 4.2 contains ""p"". Since no word contains both ""m"" and ""p"", then the words in Row 5 must share ""m"". 3) Word 3.2 contains ""y"". Since there are five words with ""y"", then the words in Column 2 must share ""y"". 4) Word 5.2 contains ""m"" and ""y"", so it is ""money"". Words 2.2 contains ""n"" and ""y"", so it is ""yearn"". Word 1.2 contains ""a"" and ""y"", so it is ""heavy"". 5) Since Word 2.2 is ""yearn"", then Diagonal 1 must share one the following letters: ""y"", ""e"", ""a"", ""r"" ""n"". Word 1.1 also contains ""k"". The only words that contain the proper letters are ""shark"" and ""smirk"". Since ""smirk"" must be in Row 5, then Word 1.1 is ""shark"". The words in Diagonal 1 must share ""a"". 6) Word 3.5 contains ""k"", so it is ""pluck"". 7) Word 2.1 contains ""d"". The three words with ""d"" are ""drive"", ""dunce"" and ""tidal"". Word 2.1 must share a letter with ""shark"", which eliminates ""dunce"". The words ""shark"" and ""tidal"" share ""a"", but ""a"" is the shared letter of Diagonal 1. Therefore, Word 2.1 is ""drive"". 8) The words in Column 1 must share ""r"". Word 5.1 is ""charm"". 9) Word 5.5 contains ""a"", ""m"", and ""s"", so it is ""amuse"". The words in Column 5 must share ""u"". Word 1.5 contains ""h"" and ""u"", so it is ""cough"". 10) The words in Row 1 must share ""h"". Word 1.3 contains ""h"" and ""s"", so it is ""fresh"". Word 1.4 contains ""g"" and ""h"", so it is ""weigh"". 11) The words ""charm"" and ""cough"" share the letters ""c"" and ""h"". Since ""h"" is the shared letter of Row 1, then the words in Diagonal 2 must share ""c"". 12) Word 4.2 is ""crypt"". Word 3.2 is ""syrup"". 13) Word 4.4 is ""tidal"". Word 4.5 is ""quiet"". 14) Word 2.5 is ""dunce"". Word 2.4 is ""twice"". 15) Word 3.1 is ""power"". Word 3.3 is ""clasp"". Word 3.4 is ""pixel"". 16) Word 5.3 is ""smirk"". Word 4.3 is ""first"". Word 2.3 is ""stein"". 17) Word 5.4 is ""grime"". Word 4.1 is ""graft"".",Other,11/11/09 #40023,Clever Jenny V,2.68,2.02,mosca,"Jenny met Carla, her sister, in town and gave her a ride back to her dorm. She helped carry stuff upstairs to the room. Suddenly the wind blew the door shut; they heard a slam, then a clank. Looking at the door, they could see that the doorknob had fallen off and was rolling around the room. Looking more closely, they saw that the spindle of the doorknob and the outside knob had fallen on the other side of the door. Where it was, they couldn't tell. ""Oh, darn! How can we get out now? The window's too high to jump out! There's nobody else in the dorm because of classes, and I have an exam in thirty minutes!"" Jenny began rummaging in her sister's desk drawers. Carla remarked crossly, ""What are you looking for, Jenny? I don't have any extra doorknobs!"" ""Aha!"" Jenny exclaimed. ""Here is just what I need!"" What did Jenny find? And how would she use it?",What would you do in this circumstance?,"Jenny found a pair of ordinary scissors in Carla's desk. The blades were the perfect size to fit into the mechanism, and she was able to turn the latch in the same way the doorknob would have done. While Carla gathered up her school stuff, Jenny put the doorknob together and used a table knife to fasten the setscrew tightly so it wouldn't come loose again. Then she took Carla to her class.",Situation,01/12/08 #33648,S 11 2001 = D the W T C C,2.16,1.03,Ninjakillyou,S 11 2001 = D the W T C C,No hint available.,"September 11 2001 = Date the World Trade Center Collapsed On September 11, 2001, a coordinated terrorist attack using several hijacked commercial aircraft was carried out in the USA. Two of the targets were the two main towers, the iconic Twin Towers, of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. These matching 110-story majestic buildings were unmistakable landmarks along the New York skyline. That morning each tower was struck by a separate jet causing massive damage. Subsequently, 2 WTC, South Tower, collapsed to the ground at 9:59 am, less than an hour after being hit, and 1 WTC, North Tower, followed at 10:28 am, approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes after being hit. The collapse of the Twin Towers shocked people worldwide, and sadly nearly 3,000 people, mostly from within and around the towers, lost their lives in the attacks. It is a tragic event that many people will never forget, and one that changed lives forever.",Letter-Equations,10/25/06 #13474,4 = R S,2.28,2.52,thegametrv,4 = R S in a G S in B,No hint available.,4 = Runs Scored in a Grand Slam in Baseball,Letter-Equations,06/28/03 #25909,Drive You Crazy,2.83,2.29,dutchymonster,"Which country, from group A, belongs in group B? GROUP A Australia Cyprus France Great Britain Hong Kong Japan GROUP B United States China Egypt Kuwait Norway",No hint available.,"France. The countries in group A all drive on the left hand side of the road, France belongs in group B, as they drive on the right.",Group,09/14/05 #24711,The Richest Rewards,2.47,1.54,lycanthrope,"Found in deep earth, in mountain streams. Made of fire or ice it seems. Their beauty is something to be had, and they've caused many men's lives to end bad.",No hint available.,Gems,Riddle,07/20/05 #36669,Opposites 33,2.59,2.42,EnderofGames,"In the following code, each symbol stands for one of five letters. * stands for L, T, K, C, or N ) stands for D, O, E, H, or S + stands for N, G, I, O, or X ( stands for Y, T, E, P, or F _ stands for R, B, M, A, or S The five letter code word, (+_*), can be translated into two English words that are opposites. What are the two words?",In music...,Forte and Piano.,Logic,05/19/07 #7332,Savings,2.52,1.62,majd,"What is this saying? BCAENNTK=0.01$EARNED",No hint available.,"A penny saved is a penny earned. (BcAeNntK, 0.01$=penny)",Rebus,09/10/02 #4940,Square Table,2.06,1.04,PaulReed,"There are four people and all of them are sitting at a SQUARE table playing a game. Their names are Mary, Helen, Paul, and John. You have to read the clues below and figure out who sits where at the table. John is at the left of Mary Mary sits on the right side of the table Helen is on the right of Mary So where does Paul sit?",No hint available.,Paul sits on the left of John and across from Mary,Logic,06/25/02 #40331,Exterminate! - I,2.8,1.28,brainster,"It's time for some spring cleaning! The sentences below each contain a bug that you need to find and exterminate! Can you spot them all? 1. It's not always easy to listen to what my mother says, but most of the time, it's the right thing. 2. All of a sudden, this wee, vile creature crawled up my arm and all I could do was shriek! 3. Long term itemizing of your priorities in life always helps.",No hint available.,"1. It's not always easy to listen to what my MOTHer says, but most of the time, it's the right thing. - MOTH 2. All of a sudden, this WEE, VILe creature crawled up my arm and all I could do was shriek! - WEEVIL 3. Long TERM ITEmizing of your priorities in life always helps. - TERMITE",Language,02/04/08 #32837,5 More Minutes!,2.15,2.32,medster99,"What is the fourth and final letter in this series, and what do the letters stand for? F, S, J, _",No hint available.,"The last letter is S. The letters stand for Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. They are the class order in both High School and College in the United States.",Series,09/04/06 #16995,The Yard Sale,3.0,2.39,brgdo1994,"After buying a new oven, Gerald sold his old one to a stranger. Although the stranger offered to pay cash, Gerald, nonetheless, had a very good reason for insisting that the transaction take place at a bank. Rather than be offended, the stranger clearly understood the reason for this unusual request. Why did Gerald make this demand?","Q: Did Gerald know how to count? A: Yes Q: Did the man have the correct currency? A: Yes Q: Wouldn't he have insisted on going to the bank, had he sold the oven to a friend? A: No",Gerald is blind and fears he would be shortchanged by the purchaser. The bank teller would ensure the proper amount is paid.,Situation,03/11/04 #24676,Cryptolist III,2.64,2.61,phrebh,"A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and determine the category. Category: AVTD AEUBDBRQA LGETCG LEDDGK MWGQUB LRCCAVT JEDKHMM UVWTH DBEW-FGH FGYHQTGDG FRT DEJVZGA","Category: Dogs G=E","Category: Dogs Dachshund Beagle Basset French Bulldog Mastiff Corgi Shar-Pei Pekingese Pug Samoyed A=D B=H C=L D=S E=A F=P G=E H=I J=M K=T L=B M=F Q=N R=U T=G U=C V=O W=R Y=K Z=Y",Cryptography,07/19/05 #17980,Hidden Time & Again,3.27,1.13,fishmed,"Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, ""Thighbone/Swallowtail"" conceals ""High & Low."" 1. Skyrocketing/Trolleyman 2. Thermometer/Apoplexy 3. Delaware/Bordering 4. Surprised/Trashiness 5. Throughout/Stumblebum",No hint available.,"1. Rock & Roll 2. Mom & Pop 3. Law & Order 4. Rise & Shine 5. Rough & Tumble",Language,06/21/04 #8497,Legs & Legs & Legs !!!,2.41,1.75,lesternoronha1,"Lester saw a number of men, dogs and spiders in a group. When he counted the number of legs of all of them in the group he found them to be 420. He knows that the number of dogs in the group are double the number of men and the number of spiders are double the number of dogs. Can you help him find the number of men, dogs and spiders in the group?","Men have 2 legs, Dogs have 4 legs and Spiders have 8 legs.","Lester found that there were 10 men, 20 dogs and 40 spiders in the group. If you consider the group to consist of 1 man, 2 dogs and 4 spiders, the number of legs will be 42 (This is the least value possible with the given ratio). Since 420 is ten times 42, you must multiply this ratio of men to dogs to spiders by 10 to get the answer.",Math,11/14/02 #50097,Dropboxes XXII,2.81,2.1,eighsse,"In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related. 1. Blackens with heat [_] 2. Exchange a check for money [_] 3. Fireplace residue 4. Seek, actively [_] 5. Wreck [_] 6. Lasting mark 7. Record groove pattern [_] 8. Eiffel Tower's home [_] 9. Box 10. Indicator [_] 11. Launch [_] 12. Utter melodically 13. Bans from school [_] 14. Rest [_] 15. Permeate",No hint available.,"1. chars [R] 2. cash [C] 3. ash 4. search [E] 5. crash [H] 6. scar 7. spiral [L] 8. Paris [I] 9. spar 10. signal [A] 11. sling [L] 12. sing 13. expels [X] 14. sleep [L] 15. seep ""Relax,"" and colloquial synonym ""chill""",Language,01/25/14 #21654,Trucks,2.28,1.78,jocelyng,"A haulage contractor did not have room in his garage for 8 of his trucks. He therefore increased the size of his garage by 50 percent, which gave him room for 8 more trucks than he owned altogether. How many trucks did he own?",No hint available.,"40 trucks: his original garage could hold 32 trucks. By increasing the size by 50%, the new garage could then hold 48 trucks - which is 8 more than he currently owned.",Math,03/20/05 #44645,Spazy Croonerisms 17,2.34,1.79,cnmne,"A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms? 1) to toss a ball and to overwhelm or suppress & a bird and a bird 2) a place to buy tires & an armed conflict between iron-based products 3) a tricky dried fruit & an earlier hill of sand 4) a misbehaving person from Port-Au-Prince & an arrogant country",No hint available.,"1) throw and crush & crow and thrush 2) wheel store & steel war 3) devious prune & previous dune 4) naughty Haitian & haughty nation",Language,06/13/09 #37673,What Kind of Game,2.7,2.31,fishhooky,"Most apt riddler, by lore explain. Why you collect me for a game. You might carve me up deftly. But when lost I am you'll see, I'll make you feel like you're insane.","Cats eye onionskin Shooter for the peewee's bin.","Marble Explanation: First line is an acrostic of marble. Marbles are glass beads used for playing various games. Marble is also a common material for sculptures. To lose your marbles is to go crazy. The hint is names of various types of marbles used for playing games with.",Riddle,08/06/07 #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 #27855,CoLoR SuRGE!,2.72,2.17,sugarnspice4u7,"Which of these colors does not belong? red orange yellow green brown blue purple","This ""treat"" traveled to space around 1981!","Purple is not a color of a standard M&M candy! Colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown were all accepted (as standard colors) in 1995 when blue was introduced. New colors are being introduced these days, but the 6 colors are accepted worldwide as the standard colors. :)",Other,01/03/06 #7403,LOOHCS2,2.48,1.06,supershlop,"What is this common phrase: LOOHCS2",No hint available.,Back to school!,Rebus,09/13/02 #1995,Christmas,2.13,1.42,Majeen,"For Christmas, six brothers and sisters received some CD albums as presents. The albums were by Madonna, Steps, Robbie Williams, Boyzone, Mozart and Shania Twain. Using these clues, can you determine who received which CD? Kevin chose a CD by a solo girl singer. Laura hates pop music but got an album she wanted. James chose a solo singer. Rebecca chose a girl singer, but not Madonna. Joanne and Steve both chose CDs by groups. Steve chose Steps.",No hint available.,Kevin chose Madonna. Laura chose Mozart. James chose Robbie Williams. Rebecca chose Shania Twain. Joanne chose Boyzone. Steve chose Steps.,Logic,01/08/02 #50650,The Desert Creature,2.22,0.63,brandonfave,"I am a creature that makes you go ""Ick!"" I can literally stop you dead in your tracks. I'll come out of nowhere and I'll get you quick. My bite hurts as much as stepping on tacks. I'm one of the most dangerous desert creatures of all. People get scared when they see me crawl. What kind of creature am I?","Even without legs I can still move around. And as I move I make a hissing sound.",I am a snake.,Riddle,07/19/15 #43146,M + M + P = O,1.95,2.74,zjmyslin,M + M + P = O,Geography,"Micronesia + Melanesia + Polynesia = Oceania/Oceanica Oceania is technically comprised of these three regions.",Letter-Equations,09/20/08 #24543,A GS,2.37,2.44,CuteNis,AO + FO + W + UO = A GS,You can ace this!,"Australian Open + French Open + Wimbledon + US Open = a Grand Slam All are the 4 main annual tennis tournaments",Letter-Equations,07/14/05 #6532,Hard to See,2.74,1.8800000000000001,SkEwL_gUrl,"In forests I'm leafy In deserts I'm like sand You'll find it hard to see me Even if I'm in your hand",No hint available.,A chameleon!,Riddle,08/14/02 #18012,Prisoners and 2 Switches - Scenario A,2.96,3.23,biztycl,"The warden meets with 23 new prisoners when they arrive. He tells them, ""You may meet today and plan a strategy. But after today, you will be in isolated cells and will have no communication with one another. ""In the prison there is a switch room which contains two light switches labeled A and B, each of which can be in either the 'on' or the 'off' position. BOTH SWITCHES ARE IN THEIR OFF POSITIONS NOW.* The switches are not connected to anything. ""After today, from time to time whenever I feel so inclined, I will select one prisoner at random and escort him to the switch room. This prisoner will select one of the two switches and reverse its position. He must move one, but only one of the switches. He can't move both but he can't move none either. Then he'll be led back to his cell."" ""No one else will enter the switch room until I lead the next prisoner there, and he'll be instructed to do the same thing. I'm going to choose prisoners at random. I may choose the same guy three times in a row, or I may jump around and come back."" ""But, given enough time, everyone will eventually visit the switch room as many times as everyone else. At any time any one of you may declare to me, 'We have all visited the switch room.' ""If it is true, then you will all be set free. If it is false, and somebody has not yet visited the switch room, you will be fed to the alligators."" *note - the only difference from Scenario B, the original position of the 2 switches are known.","Assuming that: A) There is no restriction on the amount of time the prisoners could take before sending the notice to the warden that everyone has been to the switch room at least once. B) There is no restriction on the number of time each prisoner can visit the switch room C) The warden will not attempt any foul moves, such as intentionally not bringing a certain prisoner to the switch room forever.","1. Appoint a ""scorekeeper"" and the other 22 prisoners as ""transmitters"". 2. When a transmitter enter the switch room for the first time, he will flick switch B ON if he sees it in the OFF position. Alternatively, he will flick switch A if he sees switch B is in the ON position and waits for his next visit. The transmitter's mission is to find ONE opportunity to flick switch B to the ON position. After he completes his mission, he will flick switch A for all subsequent visits. In short, each transmitter's role is to send a signal to the scorekeeper that he has been to the switch room. 3. The scorekeeper's role is to flick off switch B whenever he sees it in the ON position. Each time he flicks off switch B he adds 1 to his score. When he sees switch B is already OFF, he flicks switch A instead and does not add to the score. As soon as he accumulates 22, he reports to the Warden.",Logic,06/24/04 #34484,"Dash, Dash",2.54,2.06,DaleGriffin,"In each of the following, insert letters so both words make sense. e.g. TAN(--)AT Answer:GO The number of dashes indicates the number of letters required. 1)TAB(--)TTER 2)W(---)IGO 3)HOU(----)E",No hint available.,"1)TABLE, LETTER 2)WIND, INDIGO 3)HOUMOUS, MOUSE",Language,12/20/06 #51148,Inedible in Edible,2.54,1.71,ThinksForFun,"My first may be accumulated or spent My second crumbles after disappointment My whole is broken so a note that was sent May be able to reach its recipient What am I?",The title is a hint.,"fortune cookie Line 2 refers to the idiom: ""That's the way the cookie crumbles."" For the title, the ""inedible"" fortune is found ""in"" the ""edible"" cookie.",Riddle,05/28/17 #2055,Half-Jaundice,2.29,1.62,missie,Jaundice is a sign of liver cancer that causes the whites of the eye and skin of a Caucasian person to turn yellow. A patient came in with a jaundiced appearance in one eye but not in the other. How come?,No hint available.,The patient had a glass eye.,Situation,01/16/02 #14169,The Matching Hands of Time,2.18,2.36,brainiac2003,"During a normal 12 hour cycle (midnight to noon, or vice versa), how many times will the hour and minute hands line up exactly, and at what times, to the nearest second, will this happen? (Count midnight and noon as once only, as on a clock, they are the same time.)","In one hour, the minute hand travels around a full circle of three hundred and sixty degrees, while the hour hand travels only thirty degrees in the same time. Also keep in mind that the minute (or hour) hand will be in the same relative position after a 360 degree rotation.","There are 11 times during a 12 hour cycle when this happens. Here is the explanation of what times this happens: If we let T represent the number of hours that elapse, then we can say that the minute hand moves 360 degrees per hour and the hour hand moves 30 degrees per hour. Let M be the relative position of the minute hand, and H the relative position of the hour hand, measured in degrees (relative to the 12 o'clock position). As equations, we will have H = 30*T, M = 360*T Now, we can measure the angle between the two hands as M - H. M - H = 330*T. The hands will line up when there is no angular difference between the two. That is, either the angle is zero, or some exact multiple of 360 degrees. So, 330*T = 360*K, where K is some whole integer value. Hence, T = (12/11)*K, where T represents hours after 12:00. Here, K can be any integer value from 0 to 10. If K = 0, then the time is 12:00 (the starting time). For K = 11, T = 12, which again is 12:00. The other values in between will give exact values of T in hours, which can be converted to hours, minutes and seconds. The exact times when the hands line up are: 12:00:00, 1:05:27, 2:10:55, 3:16:22, 4:21:49. 5:27:16, 6:32:44, 7:38:11, 8:43:38, 9:49:05, and 10:54:33. The next time after this will again be 12:00:00.",Math,08/05/03 #28069,Country Scramble,2.99,1.84,sgtammo,"Can you unscramble the countries in Part 1 and match them with the appropriate fact about them in Part 2? And your answer is? Part 1 1. HCAIN 2. GRIINAE 3. PAJNA 4. SUKTROOAEH 5. MIKUDITDNENGO 6. HUFAIORSACT 7. MNAAORI Part 2 1. This is the world's most populous country. 2. The capital of this country is Abuja. 3. This is the only country to ever suffer an attack with atomic weapons. 4. The capital of this country is Seoul. 5. This country is a great industrial power despite the fact that it must import many resources. 6. The capital of this country is Pretoria. 7. Dracula's home, Transylvania, is in this country.",No hint available.,"1. China: This is the world's most populous country. 2. Nigeria: The capital of this country is Abuja. 3. Japan: This is the only country to ever suffer an attack with atomic weapons. 4. South Korea: The capital of this city is Seoul. 5. United Kingdom: This country is a great industrial power despite the fact that it must import many resources. 6. South Africa: The capital of this country is Pretoria. 7. Romania: Dracula's home, Transylvania, is in this country.",Trivia,01/14/06 #35278,Look 2,2.62,0.66,shoulder_angel,"C yourself yourself yourself yourself",No hint available.,"See for yourself (Breakdown: C 4 yourself)",Rebus,02/11/07 #28338,Dan Quayle II,2.65,2.27,Dave,"Zk zu mlfqjatwy kl dj njaj zf knj iajck ukckj lt Gnzgcil. Z djyzjsj mj caj lf cf zaajsjauzdyj kajfq klmcaq xlaj tajjqlx cfq qjxlgacgh - dwk knck glwyq gncfij. Zt mj qlf'k uwggjjq mj awf knj azuo lt tczywaj. Mj caj ajcqh tla cfh wftlajujjf jsjfk knck xch la xch flk lggwa. Knj Cxjazgcf vjlvyj mlwyq flk mcfk kl oflm lt cfh xzubwlkju knck Qcf Bwchyj xch la xch flk xcoj.","D = B A = R N = H","It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago. I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but that could change. If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur. The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make. A = R B = Q C = A D = B E = X F = N G = C H = Y I = G J = E K = T L = O M = W N = H O = K P = Z Q = D R = J S = V T = F U = S V = P W = U X = M Y = L Z = I",Cryptography,01/29/06 #13664,16 = C on a B,2.12,2.93,adoontourious,16 = C on a B,No hint available.,16 = Claws on a Bear,Letter-Equations,07/07/03 #35458,What a Fall!,2.17,1.77,cowman12,Kelly had a terrible fall down a flight of stairs. She was completely unharmed. Why wasn't she hurt?,No hint available.,Kelly was a Barbie doll. She was dropped by a little girl carrying her down the flight of stairs.,Situation,02/27/07 #39199,Causes a Feeling of Glee,2.45,1.87,aresII,"My 9, 5, 7, 8, is a young adult. My 2, 3, 4, 7, 3, 6 is a popular field trip location. My 9, 5, 1, 6 has no I. My 2, 3, 4, 9 is a prerequisite. My 9, 5, 1, 4, 7 is to taunt. My whole causes a feeling of glee.",No hint available.,"AMUSEMENT. Clue 1 = teen. Clue 2 = museum. Clue 3 = team. Clue 4 = must. Clue 5 = tease.",Riddle,11/15/07 #48361,Words With AW,2.05,2.41,cnmne,"Five words that contain AW as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? AW***, **AW*, ***AW, *AW****, **AW**** Pool: B, C, E, F, F, H, I, J, L, N, N, O, P, R, R, S, S, S, T, U",No hint available.,"AWFUL, SPAWN, STRAW, JAWBONE, CRAWFISH",Language,01/05/11 #18617,Mad Ade's Letter Math,2.2,2.94,mad-ade,"Substitute digits (0-9) for the letters to make the following addition true. MAINTAIN + INTERNET = FIREWALL Replace the letters with the appropriate number to make the addition work. Keep in mind that neither the first or last number of each word is a 0 (zero) and if x=4 then all x's are 4 and so on.",No hint available.,"35492549 + 49267962= 84760511 W=0, L=1, T=2, M=3, I=4, A=5, E=6, R=7, F=8, N=9",Cryptography,08/29/04 #33007,Hidden Countries II,2.68,1.61,grungy49,"Grungy was now faced with another problem. He had handed in his last assignment on time but now his friend had been punished and it seems like his teacher was going through a craze of hiding countries in sentences! Now Grungy's friend has to write out a report of the facts about each country - once he knows the countries! Can you help Grungy and his friend? Example: Do you think I RAN very fast at the school carnival? (IRAN) ""Cha cha cha! Cha cha cha!"" ""Dad, stop being embarrassing,"" whined Jake. There is no man who could climb to the top of that tree. Andrea only saw one palace when she was on holiday, but she was absolutely amazed by it. The spa in the hotel was absolutely fabulous. The proud Roman, Ian Thomspon, made a speech about how the world has changed. As they were driving in the car, they passed a sign advertising to go to ""Hippo Land"".",No hint available.,"(CHA Dad) CHAD (nO MAN) OMAN (oNE PALace) NEPAL (SPA IN) SPAIN (ROMAN IAn) ROMANIA (hipPO LAND) POLAND Thankfully, Grungy's friend's report was in by the next day.",Language,09/14/06 #4631,Birthdays,2.46,2.69,Dazza,"How many people do you need to enter a room before the probability of any 2 or more people sharing a birthday (day and month only, not year) is greater than 50%? Assume for the sake of the puzzle that birthdays in the population at large are equally spread over a 365 day year.",It is easier to calculate the probability that all birthdays in the group are unique.,"We get the solution by calculating the solution to the opposite case: How many people are necessary before the chance of them all having unique birthdays is less than 50%. Let Pn be the probability of n people having unique birthdays. Obviously, with 1 person in the room, P1 = 1.0 If there are n people in the room, the probability of the (n+1)th person also having a unique birthday is (365-n)/365. Hence P(n+1) given Pn is (365-n)/365. So P(n+1) = Pn * (365-n)/365. If we start with n=1 and count upwards, calculating Pn, we find that P22 = 0.52 and P23 = 0.49. Hence, with 23 people in the room, the probability that 2 or more people will share a birthday is 51%.",Probability,06/11/02 #1398,How Many Daughters,2.3,0.89,stormcloud99,"A man is asked what his daughters look like. He answers,""They are all blondes but two, all brunettes but two and all redheads but two."" How many daughters does he have?",No hint available.,"He has 3 daughters. One blonde, one brunette, and one redhead.",Logic,11/14/01 #16737,Marriage,2.7600000000000002,1.32,toast9897,"There are two princesses-the virtuous Amanda, who always tells the truth, and the wicked Jessica, who always lies. One is married, and one is not, but the king has kept the details of the marriage a secret, even down to who is married. The king has organized a joust. The winner gets to name which of the daughters he wishes to marry; if she is available, they will wed the next day. The man who wins asks the king if he may talk to the daughters. The king says he may ask one of the daughters one question, but it can be no longer than three words. What question should he ask?",No hint available.,"The question: ""Are you married?"" Regardless who answers his question, he knows that a yes means that Amanda is married and a no means Jessica is married. Virtuous Amanda will tell him the truth-yes if she is, no if Jessica is-no matter what, and wicked Jessica will say no if she is married and yes if Amanda is married.",Situation,02/25/04 #15306,Uninvited Guest in Your Home,2.47,0.9400000000000001,yaya,"I am an uninvited guest in your home and I shall never leave. I move silently all through each room, both day and night. I respect nothing and am always on the move. If you disturb me, I relocate. You can easily see me with the naked eye. If you are able to move me, it's only temporary and many others will take my place. I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere. You are one of my vehicles for transportation. Millions of dollars have been spent to destroy me; however, I remain victorious. What am I?",No hint available.,House dust.,Riddle,11/03/03 #18334,Mall Madness,2.14,1.47,thebuddhawithin,"Elizabeth headed to the mall with $60. If she spends 1/4 of her money on clothes, $30 on CD's, and 10% of her original money pigging out at the food court, how much cash will she have left?",No hint available.,"She will have nine dollars left. Elizabeth spent $15 on clothes (1/4 of $60 = $15), $30 on CD's, and $6 on food (10% of $60 = $6). Add this together, and she spent a total of 51 dollars at the mall. Subtract this from her original 60, and she is left with $9.",Math,07/24/04 #17866,7 H of R,2.45,2.5100000000000002,PhilDunphy,7 H of R,It wasn't built in a day.,7 Hills of Rome,Letter-Equations,06/09/04 #26482,Word Pyramid: Forgotten Wonders IV,2.75,2.33,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: S Clues: 1. atomic number 33 2. body of saltwater 3. cardinal direction 4. a type of flower, having radiate flower heads with white, pink, or violet rays and a usually yellow disk 5. to capture and hold briefly 6. identifiable substances 7. Banaue Rice --------","Located on Luzon Island, the Philippines.","S AS SEA EAST ASTER ARREST TRACERS TERRACES The Banaue Rice Terraces are located within the Cordilleras mountains and rising to an altitude of about 5000 feet. The terraces were carved out of the mountain range over 3000 years ago by the Ifugaos, the oldest mountain tribe in the area. Measured from end to end, the terraces would stretch a total length of about 13,919 miles.",Language,10/21/05 #6385,C O N,2.96,2.17,Cascas,"What is this word? c o n",No hint available.,condescending,Rebus,08/09/02 #32102,Complete-A-Word XIV,2.2,2.82,phrebh,"Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once. 1. QUA_I_U_ICIAL 2. QUI_ _ _I_ 3. QUIL_ _O_T 4. QUA_ERI_ _L_ 5. QUI_S 6. QUI_BL_ 7. QUIN_ _AGESI_A 8. QUIC_ _ATCH 9. QU_F_ 10. QU_ _",It helps if you write down the alphabet and then cross out the ones you've used.,"1. QUASIJUDICIAL 2. QUIXOTIC 3. QUILLWORT 4. QUAVERINGLY 5. QUIPS 6. QUIBBLE 7. QUINQUAGESIMA 8. QUICKHATCH 9. QUAFF 10. QUIZ",Language,07/27/06 #46079,Able Path,2.21,2.55,MarcM1098,"What word logically completes this silly sentence? Hi, I fed a cab on no _____.","The title (Able Path) is an anagram of ""alphabet"".","RUST Each of the words is formed from one or more consecutive letters of the alphabet, rearranged if necessary. There are only eight such words (excluding abbreviations and slang words). The single letter words (A and I) are easy to find. Here is the alphabet showing how the other words are formed: ABC DEF g HI jklm NO pq RSTU vwxyz CAB FED g HI jklm ON qp RUST vwxzy",Other,12/25/09 #36406,Chop and Chop,2.17,2.71,Trumalia,"This is an old Lithuanian riddle from 1300-1900 AD. I ride, I ride, no tracks are left; I chop and chop; There are no chips left. He rides and rides; Turns around: There is no road left.",No hint available.,Boat,Riddle,03/19/07 #10378,A Pal in the Room,2.37,1.05,griphook,"topS, a trams god no a loots, was net evil star tips no wets stop, tub did ton part a tar. What is the secret message?",Listen to the title.,"Spot, a smart dog on a stool, saw ten live rats spit on stew pots, but did not trap a rat.",Language,02/11/03 #22761,Boats,2.13,2.71,DummyisDumb,"Which sail on these boats would make you pay less money? Sail 1: 441 21111 Sail 2: 311 2221 Sail 3: 55111 4111",No hint available.,"Sail 1. It's a 2 for 1 sale!",Rebus,05/08/05 #19939,Shipwrecked 2,2.71,1.62,Z2-d2,"After a ship wreck in the 1960's, a small group of survivors was stranded on an island. Millions of ordinary people knew about the survivors, but no rescue attempts were made. What was the island and how many survivors were there?",You may have seen it on TV.,"Gilligan's Island. Seven people.",Situation,12/20/04 #36599,It Works! Happily Employed,2.94,1.73,chaskey,"In the energetic, little town of Catwaggle, five friends enjoy employment at five companies. Who works where, at what job, the age of the company, and the length of employment can all be determined by following the clues below. FRIENDS: Allen, Bill, Cliff, Doris, Ellen COMPANIES: 20-Digital Accounting, Outbound Books, Big Toe Ballet Co., Square Links Grocery Chain, Rebar Saloon Supplies STREETS: Alphabet Avenue, Burnt Brick Boulevard, Pebbled Pedal Path, Real Dirt Drive, Greenpenny Street COMPANY AGES: years: 3, 11, 17, 25, 27 EMPLOYMENT: years: 2, 8, 12, 16, 24 CLUES: 1. Nobody has been employed at a company for more years than the company has been in business. 2. Big Toe Ballet Co. has been at the foot of Pebbled Pedal Path for twenty-five years, and the business on Real Dirt Drive has been open for seventeen years. 3. Bill (sometimes appropriately called ""Bills""), who was apparently learning to count on his toes at age 3 weeks, years later became a partner in the firm of 20-Digital Accounting, located on Greenpenny Street. 4. Ellen started work at Square Links Grocery Chain a year after it opened on Real Dirt Drive. 5. Twenty-four years ago, Doris helped Cliff get his job at Outbound Books, which had been in business on Alphabet Avenue for three years. He is still happy there. 6. Also happy is Allen (nicknamed ""Al Ert""), the security guard at Big Toe Ballet Co., who prevented a robbery and was applauded for being on his feet. 7. Doris likes to travel, so she was happy to land the job as driver of the delivery truck for Rebar Saloon Supplies, in business for eleven years.",No hint available.,"Allen -- Big Toe Ballet Co. -- Pebbled Pedal Path -- Co. age 25 -- employed 12 years Bill -- 20-Digital Accounting -- Greenpenny St. -- Co. age 3 -- employed 2 years Cliff -- Outbound Books -- Alphabet Ave. -- Co. age 27 -- employed 24 years Doris -- Rebar Saloon Supplies -- Burnt Brick Bl. -- Co. age 11 -- employed 8 years Ellen -- Square Links Grocery Chain -- Real Dirt Dr. -- Co. age 17 -- employed 16 years",Logic-Grid,05/11/07 #17679,Movie Star,2.39,2.63,MrIxolite,"Name the famous movie star from the Rebus below? Srintn",Chemical Canine perhaps?,"Rin-tin-tin (canine movie star) Rint in Tin (Sn - chemical symbol of Tin)",Rebus,05/18/04 #31395,Word Scrambles V,2.74,1.92,Psychic_Master,"Here's how it goes; there will be 3 scrambled word puzzles with a clue above each. The unscrambled word/s will have something to do with the clue. 1. Clue: Slipped off at midnight Puzzle: Clean idler 2. Clue: Ever larger Puzzle: Tiny if in 3. Clue: Just add water Puzzle: Not cafe finest",No hint available.,"1. Cinderella 2. Infinity 3. Instant coffee",Language,06/28/06 #3552,Boiling Water,2.85,1.87,Bobbrt,"A clever scientist in his lab can bring pure water to a vigorous boil, then immediately pour the water over his head without scalding himself. How does he do it? Note: He does not cool the water down and he has no protective clothing whatsoever.",There are two ways to boil water. One is to heat it to 212 degrees Fahrenheit. What is the other?,He can apply a vacuum to a container of water. The water will boil but will remain at room temperature. He can then quickly relieve the vacuum and pour the water over his head without worry of scalding himself.,Science,04/17/02 #22852,Technobabble I,3.15,1.39,CPlusPlusMan,"The following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. Try to find all four. Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots) 1. Revert to the first quadrilateral of equal sides and angles. 2. One suffering from Macular Degeneration guiding one with less than 1/10 of normal vision. 3. Restrain your multiple Equus caballus. 4. The writing utensil containing small amounts of ink is more puissant than the iron hand-held weapon.",No hint available.,"1. Back to Square One--A term meaning to go back to the beginning, or the original idea. 2. Blind leading the blind--Term which means the person in charge knows no more than the person or people he is leading. 3. Hold your Horses--Meaning be patient and to wait. 4. The pen is mightier than the sword--A phrase that means you can get more accomplished by solving your problems in a calm way, than resorting to violence.",Other,05/12/05 #29289,Magnificent Music,2.7,2.7600000000000002,buttons03,"Figure out the meaning of the letters to find a remarkable orchestral piece. T P = M + V + M + J + S + U + N","I hope that this helps you out, rather than confuse you more. Good Luck! M = TWM V = TBoP M = TBoW J = TBoJ S = TBoOA U = TM N = TM Finally, here is one last hint to help you out-- Composer = GH","The Planets = Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Each movement also has a title that goes with it, so I included them as a hint. Mercury = The Winged Messenger Venus = The Bringer of Peace Mars = The Bringer of War Jupiter = The Bringer of Jollity Saturn = The Bringer of Old Age Uranus = The Magician Neptune = The Mystic Finally, here is the answer to the last hint- Composer = Gustav Holst",Letter-Equations,03/24/06 #28822,Opposites 11,2.34,2.0,EnderofGames,"In the following code, each symbol stands for one of five letters. % stands for L, K, G, A, or T ^ stands for M, C, Y, I, or R = stands for G, E, B, O, or K & stands for H, W, J, E, or R $ stands for O, H, F, N, or P The five letter code word, &^=$%, can be translated into two English words that are opposites. What are the two words?",No hint available.,Right and Wrong.,Logic,02/26/06 #12331,On This Day,2.68,1.98,MrIxolite,"Which happy phrase is represented below? The Family+ The Family+ *+*",No hint available.,"A new addition to the family (Louis John Ixolite born 13/05/03)",Rebus,05/13/03 #35912,A Whole New Farm!,2.08,0.88,cowman12,"Cowman recently needed to relocate to Cowville to find a new farm. He needs to meet the new crew and find their jobs and which breeds they are assigned to. Workers: Chris, Alex, Jake Jobs: Breeder, Feeder, Milker Breeds: Holstein, Jersey, Angus 1) The breeder is assigned to the Angus cows. 2) Chris is in charge of the Jersey cows. 3) Jake is the milker. 4) The milker is in charge of the Holstein cows.",No hint available.,"Chris-Feeder-Jersey Alex-Breeder-Angus Jake-Milker-Holstein",Logic-Grid,03/27/07 #48338,Curtail 16,2.6,2.16,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. Unwanted email -> Watering place 2. Plant fibre; cannabis -> Finished edge of cloth 3. Abbreviation for sugar/starch foods -> Automobile 4. Fabric neck warmer -> Mark left after tissue heals 5. Type of lizard -> Body covering 6. Mild and pleasant -> Aromatic ointment 7. Type of yeast, can cause infections -> Blunt; straightforward 8. Fibrous protein in connective tissues -> Collection of diverse things","The words start with these letters: 1. S 2. H 3. C 4. S 5. S 6. B 7. C 8. C","1. Spam -> Spa 2. Hemp -> Hem 3. Carb -> Car 4. Scarf -> Scar 5. Skink -> Skin 6. Balmy -> Balm 7. Candida -> Candid 8. Collagen -> Collage",Language,12/28/10 #50916,Serious Seriesness,2.66,3.05,Snowdog,"Find the number that comes next in the following series: 3, 7, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 25, 30, 41, 45, 52, 54, 56, 59, 61, 65, 70, ?",Libri tres,"91 is the next number. The hint is Latin for ""three letters"". This is the series of Roman Numerals consisting of three symbols. 3 - III 7 - VII 12 - XII 14 - XIV 16 - XVI 19 - XIX 21 - XXI 25 - XXV 30 - XXX 41 - XLI 45 - XLV 52 - LII 54 - LIV 56 - LVI 59 - LIX 61 - LXI 65 - LXV 70 - LXX 91 - XCI",Series,10/19/16 #5818,Tree Ri_ge Tree,2.83,2.43,Cascas,"What does this mean? tree ri_ge tree",No hint available.,Partridge in a pear tree,Rebus,07/23/02 #20876,Having Spells,2.35,2.97,stm8r1,"What are the next three numbers in this series? 0, 1, 12, 18, 48, ?, ?, ?",No hint available.,"80, 60, 30. Each number after 1 is the product of the number of letters in the previous two numbers in the sequence. Zero (4) x One (3) = 12. One (3) x Twelve (6) = 18.",Series,02/07/05 #27197,Pizza Palace,2.7600000000000002,0.79,Shawnheyhey123,"One day Betty, Katie, Sean, Dan, and Paulina decided to go to Pizza Palace. Everyone ordered a different pizza with a different crust. Figure out which kid picked what pizza (cheese, pepperoni, onions, anchovies, or pepper) and with what kind of crust (thick, thin, sour, sweet, or no crust). 1: The cheese pizza has some kind of crust. 2: Betty hates onions, anchovies, and crusts. 3: The name of the person that had the pepperoni pizza comes third alphabetically among the 5 kids. 4: The girls hate sour and thick crusts. 5: The cheese pizza didn't have a sweet or sour crust. 6: Sean hates onions, anchovies, and peppers. 7: Dan's allergic to onions and peppers. 8: Katie had the sweet crust.",No hint available.,"Betty - Pepper - No Crust Katie - Pepperoni - Sweet Sean - Cheese - Thick Dan - Anchovies - Sour Paulina - Onions - Thin",Logic-Grid,11/28/05 #2322,The Assignment,2.73,2.69,rayneeday,"A young woman was very upset with a failing grade she received on a rather important paper in her sociology class at college. She had spent hours studying the adolescent and teenage populations of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and China. She wrote a fifteen page paper comparing the societal, religious and governmental influences. The paper was grammatically correct. Can you explain why she received the failing grade?",The Sociology class was on Death and Dying.,The Professor wanted a paper on Euthanasia not Youth in Asia.,Language,02/15/02 #28305,Re-ack-shun,2.99,2.42,norcekri,"Forrie Agincourt and Sarah Bellum alit from the train at Union Station. As they followed the crowd toward the stores, Forrie carefully dodged anyone wearing a small hat. Sarah Bellum watched him for a minute, finally figuring out that he was practicing ""cap-shun"" from their on-board word game. She giggled and leaned forward to speak to him over the bustle of the crowd. ""We came in on location #9; I hope we get one higher on the way home."" ""Huh? Why?"" Forrie asked. ""I've been under too much ten-shun lately."" Forrie made a horrid face and mimed sticking a finger down his throat. ""You can get away with that once, but not twice, young man!"" ""I'm sorry, Aunt ..."", and he noticed the smirk on her face. ""For every ac-shun, there is an equal and opposite re-ack-shun. I'd have to avoid the second time, right?"" Forrie's face twisted in on itself, but he kept his fingers away from his mouth. ""I was going to wait for the trip home, but I think I'd better retaliate now."" ""You have more shun words?"" ""Yup."" How many of Forrie's avoidances can you puzzle out? 1. Avoidance of train rails 2. Avoidance of the 4x100-meter race 3. Avoidance of sodium 4. Avoidance of police ""sting"" operations 5. Avoidance of California's largest city 6. Avoidance of top marks in school 7. Avoidance of the Three Stooges' leader",No hint available.,"1. traction (track-shun) 2. relation (relay-shun) 3. nation (Na-shun) 4. contraption (con-trap-shun) 5. elation (LA-shun, for Los Angeles) 6. gradation (grade-A-shun) 7. motion (Moe-shun)",Language,01/28/06 #4761,"4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47,",2.29,1.9000000000000001,mad-ade,"What is the number missing from the following sequence? 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, ____ 123, 199, 322",No hint available.,"The missing number is 76. Beginning with the third number in the sequence, each number is the sum of the two preceding numbers.",Series,06/16/02 #5199,Vacation Activities,2.5100000000000002,1.83,Cascas,"It was vacation time, and so I decided to visit my cousin's home. What a grand time we had! In the mornings, we both would go for a jog. The evenings were spent on the tennis court. Tiring as these activities were, we could manage only one per day, i.e., either we went for a jog or played tennis each day. There were days when we felt lazy and stayed home all day long. Now, there were 14 mornings when we did nothing, 15 evenings when we stayed at home, and a total of 9 days when we jogged or played tennis. For how many days did I stay at my cousin's place?",No hint available.,19,Math,07/03/02 #7861,Words and Numbers,2.7600000000000002,2.16,something,"I am a 10 letter word. My 9, 6, 1, 2 is something a swimmer may do. My 5, 4, 4, 3 is not that hot really. My 7, 4, 3, 2 is a big stick. My 7, 6, 8, 5, 10 is a small part of something. My 3, 4, 1, 10 is a special form of friendship. My 7, 6, 8 is something you can eat. My whole is an old form of transport. What am I?",No hint available.,"Velocipede. Dive, cool, pole, piece, love, pie.",Language,10/04/02 #13389,"Half Twin, Double Twin.",2.3,2.48,willymapo,"I met Ronny and Johnny at the zoo. They are identical twins that like math very much, so they were constantly adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing any amounts. And they were very good at this, because usually they could make the operation fast and accurate. However, they have a flaw: when the boys were merely counting, they always got the wrong number. Ronny always gets twice the number of items he is counting and Johnny always gets half the number of items counted. When we were leaving at the afternoon, they were discussing the zoo experience: A: Did you see all those elephants? B: Yes, I counted them. They were three times the number of crocodiles I counted in the pool. A: Oh, I also counted the crocodiles; they were two-thirds the number of butterflies I counted in the garden. B: Really, I counted the butterflies and they were three quarters the number the long tailed monkeys I counted in the monkey pit. A: Sure, the long tailed monkeys I counted were just 8 more than the white headed monkeys in the trees. B: Hum, but the white headed monkeys I counted were one more that the number of giraffes I counted. A: Oh, well, I counted only 4 Giraffes. All the above is correct (except for the counting). So, can you tell which brother is which, and how many animals were of each kind?",No hint available.,"A is Ronny and B is Johnny. There were: 12 Elephants 4 Crocodiles 6 Butterflies 8 Long tailed monkeys 4 White headed monkeys 2 Giraffes",Math,06/24/03 #46653,Behead T,2.6,1.48,MarcM1098,"When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. Transportation -> Precipitation 2. That place -> This place 3. One of two matching people -> To be victorious 4. Panic; dread -> Mistake 5. Belonging to an individual -> Beneficiary; successor 6. Absorbent paper -> Topic; come out of 7. Cabs -> Line around which something rotates 8. Municipality -> Possess","The shorter words start with these letters: 1. R 2. H 3. W 4. E 5. H 6. I 7. A 8. O","1. Train -> Rain 2. There -> Here 3. Twin -> Win 4. Terror -> Error 5. Their -> Heir 6. Tissue -> Issue 7. Taxis -> Axis 8. Town -> Own",Language,04/03/10 #44631,"Books, Books and more Books",2.07,0.53,brainyboy615,"Jake, John, Joe, and Jack each have a different favorite book series. These include ""Harry Potter"", ""The Lord of the Rings"", ""Sherlock Holmes"", and ""The Hardy Boys"". Using the clues, figure out who likes which book series. 1. Jake and Joe love mysteries, while John and Jack prefer magic and fantasy. 2. ""Joe"" is the name of a character in Joe's favorite series. 3. John's Halloween costume, based on his favorite series, includes glasses and a black robe.","""Sherlock Holmes"" has no magic in it, and ""The Lord of the Rings"" is not a mystery.","Jake - ""Sherlock Holmes"" Joe - ""The Hardy Boys"" John - ""Harry Potter"" Jack - ""The Lord of the Rings""",Logic,06/12/09 #29530,Crash Into Your World,2.98,1.54,sniperkid990,"I can be as blue as the sky or have a white top. I roll through my world and crash into yours. I can be as gentle as a newborn puppy or as vicious as an angered bull, ripping through anything I find. I will topple anything you put in my way if I am strong enough. What am I?",No hint available.,"A wave. A wave can have what is called a white cap. A wave will roll through the ocean and crash into the beach. It can be a small wake or a roaring tsunami. It can topple almost any boat.",Riddle,04/04/06 #6449,19 1 6 5 20 25,2.7,1.95,Skellum,"What is this phrase? 19 1 6 5 20 25",All the numbers are below 26.,"Safety in numbers. (A=1, B=2, etc.) The numbers spell SAFETY",Rebus,08/11/02 #42029,56 = M P in R M C,2.2,2.59,shenqiang,56 = M P in R M C,It's a game.,"56 = moving pieces in Rubik's master cube. It should have 64 cubes, however the 8 cubes in the center do not exist.",Letter-Equations,05/24/08 #37191,Chocolate Bars,2.38,0.59,sora,"Josh had 10 chocolate bars. Frank, Joe, Nancy, Mack, Debbie and Jane each asked for 1 chocolate bar. How many chocolate bars does Josh have left?",No hint available.,10! Because Josh didn't give them any.,Trick,07/02/07 #11041,Open When It's Closed,2.69,2.39,VolsToTheWall,"What is open when it's closed, and closed when it's open?",No hint available.,"A drawbridge. When it is physically open, cars cannot pass by so the bridge is therefore ""closed"" to them.",Riddle,03/10/03 #21857,A Strange Family,2.36,0.85,Gandalf,Justin's older brother is Justin's dad. How is this possible?,No need for Pronouns.,Justin's older brother had a son that was also named Justin.,Trick,03/28/05 #43471,Computerebus 2,2.08,1.96,cnmne,"Similar to a rebus, the following computer program conceals a statement, phrase, term, or word. Per this computer program, what does the variable Z represent? BEGIN Jane = ""I think that the Republican Party is best for the country.""; Mary = ""I think that the Democratic Party is best for the country.""; Z = Jane - Mary; END",No hint available.,A difference of opinion (Jane and Mary have different political opinions; Z equals the difference between the two opinions),Other,11/02/08 #51834,Price Tag,2.43,1.21,Jake,Can you determine which common word or phrase this picture represents?,No hint available.,Face Value,Rebus,04/12/18 #22847,Came Through My Window,2.74,1.22,killalady05,"He came through my window one beautiful night, He approached me, He touched me, He licked me, and he liked it, so he sucked me, he sucked me a lot, When he left, he left a mark, What was he?",No hint available.,A Mosquito!,Riddle,05/12/05 #51525,Tool or Toy,2.28,1.33,ThinksForFun,"I have mobility which is three-dimensional I am both innovative and unconventional Diverse are my possibilities for deployment One of these may be simply for your own enjoyment I am a servant and you can become my master But using me in the wrong place could spell disaster A person or a computer controls my motion I provide a vantage point over land or ocean I am a tool for a practical application Or I am simply a toy for your recreation What am I?","If you've not been able to guess me yet I often come with a spinning quartet","a drone Line 6 is referring to the dangerous and inappropriate use of a drone near an airport. The hint is referring to the set of four rotors which many drones have.",Riddle,10/19/17 #5923,Sunken Boat,2.5100000000000002,1.66,NuttyPrince,"On a fine sunny day, a boat was in the harbor. All of a sudden, it began to sink. There was no storm and nothing was wrong with the boat, yet it sank right in front of the spectators' eyes. What caused the boat to sink?",No hint available.,The captain of the submarine ordered the crew to dive.,Situation,07/26/02 #26542,Beauty of the Lake,2.9,1.51,princess0611,"Though my gray beginnings are not so pretty, I grow quite well into my beauty. Alabaster white or black as night, My grace is known world wide. I may make my home in the chilly Arctic, I'm also known well down under, From North America to South America I may be known to trumpet. As a female I may Pen my name, While the males may prefer to pick at a Cob. But near or far my beauty is known by lore and by myth.","My stories may make me a prince or a princess, But I was famous as an ugly duckling.","A swan. A female swan is a pen and a male swan is a cob.",Riddle,10/25/05 #17272,Syllability #2,2.6,2.46,absy,"Choose one syllable from each of the seven columns to form seven words of different lengths; one 7-syllable word, one 6-syllable word, down to a 1-syllable word. Use each syllable once. Do not change the order of the syllables If a syllable appears in column 3, it will be the third syllable of a word. Group 1: A, Car, Tris, Sub, Re, Al, Re Group 2: pha, vere, sil, rach, bon, kai Group 3: ate, dek, no, nu, ience Group 4: pho, mer, ed, a Group 5: ic, bi, pho Group 6: bi, a Group 7: a",No hint available.,"Triskaidekaphobia (7 syllables) - An abnormal fear of the number 13. Arachnophobia (6 syllables) - An abnormal fear of spiders. Alphanumeric (5 syllables) - Consisting of both letters and numbers. Carbonated (4 syllables) - Charged with carbon dioxide gas. Resilience (3 syllables) - The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune Revere (2 syllables) - To regard with awe, deference, and devotion. Sub (1 syllable) - a substitute",Language,04/07/04 #10710,5 Dollars Back?,2.41,0.8200000000000001,ninjaxdream,"Bob brought 100 dollars to the mall. He bought a 75 dollar jacket and the clerk gave him 5 dollars back. Bob checked the change, said ""thank you"" and left. Why did Bob not mind about the amount of change he was given?",No hint available.,"Bob brought $100, but not a $100 bill. He paid $80 and he got $5 change. Fair enough I say.",Trick,02/25/03 #4753,Half a Clock,2.38,1.48,mad-ade,"One evening Mad Ade sat at home waiting for his favourite Kebab shop, ""The Sweaty Chef"", to open. He kept glancing as his clock (a regular analog clock face with the numerals 1 to 12 correctly positioned), waiting for opening time. Mad Ade noticed that he could draw a straight line to split the clock face in half in such a way that the sum of the numbers on one side of the line would equal the sum of the numbers on the other side of the line? Where could Mad Ade draw the line, and what is the total of numbers on either side?",No hint available.,"If Mad Ade was to draw a straight line that begins on the left side of the clock face between 9 and 10 and cuts across the clock face to the right side between 3 and 4. The sum of the numbers above the line equals 39, and the sum of the numbers below the line equals 39.",Logic,06/15/02 #18241,Sink or Swim,2.5100000000000002,1.8900000000000001,melly,"Change sink to swim by changing only ONE letter at a time. Also, each change needs to be a valid word. SINK _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ SWIM",No hint available.,"SINK SANK SAND SAID SKID SKIM SWIM",Language,07/18/04 #30007,Bits & Pieces V,2.54,2.38,peppamintp,"Can you identify the comedians from the bits and pieces below? The first name is on the top and the last name is on the bottom. 1. HNN RSO 2. ORG RNS 3. TEV RTI 4. RGE ARL 5. CHA RYO",Three out of five are deceased.,"1. Johnny Carson 2. George Burns 3. Steve Martin 4. George Carlin 5. Richard Pryor",Trivia,04/24/06 #35755,Don't Hate...Consider This First.,2.59,2.26,aresII,"These are famous thoughts pertaining to anger. Can you decode them? All three puzzles use the same code. ""RL RLQNZ GRL SOBLE PWE GSYFP RLU EPYFE PWE BZBE."" -KRFS ""FPB HSNEF-FBGOBNBU OBSODB W'JB BJBN GBF HBNB FPB OBSODB HPS CLBH FPBZ HBNB HNSLQ."" - HWDESL GWALBN ""HPBL RLQNZ, KSYLF FS ISYN; HPBL JBNZ RLQNZ, EHBRN."" - GRNC FHRWL","F=T G=M I=F N=R","""An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes."" -Cato ""The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong."" -Wilson Mizner ""When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear."" -Mark Twain Key: A=Z B=E C=K D=L E=S F=T G=M H=W I=F J=V K=C L=N N=R O=P P=H Q=G R=A S=O U=D W=I Y=U Z=Y",Cryptography,03/19/07 #19982,Hot Mail,2.45,2.02,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented by this addressed envelope? ---------------------- Mr B.El-Zeebub 1 Pandemonium Fiery Pits Damnation-666 RETURN TO SENDER ----------------------",No hint available.,Taken to hell and back,Rebus,12/20/04 #38367,Fun With Puns,2.82,2.5,aresII,"These are quotes from George Carlin, one of America's most popular wise guys. Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code. Q=M ""DPKLSUQ SU D ORO-TYRTKLP RYMDOSEDPSRO."" ""'S DQ' SU YLTRYPLJWB PKL UKRYPLUP ULOPLOHL SO PKL LOMWSUK WDOMADML. HRAWJ SP FL PKDP 'S JR' SU PKL WROMLUP ULOPLOHL?""","E=Z O=N T=P","""ATHEISM IS A NON-PROPHET ORGANIZATION."" ""'I AM' IS REPORTEDLY THE SHORTEST SENTENCE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. COULD IT BE THAT 'I DO' IS THE LONGEST SENTENCE?"" KEY: A=U B=Y D=A E=Z F=B H=C J=D K=H L=E M=G O=N P=T Q=M R=O S=I T=P U=S W=L Y=R Z=K",Cryptography,09/20/07 #41685,Two Attackers,2.34,1.25,Carlos16,"Four people are found in an alley after reported fighting. Two people are victims, while the other two are the attackers. The attackers are lying and the victims are telling the truth. Based on that information, who were the two attackers? TJ: Drake beat me up. Jake: I saw RJ getting attacked. Drake: TJ beat me up. RJ: I saw Jake getting attacked.",No hint available.,"Since TJ and Drake are accusing each other, then one or both of them is an attacker. If Jake was an attacker, then he's lying that RJ was attacked, which means RJ is also an attacker. That's impossible since there would be more than two attackers. Jake must be telling the truth. Since Jake is truthful, then RJ is also truthful and innocent, which only leaves TJ and Drake as attackers. Answer: TJ and Drake",Logic,04/25/08 #14650,All 4 Money,2.49,1.78,taiya2003,"What phrase is represented below? h optometry l dentistry i n g",No hint available.,Holding down two jobs.,Rebus,09/02/03 #1540,He he,2.83,2.28,gokaran,"Name an English word of more than 2 letters that both begins and ends with the letters ""he"" in that order. There are two possible answers. ""hehe"" is not acceptable.",No hint available.,Headache or Heartache.,Language,11/26/01 #9115,See Nothing Else,2.31,1.44,lesternoronha1,"You can see nothing else When you look in my face, I will look you in the eye And I will never lie. What am I ?",No hint available.,Your reflection,Riddle,12/13/02 #13590,Evil Won,2.29,0.77,alex1234,"Now Live is to Evil Won as Devil is to .......?",No hint available.,Lived. The word is Devil backwards.,Language,07/02/03 #50506,Many Forms of Me,2.73,2.34,ultimatecub,"There are many forms in which I can be, Only some you'll ever see, Of great interest are sixty of me, And similar types to this form of me. If you put me in a metal band, Some day you just may have their hand, Even though it might look grand, It might not be the best in all the land. You probably see me every day, In this form I am quite grey, But unlike what I technically am today, I can be used in a very different way. Finally meet me in a particular form, One of the strongest, above the norm, You probably won't see me in this form, I can even withstand a storm. What am I?",This could be placed in the science category.,"Carbon! The first verse refers to buckminster-fullerene, C60, and other similar fullerenes, such as C70. The second verse refers to diamond in a ring. 'Their hand' means someone's hand in marriage. The third verse refers to graphite, which, unlike other non-metals, conducts electricity so it can be used like a metal could. The fourth verse refers to carbon nanotubes, one of the strongest materials known to science.",Riddle,02/13/15 #9402,"Way, Over, Ache, Dress",2.47,1.25,warrior,"What word can fit either before or after each word to form a new word: Way, over, ache, dress?",No hint available.,"Head. Headway, overhead, headache, headdress",Language,12/25/02 #9969,Bonded,2.85,1.28,MrIxolite,"What James Bond Movie Titles do the following represent? 1) Crystals of C R Ever Ever Ever Ever. 2) Female Sheep reincarnated just once. 3) AuDigit",No hint available.,"1) Diamonds Are Forever ( Crystals of Carbon = Diamonds. Four x Ever) 2) You Only Live Twice ( Female Sheep = Ewe) 3) Goldfinger (Au is symbol for Gold and fingers are digits)",Other,01/22/03 #41491,Playful Quote,2.35,2.18,aresII,"The following playful quote is from an anonymous author. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. W=Y ""MLR BZMLRBZMJVJZA LZT Z IRZDDW OAIRZDJKMJV LCER. J IRVFCA WCO VCODT VZDD JM 'EJ JA MLR KFW'."" -ZACA.","C=O J=I Z=A","""THE MATHEMATICIAN HAD A REALLY UNREALISTIC HOPE. I RECKON YOU COULD CALL IT 'PI IN THE SKY'."" -ANON. KEY: A=N B=M C=O D=L E=P F=K I=R J=I K=S L=H M=T O=U R=E T=D V=C W=Y Z=A",Cryptography,04/13/08 #3878,A Disappointed Fellow,2.07,2.61,arij,"Can you decipher this phrase? A disappointed fellow gni",No hint available.,Backing up a disappointed fellow,Rebus,05/03/02 #20954,Trapdoors 2,2.9,1.44,Therulerofthem,"After going through the door to freedom last time, you realize it wasn't to freedom at all, it was to another room, with another door. There are six doors this time, all arranged in a straight line. Each has a clue on it. All clues are true. Door colours: yellow, blue, red, green, purple, and orange. The clues are: Yellow door's clue: This door is 3 spaces away from the purple door. Blue door's clue: This door is at the far left. Red door's clue: The doors are in a sequence. Green door's clue: This door is directly between the blue and yellow doors. It is three spaces away from the door to freedom. Purple door's clue: This door is next to the door to freedom. Orange door's clue: This door is directly next to the yellow door. What colour door leads to freedom?",Draw a diagram.,The red door leads to freedom.,Logic,02/11/05 #719,A Fishy Situation,2.43,0.96,GarnetGurl,"There were 7 fish in the fish tank. 3 fish drowned. How many are left?",No hint available.,Fish don't drown!,Trick,07/25/01 #23100,Disc Jockey,2.72,1.84,kodhrawara,"""JASON is a DJ, working at a radio station which broadcasts in FM and AM"". Now string together all capital letters and give the one letter to complete the series.",No hint available.,"J for June The other letters, JASONDJFMAM, form the first letter of the months July through May.",Series,05/23/05 #44069,Can You Find It?,3.08,1.21,fishmed,"There are so many words. If you take the letters found in the word VALENTINES, using the clues below, can you figure out the words that can be made? 1. A number between 8 and 10 2. A person owned by another person 3. An indigenous person 4. To express anger, or a heating duct opening 5. A person who stands watch and/or is watching 6. Necessary to existence or well-being of something 7. A type of beverage served in a pub 8. Agreeably tolerant or permissive 9. Lacking noise 10. Foreign Language 11. Goes away, or items that fall from trees and need raking 12. Opposite of odd",No hint available.,"1. NINE 2. SLAVE 3. NATIVE 4. VENT 5. SENTINEL 6. VITAL 7. ALE 8. LENIENT 9. SILENT 10. LATIN 11. LEAVES 12. EVEN",Language,02/06/09 #40341,Mr. Tim Visits MIT,2.61,1.44,kratsg,"Timmie is wearing a T-shirt that says 'MIT' on the front and 'TIM' on the back. He takes it off, turning it inside-out in the process, and puts it on backward. The letters still show. What will he read on the front when he faces a mirror? On the back?","The letters can be seen through the shirt, even if it's inside out. No, Tim didn't go to MIT, he's just visiting (otherwise, he would've answered this for us easily).","Front in mirror: TIM Back in mirror: MIT Timmie takes his shirt and turns it inside out, the front of the shirt (not in mirror) has TIM and the back has MIT. Then, he turns it around so the front has MIT and the back has TIM. When you view this in a mirror, it's reversed, again, so we see TIM in the front and MIT in the back (in the mirror).",Logic,02/04/08 #8412,"m, c, d, d, h...",2.26,2.12,JTJS,"Complete this series: m, c, d, d, h, k, ?, ?, ?",Measurement,"m, c, d, d, h, k, m, g, t This is the order of the SI metric prefixes used in measurement: milli, centi, deci, deca, hecto, kilo, mega, giga, tera",Series,11/06/02 #5541,3 K of O,2.15,2.54,speedymcg,3 K of O,No hint available.,3 Kings of Orient,Letter-Equations,07/13/02 #40892,Tasty Sentences,2.6,2.1,Scubee,"Complete the following sentences with two words that sound like something you might find on your dinner plate. For example, ""They would not ___ ___ into the bar without our identification"" would be ""let us"". ""Let us"" sounds like lettuce. Enjoy your meal! 1. If we ____ ____ this year, we'll have a formal wedding next year. 2. The branch that suffered the big budget ____ ____ half of their staff go. 3. The witness saw the ____ ____ up to the victim and steal her purse. 4. Do all Wal-mart employees have a picture of ____ ____ their wall? 5. We can either sit in the air-conditioned room or ____ ____ the sweltering sun. The hint will provide the food group each belongs to.","1. Fruit 2. Meat 3. Fruit 4. Fish 5. Meat","1. can't elope = cantaloupe 2. cut let = cutlet 3. man go = mango 4. Sam on = salmon 5. bake in = bacon",Language,03/06/08 #28303,Bully!,2.89,1.77,sgtammo,"I have been a writer, rancher, war hero and a president known for my love of the great outdoors. You can even see my face on Mt. Rushmore. I first headed west, drawn by the hunting of buffalo on the northern plains. I was determined to add it to my trophy collection; to which I took great pains. First I was Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Then, I helped organize and lead the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. As president, I revived the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. To break up big corporations and restore competition for little companies, that's a fact. Some of my most important actions as president were in the areas of conservation. I wanted to preserve our wilderness in the form of national parks for our nation. I negotiated a settlement of the Russo-Japanese War, which was a feat of no small size. As a result of this act, I was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I was the first president to fly in an airplane to the envy of others. I flew for four minutes in a plane built by the Wright Brothers. Once, I took a drink of coffee and exclaimed, ""That coffee tastes good, even to the last drop!"" From this, Maxwell House got their motto which put them on top. Now it's time to give it a try... What's my name, who am I?","I was sickly when young and overcame that fate. The title of this teaser was my most often used word, meaning great. After me was named the original teddy bear. At my inauguration, I wore a ring containing a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair. When war came in 1898, to the ""Rough Riders"" I did go. I led them in the charge up Kettle Hill in the battle for San Juan, Puerto Rico.","My respect for this man is heart felt. For he is none other than the infamous Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was the 25th U.S. president. His nicknames were ""TR"", ""Trust-Buster"" and ""Teddy"". He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for ending the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 and was the first American to win the Nobel Prize in any of the six categories.",Riddle,01/27/06 #23710,Reid's Auto Repair,2.02,2.43,Akilah,"Help the secretary at Reid's Auto Repair Shop figure out what person dropped what car and color off, what the car problem is and what time they dropped it for repair. All cars were picked up at 5:30. Clients - Chuck, Laura, Tom, Vicki, Hilary Cars - Honda, Toyota, Lexus, VW buggy, Chevrolet Colors - Red, Blue, Black, Purple, L. Green Times - 11:30, 12:00, 1:45, 4:30, 5:15 Problems - Diagnostic, Transmission, Oil change, tune up, wheel alignment 1. No owner has a car that begins with the same letter as their name. 2. Chuck is a 16 yr. old goth. Loves the color black. 3. Tom has a high paying job and drives an expensive car. 4. Hilary loves purple and is claustrophobic. 5. Chuck has a Toyota. 6. All of Vicki's accessories including car are red. 7. Chuck had a 10 min. lunch at 11: 10 was back at school 11:55 after running a few errands. 8. Tom loves primary colors. 9. Tom noticed a change in his car and took it to get it looked at. 10. Vicki is a wedding and party planner and has high mileage on her car and couldn't get to the shop until 4:30. 11. Diagnosing a car to see what's wrong takes 20 min. or less. 12. Laura doesn't have a car at 12:00. 13. Hilary gets off work at 1:00. 14. Oil changes need at least 1 hr. 15. A transmission job takes the longest. 16. Laura is always messing up her tires.","The primary colors are red, yellow and blue You get an oil change after a certain amount of miles.","Tom/Lexus/ Blue/ Diagnostic/ 5:15 Chuck/Toyota/Black/ Transmission/ 11:30 Vicki/ Honda/ Red/ oil change/ 4:30 Laura/ VW buggy/ L. green / wheel alignment / 12:00 Hilary/Chevrolet/ Purple/ Tune Up/ 1:45",Logic-Grid,06/15/05 #40144,Flowery Words Speak I,2.85,2.11,grilledcheese,"With potent, flowery words speak I, Of something common, vulgar, dry; I weave webs of pedantic prose, In effort to befuddle those, Who think I wile time away, In lofty things, above all day The common kind that linger where Monadic beings live and fare; Practical I may not be, But life, it seems, is full of me.",No hint available.,"A riddler, or a riddle",Riddle,01/21/08 #551,What gets wetter...,2.53,1.02,Spencer,What gets wetter and wetter the more it dries?,No hint available.,A towel,Other,05/30/01 #34744,Are You Nervous?,2.09,2.73,jazzmusician46,"How is HC2H3O2 represented by this rebus? Fehling's solution ... testing is at 9 a.m. Benedict's solution ... testing is at 9 a.m. HC2H3O2 ... testing is at 9 a.m. Lye solution ... testing is at 9 a.m.",No hint available.,"The acid test. (HC2H3O2 is an acid, whilst the remaining solutions are alkali).",Rebus,01/05/07 #50177,Missing Word 11,2.71,1.45,firefox99,"A 3-letter word has been taken out of each of the following words. Can you figure it out? CH_ _ _ M_ _ _IAL M_ _ _YR HE_ _ _H",C_ _ _OON,"Art Chart Martial Martyr Hearth Hint: Cartoon",Language,03/08/14 #30976,Birbal the Wise - VII,3.01,2.28,chidam11,"Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler, and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find out the answer? One night, Emperor Akbar dreamt that he had lost all his teeth, except one. The next morning he invited all the astrologers of his kingdom to interpret this dream. Birbal hadn't come that morning to the court. After a long discussion, the astrologers prophesized that all his relatives would die before him. Akbar was very upset by this interpretation, and so sent away all the astrologers without any reward. Later that day, Birbal entered the court. Akbar related his dream and asked him to interpret it. After thinking for a while, Birbal gave a reply which pleased the emperor, so he rewarded Birbal handsomely. What was Birbal's reply?",No hint available.,"Birbal was an optimist in addition to being a witty and intelligent courtier. While the astrologers thought only of the negative possibility while interpreting the dream, Birbal actually found a more positive and diplomatic answer. Birbal replied that the Emperor would live a longer & more fulfilled life than any of his relatives.",Situation,06/09/06 #3112,Flows like a River,2.39,1.22,comet16,"Forward I go, once a year I look back; My limit no one knows, more of me they lack; Like a river I flow, and an eagle I fly. Now can you guess, what am I?",No hint available.,Time,Riddle,04/02/02 #13934,Powers of Four,2.52,1.16,cool_star,"Sally and Anna took turns multiplying numbers. Sally picked the number four. Anna multiplied that by 4 to get 16. Sally multiplied that by 4 to get 64. Anna multiplied that by 4 to get 256. After going back and forth several times, one of them got the number 1,048,576. Who came up with that number, Sally or Anna?",You may be able to find a pattern!,Anna came up with that number. Note that all of Anna's numbers end in 6 and all of Sally's numbers end in 4. That's all you need to know!,Math,07/21/03 #23110,Inanimate Pet,2.4,0.92,toast9897,"I travel along with living things inside me. I am guided with a round handle and gestures of the feet. My strength is compared to horses. I am a luxury of many 'species'.",No hint available.,A car!,Riddle,05/23/05 #26436,Greg the Golfer,2.58,2.37,lifeisgood812,"Greg the Golfer is the most talked-about golfer at his Country Club. After years of smashing windows with his slices and scooping divots, he finally got his game figured out. No matter what club he uses, the ball he hits always travels one of two distances. Greg has it worked it out so that by combining these two shots, sometimes hitting two long shots and one short shot, for example, he can play the front nine of the course in 26 strokes. He always plays in a straight line from tee to cup, since his hooks and slices are in the past. Sometimes he hits the ball past the green but he always makes up for it with his short shot. It doesn't matter to him because he always hits it one of two distances. The question is this: What are the two distances that Greg uses in hitting into history? Remember this: Greg's yardage for the first nine holes is 150 yards, 300 yards, 250 yards, 325 yards, 275 yards, 350 yards, 225 yards, 400 yards, and 425 yards.",No hint available.,"Greg's two shots are a 150 yard drive and a 125 yard approach shot. The holes are made in the following way: 150 yards: 1 drive. 300 yards: 2 drives. 250 yards: 2 approaches. 325 yards: 3 drives, 1 approach back. 275 yards: 1 drive, 1 approach. 350 yards: 4 approaches, 1 drive back. 225 yards: 3 approaches, 1 drive back. 400 yards: 1 drive, 2 approaches. 425 yards: 2 drives, 1 approach.",Math,10/18/05 #31767,4. Wisdom From Pope John Paul II,2.63,2.63,kayleeskitties,"Though Pope John Paul II reigned for 26 years, his words will live for eternity. Decipher the codes below to find his words of wisdom. 1. PKNSWMWKG WP OCPA O YWZK AZ YAM, VNK AUJ DNPKU'K DWPNPJ WK. 2. IOH WP O MJZJOK ZAH RNDOUWKG. 3. BWACJULJ OUM OHDP LOU UJBJH HJPACBJ KRJ SHAVCJDP AZ DJU.","M=D D=M","1. Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it. 2. War is a defeat for humanity. 3. Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men. A=O B=V C=L D=M E=J F=Z G=Y H=R I=W J=E K=T L=C M=D N=U O=A P=S Q=X R=H S=P T=K U=N V=B W=I X=Q Y=G Z=F",Cryptography,07/14/06 #42836,Slice & Splice 22,2.25,2.63,cnmne,"Slice the six 3-letter words in Group A into individual letters. Then create three 6-letter words for Group B. Each of the Group B words is constructed by splicing one letter from each of the Group A words together. The letters can be spliced in whatever order necessary to create a word in the English language. Each letter from Group A can only be used one time. The Group B words share a common characteristic. One letter of each Group B word is provided. Group A: CAT, FOR, HIS, SIR, TEN, USE Group B: C*****, *A****, ***T**",No hint available.,"The Group B words are relatives. COUSIN, FATHER, SISTER",Language,08/19/08 #12795,Invisible Force,2.6,2.58,wxscooter,"As I rise, the heavens turn blue, As I fall, the heavens cry too. So many are under me, I'm tough to ignore, I'm the one who makes your flights soar. What am I?","I'm often heard of when talking about weather, But if you release me, you'll likely feel better.","(Barometric) Pressure When barometric pressure rises, it is often a sign of clear skies, calm conditions (heavens turn blue). When barometric pressure falls, it is typically a sign of rainy weather (heavens cry). People stressed out are 'under pressure'. Planes are able to fly due to drastic changes in pressure above and below their wings.",Riddle,05/29/03 #35711,Pen & Paper III,2.41,2.27,calmsavior,"On a sheet of paper, write the following: VY The challenge: With a pen, draw a line to make something small and circular.","Only drawing a line will not help you. Remember, you must draw a line with a PEN. Nothing else will work except a PEN.","Draw a line slanting down from the V to make: NY After that, write the word PEN next to the NY to make PENNY. Remember, the teaser said to draw a line with a PEN; in other words, draw a line and write the word PEN.",Trick,03/16/07 #27366,What Kind Of Stone Gets Lighter,2.73,2.04,ccccc,"What kind of stone gets lighter, the more you carry it around?",No hint available.,A hailstone.,Riddle,12/09/05 #30400,Beep!,2.22,2.75,wizofaus,37 = O C B T in C,No hint available.,"37 = Optimal Core Body Temperature in Celsius. There is a range of human body temperatures that are considered ""healthy"" or ""normal"", but 36.8 C, commonly rounded up to 37 C (about 99 F), is often quoted in medical literature as being the standardised ""optimal"". And the title? Modern digital thermometers typically go 'beep' when their reading is stable.",Letter-Equations,05/09/06 #1752,The Lights,2.66,1.37,missie,A man went crazy one night and turned off all the lights and went to bed. This resulted in the death of several people. Why?,The people who died were on ships.,The man was the owner of a lighthouse.,Situation,12/19/01 #332,8-22-5-22-13.....,2.38,1.9000000000000001,Phyllis,"If 8-22-5-22-13 equates to seven and 7-4-12 makes two, how would you write ten?",Spies might use it.,"7-22-13. It is a substitution cryptogram in which letters are substituted for numbers. For example, 7 = t, 22 = e and 13 = n.",Cryptography,03/07/01 #34273,Find One Get 2 Free,2.69,0.97,Sherilyn,"An explorer found three old sacks. The first one was labeled ""Gold."" The second sack was labeled ""Silver."" The third sack was labeled ""Diamonds."" Each sack has been labeled incorrectly. How could the explorer label each sack correctly if he were only allowed to look into one of the sacks?",No hint available.,"The explorer selected the sack labeled ""Gold."" Inside, he found diamonds. That left 2 sacks labeled ""Silver"" and ""Diamonds"". If diamonds were in the gold sack, that left silver and gold. Since all of the sacks were labeled incorrectly, he knew the answer. Gold had to be in the silver sack, and silver had to be in the diamond sack.",Logic,12/07/06 #7168,suriv,2.57,2.19,Mogmatt16,"What is this: SURIV",backvirus isn't a word,"Retrovirus Retro- is a prefix meaning backwards",Rebus,09/03/02 #27371,"Do, Re, Mi",2.44,2.88,scm14,"7 M S in M T (I, D, P, L, M, A, L)",The title should give you some clue,"7 Modal Scales in Music Theory (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian)",Letter-Equations,12/08/05 #15757,Tombstone,2.33,2.47,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented by the inscription on this tombstone? Campanologist - Born 1812 Died 1892",Campanology has to do with bells.,"A dead ringer. A Campanologist is a bell ringer.",Rebus,12/11/03 #41595,Death Wish,2.77,2.56,grilledcheese,"After going through extensive medical studies, a man is told he is going to die within three years. He is also told that there can be an operation organized for him in a year; but if he goes through with the operation, he will die then and there. The man spends half a year dwelling on the situation and discussing it with his family. Finally, he makes his decision. After another six months, he goes through with the operation and dies. Why did he die and what was the operation?",No hint available.,"The man was a Siamese twin given three years to live if not separated. The decision to be separated would give one the chance to live with the other one dying. So after deliberation, one twin was surgically removed and gave his life so the other could live.",Situation,04/20/08 #32913,Breaking the Sound Barrier,2.96,2.31,bigSWAFF_69_,"A number of people have broken the sound barrier, either in a super-fast car, or in nice fancy planes. However, hundreds of years ago it was broken on horseback. How?",No hint available.,"Many people who ride horses carry whips. They crack the whip while they ride the horse. When a whip is cracked, the tip travels faster than the speed of sound, which makes the loud snap. It actually creates a miniature sonic boom of sorts. The whip breaks the sound barrier, thus, it was broken on horseback.",Trivia,09/09/06 #29054,My Beauty is Becoming,2.88,1.17,kimberlykay,"Though my beauty is becoming, I can hurt you just the same. I come in many colors. You will always know my name. Some love me for one reason. Some may dislike me just as well. More than one of any color of me will surely always sell.",Shakespeare wrote of this sweet smelling bloom.,A rose.,Riddle,03/12/06 #32587,What Is It Good For?,2.52,2.58,zigthepig,"Kevin, Jodie and Ziggy were friends. As usual, Kevin and Jodie were arguing... ""But I'm sure that when you have all that cutlery, you work from the inside out!"" Kevin said, repeating himself. ""No you silly goose! What would be the point in that? You'd be reaching for utensils getting further and further away! You work from the outside in!"" Jodie replied. ""What do you say? Silly goose eh?"" Kevin said, with raised volume. ""Does it even really matter?"" Ziggy piped up, ""I'm sure whichever way you do it, you get the food in you."" ""It doesn't matter which is which."" Jodie replied, ""It's the fact that he refuses to believe that I am the one who is right for a change!"" On that note, Kevin got up, screeched the chair across the floor and stormed out of Ziggy's living room and Ziggy gave a sigh. Jodie thanked Ziggy for the food they had eaten earlier, (and because they used more than one set of cutlery, that is what sparked the argument) and left via the back door to avoid tension between them both. Next day, Ziggy invited both Kevin and Jodie over, both unaware that the other one was also coming. Kevin arrived first. ""Jodie is coming too and I want you both to apologise."" Ziggy stated firmly. ""But..."" Kevin said hesitantly. ""No buts."" Ziggy snapped. ""Fine."" Kevin said, as he knew he knew he couldn't win a losing battle. About 15 minutes later, Jodie arrived and Kevin got up and sighed. ""I'm sorry Jodie, that argument was silly and... was silly."" ""Apology accepted!"" Jodie said, ""I am also sorry."" Kevin paused and said in what seemed a reluctant tone, ""I did my research, it seems that you do in fact work from the outside in."" ""Ha!"" Ziggy said. Later on, Jodie had a thought, ""That must of been the shortest war ever!"" ""Yeah! A 12 hour war!"" Kevin said laughing. ""I hate to burst your bubble,"" Ziggy interrupted, ""but there's been a war even shorter than that."" ""Oh great Queen Ziggy! Please share your wisdom with us!"" Kevin said sarcastically. ""Gimme a riddle!"" Jodie said. ""Alright then. What am I talking about when I say this?"" Ziggy thought for a moment and then spoke. ""In 1896, War was starting. In 1896, War was ending. At 9:02 am, War was starting. At 9:40 am, War was ending. On the 27th August, War was starting. On the 27th August, War was ending."" The question is, what was Ziggy talking about?",No hint available.,"Jodie and Kevin sat quietly and obviously had no clue. After about 5 minutes of foot tapping Ziggy spoke up. ""The war between Britain and Zanzibar. The Sultan of Zanzibar surrendered after just 38 minutes."" ""You know it all."" Kevin said under his breath, but just loud enough for Ziggy to hear. ""Don't be so mean Kevin!"" Jodie said. ""I wasn't."" Kevin snapped. It seems that peace is not kept long between those two.",Trivia,08/22/06 #9595,Impression,2.33,0.9500000000000001,hprulz,"What does this represent? *IMPRESSION* impression impression",No hint available.,First impressions are important,Rebus,01/03/03 #38481,Got Car Trouble!?,2.45,2.0,snowmonster,"Each of the clues below refers to a word that begins with the letters c-a-r. Can you figure them out? 1) Vino Vessel _ _ _ _ _ _ 2) Seed Source _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3) Round Ride _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4) Meat Muncher _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5) Crab Cover _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6) Antlered Animal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7) Baseball Bird _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _",No hint available.,"1) Carafe 2) Caraway 3) Carousel 4) Carnivore 5) Carapace 6) Caribou 7) Cardinal",Language,09/27/07 #11291,A BIG REUNION,2.55,3.11,griphook,"A group of friends, who have not seen each other for a long time, met in their favorite restaurant one early morning. ASTAIRE, the biggest in the group, remarked, ""Must have been millions of years since we were together. ""AFFLECK, the one wearing elephant pants, nodded in agreement. ANTHONY kept on complaining about the extremely cold weather back home. EUGENE, who was from the mainland, was needling SAMPRAS and NAMIER. ""These neighbors are inseparable."" AUSTIN, the smallest, invited everybody to his cattle farm. The waitress, who was patiently waiting for the orders, said to herself, ""Kinda strange, but these guests remind me of something."" She then said,"" May I suggest BREAD ROLLS, JAM, BUTTER, SLICES OF CHEESE, FRUIT JUICE, and COFFEE or TEA ?"" QUESTION: What was in the mind of the waitress?",Review the guest list.,"The seven CONTINENTS. The first 2,3 or 4 letters in the names of her guests are the same first 2,3 or 4 letters of the continents. AStaire for the BIGGEST continent, ASia. AFfleck for the other continent where ELEPHANTS are found, AFrica. ANThony for the cold continent ANTarctica. EUgene for EUrope. CONTINENTAL is used to refer to mainland Europe. The NEIGHBORS, SAMpras and NAMier for S. AMerica and N.AMerica, respectively. AUSTin for the smallest continent AUSTralia which is known for its CATTLE, among others. It is said that MILLIONS OF YEARS ago, the continents formed one land mass. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE. A light breakfast of ROLLS, JAM, BUTTER, SLICES OF CHEESE, FRUIT JUICE, and COFFEE or TEA is called a CONTINENTAL Breakfast.",Other,03/19/03 #11070,Thunderbolt,2.6,1.81,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented below? Reporter "" Will you be taking Industrial Action in New York again?"" Thunderbolt ""No!""",For Thunderbolt read Lightning,"Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Taking Industrial Action is also known as going on Strike.",Rebus,03/11/03 #36554,Silly Sally's Alliteration Scramble,2.69,2.77,liser,"Use the following letters to form well known alliterations. Every letter will be used. I have given you one letter in each set in order to get you started. An example: Letter Pool: AEKOTTW Alliteration Answer: Take Two Letter Pool: AAAAAAAAA BBB CCCC DD EEEEEEE F GG HH IIII K LL MMM NNN OOOOOOOO PPP RRRRR SSSS TTTTTT U W YY 1. *I* *** 2. *** B** 3. B*** ****** 4. *O** **** 5. *** K** 6. ****H ******* 7. *** **N 8. **** ***E 9. ***** **X**** 10. F**** ****","1. Musical genre 2. A restaurant or a famous sandwich 3. Age group 4. Soda 5. Candy bar 6. Basketball craze 7. The best of the charts 8. Angry driving 9. Some of the NCAA college tournament's finalists 10. One more than ""just a few"" of the NCAA college tournament's finalists","1. HIP HOP 2. BIG BOY 3. BABY BOOMER 4. COCA COLA 5. KIT KAT 6. MARCH MADNESS 7. TOP TEN 8. ROAD RAGE 9. SWEET SIXTEEN 10. FINAL FOUR",Language,05/07/07 #18619,Mad Ade's Letter Math #2,2.28,2.75,mad-ade,"Substitute digits (0-9) for the letters to make the following addition true. Mars + Venus + Uranus + Saturn = Neptune Keep in mind that the first number of each word is NOT a 0 (zero) and if x=4 then all x's are 4 and so on.",No hint available.,"4593 + 20163 + 695163 + 358691 = 1078610 m = 4 a = 5 r = 9 s = 3 v = 2 e = 0 n = 1 u = 6 t = 8 p = 7",Cryptography,08/29/04 #16105,Not So Great Inventions #5,2.81,1.9000000000000001,od-1,Yet another inventor trying to find a better way to remove ice and snow from his car windows has come up with an almost great invention. This product uses a spray can containing a pure alcohol (in this case methyl hydrate) to melt away ice and snow from the windows. Alcohol (or methyl hydrate) is often used as gas line anti-freeze and in a mixed form in windshield washer fluid to keep it from freezing. It works really well to melt ice and this product is still sold even though it almost never works as the manufacturers claim. But why does it fail to produce a clear ice-less window?,No hint available.,"To be honest the product isn't a complete bomb. It does some of what it claims to do. The alcohol initially does indeed melt the ice and snow from the windows. But here's the catch: pure alcohol evaporates very very quickly even in cold temperatures. So you spray the window, the ice melts creating water which mixes with the alcohol, the alcohol evaporate leaving behind water, which refreezes on the window again. So you repeat the process again & again & again. Eventually you get only a micro thin layer of something like frost. But it never seems to totally remove the ice. This whole process can take longer than scraping by hand. Which shows you don't need to have a good product, just good advertising.",Science,01/09/04 #42187,More From Steven Wright,2.41,2.1,aresII,"The following quote is by comedian Steven Wright. Can you decode it? *Hint contains three vowels. V=C ""B JCQT FW HWOI BY Z NBOQ ADTOZYF NZVFWOD. DWJ VWJKTY'F UZOI ZYDHAQOQ YQZO FAQ UKZVQ.""","B=I J=U W=O","""I USED TO WORK IN A FIRE HYDRANT FACTORY. YOU COULDN'T PARK ANYWHERE NEAR THE PLACE."" KEY: A=H B=I C=S D=Y F=T H=W I=K J=U K=L N=F O=R Q=E T=D U=P V=C W=O Y=N Z=A",Cryptography,06/09/08 #50357,Split Anagrams,2.0,1.99,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: bet, cut, eel, hen, hug, one, pun, rot, tea, yon",No hint available.,"bet + eel = beetle cut + yon = county hug + one = enough hen + rot = hornet or throne pun + tea = peanut",Language,06/14/14 #33224,Call an Ambulance?,2.77,2.31,jazzmusician46,"What expression is represented here? Donald crashed his car and broke his leg. Uncle Scrooge has arthritis in the knee. Huey, Duey and Louis fell off the wall and sprained their ankles while playing.",No hint available.,"Lame ducks These names refer to well-known Disney characters (ducks) who have become lame through injury to their legs (lame). This expression refers to a person, people, or things that aren't properly able to function, especially those who were previously proficient. It usually refers to politicians in their final term of office. It is also sometimes used to describe office-holders who have lost an election but have not yet left office.",Rebus,09/28/06 #36709,Add a Letter 7,2.7,2.36,cnmne,"Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with an extra letter added somewhere (example: band & brand). 1) to perceive by taste or smell & one who rescues another 2) a discussion or conference & an herb with aromatic leaves 3) an additional hand of cards dealt face down & the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something 4) a feeling of discontent at another's success & a diplomatic agent",No hint available.,"1) savor & savior 2) parley & parsley 3) widow & window 4) envy & envoy",Language,05/22/07 #26612,Billy Bob's Crazy Travels: Part VII,2.77,2.52,bigSWAFF_69_,"Crazy Billy Bob was outraged! Amazingly, Canada was cold too! He couldn't wait to get out of there. He hopped on the fastest flight out, and it took him to a magical place called England. Billy Bob found out there were many places to stay in England, he decided he better get a move on, if he hopes to find a nice home. So, Billy Bob sets off again, in hopes of a new place to live. This time, there are 10 different places for him to visit. Can you figure out where he visited by the clues listed below? 1. 90 Degrees Counter-Clockwise From East + A Natural Brown Earth, Used as Pigment + Solid Ground of Earth 2. Advance Towards a Specific Place + Bri + Uhhhh 3. Der! + An Alcoholic Liquor Distilled From Fermented Molasses or Sugar Cane 4. Ruling House of England + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain 5. Local Area Network + Money + Engage the Services of a Person For a Fee 6. Mur + Last Letter in the Alphabet + One of the Surfaces on a Flat Object 7. A Board Game With a King and Queen + Be Quiet! + Engage the Services of a Person For a Fee 8. An Adult Male Human + A Board Game With a King and Queen + Tur 9. A Hard, Round and Black Narrow-Brimmed Hat + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain 10. A Stick or Cane Used as an Aid in Walking + A Shallow Place in a Body of Water Where One can Cross by Walking + Former Administrative Division of Great Britain","Remember, Crazy Billy Bob has to be able to drive from county-to-county. Therefore, each county must border the county before and after it.","Crazy Billy Bob went to: 1. North Umber Land (Northumberland) 2. Come Bri Uh (Cumbria) 3. Dur Rum (Durham) 4. York Shire (Yorkshire) 5. LAN Cash Hire (Lancashire) 6. Mur Z Side (Merseyside) 7. Chess Shhhh! Hire (Cheshire) 8. Man Chess Tur (Manchester) 9. Derby Shire (Derbyshire) 10. Staff Ford Shire(Staffordshire)",Language,10/29/05 #5653,Stumper,2.02,2.9,bubblebobboy,"See if you can solve this stumper HI X TO -- JRRO",R=7 and H=4 and I is not equal to 1!!!,"H=4 I=6 T=8 O=2 J=3 R=7",Math,07/17/02 #10015,Hangin',2.14,1.11,jellybean,Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang Hang,No hint available.,Hang ten!,Rebus,01/24/03 #17167,Happily Ever After,2.65,2.0,bluetwo,"What phrase is represented below? Happily ever after High C",No hint available.,"Ending on a high note! ""Happily ever after"" is a common ending to many fairy tales and stories; and ""high C"" is a very high note in music.",Rebus,03/31/04 #29696,Hour Glass,2.97,2.11,npf2005,"With a 7-minute hourglass and an 11-minute hourglass, can you explain the quickest way to time a boiling egg for 15 minutes?",No hint available.,"Start both hour glasses as the egg is dropped in the boiling water. When the sand stops running in the 7-minute hourglass, turn it over. When the sand stops running in the 11-minute hourglass, turn the 7-minute hourglass over and leave the 11-minute hourglass. When the sand stops in the 7-minute hourglass, 15 minutes will have elapsed.",Logic,04/11/06 #4555,3 Women,2.75,1.53,rainbow_babe,There were three women in swimming costumes! One was happy and the other two were sad! The happy one was crying and the sad ones were smiling. Why was this?,No hint available.,"They were in a modelling competition! The happy one is crying with happiness (like they always do) and the two sad girls are smiling because the losers and runners up always just stand there smiling, even though they want to kill the winner.",Situation,06/07/02 #25337,Which Witch?,2.77,1.46,ck_monkeyman,"In the medieval age, witches and warlocks were quite numerous. There were many, but the best of them all were three witches: Rubo, Baggo, and Zadi. One day, someone summoned a spell only the three witches could do: burn down all of England with green fire. The King of England, the only survivor, knew where all three lived and called them to come to a meeting. He asked, ""Which of you summoned the calamity that destroyed all of England?"" Here are their alibis. Rubo: I was off in China at the time, taking a well deserved break. Are you insinuating that I'm an evil witch? Baggo: Why would I want to summon a calamity? I heal and tell the future, not summon fires! Zadi: Er...Um...What calamity? Er...er...yeah...I was in Germany you see... The King of England arrested one of them. WHO WAS IT AND WHY?","This sort of riddle is a classic, you know, But something in here doesn't go with the flow!","The King of England arrested Baggo because only she knew what happened. She confessed and said that it was quite an accident. Instead of predicting her future, she had said something wrong and destroyed England! She made up for it and restored England, then gave them all good fortune for the rest of their lives. What about Zadi? Why was she stammering? When she was a beginner, her teacher had accidentally cursed her to stammer for the rest of her life. And Baggo offered to cure it for her! So at the end, England prospered and witches and wizards were in good name until something else happened...",Mystery,08/15/05 #25902,Swimming 2,2.17,0.8300000000000001,Mr-matilda,"One day a person was swimming and came across a shark. He kissed it, sat on it, and played along with it and he survived! What happened?",No hint available.,It was a toy shark that was a pool toy.,Situation,09/13/05 #14669,Counting Countries,2.56,3.07,griphook,"Complete the series: CHAD, FRANCE, ICELAND, SINGAPORE, ?",Do we have SIX or only FIVE?,"MOZAMBIQUE Chad has A France has A,E Iceland has A,E,I Singapore has A,E,I,O Mozambique has A,E,I,O,U Hint : Do we have SIX vowels or only FIVE? Note : EQUATORIAL GUINEA has the five vowels but some are repeated.",Series,09/04/03 #23290,Cat,2.81,0.97,mufffin09,"What phrase does this represent? ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE EVER HAPPENED TO MUFFIN THE CAT - shot at, survived - almost drowned, survived - poisoned, survived - hit by a car, survived - fell off a cliff, survived - stuck neck too far into situation she wasn't involved in, died",No hint available.,"Curiosity killed the cat. This means that sometimes curiosity is a bad thing.",Rebus,05/30/05 #23187,"This, That, and the Next Thing",2.23,2.04,Question_Mark,"Find the next 4 numbers in this sequence. 50, 33.33, 25, 20, 16.67, 14.29, __, __, __, __",No hint available.,"12.5, 11.11, 10, 9.09 This sequence is the fractions (from 1/2 to 1/11) as a percentage.",Series,05/26/05 #4636,Factions seek chowder,2.52,1.37,bobbrt,"Every word of a familiar phrase has been replaced by a rhyme in the following sentence. Can you determine the phrase? Ignore punctuation. Factions seek chowder, ban birds.",No hint available.,Actions speak louder than words.,Language,06/11/02 #46081,Word Chain 3,1.95,2.79,cnmne,"In a word chain, the words are arranged so that they are linked by a common thread. Example: Chain: grass rabid aisle islet scent chuck horse outer under never event Link: the second letter of a word is the first letter of the following word Task: complete the chain by inserting the words from the pool Chain: thirst ______ ______ ______ ______ uncoil ______ ______ ______ ______ oracle Pool: asleep dilate emerge fusion ignore peanut rotund stormy",No hint available.,"Chain: thirst asleep peanut fusion rotund uncoil dilate stormy emerge ignore oracle Link: the fifth letter of a word is the second letter of the following word",Other,12/25/09 #39041,Exploding Egg,2.5,0.77,King_of_Smart,"A man put an egg in the microwave for two minutes, and it didn't explode. It wasn't hardboiled. How is this possible?",No hint available.,The microwave wasn't on.,Trick,11/02/07 #16826,The Great Canoe Race,2.93,2.03,od-1,"It was a gorgeous summer's day on the scenic shores of Honeymoon Lake in Ontario Canada. Mr. Od-1 had just bought a new $300 canoe and took it to his yacht club to go for a paddle around the bay. As he was paddling around he was nearly run over by Bob, one of his employees, who had just bought a new 58 ft twin engine Sea Ray Sun Sport. ""Hey, sorry about that Boss but I didn't see you in that little dinghy. You really should spend some of your millions and upgrade a little. I got this boat for a steal at only $7,500,000."" Mr. Od-1 smiled as he looked up at the luxury speedboat and laughed. ""Ya, nice, but you couldn't beat me in a race across the bay with that thing."" ""Good joke Sir,"" replied Bob. ""I'm not joking. If you win I'll give you 4 extra weeks of vacation, but if I win I get your boat for 4 weeks."" Bob thought for a moment and said, ""You with your canoe and me with my boat, I know you're up to something but I figure it's worth a shot to have 8 weeks of time off."" ""Good,"" exclaimed Mr.Od-1 and asked the man to take out his PDA. He announced the date, causing Bob to grimace. Both men and a large crowd of onlookers showed up on the appointed date to see the spectacle. Mr.Od-1 beat Bob fairly easily without cheating or even breaking a sweat. Mr.Od-1 smiled as he marched victoriously back to the clubhouse with his canoe. How did Od-1 beat a luxury speedboat with a $300 canoe?",The boats were not sailed in the normal way.,"Mr.Od-1 normally wasn't one to bet but the odds where greatly in his favor as he had picked Feb 15th for the race, a time when for as long as he could remember the lake had been already frozen over for 2 months. Mr.Od-1 picked up his canoe and simply walked across the lake. Bob on the other hand tried desperately to pull the large boat and trailer across but to no avail.",Mystery,03/03/04 #33556,Word Mix Up - Animal Series 5,2.43,1.8,grungy49,"Your job is to unscramble the word, take the letters needed and then when you have all the letters unscramble them to make an animal. OZEO (take letter 4) CYI (take letter 2) HUCML (take letter 3) ATDIM (take letters 1 & 3)",No hint available.,"OOZE (take E) ICY (take C) MULCH (take L) ADMIT (take A and M) Unscramble these to get camel. Camels are found in Africa, Asia, and South America.",Language,10/19/06 #10114,Mental Inventory,2.67,1.77,electronjohn,"What phrase is represented below? Hearing: 3 units Sight: 0 units Smell: 1 unit Taste: 5 units Mind: 0 units Feeling: 6 units",No hint available.,"Out of sight, out of mind. From the inventory list we see that there are no units of ""sight"" or ""mind"" so we are ""out of them"".",Rebus,01/29/03 #15413,Mad Ade's Chess Moves,2.12,2.75,mad-ade,"One evening after enjoying a slap up meal at the ""Sweaty Chef"" kebab shop Mad Ade found himself at a loose end whilst waiting for his favourite TV program, Pro-celebrity nude underwater longdistance Monkey hurdling, to begin. He turned to his chess set (a full normal chess set) and numbered each piece uniquely. He wondered to himself, ""I wonder how many ways (permutations) are there to set up the board to begin a normal game?"" Being Mad Ade he never actually got round to working it out. Can you work out the answer for the lazy swine?",No hint available.,"It is best the begin with working out the number of possible permutations for one side of the board, White or Black, it doesn't matter. We'll start with White. First we start with the back row. The King and Queen can be safely ignored, since they can not occupy any other square in the standard arrangement. However, the two castles can be arranged in one of two ways, as can the two knights and the two bishops. There are two of each of these pieces, and for each piece there is a choice of two possible squares. So we write: Castle Permutations = 2! = 2 Knight Permutations = 2! = 2 Bishop Permutations = 2! = 2 It is now a simple matter to calculate the number of permutations for the back row: Back Row Permutations = 2! * 2! * 2! = 8 Now we can work out the pawns. There are 8 pawns, and there are eight possible squares which each pawn might occupy. So we write: Pawn Permutations = 8! = 40,320 So, the total number of permutations for White is given by: White Permutations = Back Row Permutations * Pawn Permutations = 8 * 40,320 = 322,560 Given the symmetry of the chess board, or indeed the fact that our choosing White initially was arbitrary, we shall assume that there must also be 322,560 permutations for Black. So we write: Black Permutations = White Permutations = 322,560 It is now a simple matter to calculate the number of permutations for both White and Black: White and Black Permutations = White Permutations * Black Permutations = 322,560 * 322,560 = 104,044,953,600 The final step is to rotate the board through 180 degrees, since it is arbitrary which side of the board White should start from. Note that we do not rotate the board through 90 degrees, since the corner square to our left must always be black. Thinking about this problem in terms of rotations is not the only method. We could simply treat White and Black as two entities, which might occupy either of two positions ( sides of the board). Rotary Permutations = 2! = 2 Finally: Total Permutations = White and Black Permutations * Rotary Permutations = 104,044,953,600 * 2 = 208,089,907,200",Other,11/12/03 #47167,Web Hit Videos,2.71,1.75,whsprec,"Thanks to the internet, music groups no longer need a recording studio to be noticed. Over a 5 year period, 5 different groups submitted videos onto a music website. It turns out that all 5 videos were among the top 10 most viewed videos of the decade. From the clues below, determine the year the video was released, the group, the song name, and where it was on the top 10 list. 1) The ""Mia Momma"" video was no. 3 on the list and was made earlier than Power-up's 2008 hit. 2) ""Marioland"" was a dance craze the year before ""No Pass"" was released. 3) Neither the 2005 video nor the one created by Eden's Gone began with the letter M, and both got higher on the lists than the video of ""Marioland"". 4) No Fishing didn't get as high in the list as the group that made ""No Fruit"". 5) Class Dismissed's movie made it to no. 8. 6) The video in 2007 was no. 1, while the Wet Cement hit was ""Sunk"".",No hint available.,"In 2005, Wet Cement made ""Sunk"", which was no. 5. In 2006, No Fishing made ""Mia Momma"", which was no. 3. In 2007, Eden's Gone made ""No Fruit"", which was no. 1. In 2008, Power-up made ""Marioland"", which was no. 6. In 2009, Class Dismissed made ""No Pass"", which was no. 8.",Logic-Grid,06/07/10 #19586,Little Mad Ade's School Day,2.14,2.67,Mad-Ade,"Little Mad Ade, son of Mad Ade, leaves home in the morning to go to school. As he leaves the house he looks at the clock in the mirror. The clock has no number indication and for this reason the boy makes a mistake in interpreting the time (mirror-image). Just assuming the clock must be out of order, the Little Mad Ade cycles to school, where he arrives after twenty minutes. At that moment, the clock at school shows a time that is two and a half hours later than the time that Little Mad Ade saw on the clock at home. At what time did he reach school?",No hint available.,"The difference between the real time and the time of the mirror image is two hours and ten minutes (two and a half hours, minus the twenty minutes of cycling). Therefore, the original time on the clock at home that morning could only have been five minutes past seven: The difference between these clocks is exactly 2 hours and ten minutes (note that also five minutes past one can be mirrored in a similar way, but this is not in the morning!). Conclusion: Little Mad Ade reaches school at five minutes past seven (plus twenty minutes of cycling) which is twenty-five minutes past seven!...",Logic,11/29/04 #3005,I Like to Act,2.78,2.42,PeaceJo,"I like to act but not to pretend. I like to hop but not to jump. I like to bet but not to gamble. I like to begin but not to start. What kinds of things do I like to do?",No hint available.,I like to do things in which the letters of the word are in alphabetical order.,Language,03/29/02 #23663,Dream Dates,2.85,2.68,cinnamon30,"Jill and 4 of her female friends each scheduled a date with a different man. Each date (no two of which are scheduled the same night) will consist of dinner at a different restaurant, followed by dancing at one of two nightclubs. Three couples will go to Bopper's Nightclub and two couples will go to Polly Esther's Dance Club. From the info provided, determine the date (3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, or 31st) on which each man and woman have scheduled a date for, as well as the restaurant and nightclub to which they will go. 1. The three women going to Bopper's are Beth, Martha, and Robin. The two men going to Polly Esther's are Joe and Sandeep. 2. Beth (whose date is set for the 24th) isn't the one who'll be dining at Chez Pierre with Jeff. 3. Robin will be going out exactly two weeks before Sandeep, who isn't the man who'll be dining at Pierpont. 4. Joe will be going out exactly two weeks before the couple who will be dining at Giovanni's and dancing at Bopper's. 5. George's date is set for the 17th. Martha will be going out exactly one week after the couple who will be dining at Margarita's and dancing at Polly Esther's. Nan isn't the woman who will be dining at Margaritas.",No hint available.,"3rd - Joe, Jill, Margaritas, Polly Esther's 10th - Jeff, Martha, Chez Pierre, Bopper's 17th - George, Robin, Giovanni's, Bopper's 24th - Sergio, Beth, Pierpont, Bopper's 31st - Sandeep, Nan, Mario's, Polly Esther's The 3 women going to Bopper's are Beth, Martha, and Robin - clue 1. Thus 2 women going to Polly Esther's are Jill and Nan. Two men going to Polly Esther's are Joe and Sandeep - clue 1. Thus the 3 men going to Bopper's are George, Jeff and Sergio. Sandeep, who is going to Polly Esther's, isn't the 24th because Beth is the 24th - clue 2 and Beth is going to Bopper's - clue 1. Sandeep isn't the 17th - clue 5, he isn't the 3rd or 10th - clue 3, Robin is 2 weeks before Sandeep. Thus Sandeep's date is the 31st. Robin's date is the 17th - clue 3. Martha, who is going to Bopper's - clue 1, isn't the 31st because Sandeep is the 31st and is going to Polly Esther's. Martha isn't the 3rd - clue 5 says she is one week later than another couple. She is the 10th. Margarita's is the 3rd - clue 5. Joe has to be the 3rd because Margaritas is Polly Esther's and Joe is Polly Esther's. Sandeep is already placed, therefore the only other guy going to Polly Esther's is on the 3rd, which is Joe. Giovanni's is the 17th - clue 4. Nan isn't the 3rd - clue 5 says Nan isn't going to Margaritas which is the 3rd. Therefore, Nan is the 31st since the 31st is the only other date going to Polly Esther's. This leaves Jill on the 3rd, since she is the other woman going to Polly Esther's. Jeff is Chez Pierre - clue 2. Jeff isn't the 24th because Beth is the 24th and they aren't dining together - clue 2. Thus Jeff, who is dining at Chez Pierre - clue 2, is the 10th, because Giovanni's is the 17th. Sergio has to be the 24th, only date left (George is the 17th - clue 5). Sandeep isn't Pierpont - clue 3, thus he is Mario's. Pierpont is the 24th, only date left with no restaurant.",Logic-Grid,06/14/05 #9103,Monster of the Lake,2.49,1.9000000000000001,Phily,"Strangely placid for the wind blows. The lake is still, no ripple it shows. Fearing the Loch Ness, a man on the lake thinks, And with a splash he disappears and sinks. Why was the lake calm? What happened?","Warmly dressed the man he be, And metal blades on his feet hath he.","A man was skating on the Loch Ness lake in winter, but the ice was thin and he fell through. He can't swim well and the heavy skates pull him under.",Situation,12/12/02 #23728,Beach Ball,2.78,1.57,aznboi1324,"Marina, her sister, her daughter, and her son are playing volleyball on the beach. Marina's sister is directly across the net from her son. Marina's daughter is diagonally across the net from the best player's sibling. The best player and the worst player are on the same side of the net. Who is the worst player?",No hint available.,"The worst player is Marina's sister. Draw a diagram, putting Marina's sister and son directly across the net from each other. It doesn't matter whether they're on the left or the right side of the diagram.",Logic,06/16/05 #27900,Cryptolist X,2.52,2.15,phrebh,"A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category. Category: ATRJHGL OTMTUR QDGIO EHH LVA OLVAHGK KIHO LDMM UTGODJ QUVQH TMMDCTGNH","Category: Payment H=E","Category: Payment Salary Bonus Fee Tip Stipend Dues Toll Ransom Bribe Allowance A=P C=W D=O E=F G=N H=E I=U J=M K=D L=T M=L N=C O=S Q=B R=Y T=A U=R V=I",Cryptography,01/05/06 #36729,I Run Dozen Times Faster...,2.82,1.48,riddle_of_fate,"I run a dozen times faster than him, He runs all day, twice around the gym. Who are we?","If he runs 2 times around the gym, then I run 24 times around the gym.","The hands of a clock I am the minute hand, and he is the hour hand.",Riddle,05/25/07 #49723,Four-letter Lineup,2.6,2.25,ThinksForFun,"Can you identify which one of the following words does not belong in the group? mall wall mark park jack rack",No hint available.,"park For all of the other words, if the only letters added to the end of the word are ""et"", then the result is another valid word i.e.: mall ==> mallet wall ==> wallet mark ==> market jack ==> jacket rack ==> racket",Group,01/07/13 #30233,Code Time!,2.59,2.66,CCat20,"Kevin Igflannahy is a CIA agent. Since he's undercover and targeted frequently by rival intelligence agencies, he receives his next assignment in code. Try to find the location of the city he is going to travel to, and the method of transportation he'll be using. Dear Mr. Igflannahy, Your father, Jeb Igflannahy, has found the asymptotes of a vertical line. He cordially invites you to a celebration. He will plan everything. Your presence would be much appreciated. Thank you, Bob Smith",The city is hidden in the words and it's the nickname of the city.,"New Orleans, by plane. Your father, Je(b Ig)flannahy has found th(e asy)mptotes of a vertical line. He will (plan e)verything",Language,05/02/06 #2148,Four-Digit Number,2.46,1.31,missie,"What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is 1/3 the second, the third is the sum of the first and second, and the last is three times the second?",No hint available.,1349,Math,01/24/02 #38023,While Mom's Away...,2.5,1.77,Hrsemn4,"What phrase does the following rebus represent? Apis mellifera Your best behavior",Something a parent or teacher might say before leaving children alone...,"""Be on your best behavior."" Lit: ""Bee"" on your best behavior. Apis mellifera is the scientific name for the western honey bee.",Rebus,08/30/07 #3805,The Pentagon,2.43,2.42,rayneeday,How many outside walls does the Pentagon have?,"Don't forget the walls side facing the inner courtyard are still ""outside"".","Actually, the answer is 50 (Fifty) The Pentagon is made of five separate pentagon shaped buildings, each inside the other. And each having a street side exterior wall and a courtyard side exterior wall. Each pentagon shaped building has a total of 10 exterior walls and there are 5 buildings so you have 50 exterior walls.",Trivia,04/29/02 #41969,A Curtailment,2.54,2.67,aresII,"You need me not; my office is To wait upon the dead. Remove my tail, lop off my ears, But do not touch my head. I'm often silent now - but stop, For mercy's sake, don't let me drop!",No hint available.,"HEARSE. H-EARS-E.",Riddle,05/18/08 #35509,Aerial Ping-pong?,2.72,2.1,jazzmusician46,"Your task is to change ONE letter in each of the following seven words to discover a common theme. BILL PAST GOAT THROB BURP MASK TICKLE",Football,"Ball Post Goal Throw Bump Mark Tackle",Language,03/03/07 #15241,A Silent Watchdog,2.72,1.27,siameseifuplz,"Spike was a great watchdog. He'd stopped three burglaries from happening. Yet one day, someone broke in through a window, rummaged around, took something, and left. Spike didn't move an inch. Why not?",What he took is important.,"The man was Spike's owner, who'd locked his keys in his house. He had to climb in through the window to get them.",Situation,10/25/03 #752,Rhymes?,2.3,1.3800000000000001,beans,What are the only two words in the English language that have no word that rhymes with them?,Think colors,orange and purple,Language,08/09/01 #36136,Double Meanings #3,2.67,2.2,fishmed,"Below are words or phrases grouped in pairs. There is a different word that fits in the middle of each set that can be defined by both sides. Your task is to find those words. Example: Flower ________ Stood Answer: Rose 1. Occupation - __________ - Full Speed 2. Movement of vehicles - __________ - Trade 3. Short - __________ - Apprise 4. Rush headlong - __________ - Rend",No hint available.,"1. Occupation - Career - Full Speed 2. Movement of vehicles - Traffic - Trade 3. Short - Brief - Apprise 4. Rush headlong - Tear - Rend",Language,04/10/07 #5230,Lunar Sled Man,2.57,2.1,Bobbrt,"Every word of a familiar phrase has been replaced by a rhyme in the following sentence. Can you determine the phrase? Low lunar sled man won.",No hint available.,No sooner said than done.,Language,07/05/02 #27338,Leaves and Glue,2.67,2.17,Swordoffury1392,"It was a very cold autumn night, and I was trying to get my car out of my driveway when I saw my neighbor's little five year old daughter trying to glue leaves onto a tree in her backyard. When I saw this, I instantly became curious of why. Upon asking her, I received a reply which made me cry. What was it?",Her mother was looking depressed inside the house as she talked to a man in a white coat.,"The little girl said, ""Tha docta say to mommy that I go from world before tha last leaf fall off this twee.""",Situation,12/10/05 #49802,Words With GM,1.85,2.24,cnmne,"Five words that contain GM as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **GM*, **GM**, ***GM*, ****GM, **GM*** Pool: A, A, A, A, B, E, E, H, I, L, N, N, P, P, S, T, T, U, Y, Y",No hint available.,"PYGMY, BAGMAN, STIGMA, PHLEGM, AUGMENT",Language,03/30/13 #12078,Old Man Justice and the Rotten Rascals,2.34,2.54,Codammanus,"One day three kids decide to wreak havoc in town-again (this is the third time this month). This time they run into an old man's grocery store and steal quite a few items. They hit the wrong spot this time, because this was Old Man Justice's place (he's notorious for meting out his own brand of 'justice'). Old Man Justice chases the kids through town, and during the chase, they drop the goods, turn around, and start chasing him. Unfortunately, the old man falls into a ditch and is badly hurt. A month later after he recovers he is able to identify the culprits, and Old Man Justice calls in his 'support team,' (2 of which were also victims of the thieves), and has the perpetrators rounded up for justice. At a dinner later that evening, dubbed the 'Repast of Right' the old man begins with these words: 'To do what we've done took moxie and nerve, But alas! As we eat, our justice is served. As we've judged these few, let's render to each their due, Not an 'eye for an eye,' but rather 'one for two.' (What we see as JUST, is JUST what we do.) Neither trial, nor jury, should these ones receive, No more to trouble us, for no more shall they breathe! So drink wine of success, and not of defeat, Justice is waiting, so friends let us eat.' Question: Provided that Old Man Justice and those in his group are not cannibals, how are these three guilty kids punished by the people at the dinner?",No hint available.,"The Old man and his group certainly did EAT THE KIDS, (as implied by the words of Old Man Justice), but they were of course young goats, and not young delinquent children. Notice that justice is going to be 'served' along with this meal. Also, this extreme justice is also going to result in the kids not-breathing, (meaning they will die), and thus won't be any more trouble. It is not an 'eye for eye' but more like 'one for two' because Old Man Justice was only injured, not killed, therefore the 'justice' is not proportionate to the crime. It also took guts and nerve for these seniors to hunt down someone's livestock and kill it, without the benefit of due process, or discussion w/ the owner in the least. As they were good for a meal, I suppose the kids weren't so rotten after all!",Logic,04/27/03 #43106,Changes (Seed to Tree),2.33,1.85,drwdrw,"How can you change a ""seed"" to a ""tree"" by changing one letter at a time? Each time you change a letter, a new word must be formed. Example: bee, bet, bat, ban, pan.",No hint available.,"seed, feed, fled, flee, free, tree",Language,09/17/08 #52831,Don't Play in the Streets,2.69,1.04,theriddler,"The alley's not dark, it's well-lit. I had to get shoes and they fit. I'm gonna stay and play a bit And try to make another hit. I put my hand in, like a mitt, Send it off and it doesn't quit, Knocks things over--all, or a bit, Then it's sent back, lickety-split. Then someone else's turn, I sit. What is this place of which I've writ?",No hint available.,"A bowling alley. The title suggests one shouldn't play in the streets, one should play in the alleys.",Riddle,01/18/23 #1633,Capital Punishment,2.15,2.12,the-great-one,"A man goes to court. He is convicted of murder. The court gives him the opportunity to decide the way he would like to die. They lock him up in a cell (no windows, doors etc.) with a dog. He will be killed the same way he decides to kill the dog. He kills the dog in such a way that he gets to go free. How did he kill the dog?",He kills the dog in a way you can't kill a human.,"He gets the dog's TAIL, swings the dog around and bangs him against the wall.",Situation,12/06/01 #46825,Antonym in the Middle 8,1.94,2.41,cnmne,"THIN and SLIM are antonyms of WIDE. Change THIN to WIDE to SLIM by changing one letter at a time. Each step must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once. THIN ----> WIDE ----> SLIM",No hint available.,"THIN <<<<< CHIN COIN CORN CORE WORE WIRE WIDE <<<<< SIDE SINE SANE SAND SAID SLID SLIM <<<<<",Language,04/25/10 #40846,What is the Number?,2.04,2.69,lab123,"There is a number. 1. If it is not a multiple of 4, then it is between 60 and 69. 2. If it is a multiple of 3 it is between 50 and 59. 3. If it is not a multiple of 6 it is between 70 and 79. What is the number?",No hint available.,76,Math,03/04/08 #11874,PRINCE VETO's point of view,2.56,2.68,Codammanus,"Two brothers, both princes, hold a mock election to see who the people prefer as their future king. Prior to the election, they have a private discussion. I was able to pick up some of what PRINCE VETO says to his brother. I wrote it down as I heard it, so consider this a transcript of what he said. I want you to tell me if you see what I see: It is I SIR, PRINCE VETO, that will RETAIN what power I have now and yet acquire more. Read my lips: The people love me, and you cannot deny the people. (If you can't read my lips, then I suggest you take UP LIP reading along with finding another position within this kingdom). And, I would add stupidity to your blindness if you don't see what I see little brother. However, if you insist on finishing this mock election, then by all means let us RACE ON! However, if it shall be that way, then I must make the point ever further by saying it is through the lens of small men that you see things. In my transcript, I capitalized certain words and word-couples. 1.Why are certain words and word-couples capitalized? 2.There is a word that was not capitalized, but is in the same ""family of words"" as those that are in caps. (Meaning, they all have one common thread). What is this word? And, why is it not capitalized?",There are many references by the prince in his insult to his little brother to the key to solving this one. (And they aren't just there).,"1. Certain words and word-couples are capitalized because they are anagrams for parts of the human eye: I SIR = IRIS PRINCE VETO = OPTIC NERVE RETAIN = RETINA UP LIP = PUPIL RACE ON = CORNEA 2. The word that was not capitalized, but relates to the other words is LENS (another part of the eye). However, it isn't capitalized because there is no anagram for the word LENS.",Other,04/19/03 #2052,Effacing the Dirt,2.65,1.53,missie,"Translate the following famous proverb from big words to normal: A recently purchased implement for brushing away floor dirt invariably effaces the dirt most efficiently.",No hint available.,A new broom sweeps clean.,Language,01/16/02 #45217,Missing Letters From 5 Words #3,2.34,1.86,nogoodnames,"What three letters fit into the following five combinations to form 5 words? ADS___ENT F___ID MOT___IKE POLYS___ATE THE___O",No hint available.,"ORB. ADSORBENT FORBID MOTORBIKE POLYSORBATE THEORBO",Language,09/04/09 #15403,AOWI,2.64,2.18,fishmed,"AOWI SATEX HOOI",No hint available.,"Altered States AOWI = Iowa SATEX = Texas HOOI = Ohio (The frame of mind that can occur during deep transcendental meditation)",Rebus,11/11/03 #40412,Gandhi,2.27,2.35,aresII,"The following quote is from Mohandas Gandhi (1869 - 1948). Gandhi began his career as a trial lawyer but soon became a legal adviser and adversary. He had a fear of public speaking. He later became known for giving a voice to the masses. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. L=H ""Q AQD OV TYS SLC JPGZYWS GI LOV SLGYFLSV. ELQS LC SLODUV, LC TCWGACV.""","C=E O=I Q=A","""A MAN IS BUT THE PRODUCT OF HIS THOUGHTS. WHAT HE THINKS, HE BECOMES."" KEY: A=M C=E D=N E=W F=G G=O I=F J=P L=H O=I P=R Q=A S=T T=B U=K V=S W=C Y=U Z=D",Cryptography,02/10/08 #6188,Bright,2.18,1.97,mad-ade,"What is this rebus? LIE ING ING ING ING ING ING ING ING ING ING",No hint available.,"Lightning. Lie + 10 ing",Rebus,08/02/02 #30912,The Vowel-less Knights #8,2.61,2.5100000000000002,ScoutMan,"And now, here's a few more from the Knights: 1. sng wht ws lst nd drd wht ws wn, wlk n bttl fght vr gn, m kng lst kng, nd lst sldrs m mn... 2. Th qstn s nt ... f rt s ngh t flfll m lf, bt f m tr t th pth hv st fr mslf, f m th bst cn b n th thngs d. 3. Cvl strf s s mch grtr vl thn cncrtd wr ffrt s wr tslf s wrs thn pc.","1. Written by one of the greatest Irish poets. Bonus: Who, and what work is this quote from? 2. Spoken by one of the greatest opera singers of the 1990's, noted for her perfectionism. Bonus: who? 3. Written by the most well known Greek historian. Bonus: who?","1. I sing what was lost and dread what was won, I walk in a battle fought over again, my king a lost king, and lost soldiers my men... Bonus: William Yeats, from ""What Was Lost"" 2. The question is not ... if art is enough to fulfill my life, but if I am true to the path I have set for myself, if I am the best I can be in the things I do. Bonus: Kathleen Battle 3. Civil strife is as much a greater evil than a concerted war effort as war itself is worse than peace. Bonus: Herodotus",Language,06/06/06 #49123,Words With TA,2.18,2.43,cnmne,"Five words that contain TA as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **TA*, *TA***, **TA**, ****TA, ***TA** Pool: C, E, E, F, G, I, I, I, L, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, S, U, V, Y",No hint available.,"PETAL, ITALIC, VOTARY, FIESTA, MUSTANG",Language,10/31/11 #20187,Number Grid,2.58,1.97,rose_rox,"Below is a square of numbers. What number is X? 1 4 0 3 5 8 4 7 2 x 1 4 6 9 5 8",No hint available.,"X = 5. Along each row, the numbers follow a +3, -4, +3 pattern. Down each column, the numbers follow a +4, -3, +4 pattern",Math,01/01/05 #49803,Three-letter Lineup,2.5100000000000002,1.42,ThinksForFun,"Can you identify which one of the following words does not belong in the group? con top lag rag lap nap",No hint available.,"con For all of the other words, if the letters are reversed, then the result is another valid word i.e.: top ==> pot lag ==> gal rag ==> gar lap ==> pal nap ==> pan",Group,04/13/13 #6263,Dogs and Fleas,2.55,1.4,Delport,"There are two dogs. Both have fleas. If one flea jumps from the 1st dog to the 2nd, then both will have the same amount. Or if one flea jumps from the 2nd dog to the 1st, then the 1st will have 5 times the amount of the 2nd. How many fleas do each dog have before any jumping takes place?",No hint available.,"1st dog as 4 fleas 2nd dog as 2 fleas",Math,08/06/02 #29663,Guess the Pattern 3,2.46,2.93,cnmne,"What are the next three numbers in this series? 3, 5, 11, 17, 31, 41, 59, ?, ?, ?",No hint available.,"67, 83, 109 Each number is a prime number whose position in a list of prime numbers is also a prime number. There are ten numbers in this series (seven given and three unknown). The first ten prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29. Since the 10th prime number is 29, you need a list of the first 29 prime numbers. The first 29 prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109. 1) 2 is prime, the 2nd prime number is 3 2) 3 is prime, the 3rd prime number is 5 3) 5 is prime, the 5th prime number is 11 4) 7 is prime, the 7th prime number is 17 5) 11 is prime, the 11th prime number is 31 6) 13 is prime, the 13th prime number is 41 7) 17 is prime, the 17th prime number is 59 8) 19 is prime, the 19th prime number is 67 9) 23 is prime, the 23rd prime number is 83 10) 29 is prime, the 29th prime number is 109",Series,04/10/06 #44367,One Letter of Separation 17,2.38,1.87,cnmne,"Each group of definitions describes three words that are spelled the same, except for one letter (each group describes a different set of words). Example: king, ring, wing. The length of the words in each group is provided. 1) a magician's staff & to direct one's course & to crank (4 letters) 2) a circle of light that appears to surround a shining body & to stop & healthy or robust (4 letters) 3) to absorb & to endow with a quality or characteristic & to trouble by spreading or swarming in or over (6 letters) 4) to point out & a type of spice & to tarry (6 letters)",No hint available.,"1) wand, wend, wind 2) halo, halt, hale 3) ingest, invest, infest 4) finger, ginger, linger",Language,04/20/09 #29328,4 L of the L in the H B,2.23,2.54,ALW007,4 L of the L in the H B,No hint available.,4 Lobes of the Liver in the Human Body,Letter-Equations,03/25/06 #2686,Getgetitgetget,2.74,1.51,rayneeday,"Can you decipher the following common phrase? getgetitgetget",No hint available.,Forget about it,Rebus,03/14/02 #27963,Odd One Out #7,2.79,1.92,peppamintp,"One of these words doesn't belong. Can you tell me which one it is and why? 1. Rock 2. Spread 3. Roll 4. Cross 5. Bug",No hint available.,"Cross, every other word can be preceded by the word bed. Bedrock Bedspread Bedroll Bedbug",Group,01/08/06 #38410,Shoes Galore,2.38,1.77,Alyssawu,"Bobby, Jake, Hannah, Mark, and Alyssa have $71.97 altogether. What could each of them buy at Shoes Galore from the list below? Brown Earth Shoes: $30.00 Black Canvas Deck Shoes: $15.00 Tan Moccasins: $10.99 Pink and White Converse All-Stars: $9.99 Light Blue Flip-Flops: $5.99 Clue #1: Hannah has less money than Jake. Clue #2: Mark has more money than Jake. Clue #3: Alyssa has less money than Mark and Jake but more money than Hannah. Clue #4: Bobby has more money than Mark.",No hint available.,"1. Bobby: Brown Earth Shoes, $30.00. 2. Mark: Black Canvas Deck Shoes, $15.00. 3. Jake: Tan Moccasins, $10.99. 4. Alyssa: Pink and White Converse All-Stars, $9.99. 5. Hannah: Light Blue Flip-Flops, $5.99.",Logic,09/22/07 #27979,The Tourist Group,2.57,2.35,brules370,"A tourist group of 86 people broke up into two groups. The smaller group went to the beach, and the bigger group went to see a water mill. The following statements are all true. How many people were in each group? a) A quarter of the people in one of the groups is more than the number of people in the other group. b) One of the groups contains 6 times as many women as men. c) One of the groups contains only married couples. d) The number of people in one of the groups is divisible by 4. e) One of the groups contains 8 times as many people who are younger than 50 as those who are at least 50 years old.",No hint available.,"The first thing is to make this question an equation. The equation is x+y=86. x is the larger group and y is the smaller group. So, y=86-x. So, x+86-x=86. If the first statement is true then ¼(x)>y. Since y=86-x, then ¼(x)>86-x. Now find out the greatest possible number that will satisfy the equation ¼(x)>86-x. The largest number y could be is 17. The smallest number x could be is 69. If c) is true, then one of the groups must be even since ""couples"" are the multiples of 2 (1 couple consists of 2 people, 2 couples consists of 4 people). Then, you figure out that 1 group affects the other group. If there is 1 more person in group x, then there is one less person in group y. So, that means that both group must be even or else both groups are odd and no group will satisfy c). So x must consist of 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, or 86 people and y must consist of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, or 0 people. Now try to make the groups satisfy e). Substitute c for young people and o for old people. The equation is 8o=c. So, o+c equals the number of people in one of the groups. If c=8o, then that will mean o+8o equals the number of people in one of the groups. Then, simplified the equation. o+8o=9o. So 9o equal the number of people in one of the groups. So one of the groups has to be a multiple of 9. Since y consists of a group that has 16 people or under, then the only multiple of 9 is 9. But the groups have to consist of an even number of people, so group x must satisfy e). The only multiples of 9 above 70 and under 86 are 72 and 81. But, the number has to be even. So, group x consists of 72 people and y consists of 14 people. So, the answer is that there are 72 people that went to see the water mill and 14 people went to the beach.",Logic,01/08/06 #4353,Special Time,2.37,1.56,mad-ade,What was significant about 3661 seconds past midnight on 1st January 2001?,No hint available.,The time and date was 01:01:01 on 01/01/01.,Other,05/30/02 #41665,A Gift You Can Not Receive,2.6,2.23,Scubee,"English poet Sir Thomas Wyatt wrote the following: A lady gave me a gift she had not, And I received her gift I took not. She gave it me willingly and yet she would not, And I received it albeit I could not. If she gave it me I force not, And if she take it again she cares not. Consider what this is and tell not, For I am fast sworn I may not. What is the gift?",No hint available.,A kiss.,Riddle,04/24/08 #45120,Dynamic Duo,2.2,1.85,MarcM1098,"What two numbers are missing from this series? 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, __, 31, 37, __, 73, 79, 97, ... Extra challenge: What is the next number in the series?","Primary question: The two numbers are related to each other. Extra challenge: The next number stands alone.","The two missing numbers are 17 and 71. Here is a list of prime numbers: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, ... This series includes only primes whose digit(s), when reversed, also form primes. The first few primes are their own reverse: 2, 3, 5, 7, and 11. The other primes listed in the series come in pairs: 13 and 31, 17 and 71, 37 and 73, 79 and 97. The extra challenge is to find 101, which is its own reverse.",Series,08/23/09 #38620,For Your Consideration IV,2.42,2.25,aresII,"The following puzzles are quips from anonymous authors. Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code. L=E ""BN X PQC RUHJM JKXGBWPM UN VQPM VQWWC UK GBHL L. TUCUOL, B MQSSUML RL'M TXKKCBWP X OUUW."" ""BN X VXMLVXHHLK BM BW ORL ZBJJHL UN X ZUV MTLWL, TUQHJ CUQ MXC RL'M X TXOTRLK BW ORL KBUO?""","C=Y P=G Q=U","""IF A GUY HOLDS DRAWINGS OF BUGS BUNNY OR WILE E. COYOTE, I SUPPOSE HE'S CARRYING A TOON."" ""IF A BASEBALLER IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MOB SCENE, COULD YOU SAY HE'S A CATCHER IN THE RIOT?"" KEY: A=X B=I C=Y G=W H=L J=D K=R L=E M=S N=F O=T P=G Q=U R=H S=P T=C U=O V=B W=N X=A Z=M",Cryptography,10/04/07 #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 #7277,Broken Sleep,2.85,1.82,warrior,"I went to visit my friend last week. He told me that after sunset he went to sleep. He then woke up and got out of bed at least 180 times before the sun rose again. However, he said that he always slept for at least 7 hours at a time. How can this be explained?",No hint available.,"He lives at the South Pole where, during Winter, the sun doesn't rise for six months at a time.",Situation,09/14/02 #20862,A Bad News Day,2.43,2.5,badbunnee,"What rebus is shown by these various news headlines? Sylph Murdered Pixie Abducted Imp Tortured Elf Electrocuted Spirit Dies",No hint available.,Grimm fairy tales.,Rebus,02/06/05 #44111,Scrambled Words 2,2.05,1.6300000000000001,snowmonster,"The letters in each word or phrase below can be rearranged to form a common English word with an Arabic root. See if you can unscramble them! 1) Mile 2) Melon 3) Argus 4) Coeval 5) Microns 6) Replica 7) Smart Set",No hint available.,"1) Lime 2) Lemon 3) Sugar 4) Alcove 5) Crimson 6) Caliper 7) Mattress",Language,02/16/09 #49441,Mystifier,2.5,1.56,ThinksForFun,"Marvin B. Clever Said, ""Never say never"" Then won the war on war The question to beg About the chicken and egg To be posed for evermore Liar liar? Pants on fire It's true this is a lie Above you will see Examples of me Or have they not caught your eye? To conclude A conclusion I elude My goal is to mystify What am I?",No hint available.,A paradox,Riddle,04/16/12 #14981,5 = S on the C F,2.15,2.49,beanie89,5 = S on the C F,No hint available.,5 Stars on the Chinese Flag,Letter-Equations,10/03/03 #49029,Words With VO,2.18,2.96,cnmne,"Five words that contain VO as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **VO*, VO****, **VO**, ***VO*, **VO*** Pool: A, A, C, D, E, E, E, F, G, I, I, I, L, N, P, R, T, T, U, Y",No hint available.,"PIVOT, VOYAGE, DEVOUT, FLAVOR, INVOICE",Language,09/17/11 #5765,Cover Cop,2.31,0.9400000000000001,Cascas,"What does this mean? cover cop",No hint available.,Undercover cop,Rebus,07/21/02 #32238,Phoney Puzzle XX,2.5100000000000002,2.2,phrebh,"This is a little twist on the standard cryptograms. Instead of each letter being replaced by another letter, each letter in all of the words has been replaced with a digit corresponding to the letter on a standard telephone dial. The authors of the quotes have been given. 949 47 48 3784 2334287 263 26678837 23424662367 273 2684 225533 87377? -- Clifford Stoll 843 47328 84464 22688 2 26678837 66832665 47 8428 66 628837 469 6824 968 78833 4686 48, 48 36376'8 438 244437 67 4328437. -- Bill Gates","2 - ABC 3 - DEF 4 - GHI 5 - JKL 6 - MNO 7 - PQRS 8 - TUV 9 - WXYZ","Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? -- Clifford Stoll The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier. -- Bill Gates",Cryptography,08/02/06 #4671,wowolfol,2.54,0.97,missie,"Decipher this: wowolfol",No hint available.,wolf in sheep's clothing (wolf in wool),Rebus,06/12/02 #49374,Command in a Blink,3.08,1.62,firefox99,"I stare at you, you stare at me. I have three eyes, Yet I cannot see. Every time I blink, I give commands. You do as you are told. With your feet and hands. What am I?",No hint available.,A traffic light.,Riddle,03/17/12 #43900,Secret Santas II,2.68,2.55,javaguru,"A group of ten friends decide to exchange gifts as secret Santas. Each person writes his or her name on a piece of paper and puts it in a hat. Then each person randomly draws a name from the hat to determine who has him as his or her secret Santa. The secret Santa then makes a gift for the person whose name he drew. When it's time to exchange presents, each person walks over to the person he made the gift for and holds his or her left hand in his right hand. What is the probability that the 10 friends holding hands form a single continuous circle?","It's not as difficult as it seems. It's the number of ways the friends can form a circle divided by the number of ways the names can be drawn out of the hat.","1/10 For a group of n friends, there are n! (n factorial) ways to draw the names out of the hat. Since a circle does not have a beginning and end, choose one person as the beginning and end of the circle. There are now (n-1)! ways to distribute the remaining people around the circle. Thus the probability of forming a single circle is (n-1)! / n! Since n! = (n-1)! * n (for n > 1), this can be rewritten as (n-1)! / (n*(n-1)!) Factoring out the (n-1)! from the numerator and denominator leaves 1/n as the probability.",Probability,01/12/09 #19616,Madadian Dinner Party.,2.5,2.24,Mad-Ade,"Yesterday evening leading Madadian Socialites and serial Chicken pluckers, Murtle and her husband invited their neighbours (two couples) for a nice kebab dinner at their home. The six of them sat at a round table. Murtle tells you the following: ""Norbert sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of Gertha. Mavis sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of the man who sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of my husband. Jim sat on the left of the woman who sat on the left of Tarquin. I did not sit beside my husband."" What is the name of Murtle's husband?",No hint available.,"From the second statement, we know that the six people sat at the table in the following way (clockwise and starting with Murtle's husband): Murtle's husband, woman, man, woman, man, Mavis Because Murtle did not sit beside her husband, the situation must be as follows: Murtle's husband, woman, man, Murtle, man, Mavis The remaining woman must be Gertha, and combining this with the first statement, we arrive at the following situation: Murtle's husband, Gertha, man, Murtle, Norbert, Mavis Because of the third statement, Jim and Tarquin can be placed in only one way, and we now know the complete order: Murtle's husband Tarquin, Gertha, Jim, Murtle, Norbert, Mavis Conclusion: the name of Murtle's husband is Tarquin.",Other,11/29/04 #11819,Ward 16!,2.52,1.15,tannaj786,"A man is in the blood-testing ward in a hospital. ""That's it! I have officially been a patient in each and every ward there is!"" he said depressed. ""Oh, that's not true dear!"" said his wife softly. ""Tell me one ward I wasn't a patient in!"" he said annoyed. ""THE MATERNITY WARD!"" his wife cried smugly. He said he was a patient once. When?",It's not when accompanying his wife!,When he was born! He would be part of it and therefore be one of the patients!,Situation,04/17/03 #38484,104 at the Stadium,2.27,2.49,sarah7,"What does the first represent? 104 degrees Fahrenheit- frequency of sound 97 degrees Fahrenheit- frequency of sound",No hint available.,"Fever pitch. If you had a temperature of 104 degrees Fahrenheit, you would have a fever; and the frequency of sound is the pitch.",Rebus,09/27/07 #1370,Creature/Banquet Spoonerism,2.91,1.85,mrice,"A spoonerism is a transposition of initial sounds of two or more words (as in ""tons of soil"" for ""sons of toil""). So... What is a spoonerism for a counterfeit creature as opposed to a banquet of oven-cooked foods?",No hint available.,"The first is a fake beast, and the second is a bake feast!",Language,11/12/01 #9206,Magic Tractor,2.52,1.76,juzzztin,"A magic tractor is going down a hill and turns into a corner at a high speed. What happens next?",No hint available.,"Nothing, because the magic tractor has transformed into a high speed corner. It just sits there quietly now.",Trick,12/17/02 #9749,W____A____Y,2.61,1.5,warrior,"What famous place is represented below? W______________A____________Y",No hint available.,"Broadway. Thoroughfare in New York City famous for its theatres. Its many theatres and cinemas have made it known worldwide as the 'show centre' of America.",Rebus,01/11/03 #6549,Peace,1.61,0.5,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? Peace Earth",No hint available.,Peace on Earth!,Rebus,08/15/02 #39060,Well-Known Nursery Rhyme,2.69,2.29,grilledcheese,"Below is a well-known nursery rhyme. Can you decode it? TJK MWMMSJ MWMMSJ, BTJ IGB GAM BTJ OWMMSJ, BTJ IFQ XYUZJM FHJV BTJ UFFA, BTJ SWBBSJ MFR SGYRTJM BF NJJ NYIT NZFVB, GAM BTJ MWNT VGA GQGK QWBT BTJ NZFFA.","N = A O = F","Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon. A = G B = L C = I D = M E = J F = O G = R H = T I = W J = X K = P L = S M = U N = A O = F P = Z Q = C R = V S = N T = B U = Y V = H W = Q X = E Y = K Z = D",Cryptography,11/04/07 #4804,Defy Gravity,2.91,1.05,bobbrt,"The following is an advertisement for a common item. The ad agency, however, is trying to entice buyers by making the item sound more impressive than it really is. Can you tell what is being sold here? DEFY GRAVITY! As you command water - or any liquid - to flow upwards! Could you be tampering with the secrets of the Earth? Your friends will be amazed! Just $1.99.",No hint available.,The item being advertized is a straw.,Language,06/18/02 #24612,Mything In Action,2.78,2.56,cinnamon30,"From an early age, Phyllis has been enraptured by mythological lore. Phyllis has now found a way to turn her love of mythology into a hobby - she collects mythological deity action figures. Phyllis has accumulated five figures so far, each of which depicts a different deity and is made from a different material. Each of the figures is a different height and weight. From the info provided, determine the material from which each figure is made, as well as each toy's height in inches and weight in ounces. Figure - Ares, Demeter, Hera, Odin and Thor Material - Aluminum, Ceramic, Plastic, Rubber and Wood Height - 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 inches Weight - 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 ounces 1. The Ares figure weighs less than 8 ounces. The Demeter action figure (which isn't made from rubber) weighs more than 3 ounces. 2. The ceramic figure is taller than the one that weighs 6 ounces (which doesn't depict Odin). The heaviest figurine (which doesn't depict Demeter) isn't 2 inches tall. 3. The 3-ounce toy (which isn't five inches tall) isn't the rubber figure (which doesn't depict Hera). 4. The plastic figure weighs more than the 5-inch toy. The 1-inch figure weighs 5 ounces. The aluminum action figure weighs more than 3 ounces. The figure of Odin (which isn't the one made from wood) weighs less than 8 ounces. 5. The Thor figure isn't the 3-inch figure (which doesn't weigh 6 ounces). Neither the figure of Hera (which isn't the heaviest toy) nor the ceramic figure is the lightest action figure.",No hint available.,"Ares - wood, 3 inches and 3 ounces Demeter - ceramic, 5 inches and 7 ounces Hera - aluminum, 2 inches and 6 ounces Odin - rubber, 1 inch and 5 ounces Thor - plastic, 4 inches and 8 ounces The 8-ounce figure isn't Ares (1), Demeter (2), Odin (4) or Hera (5). Therefore it's Thor. Thor isn't 2 inches (2), 5 inches (4), 1 inch (4) or 3 inches (5). Thus Thor is 4 inches tall. The tallest figure - 5 inches - is not 6 ounces (2), 3 ounces (3) or 5 ounces (4), thus it is 7 ounces. The plastic figure is 8 ounces (4). The 1-inch figure is 5 ounces (4). The 3-inch figure isn't 6 ounces (5), thus it has to be 3 ounces. This leaves the 2-inch figure as 6 ounces. The 3-ounce figure isn't rubber (3), aluminum (4) or ceramic (5), thus it is wood. The wood figure isn't Demeter (1), Odin (4) or Hera (5), thus it is Ares. The ceramic figure is the 5-inch figure (2). Hera isn't rubber (3) or ceramic (5), thus Hera is aluminum. Demeter isn't rubber (1), therefore Odin is rubber and Demeter is ceramic. Odin is not 6-ounces (2), thus Odin is 5 ounces - only one left.",Logic-Grid,07/17/05 #31039,Crazy Cat Lady Cat Off,2.63,1.7,metallicman,"Cats! At the Crazy Cat Lady Cat Off in St. Paul, Minnesota, dozens of crazy cat ladies brought their pampered cats to participate in various events (most of which the cats would rather not do). Crazy cat lady after crazy cat lady entered their dozens of cats. Then, one seemingly crazy cat lady came to enter her polecat. The judges took one look at it and knew that it would never belong in the crazy cat lady cat off. What qualities does a polecat have that makes it impossible to belong in a cat off?",No hint available.,A polecat is not a cat. It is a nocturnal European weasel.,Trivia,06/12/06 #50721,Abbreviation Transformation,1.9000000000000001,2.3,ThinksForFun,"Rearrange the letters in the following clue words to form a familiar group of abbreviations. ADJOURN BUN CAVE FENCE JUMP LOG PAJAMAS TRY","Each abbreviation in the group has the same number of letters, and there are more than 4 members in the group.","The abbreviations of the 12 months of the year (each having 3 letters) as follows: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC Since the clue words have a total of 36 letters, and as per the hint, each abbreviation has the same number of letters, then the number of abbreviations/members in the group, which is more than 4 as per the hint, had to be one of: 6 x 6 letters each = 36 letters, or 9 x 4 letters each = 36 letters, or 12 x 3 letters each = 36 letters, or 18 x 2 letters each = 36 letters since these (6, 9, 12, and 18) are the only remaining numbers that 36 divides evenly into. So with the hint and a bit of logic, counting the total number of letters in the clue words helps to narrow down the number of possible answers substantially.",Language,10/29/15 #1823,Smiling Hope,2.33,2.59,missie,"My first some do with smiling hope, And some with fierce despair; My second lies in vols of Pope, The baron's prize and care; My whole must ever blissful prove To those who wisely fix their love. What am I?",No hint available.,Wedlock,Riddle,12/23/01 #6876,What Reflects?,2.32,1.93,Cascas,What reflects like a mirror but can never be seen?,No hint available.,An echo.,Riddle,08/25/02 #37998,Guess Your Color to Escape!,2.26,2.46,spinnercat,"A warden at a prison decides to give some prisoners a chance to escape by working together to solve a puzzle. He prepares a colored hat for every one of them and tells them the rules. The hats can be either black or white and will be placed on everyone's head. The prisoners will get a chance to discuss a strategy together, which they will all follow, then they will be marched out into a large room where they will see everybody else's hat color. Each prisoner will then simultaneously guess which of the two hat colors they have. If every one of them is right, or every one of them is wrong, they will all go free. However, the prisoners will not be allowed to communicate in any way during this process. Also, the warden will hear their strategy and place hats any way he can to prevent them from going free. What strategy do they use to escape?",Think about it for two people and then three people. What will be the difference between what a white hatted person sees and a black hatted person sees?,"Every prisoner should count up how many black hats they see. If they count an odd number of black hats, they say that they have a black hat. If they count an even number of black hats, then they say that they have a white hat.",Logic,08/28/07 #20692,The Case of the Reindeer Spies,2.7600000000000002,2.05,fishmed,"Professor Stanwick, the crime expert, gets consulted by police and the federal government on a regular basis to get help in solving crimes. Today he finds Inspector Stevens, from the FBI, at his door asking for help with yet another case. ""What can I assist the FBI with today?"" Professor Stanwick asked. Sitting in an easy chair, Inspector Stevens replied, ""The facts are these. As a result of the national effort to crack down on domestic spies, the Bureau has uncovered a ring of five spies in the local area who have started selling defense industry secrets to the Chinese consulate in New York. The five individuals have been identified, and we are intercepting their calls and messages. We believe they may be able to lead us to several similar rings in the Midwest, so we are monitoring their calls a while longer to help us identify the other rings. The problem is, that they are using code names, and we need to match the individuals with the code names before we can completely understand the messages."" Professor Stanwick picked up a pad of paper and asked, ""What do you have so far?"" Opening a notebook, the Inspector said, ""The code names are those of well-known reindeer: Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, and Donder. We are certain that these names correspond in some order to the members of the group, all of whom live in this area. Sal Abelardo is a civil engineer for Spacetech. His wife works for a publishing company and apparently knows nothing of his espionage activities. Peter Bircham works as a janitor for the same firm; he is single. John Cantrell is a junior executive with Aeroco. He and his wife share a condo downtown with his sister. Tim Delmarin, unmarried, is a communications expert with the same firm. The fifth member is Telly Ephesos, a retired Foreign Service Officer who spent twenty years in China. He is married and has no siblings. From the messages already sent, and our own investigations, we've been able to glean only a few facts. 1. Cantrell and 'Dasher' and their wives sometimes take vacations together. 2. 'Cupid' is highly dissatisfied with his job. 3. Mrs. Abelardo regularly corresponds with 'Mrs. Donder'. 4. Neither 'Comet' nor 'Dasher' have ever been outside the state. 5. Mrs. Abelardo was once engaged to the brother of 'Donder'. 6. Bircham makes monthly trips to Mexico City. I can't impress upon you enough, Professor Stanwick, the importance of identifying these code names. Any help you can give us will be greatly appreciated."" Professor Stanwick, having been scribbling on his pad of paper, tossed it to Stevens saying, ""Here are the code names and their possessors. Happy hunting!"" Which code name goes with which person?",No hint available.,"Abelardo - Dasher Bircham - Cupid Cantrell - Donder Delmarin - Comet Ephesos - Dancer 'Dasher' can't be Cantrell, who vacations with him, or Bircham or Delmarin, who are single. Since he has never left the state, he can't be Ephesos either. Therefore 'Dasher' is Abelardo. Similarly, 'Donder'; can't be the single Bircham or Delmarin. Since he has a brother, he can't be Ephesos. Therefore 'Donder' is Cantrell. The retired, worldly Ephesos cannot be the dissatisfied 'Cupid' or the provincial 'Comet', so he is 'Dancer', and the well-traveled Birchman cannot be 'Comet', so he is 'Cupid'. That leave Delmarin as 'Comet.'",Logic-Grid,01/28/05 #5371,derful,2.31,1.13,Cascas,"What does this mean? derful",No hint available.,Wonderful ( ONE-derful ),Rebus,07/09/02 #52258,Going Nowhere Fast,2.84,1.03,ThinksForFun,"Every time you try to move ahead I'm bent on pulling you back instead Is this struggle for mobility An exercise in futility? Either level or somewhat inclined With progress feedback I am designed Whether you choose to walk or to run You always end up where you've begun What am I?",No hint available.,a treadmill,Riddle,08/31/19 #15084,Four Names,2.44,2.71,rose_rox,"What do all of these names have in common (besides that they are all feminine)? Veronica Penelope Natalia Anastasia","Technically, Veronica's name should be listed four times. That would make seven names. ...now what is there seven of?","The last 3 letters of all names are the last 3 letters of each continent. VeronICA: Africa, Antarctica, North America, South America PenelOPE: Europe NataLIA: Australia AnastaSIA: Asia",Trivia,10/12/03 #4460,Roaming Inches,2.26,2.31,bighippo4,"Can you decipher what I am trying to say? ROAMING OH INCH HUGH LAY ED.",No hint available.,Romeo and Juliet,Language,06/03/02 #23428,Catch 22,2.65,1.87,judydog1,"STONEapprehendedDEATH ROW What common phrase do these words represent?","Think of other words to replace these. The title is also a hint.","Caught between a rock and a hard place. stone/rock apprehended/caught death row/a hard place Apprehended is between the other two.",Rebus,06/05/05 #4243,Rome,2.79,1.26,PeaceJo,"Can you decipher this: Monday - R Tuesday - RO Wednesday - ROM Thursday - ROME",No hint available.,Rome wasn't built in a day.,Rebus,05/24/02 #374,A Truck and a Bridge,2.47,1.62,JoeyChavez,"A truck comes to a 1000 ft. long bridge and stops right before going on to it to read a sign. The sign says that the maximum weight the bridge can hold is 4 tons, which is the exact weight of the truck. So the truck starts going on the bridge. About halfway over the bridge a little bird lands on the top of the truck. Does the bridge break?",No hint available.,"No, because by the time the truck is halfway across the bridge it has burned enough gas which brings its weight down to let the bird sit on it without the bridge breaking.",Science,09/06/01 #38016,I'm Confused!,2.88,1.83,spinnercat,"I used to think that I'm important But now people tell me I'm not. I can't even control where I'm going. But I'm quite sure that it's not hot. I cut in front of other shapes, Going towards the light. Now tell me, who am I? While I wait in everlasting night.","I used to be named Planet X When seen in 1930, But now I have a different name Suggested by Venetia Burney.","I am the planet Pluto, The only one. At the edge of our system, Far from the sun. Lines 1 and 2 are from that Pluto used to be considered a planet, but then was changed to a dwarf planet. Lines 3 and 4 are from that Pluto can't change where it goes, and that it is far from the sun. Lines 5 and 6 are from that Pluto's orbit cuts closer to the sun than Neptune for a while, before going back to the outside. Line 7 is from that Pluto is so far away from the sun that even the day on the planet feels like night, and so night lasts forever.",Riddle,08/29/07 #30216,"8, 27, 125, ...",2.42,2.0,Desired,"What number comes next in this series? 8, 27, 125, 343, 1331, 2197, ??",No hint available.,"4913. The series is the cubes of the prime numbers. The next prime number is 17, and 17*17*17=4913.",Series,05/02/06 #877,Candy,2.13,1.94,Michelle,"A long time ago, candy was being sold at three prices: red candy at one for a penny, green candy at two for a penny, and blue candy at three for a penny. Some children (as many boys as girls) were given a total of seven pennies to spend on the candy. Each child received exactly the same value in candy. How many pieces of candy and what color candy did each child receive?",No hint available.,"There must have been three boys and three girls, each of whom received two pieces of blue candy priced at three for a penny, and one piece of green candy priced at two for a penny. The total cost of the candy would be exactly 7 cents.",Logic,09/26/01 #30080,Crossquare II,2.7600000000000002,2.45,phrebh,"Solve each clue below. The answers will form a word square. Example of a word square: THE HEN END 1. Prefix for anagram of steam 2. Cut linen 3. Anagram of Nana 4. Associate of anagram of pale",No hint available.,"1. PLAY 2. LINE 3. ANNA 4. YEAR",Language,04/26/06 #34888,One Letter of Separation 6,2.82,1.83,cnmne,"Each group of three 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. 1a) competition 1b) satisfied 1c) the circumstances surrounding an act or event 2a) to rain hard 2b) sullen 2c) a number 3a) a tartan skirt 3b) a heated enclosure used for drying 3c) to deprive of life 4a) to contaminate 4b) to force into something 4c) flea",No hint available.,"1) contest, content, context 2) pour, dour, four 3) kilt, kiln, kill 4) infect, inject, insect",Language,01/15/07 #20936,Pets and Owners,2.01,0.9,Unicorns,"There were 3 Owners - John, Sally and Chloe Each person had a Pet - Hamster, Cat and Dog And each pet was bought in a certain month - August, March and October. Can you work out which pet belongs to which owner and when the pet was bought? Clues - 1. The owner that owns the hamster did not buy it in March. 2. Sally did not buy her hamster in October. 3. The owner bought his dog in March.",No hint available.,"1. John - Dog - March 2. Sally - Hamster - August 3. Chloe - Cat - October",Logic-Grid,02/10/05 #33983,Somewhere Out There,2.7,2.37,reddragon,"Qyssf wsj fya essi. Amai vw dsc evqq dsc'tt tkip kesiu fya qfkjq. Taq Hjsri",No hint available.,"Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars. Les Brown a-e b- c-u d-y e-m f-t g- h-b i-n j-r k-a l- m-v n- o- p-d q-s r-w s-o t-l u-g v-i w-f x- y-h z- Note: Brian Littrell is also credited with this quote.",Cryptography,11/16/06 #29998,Cryptic Time,2.53,2.47,RainyMysteria,"Raine was trying to reset her watch clock one afternoon, after it had stopped running the day before. Even though she didn't know what the real time was, her father had given her a clue. ""The right time is calculated by adding 1/4 of the time since noon today to 1/2 of the time till midnight tonight."" When her father told her this clue, she thanked him and set her watch correctly. What time was it?","x = time since noon (12-x)= ?","4:48 pm. The time is divided up so x = the time in hours. x = From noon till now (12-x) = Time till midnight Therefore, putting the clue into what we know, we get the equation: x = 1/4 x + 1/2 (12-x) Expand: x = 1/4 x + 6 - 1/2 x 5/4 x = 6 x =24/5 = 4.8 hours or 4 hours 48 minutes. Therefore, the time is 4:48 pm.",Math,04/24/06 #40701,Future!,2.49,1.3,harrypotter4444,"You can eat the outside of me The inside you can not Will you get rich, lose, or win something? Ask me! What am I?",No hint available.,A fortune cookie!,Riddle,02/25/08 #35432,Word Swap #22,2.66,2.32,fishmed,"The following sentences have two blanks that can be filled with words that are anagrams of each other. Please find those words. 1. Everyone who had __________ at John's house was arrested as they did not know who __________ the stolen CDs that were found during the police raid. 2. A very large __________ was delivered by the UPS man to the site of the __________ mine, so they could use the tools contained therein to get more gold. 3. The surgeon had dropped the __________ that he was using in the procedure, so the nurse handed him one of the __________ that was on the instrument stand.",No hint available.,"1. Partied, pirated 2. Parcel, placer 3. Calipers, replicas",Language,02/25/07 #1146,Eight Eights,2.49,1.87,Ramlion,Arrange eight eights so they add up to one thousand.,No hint available.,888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000,Math,10/15/01 #43250,4 = 1st C N,1.83,1.83,shenqiang,4 = 1st C N,"The ""N"" stands for ""number"".",4 = 1st composite number.,Letter-Equations,10/04/08 #7569,Cen yeu rell?,2.79,2.39,master123,"Cen yeu rell wrer er wreng werr rrer peregrepr. er ferrr glence yee mey rrenk rrer jerr rre vewelr reve preblemr, ber ne! rrree cenrenenrr elre reve preblemr, rrey reve been repleced werr rre lerrer R, ber wrecr ener ere rrey?",First find out what the sentence reads then the question.,"H, S and T. The sentence should read: Can you tell what is wrong with this paragraph. At first glance you may think that just the vowels have problems, but no! Three consonants also have problems, they have been replaced with the letter R, but which ones are they?",Language,09/19/02 #2183,A Happenchance Question,2.75,2.56,Deucex2,"What's so unique about the word ""happenchance""?",No hint available.,It's the longest word in the English language where each letter is used exactly twice.,Language,01/28/02 #117,Unnecessary Letters,2.89,1.71,Phyllis,"AALLLOUGNINCEACELSSSEANRYTELNETCTEERS If you cross out all unnecessary letters in the above string of letters, a logical sentence will remain. Can you read it?",No hint available.,"If you cross out the letters in ALL UNNECESSARY LETTERS, then the remaining letters will spell A LOGICAL SENTENCE.",Language,01/08/01 #37196,Go!,2.99,1.94,menz,"A two hundred dollar purchase With a twenty-five dollar rent, Until you have all four of us, Then an even return you'll get. One is next to Illinois, And one borders Virginia. One has no state name next to it, The fourth's near Pennsylvania What are we?",Take a chance and guess...,The railroads in the U.S. version of the game of Monopoly!,Riddle,07/02/07 #4586,EGINSELF,2.65,2.0,shasha,"Can you decipher this phrase: HAVING EGINSELF",I'm not sure,Having mixed feelings,Rebus,06/09/02 #45587,Inferno Vs. Paradiso,2.02,2.89,lifeisgood812,3 C in the D C,There are 9 C of H,"3 Canticas in the Divine Comedy. The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri. It contains 3 canticas (books, parts, etc.) that describe a trip through the Christian afterlife. The 3 parts are Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Heaven). The hint alludes to the cantica about Hell. In that cantica, Dante outlines the 9 circles of Hell.",Letter-Equations,11/02/09 #51747,I'm So Mixed-up,3.06,1.73,ThinksForFun,"Mix me up, and I'm fit for delivery Shuffle me, and we're found in a cookery Jumble me, and we spin in a nursery Scrambled, and I might be left on cutlery I'm hard to do with faulty machinery What am I?",No hint available.,"the word ""stop"" Each of the first four lines is a clue to an anagram of ""stop"". The last line is a clue to the word itself. line 1 - post (mail) line 2 - pots (cooking utensils) line 3 - tops (children's toy) line 4 - spot (perhaps from a dishwasher) line 5 - stop (i.e. with faulty brakes)",Riddle,02/19/18 #30798,Word Jumble 1 - Greek Mythological Creatures,2.78,1.9000000000000001,brainster,"Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed to form another word that is the answer to this teaser: SECASC Take letters 1 & 3 NEDB Take letters 2 & 3 ENPUR Take letters 2 & 3 LTWI Take letter 4 Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?",No hint available.,"SECASC Take letters 1 & 3 - ACCESS, take A,C NEDB Take letters 2 & 3 - BEND, take E,N ENPUR Take letters 2 & 3 - PRUNE, take R,U LTWI Take letter 4 - WILT, take T Unscramble the above letters to get 'CENTAUR' The Centaur, an ancient Greek mythological creature, is believed to be half-human and half-horse. A centaur is typically depicted with a horse's body and a human torso. It is believed that the mythology behind this creature could be attributed to the way humans viewed the first human beings who rode horses.",Language,05/31/06 #47129,Behead 1,2.36,1.66,MarcM1098,"When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. Age units -> Corn units 2. Container -> Born earlier 3. From that time on -> From now on 4. The day of the month -> Consumed 5. Flowering -> Imminent 6. Repeatedly -> Acquire 7. Going around -> Changing over time 8. Standard of perfection -> Agreement Bonus: Take the eight beheaded letters and form a one-word anagram.","The shorter words start with these letters: 1. E 2. O 3. H 4. A 5. L 6. G 7. E 8. D","1. Years -> Ears 2. Holder -> Older 3. Thereafter -> Hereafter 4. Date -> Ate 5. Blooming -> Looming 6. Again -> Gain 7. Revolving -> Evolving 8. Ideal -> Deal Bonus: BIRTHDAY",Language,06/01/10 #45265,The Challenge!,2.59,1.83,AndrewWalker,"Sven, a wise man and a big time bet taker, was walking along when he came across Tommy. Sven wanted to make a quick buck so he said to Tommy, ""I bet you $4,500 that you won't be able to stop accelerating in your car, after 10 seconds to get up to speed, on this circular track."" ""Well, Sven, I'll take that bet. I just hope you don't cry too hard when I take your money."" So Tommy got his brand new red Porsche up to 90 mph and put it on cruise control. After four laps, he came up to Sven and paid him the $4,500. Why?",What shape was the track?,"First of all, Sven said accelerate. Acceleration is a change in velocity. Velocity is a speed in a direction. So acceleration can be speeding up, slowing down, or turning. Since the track was circular, Tommy was always accelerating, even after the ten second grace period. The lesson: know your terms before you take a bet.",Science,09/11/09 #900,H I J K L M N O,2.96,1.73,Michelle,"H I J K L M N O What object does this represent?",No hint available.,Water. H2O (H to O),Rebus,09/28/01 #50023,Tricky Substitution Equation,2.35,2.62,eighsse,"Karl and his friend Larry are always pulling trick brain teasers on each other. Larry has been getting the best of Karl all too often lately, so Karl really wants to get him back. He comes up with a good one, and writes the following on a piece of paper: "" YXZ - YXY = Y"" He shows it to Larry, and says, ""Each different letter in this equation stands for a different digit. All instances of a given letter stand for the same digit. There are multiple true solutions, but what is the greatest digit that Y can stand for in a true solution?"" Larry scans the equation over and over. He can't come up with any way that the answer could not be 4. ""The answer must be four,"" he says, with confidence. Karl smiles and replies, ""Sorry, you're incorrect."" What is the correct answer?","The answer is not ""Karl is lying. The answer really is 4."" And for anyone wondering, the reason 4 is the expected answer is as follows: The first two digits, ""YX,"" in the first two lines are identical, canceling out to 0, no matter what they stand for. Then the equation resolves to ""Z-Y=Y,"" in which case Z must be 2*Y. This limits Y to a maximum of 4 because Z is a single digit and cannot be greater than 9.","The answer is 8. Karl never said that the letters X, Y, and Z are used. Only the letters Y and Z are used in the equation, while the X's are actually multiplication signs. So the teaser actually reads: ""Y times Z, minus Y times Y, equals Y,"" or YZ - Y^2 = Y Y (Z-Y) = Y Z-Y = 1 Z = Y+1 So, any digits can be used, as long as they are different and Z is one greater than Y. Z can be 9, with Y being 8, giving ""9*8 - 8*8 = 8."" This is true, so the answer is valid.",Trick,12/13/13 #3638,I Can't Say It,2.55,1.23,Bobbrt,"I either always lie or always tell the truth. Regardless of which it is, there is one statement that I can never make. What is it?",No hint available.,"The statement is ""I always lie"" (or variations of it). If I always lie, then that statement would be the truth, so I couldn't say it. If I always tell the truth, then I obviously couldn't say it because it would be a lie.",Logic,04/19/02 #32733,Storigram VIII,2.26,2.11,phrebh,"Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category? NOTE: Four of the answers contain two words. Once there was A REVISING WIT who was writing a changed version of the story of a popular band by the name of ""The CANAL HORN TRIO"" for a local newsletter. He said that the lead tuba player had A MIEN that was very mean and quoted the trumpet player as saying, ""ONCE WE MIX our MANY LARD and HAM ICING sandwiches with our sound that BREAKS AN alligator's tooth, we will be able to easily ADDLE RHINOS."" The wit also said that the singer SANG WITH NO concept of TEEN SENSE.",Category: U.S. States,"WEST VIRGINIA NORTH CAROLINA MAINE NEW MEXICO MARYLAND MICHIGAN NEBRASKA RHODE ISLAND WASHINGTON TENNESSEE",Language,08/29/06 #41048,Distorted Music - Q,2.62,2.0,grilledcheese,"Each of the following song titles starts with the letter Q. Can you decode them? Each of the songs is in the form of an anagram. 1. Engine Heft Quoth 2. Sequins To 3. Snack Quid",No hint available.,"1. ""Queen of the Night"" by Kelly Clarkson 2. ""Questions!"" by System of a Down 3. ""Quick Sand"" by David Bowie",Language,03/14/08 #1194,Spend But Not Buy,2.13,1.44,christine,What can you spend but not buy?,No hint available.,Money,Riddle,10/23/01 #36452,"The Stork, Bear and Fox Race",2.78,0.91,redbunny016,"Max Mouse returned from the forest bike race after competing with a bear, a stork, and a frog. Max said the stork finished two places ahead of him, the bear was neither first nor last, and the stork was not second. From Max's clues, can you figure out which order they each finished in?",No hint available.,"The stork won, followed by the bear, then Max, and the frog finished last.",Logic,04/28/07 #2385,No Locale,2.27,1.3,ripstein,"Translate the following famous phrase: A locale can't be found anywhere similar to one's place of residence.",No hint available.,There's no place like home!,Language,02/22/02 #28453,Music Fans,3.06,2.0,Winner4600,"Yes! Five bands are coming to town within one week, and Georgia, Rachel, Jason, Carlos, and Lara are jumping for joy! Each one is a diehard fan of either Juanes, The Rolling Stones, U2, Green Day, or Coldplay. Figure out who likes which band, when each band performed, how long each concert was, and which souvenir each fan walked away with. 1) The 5 fans are Rachel, the Green Day fan, the Rolling Stones fan, the girl who spent 2 hours at a concert, and the one who left with a CD. 2) Georgia was so excited about Coldplay, she got in line at 6:00 Friday and waited 3 hours with all the other fans for the concert to begin. The concert ended at 11:00. 3) Lara's U2 CD collection got a little bit bigger after the concert on Sunday. 4) Jason did not spend 3.5 hours in a concert. The concert on Saturday was not 4 hours long, and the concert on Wednesday did not sell sweatshirts (which were not bought by Rachel). 5) Tuesday's concert was 2.5 hours long. 6) Green Day performed on Saturday, but Juanes did not perform on Wednesday. 7) The Rolling Stones fan bought the T-shirt. 8) Someone bought music videos after the 3-hour concert. 9) Lara was so hyper after the 3.5-hour concert, she couldn't sleep. 10) Jason didn't like any T-shirt designs, so he didn't buy any.",No hint available.,"Georgia-Coldplay-Friday-2 hours-Sweatshirt Rachel-Juanes-Tuesday-2.5 hours-Photo Jason-Green Day-Saturday-3 hours-Music Video Carlos-Rolling Stones-Wednesday-4 hours-T-shirt Lara-U2-Sunday-3.5 hours-CD",Logic-Grid,02/05/06 #7619,ance^2,2.42,1.52,tissue,"What is this rebus: ance^2",No hint available.,Square dance (squared ance),Rebus,09/21/02 #11093,Nice Idea,2.48,2.55,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented here? EVER GITY = Apple Skin NIHT",No hint available.,"Everything about it is appealing. (The word Everything about the word IT is = Apple skin = a peeling.)",Rebus,03/12/03 #21898,Four Quarts,2.18,2.81,cnmne,"Make the following equation correct by replacing each letter with a numeral (0 through 9). Each letter can represent only one numeral, and each numeral can only be represented by one letter. There are no leading 0's. Since there are only nine different letters, one numeral will not be used. So as to produce only one possible solution, G is not 3. QUART + QUART + QUART + QUART = GALLON",No hint available.,37524 + 37524 + 37524 + 37524 = 150096,Cryptography,03/30/05 #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 #38976,A Pause For Station Identification,2.57,1.51,Hrsemn4,"In the United States all radio and television stations are represented by ""call letters"". Each set of call letters is 4 letters long. Call letters for stations east of the Mississippi river begin with a ""W"", while stations west of the river begin with ""K"". Using the description of their station and/or the format, figure out the call letters of these fictional stations. (E.g. A station for people getting their affairs in order before they die might be WILL) Note: Some stations will use phonetics as opposed to exact spelling. West of Mississippi River: 1) A station for felines. 2) A station for kids going away for the summer. 3) A station for pessimists East of Mississippi River: 1) A station for those who like to do something between running and standing still. 2) A station for people who like to be ankle deep in water. 3) A station for Capt. Ahab and his crew.",No hint available.,"West: 1) KATS (cats) 2) KAMP (camp) 3) KANT (can't) East: 1) WALK 2) WADE 3) WALE (whale)",Other,10/28/07 #39783,A Man's Best Friend,2.48,1.93,jazzmusician46,"What expression does No. 6 represent in this rebus? A dog owner went to feed his six breeds of dog he kept in separate pens. What did he say when he got to pen No. 6? 1. Airedale Terrier 2. Schnauzer 3. Dalmatian 4. Dachshund 5. Newfoundland 6. *empty*",No hint available.,"""Dog Gone"" Explanation: The owner has 6 dogs. One breed, No. 6, is not in its pen. It is not there: it has gone! Hence: 'Dog Gone'.",Rebus,12/26/07 #13795,"1,12,51,224,...",2.17,2.91,MurfQ,"What is the next number in this series: 1, 12, 51, 224, ...",No hint available.,"1145 (1+5)*2=12 (12+5)*3=51 (51+5)*4=224 (224+5)*5=1145",Series,07/14/03 #3524,cast cast cast cast,2.12,1.03,lil_thugsta,"Can you decipher this word: cast cast cast cast",No hint available.,forecast,Rebus,04/15/02 #39697,Five Letter Words #2,2.59,2.64,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser I have given you a selection of five-lettered words. It is your job to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck and have fun! COLUMN A Bleat Bagel Plate Linen Elfin COLUMN B Sport Given Niche Gulch Order",Consider deleting 2 letters from each word in Column A to form a new word.,"If you delete 'e' and 'l' from each word, you will form a new word. 1. Bleat = Bat 2. Bagel = Bag 3. Plate = Pat 4. Linen = Inn 5. Elfin = Fin",Language,12/19/07 #49694,Words With TR,2.59,2.5,cnmne,"Five words that contain TR as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? TR***, *TR***, **TR**, ***TR*, **TR*** Pool: A, A, A, C, E, H, I, I, K, L, M, M, N, O, P, S, S, U, X, Y",No hint available.,"TRUNK, STREAM, MATRIX, PALTRY, OSTRICH",Language,12/10/12 #4615,No Big Deal,2.67,1.77,bobbrt,"After you have dealt about half of the 52 cards for a bridge game (with four players), the phone rings. You put down the undealt cards to answer the phone. When you return, none of the cards has been touched, and no one can remember where the last card was dealt. Without counting the cards in any hand, or the number of cards yet to be dealt, how can you finish dealing rapidly and accurately, giving each player exactly the same cards they would have received if you hadn't been interrupted?",No hint available.,"Deal from the bottom of the deck, starting with yourself and deal backwards (which should be counterclockwise). Since the only thing you really know is that you would have received the last card, this is what you need for a starting point.",Logic,06/10/02 #1019,Divided by Two,2.14,1.54,Michelle,"Which can be evenly divided by two? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9",No hint available.,"All of them. In the case of 7, it can be evenly divided into two parts, each being 3.5. Same goes for the other odd numbers.",Math,10/06/01 #35182,3 Letter Word 2,2.82,1.23,dutchymonster,"Which 3 letter word can be placed before all the words in this list, to make 5 new words? fish hay skills tail walk",No hint available.,"CAT Catfish Cathay Catskills Cattail Catwalk",Language,02/03/07 #19963,Mad Ade's Fourth Connection #3,2.36,2.38,Mad-Ade,"In this teaser, there are three words in a sentence that are all connected in some way by a fourth word. The connected words are in capitals, all you have to do is think of the fourth word that connects them all. For example: The school MASTER realized that the young BOY had a great deal of hidden TALENT. The answer would be SCOUT as in Scout Master, Boy Scout and Talent Scout. Now try and guess the connecting word in the following sentences. 1) The DRIVER did not have much ROOM to park near the FIRE station. 2) The brave MAN was turned into a frog by the WITCH after he tried to steal her TREASURE. 3) Mad Ade and his PARTNER (Mrs. Mad Ade) went for a SMALL walk through the PARK after their kebab dinner.",No hint available.,"ENGINE = Engine Driver, Engine Room, Fire Engine HUNT = Man Hunt, Witch Hunt, Treasure Hunt BUSINESS = Business Partner, Small Business, Business Park",Language,12/20/04 #13523,Computer Virus,2.33,3.03,philomath,"Philomath sits down at his computer at twelve o'clock and starts his English assignment. He types the first four sentences and then discovers to his amazement that a strange virus seems to have affected his computer. For even though he types in English and according to the correct letters as denoted by his keyboard, a baffling array of letters appear. Below is a transcript of what he typed: Sicop n ivuykce ujhi yu h adwxes'u ged? Zowd kct nqui qucmug lne orvj zluyocaug: Uszmo erxos ep vlfql bqo oasnlrl hblb yq Mcb, Esj zcvwpr't nhexk oicr llm vr wmuyb j nltf. He has forgotten what he has written so he tries to decipher the code to avoid having to start again. After one hour, he still hasn't figured it out. He then looks at the clock on the wall and decodes his assignment. What is the virus doing and what does the above say?",No hint available.,"The clue lies in the fact that he looks at the clock. He starts at 12 o'clock. When you look at an analogue clock the hour hand and the minute hand point to the same number. One hour later there is a difference of 1, namely the minute hand is pointing to the 12 and the hour hand to the 1. So the code starts at 12 o'clock, thus the first letter is the same as the real text. The second letter is 1 letter after the real text, the third 2, etc., until the 12th, and then you're back to 12 o'clock and it starts again. So what did Philomath type? Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all to short a date.",Other,06/30/03 #5033,The Dog,2.35,2.3,Dina_2002,"Ron's dog dug in his back yard one day after supper. When Ron found out about it, he was mad, but since he was curious he dug in the same spot the dog dug in(!). He found something that made him very happy, but soon he got so mad at the dog, that he gave it away. Why?",No hint available.,"Ron found bones where the dog had dug, but was too stupid to realize right away that it was the dog's bones. Then he called the local museum and offered to let them dig in that area for money because he thought that there were prehistoric bones in the ground, and he could get rich. When he realized what had happened he got mad at the dog for making him look like a complete idiot. Of course, he was sorry for giving away the dog so he called the people he gave it to and took it back.",Situation,06/28/02 #8347,Higher Up,2.63,2.42,tissue,What is higher with the head off?,No hint available.,A pillow.,Trick,11/03/02 #16972,Make 120,2.5,2.63,slob,"Given five zeroes, using any mathematical operations, can you make a total of 120?",No hint available.,"(0!+0!+0!+0!+0!)! = 120 0! is defined to equal 1. (1+1+1+1+1)! = 5! = 120",Math,03/10/04 #14223,Cake-Bake Contest,2.95,1.42,Smithy,"For this logic puzzle you have to determine the surnames of four people, their position in a cake-bake competition and what cake they baked. The first names are: James, Ben, Vicky and Nigel The surnames are: Jones, Stevens, Andrews and Best Positions are: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Cakes baked are: chocolate cake, cheese cake, fruit cake and sponge cake. Clues: 1. James Best beat Vicky by two places. 2. Ben's fruit cake beat Mrs. Stevens' son, who came in 3rd. 3. The sponge cake, despite being a bit bland, got in the top three. 4. The judges obviously had a sweet tooth, as the chocolate cake came in 2nd place. 5. Jones's mother cried as she watched her son take 1st prize. What are the full names of the top four, what position did they come and what cake did they bake?",No hint available.,"Ben Jones came in 1st with his fruit cake. James Best came in 2nd with his chocolate cake. Nigel Stevens came in 3rd with his sponge cake. Vicky Andrews came in 4th with her cheese cake.",Logic-Grid,08/08/03 #28615,U.S. Founding Fathers I,2.45,2.31,paul726,"""Sb dlkb rf hfkbgrwbri lgwbz smid nfsbg tlnljcb fu tfribrzmrh smid dewlr nlppmfrp erjgmzcbz ja wfglcmia lrz gbcmhmfr. Lklgmtb, lwjmimfr, gbkbrhb, fg hlcclriga, sfecz jgblq idb pigfrhbpi tfgzp fu feg Tfrpimieimfr lp l sdlcb hfbp idgfehd l rbi. Feg Tfrpimieimfr slp wlzb frca ufg l wfglc lrz gbcmhmfep nbfncb. Mi mp sdfcca mrlzbyelib if idb hfkbgrwbri fu lra fidbg."" ~Xfdr Lzlwp (warning: The hint will reveal the vowels)",l=a b=e m=i f=o e=u (code=solution),"a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z l j t z b u h d m x q c w r f n y g p i e k s o a v ""We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."" ~John Adams",Cryptography,02/14/06 #49347,Way-Cool Word Grid,2.88,1.71,firefox99,"Fill in the grid below with valid words using the letters: AAEEIIMMPPTT. The grid, when completed, reads the same across as down. L _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ E","Here are two blanks filled in for you: L _ _ P _ D _ _ _ _ A _ P _ _ E","The words are limp, idea, meat, and pate. L I M P I D E A M E A T P A T E",Language,03/04/12 #18016,The Smaller I Am,2.5,2.68,KITTYCAT,"The smaller I am, the higher I am. The bigger I am, the lower I am. What am I?",Think of clothing.,"A skirt. The shorter a skirt is, the higher it is. The longer a skirt is, the lower it is.",Riddle,06/24/04 #26867,Word Pyramid: Forgotten Wonders VII,2.7,2.16,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: R Clues: 1. atomic number 68 2. a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined 3. to wander about at random 4. to remain or linger in or near a place 5. ------ Dam",Lake Mead's creator.,"R ER ORE ROVE HOVER HOOVER Hoover Dam is located on the borders of Nevada and Arizona, is a principal source of flood control, irrigation and electrical power in the Southwest. Hoover Dam was for many years the largest dam in the world. It is now also one of the most interesting attractions in the west.",Language,11/11/05 #18457,Battleship Tournament,2.57,3.04,Poker,"The first round of the Children's Battleship Tournament has just been concluded. Our ten contenders (including Roger and Lila) have just concluded their first five exciting matches. Each match consisted of two players facing off against each other trying to guess the locations of the other player's ships. (The Carrier covers 5 squares, the Battleship covers 4 squares, the Destroyer and Submarine each cover 3 squares, and the Patrol Boat covers 2 squares.) In the end of each match, only one of the winner's ships remained - and it was a different one in each match! From the information given, can you determine the full name of the winner and loser of each match, as well as the remaining ship of the winner? 1. Alexis Chartel, although managing to sink her opponent's Carrier and Patrol Boat, still lost; her opponent was not surnamed Roon. 2. The surviving ship of the kid whose last name is Azzuro (who is not Jason) is shorter than the surviving ship of the player that beat the kid surnamed Yeller. 3. The kid who defeated Charlie won because of his or her surviving Submarine. 4. Fred (who is not surnamed Blanc) lost to the kid who's last name is Black (who is not Bart). 5. One of the matches was between the players surnamed Lavender and Tanger. 6. Three - and only three - of the matches were between one boy and one girl. 7. The five games were the one Stacie won (but the loser was not surnamed Chartel), the one Patty lost, the one won by the boy who's last name is Brown, the one lost by the kid who's last name is Blanc, and the one where the only surviving ship was a Patrol Boat (who's last name is not Black). 8. Bart managed to have his Carrier survive the entire game, thus winning his game. 9. The kids surnamed Peach and Lavender had the same result in their matches. 10. Georgia Roon won her match, but not against Patty or Charlie.","In case you need all the kid's names: The boys are Bart, Charlie, Fred, Jason, and Roger. The girls are Alexis, Georgia, Lila, Patty, and Stacie. The last names are Azzuro, Black, Blanc, Brown, Chartrel, Lavender, Peach, Roon, Tanger, and Yeller.","From clue 1, Alexis' last name is Chartel, and she lost. From clue 3. Charlie lost the game where the surviving ship was the Submarine. From clue 4, Fred lost to Black. From clue 8, Bart won the game where the surviving ship was the Carrier; from clue 4, he is not Black, and from clue 1, he did not defeat Alexis, so he was in a fourth game. From clue 10, Georgia's last name is Roon, and she won, but not against Charlie, and from clue 1, not against Alexis, so she was in a fifth match. So five matches are: _____ _____ beat Alexis Chartel by a _____. Bart _____ beat _____ _____ by a Carrier. _____ _____ beat Charlie _____ by a Submarine. _____ Black beat Fred _____ by a _____. Georgia Roon beat _____ _____ by a _____. Patty did not lose to Georgia (clue 10); she lost to Bart. Alexis Charlet was not defeated by Stacie (clue 7), nor was the surviving ship the Patrol Boat (clue 1); she was defeated by Brown (only one left in clue 7). Fred is not Blanc (clue 4), nor was the surviving ship the Patrol Boat (clue 7); he was defeated by Stacie (only one left in clue 7). Charlie is Blanc (only one left in clue 7), so Georgia Roon won with her Patrol Boat (only one left in clue 7). Meaning: Stacie Black beat Fred _____ by a _____ Bart _____ beat Patty _____ by a Carrier. _____ Brown beat Alexis Chartel by a _____. _____ _____ beat Charlie Blanc by a Submarine. Georgia Roon beat _____ _____ by a Patrol Boat. The only match in which Lavender and Tanger could face each other is the one where Bart beat Patty - but we don't know which last name goes with which kid. The only remaining winner that Azzuro could be is the one that beat Charlie. Yeller cannot have lost to Georgia (Patrol Boat is shorter than Submarine - clue 2); he is Fred, and his opponent won with a Battleship (only remaining ship longer than a Submarine - clue 2), so Brown beat Alexis with a Destroyer (only ship left). Meaning: Stacie Black beat Fred Yeller by a Battleship. Bart _____ beat Patty _____ by a Carrier. _____ Brown beat Alexis Chartrel by a Destroyer. _____ Azzuro beat Charlie Blanc by a Submarine. Georgia Roon beat _____ _____ by a Patrol Boat. The only place for the last name Peach is as the kid who lost to Georgia. Since Peach lost, Lavender must have lost (clue 9) and Tanger must have won. Two of the matches are known to be between a boy and a girl. The other three must be one between a boy and a girl (clue 6), one between two boys (two of the unplaced kids are boys, and only one of them could be in the third boy/girl match), and one between two girls (two of the placed kids with unplaced opponents are girls, and only one of them could be in the third boy/girl match). Charlie must be facing a boy who's last name is Azzuro, but it's not Jason (clue 2); it's Roger. Brown cannot be Lila (clue 7); he's Jason, so Lila is Peach (only possibility). In summary: Bart Tanger beat Patty Lavender by a Carrier. Stacie Black beat Fred Yeller by a Battleship. Jason Brown beat Alexis Chartel by a Destroyer. Roger Azzuro beat Charlie Blanc by a Submarine. Georgia Roon beat Lila Peach by a Patrol Boat.",Logic,08/03/04 #41236,Unable to Happen,2.59,1.85,chocolatecake,"My 2,7,9,10 is also 1600 meters. My 8,4,5,6 is who I work for. My 9,7,3,6 are red and directly below my nose. My 3,1,10 is a food that is used for celebration on March 14 (3/14). My 2,1,6,5 is shouted out when you do not hit a target in Battleship. My whole is unable to happen.",No hint available.,"IMPOSSIBLE Clue 1: mile. Clue 2: boss. Clue 3: lips. Clue 4: pie. Clue 5: miss.",Riddle,03/28/08 #15825,My Veins...,2.88,0.67,shadowx8m,"My veins extend beneath the earth, My hands raised toward the sky, I can seem to live forever, Though many times I die. I cry when I am wounded, Sweet tears that help me heal, I mourn and take off all my clothes, When bitterness I feel. What am I?",You can tell my age by the many rings I wear.,"I am a Tree. The first section refers to roots and the tree's hibernation in winter. The second section refers to tree sap and the shedding of leaves when it gets bitter cold.",Riddle,12/17/03 #3587,rebbats,2.31,1.25,rayneeday,"Can you decipher this? rebbats",No hint available.,backstabber,Rebus,04/17/02 #22820,Aggressive,2.54,0.89,deadeye823,shoot........................................ask questions,The title is a hint.,"Shoot first, ask questions later.",Rebus,05/11/05 #50269,Let's Have a T-party,2.54,2.11,BadBunnee02,"What's the rebus, here? hey!armarm","View the ""!"" as an emphasis for the word preceding.","(a) call to arms ""hey!"" is a call and there are 2 (to) arms For definitions and usage enter these two lines independently in any computer search engine: idiom:call to arms define:call to arms",Rebus,06/11/14 #52082,Potato Exhaust,1.93,0.5700000000000001,Patchyss,"A truck driver is on the job hauling wood across the state. Unbeknownst to him, his neighbor stuffed a potato in the exhaust pipe of his car the night before he started his haul. The truck driver makes it to his destination with no break downs or any damage to his vehicle. How is this possible?",Where was the potato placed?,He's not driving his car. He's hauling wood using a semi truck.,Trick,11/17/18 #22751,Element-ary,2.55,2.37,mufffin09,"Which does not belong? He Hg Np Se W","Think science, and look at the title, the part before the dash, again.","W. W is the symbol for Tungsten, all the others are symbols for elements that were named for Greek or Roman deities. He=Helium (Helios, the Greek sun) Hg=Mercury (The Roman herald god) Np=Neptunium (The Roman sea god) Se=Selenium (Selene, the Greek moon goddess)",Group,05/08/05 #38797,European,2.78,2.06,aresII,"My 1, 2, 7 is an extreme point. My 3, 4, 5, 7 is what you will be when you solve this riddle. My 5, 2, 3, 1, 4 is in Heaven. My 4, 5, 6, 7 is the earth. My whole is a country in Europe.","My 1, 2, 7 is an extreme point. 1=e 2=n 7=d","England. Clue 1 = end. Clue 2 = glad. Clue 3 = angel. Clue 4 = land.",Riddle,10/16/07 #14396,Pardon?,2.35,0.73,MrIxolite,"What phrase is illustrated below? He has: My Att / en / ti / on I have: My A/ tte /nt / ion You have: My Attention",No hint available.,You have my undivided attention.,Rebus,08/18/03 #3418,Half is Zero,2.67,1.18,arij,"Between 1 and 9, name one number whose half is zero.",No hint available.,"8 You cut it horizontally into a half, and it would be a big fat 0.",Trick,04/11/02 #4580,Making Eleven,2.63,2.21,mad-ade,How would you combine one-third of 12 and four-fifths of 7 to get 11?,No hint available.,Add EL (one-third of TWELVE) to EVEN (four-fifths of SEVEN) and get ELEVEN.,Logic,06/09/02 #27938,Granola Bar Boxes,2.63,1.66,lips,"Mr. Smith needs snacks for all the students going on a field trip. He bought 9 boxes of granola bars containing a total of 88 bars. He wanted variety, so he purchased 3 different flavors, which happened to come from 3 different companies. The almond chunky granola bars were packaged 8 to a box, the chewy chocolate chip bars came 10 to a box, and the super special raisin nut package contained 12 per box. He bought the most boxes of almond chunky, but had the most raisin nut bars. How many boxes of each flavor did he buy?","Make a chart, and guess and check.","Mr. Smith bought 4 boxes of almond chunky, 2 boxes of chewy chocolate chip, and 3 boxes of super special raisin nut granola bars. 4*8+2*10+3*12=88.",Math,01/07/06 #6057,Binary Code,2.11,2.33,george1978,What is the hexadecimal code for the following binary code? 11111111,"Remember 0's and 1's in computer terms mean on and off, and binary starts at 1 and keeps doubling itself to infinity. Also, hexadecimal consists of combinations of numbers and letters A thru F.","FF, or the equivalent of 255, which is the actual technical value of a 256 MB stick of RAM.",Math,07/30/02 #11848,Queen of Scots,2.57,2.37,dewtell,"The answer to this teaser is two words or phrases put together that sound alike. For example, ""I scream"" and ""Ice cream."" The hint gives the number of letters in each word. Clue: Queen of Scots intended to help Sherwood Forest group pass through shallow water. (8 words).","Word lengths are 4, 5, 2, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4. The first four words together sound like the last four words.",Mary meant to aid Merry Men to wade.,Language,04/18/03 #37821,Progressions,2.14,2.04,jazzmusician46,"Your task is to discover the missing fifth number in the following series. Good luck! 28 30 27 31 _ 28 25 29 24",No hint available.,"28 30 27 31 (26) 28 25 29 24 +2, -3, +4, -5, +2, -3, +4, -5",Series,08/17/07 #12638,Kebab Shop Line Up,2.21,2.84,mad-ade,"There had been a break in at the ""Sweaty Chef"" Kebab shop, and the new owner, Mustapha Bettaname, had been robbed of his secret kebab recipe. The police had one eye witness, Al Kaholic, the local wino and world champion turps nudger. A Police line up of 11 suspects was made to stand in a straight line to have an Identity Parade. The main culprit was asked to stand in the center of the line-up. 1) Barb Dwyre and Chris Mass stood to the right of the main culprit 2) Two suspects stood between Ewan Watarmy and Lou Stooth 3) Seven suspects stood between Mike Rhosopht and Phil Mypokits 4) Gerry Atrick stood to the right of Hugo Phurst 5) Robin Banks and Polly Ester-Phants stood either side of Ewan Watarmy 6) Diddy Dewit and Polly Ester-Phants stood to the left of the main culprit 7) Six suspects stood between Chris Mass and Ewan Watarmy 8) Two suspects stood between Ewan Watarmy and Diddy Dewit Who is the main culprit? Can you tell the positions of all the suspects?",No hint available.,"Suspects from left to right: Diddy Dewit, (Mike Rhosopht/Phil Mypokits), (Robin Banks/Polly Ester-Phants), Ewan Watarmy, (Robin Banks/Polly Ester-Phants), HUGO PHURST, Lou Stooth, (Barb Dwyre/Gerry Atrick), (Barb Dwyre/Gerry Atrick), (Mike Rhosopht/Phil Mypokits), Chris Mass Let's number the positions 1 to 11 from left to right. Hence, the main culprit is at position 6. Now, looking at the clues 7, 5, 2 and 8 together: Position 1 - Diddy Dewit or Lou Stooth Position 3 - Polly Ester-Phants or Robin Banks Position 4 - Ewan Watarmy Position 5 - Polly Ester-Phants or Robin Banks Position 7 - Diddy Dewit or Lou Stooth Position 11 - Chris Mass From clue (3), the only possible positions for Mike Rhosopht and Phil Mypokits are Position 2 and Position 10. Now there are 3 positions remaining - 6, 8 and 9 and remaining 3 suspects are Hugo Phurst, Barb Dwyre and Gerry Atrick. But from clue (1), Barb Dwyre stood to the right of the main culprit i.e. Barb Dwyre must be on position 8 or 9 as position 6 is for the main culprit. So either Hugo Phurst or Gerry Atrick is the main culprit. From (4), Gerry Atrick stood to the right of Hugo Phurst. Hence, Hugo Phurst is the main culprit. Suspects from left to right are: Diddy Dewit, (Mike Rhosopht/Phil Mypokits), (Robin Banks/Polly Ester-Phants), Ewan Watarmy, (Robin Banks/Polly Ester-Phants), HUGO PHURST, Lou Stooth, (Barb Dwyre/Gerry Atrick), (Barb Dwyre/Gerry Atrick), (Mike Rhosopht/Phil Mypokits), Chris Mass. Thus, Diddy Dewit (1), Ewan Watarmy (4), Hugo Phurst (6), Lou Stooth (7) and Chris Mass (11) are the suspects whose positions are fixed. Mike Rhosopht and Phil Mypokits are at position 2 or 10. Robin Banks and Polly Ester-Phants are at position 3 or 5. Barb Dwyre and Gerry Atrick are at position 8 or 9.",Logic,05/23/03 #27495,What Lies Between,2.82,1.6,princess0611,"Sometimes this area is visible, But more often than not it's intangible. Countries have disputed these spaces, Drawn treaties to dictate their extent. Some people are said to have none, Not knowing where to find them. They can be found in nature, Where water meets with land. It is also a peak of Nevada, The highest in that land. So find me now if you can, In the place between the beginning and the end.",No hint available.,"Boundaries Boundary lines are and have been areas of dispute in countries for hundreds of years. Sometimes boundaries are marked out with walls and fences, other times they are assumed according to tradition and law. People who have no personal boundaries are said to be very free spirits, while people with very close personal boundaries are sometimes thought of as stuck up or prudish. Boundaries in nature are called ecosystem boundaries. An example of this is where a lake meets with the land to form a marsh, or wetland. The peak in Nevada is called Boundary Peak. It is located in the southwestern portion of Nevada in the White Mountains. It is the highest point in Nevada, reaching a height of 13,140 feet.",Riddle,12/15/05 #35444,Surfin' USA!,2.04,0.65,zombiesean,"A man was surfing, but he didn't get a drop of water on him. How is this possible?",No hint available.,He was surfing the web.,Trick,02/26/07 #6506,Bad Janet,2.52,1.48,bmotts,"Janet killed her mother by stabbing her with a knife, in front of several strangers. Everybody in the room kept quiet and appreciated seeing it. After an hour, a police officer arrested Janet and took her to jail. A few minutes after, she was on her way home. What happened ?",No hint available.,"Janet is an actress. She killed her mother on stage, went to jail on stage, and back home after. The public liked it.",Situation,08/13/02 #50190,Paintings III,1.85,1.11,MDCTeasers,"Three paintings have one word on each of them. But, the painter accidentally spilled ink on some of the letters! Can you help him repaint the words? Words: M---Y, -EE-E, S-V--S Letters: D, D, G, S, E, E, N, U",No hint available.,"MUDDY, GEESE, SEVENS",Language,03/22/14 #14208,Gee! I Wonder!,2.27,1.01,manicbliss,"What's the end of everything, yet ends nothing?",No hint available.,The Letter G!,Riddle,08/07/03 #2637,Chandelier & Jewels,2.31,2.52,missie,"A man is lying dead in a room. There is a large pile of gold and jewels on the floor, a chandelier attached to the ceiling, and a large open window. Why?",No hint available.,The room is the ballroom of an ocean liner which sank some time ago. The man ran out of air while diving in the wreck.,Situation,03/12/02 #33560,Lolly Store,2.3,1.7,grungy49,"You are a small child who likes to visit the lolly store. When you visit the lolly store to buy some lollies, on the way back you always run into three bullies, each at different locations. They all demand a quarter of the lollies you have on you. If the number of lollies you have isn't divisible by four they will not hesitate to break the lolly into halves or thirds. If each lolly costs 20 cents, and you need to have 27 lollies by the time you reach your house (9 for your father, 9 for your mother and 9 for you), how much money will you need to bring to the store? And how much will each bully get? (1st bully, 2nd bully, 3rd bully)",No hint available.,"1st question You will need to bring $12.80 originally so you can buy 64 lollies. Here is a simple formula, working backwards from 27. 27 / 0.75 = 36 (1 bully) 36 / 0.75 = 48 (2 bullies) 48 / 0.75 = 64 (3 bullies) So, you will need to have 64 lollies before you reach any of the bullies. 2nd question This is easy once you have solved the first part. 64 / 4 = 16 48 / 4 = 12 36 / 4 = 9 So the first bully will get 16 lollies, the second bully will get 12 lollies, and the third bully will get 9 lollies.",Math,10/20/06 #4533,Click,2.34,1.39,flipakosayo,"I move when you command. I grab if you please. I change when you put me on top of something. I also can change my surroundings. What am I?",You're using me now!,Computer mouse,Riddle,06/06/02 #39460,Self Examination,2.28,2.38,aresII,"The following quote is that of controversial psychologist, Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). Can you decode it? D=A ""CXDU OKMBKHII CH DKH PDLJYB. JY UXH PJTTNH DBHI UXHE CMGNT XDQH VGKYHT PH. YMC UXHE DKH FMYUHYU CJUX VGKYJYB PE VMMLI.""","B=G K=R T=D","""WHAT PROGRESS WE ARE MAKING. IN THE MIDDLE AGES THEY WOULD HAVE BURNED ME. NOW THEY ARE CONTENT WITH BURNING MY BOOKS."" KEY: B=G C=W D=A E=Y F=C G=U H=E I=S J=I K=R L=K M=O N=L O=P P=M Q=V T=D U=T V=B X=H Y=N",Cryptography,12/04/07 #51538,Elemental Superficiality,2.3,1.69,ThinksForFun,"My first, highly-sought, below the surface lurks My second adorns natural, branched networks My whole adheres to some literary works What am I?",No hint available.,"gold leaf In line 2, ""natural, branched networks"" refers to trees. In line 3, ""literary works"" refers to books.",Riddle,10/27/17 #36163,No Legs or Feet,2.26,2.28,Trumalia,"This is an old British riddle from 1300-1900 AD. Though I have neither legs nor feet, My use is for to go; Altho' I cannot speak, I tell What others want to know.",No hint available.,Watch,Riddle,03/05/07 #24525,Cryptolist II,2.38,2.35,phrebh,"A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category. Category: XBSUFSDA YCVNLSCUG XLSPO PNYNDV RWWF DCSUG FLIRCUU GECPOUN GPLNRG VSUN KSDIU ZUWWLSDA RSLN","Category: Building Materials N=E","Category: Building Materials Brick Cement Wood Nails Drywall Spackle Screws Tile Vinyl Flooring Wire A=G B=U C=A D=N E=P F=D G=S I=Y K=V L=R N=E O=K P=C R=W S=I U=L V=T W=O X=B Y=M Z=F",Cryptography,07/13/05 #19521,Mad Ade's Singular Plural,2.63,1.8900000000000001,Mad-Ade,"Which word in the English language, beginning with ""P"", is singular until an ""S"" is added to the end and it becomes a plural, but reverts back to a singular word if another letter ""S"" is added to the end?",No hint available.,"Prince (Singular) Princes (Plural) Princess (Singular)",Language,11/24/04 #41369,Merlin's Foe,2.26,2.14,pandastampede,"Merlin the Royal Magician was walking down the path to Camelot's market when his archenemy, his twin brother Orlando, ambushes him with ten thieves. Orlando gave Merlin a chance to live and said, ""If you can guess my one fear, then you will live."" Merlin then ran into the market and Orlando ran away. Why?",It has to do with the market itself and not anything Merlin did but lead them there.,Orlando had agoraphobia. He was afraid of crowded places like the Camelot market.,Situation,04/04/08 #25075,Lucky Numbers and Favorite Letters,2.12,0.64,ujniko,"A teacher asked his students to write on one piece of paper their favorite letter and on another their lucky numbers. Four of his students forgot to write their names down. They were Anna Reams, Ethan Gold, Maria Scott, and Ryan Martin. The teacher asked whose they were and the students decided to write him clues. The clues were: *Maria's lucky number is either 5 or 30. *Ethan's favorite letter is R. *The person whose name starts with the letter closest to the beginning of the alphabet has the same favorite letter as the first letter in their name. *Ryan's lucky number is even. *Anna's lucky number is either 5 or 15. *Ryan's favorite letter is the letter that starts his last name.",No hint available.,"Ryan= 30, M Maria = 5, E Ethan= 3, R Anna = 15, A",Logic-Grid,08/04/05 #50040,Up For the Count,2.34,2.0,ThinksForFun,"What does the following represent? hand 1: sings hand 2: dances hand 3: plays in a comedy skit",Consider the title.,a show of hands,Rebus,12/19/13 #18851,Triathlon 2,2.25,2.5,cnmne,"The last contestant has just completed the cycling leg of the triathlon. The 15 clues that follow are with respect to this point in the race. From the clues you must determine: the color of shorts each runner is wearing, the positions at the end of the cycling leg, and the final standings. Contestants in the race: Alvin, Brian, Chuck, David, Ethan, Frank Colors of their shorts: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet 1) Brian moved up two places, now just behind the runner in the red shorts. 2) The runner in the yellow shorts fell down, lost an even number of positions, and was now in last place. 3) Frank moved ahead of the runner who wore the blue shorts. 4) The runner in the orange shorts took over the lead. 5) Ethan and the runner in the green shorts switched places. 6) David moved ahead of Brian, who was not wearing the blue shorts. 7) Chuck stubbed his toe, lost one position, and was now just ahead of Alvin. 8) Ethan and Brian, neither one who wore the violet shorts, switched places. 9) Alvin moved ahead of the runners who wore the green and orange shorts. 10) David dropped behind the runners who wore the blue and violet shorts. 11) The runner in the yellow shorts moved ahead of David. 12) Chuck moved ahead of the runner who wore the orange shorts. 13) With a burst of speed, David moved ahead of Ethan, Frank, and the runner in the yellow shorts. 14) Ethan moved ahead of the runner who wore the red shorts. 15) Out of breath, the runner wearing the green shorts fell behind Brian, who now trailed the runner wearing the yellow shorts. No further position changes occur. The race ends.",No hint available.,"Set up a grid of names versus colors. From the clues, mark off combinations that can not exist. From this, it can be found that Brian wears orange. This leaves Ethan wearing blue. From Clue 7 and Clue 9, Chuck can only be orange or green. From Clue 12, Chuck can not be orange, therefore he must be green. This leaves David wearing red, Frank wearing violet, and Alvin wearing yellow. This establishes: Alvin = yellow, Brian = orange, Chuck = green, David = red, Ethan = blue, Frank = violet To determine the final results, work backward, substituting names for colors. From Clue 15, Alvin beats Brian beats Chuck. From Clue 14, Ethan beats David. From Clue 13, David beats Frank beats Alvin. This establishes the final results as: Ethan, David, Frank, Alvin, Brian, Chuck. Now work backward to determine the cycling standings, substituting names for colors. You need to determine what the standings would have had to have been prior to each clue. Before Clue 15: Ethan, David, Frank, Alvin, Chuck, Brian. Before Clue 14: David, Ethan, Frank, Alvin, Chuck, Brian. Before Clue 13: Ethan, Frank, Alvin, David, Chuck, Brian. Before Clue 12: Ethan, Frank, Alvin, David, Brian, Chuck. Before Clue 11: Ethan, Frank, David, Alvin, Brian, Chuck. Before Clue 10: David, Ethan, Frank, Alvin, Brian, Chuck. Before Clue 9: David, Ethan, Frank, Brian, Chuck, Alvin. Before Clue 8: David, Brian, Frank, Ethan, Chuck, Alvin. Before Clue 7: David, Brian, Frank, Chuck, Ethan, Alvin. Before Clue 6: Brian, David, Frank, Chuck, Ethan, Alvin. Before Clue 5: Brian, David, Frank, Ethan, Chuck, Alvin. Before Clue 4: David, Frank, Ethan, Chuck, Alvin (Brian unknown). Before Clue 3: David, Ethan, Frank, Chuck, Alvin (Brian unknown). Before Clue 2: David, Ethan, Frank, Chuck (Alvin and Brian unknown). Before Clue 1 (which establishes the standings after the cycling leg): David, Ethan, Alvin, Brian, Frank, Chuck.",Logic,09/15/04 #50035,87 Years,2.21,2.24,cnmne,272 = W in A L's G A,No hint available.,"272 = Words in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address The title refers to the opening line of the speech, ""Four score and seven years ago"".",Letter-Equations,12/14/13 #46799,Spazy Croonerisms 20,2.54,2.17,cnmne,"A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms? 1) the part of a plant developed from one bud & a shout of disapproval & footwear and footwear 2) a lenient admonition & a turbulent dawn 3) a twelve-month period of time to honor banquets & the dread of something that causes fermentation 4) a fastidious person from Warsaw & a young horse covered with infected abscesses",No hint available.,"1) shoot and boo & boot and shoe 2) mild warning & wild morning 3) year of the feast & fear of the yeast 4) fussy Pole & pussy foal",Language,04/22/10 #34018,A Change in the Course of History!,2.48,2.49,jazzmusician46,4 = V of C C,No hint available.,4 Voyages of Christopher Columbus,Letter-Equations,11/19/06 #36834,Slice & Splice 10,2.2,2.64,cnmne,"Slice the six 3-letter words in Group A into individual letters. Then create three 6-letter words for Group B. Each of the Group B words is constructed by splicing one letter from each of the Group A words together. The letters can be spliced in whatever order necessary to create a word in the English language. Each letter from Group A can only be used one time. The Group B words share a common characteristic. One letter of each Group B word is provided. Group A: CAN, ERR, LED, LOP, PUN, SIP Group B: ****C*, ****A*, *****N",No hint available.,"The Group B words are types of trees. SPRUCE, POPLAR, LINDEN",Language,06/03/07 #36075,Ice Cream Truck,2.98,2.23,rubytuesday,"An ice cream truck drives down Prince Albert Road every day. Yesterday, 5 children, one from each of the first 5 houses on the street, ordered a different ice cream flavour and a different topping. Can you figure out which child lives in which house and which ice cream flavour and topping each bought? *REMEMBER: The odd numbered houses are on one side of the street and even numbers are on the other!* 1.Benjamin lives between the child who chose the Cherry topping and the child who chose strawberry ice cream. 2.Karen, whose house has an even number, chose the sprinkles topping. Elaine does not live next to Karen. 3.The grapenut ice cream had no topping. 4.The child who lives in house number 2 had the vanilla ice cream. The child in house number 3 did not have moon mist ice cream. 5.Steven had chocolate ice cream. He hates chocolate sprinkles. 6.The child who had the chopped nuts topping lives in house number 5. Tom does not live in house number 4.",No hint available.,"Benjamin lives in house #3 and bought grapenut ice cream with no topping. Tom lives in house #2 and bought vanilla ice cream with chocolate sprinkles. Elaine lives in house #5 and bought strawberry ice cream with chopped nuts. Karen lives in house #4 and bought moon mist ice cream with sprinkles. Steven lives in house #1 and bought chocolate ice cream with a cherry on top.",Logic-Grid,04/06/07 #7370,Severe --a--,2.3,2.43,tissue,"Use the same set of four letters in the same order in these puzzles. I had a severe --a-- from --i--ing my glasses. Afterwards, I had a --u--et.",No hint available.,"crmp: cramp, crimping, and crumpet.",Language,09/11/02 #12232,Close Range,2.7,2.47,Gizzer,"Swap one word from Group A with one word in Group B such that the two groups have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property? A: ores, itch, again, utter, airway B: close, range, hone, bur, true",No hint available.,"AGAIN and RANGE must be swapped. Group A words will then form new words if the letters ST are placed in front of the words: STores, STitch, STutter, STairway, and STRANGE. Group B words will then form new words if the letters ST are placed at the end of the words: closeST, honeST, burST, trueST and AGAINST.",Group,05/05/03 #41995,Broken #12,2.7600000000000002,2.29,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you have been given a series of letters in groups of three. These letters have been taken from a common phrase, with the spaces between the words removed and rearranged. Your job is to arrange the pieces to reconstruct the phrase. The dashes indicate the number of letters in each word. (Unfortunately, each word must be set out vertically due to spacing problems). otg tha ers tgl isn itt old all","""--- ---- -------- -- --- ----""","""All that glitters is not gold"".",Language,05/20/08 #42526,212 D F = B P of W at S C,2.26,1.48,shenqiang,212 D F = B P of W at S C,"The ""S C"" stands for ""standard condition"".",212 degrees Fahrenheit=boiling point of water at standard condition.,Letter-Equations,07/17/08 #39580,Relationships #4,2.6,2.42,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser your job is to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck! COLUMN A Marketing Type Graph Vision Cast COLUMN B Scissors Candle Gallon Riddle Ocean",Consider a prefix,All words form a new word when preceded with TELE.,Group,12/13/07 #37792,Company Move,2.56,1.56,bigSWAFF_69_,"I once worked at a company which employed 50 people, all of whom worked at the corporate headquarters in the same 4,000 square foot office building in the United States. We all lived in different directions: north, south, northwest, southeast from work, none more than 30 miles away. There were no housing complexes where we lived and no physical obstructions in the way (mountains, lakes, oceans, etc.). The company's president made an economic decision in relocating all 50 employees to a new office location. In doing so, he didn't take into account how the move might affect the distance employees had to travel to work. After the move, the president found that the new headquarters was closer to his home. It worked out great for him because he also got a fancy new office with more room. Once the move was finally completed, every single employee, myself included, was closer to home than before the move. If we all still work in the same office together, as before, how can this be?",No hint available.,"We moved from the 25th floor of a large building to the 15th floor. We were all closer to our homes, albeit by a small distance.",Logic,08/16/07 #13015,14 15 16...,2.33,2.09,superadam,"Which number does not belong? 14 15 16 17",No hint available.,"15. Try spelling them out - fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen; fifteen is the only one that does not have the number spelt out before ""teen"".",Group,06/09/03 #33772,Compounds XV,2.38,2.02,phrebh,"By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words. Example: MIOMST _ _ _ E _ _ _ E Answer: SOMETIME 1. OWTMRNO S _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ 2. GEUD B _ _ B _ _ 3. HMATEPI S _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ 4. CHEDEH _ _ A _ A _ _ _ 5. KLLCLBB _ A _ _ _ _ A _ _ 6. DEKSKC _ I _ _ _ I _ _ 7. HUENIN S _ _ _ _ S _ _ 8. GETGABPEAC _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ R _ _ _ 9. ATEPFOWO _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R",No hint available.,"1. SNOWSTORM 2. BEDBUG 3. STEAMSHIP 4. HEADACHE 5. BLACKBALL 6. SIDEKICK 7. SUNSHINE 8. CARPETBAGGER 9. WATERPROOF",Language,10/31/06 #7176,World Leader Anagram,2.74,1.46,im_para_noid,"Solve this anagram for one of the most famous conquerors in history: He hangs king.",No hint available.,Ghengis Khan,Language,09/03/02 #36477,Numbers II,2.66,2.32,beatlesgirl,"Below are a few singers and bands who have sung a song that has a number in its title. The names of the singers are spelled out. Good luck! The Proclaimers = F H M Barry Manilow = S M Y Roy Orbison = S C Kiss = A M to O Dolly Parton = N to F Nat King Cole = (G Y K O) R S-S The Commodores = T T a L Jackson 5 = O B A","Here are the numbers in the songs: The Proclaimers = 500 Barry Manilow = 7 Roy Orbison = 16 Kiss = 1,000,000; 1 Dolly Parton = 9; 5 Nat King Cole = 66 The Commodores = 3 Jackson 5 = 1","The Proclaimers = Five Hundred Miles Barry Manilow = Seven More Years Roy Orbison = Sixteen Candles Kiss = A Million to One Dolly Parton = Nine to Five Nat King Cole = (Get Your Kicks On) Route Sixty-Six The Commodores = Three Times a Lady Jackson 5 = One Bad Apple",Letter-Equations,05/01/07 #4250,"2, 8, 26, 80, ....",2.22,2.36,QtistLilShorTy,"2, 8, 26, 80, __ What is the next number in the sequence?",No hint available.,"242 The way to discover the answer is multiply the next number by 2 and then add it on.(ie 2, the next number is 3, so 3 times 2=6, and 2 plus 6 is 8)",Series,05/24/02 #51486,The Truck and Its Load,2.18,1.05,wimpykidfan37,"A truck was carrying a very large load. It began to lose its load. A lot of people saw it, but no one told the truck driver. Why not?",No hint available.,It was a dump truck!!!,Situation,10/06/17 #39071,More For Your Consideration,2.3,2.17,aresII,"The following puzzles are quips from anonymous authors. Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code. B=A ""UFPA GBAI DKEEPV UFBEPH BVP GBDKAC HSZANH QSCPQFPV, JSZEN ISZ HBI QFBQ'H SVJB-HQVBQKSA?"" ""K HZWWSHP KQ'H OBKV QS HBI QFBQ BAAKP, BVHPAKS BAN GSAQI HFSZEN LP NZLLPN 'FBEEH SO OBGP.'""","G=M J=C L=B","""WHEN MANY KILLER WHALES ARE MAKING SOUNDS TOGETHER, COULD YOU SAY THAT'S ORCA-STRATION?"" ""I SUPPOSE IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT ANNIE, ARSENIO AND MONTY SHOULD BE DUBBED 'HALLS OF FAME.'"" KEY: A=N B=A C=G D=K E=L F=H G=M H=S I=Y J=C K=I L=B N=D O=F P=E Q=T S=O U=W V=R W=P Z=U",Cryptography,11/04/07 #19748,Hit the Deck,2.68,2.24,mosoh,"The following great kings are together today in what common form? King David King Arthur Charlemagne and Julius Caesar",Diamonds go to Julius Caesar.,"According to common legend, each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King David Clubs - King Arthur Hearts - Charlemagne Diamonds - Julius Caesar",Trivia,12/06/04 #38688,Class Troubles,2.09,1.1,mik512,"Adam has five classes before lunch. He has English, Social Studies, Math, Art, and Computer Tech but can't remember what period each class is. He also can't remember what teacher he has with what class. 1. English comes after Art. 2. English comes before Social Studies. 3. Adam goes straight to lunch from Computer Tech. 4. He is always late to add from English. 5. He has English with the only teacher that has a Z in her name. 6. His Computer Tech teacher is a tool. 7. He has Art with Mr. T. 8. His Math teacher is almost a bird's eating habit. 9. He has Social Studies with the only Mrs. What is Adam's schedule before lunch?",No hint available.,"Period 1 - Art - Mr. Tompson Period 2 - English - Ms. Ortiz Period 3 - Math - Mr. Beck Period 4 - Social Studies - Mrs. Motal Period 5 - Computer Tech - Mr. Comb",Logic-Grid,10/08/07 #13133,Is It Dinnertime Yet?,2.55,1.94,island-paradise,"I am always hungry and must always be fed. The finger I lick will soon turn red. What am I?",No hint available.,FIRE,Riddle,06/13/03 #43457,More Games,2.28,2.57,tukuwakatiki,17 = P S on a S B,No hint available.,17 pink squares on a Scrabble board,Letter-Equations,10/30/08 #34621,Tarsus?,2.4,2.16,jazzmusician46,"You have two tasks in this teaser. Firstly, you need to figure out what this series of names represents. Secondly, what name is missing in this series? Romans, I & II Corinthians, Galatians, ...., Philippians, Colossians, I & II Thessalonians, I & II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and Hebrews.",No hint available.,"1. This series represents the Epistles (Letters) commonly attributed to St. Paul, written to the early Christian Church. 2. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians is the name missing in this series.",Series,12/28/06 #2916,Pyramid Construction,2.41,2.21,204_BLaZe_41,"In the course of constructing a pyramid, a large stone cube was being transported across the desert on logs. All of the logs were two meters in circumference. How far did the stone cube move in relation to the ground, with each complete revolution of the logs?",No hint available.,Four meters. The logs move ahead two meters on the ground and the stone cube moves ahead two meters on the logs.,Math,03/25/02 #18054,Mad Ade's Escalator Journey,2.26,2.07,mad-ade,"Mad Ade once had a job working in the famous Madadian department store ""Horrids"". He used the stores escalator on a daily basis as he skived from duty to duty. He noticed on one particularly boring day that if he ran up 8 stairs of the escalator from the bottom step, the journey to the top took exactly 40 seconds. On a later escalator trip he noticed that if he ran up 15 stairs of the escalator the journey time decreased to only 22.5 seconds. Knowing this, how long would it take Mad Ade to complete the full journey if he did not run up any stairs at all? Can you work out how many steps of the escalator are actually visible at any one time?",No hint available.,"It takes Mad Ade 60 seconds to reach the top, and there are 24 steps visible on the escalator when it's stationary. Running up 7 more steps reduces the time by 17.5 seconds, so running up 1 step reduces the time by 2.5 seconds, so each step takes 2.5 seconds. So the escalator cycles through 24 steps on a complete trip from base to top. To illustrate: 8+(40/2.5)=24 steps 15+(22.5/2.5)=24 steps The escalator cycles through all 24 steps in 24(2.5)=60 seconds",Logic,06/28/04 #39570,Funny Funny,2.28,2.27,phrebh,"ABC DEF GHIJIFK JB LI MIHNBCM, LCJ ABC DEF'J GHIJIFK JB LI ONJJA. -MEDPE QCNJHA RECQPJIH NM JPI MPBHJIMJ KNMJEFDI LIJOIIF JOB GIBGRI. -SNDJBH LBHQI",I=E,"You can pretend to be serious, but you can't pretend to be witty. -Sacha Guitry Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. -Victor Borge A=Y B=O C=U D=C E=A F=N G=P H=R I=E J=T K=D L=B M=S N=I O=W P=H Q=G R=L S=V",Cryptography,12/13/07 #27798,All In A Row,2.36,1.91,peppamintp,"How many groups of consecutive numbers adding up to 11 are there? Be careful, the groups may overlap. Example : 55126916433333299815812427 There are five groups here : 551, 164, 3332, 29, 812. 749494821564173259433384266119",No hint available.,"Seven 74, 821, 56, 641, 173, 38 and 119",Other,12/31/05 #48725,Antonym in the Middle 15,2.13,2.38,cnmne,"FROWN and SCOWL are antonyms of SMILE. Change FROWN to SMILE to SCOWL by changing one letter at a time. Each step must produce a valid word in the English language. No word can be used more than once. FROWN ----> SMILE ----> SCOWL",No hint available.,"FROWN <<<<< CROWN CROWS CHOWS SHOWS SHOWN SHORN SHORE STORE STOLE STILE SMILE <<<<< SMITE SPITE SPITS SLITS SLOTS SLOWS SCOWS SCOWL <<<<<",Language,05/16/11 #26372,The Friendly Stranger,2.99,2.01,stormtrooper,"A man was running away from an elderly couple who wanted to kill him. Although chased, the man still taunted his pursuers. Soon, more people chased the man. The man, desperate on escaping from his pursuers, agreed to let a friendly stranger help him, but later the stranger betrayed the man and killed him. Who was the man and who was the friendly stranger?","The man is short. The stranger helped the man cross a river.","The man was the Gingerbread Man. The friendly stranger was the fox.",Situation,10/14/05 #39677,Time is Simple,2.63,1.96,metallicman,"What common saying is found in this? Time - Day Place - Day Day Time - Day Person - Day Day Time - Day Idea - Day Day Day",There are two days at a person.,"One day at a time. Person has two days, so it would be two days at a person. Idea has three days, so three days at an idea, etc. But because at each time there is only one day, there is ""One day at a time.""",Rebus,12/18/07 #11818,3412 = B T U per K,2.22,2.33,phildunphy,3412 = B T U per K,Central Heating,3412 = British Thermal Units per Kilowatt,Letter-Equations,04/17/03 #32072,Seeing is Believing 2,2.77,2.16,cnmne,"What is the meaning of this rebus? ambton",No hint available.,"Blind Ambition (""ambition"" is missing both I's; therefore, it is blind)",Rebus,07/27/06 #17096,Sharks 2,2.46,2.74,cnmne,"The Boldavian navy has a rigorous training program. In order to graduate from the naval academy, cadets must enter a pool and fight sharks. Today, a group of cadets was tested. Each cadet put on his mask, snorkel, and two flippers; and armed himself with a knife. Then the cadets jumped into the pool. The sharks were then released from their pens. After 10 minutes of gruelling hand-to-fin combat, all of the sharks were killed. Miraculously, none of the cadets were killed. Exiting the pool, the cadets began to haul the shark bodies out of the water. The dead sharks were soon lying in a row. One of the cadets noted that during the fight, there were 4 times as many cadets in the water as there were sharks. A second cadet then stated that the number of legs they now had was equal to the square of the number of sharks. A third said that the number of cadet legs was 14 more than the total number of cadet and shark heads. How many sharks were killed?",No hint available.,"7 sharks were killed. Since there were 4 times as many cadets, there were 28 cadets. The number of cadet legs is equal to the square of the number of sharks, which would be 49 legs. 49 legs is 14 more than the number of cadet and shark heads: 7 sharks plus 28 cadets equals 35 heads. Note that although all of the cadets survived, nothing was said about possible injuries. In fact, each shark had bitten off one leg from each of 7 cadets. This explains the shortage of legs, since 28 cadets should have had 56 legs, not 49. Also note the statement of the second cadet, who said 'the number of legs they NOW had ...'.",Math,03/20/04 #2309,Served at a Table,2.74,2.19,gokaran,"I am served at a table, In gatherings of two or four; Served small, white and round. You'll love some, And that's part of the fun. What am I?",No hint available.,Ping Pong Balls,Riddle,02/13/02 #26637,Six Hits,2.64,2.16,seanlandrews,"I saw my friend Bob at the bar. He was drinking heavily and looked really down. I asked him, ""What's the matter?"" He said, ""My baseball team just got six hits in an inning and yet they didn't score a single run!"" I said, ""That's impossible!"" Is it?",Remember the rules,"The first batter got a single. He was then thrown out trying to steal second. One hit, one out, no runs. The next batter got a double and was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple. Two hits, two outs, no runs. The next three batters each got a single, with each runner moving up one base on each hit. Five hits, two outs, no runs. The last batter hit a ground ball between first and second which struck the runner who was leading off from first. By the rules, the batter is credited with a hit, the runner is called out, and the inning is over. Six hits, three outs, no runs. I told Bob, ""The next round's on me.""",Trivia,10/31/05 #10942,Runaway Train,2.34,1.98,codammanus,"A train moving at a speed of less than 1 mile per hour passes 200 people in less than 5 minutes. When the train finally stops, it doesn't pick up any passengers. The person that stops the train is not even on the train. In fact, no one is on the train. Most likely, where is this train?",No hint available.,This train is most likely at a wedding. (The train of the bride's gown),Logic,03/06/03 #14912,"Same Consonants, Different Animals",2.67,2.89,Gerd,"If you fill in the vowels into the following letters, including the letter Y as a vowel, you get an animal, and if you fill in other vowels you get another animal. Some of the words are gender-specific. For example: MS makes a big animal and with other vowels it turns into a small one - MOOSE and MOUSE. CRB: sea animal and mammal HND: two mammals X: mammal and bird M: three birds and an insect ML: two mammals and a bird CLT: young animal and cat HN: mammal and bird FL: two insects and a mammal CT: mammal and bird SLN: mammal (two words) and fish B: insect and reptile",No hint available.,"CRB: CRAB and CARIBOU HND: HOUND and HIND (female red deer) X: OX and AIX (wood duck - aix sponsa) M: MOA, EMU, MAA and MAIA (a moth) ML: MOLE, MULE and MALEO (a moundbird) CLT: COLT and OCELOT HN: HYENA and HEN FL: FLY, FLEA, FOAL CT: CAT and COOT SLN: SEA LION and SELENE B: BEE and BOA",Language,09/26/03 #42154,Letter Boxing II,2.36,1.74,TRILLIONAIRE,"Complete the word square by inserting the 9 letters into the grid, to create the same words reading down & across. E E A A A D R R N H I D E I _ _ _ D _ _ _ E _ _ _",No hint available.,"H I D E I D E A D E A R E A R N Hide, Idea, Dear, Earn",Language,06/05/08 #31896,Hoosier Hysteria,2.54,2.69,GebbieRose,"It was an excellent basketball game, according to Coach Pasquale; the team set a record high. In the 4th quarter, they scored 1/4 of the total points which they scored in the game, less 3. In the 3rd, they scored 1/3 of their score at the end of the 3rd, less 2. In the 2nd, they scored 1/2 of their score at the end of the 2nd, less 1. Their score at the end of the 1st was 27. What was their final score?",Start at the beginning...,"96 Points EXPLANATION: You know the score at the end of the first quarter is 27, so to figure the score at the end of the second, let X=score after the second quarter & (X/2 - 1) = points scored in the second quarter: X=(X/2 - 1) + 27 (points scored in first quarter) X=52 Let Y = score at end of third quarter & (Y/3 - 2) = point scored in third quarter: Y=(Y/3 - 2) + 52 (score at end of second quarter) Y=75 Let Z = score at end of fourth quarter & (Z/4 - 3) = points scored in the fourth quarter: Z= (Z/4 - 3) + 75 (score at end of third quarter) Z=96",Math,07/19/06 #41643,States 2,2.31,1.72,Queen_Nesh7,AK = T L F,No hint available.,Alaska = The Last Frontier,Letter-Equations,04/23/08 #36835,This Just Isn't Fair 2,2.66,1.29,spookboy0,"I cannot believe it, The harsh way you treat me: You bash my head into the ground So deep that I can't see. After that you throw me back And bring me back again, Only to experience This tiring work again. What am I?",No hint available.,I am a shovel.,Riddle,06/03/07 #6648,Captain Cook,2.13,0.74,superadam,"Captain James Cook made three trips around the world, and died during one of them. In which trip did he die?",No hint available.,The third.,Logic,08/18/02 #14420,One Ice Cream for Two?,2.5100000000000002,1.54,Gerd,"Tom and Tina both have some money. Because it is a hot day, they decide to buy an ice cream for each of them. But then they realize they both don't have enough money. Tom needs 24 cents more for his ice cream, and Tina needs two cents more to buy one. Now they decide to buy one ice cream together, but still they don't have enough money to do so. What does one ice cream cost?",No hint available.,"25 cents. Both possess some money. Tina needs two more cents, and because it is still not enough with Tom's money to buy one ice cream, Tom only has one cent. Therefore one ice cream costs 25 cents.",Math,08/19/03 #25485,Categorical Anagrams #3,2.41,2.65,Tammy93,"The letters below form words that are related to each other. Unscramble them, then find out what they have in common. 1. ntre 2. srwcyosaa 3. nodirnsi 4. retge 5. cnujo 6. okpkaa 7. liooer 8. pnsxoe 9. nhnlitgegia 10. mreuetrl",No hint available.,"1. tern 2. cassowary 3. dinornis 4. egret 5. junco 6. kakapo 7. oriole 8. xenops 9. nightingale 10. murrelet They are all types of birds.",Language,08/23/05 #34423,You Could Go Infinite,2.43,2.84,stil,"What three-digit number when doubled is, by value, one more than the value of the same three digits when reversed? If this is too easy, go for extra points included with hint.","A wrongheaded guess would say 123, because 123 * 2 = 321 + 1. The title hints you can easily go on to find for a ten-digit number that otherwise has same characteristics.","Answer- 397. 397 * 2 = 794 = 793 + 1. Solution- With lowercase letters standing for unknown digits, the problem is formulized as: (100a + 10b + c) * 2 = (100c + 10b + a) + 1. 200a + 20b + 2c = a + 10b + 100c + 1. 199a + 10b - 98c - 1 = 0. [The negative values achieve their negative extreme when c = 9. - 98c - 1 = -883. This caps the value of a as the integral portion of 883/199, i.e., 4. This is in brackets, because there are stronger forces which make this unimportant.] Rule 1) No number starts with a 0. [a is not 0. c is not 0.] Rule 2) Because doubling a number starting with 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 will result in a product with an additional position/digit, a must be less than 5. [a is 1, 2, 3, or 4.] Rule 3) When a digit is doubled, the most that can be ""carried"" to the next position is 1. This happens when and only when the digit doubled is 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9. Rule 4) Any multiple of 2 will be an even number. To differ from the doubled number by just 1, the reversed number must be odd and its last digit must be odd. a must be an odd digit. [a is 1 or 3.] Rule 5) Doubling a three-digit number results in a number determined by the leading digit and limited to two hundred possibilities. (Doubling a number in the 100's has a result in the 200's or 300's. Doubling a number in the 400's has a result in the 800's or 900's.)[If a is 1, c is 2 or 3. If a is 3, c is 6 or 7.] When the digits are reversed, b replaces b so it must either be b * 2 = b or, if Rule 3 comes into play, b * 2 = 10 + (b - 1). [b could only be 0 when c < 5 and only 9 when c >4.] With just four possibilities, there is no point in rendering additional rules! Just test them. 102? Is 204 = 201 + 1? No. 103? Is 206 = 301 + 1? No. [Wrong hundreds even.] 396? Is 792 = 693 + 1? No. [Wrong hundreds again.] The answer given is the only one that passes. As for extra points, an infinite number of 9's can be added between the 3 and the 7 without spoiling the major characteristics. 3999999997 * 2 = 7999999994 = 7999999993 + 1.",Math,12/16/06 #27636,A Knight's Tale,2.61,2.25,peppamintp,"Z RY XSRTU WV YSSW YU YRMSX. QNSWNSX YU YRMSX ZO LXSLRXST PVX WNS KXSRW VXTSRJ VP YSSWZIK YS ZO RIVWNSX YRWWSX. --OZX QZIOWVI GNHXGNZJJ","G=C W=Q S=E","I am ready to meet my maker. Whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. -- Sir Winston Churchill g=c h=u i=n j=l k=g l=p m=k n=h o=s p=f q=w r=a s=e t=d u=y v=o w=t x=r y=m z=i",Cryptography,12/23/05 #33879,Spoonerisms and Malapropisms,2.6,1.44,shdwhawk,"A spoonerism is when the initial sound of words in a sentence are transposed. A malapropism is the misuse of a word, usually unintentional, frequently amusing. Can you decipher what these mean? (a) I've got to stay in tonight and chew my doors. (b) You've tasted two worms! (c) Wave the sails, dude! (d) A rolling tone gathers no moths. (e) Let me sew you to your sheet. (f) The herd shot around the world.",No hint available.,"(a) I've got to stay in tonight and do my chores. (b) You've wasted two terms! (c) Save the whales, dude! (d) A rolling stone gathers no moss. (e) Let me show you to your seat. (f) The shot heard around the world.",Language,11/08/06 #29718,Math Competition,2.7600000000000002,2.26,bigSWAFF_69_,"Felipe's school is hosting a math competition against other schools in the same district. Each school can only allow 10 students to compete. Felipe and his classmates are taking tests to determine the 10 best math students to send. Felipe did well, but tied with John Roy for the last spot. His teacher decided to set-up a one-problem challenge, whoever got it right the fastest would win. Knowing that ""H"" is equal to 10, and T is half of M, how could MATH be 42, TEAM be 40, and MEET be 37?",No hint available.,"MATH: 14 + 11 + 7 + 10 =42 TEAM: 7+8+11+14 =40 MEET: 14+8+8+7=37 (H=10; E=8; T=7; M=14; A=11) Felipe answered his question just seconds before John Roy, sending him to the competition.",Math,04/12/06 #37158,Men At Work,2.47,1.95,tommy2,A = the L D U,"""Men At Work"" sing a song about this.",Australia = the Land Down Under,Letter-Equations,06/30/07 #42772,5 of a K = H R H in P With W C,2.22,2.04,shenqiang,5 of a K = H R H in P with W C,H C = L R H in P.,5 of a kind = highest ranking hand in poker with wild card.,Letter-Equations,08/12/08 #37350,United States Scrambler Series 4,2.7600000000000002,2.13,soccerguy0428,"Unscramble the clothing-related words below and follow the directions in parentheses. Unscramble the new letters to get the name of a U.S. state, capital, or major city. RWESAHTIST (Take the 3rd, 4th and 7th letters) MIUSTWSI (Take the 1st and 5th letters) ELJCETFKEACE (Take the 2nd and 12th letters) (2 words) EJLBANESU (Take the 4th and 7th letters) (2 words) NSLDASA (Take the 2nd and 6th letters) Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?",No hint available.,"Tallahassee Sweatshirt EAH Swimsuit SS Fleece jacket LT Blue jeans EA Sandals AL E, A, H, L, T, S, S, E, A, A, L Tallahassee",Language,07/12/07 #24433,The Purple Stain,2.75,2.63,raider_hayder,"The purple stain on my beautiful fur coat was horrifying! However I am grateful towards my stainer because today my life has been saved... Who am I and where did the purple stain come from?","I am not human. I live in a cold environment. The stain was significant in saving my life.",I am a seal who lives in the northern hemisphere . I was stained with purple so that fishermen would see my big purple stain and refrain from killing me...,Situation,07/11/05 #2938,Sumnight,2.67,1.29,rayneeday,"Can you decipher the following title? sumnightnightdreammer",No hint available.,A Midsummer Night's Dream,Rebus,03/26/02 #646,The Circular Table,2.08,1.62,Spencer,A lady has an expensive table and wants to find the exact middle of the table. How does she do this without making any marks on the table?,No hint available.,"The lady gets a piece of paper the size of the table, then she folds the paper in half in both ways. She puts a dot right where the two folds meet. That is where the middle of the table is!",Logic,08/25/01 #38849,Sports Heroes VII,2.2,2.1,merrimackxc2010,T C=The F P in MLB H to get 4000 H in a C.,No hint available.,"Ty Cobb= The first person in MLB history to get 4000 hits in a career. Although Ty Cobb is not the ""Hit King"", he was the first to accomplish this feat. He is very close to the ""Hit King"" though; Ty Cobb has 4,189 hits to Pete Rose's 4,256.",Letter-Equations,10/20/07 #50128,What is My Job?,2.38,1.72,charlottes-odd,"In my job I know my fate It's written for me in black and white Everyone will sit and wait To see what my boss improved last night What is my job?",No hint available.,"Actor. An actor knows the fate of their character because it is written in the script. The audience watch the show to find out the ending of the play. The boss is the director who tells the actor what needs to be improved before the performance.",Riddle,01/31/14 #26818,Dating Game,2.63,1.15,zonarita,"What dating game technique is represented here? Hamlet hard get get",No hint available.,"Play Hard to Get. Hamlet = play, followed by hard and two gets = to get",Rebus,11/09/05 #43642,Free Money,2.35,1.97,TRILLIONAIRE,"Chelsea walked up to a parked taxi, handed the taxi driver $20, and walked away. Why would she do this?","She's not very good with directions, but $20 is too big of a tip for giving directions. She also has a car.",Chelsea was lost and paid the taxi driver to escort her to her destination. She followed him in her own car.,Situation,11/30/08 #43892,Eliza Pseudonym and the Seven Restaurants,2.22,2.32,mathgrant,"During a seven-day period from Sunday through Saturday, Eliza Pseudonym has dined at seven different local restaurants (including Idaho Fried Chicken) twice each: once for lunch, and once on a different day for dinner. Each restaurant is located on a different street (from 1st through 7th). Using the following clues, determine where each restaurant is located, and which restaurant Eliza ate at for lunch and for dinner each day. 1. Wednesday was the only day on which Eliza ate at two restaurants on consecutively numbered streets. 2. Eliza had lunch at the restaurant located on the 6th Street on Monday. 3. Eliza ate at Chick-Empty-A on Tuesday and Friday. 4. Eliza ate at Long John Bronze's on two consecutive days. 5. Eliza ate her lunch at the 1st Street restaurant precisely three days after she ate her dinner at the 5th Street restaurant. 6. On Sunday, Eliza did not have the restaurant on 4th Street for lunch, nor did she eat at Waffle Habitat for dinner. 7. On one paticular day, Eliza ate at Dice's Pizza (located on an odd numbered street) and Taco Marimba, in some order. 8. During the three-day period from Sunday through Tuesday, Eliza had eaten something at all seven restaurants excluding the one located on 7th Street; during the three-day period from Thursday through Saturday, Eliza had eaten something at all seven restaurants excluding Questionnos.",No hint available.,"Waffle House is on 1st Street. Eliza ate there for lunch on Friday and dinner on Monday. Taco Marimba is on 2nd Street. Eliza ate there for lunch on Sunday and dinner on Saturday. Chick-Empty-A is on 3rd Street. Eliza ate there Tuesday for lunch and Friday for dinner. Idaho Fried Chicken is on 4th Street. Eliza ate there Thursday for lunch and Sunday for dinner. Dice's Pizza is on 5th Street. Eliza ate lunch there on Saturday and dinner there on Tuesday. Questionnos's is on 6th Street. Eliza ate lunch there on Monday and dinner there on Wednesday. Long John Bronze's is on 7th Street. Eliza ate there for lunch on Wednesday, and dinner on Thursday.",Logic,01/10/09 #3828,Narrow Road,2.83,1.19,arij,"There was one very narrow road. It was so narrow that it was quite difficult for even one vehicle to pass through. On this road, two bus drivers had to cross each other; one coming from one end and the other from another. They managed the crossing easily without any kind of trouble. How?",No hint available.,The two were just bus drivers and were not actually driving buses.,Trick,04/30/02 #3410,Tnoieam Wi1n,2.42,1.79,bighippo4,"Can you decipher the following: TNOIEAM WI1N",No hint available.,"There's no ""I"" in team, but there is one in Win!",Rebus,04/10/02 #34658,Evidence,2.53,1.18,Stormcrafter,"What is said in the Rebus below? The evidence The evide The ev Th",No hint available.,Destroying the evidence.,Rebus,12/31/06 #30838,Reunion,2.82,1.1,coolblue,"Old Old x SAKE Old Old",No hint available.,For old times sake,Rebus,06/02/06 #41304,4 G in P-M,2.18,2.13,shenqiang,4 G in P-M,It's a classic game.,4 Ghosts in Pac-Man.,Letter-Equations,04/01/08 #24307,1776,2.18,0.73,buttons03,"I was born in 1776 in Independence Hall, I am very precious to most Americans, and signed by 56 people in all.",No hint available.,The Declaration of Independence,Riddle,07/06/05 #8734,Dimensional Increase of a Cube,2.2,1.46,lesternoronha1,"If the length of each edge of a cube is increased by 50%, find the percentage increase in the cube's surface area.",No hint available.,"The percentage increase in the surface area of the cube = 125%. The surface area of a cube is (x^2 * 6), where x is the length of a side. If you increase x by 50%, the new surface area is (1.5*x)^2 * 6. Divide the area of the new cube by the area of the original cube to get the ratio of the areas: [(1.5*x)^2 * 6] / [x^2 * 6] = 1.5^2 = 2.25 (2.25 - 1) * 100% = 125% increase.",Math,11/26/02 #7409,The Requested Ticket,2.86,2.21,im_para_noid,"A police officer pulled over a woman for speeding. When he got to the car, he said that he was going to give her a warning, but she insisted on getting a ticket and fine, which she did receive. Why did she want the ticket?",There was somebody else's reputation at stake.,"She was married to the Chief of police and she did not want to be shown any favoritism, so she took the ticket.",Situation,09/13/02 #44419,Who are We 2,2.56,1.32,toucan_dan,"Strictly speaking we are not beings However without one we are not seen Angling around from Dawn to dusk Only to meet our destiny of Wasting away at the end of the day Silently waiting again to play",No hint available.,Shadows,Riddle,05/06/09 #9137,"Bolt, Storm, Struck",2.28,1.51,warrior,"Find a word that can precede each word in the following group to make four new words or phrases: Bolt, storm, struck, fish",No hint available.,"Thunder. Thunder bolt, thunder storm, thunder struck, thunderfish.",Language,12/13/02 #19511,Mad Ade's Homonyms #2,2.41,2.04,Mad-Ade,"This teaser features HOMONYMS, or words that are spelled different, but sound alike. There are three blank spades in each sentence below, and the answers are all homonyms. For example ""In his job as a nurses' ____, Mad ___ regularly had to administer first ___."" The answers would be Aide, Ade, and Aid. See if you can solve the following homonym teasers The golfers decided to _____ their taste buds with a selection of ____ before they hit the ____. Mad McAde opened the _____ to the cold room that held the ___ caught fresh from the _____ earlier that week. The author _____ that there are many strange ______ on the _____ he had visited.",No hint available.,"Tease, Teas, Tees Locks, Lox (smoked Salmon), Lochs Cites, Sights, Sites",Language,11/23/04 #17450,N'Djamena,2.44,2.43,AXTON,"In which group does 'N'Djamena' belong? and why? Group 1 Tallinn Ljubljana Skopje Group 2 Ouagadougou Mbabane Bujumbura",No hint available.,"'N'Djamena' belongs in group 2 as it is the capital city of a country in Africa (Chad). Group 1 has names of capital cities from Europe. Here are the countries the capital cities belong to. Group 1 Tallinn - Estonia Ljubljana - Slovenia Skopje - Republic of Macedonia Group 2 Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso Mbabane - Kingdom of Swaziland Bujumbura - Burundi",Group,04/21/04 #6901,Boys Name,2.3,2.5,curly,Which boy's name appears on a calendar more than any other?,There are 3 answers,"JASON...... J uly A ugust S eptember O ctober N ovember Also, Gus (auGUSt) and Tobe (ocTOBEr).",Other,08/26/02 #42606,One Letter of Separation 13,2.66,2.25,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) to droop & volition & trickery (4 letters) 2) a cluster or group & a form of chewing & a strong intuitive feeling (5 letters) 3) lacking beauty & a pattern of repeated stripes crossing at right angles & a braid of hair (5 letters) 4) a place for recreational vacationing & an explosive noise & a quick witty reply (6 letters)",No hint available.,"1) wilt, will, wile 2) bunch, munch, hunch 3) plain, plaid, plait 4) resort, report, retort",Language,07/25/08 #10778,12 = F C in a D of P C,2.26,1.98,MrIxolite,12 = F C in a D of P C,No hint available.,12 = Face Cards in a Deck of Playing Cards,Letter-Equations,02/28/03 #9399,The Tourists,2.42,1.51,warrior,"Find a country in this: The tourists found that it was difficult to get the directions, that had been written in dialect, translated.",No hint available.,"India. in dialect",Language,12/25/02 #32157,Word Jumble 1 - Famous Landmarks of India,2.54,2.64,brainster,"Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed. Unscrambling these letters will form the answer to this teaser: NVEJALI Take letters 1 & 2 METPAR Take letters 1 & 3 DHRLUE Take letters 1 & 4 LVAAI Take letters 1 & 3 Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?","This landmark is located in Agra, India.","NVEJALI Take letters 1 & 2 - JAVELIN, take J,A METPAR Take letters 1 & 3 - TAMPER, take T,M DHRLUE Take letters 1 & 5 - HURDLE, take H,L LVAAI Take letters 1 & 3 - AVAIL, take A,A Unscramble the above to get 'Taj Mahal' The Taj Mahal is a monument located in Agra, India. It was the result of the labours of around 20,000 workers over a period of 13 years. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned its construction as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal when she died at childbirth which left him grieving for her. The Taj Mahal is generally considered the finest example of Mughal architecture. It combines several architectural styles of the time, including Indian, Persian and Turkish styles. The Taj Mahal has achieved special note because of the romance of its inspiration. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is actually an integrated complex of structures.",Language,07/30/06 #25677,Three Amigos,2.44,2.55,norcekri,"All three quotations use the same cipher. JUTQT DL I JUDY NDYT JUIJ LTGIQIJTL NIFOUJTQ IYC GIDY, SKETCH IYC JQIOTCH, UFEKQ IYC UFQJ. IYC UKA CK HKF BYKA NIFOUJTQ DM JUTQT DL YK GIDY JK SKEGIQT DJ ADJU? - TQEI RKERTSB DEIODYIJDKY AIL ODXTY JK EIY JK SKEGTYLIJT UDE MKQ AUIJ UT DL YKJ; I LTYLT KM UFEKQ JK SKYLKNT UDE MKQ AUIJ UT DL. - MQIYSDL RISKY JUT KYNH QFNTL SKETCH SIY JKNTQIJT IQT JUKLT KM JILJT, IYC JUT KYNH NDEDJIJDKYL JUKLT KM NDRTN. - PIETL JUFQRTQ",K represents O,"A - W B - K C - D D - I E - M F - U G - P H - Y I - A J - T K - O L - S M - F N - L O - G P - J Q - R R - B S - C T - E U - H X - V Y - N (There is no V, W, or Z in the encoding.) There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. And how do you know laughter if there is no pain to compare it with? - Erma Bombeck Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. - Francis Bacon The only rules comedy can tolerate are those of taste, and the only limitations those of libel. - James Thurber",Cryptography,08/31/05 #18733,Which Group Does it Belong In?,2.23,2.16,Anupriya9,"Group A: Calling Printer Room Books Belong Group B: Calendar Computer Addressing Grouping Teasers Which group does this word belong in?: Going.",It's got something to do with the letters in the group.,"Group A. All the words in Group A contain 2 vowels, while the ones in Group B have 3.",Group,09/02/04 #37193,Candy Challenge I,2.87,1.12,coolcow35,"There are 4 clues below. Each clue is related to a type of candy. You have to try to figure out what each candy is. Good luck! 1. The average worker loves this day. 2. When actors or actresses get a little break. 3. Think of the 4th planet from the sun. 4. Also referred to as 'geeks'.",No hint available.,"1. Pay Day 2. Take 5 3. Mars Bar 4. Nerds",Language,07/02/07 #42482,1111,2.4,1.1,stephiesd,"1 1 1 1 & ALL ALL ALL ALL",No hint available.,Once and for all,Rebus,07/12/08 #47029,"Who Needs the Right Formula, Anyway?",2.79,1.8900000000000001,dalfamnest,"This morning I asked my math class to find the areas of two right-angled triangles. Lottie-Lu's hand shot up immediately, so I asked her the first one. ""24"" she announced. She was right (for a change!) and I made the mistake of asking her how she did it. ""Easy. Just add all the sides together."" I was about to correct her and say it was just a coincidence, when I noticed that her method worked on my second triangle as well! Lottie-Lu must have caught my frustrated thoughts. ""Well, it works, doesn't it?"" she chirped. What were the side lengths of the two triangles I had drawn on the board this morning? They were all whole numbers.",Use the fact that all three sides of each triangle were whole numbers.,"1. 6-8-10 (Area = 6x8/2 = 24) 2. 5-12-13 (Area = 5x12/2 = 30)",Math,05/16/10 #8272,Chewed to Pieces,2.78,1.94,snaps,"Fill in the sentence below so that the first two words combine to make the third word. For example, given ""The ____ was closing in, making his ____ harder but through his ____ of contacts he was able to evade the police"", you would fill in NET, WORK, and NETWORK. Having accidentally thrown the ____ ____ the fence, he was saddened to ____ that it had been chewed to pieces by the neighbour's dog.",No hint available.,"DISC, OVER, DISCOVER",Language,10/29/02 #38416,Arrangements,2.62,2.08,koolkattnat,"They go up and down at times in succession. Arrangements baffle some, but are pleasing to others. They may be seen and heard, but not felt by hand or tasted. What are they?",Pay attention to some of the words used.,Music Notes,Riddle,09/23/07 #2770,Leaves,2.19,1.3,lil_thugsta,What has leaves but isn't a tree?,No hint available.,A book,Other,03/20/02 #20898,Buck Break Up,2.4,2.27,MissleMan27,"A sudden rain shower ruins Lina's camping trip. But that's OK, because she wants to be with her boyfriend, Buck. She gets a ride home with another camper. When she gets home, she calls Buck and breaks up with him. Why did she do that?",Lina listened to the radio on the way home.,Lina heard Buck dedicate a song to another girl on the radio.,Situation,02/08/05 #32197,Bark At The Moon,3.15,2.87,Fhqwhgads,What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?,No hint available.,"Fear. The anagram of wolf is fowl. The homophone of fowl is foul. The antonym of foul is fair. The homophone of fair is fare. The anagram of fare is fear, which is the emotion.",Language,07/31/06 #33951,A Sack of Magnets,2.5,0.71,Stormcrafter,"A man buys some magnetic spheres from a shop, cheap. He takes them home in their bag, and pours them onto a table. They all roll around a bit, before finally resting here and there. The man immediately knows he has a faulty product, even though he hasn't even tried using them yet. Do you know how?","What would he expect magnets to do, anyway?","When they left the bag, they rolled around on the table. If they were magnetic, then they would not have been able to roll around so much because they would have been stuck together!",Situation,11/14/06 #6953,Cages and Canaries,2.6,1.23,Cascas,"I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have?",No hint available.,"4 birds and 3 cages Solution: let x = the number of canaries and y = the number of cages. You can set up two equations using the two situations given. First, if there is one canary per cage, then there is 1 cage too many (in other words, there is one more bird than cages): x - y = 1 Second, if there are two canaries per cage, then there is 1 cage too many (in other words, there is one more cage than half the number of canaries): y - x/2 = 1 Solve the two equations to get x = 4 and y = 3.",Math,08/27/02 #20911,A number is missing. What is it?,2.56,2.07,fishmed,"2820 1199 3345 736? What is the missing number?",No hint available.,"The missing number is 4. If you put a line under 3345 and a plus sign to the side, this is really a math problem: 2820 1199 +3345 ----- 7364",Logic,02/09/05 #51736,"Something Troubling You, Pal ??",1.76,1.42,LittleGreenMan,"when (chomp, chomp):me what (chomp, chomp):u where (chomp, chomp):him",No hint available.,"""what's eating you""",Rebus,02/18/18 #50211,Words With PS,1.8900000000000001,2.55,cnmne,"Five words that contain PS as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? PS***, **PS*, ***PS**, *PS****, ****PS* Pool: A, C, E, E, G, G, I, I, L, L, L, M, M, N, O, O, R, U, Y, Y",No hint available.,"PSALM, GYPSY, CORPSE, UPSILON, GLIMPSE",Language,04/02/14 #38733,Silk,2.28,0.91,preppygirl,"I'm a baby, but I already know how to knit with silk. What am I?",the itsy bitsy _ _ _ _ _ _,A baby spider.,Riddle,10/12/07 #6153,Invisible,2.34,1.36,SkEwL_gUrl,"I'll never be seen, no matter how bold You capture me, but don't try to hold I have no throat and can't say a word But when I'm around I can often be heard",No hint available.,The wind,Riddle,08/01/02 #9748,THE T *I* GER,2.35,0.89,warrior,"What phrase is represented here? THE T *I* GER",No hint available.,Eye of the tiger.,Rebus,01/11/03 #36660,Movie Alternates (Medium),3.11,1.71,squishysqueak,"Here are more movie alternates, but this time they are a bit more challenging. Use synonyms of the following phrases to decode popular movie titles. 1.) Razors of Honor 2.) Wonder-male Comes Back 3.) Ruler of the Bands 4.) Endless Light of the Unstained Head 5.) Super Quartet 6.) Mandibles",No hint available.,"1.) Blades of Glory 2.) Superman Returns 3.) Lord of the Rings 4.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 5.) Fantastic Four 6.) Jaws",Trivia,05/18/07 #21416,The Curse,1.97,0.42,sexyxxl05,"You have angered some friends and now they won't talk to you until you solve this riddle: There are twelve inches in a foot. There are 5280 feet in a mile. There are 3 feet in a yard. So, how many feet do you have?",No hint available.,Two. The feet that you walk on.,Trick,03/07/05 #45315,Add a Letter 32,2.5100000000000002,1.4,cnmne,"Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with an extra letter added somewhere (example: band & brand). The length of the short word in each pair is provided. 1) a mark left after injured tissue has healed & a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders (4 letters) 2) to disappear & gloss (6 letters) 3) to eliminate & to exhaust of resources (6 letters) 4) to go into & middle (5 letters)",No hint available.,"1) scar & scarf 2) vanish & varnish 3) delete & deplete 4) enter & center",Language,09/18/09 #38231,Theo The Thespian II,2.78,2.37,tonksrulez,"Theo Cartwright is an amateur actor and playwright. It is his dream to be able to do what he loves professionally. Unfortunately, every time he performs one of his plays, the critics always pick out something that is wrong with it. Theo had finally gained the chance to regain his credibility after his last unfortunate mishap. He decided to take up a more realistic monologue. A reverend had just received a knighthood! ""Hello,"" he started, appearing on-stage. ""My name is Reverend Smith, and a few months ago I saved a young boy's life. I didn't do it for the money or the fame. I am one of God's followers and it was the right thing to do. However, last month I was given the great privilege of being knighted by The Queen! It was such a tremendous day. As I knelt in front of her, I felt I was the king of the world. Each tap on my shoulder with the ceremonial sword sent shudders down my spine. The sword was beautiful, and I couldn't believe it was me whose shoulders it was coming down on. It felt surreal."" After the show, he met up with the critic again to hear his opinion. ""I'm sorry, Theo. You made yet another big mistake, and I just couldn't think past it,"" the critic said sadly. ""I'm going to have to give you a bad review."" What mistake did Theo make?","Although he described a knighthood correctly, there should have been one difference to the usual ceremony due to his status.","When knighted, a clergyman is never dubbed with a sword. It is highly inappropriate to raise a sword to a man of God!",Trivia,09/10/07 #46741,Tip of the Tower,2.57,1.61,wattsofawesome,"On my way home from soccer practice, my dad decided to do something daring. He wove through a construction site (legally) and arrived at an old radio station he used to work at. He took my hand and said, ""Emily, there's something I've always wanted to do. Come with me."" I followed him to the station's massive radio tower a little ways away from the station. He said, ""We're going to touch the top of the tower."" I knew it was entirely possible, so my dad and I touched the very top of the radio tower. No, I can't fly. There were no planes involved, or lifts, or really any aid in taking us to the top. Also, let it be known that I can't climb more than two feet off the ground without falling. So, how did we do it?",What were we doing before we got to the radio station?,"The old radio station had been vacant for years and was going to be torn down. The radio tower had just been demolished, and it was lying on its side. That was the reason the construction site was up.",Situation,04/15/10 #49436,A J's Stitching Projects,3.09,1.86,Rhythmic,"A J really enjoyed stitching pictures and designs with her needle and thread. Not only did she love making things, she had lots of fun giving them away. Recently, she just completed five projects. Can you figure out who got each project, what the design was, what the main color was, and how big it was? Recipients: Daughter, Granny, Husband, Mom, Niece Designs: Butterfly, Clouds, Cross, Flower, Leaves Main colors: Blue, Brown, Green, Red, White Sizes: Extra Small, Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large 1) The five projects were the one for her mom, the one with clouds, the brown one, the medium one, and the extra large one. 2) A J decided to give her daughter, Rachel, the smallest one since it would go in her locker at school. 3) A J used (subtractive) primary colors for the butterfly and the flower. 4) A J's mom got a project that has something to do with plants. 5) Rachel's cousin got the medium sized project with a butterfly. 6) A J had a lot of red, so she made that the main color of the large project. 7) The project for A J's granny was bigger than the white one and bigger than the one with a cross. 8) A J did not use brown on her husband's design.","Red and blue are primary colors. A J's daughter is Rachel. Rachel's cousin is A J's niece.","The daughter got a cross that was brown and extra small. The granny got leaves that were green and extra large. The husband got clouds that were white and small. The mom got a flower that was red and large. The niece got a butterfly that was blue and medium.",Logic-Grid,04/27/12 #24333,Food Problem,2.66,0.86,stormtrooper,What do people commonly eat before it is born and after it is dead?,No hint available.,A chicken,Riddle,07/07/05 #2354,Schubert's Steamroller,2.4,2.16,KevThaDrinkKilla,"Wolves, foxes, birds, caterpillars, and snails are animals, and there are some of each. Also there are some grains, and grains are plants. Every animal either likes to eat all plants, or, all animals much smaller than itself that like to eat some plants. Caterpillars and snails are much smaller than birds, which are much smaller than foxes, which in turn are much smaller than wolves. Wolves do not like to eat foxes or grains, while birds like to eat caterpillars but not snails. Caterpillars and snails like to eat some plants. Therefore there is an animal that likes to eat a grain-eating animal. What is it?",No hint available.,"The fox likes to eat the bird which likes to eat the grain. Reason: The bird is a plant eating animal because it does not like to eat snails, which like to eat some plant, so it does not like to eat ALL such animals. Therefore it must like to eat all plants. The fox is not a plant eating animal, because the wolf does not like to eat all plants (specifically grain), and therefore must like eating all animals which like to eat some plants. But it does not like to eat foxes. Therefore foxes cannot be animals which like to eat some plant.",Logic,02/19/02 #8386,Between 100 and 500,2.22,1.39,timmyboym,"I am a number between 100 and 500. I am odd. If you double me you will get a number between 200 and 249. My last digit is not 1 and my middle digit is 2. What number am I?",No hint available.,123,Math,11/05/02 #11006,Who Said That?,2.47,1.1,jimbo,"Suzie just could not tell the truth while her friend Samantha (the nice one) just could not tell a lie. The lady on the left wagged her finger at her friend and announced ""She said she is Suzie!"" Who is the lady on the left?",No hint available.,"Since Suzie always lies and Samantha always tells the truth, neither lady would ever say that her own name is Suzie. Therefore the woman on the left must be lying about what the other lady said. The lady on the left is therefore Suzie.",Logic,03/09/03 #39569,"Really, Really...",2.09,2.28,phrebh,"BI GVURFRXI, MPKUWFI, KL GVJG GVU QDKTUPLU SJL CKHGJGUC MQG DRG LKXDUC. -HVPKLGREVUP BRPFUI J BJD LJKC GR GVU QDKTUPLU: ""LKP K UNKLG!"" ""VRSUTUP,"" PUEFKUC GVU QDKTUPLU, ""GVU WJHG VJL DRG HPUJGUC KD BU J LUDLU RW RMFKXJGKRD."" -LGUEVUD HPJDU",U=E,"My theology, briefly, is that the universe was dictated but not signed. -Christopher Morley A man said to the universe: ""Sir I exist!"" ""However,"" replied the universe, ""The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."" -Stephen Crane B=M C=D D=N E=P F=L G=T H=C I=Y J=A K=I L=S M=B N=X P=R Q=U R=O S=W T=V U=E V=H W=F X=G",Cryptography,12/13/07 #30971,Slam Dunk,2.67,3.2,cnmne,"The hotly-contested basketball game had just ended. Coach Shortfuse, enraged by what he considered poor officiating, grabbed the stat sheets and fed them into a paper shredder. Fortunately, the officials remembered several facts about the scoring. With this information, determine: each starter's first and last name, his position, his jersey number, and points scored. First Names: Allen, Jason, Kevin, Shaquille, Tim Last Names: Duncan, Garnett, Iverson, Kidd, O'Neal Position: Center, Power Forward, Small Forward, Shooting Guard, Point Guard Jersey Numbers: #12, #15, #23, #34, #44 Points Scored: 24, 22, 20, 11, 10 1) In addition to the five starters, three bench players also scored. One of the bench players was the fourth-leading scorer; the other two each scored less than 10 points each. All scoring players scored a different amount of points. 2) Kevin scored exactly one-fifth of the total team points. 3) The center scored more points than Allen, who scored more than #34. 4) #15 scored more points than Duncan, who scored more than Shaquille. 5) Garnett scored more points than the power forward, who scored more than #12. 6) Tim scored more points than O'Neal, who scored more than the shooting guard. 7) One of the forwards has ""K"" for an initial. 8) One of the guards has ""K"" for an initial. 9) The players that have a vowel for an initial wear jerseys with an odd number. 10) Iverson scored twice as many points as one of the bench players. 11) Allen scored 18 more points than one of the bench players. 12) Only one starter scored more points than his jersey number. 13) Neither forward wears an odd number.",No hint available.,"Much of the grid can be filled using the normal process of elimination. An explanation for determining the bench scores and team score is provided. The five starters scored a total of 87 (24 + 22 + 20 + 11 + 10) points. From clue 1, three bench players scored points in the following ranges: 1 through 8, 2 through 9, 12 through 19. This means that the team scored anywhere from 102 (87 + 12 + 2 + 1) to 123 (87 + 19 + 9 + 8) points. From clue 2, the team point total must be a multiple of 5. Kevin scored either 22 (team score = 110) or 24 (team score = 120). From clue 10, Iverson scored either 10 or 24 (11 can not be twice any integer, 20 or 22 would have been twice a starter's score). This means that a bench player scored either 5 or 12. From clue 11, Allen scored 20, 22, or 24 (10 or 11 would have had a bench player scoring negative points). This means that a bench player scored 2, 4, or 6. Since the bench player tied to Allen had a different possible score than the bench player tied to Iverson, Allen can not be Iverson. This leaves the following possible bench scoring combinations: 2, 5, 16; 2, 12, 9; 4, 5, 14; 4, 12, 7; 6, 5, 12; 6, 12, 5. With the 87 points scored by the starters, all combinations produce a team score of 110. The team score could not have been 120, since that would require one of the bench players to score more than 19 points, or require two bench players to score more than 9 points (both violating clue 1). Allen O'Neal, point guard, #23, 20 points Jason Duncan, power forward, #34, 11 points Kevin Garnett, small forward, #44, 22 points Shaquille Kidd, shooting guard, #12, 10 points Tim Iverson, center, #15, 24 points",Logic-Grid,06/09/06 #36302,Powerful and Great,2.4,2.49,Trumalia,"This is an old American riddle from 1300-1900 AD. My strength is powerful and great, 'Tis tru, altho' it seemeth strange, I carry many thousand weight, With which I many miles do range. Whene'er I reach my journey's end With all my speed I hasten home; And tho' I often man befriend, I sometimes also seal his doom.",No hint available.,Tide,Riddle,03/12/07 #47525,The Three Children of Mr. and Mrs. Jones,2.58,2.1,RomanG417,"Mr. and Mrs. Jones have three children, all under the age of 20, but none with the same age. Last year, the product of the three ages was 224. This year the product of the three ages is 360 What are the children's ages now?","Don't waste your time trying to set up an equation. All the ages are integers, go from there.","5, 8, and 9 The prime factorization of 224 is 2^5*7. Using this, the possible sets of three ages of which the product is 224 are: 2, 7, 16 4, 7, 8 2, 8, 14 Now to find out which one of these sets was their ages a year ago, add 1 to each number and multiply: 3*8*17 5*8*9 3*9*15 The only set which multiplies to 360 is the 5, 8, and 9 set, meaning that these are the children's current ages.",Math,07/18/10 #12174,4 = B in DNA,2.18,1.78,lauramarie,4 = B in DNA,"adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine",4 = bases in DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid),Letter-Equations,05/02/03 #15090,I Am Going,2.71,1.8800000000000001,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? I am GOING TO take an H I WILL then add an E I INTEND to then put an A Then I HOPE to finish with a D",No hint available.,"Planning ahead. The capitalised words are to illustrate the planning element.",Rebus,10/13/03 #824,What Belongs To You?,2.53,1.13,Michelle,"What belongs to you, yet everyone uses more than you?",No hint available.,Your Name,Riddle,09/16/01 #17646,This Way or That.,2.66,1.09,od-1,"If you're one who gets lost in your neighbor's back yard, And to follow directions you find it quite hard, Then I'm what you need in some form or other, Unless of course you get a G.P.S from your mother. I'll help you go this way I'll help you go that. I'll help you when lost like a deaf and mute bat. But you'll need to find north or I may not work very good, For your up may be down and you won't get where you should. So what am I that helps you along, To go this way and that so you don't go wrong?",No hint available.,"I am a MAP surely you know, To help you this way and that way to go. Just don't mix up your north & your south, Or you might find ""I'm lost"" coming out your mouth.",Riddle,05/15/04 #11394,SMOKE,2.27,1.49,something,"What object does the following represent? SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE",No hint available.,Smoke Stack,Rebus,03/24/03 #38610,Let's SUM it Up!,2.58,1.57,snowmonster,"Each of the clues below refers to a word that begins with the letters S U M. Can you figure them out? 1) Drainage Pit _ _ _ _ 2) A small Tree _ _ _ _ _ 3) A type of Conference _ _ _ _ _ _ 4) A condensed Report _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5) One who calls forth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _",No hint available.,"1) Sump 2) Sumac 3) Summit 4) Summary 5) Summoner",Language,10/04/07 #11044,Headlights,2.57,1.0,smileysteve,"An 8 year old boy is walking home from a friend's house in the dark long after he was due home. He doesn't have a flashlight. He sees 2 headlights come around the corner and head straight for him. He tries to get out of the way but he zooms right between the lights. When he got home that night his mother was very mad at him for being late and sent him to his room. Why didn't the boy get hurt?",No hint available.,"The 2 headlights he saw coming were from 2 motorcycles. When they reached him they swerved around him, one passing on his left and one on his right.",Situation,03/10/03 #39865,Output,2.66,2.18,aresII,"My 2, 3, 5, 10, 4 is a tournament phase. My 6, 3, 10 can be a trick. My 7, 9, 1 is a child's toy. My 8, 10, 7, 2, 3 is a preamble. My whole is my output.",No hint available.,"PRODUCTION Clue 1 = round Clue 2 = con Clue 3 = top Clue 4 = intro",Riddle,12/31/07 #8683,I Can Signify Joining,2.38,1.44,speedyg1000,"I can signify joining, with some flowers. One of me is the One; all power. If you see one of me you shall die without choice. On me, sometimes, are things of great price, Or maybe I am just a band. I am usually found on one's hand. What am I?",No hint available.,"A ring. I can be a wedding ring, the One Ring in the Lord of the Rings, and the ring in The Ring. I can have diamonds or other jewels on me, or just a simple gold band. Of course, you usually find rings on your finger.",Riddle,12/04/02 #14105,Family Ties,2.26,0.92,jubjub,"Mr. Black and his sister were passing by a hotel when Mr. Black said, ""My nephew is in there, and I would like to say hi."" ""Since I don't have a nephew, I'll continue walking home,"" said Mr. Black's sister. What relation is the sister to the mysterious nephew?",No hint available.,His mother.,Logic,07/30/03 #9456,20 = N in a D,2.14,1.75,justin,20 = N in a D,No hint available.,20 = Nickels in a Dollar,Letter-Equations,12/28/02 #2634,Stranded,2.45,1.74,missie,"Once the coastguard reached the ship, Lynn Ramsey got on board, perspiring. After drinking several glasses of water she began her story. She began, ""Well, we were on the boat when a storm came and knocked off the radio. Then, the engine stopped working. That happened about six days ago. Then three days ago, the last of our water was gone. Amber drank seawater and went crazy. As she was climbing down a ladder she fell off and bumped her head. She died."" The coast guard inspected Amber's body and she had indeed died from a bump on the head, yet he still suspected foul play. Why?",No hint available.,"If they had run out of water three days ago, Lynn wouldn't be perspiring when she got on the boat.",Situation,03/12/02 #3838,2 and 5,2.02,0.97,arij,What do you think is the difference between 2 and 5?,No hint available.,"Well I hope that you were trying to figure out the difference in the shape of the two numbers that they are vertically opposite to each other, etc., but the original difference is 3.",Trick,05/01/02 #20792,Calendar Math,2.21,2.74,cnmne,"While doing research on the history of the calendar, Professor Abacus discovered a mathematical relationship between MONTH and YEAR. As everyone knows, there are 12 months in a year. Substitute the numerals 1 through 9 for the letters in the following multiplication equation. Each letter can represent only one numeral, and each numeral can only be represented by one letter. Remember, do not use 0 (zero). So as to produce only one possible solution, H is greater than T. YEAR * 12 = MONTH",No hint available.,6129 * 12 = 73548,Cryptography,02/02/05 #27888,Not True,2.18,1.87,metallicman,"Two geologists, Dr. Roeboensonsin and Dr. Thistle, were preparing a test sample for a student. The student, who was spending one college trimester doing field work, has been doing very questionable work. Both doctors wonder if he is a student or not. The student came the next day to work through the sample. He got through every sample, finally coming to the last one. He looked down at it, and said, ""These are two diamonds"". Dr. Thistle and Dr. Roeboensonsin both knew that a student couldn't get that sample wrong and told him to go home, as he wasn't a student. Why was his answer wrong?",No hint available.,"The last sample was a diamond and cubic zirconia. Even a student would have known that they weren't both diamonds, and therefore the doctors, Dr. Thistle and Dr. Roeboensonsin, both knew he had to have been lying.",Science,01/04/06 #7099,thitsallebag,2.21,1.2,tissue,"Can you decipher this common phrase: thitsallebag",No hint available.,It's all in the bag,Rebus,09/01/02 #33026,Narnia,2.44,2.39,jazzmusician46,54 = L W of C S L,No hint available.,54 Literary Works of C. S. Lewis,Letter-Equations,09/16/06 #19997,Trios,2.93,2.91,cnmne,"The following 15 words can be divided into 5 groups of 3 words. The words in each trio will share a similar characteristic. What are the groupings? Why? astern, bony, con, deal, land, lien, nit, pending, pinion, range, slander, steroid, tile, vary, venue",No hint available.,"Each word can be prefixed with a vowel. Each grouping can be prefixed with the same vowel. a) lien (alien), steroid (asteroid), venue (avenue) e) astern (eastern), bony (ebony), land (eland) i) con (icon), deal (ideal), slander (islander) o) pinion (opinion), range (orange), vary (ovary) u) nit (unit), pending (upending), tile (utile)",Group,12/20/04 #5905,Thinksquyoulivearethink,2.13,2.3,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? thinksquyoulivearethink",No hint available.,Think outside the square you live in!,Rebus,07/25/02 #3323,Chlorine and Sodium,2.71,1.07,bighippo4,"A scientist gives you two jars: one is filled with the poisonous gas of chlorine, and the other filled with the dangerously reactive element called sodium. He will pay you 5 million dollars if you ingest both jars. How do you do it without killing yourself?",You do not take both of them straight. Think of the scientific name of something you eat every day.,"Easy. You pour the contents of both jars together in a heated chamber, heat the chamber to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit, and VOILA the two elements combine to give you sodium chloride. Otherwise known as table salt.",Science,04/07/02 #38310,Meters,2.19,0.66,kiss,How many meters are there in a kilometer?,Look at its category.,"There's only one ""METER"" in a ""kiloMETER"".",Trick,09/16/07 #26562,The Coolest Guy on the Site,2.72,2.14,bigSWAFF_69_,"As you all know, Swaff is the self-proclamed ""Coolest Guy on a Certain Site"" In an extreme bragging incident, Swaff got an 'F' cut off, leaving him as ""Swaf"". Having one 'F' removed doesn't take away his coolness though. So, go from ""Swaf"" to ""Cool"" changing one letter at a time, going through a different word each time. Each word must be an actual word in the English language.",There are between 6 and 9 steps in this.,"Swaf Swat Slat Slot Soot or Clot Coot Cool",Language,10/26/05 #36366,The Thief 2,2.68,1.15,redbunny016,A thief stole a diamond from a New York auction house this morning. Detective Dan has the names of three suspects. Mr. Brewer said he spent the morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Mr. Murphy said he took a cab to the Statue of Liberty; and Miss Markum said she was sightseeing from the Empire State Building. Which one does Detective Dan suspect is the thief?,No hint available.,"Mr. Murphy, because the Statue of Liberty is on a small island, accessible by ferry not cab. Mr. Murphy's flawed alibi suggests he may be the thief.",Logic,04/21/07 #6755,Shoes,2.28,0.75,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? big big your own shoeshoe your own shoeshoe your own shoeshoe your own shoeshoe",No hint available.,Too big for your own shoes.,Rebus,08/22/02 #10978,Good Throws,2.85,2.41,Gizzer,"Eight children spent a fun-filled 2 hours on a winter's day running back and forth between two houses, throwing rocks at the houses. Their parents watched them without trying to stop them at all, even though there was ice where they were running. In fact, the parents cheered the good throws. Why?",No hint available.,"The children were curling. The game of curling is a lot of fun, and is played by people of all ages. In curling, 2 four-player teams ""throw"" curling stones (""rocks"") at targets called ""houses"" at either end of an ice sheet. Players run alongside the rocks, sweeping the ice surface to make the rocks go straighter and faster.",Situation,03/08/03 #35784,Wise Cow I,2.16,1.1,coolcow35,"There is a wise cow named Mooey. She is training to be a true milker, but needs your help. Can you help her? Mentor: When did Abe Lincoln finish his last term in office? Mooey is stumped. What is the answer?",DID he finish his 2nd term?,"Mooey remembered the answer! Mooey: He never finished his 2nd term, because he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865, and died the next day at 7:22 AM.",Trick,03/20/07 #39645,Four Letter Words #2,2.65,2.75,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser I have given you a selection of four-lettered words. It is your job to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck and have fun! COLUMN A Mice Door Lace Pied Tiny COLUMN B Perm Pout Pine Paid Puck",Consider adding the same letter to each of the words in Column A.,"If you add 'n' after the second letter, you will get a new word. 1. Mince 2. Donor 3. Lance 4. Pined 5. Tinny",Language,12/16/07 #43682,The Difference #3,2.22,1.74,Shadows,"Which of these words is not like the others and why? Fore Cold City Brand Fired Seat Rate None",No hint available.,"City. The first and last three letters of every other word are real words. For example, in the word ""fore"", ""for"" and ""ore"" are actual words.",Group,12/06/08 #4839,The Vase Bet,2.9,1.86,missie,"A man bet a store owner $500 that he could balance a [the store owner's] vase on his head and walk 200 meters. The store owner agreed because it was so completely obvious he could not. He grinned and walked only 1 foot before the vase fell. The store owner smiled and laughed as he accepted the money from the man. But, the man was grinning the biggest smile a person would ever see. Why?",No hint available.,"The guy had bet his friends $2000 that he could break the store owner's vase and not only would the store owner not mind, but he would be happy about it.",Situation,06/19/02 #51672,Shorty,3.0,2.06,Snowdog,"I live within the winter's heart, much shorter than my kin. I stretch 'ere most summer games start, but still I never win.","My siblings and I, a dozen are. Visit us on your calendar.","The month of February February stretches every leap year, which coincide with most Summer Olympic Games.",Riddle,01/15/18 #41948,American Presidents 10,2.23,2.2,cnmne,"Which president in Group B can be added to Group A? Why? Group A: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Van Buren, George Bush (41) Group B: George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan",No hint available.,"The presidents in Group A had previously served as vice president. Respectively, the presidents in Group A were the vice presidents for: George Washington, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Ronald Reagan. Richard Nixon, who served as vice president for Dwight Eisenhower, can be added to Group A.",Group,05/17/08 #1037,15 M on a D M C,2.43,2.22,vivek,15 M on a D M C,No hint available.,15 Men on a Dead Man's Chest,Letter-Equations,10/03/01 #36926,Roman Mathology,2.25,3.05,cnmne,"Professor Abacus, the self-proclaimed ""Father of Mathology"", has discovered a mathematical correlation with some of the figures of Roman mythology. Make the following equation correct by replacing each letter with a numeral (0 through 9). Each letter can represent only one numeral, and each numeral can only be represented by one letter. There are no leading 0's. Find one of the two possible solutions. SATURN + VENUS + CERES = VULCAN",No hint available.,"529073 + 64305 + 14745 = 608123 514038 + 67805 + 27375 = 609218",Cryptography,06/13/07 #24050,Four of Us,2.7,1.6,Javian,"Well, you see, The four of us never like to look one way, And when you look to us for guidance, We can't all have our say. Two of us are side by side: One has a sea, the other: sew. But way up there, you'll always find Something that could be just called ""no."" ""No,"" you'll find is quite the star The leader, really, not by far. But below us, balancing a cross, We'd like to point out our other good friend... Now, you can't possibly be lost. What are we?","The ""cross"" can also be a diamond, and is sometimes called a rose...","North, East, South, and West. -They ""look"" in four different directions, and are looked to for guidance on a map. -East and West are side by side. The letters ""s-e-a"" are in east, and ""s-e-w"" is in west. -North could be abbrev. ""No."" -Below is south, 'balancing' the compass rose. Now you know the directions, you can't possibly be lost!",Riddle,06/27/05 #44411,Missing Word #2,2.52,1.72,StewieGriffin,"Can you figure out what four-letter word, when used to fill the blanks below, will create five new words? Air_ _ _ _ Pin_ _ _ _ Man_ _ _ _ Fox_ _ _ _ Thumb_ _ _ _",No hint available.,"hole Airhole Pinhole Manhole Foxhole Thumbhole",Language,05/03/09 #36214,Long or Short,2.72,2.47,aresII,"I'm but a little letter, still Have sacred duties to fulfil; But if you take My tail, you make An alteration in my lot; You'll say I'm shorter, but I'm not.",You are looking for two words.,The words are NOTE and NOT.,Other,04/13/07 #29374,Warner Bros.,2.86,1.28,bamfan,"What does this Rebus represent? Cockroach Ant Worms Rabbit",(See title),Bugs Bunny,Rebus,03/28/06 #50020,Siamese Twins,2.64,1.87,eighsse,"Two Siamese twins, who were not separated at birth or any time, were going on vacation, but needed to be back home within exactly one week from the time they left. However, one of them wanted to go to Paris, France, and the other wanted to go to Sydney, Australia. They found a way that they could both stay at their preferred vacation place for three and a half days. How did they do it?",This is set prior to 1939.,"They were not conjoined twins. They were Siamese twins -- that is, twins from Siam.",Trick,12/05/13 #9534,Basketball Blast,2.63,1.17,IronMaiden980,"Hoops, Tiny, and Ron are the guard, center, and forward of their three-man basketball team, although not necessarily in that order. In the championship game, the guard, an only child, scored the fewest points. Ron, who dates Hoops' sister, scored more than the center. What position does each player play?",No hint available.,"Tiny is the guard, Ron is the forward, and Hoops is the center. Ron can't be the guard because he did not score the least. Likewise, Hoops is not the guard because he is not an only child; thus the guard must be Tiny. Likewise, Ron scored more that the center, which must make him the forward while Hoops fills out the center spot. By the way, they won the game!",Logic,01/01/03 #50100,Four Empty Boxes?,1.8800000000000001,0.53,selpy123,I have 5 apples in a box and 4 other empty boxes. How many items do I have?,It is best if you count everything.,I have 10 items. 5 apples + 5 boxes = 10 items. I said count EVERYTHING.,Trick,01/25/14 #26954,A Hard Nut to Crack,2.81,2.62,princess0611,"My life begins far above the ground, Though below the ground life I may give. When I come down to greet the ground, A thunderous noise I will make. A tasty treat to many I provide, But only if they have the tools to get me. The macaw is one, The agouti is another. Without the aid of the agouti, My circle of life may never be completed, And the forest I am part of would lose a valued member. So watch out below when it's time for me to go, Or an injury I will give you.","You can find me mixed with others of my kind in the supermarket, but you don't have to work nearly as hard to get to me since all the work has been done.","A Brazil Nut When the castana pods, which hold the brazil nuts deep inside, reach maturity their weight will cause them to fall from their branches, some 150 feet above the ground. Each castana pod can grow to be the size of a grapefruit weighing as much as 5 pounds. When these pods fall from the tree tops they sound like a cannon ball ricocheting off of larger branches until they hit the ground below. Any animal that would be unlucky enough to get in the way of this falling pod could sustain serious injuries. The macaws and agoutis are two of the only animals with the ability to crack into the hard outer pod of the brazil nut. The agoutis find these nuts to be an especially tasty treat but due to their poor memory, they often forget where they hide their freshly shelled snacks, thus aiding to the life cycle of the castana trees, the producer of the brazil nut. Each nut that is forgotten and buried by the agoutis has the potential of growing into a new castana tree.",Riddle,11/16/05 #8582,Part by Part,2.18,2.1,lesternoronha1,Can you split 34 into 2 parts such that 4/7 of one part is equal to 2/5 of the other?,No hint available.,"Let X and Y be the two parts. Then solving the equations X+Y=34 and (4/7)X=(2/5)Y, we get X=14 and Y=20.",Math,11/18/02 #14222,Magic Rods,2.25,2.52,Smithy,"You need to make a set of five rods for a magic trick, with numbers on them ranging from 1 to 31 inclusive (although each rod does not contain all of the numbers). Then you ask people to pick a number and show you only the top number of whatever rods it is on. From that you have to guess which number the person picked. This has to be done within a few seconds and isn't a matter of remembering what numbers are on them. What numbers should be on each of the six rods?",Think of a system used in computers.,"The numbers should be: Rod 1: 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31 Rod 2: 2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15,18,19,22,23,26,27,30,31 Rod 3: 4,5,6,7,12,13,14,15,20,21,22,23,28,29,30,31 Rod 4: 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 Rod 5: 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31 This uses the same idea as the binary system. All you do is add up the first numbers of the rods that have the number on. It works because the first numbers of each rod are 1,2,4,8 & 16, and using those numbers you can make any numbers from 1 to 31. For example, to make 25 you use the numbers 1,8 and 16, which are rods 1,4 and 5, so 25 is only written on those three rods.",Math,08/08/03 #17020,Pet Connection,2.39,2.49,IreneAdler,"A man teaches his pet a trick and, as a result, another man goes insane. How are these events connected?",The pet owner inadvertently taught his pet to talk by repeating a word.,"This is taken from the Edgar Allen Poe poem, ""The Raven"". A raven comes into a man's home and drives him insane by repeating, ""Nevermore"", which reminds him of a dead loved one. He conjectures that the bird learned it from a previous master.",Situation,03/14/04 #2862,Number Nine,2.26,1.31,204_BLaZe_41,A new medical building containing 100 offices has just been completed. Clyde was hired to paint the numbers 1-100 on the doors. How many times will Clyde have to paint the number nine?,No hint available.,"Twenty times. 9, 19, 29, 39, 49, 59, 69, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99",Math,03/24/02 #8581,Madadian Multiplex Two,2.33,1.9000000000000001,mad-ade,"Four couples are going to the movies to see the brand new Sci-Fi adventure film, by Madadian director Steven Squealburger, entitled ""The Empire Strikes For More Money"". Each row in the cinema holds eight seats. Sweaty Betty and Dim Jim don't want to sit next to Alice Malice and Tom Wrong . Alice and Tom don't want to sit next to Gertrude Gutrott and Bill Ovrites. On the other hand, Sally Forth and Bob Foraples don't want to sit next to Betty and Jim. How can the couples arrange themselves in a row so that they all sit where they would like?",No hint available.,"From the given data, it can be inferred that: (Sally & Bob) NOT (Betty & Jim) NOT (Alice & Tom) NOT (Gertrude & Bill) (A) NOT (B) means A and B can not sit next to each other. Now, it is obvious that (Betty & Jim) and (Alice & Tom) will occupy the corner seats as both of them can have only one neighbour. Therefore, (Gertrude & Bill) will sit next to (Betty & Jim) (Sally & Bob) will sit next to (Gertrude & Bill) (Alice & Tom) will sit next to (Sally & Bob) Thus, there are two possible arrangements - mirror images of each other. 1. (Betty & Jim) - (Gertrude & Bill) - (Sally & Bob) - (Alice & Tom) 2. (Alice & Tom) - (Sally & Bob) - (Gertrude & Bill) - (Betty & Jim)",Logic,11/19/02 #37096,Never Stopping,2.35,1.13,A_Bad_Word,"Never stopping and always moving forward, You can not see, taste, smell, hear, or touch me, Yet you can feel my effects. What am I?",No hint available.,Time,Riddle,06/26/07 #33347,Potion Problems,2.7,1.34,grungy49,"Alex the Wizard was a great and powerful magician in the town of Magikville. He lived peacefully except for one problem - Barry the Sorcerer, his archenemy. He decided one day that he had to kill Barry with his most powerful spell, for Barry had killed his friend. There was one problem though, this spell required potions to be mixed in a certain order, and Alex had forgotten the order! He could only remember a few things about the order, and if he messed up the order Alex would be killed. Can you determine the order of the five potions (Green, Blue, Red, Yellow, and Death) by using the clues? 1. The death potion was not first. 2. The red potion was before the yellow potion. 3. The green potion was not before the death potion but it was before the yellow potion. 4. The blue potion was second to be mixed in.",It helps to make a table.,"Red potion - 1st Blue potion - 2nd Death potion - 3rd Green potion - 4th Yellow potion - 5th",Logic,10/06/06 #39003,Name Another Book,2.13,2.7600000000000002,12345678,"A clue-giving paragraph of a well known book has been encrypted below. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique. For example, A may always be represented by G, etc. Can you name the book? U sfr opc fhit cp iuqkc po foe lfv pg spgz quyuoq ckt tbfjc ipjfiuce pa ckt Jfrcit Ngfjwif, fr cktgt fgt op lfvr pa ckur jpwocge fr etc cp jplvfgt suck pwg pso Pgnfojt Rwgyte Lfvr; hwc U apwon ckfc Hurcgucd, ckt vprc cpso ofltn he Jpwoc Ngfjwif, ur f afugie stii-zopso vifjt. U rkfii toctg ktgt rplt pa le opctr, fr ckte lfe gtagtrk le ltlpge skto U cfiz pytg le cgfytir suck Luof.",No hint available.,"The piece of text is from the original Dracula by Bram Stoker and should read: I was not able to light on any map or work giving the exact locality of the Castle Dracula, as there are no maps of this country as yet to compare with our own Ordance Survey Maps; but I found that Bistritz, the post town named by Count Dracula, is a fairly well-known place. I shall enter here some of my notes, as they may refresh my memory when I talk over my travels with Mina. a has been represented by f. b has been represented by h. c has been represented by j. d has been represented by n. e has been represented by t. f has been represented by a. g has been represented by q. h has been represented by k. i has been represented by u. j has been represented by x. k has been represented by z. l has been represented by i. m has been represented by l. n has been represented by o. o has been represented by p. p has been represented by v. q has been represented by m. r has been represented by g. s has been represented by r. t has been represented by c. u has been represented by w. v has been represented by y. w has been represented by s. x has been represented by b. y has been represented by e. z has been represented by d.",Cryptography,10/30/07 #34571,Of Righteousness,2.5,1.33,luckythirteen,"I am fair, But am sometimes overlooked. I am of righteousness, And of moral rightness. I can also be a person, A person who is of the law. What/who am I?",No hint available.,Justice.,Riddle,12/25/06 #30466,Piers Anthony,2.31,3.07,mommablough,"Decipher this one: 7 I of I",There are also seven books in the set.,"7 Incarnations of Immortality In the set of books called the Incarnations of Immortality, by Piers Anthony, the Incarnations are: Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Good, and Evil.",Letter-Equations,05/13/06 #5409,When Fishes Flew,2.33,2.69,glennyboy02,"When fishes flew and forests walked And figs grew upon thorn, Some moment when the moon was blood Then surely I was born. With monstrous head and sickening cry And ears like errant wings, The devil's walking parody On all four footed things. The tattered outlaw of the Earth, Of ancient crooked will; Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb, I keep my secret still. Fools! For I also had my hour; One far fierce hour and sweet, There was a shout about my ears, And palms before my feet. What does this poem describe?",No hint available.,A Donkey!,Riddle,07/09/02 #36488,Marital Bliss,2.62,1.12,camrae27,"Five couples were married last week, each on a different weekday. From the information provided, determine the woman (one is Cathy) and man (one is Paul) who made up each couple, as well as the day on which each couple was married. 1. Anne was married on Monday, but not to Wally. 2. Stan's wedding was on Wednesday, Rob was married on Friday, but not to Ida. 3. Vern (who married Fran) was married the day after Eve.",No hint available.,"Anne and Paul- Monday Cathy and Rob- Friday Eve and Stan- Wednesday Fran and Vern- Thursday Ida and Wally- Tuesday",Logic-Grid,05/03/07 #27460,Elected Government,2.13,2.44,sweetime,"Detective Sing and his friend, John, were walking down the streets of Melbourne on the evening of Election Day. They walked past a young boy selling newspapers. As they got close they heard him call out ""John Howard wins Government again - he's secured a majority in the Senate!"" John rushed towards the boy to buy a paper, eager for the latest news, but Detective Sing stopped him. ""The boy is lying,"" said Detective Sing. How did he know?",No hint available.,"In Australia, the Senate is the Upper House of Parliament. To win Government, you must secure a majority in the Lower House - the House of Representatives.",Mystery,12/13/05 #11920,Game Show,3.12,1.73,MrIxolite,"""Welcome back to the show. Before the break, Mr Ixolite here made it to our grand finale! How do you feel Mr.Ix?"" ""Nervous."" ""Okay, now to win the star prize of one million pounds all you have to do is answer the following question in 90 seconds."" ""Okay, I'm ready."" ""Right. In 90 seconds name 100 words that do NOT contain the letter 'A'. Start the clock!"" Can you help?",I'm counting on your help.,"One, Two, Three, Four, Five......One Hundred! I just counted from 1 to 100 in ninety seconds (it is possible).",Language,04/21/03 #26549,Mysterious Numbers,2.46,2.19,usaswim,"If James' number is 87, Sally's number is 66, and John's number is 61, what is Matt's number?",No hint available.,"54. Use the code: Z=1, Y=2, X=3....B=25, A=26. M=14, A=26, T=7, T=7. 14+26+7+7=54.",Cryptography,10/25/05 #30142,Sounding Them Out - II,2.78,1.14,brainster,"Given below are five pairs of words. Each pair sounds similar, but have different meanings (they are homonyms). Can you find them? Go up these to reach another floor - Looks intently at someone/something Top of a mountain - Aroused interest Happens with Plumbing - Vegetable More high - Obtain something on lease What grows on our head - A rabbit",No hint available.,"Stairs - Stares Peak - Pique Leak - Leek Higher - Hire Hair - Hare",Language,04/29/06 #35295,Improper Prefixes 4,2.59,2.26,cnmne,"The following definitions are for words that appear to have prefixes that lead to those improper definitions. The pronunciation for the ""incorrect definition"" may be different (""co ward"" instead of ""coward""). Example: to put something back together before it is broken = prefix (pre fix). 1) to cancel a sledding event 2) rises from the dead 3) a poor attempt at seizing 4) a parent's only male offspring",No hint available.,"1) deluge (de luge) 2) undies (un dies) 3) mistake (mis take) 4) unison (uni son)",Language,02/13/07 #34671,Familiar Misquotes Series VII,2.63,2.12,aresII,"Whenever a phrase or sentence becomes part of the common language, there is a strong possibility that it will be quoted inaccurately. Over the course of time, a letter gets shifted or a word is changed and forevermore the quotation becomes a cliche that nobody ever gets quite right. Try to complete each proverbial cliche: 1.) "" _____ will have his day."" - William Shakespeare 2.) ""Sticks and stones may break my bones; But, _______ can never ______ ."" - Old English rhyme 3.) ""All I know is what I ______ in the papers."" - Will Rogers",No hint available.,"1.) A dog 2.) words; harm me 3.) see",Language,12/31/06 #51875,Flying High,2.54,0.52,Jake,Can you determine which common word or phrase this picture represents?,No hint available.,Flock of Birds,Rebus,05/15/18 #34449,Word Mix Up - Animal Series 9,2.35,1.83,grungy49,"Your job is to unscramble the word, take the letters needed, and then when you have all the letters, unscramble them to make an animal. ZELLAGE (take letters 3 and 4) CENTME (take letters 3 and 4) INCHUR (take letters 3 and 4) PITACAL (take letters 3 and 4) PAINTA (take letters 3 and 4)",No hint available.,"GAZELLE (take Z and E) CEMENT (take M and E) URCHIN (take C and H) CAPITAL (take P and I) PINATA (take N and A) Unscramble these to get chimpanzee.",Language,12/18/06 #24230,Train Robbery,2.35,2.92,GarnetLover,"Tom was helping his father out at the printer's shop when his uncle Max ran in to tell them about the train robbery. ""It was Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch! They murdered Mr. Simpson! "" Tom's father was puzzled. Butch Cassidy was the Robin Hood of the area. He had never killed anyone. He and Tom went to the sheriff's office to collect some evidence for the newspaper. ""There were two witnesses. Ms. Greene was sitting next to him on the train. Right before Mr. Simpson was shot, she heard him say 'Butch'. The second witness was Lester Strong. It appears that Mr. Simpson pulled down Butch's handkerchief. Lester was able to identify him because of his days working at the saloon."" Tom decided to put his great brain to work. That night, he spent his time thinking of names that sound like Butch. His theory was that Ms. Greene had heard a name that sounded like Butch, and with Lester Strong yelling 'Butch Cassidy', she had decided that that was it. All he could come up with was Hutch. The next morning, the sheriff told them that a total of about six thousand dollars was stolen from Mr. Simpson's money belt. ""If only we could trace those bills!"" Tom muttered. ""Well, we do know that they were Kansas banknotes. But does anyone have an idea of who could have stolen the money and killed Mr. Simpson?"" Tom's father said. Tom remembered his theory. ""Yes! Is there anyone by the name of Hutch nearby?"" Tom told them his theory. Rewarding it was too, for there was one gambler who was now at the top of their suspect list. Hutch Pfifer. The sheriff traced Hutch for the next few days. In fact, Hutch (the usually broke gambler) had bought his girl, Rose, an expensive dress, and lost two hundred dollars at the saloon, both in Kansas banknotes! Tom had also realized that if it wasn't Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch, then there were other accomplices as well. The sheriff asked the bank to monitor Kansas banknotes. The very next day, Lester Strong turned in seven hundred dollars in Kansas banknotes. Now the only dilemma was, how would Tom, his father, and the Sheriff prove that it wasn't Butch Cassidy? The next day, the sheriff got some news from a nearby town. Several people, including the mayor, had met Butch on the same day as the robbery. The problem now was how to prove it was Hutch and Lester. Tom had it all figured out. He asked the sheriff to get Mr. Simpson's mail from the hotel. Hutch and Lester were successfully put in jail. How did Tom do it?",Mr. Simpson was a rancher.,"Ranchers usually paid and got paid in cash. They generally made a list of the numbers of the bills. Mr. Simpson mailed the list to himself, in case he lost it. That was all the evidence needed.",Situation,07/03/05 #34335,Letter Pairs XX,2.33,2.14,phrebh,"Here are 30 letter pairs, listed alphabetically, that make up 10 six-letter words. Using the clues provided find all 10 words, using each letter pair only once. When you are done, the first letter in each word will form a word revealing the theme of the puzzle. AC AY CK CK EL EN ER ES ET EV FE GE IR IS IT LE MA NA NN OF ON OR PL RA RS SC SP TA TE TI 1. NFL player 2. American football number 3. Constant movement 4. Lead 5. Group feeling 6. Team member 7. Proposals 8. Badminton gear 9. ""Love"" game 10. Gets a point","Write down the letter pairs and cross them off as you use them. The theme is Team Sports.","1. TACKLE 2. ELEVEN 3. ACTION 4. MANAGE 5. SPIRIT 6. PLAYER 7. OFFERS 8. RACKET 9. TENNIS 10. SCORES The theme is Team Sports.",Language,12/10/06 #18468,Tick Tick,2.53,2.08,MrIxolite,"What am I doing? Parsley, bought Sage, bought Rosemary, bought Existing Thyme, lent by neighbour",No hint available.,"Living on borrowed time Living = existing, on thyme that was lent to me, or borrowed",Rebus,08/05/04 #19445,Court Jester,2.28,2.35,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? Grand Final is Mrixolite versus You Prize = A Court Jester",Another name for a Court Jester is a....,"You are playing me for a fool or I am playing you for a fool. A Court Jester is also known as a Fool. (An official title in olden times)",Rebus,11/16/04 #42266,Words With AF,2.53,2.82,cnmne,"Five words that contain AF as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *AF**, **AF*, *AF***, ***AF*, ***AF*** Pool: C, E, E, E, E, E, H, I, N, O, P, R, R, R, R, R, S, T, T, W",No hint available.,"WAFER, CHAFE, RAFTER, STRAFE, PINAFORE",Language,06/16/08 #1399,Square or Round,2.33,1.43,stormcloud99,Why are manhole covers round and not square?,Think of what might happen if it was square.,"If it was square, you could turn so one corner is pointing up and one in the manhole then if you dropped it, it would fall in! A round cover can never fall in.",Other,11/14/01 #50049,Spoonerism Sentences III,2.66,2.6,eighsse,"You will be presented with sentences, each with two blanks representing a given number of omitted words. The two blanks will contain spoonerisms of each other. A spoonerism is a swapping of phonetic sounds between or within words. Example: When an earthquake strong enough to [shake a tower] caused great damage to the bathroom, Gregory was glad that he had decided not to [take a shower] at that time. Theme: At the Stadium 1. Because [3 words], he was able to reach the [2 words] with his racket before it was able to sail over his head. 2. The running back let out a [2 words] after the referee failed to call a penalty on the [2 words] tackle that was used to bring him down. 3. When the NFL, trying to branch out into the European market, hosted games in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, there were [1 word] in [2 words].",No hint available.,"1. Ben is tall; tennis ball 2. coarse holler; horse collar 3. touchdowns; Dutch towns",Language,12/28/13 #14795,Just Three Words,2.27,2.0,xiaobaby,"Put the same letters in front of these three sensible words to still make them sensible. For example, adding Ne in front of Gate, On and At would make them Negate, Neon and Neat. Negate Stain Use",Two Letters,"Abnegate Abstain Abuse",Language,09/16/03 #6255,Risky,2.16,1.13,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? Walking Thin Ice",No hint available.,Walking on thin ice!,Rebus,08/06/02 #26112,Gotcha,2.69,1.08,shoulder_angel,"When you get hurt it tears me apart I'm all around you; closer than your shadow You can call me smooth or rough, dark or light I even come with spots and stripes Do you know what I am?",No hint available.,"Skin (spots are freckles, and stripes are wrinkles.)",Riddle,09/28/05 #1042,Eyes and Plums,2.46,1.85,vivek,"A man without eyes, saw plums on a tree. He did not take plums and he did not leave plums. How could this be?",The riddle lies in the use of plurals.,"He did not have eyes, he had one eye. He saw two plums on a tree. He took one and left one, so he did not take ""plums"" or leave ""plums"".",Riddle,10/05/01 #38020,Sports Fest 3,2.57,1.87,Panther91,"These four cities have something in common in professional sports. What is it? 1. Atlanta 2. Chicago 3. New York 4. Philadelphia",No hint available.,"Each city has at least one team in each of the four major professional sports organizations (NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL). 1. Atlanta (Hawks, Thrashers, Braves, Falcons) 2. Chicago (Bulls, Blackhawks, Cubs & White Sox, Bears) 3. New York (Knicks, Rangers & Islanders, Mets & Yankees, Giants & Jets) 4. Philadelphia (76ers, Flyers, Phillies, Eagles)",Trivia,08/29/07 #38607,Lets Flip Out!,2.4,2.43,aresII,"The following puzzles are from funny man Flip Wilson. Both puzzles use the same code. C=K ""TWM'V WLTYL WMY DWL VNY LWET, JYOEAQY VNY LWET SQ EHLYETU HEST WAV."" ""IYV FYHH OELTQ NEZY JYOWRY QW NARWLWAQ VNEV SD UWA TWM'V IYV QSOC, UWA'LY RSQQSMI NEHD VNY DAM.""","A=U I=G T=D","""DON'T ORDER ONE FOR THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE ROAD IS ALREADY LAID OUT."" ""GET WELL CARDS HAVE BECOME SO HUMOROUS THAT IF YOU DON'T GET SICK, YOU'RE MISSING HALF THE FUN."" KEY: A=U C=K D=F E=A F=W H=L I=G J=B L=R M=N N=H O=C Q=S R=M S=I T=D U=Y V=T W=O Y=E Z=V",Cryptography,10/04/07 #15710,Mad Ade's Funky Fractions 11,2.34,1.84,mad-ade,"The idea of this teaser is to split the given words into the relevant fractions and then add the two fractions of words into one single word, once you have worked out which fraction of the word you need. For example 3/5 of Green and 1/2 of Neat would be Great. 3/5 of green =Gre 1/2 of Neat= at gre+at= Great The first part of the fraction in the teaser will be in the first part of the finished word and all letters are used in the correct order with no skipping of any letters, ie. 2/5 of Green cannot be GE because it skips the letter R, but it could be EE. 1. 2/5 of water + 3/4 of fits 2. 3/5 of sound + 2/5 of worth 3. 2/9 of essential + 4/5 of caper 4. 3/5 of brave + 1/2 of wart 5. 2/7 of diamond + 2/3 of ski",No hint available.,"1. waits 2. south 3. escape 4. avert 5. disk or mosk",Language,12/07/03 #30005,Phenomenal Woman,2.38,2.59,peppamintp,"The following quotes have the same author and follow the same key. Can you decode this? ZB JDR MDP'A QZYW KDCWAXZPO VXLPOW ZA. ZB JDR VLP'A VXLPOW ZA, VXLPOW JDRE LAAZARMW. MDP'A VDCIQLZP. KRVVWKK ZK QZYZPO JDREKWQB, QZYZPO FXLA JDR MD, LPM QZYZPO XDF JDR MD ZA. ---CLJL LPOWQDR","Y=J O=D","If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it. ---Maya Angelou a=l, c=v, d=m, e=w, f=b, g=o, h=x, i=z, k=y, l=q, m=c, n=p, o=d, p=i, r=e, s=k, t=a, u= r, w=f, y=j",Cryptography,04/24/06 #13346,Sum of Reciprocals,2.26,2.19,nuccha,"If the sum of two numbers is 8, and their product is 14, what is the sum of their reciprocals? If you're clever, you can solve this without having to figure out what each of the numbers is.",No hint available.,"4/7 Note: 1/a + 1/b = (a+b)/ab and since a+b=8 and ab = 14 then 1/a + 1/b = 8/14 = 4/7",Math,06/23/03 #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 #46113,Word Grid 2,2.14,2.98,cnmne,"Arrange 25 five-letter words in a 5-by-5 grid. The five words in each row share a common letter. The five words in each column share a common letter. The five words in each diagonal share a common letter. There are 12 different common letters. The words are: acrid, album, banjo, blind, brick, candy, caper, cumin, dream, flush, found, index, limbo, melon, miter, novel, plait, roast, thank, tiger, tuber, under, valor, waist, weird. The grid cells are identified by row (1 to 5, top to bottom) and column (1 to 5, left to right). Example: Cell 3.2 identifies Row 3 Column 2. One letter of each word is provided in the grid. Row 1: r p o w l Row 2: u m d e f Row 3: x a b t p Row 4: e c s r o Row 5: d y v k e",No hint available.,"dream caper banjo waist album under cumin found tuber flush index acrid limbo tiger plait weird brick roast miter valor blind candy novel thank melon Common Letters Rows 1 to 5: a, u, i, r, n Columns 1 to 5: d, c, o, t, l Diagonals 1 to 2: m, b 1) There is only one word with ""x"", so Cell 3.1 is ""index"". 2) There is only one word with ""y"", so Cell 5.2 is ""candy"". 3) Cell 5.4 contains ""k"" and must share a letter with ""candy"", so it is either ""brick"" or ""thank"". If it is ""brick"", then the words in Row 5 must share ""c"". Cell 5.3 would have to contain ""c"" and ""v"". There is no word with both those letters, so Cell 5.4 is ""thank"". 4) Cell 2.5 contains ""f"" and Cell 3.5 contains ""p"". The only combination of ""f"" and ""p"" words that share a common letter are Cell 2.5 being ""flush"" and Cell 3.5 being ""plait"". Cell 1.2 contains ""p"", so it is ""caper"". 5) The words in Row 3 must share ""i"". The words in Column 5 must share ""l"". 6) Cell 1.4 contains ""w"". It must be a word that shares a common letter with ""caper"" and ""thank"", so Cell 1.4 is ""waist"". 7) The words in Row 1 must share ""a"". Therefore, the words in Row 5 must share ""n"", the words in Column 2 must share ""c"", and the words in Column 4 must share ""t"". 8) Cell 5.3 contains ""v"", so it is ""novel"". Cell 5.5 contains ""e"" and must also contain ""l"" and ""n"", so it is ""melon"". 9) The only letter that can be shared by the words in Row 2 is ""u"". 10) Cell 2.2 must contain ""u"", ""c"", and ""m"", so it is ""cumin"". Cell 2.4 must contain ""u"", ""t"", and ""e"", so it is ""tuber"". 11) The words in Diagonal 1 must share ""m"". 12) Cell 1.1 is ""dream"". Cell 3.3 is ""limbo"". Cell 4.4 is ""miter"". 13) The words in Diagonal 2 must share ""b"". 14) Cell 5.1 is ""blind"". Cell 4.2 is ""brick"". Cell 1.5 is ""album"". 15) Cell 3.4 is ""tiger"". Cell 4.5 is ""valor"". 16) The words in Row 4 must share ""r"". The words in Column 1 must share ""d"". The words in Column 3 must share ""o"". 17) Cell 3.2 is ""acrid"". 18) Cell 4.3 is ""roast"". Cell 2.3 is ""found"". Cell 1.3 is ""banjo"". 19) Cell 2.1 is ""under"". Cell 4.1 is ""weird"".",Other,12/31/09 #34917,"We're Mobile, We're National & We're Monuments",2.52,2.01,OldChinaHand,"In a barn in a city, where a singer left something there you will find us. None of us are named Desire, and we're always being pulled about. And if you want to ride us on some lines you got to get out and push us. But, we're still the United States' only mobile National Monuments. What are we?","In New Orleans, a close kin runs on Desire Street.","The San Francisco Cable Cars. The Cable Car Barn & Powerhouse in San Francisco is where every cable car, unique in that they are the only street railway in which the cars do not operate under their own power, is pulled along its hilly track by an underground cable. The cable is gripped with a vise-like mechanism that is operated via the grip lever in the front of the car. Cars on the Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason lines must be rotated to reverse direction at each end of the line, an operation performed on turntables and at stops where the passengers help push the cars about. The cable car lines are named for the streets along which they run. In 1964 an official ceremony at Hyde and Beach designated San Francisco's cable car system, the nation's only ""moving"" National Historic Landmark. The singer, Tony Bennett's song: 'I left my heart in San Francisco'.",Riddle,01/18/07 #49863,Above and Below,2.34,1.35,ThinksForFun,"We're each a valuable member January to December Each given a designation According to our location For each of us on the top row There's an equivalent below Arranged in perfect symmetry Is how you would like us to be But this condition is somewhat rare Depends on your continued care Effectuating prevention Will require daily attention This daily practice you follow Will prevent our getting hollow But brushing us off will not rile It will just encourage our smile What are we?",No hint available.,"(a set of) teeth lines 1-2: One's teeth are important year-round. lines 3-4: Each tooth has a particular name according to its location in the mouth. lines 5-6: A full set of teeth consists of 16 teeth on the upper jaw, and another 16 teeth on the lower jaw, with each tooth above having its counterpart directly below. lines 7-8: Most everyone would like their teeth to be aligned perfectly. lines 9-10: In order to maintain a healthy and well-formed set of teeth, one must take care of one's teeth regularly. lines 11-12: In order to prevent cavities, etc. one needs to brush and floss on a daily basis. lines 13-14: Brushing and flossing one's teeth daily will prevent one's teeth from getting cavities. lines 15-16: Brushing (and flossing) one's teeth promotes a healthy and good-looking smile.",Riddle,06/21/13 #25755,Different Animals,2.46,1.19,kooltoozia,"Find the animal in each sentence where the letters for each animal appear one after the other. 1. He made sad ogres in his drawing. 2. She ate a cannoli on the brand new plates. 3. The new horse always sweats. 4. Napoleon's afro got shaved. 5. Kids in Africa talk in many languages NOTE: On number three it's not horse.",No hint available.,"1. Dog 2. Lion 3. Seal or Hen 4. Frog 5. Cat",Language,09/04/05 #29450,A Van,2.42,1.91,BobbyKat,"A van travels a maximum of 100 km/h. Its speed decreases in proportion with the number of passengers. The van can carry a maximum of seven people. Given that the van can travel 88 km/h with 3 people in the van, what will be the speed of the van when 6 people are on board?",(100-88)/3=4 km/hr/person,"100 - 3t = 88 100 - 88 = 3t t = 12/3 t = 4 km/h reduction in speed per person When six persons are on board, the van travels at 100 - 6t = 100 - 6(4) = 76 km/h.",Math,03/31/06 #41535,Hard Headed,2.29,2.39,ebraham,What walks all day on its head?,No hint available.,A nail in a horseshoe,Trick,04/16/08 #6347,Four Sons,2.19,1.45,mad-ade,"Mad Ade's uncle, Rod Wolloper, has 4 sons. In 13 years the combined ages of the four sons will be 96. So what would their combined ages be in just 7 years?",No hint available.,"72, each year the combined ages of the sons increases by four. So 13 years =96yrs 13yrs - 7yrs = 6yrs 6yrs * 4yrs = 24yrs 96yrs - 24yrs = 72 yrs",Math,08/08/02 #11786,Why Don't You Like Me?,2.7,1.83,island-paradise,"I play music That's what you want me to be. But when I do my job, You just slap me! What am I?",No hint available.,"A clock radio. (I'm sure the snooze button is well used on most clock radios!)",Riddle,04/16/03 #2252,Cat and Pigeon,2.25,2.03,PyroTekniks,"Downs, Heath, Field, Forest, and Marsh are five elderly pigeon fanciers who were worried by the marauding cats owned by five elderly spinsters, and, hoping to get control of the cats, they married these ladies. The scheme worked well for each of them so far as his own cat and pigeons were concerned; but it was not long before each cat had claimed a victim and each fancier had lost his favorite pigeon. Mrs. Downs' cat killed the pigeon owned by the man who married the owner of the cat which killed Mr. Marsh's pigeon. Mr. Downs' pigeon was killed by Mrs. Heath's cat. Mr. Forest's pigeon was killed by the cat owned by the lady who married the man whose pigeon was killed by Mrs. Field's cat. Who was the owner of the pigeon killed by Mrs. Forest's cat?",No hint available.,Mr. Heath's pigeon was killed by Mrs. Forest's cat.,Logic,02/04/02 #17751,Grudge,2.14,2.5100000000000002,MrIxolite,"What is represented by the rebus below? Mr Ix ""How much do I owe you?"" Shopkeeper ""20""",No hint available.,A score to settle,Rebus,05/26/04 #49998,Our Turn,2.62,1.78,fishmed,"ET EH RR HE TE ..ning",No hint available.,"Three up, three down, end of an inning.",Rebus,12/05/13 #23175,More Spoonerisms,2.75,2.9,tamjp,"A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have the initial sounds switched to form new words. For example, ""loose morals"" is a spoonerism for ""moose laurels""(note that the pairs do not have to be spelled the same - only sound the same) From the definitions below can you figure out the following spoonerisms? A quiz about a celebration....an irritating person that is never punctual An irritated facial expression....The top of Mr. Avalon's head A prideful diminutive insect....An ill-behaved sombrero Hollandaise is one....Going from one side of the street to the other in a bad part of town",No hint available.,"A party test....A tardy pest Cranky frown....Frankie crown A haughty gnat....A naughty hat A creamy sauce....A seamy cross",Language,05/26/05 #6276,Where In The World 2,2.33,2.06,mad-ade,"1=ABC, 2=DEF, 3=GHI, 4=JKL, 5=MNO, 6=PQR, 7=ST, 8=UV, 9=WX, 0=YZ. The above numbers and letters represent those found on a old fashioned dial telephone. Using this information can you work out the following places? (_ represents a space between words) A, 214417 B, 455255 C, 61637 D, 529_0564 E, 512632",No hint available.,"A, Dallas B, London C, Paris D, New York E, Madrid",Cryptography,08/06/02 #6290,Floods In Madadia,2.29,2.44,mad-ade,"Phil Fegit was sitting in his bedroom watching the torrential rain pour down on his home town of MADADIA. The water had caused floods throughout the town and water over six feet deep had forced people to abandon the downstairs of their homes and they had to retreat to the upstairs rooms. The yearly Kebab harvest had been washed away as the downpour had continued unabated for a full month. Just at that moment Phil's wife, Norma, walked into the bedroom and he commented upon the rain. She replied that she could really care less. No matter how much Phil tried to stress the importance of the rain falling in Madadia, she refused to take it seriously. How come?",No hint available.,"Phil was watching a news report about his home town on TV, he had recently moved away from the area and it was sunny where he was. His wife wasn't from Madadia, hence she didn't care what happened there.",Logic,08/07/02 #7998,Crush and Destroy,2.59,2.24,dsquared,"I am off to defeat my enemies with a whole lot of cardboard. What am I about to do?",No hint available.,Play a game of cards.,Riddle,10/11/02 #49835,Number Series,2.56,2.85,fishmed,"What are the next 2 numbers in the following series? 2, 12, 36, 80, 150, 252, 392, ?, ?",Try exponents.,"The series is as follows: 1^2 + 1^3 = 2 2^2 + 2^3 = 12 3^2 + 3^3 = 36 4^2 + 4^3 = 80 and so on. The next two numbers in the series are the 8th and 9th numbers, so they are 8^2 + 8^3 = 576 and 9^2 + 9^3 = 810.",Series,05/19/13 #36643,New Releases,2.58,2.17,phrebh,"Three people (Arnold, Meathead, and Stabem) were on their way to three different record stores (Sam Goody, Tower, and Virgin) to buy the new releases, in three different formats (CD, LP, and Tape), from three different bands (Slipknot, Static X, and Testament). Using the clues below, can you determine who bought what band's album, in what format, from where? 1. Either Arnold or Stabem bought the LP of either Slipknot or Testament. 2. Either the CD or Tape of either Slipknot or Static X was purchased at Tower. 3. Arnold either bought the CD or LP version of either Static X or Testament. 4. Either the Slipknot album was purchased by Meathead or Stabem went to Sam Goody and bought a CD. 5. Sam Goody sold either an LP or a Tape to either Meathead or Stabem. 6. Testament's new release was either on LP or Tape and was sold at either Tower or Virgin. 7. Tower sold either Static X or Testament to either Arnold or Stabem. 8. Either the LP or tape was bought by Stabem at either Sam Goody or Virgin.",No hint available.,"Arnold bought the Static X CD from Tower. Meathead bought the Slipknot Tape from Sam Goody. Stabem bought the Testament LP from Virgin.",Logic-Grid,05/16/07 #21880,"Choices, Choices",2.5,2.02,badbunnee,"What's the rebus indicated below? 1. word 2. worud You take the first one and I'll take the second one.","What's the difference between word (1) and word (2). Then, you will have a ____, and I will have (ALMOST) the same _____, except mine has something in it that yours doesn't.","I'll have a word with you. (my word has a *u* in it. Yours doesn't)",Rebus,03/29/05 #2682,Noon Good,2.29,0.89,Chrissy---,"What is the following phrase: noon good",What do people usually say to each other?,Good afternoon!!,Rebus,03/14/02 #28706,What Do They Say?,2.87,2.04,tsimkin,"The following pairs of words can be unscrambled to make two words that go together, like ""this & that."" All pairs follow the same theme. Can you determine what they say? DARK BOG = ______ + ______ COW MEAT = ______ + ______ ASHES SINK = ______ + ______ BRANDY YOKE = ______ + ______",Old MacDonald had a farm...,"Dog Bark Cat Meow Snake Hiss Donkey Bray",Language,02/19/06 #35630,An Enigma!,2.47,2.14,Xpert007,"It's a simple riddle, And a mystery. For some it's an enigma, Or you may puzzle, and find more names. The best way to solve me is To chop off my head and tail, Then it's not difficult, but straightforward. It's a piece of cake. If you use your brain to crack it, I may be known in that way too.",No hint available.,"Teaser After chopping off head and tail it's Ease Brainteaser",Riddle,03/10/07 #30590,Girl Power - IX,2.7,2.66,brainster,"Below are quotes by Helen Keller, who became a model of achievement for all those who struggle in life. She achieved many things in her life in spite of being both deaf and blind, and in doing that, to this day, she has left an indelible mark on this world. Can you decipher them? Wyj fbyywm fwyojym mw fqjju gpjy wyj pbo by rzukxoj mw owbq. Vjju cwkq lbfj mw mpj okyopryj byh cwk fbyywm ojj mpj opbhwg. R xwyn mw bffwzuxrop b nqjbm byh ywdxj mbov, dkm rm ro zc fprjl hkmc mw bffwzuxrop ozbxx mbovo bo rl mpjc gjqj nqjbm byh ywdxj. Bxmpwknp mpj gwqxh ro lkxx wl oklljqryn, rm ro bxow lkxx wl mpj wijqfwzryn wl rm. Gprxj mpjc gjqj obcryn bzwyn mpjzojxijo rm fbyywm dj hwyj, rm gbo hwyj.","A B E J I R O W U K","One cannot consent to creep when one has an impulse to soar. Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done. A B B D C F D H E J F L G N H P I R J T K V L X M Z N Y O W P U Q S R Q S O T M U K V I W G X E Y C Z A",Cryptography,05/20/06 #46689,The All-A's Student,2.46,1.22,mathisnice,"A student who has never before gotten any grade except for A's tells his father he got an F in Math. At first, the man frowns. Then the student explains why he said this in a two word explanation, and the father laughs. What day is it?",No hint available.,"April 1. It's April Fools Day. The explanation was ""April Fools!""",Situation,04/07/10 #6875,I Scatter,2.14,2.23,michelle,"Long since, the holy power that made all things So made me that my master's dangerous foes I scatter. Bearing weapons in my jaws, I soon decide fierce combats; yet I flee Before the lashings of a little child.",No hint available.,"It scares away its master's enemies. It has sharp teeth and will snap and bay violently toward them, yet once they begin to show it a lesson, it turns and hides. A dog.",Riddle,08/25/02 #36206,Maids of the Manors,2.94,1.66,rubytuesday,"Back in the days of Knights and Castles, there lived a mother and her 4 daughters. Each woman was employed doing a different job at different castles. As they were far apart in age, each had served a different number of years. Can you figure out who does which job at which castle, for what number of years? 1. The girls' mother served at Lanton Castle for the longest period of time. Elizabeth, being the youngest, had the least number of years in, one year less than the dairymaid. 2. Annie served more years than the chambermaid, who served 4 more years than Tess. Tess served 11 more years than servant at Daneby Manor. 3. The ladies' maid served fewer years than Mary's 19, and 10 more years than the servant at Forsham Palace. 4. The cook served five times as many years as Victoria and ten more years than the servant at Berkson Castle.",No hint available.,"Annie, their mother, worked as a cook at Lanton Castle for 25 years. Elizabeth worked as a nursery maid at Daneby Manor for 4 years. Mary worked as a chambermaid at Windy Manor for 19 years. Victoria worked as a dairymaid at Forsham Palace for 5 years. Tess worked as a ladies' maid at Berkson Castle for 15 years.",Logic-Grid,04/13/07 #3263,Two-letter words,2.74,2.53,PeaceJo,Hi! Ma and Pa told me I'd better say that all the two-letter words in this paragraph have something in common ...... or else! What's the common factor here?,No hint available.,"All the two-letter combinations are abbreviations of U.S. States: Hi:Hawaii, MA:Massachusetts, PA:Pennsylvania, me:Maine, in:Indiana, I'd: Idaho, or:Oregon",Language,04/05/02 #49569,"The Wise, Hungry Wolf",2.73,1.5,KillerQueen,"A lone, old, wise wolf was walking through the snow on a blistery, cold winter's night. The wolf had not eaten in several weeks, and was on the verge of starvation. He was terribly thin and hungry. He soon came upon a pasture with a herd of sheep inside. Several sheep would provide the perfect meal, plump and promising. The wolf might not get another chance to eat for days. In his thin state, the wolf could easily slip through the fence surrounding the pasture and kill as many sheep as he pleased. But when he finished eating, he would be too big to slip through the fence again and the farmer might find him stuck in the pasture with the sheep. How did the wolf manage to eat as many sheep as he liked and not be caught in the pasture by the farmer the next day?","He got the food he wanted, and no supernatural force was involved.","The wolf slipped into the pasture, killed as many sheep as he pleased, then carefully took pieces from each carcass. Each piece was small enough to fit through the fence. The wolf took each piece, carried it through the fence until he, and all the food he wanted was outside of the pasture.",Situation,08/23/12 #38585,Lyrical Riddles 1,2.71,1.34,grilledcheese,"Below is a riddle I have made out of song lyrics. Can you guess what it refers to? Boys and girls of every age Wouldn't you like to see something strange? The night of the living dead is on its way Brings to life everything that you fear Pumpkins scream in the dead of night Sun goes down, all dressed up Everybody's waiting for the next surprise Ride with the moon in the dead of night And the best, I must confess I have saved for the last Is getting more candy than you've ever seen Boys and girls of every age Wouldn't you like to scare tonight?",No hint available.,Halloween,Riddle,10/02/07 #36308,If at Midnight...,2.17,0.52,EnderofGames,"In the country, Bobland, there is a law that if a baby is born exactly at midnight, they will celebrate two birthdays. Ralph, a boy born in Bobland, only celebrates one birthday, but he was born exactly at twelve o'clock. He was also born after the law was made. Why?",No hint available.,"He was born exactly at noon, not midnight.",Trick,04/19/07 #32311,In the Air,2.64,1.27,Terilynne88,"While I am in air, I am not in oxygen. I am also in water, but not in hydrogen. I am necessary in all animals, but you won't find me in the zoo. Look in all brains and you'll find me there too. What am I?",No hint available.,The Letter A.,Riddle,08/06/06 #14375,Fan-C Word T-sir,2.64,2.26,Bobbrt,"Each of the following is a clue to a word formed by sounding out a shorter word and combining it with a letter of the alphabet, placed either before or after the word. For example ""Aladdin's friend: _-_ _ _ _"" is the clue for a word made by sounding out a letter and following it by a common four-letter word. The answer in this case would be ""genie (G-Knee). Can figure them all out? 1. Fashionable: _ _ _ _ _ - _ 2. Coerce: _ - _ _ _ _ 3. Admiration: _ - _ _ _ _ 4. Hold closely: _ - _ _ _ _ _ 5. Flute's cousin: _ - _ _ _ 6. Perchance: _ _ _ - _",No hint available.,"1. Trendy (Trend-E) 2. Extort (X-Tort) 3. Esteem (S-Team) 4. Embrace (M-Brace) 5. Oboe (O-Bow) 6. Maybe (May-B)",Language,08/16/03 #50141,Words With EI,2.0,2.52,cnmne,"Five words that contain EI as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *EI**, **EI*, *EI***, ***EI**, ****EI* Pool: A, D, F, G, H, H, N, O, R, R, R, R, S, S, T, T, T, T, U, W",No hint available.,"REIGN, THEIR, WEIRDO, ATHEIST, SURFEIT",Language,02/04/14 #22756,Maria,2.47,1.7,bigSWAFF_69_,"A science teacher, Maria, at Presley Middle School said to her class, ""Class, look around the room and point to a picture of maria."" The class followed her direction, but had different responses. Half of the class pointed to a picture of her on her desk. The other half, pointed to a picture of the moon. Which group was correct?",No hint available.,"Both groups were correct. The group that pointed to the picture of the teacher pointed to ""Ms. Maria"". The group that pointed to the moon was also correct. Maria (the science term) are the dark, flat regions on the moon's surface.",Science,05/08/05 #44119,Half Again As Big,2.19,3.4,javaguru,"What is the smallest integer such that if you rotate the number to the left you get a number that is exactly one and a half times the original number? (To rotate the number left, take the first digit off the front and append it to the end of the number. 2591 rotated to the left is 5912.)","The number has 16 digits. I repeat, the number has 16 digits.","1,176,470,588,235,294 x 1.5 = 1,764,705,882,352,941 Here's how you find the number: You needed to find a repeating fraction such that the number of repeating digits is one less than the number. This would be a prime number, and seven is the lowest number with this property. With this property, every digit in the repeating fraction appears in each place exactly once (i.e., every repeated digit appears as the first digit after the decimal exactly once for n/p where p > n > 0). Now you need to find any occurrences where the nth digit is followed by the 1.5nth digit. 'n' will obviously be even. The repeating digits in 1/7 and their corresponding 'n' where the digits are the first digit after the decimal point are: 142857 - repeating digits 132645 - n The ordered pairs of adjacent values of n are (1,3), (3,2), (2,6), (6,4), (4,5) and (5,1). None of these has the second number equal to one and a half times the first number. The next prime number p with a repeating fraction for 1/p containing p-1 repeating digits is 17. The repeating digits for 1/17 are: .0588235294117647 The easiest way to assign 'n' for each digit is to list all of the digit pairs in order: XX - n (digit) 05 - 1 (1) 11 - 2 (11) 17 - 3 (12) 23 - 4 (5) 29 - 5 (8) 35 - 6 (6) 41 - 7 (10) 47 - 8 (15) 52 - 9 (7) 58 - 10 (2) 64 - 11 (14) 70 - 12 (16) 76 - 13 (13) 82 - 14 (4) 88 - 15 (3) 94 - 16 (9) Checking the even-numbered values of n in the above table reveals that ALL even values of n less than 2/3 of 17 are followed by the 1.5n digit. The values of n are and their digit places are: 2,3 (11,12) 4,6 (5,6) 6,9 (6,7) 8,12 (15,16) 10,15 (2,3) So the five smallest numbers with this property are: 1176470588235294 2352941176470588 3529411764705882 4705882352941176 5882352941176470 Notice that 2352941176470588 can be rotated TWICE, yielding 1.5 times the number each time since the 4->6->9 n digits are in order.",Math,02/17/09 #2487,Stand Up,2.72,1.67,204_BLaZe_41,"When we stand up it lies flat. When we lie on our back it stands up. What is it?",No hint available.,A foot.,Riddle,03/02/02 #3449,Water in the Desert,2.53,1.14,Mogmatt16,"Two men have planned a trip across the desert and back. The day before, they tie a barrel with all the water they'll need to their donkey. They go to sleep. At 11:30 p.m. the first wife gets up and puts a small hole in the bottom of the barrel, calculating that at its rate of coming out, the men will have no water left on the way back. At 1:30 a.m. the second of the men's wife gets up. She sneaks out and poisons the water in the barrel to kill the men and goes back to sleep. Sure enough, along the trip they die. Who is guilty of murder?",No hint available.,"Although they are both guilty of attempted murder, the wife who poisoned the water is guilty because they drank that first and died of it before all the tainted water leaked out.",Logic,04/12/02 #11683,Made in Heaven,2.3,2.7600000000000002,griphook,"What has three rooms, three doors, two windows, and one chair but is built for hundreds of people?","Sorry, no hints in there.","A Confessional or Confessional Box. It has three stalls or rooms with the middle for the priest. Each stall or room usually has a door. There are only two small windows giving the priest limited view of the other two stalls. Only the priest has a seat or chair as the penitents must kneel. Hundreds of people use it. Hint: Sorry suggests a confession.",Riddle,04/10/03 #32970,All About Nothing #2,2.39,2.27,keosborne,"""Rjd'v so qzkv aov nte mx stdo itkvk? Em so nojiic wjbo vm lo noutdeoe obonc vtuo so am mzv vm j dtro nokvjznjdv vwjv so wjbo dm teoj swjv so jno emtda? Swc emd'v vwoc qzkv atbo zk j vntamdmuovnc gzth stvw vwo uodz?"" - Qonnc Kotdxoie",No hint available.,"""Can't we just get rid of wine lists? Do we really have to be reminded every time we go out to a nice restaurant that we have no idea what we are doing? Why don't they just give us a trigonometry quiz with the menu?"" - Jerry Seinfeld J = A L = B R = C E = D O = E X = F A = G W = H T = I Q = J I = L U = M D = N M = O G = Q N = R K = S V = T Z = U B = V S = W C = Y H = Z",Cryptography,09/12/06 #32259,Lock Up and Escape,2.77,2.6,npf2005,"A man called Bob came back from work one day. He went into his house and when he went into the kitchen, the kitchen door suddenly closed and locked itself . There was no way out as there were no windows in the kitchen. He turned a light on and saw a bit of paper on the table. He read the instructions (rearrange these groups of creatures correctly) and got to work. Bob got stuck with 10 of the groups. This was what was left to do: Colony of Birds Horde of Spiders Den of Wild Pigs Clutter of Crows Gang of Snakes Volery of Elks Doylt of Ferrets Business of Swine Hover of Gnats Drift of Frogs Can you rearrange these to match the correct groups?",No hint available.,"Colony of Frogs Horde of Gnats Den of Snakes Clutter of Spiders Doylt of Swine Gang of Elks Business of Ferrets Volery of Birds Hover of Crows Drift of Wild Pigs Bob managed to match them all and was set free.",Group,08/03/06 #119,A Democrat and a Republican,2.52,1.6,Phyllis,"A Democrat and a Republican are being interviewed. ""I am a Republican"", says the man. ""I am a Democrat"", says the woman. Assume that at least one of them is lying. Which one is it?",No hint available.,"Both of them are liars! If the woman was lying, then there would be two Republicans. If the man was lying, there would be two Democrats. We are told that one is a Democrat and one a Republican and that at least one of them is lying. Therefore, both are lying.",Logic,01/09/01 #37040,Change-A-Letter IV,2.61,1.8800000000000001,grungy49,"To solve the puzzle, you have to change the first letter of each pair of words (the same letter for each pair) so that they form two new words. At the end, take each letter that you used to replace the words, and they should read a six-letter word. Example: BAT TRY The letter would be F (FAT FRY) __________________________________ 1. DIZZY YOLK 2. WASP HUMOUR 3. GRATE ALL 4. WARRING RATS 5. BEST POSE 6. PROP CREW",No hint available.,"The word is 'friend'. DIZZY YOLK -> FIZZY FOLK (F) WASP HUMOUR -> RASP RUMOUR (R) GRATE ALL -> IRATE ILL (I) WARRING RATS -> EARRING EATS (E) BEST POSE -> NEST NOSE (N) PROP CREW -> DROP DREW (D)",Language,06/22/07 #8580,Madadian Multiplex,2.3,2.59,mad-ade,"The Madadian Multiplex Cinema is showing the latest offering from Arnold Schwartzandeggburger, a multi-sequel film called ""Conan the Terminating Twin Recall Running Kindergarten Action Hero."" A group of friends, consisting of eleven boys and girls, wait to take their seats in the same row in a movie theater. There are exactly 11 seats in the row. They decided that after the first person sits down, the next person has to sit next to the first. The third sits next to one of the first two and so on until all eleven are seated. In other words, no person can take a seat that separates him/her from at least one other person. How many different ways can this be accomplished? Note that the first person can choose any of the 11 seats.",No hint available.,"There are 1024 different ways. If there is just a one person and one seat, that person has only one option. If there are two persons and two seats, it can be accomplished in 2 different ways. If there are three persons and three seats, it can be accomplished in 4 different ways. Remember that no person can take a seat that separates him/her from at least one other person. Similarly, four persons and four seats produce 8 different ways and five persons with five seats produce 16 different ways. It can be seen that with each additional person and seat, the different ways increase by the power of two. For six persons with six seats, there are 32 different ways. For any number N, the different possible ways are 2^(N-1) Thus, for 11 persons and 11 seats, the total different ways are 2^10 i.e. 1024",Probability,11/18/02 #41288,Define Your Food,2.56,2.13,Scubee,"Each of the following clues refers to a word that contains a food item. For example, ""outer garments"" would be ""coats"", which contains ""oats"". Can you discover them all? 1) A loud cry 2) A tool 3) Sharp-pointed weapon 4) Fixer of fixtures 5) Width 6) State of soberness 7) Satisfy The clue will reveal the type of food.","1) Dairy 2) Meat 3) Fruit 4) Fruit 5) It's a food group all its own 6) Dairy 7) Vegetable","1) Scream, Cream 2) Hammer, Ham 3) Spear, Pear 4) Plumber, Plum 5) Breadth, Bread 6) Sobriety, Brie 7) Appease, Peas",Language,03/30/08 #36942,Jumble #9,2.37,1.93,Dontrelle,"Unscramble these mixed up letters to make real words. Then, take the letters that correspond to the numbers shown to make the SUPERword. 1). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A L I A C C L D (Take the 3rd and 4th letters.) 2). _ _ _ _ _ _ S K Z I U U (Take the 4th letter.) 3). _ _ _ _ _ _ T S N U R A (Take the 2nd letter.) Now with the letters you have collected, unscramble them and tell me what the SUPERword is. (You should have 4 letters.) SUPERword: _ _ _ _",Car companies,"1). Cadillac (Take ""D"" and ""I"".) 2). Suzuki (Take ""U"".) 3). Saturn (Take ""A"".) SUPERword: Audi",Language,06/14/07 #50214,Perhaps Stunning,2.24,2.0,ThinksForFun,"What phrase does the following sequence represent? Before: ^ S T N E V E ^ During: ENTS> V E ^ After: >EVENTS>",We have some movement.,"(a) turn of events The word ""EVENTS"" makes a 90-degree turn.",Rebus,04/04/14 #9149,Missing Letters,2.99,2.29,doggyxp,"Customer services at RightWrite headquarters received the following letter recently. Luckily their top puzzle solvers were able to determine the meaning and help Mrs Miggins. Can you work it out what her problem was? Da S, ld lk cmlan ab h f m . hs ls aa n k ccl. As can s, hs ls a mssng fm hs dcmn. ld b v gafl f cld cc hs blm fhh. Man hanks, Ms Mggns.",No hint available.,"The letter was written on a typewriter which has a problem with the top row of letters - they did not print. The letter should have read: Dear Sir, I would like to complain about the top row of my typewriter. These letters appear not to work correctly. As you can see, these letters are missing from this document. I would be very grateful if you could correct this problem forthwith. Many thanks, Mrs Miggins.",Language,12/14/02 #21101,A Giant Puzzle (Part 1),2.93,2.17,cdrock,"I climbed an unusual beanstalk to another world where I found a gigantic house. I went inside the house and I was picked up by the biggest thing I have ever seen. He threw me inside a messy room and told me that if I could clean it by the time he gets back, he would let me go, but if I didn't I would have to clean his house for the rest of eternity. He told me to put all the different things in separate boxes in a certain order and then the boxes in a certain order. He will leave me with a list of clues so I can get them in order. First I will sort through the shoes and put them in order. There are red, blue, green, yellow, brown, orange, and purple pairs of shoes, not necessarily in that order. 1. The brown shoes are 4 pairs of shoes away from the purple pair. (3 pairs in between) 2. The blue pair isn't next to the orange pair. 3. The distance from the green pair to the blue pair isn't the same distance as the distance from the yellow pair to the orange pair. 4. The red pair is next to the brown pair. 5. Either the blue or orange pair is between the green and yellow pairs. 6. The yellow pair is next to the purple pair. 7. The red pair is the first pair on the left. 8. The orange pair isn't next to one of the colors with a second letter of ""r""",No hint available.,"Red, Brown, Green, Blue, Yellow, Purple, Orange",Logic,02/19/05 #39049,It Ends As It Begins: P,2.23,2.27,cnmne,"Four words that begin and end with the same letter, P, have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. The number of missing letters is given for each word. What are the words? P(4)P, P(5)P, P(6)P, P(7)P Pool: A, A, A, A, C, H, I, I, K, N, N, O, O, O, R, R, R, S, S, T, U, W",No hint available.,"PICKUP, PARSNIP, PAWNSHOP, PARATROOP",Language,11/03/07 #13697,Mississippi,2.72,1.87,fishmed,"What does the following represent? PI AND NES MISSISSIPPI GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE go",No hint available.,"Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go. The words and/Mississippi are going through two types of wood. Two (to) GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSEs. Wee (little) go.",Rebus,07/08/03 #18076,Four-Fit #2,2.62,2.4,absy,"Without changing the order of the letters, place the 4-letter words on the dashes to form 8-letter words. Each 4-letter word will be used only once. Due to the problems that underscores cause, the numbers in parentheses are the number of letters in each ""blank"" from left to right, as some are split up in the words. ARID BRAG CAPE DENT EASE FATE GRIN HART IDLE LION MINE MOLT OPAL PINT POKE QUAY RATE SLOE TERN TIDE 1. MIS_R___ (1, 3) 2. _IL__I_Y (1, 2, 1) 3. S_R_C__T (1, 1, 2) 4. F__R_OM_ (2, 1, 1) 5. _LYCE___ (1, 3) 6. C_E__IV_ (1, 2, 1) 7. __AND_R_ (2, 1, 1) 8. _STE_O__ (1, 1, 2) 9. PR__OS__ (2, 2) 10. __DU_A_E (2, 1, 1) 11. S_R___NT (1, 2) 12. VO__TI__ (2, 2) 13. ___MI_US (3, 1) 14. DI___DG_ (3, 1) 15. ES___AD_ (3,1) 16. UN__S__N (2, 2) 17. _N_O__NT (1, 1, 2) 18. _EVE___E (1, 3) 19. A_JAC___ (1, 3) 20. RE___D_R (3, 1)",No hint available.,"1. misPrINT (PINT) 2. HilARiTy (HART) 3. sPrOcKEt (POKE) 4. fEArSomE (EASE) 5. GlyceRIN (GRIN) 6. cReATivE (RATE) 7. QUandArY (QUAY) 8. AsteRoID (ARID) 9. prOPosAL (OPAL) 10. MOduLaTe (MOLT) 11. sTrIDEnt (TIDE) 12. voLItiON (LION) 13. TERmiNus (TERN) 14. diSLOdgE (SLOE) 15. esCAPadE (CAPE) 16. unFAsTEn (FATE) 17. InDoLEnt (IDLE) 18. BeveRAGe (BRAG) 19. aDjacENT (DENT) 20. reMINdEr (MINE)",Language,06/30/04 #23308,Order In The States,2.22,2.4,DennysGirl,"Which two states come next? Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, ?, ?",No hint available.,"Georgia, Connecticut The order goes in the date each were admitted into the United States. Dec. 7, 1787; Dec. 12, 1787; Dec. 18, 1787; Jan. 2, 1788; and Jan. 9, 1788.",Series,05/31/05 #9223,Go Away Lassie,2.19,2.73,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented below? Pitch Pipe says ""Go away Lassie!"" Pitch Pipe says ""Get lost Gentle Ben!"" Pitch Pipe says ""Hello Flipper!""",No hint available.,Dolphin Friendly Tuna (Tuner),Rebus,12/18/02 #4538,Herb,2.39,2.24,Drunky,"I'm a word that's hardly there. Take away my start, and I'm an herbal flair. What am I?",Another word for barely,Sparsley. Take out the S and get parsley,Riddle,06/06/02 #5099,Sexy,2.25,2.36,mad-ade,"MAD+ADE=SEXY Replace the letters with numbers to make the math work.",No hint available.,"873+736=1609 M=8 A=7 D=3 E=6 S=1 X=0 Y=9",Cryptography,07/01/02 #10735,300 = a P G in 10-P B,2.53,1.8900000000000001,delphy,300 = a P G in 10-P B,No hint available.,300 = a Perfect Game in 10-Pin Bowling,Letter-Equations,02/26/03 #39059,Nursery Rhymes 2,2.7600000000000002,2.02,grilledcheese,"Below is a well-known nursery rhyme. Can you decode it? PNBJXC ONBJXC AEX YW E KEVV; PNBJXC ONBJXC PEO E QUIEX SEVV. EVV XPI TDWQ'A PYUAIA EWO EVV XPI TDWQ'A BIW LYNVOW'X JNX PNBJXC XYQIXPIU EQEDW!",No hint available.,"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King's horses And all the King's men Couldn't put Humpty together again! A = E B = H C = L D = O E = I F = S G = Q H = P I = D J = M K = T L = V M = B N = W O = Y P = J Q = Z R = U S = A T = X U = N V = R W = K X = F Y = C Z = G",Cryptography,11/04/07 #14152,4+4+4+4=1?,2.59,2.23,cool_star,"Just using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, can you form all the numbers from 1 to 10 using exactly four 4's? You may use parentheses and you can also combine fours to make other numbers (like 44 or 444).",It may be helpful to know that you can make 0 with 4-4 and 1 with 4/4.,"(4+4)/(4+4) = 1 (4x4)/(4+4) = 2 (4+4+4)/4 = 3 4+(4-4)/4 = 4 (4x4+4)/4 = 5 4+(4+4)/4 = 6 44/4-4 = 7 4+4+4-4 = 8 4+4+4/4 = 9 (44-4)/4 = 10",Math,08/05/03 #1294,1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ?,2.28,2.03,gokaran,"Continue the following number series. 1 10 3 9 5 8 7 7 9 6 ? ?",No hint available.,"11 5. Alternating numbers go up by 2, and down by 1.",Series,11/05/01 #45887,Behead - Body Parts,2.5,1.69,MarcM1098,"When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. Agriculture site -> Body part 2. Calendar period -> Body part 3. Turns over -> Body part 4. Baby bed -> Body part 5. Round car part -> Body part 6. A thin piece -> Body part 7. Body part -> Precipitation 8. Body part -> A conjunction","Here are clues for the body parts: 1. Limb 2. Part of auditory system 3. Part of the face 4. Part of skeletal system 5. Part of limb end 6. Part of digestive system 7. Part of nervous system 8. Limb end","1. Farm -> Arm 2. Year -> Ear 3. Flips -> Lips 4. Crib -> Rib 5. Wheel -> Heel 6. Sliver -> Liver 7. Brain -> Rain 8. Hand -> And",Language,12/03/09 #32217,Women Suffrage,2.13,1.34,Therulerofthem,"In America, there are over 20 million cases of women's suffrage every four years, however, no laws are being made to prevent this from happening. Why is that?",No hint available.,"Suffrage is not a form of suffering, rather, it is your right to vote, the act of voting, or the vote that's placed.",Trick,08/01/06 #2338,The Jump,2.78,1.75,ChuckieChen,"A man jumped 350 feet and landed perfectly without any harm. He had no parachute, or anything to protect him. He landed on his own power. How?",Think about the Olympics.,It was a ski jump.,Situation,02/16/02 #41518,Blackjack,2.5,1.97,TRILLIONAIRE,"When playing a game of blackjack, what are the odds that you will be dealt blackjack on the first deal? Assume you are playing with one opponent and your opponent is the dealer. Note: 10, jack, queen and king all are worth 10. Aces are worth 11. You have blackjack when the values of both your cards add up to 21. There is only one deck of cards being dealt out.",No hint available.,"To receive a blackjack, either my first card is worth 10 and the second is an ace or vice versa, which makes the probability... (16/52)*(4/51) + (4/52)*(16/51) = 128/2652 ...which is approximately 4.83%",Probability,04/15/08 #39167,British Area,2.17,2.11,tricky77puzzle,"My 2, 3, 6, 12, 5 is weird. My 1, 13, 4, 5, 6 is to gawk at something. My 11, 8, 9, 15 is a long way to miss. My 5, 4, 7, 12 is a sweeper for leaves. My 11, 10, 14, 6 is a greater amount. My whole is a unit of area, spelt the British way.",It's 2 words long.,"My 2, 3, 6, 12, 5 is ""queer"", which means ""weird"". My 1, 13, 4, 5, 6 is to ""stare"", or to gawk. My 11, 8, 9, 15 is a ""mile"", which is a long way to miss. My 5, 4, 7, 12 is a ""rake"", a sweeper for leaves. My 11, 10, 14, 6 is ""more"", a greater amount. My whole is ""square kilometre"", a unit of area spelt the British way.",Riddle,11/12/07 #22299,Serum,2.86,1.19,MrIxolite,"What phrase is illustrated here? Injection 1: Rumour Shot Patient: ""That tickles."" Injection 2: Hearsay Shot Patient: ""Didn't feel it."" Injection 3: Fact Shot Patient: ""Ouch!""",No hint available.,The truth hurts.,Rebus,04/17/05 #25982,Find the Next Three Pairs!,2.6,1.95,marching_xc,"What are the next three pairs of letters in this series? od, er, im, af, os, __, __, __","After seven pairs, the series repeats.","al, it, od. They are names for the notes of the musical scale spelled backward. (do re mi fa so LA TI DO)",Series,09/18/05 #11309,Sweat,2.38,1.61,smileysteve,"What common song title and phrase is represented below? me sweating from job ------------------------- train tracks",No hint available.,I've been working on the railroad.,Rebus,03/19/03 #22559,Dinner Party Fractions,2.16,1.8800000000000001,RaunchyTacos,"At the party, the host decided to serve his dishes in this pattern... For every 2 guests, he would serve one plate of meat. For every 3 guests, he would serve one plate of rice. And for every 4 guests he would serve one plate of sauce. At the end of the party, a servant told the host that they had served a total of 65 dishes. If 65 dishes were served, than how many guests were at the party?",No hint available.,There was a total of 60 guests. I came upon this answer because 1/2 of 60 + 1/3 of 60 + 1/4 of 60 = 65. 30(# of meat dishes) + 20(# of rice dishes) + 15(# of sauce dishes) = 60 total guests,Math,04/29/05 #48496,Curtail 18,2.72,2.0,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. Wild pig -> Snake 2. Long-necked wading bird -> Champion 3. Fashionably elegant -> Stately aquatic bird 4. Aquatic bird -> On fire 5. Fastening device -> Burrowing marine mollusc 6. Symbol of monarchy -> Black bird 7. Large black bird -> Praise; dance party 8. Type of fish -> Vehicle","The words start with these letters: 1. B 2. H 3. S 4. F 5. C 6. C 7. R 8. C","1. Boar -> Boa 2. Heron -> Hero 3. Swank -> Swan 4. Flamingo -> Flaming 5. Clamp -> Clam 6. Crown -> Crow 7. Raven -> Rave 8. Carp -> Car",Language,02/21/11 #25058,Accomplice to a Crime,2.67,1.97,smarty_blondy,"You leave deep marks on my soul every time we meet, Yet I'll always stand by you and cater to your need. I'll hold your deepest secrets, accomplice to a crime I'll be, If you lost your hope in people, the one you can trust is me. I'll never leave, I'll never lie, I'll never let you down, I'll offer you the sweetest smile and take away the frown. I'll set your spirit free, I'll always understand, Once yours, for richer or for poorer, I'll always be your friend.",No hint available.,"A diary. The marks left on its ""soul"" are the written pages. A diary can be one's best friend, and will replace the frown with the sweetest smile by taking a load off of one's heart.",Riddle,08/08/05 #23494,Small... But Useful,2.26,0.71,Master_Yoda,"I am very small, but I pack a punch. You can use me after dinner, or after lunch. You should bring me just in case, you have a meeting, or a big date. I get rid of stuff that comes out of your mouth, so what am I... mate?","I make your breath smell minty fresh. So what is it, what is your guess?",A breathmint.,Riddle,06/08/05 #15001,Is it a Good Job?,2.1,2.54,LungTungBeng,"A man approached a boy asking, ""Did you kill my beloved son?"" The boy answered nervously, ""Yes, I did."" The man replied with a smile, ""Good job, boy!"" How could this happen?","It's the answering, not the answer, that matters.","This happened during an English course on questions and answers. The teacher, posing a testing question, was glad that his pupil gave a grammatically perfect answer.",Trick,10/06/03 #45697,Kangaroo Words 9,2.7,1.85,MarcM1098,"Female kangaroos carry their young (joeys) in a pouch. Likewise, kangaroo words contain another word (a joey) within themselves. A joey word is a synonym of the kangaroo word, and the letters must be in the same order. Example: ""rapscallion"" contains the word ""rascal"": RApSCALlion See if you can find the joey words in these kangaroo words: 1. scion 2. inheritor 3. allocate 4. belated 5. latest 6. casket",A scion is a descendant.,"1. son (SciON) 2. heir (inHErItoR) 3. allot (ALLOcaTe) 4. late (beLATEd) 5. last (LAteST) 6. case (CASkEt)",Language,11/11/09 #28539,Shunning Thyme Stay-shun,3.0,2.43,norcekri,"As Forrie Agincourt and Jenn Rahlwitz headed back to the rail depot, Sarah caught Forrie's eye, nodding toward an unsavory 20-something man headed their way. She guided Forrie into a respectable-looking shop. Forrie was determined not to give her the satisfaction, but his aunt outwaited him. ""I give up. What did we avoid there?"" ""I could hardly expect you to head home without,"" she cleared her throat, ""at least some come-punk-shun."" Forrie made a noise that drew a stern glance from the spinsterish shopkeeper. ""It's a good thing you and Mom don't have any brothers,"" he riposted, ""because he'd probably be like you, and I'd have to partake of ..."" he waited. Sarah groaned, ""extreme Unc-shun?"" Forrie grinned; deuce. The shopkeeper realized they were not likely customers, and eased them back to the world. On the way to the depot, they came up with several more shunnings. How many can you get? How many of Forrie's avoidances can you puzzle out? 1. Avoidance of places that used to smell bad 2. Avoidance of Tom Hank's ""Forrest"" movie 3. Avoidance of males 4. Avoidance of flower bunches 5. Avoidance of landing movie roles 6. Avoidance of German four-ring cars 7. Avoidance of a website's information pages",No hint available.,"1. extinction (ex-stink-shun) 2. gumption (gump-shun) 3. mention (men-shun) 4. position (posey-shun) 5. infliction (in-flick-shun) 6. audition (Audi-shun) 7. faction (FAQ-shun)",Language,02/09/06 #46031,Words With OG,2.37,2.27,cnmne,"Five words that contain OG as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *OG**, *OG***, **OG**, ****OG, *****OG Pool: A, A, A, B, C, C, E, E, E, H, I, L, N, P, P, R, S, T, U, W",No hint available.,"BOGUS, COGNAC, APOGEE, EPILOG, WARTHOG",Language,12/19/09 #31518,Word Scrambles VII,2.66,1.91,Psychic_Master,"Here's how it goes; there will be 3 scrambled word puzzles with a clue above each. The unscrambled word/s will have something to do with the clue. 1. Clue: Head of the class Puzzle: Carpet sheet 2. Clue: Mum's break Puzzle: Natal every time 3. Clue: Gabfest Puzzle: Voices rant on",No hint available.,"1. Teacher's pet 2. Maternity leave 3. Conversation",Language,07/04/06 #13351,Young Biologist,2.3,2.34,rose_rox,"A young, and ironically greedy, marine biologist wanted to be famous. At the end of a recent expedition, he explained to his team: ""The narwhal's horn is used as a feeler, similar to an insect's antennae, to detect the water temperature and see if it is suitable for its own living."" His team did not believe him. Why?",Think of the narwhal's characteristics.,"Narwhals do not have horns. The 'horn' the marine biologist is referring to is a left tooth, and surely a marine biologist would know this.",Trivia,06/23/03 #8395,The Four-Stone Ring,2.79,2.49,skaven,"While Christmas shopping, I chose a gold ring set with stones for my mother. A ring set with 2 rubies and a diamond would have cost £3,000. One set with 4 amethysts and a diamond would come to £2,000. And 3 emeralds, 1 amethyst and a diamond would be £1,400. Being a thoughtful son, I chose a ring that would have sentimental value. As my mother called her children Ellen, David, Richard and Andy, I have chosen a ring with one of each stone, to represent her children's names. How much will my ring containing 1 emerald, 1 diamond, 1 ruby and 1 amethyst cost me?",Finding the cost of each gem is not possible. It is still possible to find the value of the ring.,"The three rings can be expressed as: 0E + 0A + 2R + 1D = £3,000 0E + 4A + 0R + 1D = £2,000 3E + 1A + 0R + 1D = £1,400 If we multiply the first line by 1.5 and divide the second line by 2, then total all three rings we get: 0E + 0A + 3R + 1.5D = £4,500 0E + 2A + 0R + .5D = £1,000 3E + 1A + 0R + 1D = £1,400 _________________________ 3E + 3A + 3R + 3D = £6,900 £6,900 / 3 = £2,300 From this, we can see that a ring with one of each stone will cost me £2,300.",Math,11/06/02 #12073,12 = R C of A R,2.17,2.96,Glenbo,12 = R C of A R,No hint available.,12 = Ruling Caesars of Ancient Rome,Letter-Equations,04/27/03 #4257,Two Pages of a Book,2.26,1.58,arij,"When Sumei opens a book, two pages face her. If the product of the two page numbers is 3192, what are the two page numbers?",No hint available.,56 and 57,Math,05/24/02 #37955,Each Morning I Appear,2.71,0.78,grilledcheese,"Each morning I appear To lie at your feet, All day I will follow No matter how fast you run, Yet I nearly perish In the midday sun.",No hint available.,Shadow,Riddle,08/25/07 #3929,CKYLU,2.57,1.61,PeaceJo,"Can you decipher this phrase: CKYLU UCKYL LUCKY",No hint available.,Third time lucky.,Rebus,05/07/02 #11655,Principal Witnesses,2.42,2.22,jimbo,"The Principal of Jimbo's school interviewed 30% of the 8th graders at recess about the food fight yesterday. The Assistant Principal grabbed 40% of 8th graders at lunchtime to investigate the disappearance of all of the blackboard erasers. Fortunately for Jimbo, he was in the 50% of 8th graders that escaped without an interview. If twenty-five 8th graders had to front only the Principal, how many students are in 8th grade at Jimbo's school?",No hint available.,"Since 50% had no interview, then 50% did have an interview. But the Principal and the Assistant P together interviewed 40% + 30% = 70%. That means 20% of the 8th graders were interviewed twice. That leaves 10% who fronted only the Principal. Thus there are 250 students in 8th grade at Jimbo's school.",Math,04/08/03 #34599,My Twenty Cents Worth,2.32,2.73,MarcM1098,"What is represented by this rebus? dime dime emid emid","What one word sounds like the contents of the first row? What has changed between the two rows? If you don't get it at first, you may need to change your way of thinking.","Paradigm shift. The first row is a pair of dimes, which sounds like paradigm. In the second row, the dimes are turned 180 degrees (shifted). A paradigm shift is a change from one way of thinking to another. The term was first used by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book ""The Structure of Scientific Revolutions"" to describe how scientific advancements occur - through rapid shifts in our way of thinking.",Rebus,12/27/06 #817,100 C in a D,2.2,1.13,Michelle,100 C in a D,Money,100 cents in a dollar.,Letter-Equations,09/16/01 #23478,Imitation,2.37,1.75,sunwalker,I try to make what is already there. It is my way of grasping beauty. To try and imitate God's creation. Who am I?,No hint available.,an artist,Riddle,06/07/05 #50546,Age Mess,2.12,1.5,LittleGreenMan,"What's the Rebus? moem tetler lime-a xtte",No hint available.,"""mixed messages"" moem = ""memo"" tetler = ""letter"" lime-a = ""e-mail"" xtte = ""text""",Rebus,03/30/15 #35047,Missing Triplets 5,2.74,1.96,grungy49,"A missing triplet is simply where three letters have been removed from a word. In this case, I have given you five words with the same three letters taken out of each. Can you put the same three letters back into each word? You may not rearrange the letters already in each word, and the triplets will remain in the same order in each word, although their placement may be different. And, I'll give you a little clue. One of the letters in the triplet is 'R'. 1. A S H A 2. U K E S 3. P E I F 4. M Y S E 5. C O U N Warning: Hint shows another letter in the triplet.",Another letter in the triplet is 'Y'.,"The missing triplet is 'TRY'. 1. ASHTRAY 2. TURKEYS 3. PETRIFY 4. MYSTERY 5. COUNTRY",Language,01/26/07 #49072,Where in the World 3,2.52,2.04,Gizzer,"A city you seek, a place to treasure So combine these things in equal measure: An original transgression A San Francisco store and A product of a mine.",No hint available.,"Singapore An original transgression is a SIN. There are plenty of stores in San Francisco, but the GAP is one that originated in that city. The generic term for a product taken from a mine is an ORE. SIN, GAP and ORE are all 3-letter words, so their ""measure"" is equal.",Riddle,10/08/11 #20835,An Ancient Misplacement,2.6,1.58,spookboy0,"What trait do the following names share and which does not belong in this group? Zeus Aphrodite Hades Odysseus Hermes",No hint available.,"They are all well known beings in Greek mythology. Odysseus, however, is not one of the gods of Olympus. He is rather the hero of ""The Odyssey,"" a well known story first written by Homer.",Group,02/04/05 #45633,Two Odd Numbers,2.3,1.79,Plutoking,How can you use addition and get 21 using two odd numbers?,No hint available.,"15+3+3 or 13+7+1 or any other combination of numbers with two odd numbers in them. I never said you had to only use two odd numbers, did I?",Trick,11/05/09 #15896,On the Battlefield...,2.72,1.34,shadowx8m,"On the battlefield I shudder Under thrust of mace and sword A crest emblazoned on my chest With pride I serve my lord. Many battles I have seen On fields of grass and mud And though I'm scarred from fighting I've not shed a drop of blood. What am I?",I am a protector of many,A Shield,Riddle,12/21/03 #34398,Crazy Mixed-up Kid,2.29,2.5,boodler,"The following are anagrams of well-known people, with the number of letters in each word in brackets: 1. On any screen (4, 7); 2. So I'm cuter (3, 6); 3. Glue mini yoke (5, 7); 4. Comedian link (6, 6); 5. That cage is hair (6, 8).",A clue to one person's name is in the title.,"1. Sean Connery, 2. Tom Cruise, 3. Kylie Minogue, 4. Nicole Kidman, 5. Agatha Christie.",Trivia,12/15/06 #1296,Columns,2.34,1.82,Rado,"There are two columns, both 100m high (both heading straight up from the ground). A rope is tied to the tops of both columns. The rope is hanging freely and its length is 160m. The lowest point of the rope is exactly 20m from the ground. What is the distance between the two columns?",Draw a picture... and remember no difficult math calculation is needed.,"The distance is zero. The lowest point of the rope divides the rope in half, i.e. 80m each. If you add 80m plus the distance from the ground which is 20m, you get 100m, so the rope must be going straight down...",Math,11/05/01 #33359,Chain Reaction #3,2.86,2.09,Shawnheyhey123,"Your goal is to connect the first word with the last word by making compound words. Example: Ball Game Some Time Table Ware House The words connecting ball and house are: ballgame gamesome sometime timetable tableware warehouse Can you try? (number of letters) (first letter) (------ spaces of other letters) Low (4) D - - - (4) F - - - (3) O - - (4) S - - - (4) L - - - Shot",No hint available.,"Low Down Fall Out Side Long Shot Lowdown Downfall Fallout Outside Sidelong Longshot Did you get that?",Language,10/06/06 #5405,Where is God?,2.85,2.03,peppermintwist,"A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. The two were always getting into trouble and their parents could be assured that if any mischief occurred in their town their two young sons were in some way involved. The parents were at their wits end as to what to do about their sons' behavior. The mother had heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children in the past, so she asked her husband if he thought they should send the boys to speak with the clergyman. The husband said, ""We might as well. We need to do something before I really lose my temper!"" The clergyman agreed to speak with the boys, but asked to see them individually. The 8 year old went to meet with him first. The clergyman sat the boy down and asked him sternly, ""Where is God?"" The boy made no response, so the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, ""Where is God?"" Again the boy made no attempt to answer, so the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face, ""WHERE IS GOD?"" The questioning was successful, and the boys never did cause any more mischief. How did it work?",No hint available.,"At that the boy bolted from the room and ran directly home, slamming himself in the closet. His older brother followed him into the closet and said, ""What happened?"" ""We are in BIG trouble this time. God is missing and they think we did it!""",Situation,07/09/02 #893,16= O in a P,2.21,1.66,Michelle,16= O in a P,No hint available.,16 = OUNCES in a POUND,Letter-Equations,09/25/01 #24788,Internationally Known,2.93,0.92,riddlah,"Every nation do I know, But so rarely do I go Anywhere, Sometimes people Come and stare, Touch me here, And poke me there, Spin me round, Then leave me alone When what they sought, They have found. What am I?",No hint available.,A globe,Riddle,07/23/05 #1321,"Light, Break, Time",2.36,1.42,gokaran,"The same three-letter word can be placed in front of the following words to make a new word: LIGHT BREAK TIME",No hint available.,"Day Daylight Daybreak Daytime",Language,11/08/01 #17996,On a Bit,2.5100000000000002,1.6400000000000001,MrIxolite,"What saying is hidden below? Winter: Rooster Spring: Summer: Bantam Autumn: Capon",No hint available.,No spring chicken,Rebus,06/23/04 #28817,Dinner 2,2.3,1.61,solarsistim321,"Mike loves cherry pie, but hates every other dessert. The rest of his family loves every dessert except cherry pie. Mike hates turkey, but his mom loves it. Yesterday was Mike's mom's birthday. They had turkey for dinner. Mike's mom said, ""best for last."" Although, Mike ate dinner first, and his mom ate dessert first. Why?",No hint available.,"Mike's mom's birthday was on the same day as Mike's. Since he likes cherry pie, they had that. Since his mom likes turkey, they also had that. Mike had dinner first because, to him, cherry pie was the best, so he ate dinner first because best is for last. Mike's mom ate dessert first because, to her, turkey was the best. Therefore, best is for last, so she had dessert first, because she hated cherry pie.",Other,02/26/06 #31914,Jerry Jackenheimer: #4,2.69,2.42,Shawnheyhey123,"Jerry Jackenheimer is an average guy who lives in Balutsi, Texas. He has a normal day to day life where he has lots of fun. Today Jerry is visiting Colorado to see his best friend, James. After awhile of playing games and stuff, a bet arose. James bet Jerry that he could drink from a corked wine bottle without uncorking it. Jerry took the bet. Unfortunately, Jerry lost the bet. How did he lose?",Read the bet again. What could've happened?,"James literally ""drank"" from the bottle. He took wine from another bottle. Then, he turned the corked bottle upside-down. (If you look on the bottom of any wine bottle you will see it is molded so it's like a bowl figure.) He then poured wine from the opened wine bottle into the ""bowl-thing"" at the bottom of the corked bottle and then took a sip from the corked bottle.",Situation,07/20/06 #33295,All About Nothing #5,2.33,2.36,keosborne,"""Dwj lujh tjwlau dwj dqfjuz lp dwj rznha'p bzlad zv eljr dwhd nja hcj hyy dwj phnj, pz rj nlkwd hp rjyy ucjpp dwjn dwhd rhs. Dwhd'p rws h rjuulak lp ylmj dwj xzlalak dzkjdwjc zv h tjhqdlvqy, kyzrlak tcluj hau pznj kqs. Dwj dqfjuz lp h rjuulak phvjds ujelij, icjhdju ts rznja tjihqpj dwjs mazr dwhd nja hcj qaujbjauhtyj. Pz la ihpj dwj kczzn iwlimjap zqd, jejcstzus xqpd dhmjp zaj pdjb zejc, hau pwj nhccljp dwj ajfd kqs."" - Xjccs Pjlavjyu",No hint available.,"""The idea behind the tuxedo is the woman's point of view that men are all the same, so we might as well dress them that way. That's why a wedding is like the joining together of a beautiful, glowing bride and some guy. The tuxedo is a wedding safety device, created by women because they know that men are undependable. So in case the groom chickens out, everybody just takes one step over, and she marries the next guy."" - Jerry Seinfeld A = H B = T C = I D = U E = J F = V G = K H = W I = L J = X K = M L = Y M = N N = A O = Z P = B R = C S = P T = D U = Q V = E W = R X = F Y = S",Cryptography,10/02/06 #9787,Time To Light The Lights,2.25,2.71,MrIxolite,"What game is represented here? 1799 Gonzo 1802 Fozzie 1804 Kermit 1823 Miss Piggy 1837 Rolf 1840 Robin 1901 Animal",No hint available.,"Leap Frog. Both years for Kermit and Robin (Muppet frogs) were leap years.",Rebus,01/14/03 #25331,Alphabetically Challenged,2.99,1.73,cnmne,"What is the meaning of this rebus? ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQUSTRVWXYZ",No hint available.,"You are out of order (the letters ""U"" and ""R"" have traded places; U R out of order).",Rebus,08/15/05 #27875,Complete-A-Word VII,2.78,1.86,phrebh,"Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once. 1. BE_I_VE 2. _RO_E_ 3. _ES_ _RE 4. _RA_EL 5. S_IT_ _ 6. _R_ _A 7. S_UA_H 8. _UM_ _ 9. _R_E_E 10. CR_ _",It helps if you write down the alphabet and then cross out the ones you've used.,"1. BELIEVE 2. BROKEN 3. RESTORE 4. GRAVEL 5. SWITCH 6. DRAMA 7. SQUASH 8. JUMPY 9. FRIEZE 10. CRUX",Language,01/04/06 #14422,Three Morals,2.56,2.67,Bobbrt,"Below are three stories, each with a moral that can be expressed if you replace some of the words from a common phrase with rhyming words. For example, a story about a group of amphibians who pool their money together and take over the world might have the moral ""Every frog has its pay"", derived from the phrase ""Every dog has its day"". The hint includes the three real phrases that the following morals are derived from, along with a few others to distract you. Can you determine the morals to these stories? 1. Three men are deep-sea fishing. The first brings his fish to the boat and very carefully and slowly tries to hook the fish to bring him in. He knocks the lure out of the fish's mouth with the hook and loses it. Later, the second man catches a fish. He does the same, and he too loses the fish. The third man then catches a fish, but very quickly hooks it by the gills and throws it into the boat. The moral of this story… 2. The woman was hosting a dinner party later in the evening. It was about noon, and she decided to take a nap before preparing the food for the party. Unfortunately, she overslept and had no food ready for her guests. The moral of this story… 3. The childish raven had a piece of candy and was goading the other birds with it. He went up to the robin and smacked his beak over the candy, but the robin was uninterested. He went to the blue jay and waved the candy in front of him, but the jay merely rolled his eyes and flew away. Finally, he stuck the candy in front of the pigeon's face, but the pigeon merely stated ""will you please get that away from me"". The moral of this story…","Slow and steady wins the race. Look before you leap. Don't cry over spilled milk. Put your money where your mouth is. He who laughs last, laughs best. Might makes right. Two wrongs do not make a right. Those who seek to please everybody please nobody. Haste makes waste.","1. He who gaffs fast, gaffs best. 2. Cook before you sleep. 3. Crows who seek to tease everybody tease nobody.",Language,08/19/03 #18501,Movie Talk,2.34,2.75,MrIxolite,"The rebus below illustrates a famous movie star quote. Solve the puzzle and tell me the star/character/film. List of British Channel Isles a) Jersey b) yesnreuG c) Alderney d) Sark",No hint available.,"I'll be back or Isle B is backwards Arnold Schwarzenegger's catchphrase in the Terminator films",Rebus,08/10/04 #28743,When Pigs Fly,2.17,2.91,bigSWAFF_69_,21 = The C P which has O E C in P with D S,No hint available.,"21 = The Chromosome Pair which has One Extra Chromosome in People with Down Syndrome [When Pigs Fly is a novel by June Rae Wood about a family whose youngest daughter has Down Syndrome]",Letter-Equations,02/21/06 #32380,Stately Startups,2.43,2.35,PineappleMama,"F F U S = D, P, NJ, G, and C","Quick to Ratify = Dover, Harrisburg, Trenton, Atlanta, and Hartford.","First Five United States = Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut NOTE: By First, I mean First Five to ratify the Constitution, hence the hint. More Info: Delaware: December 07, 1787: Name comes from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Pennsylvania: December 12, 1787: Philadelphia is known as the cradle of the American Nation due to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution all being signed there. New Jersey: December 18, 1787: Rutgers University in New Brunswick was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766 Georgia: January 02, 1788: Georgia established its first state constitution in 1777. The state established new constitutions in 1788, 1799, 1861, 1865, 1868, 1877, 1945, 1976, and 1983, for a total of 10!! That's more constitutions than any other state. Connecticut: January 09, 1788: The name ""Connecticut"" comes from the Mohegan Indian word ""Quinnehtukqut"" meaning ""Long River Place"" or ""Beside the Long Tidal River."" Going by per capita income, Connecticut is the wealthiest state in the country!",Letter-Equations,08/10/06 #52093,Mama's Best,2.7,1.99,wimpykidfan37,"Five recipes were printed in last year's January/February issue of ""Ingestion Weekly"" magazine. Each recipe was submitted by a different person, invented by a different female relative of that person, and each person has a different occupation. The five people are two women named Audrey and Brenda and three men named Carl, Dan, and Edgar. Here are some facts: 1. Edgar is the police officer. Brenda isn't the firefighter. 2. Dan (whose recipe was invented by his cousin) is neither the electrician nor the surgeon (who submitted the recipe for pancakes). 3. Carl isn't the man whose recipe was invented by his sister. The sister isn't the one who invented the turkey scallopine recipe. 4. Audrey, who isn't the one whose recipe was invented by his or her grandmother, submitted the sausage casserole recipe. 5. The one who submitted his or her mother's quiche recipe, who isn't Carl, isn't the electrician. The question is: Who submitted the calzones recipe, whose recipe was invented by his or her aunt, and who is the plumber?",No hint available.,"Edgar submitted the calzones recipe, Audrey submitted her aunt's recipe, and Brenda is the plumber. The only possible scenario is: Audrey the electrician submitted her aunt's recipe for sausage casserole. Brenda the plumber submitted her mother's recipe for quiche. Carl the surgeon submitted his grandmother's recipe for pancakes. Dan the firefighter submitted his cousin's recipe for turkey scallopine. Edgar the police officer submitted his sister's recipe for calzones.",Logic-Grid,12/04/18 #249,7 5 5 4 7...,2.31,2.3,Mr. G,"7 5 5 4 7 .... What are the last 4 numerals?",A cosmic experience.,"6 6 7 5. The number of letters in the names of the planets in our solar system.",Series,02/04/01 #27907,Oh no...,2.81,1.54,exterminator,"A man bought a brand new, red sports car. He then went into a building, got a bucket of water, left the building, and poured the water on the ground. The man was absolutely devastated. Why did the man pour the water on the ground?",The title is a small hint.,"The man had intended to wash his car, but when he returned he found that his car had been stolen.",Situation,01/05/06 #28563,Prime Probability,2.24,2.47,cms271828,"Given any positive whole number, what is the probability it is prime?",Use Prime Number Theorem.,"Zero. Basically, all we need to do is divide the number of prime numbers by the number of positive whole numbers. But yes, they are both infinite, so we should consider taking the limits. As in the Prime Number Theorem, PI(x) denotes the number of primes less than x. We can rearrange this directly to give... lim[x->infinity] { PI(x)/x} = lim[x->infinity] {1/log x} Since the right hand side is 0, this gives us 0 for the answer. (A probability of 0 does not necessarily mean impossible. These situations usually arise when infinite quantities are involved.)",Probability,02/10/06 #20933,A Metal Nose,2.21,1.81,damnunique,"I have a long metal nose and 4 rubber feet. Six glass eyes and a fuzzy seat What am I?",Not a dog,"I'm a car with 6 windows 4 tires, and fuzzy seats, my long metal nose, is obviously the front of the car.",Riddle,02/09/05 #23262,Swaying in the Wind,2.2,0.68,LaS17,"In the wind I sway But not all of me Sometimes I change with seasons Sometimes I do not. Almost everyone has seen me And I can live in a lot of places but not all What am I?",No hint available.,A tree,Riddle,05/29/05 #13747,Make 2003,2.27,2.91,vetriselvan,"It is easy to express 2004 as the sum of distinct positive numbers comprising the same digits: 2004 = 725 + 752 + 527 or 2004 = 617 + 671 + 716 or 2004 = 509 + 590 + 905. It is harder to write 2003 as the sum of distinct positive numbers with the same digits. What are they?",You will need five numbers of three digits each.,127 + 172 + 271 + 712 + 721 = 2003,Math,07/11/03 #31746,Three of a Kind 3,2.7600000000000002,2.27,Hana_Kimi,"Figure out what the trio in each set have in common. As long as each answer is a six-letter plural word, ending in -s. Example: Railroad, wild animal, music CD: TRACKS 1) Golf course Salad Environmentalists 2) Boxing match Doctor Children's song 3) Beach Rifle Pasta 4) Rupture School year Good fortune",No hint available.,"1) Greens 2) Rounds 3) Shells 4) Breaks",Language,07/13/06 #42670,Phonopia 9,1.96,2.59,mik512,"In the wacky land of Phonopia, everybody has their name as their phone number. The phones are the same way as the phones in the real world, so can you figure out what well-known person you are calling? 2=A, B, C 3=D, E, F 4=G, H, I 5=J, K, L 6=M, N, O 7=P, Q, R, S 8=T, U, V 9=W, X, Y, Z 1) 326422 7287425 2) 2437837 2366464866 3) 426 9275467 4) 6288 8825","1) Popular female Indy-Car racer 2) Lead singer for popular Nu-Metal band 3) Lead singer for Welsh Alternative-Metal band 4) Lead singer/guitarist for Metal band","1) Danica Patrick 2) Chester Bennington 3) Ian Watkins 4) Matt Tuck",Cryptography,07/31/08 #10095,"Sheraton, Club Med, ...",2.69,2.35,dsquared,"What expression is represented below? 1st: Sheraton on the Coast 2nd: Club Med Thailand 3rd: Hotel Continental 4th: The 'This' Hotel",No hint available.,"This is the last resort. They are all 'resorts' and the 4th or 'last' one is the 'This' Hotel therefore 'This' is the last resort.",Rebus,01/28/03 #8724,The Calculator,2.61,2.14,something,"Find three common nine letter words which can be formed on an upside-down calculator (assuming, of course, that you have a calculator which can show 9 digits).",No hint available.,"I found bobsleigh, illegible, and eggshells. Can you find others?",Language,11/25/02 #9322,Sign Of Pleasure,2.69,2.15,MrIxolite,"I am given away as an indicator of pleasure. If you have a good one of me then you're in for some treasure. Silver and Ed I will help you to measure. If you're having trouble with this I will help at my leisure. What am I?",No hint available.,"A Hand. Give someone a big Hand is another term for applause. A good Hand in cards will win you the prize. You measure the height of horses (Lone Ranger's Horse and Mr.Ed) in Hands. If someone is in need of help you lend them a Hand.",Riddle,12/22/02 #1496,How Many Ws,2.33,0.78,LiL_MaN,George Washington's wife was sweeping when George Washington's wife slipped and got wet. How many w's in all?,Ignore the first sentence.,"0. There are no w's in ""ALL"".",Trick,11/22/01 #26975,Compounds I,2.68,2.59,phrebh,"By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words. Example: MIOMST _ _ _ E _ _ _ E Answer: SOMETIME 1. DILUER B _ _ _ B _ _ _ 2. LERPWPL _ A _ _ _ A _ _ _ 3. LENPIR _ _ A _ _ A _ _ 4. FRACSIB _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ 5. CIRONT _ _ A _ _ A _ _ 6. MEENS O _ _ _ O _ _ 7. BACODAD _ _ _ R _ _ _ R _ 8. RAGELIFI N _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ 9. CEPLUSEP A _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _",No hint available.,"1. BLUEBIRD 2. WALLPAPER 3. AIRPLANE 4. BRIEFCASE 5. RAINCOAT 6. SOMEONE 7. CARDBOARD 8. FINGERNAIL 9. APPLESAUCE",Language,11/17/05 #18003,How Many Sisters?,2.35,0.52,collie07652,"There are 12 brothers in one family. Each one has a sister. How many sisters are there?",No hint available.,"One, because the brothers are part of one family and if each one has ""a"" sister they only need one sister.",Trick,06/29/04 #43945,4+4+4+4=2!,2.45,3.04,javaguru,"In ""4+4+4+4=1!"" it was shown that just using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, you can form all the numbers from 0 to 9 using exactly four 4's. For example: 7 = 4 + 4 - 4/4 Now if you add the operations square root, factorial, and exponent, what is the first number counting up from zero that can't be formed? How can each number be formed? You may use parentheses, but you may not combine fours to make 44 or 444. (An exponent is raising a number to the power of another number such as 4^4 = 256; a factorial is the product of all the integers from 1 to the integer such as 4! = 1x2x3x4 = 24.)",The first number that can't be formed is 39.,"The first number that can't be formed is 39. This isn't proved, so maybe you can figure out how to form 39. There are several ways to form most of the numbers, here are some for the numbers 0 to 9 using just addition, subtract, multiplication and division: 0 = 4+4-4-4 = (4-4)*4+4 1 = (4/4)*(4/4) = (4*4)/(4*4) = (4+4)/(4+4) = (4/4)/(4/4) 2 = (4/4)+(4/4) = (4*4)/(4+4) = 4/((4+4)/4) 3 = (4+4+4)/4 = (4*4-4)/4 4 = (4-4)*4+4 5 = (4*4+4)/4 6 = 4+((4+4)/4) 7 = (4+4)-4/4 8 = 4+4+4-4 = (4/4)*4+4 = ((4+4)/4)*4 = 4*4-4-4 9 = 4+4+4/4 Here are some ways to form the numbers from 10 to 38 using the additional operators: 10 = 4+4+4-SQRT(4) 11 = 4!/SQRT(4)-4/4 12 = 4*(4-4/4) 13 = 4!/SQRT(4)+4/4 14 = 4+4+4+SQRT(4) 15 = 4*4-4/4 16 = 4*4-4+4 = 4+4+4+4 = 4*4*4/4 17 = 4*4+4/4 18 = 4*4+4/SQRT(4) 19 = 4!-4-4/4 20 = (4+(4/4))*4 21 = 4!-4+4/4 22 = 4!-(4+4)/4 23 = 4!-4^(4-4) 24 = 4*4+4+4 25 = (4+4/4)^SQRT(4) = 4!+4^(4-4) = (4!*4!+4!)/4! 26 = 4!+(4+4)/4 27 = 4!+4-4/4 28 = 4*(4+4)-4 = 4!+4+4-4 29 = 4!+4+4/4 30 = (4+4)*4-SQRT(4) = (4+4/4)!/4 = 4!+SQRT(4)+SQRT(4)+SQRT(4) 31 = ((4+SQRT(4))!+4!)/4! = (SQRT(SQRT(SQRT(4)))^4!-SQRT(4))/SQRT(4) 32 = 4*4+4*4 = SQRT(4)^(4+4/4) = 4^4/(4/SQRT(4)) = 4*4*4/SQRT(4) = (4+SQRT(4))^SQRT(4)-4 33 = (SQRT(SQRT(SQRT(4)))^4!+SQRT(4))/SQRT(4) 34 = 4*(4+4)+SQRT(4) = (4+SQRT(2))!/4!+4 = 4!+4+4+SQRT(4) 35 = 4! + (4! - SQRT(4)) / SQRT(4) 36 = 4! + 4 + 4 + 4 37 = 4! + (4! + SQRT(4)) / SQRT(4) 38 = 4! + (4 * 4) - SQRT(4)",Math,01/17/09 #18055,Madadian Race Horses,2.39,2.84,mad-ade,"Mad Ade's rich uncle ""Uncle Rich"" owned the famous Madadian Race horse breeding stables ""The Gluepot"". It has a private race track that has five lanes. Uncle Rich has 25 horses and wishes to know which are the three fastest. What is the least number of races needed to be run to find the answer? Note that it is only the ranking of the horses being found not the actual timings.",No hint available.,"Answer: 7 races Race #1 to Race #5 - Divide the horses into 5 groups of 5. Race each group to rank the first 3 in each - that's 5 races. Race #6 - Race the winner from each group. The winner in this race is the fastest horse. Race #7 - Race the second and third horses from the race in which the fastest horse raced initially, the first and second horses from the group of the second horse in Race #6, and the third horse in Race #6 (that's a total of 5 horses). The first and second horses in Race #7 are the second and third horses of the entire stable.",Logic,06/28/04 #9101,Staggered,2.7,2.32,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented here? NEBRATED",Hic!,"Blind Drunk! INEBRIATED without any eyes (i's)",Rebus,12/12/02 #25970,Out of Order I,2.72,2.1,lisha_kc,"Unscramble the letters in each word pair to make two new words that go together like ""this and that"" video log = ___&___ see impact = ___&___ rebate offer = ___&___ personal pages =___&___","biting the apple, relativity, diet evidence, like comparing (clues to the answer of each one)","good & evil space & time before & after apples & oranges",Language,09/18/05 #32635,After the Worst,2.3,1.61,speedywheels,What feeling is worth the wait after the worst is gone?,"Debt, Tardiness, Bathroom...",Relief,Riddle,08/24/06 #13069,Numbered Nations II,2.5100000000000002,3.04,griphook,"If: CHAD= 3 FIJI= 4 FRANCE= 8 KYRGYZSTAN= 9 MYANMAR= 10 NIGERIA= 12 Which country or nation has a value of 5?","For the purposes of this teaser, ""Y"" is not considered a vowel.","CYPRUS. The number assigned to each country is the PRODUCT of the NUMBER OF VOWELS and the NUMBER of CONSONANTS in its NAME. CHAD= 1 x 3 FIJI= 2 x 2 FRANCE= 2 x 4 KYRGYZSTAN= 1 x 9 MYANMAR= 2 x 5 NIGERIA= 4 x 3 CYPRUS= 1 x 5",Other,06/11/03 #26496,Strange Prices,2.87,1.48,fuzzy_logic,"What common saying is represented by the following? Thought: $19.95 Idea: $29.95 Speech: $1.95",'Speech' is a good bargain...,Talk is cheap.,Rebus,10/23/05 #17270,Syllability #1,2.56,2.59,absy,"Choose one syllable from each of the seven groups to form seven words of different lengths; one 7-syllable word, one 6-syllable word, down to a 1-syllable word. Use each syllable only once. Do not change the order of the syllables - if a syllable appears in group 3, it will be the third syllable of a word. Group 1: Ther, Hon, Rep, Fa, Vol, Cur, Sub Group 2: stan, re, can, mo, ren, est Group 3: ol, cy, ti, sen, e Group 4: ate, lec, ta, o Group 5: tion, gist, tric Group 6: i, al Group 7: ty",No hint available.,"Thermoelectricity (7 syllables) - Electricity developed in the action of heat. Representational (6 syllables) - Of or relating to representation, especially to realistic graphic representation. Volcanologist (5 syllables) - One who studies volcanoes and volcanic phenomena. Substantiate (4 syllables) - To support with proof or evidence. Currency (3 syllables) - Money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange. Honest (2 syllables) - Not deceptive or fraudulent. Fa (1 syllable) - The fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solfeggio.",Language,04/06/04 #29675,"4, 4, 6, 12, 30, 90, 315, 1260, ?, ?",2.36,2.72,____,"Which two numbers come next in this sequence? 4, 4, 6, 12, 30, 90, 315, 1260, ?, ?",No hint available.,"5670 and 28350. 4*1=4 4*1.5=6 6*2=12 12*2.5=30 30*3=90 90*3.5=315 315*4=1260 1260*4.5=5670 5670*5=28350",Series,04/10/06 #17930,Odd One Out II,2.37,2.55,fishmed,"Which of the following words does not belong and why NOMINATED SOMETIMES RATED GUMDROP RADICAL","Patterns, patterns everywhere",GUMDROP does not belong as it is the only word that does not alternate consonant-vowel-consonant throughout the word.,Group,06/15/04 #15003,7x7=4?,2.42,2.66,adoontourious,"If 7x7=4 11x7=6 13x11=6 Then 27x28=?",No hint available.,"12 Multiply how many syllables are in the word se-ven (2) x E-lev-en (3) = 6 (2x3=6)",Other,10/06/03 #29528,Spring Cleaning 2,2.48,1.11,zonarita,"What handy item, needed for spring cleaning, is represented in this rebus?",Without me it's very hard to reach those ledges above the doors and the top of the refrigerator.,Step-stool.,Rebus,04/04/06 #7697,Not Divisible,2.53,1.03,Bintot,"John Peterson was born in Albany in 1938, on a date not divisible by 2, 3, or 5, and in a month that does not contain the letters ""e"" or ""i"". When does he become one year older?",No hint available.,On his birthday!,Trick,09/24/02 #38403,A Very Good Year,2.74,2.79,soccerguy0428,"The year 1978 has an unusual property. When you add the 19 to the 78, the total is the same as the middle two digits (97). What will be the next year to have this same property?",No hint available.,"The next year to have the same property will be 2307. 23 + 07 = 30",Math,09/22/07 #3092,Why Wouldn't He Listen?,2.4,1.53,watupchicks,"There was a guy who never listened to anyone. He always did what he wanted to. No matter what anyone said, he wouldn't listen or do what they said. So one day, when he was 16 years, 6 months and 1 day old, he got his driver's license. A cop tried to pull him over, but he didn't listen. He just went straight home. At his home, his parents talked to the police officer and told him the story. The police officer said that he would give him a warning. The next day he was supposed to pull over for speeding, yet he failed to do that. So when he got home, the parents explained it to another officer. Why did this kid keep getting away with all of it?",No hint available.,He was deaf.,Situation,04/01/02 #18896,The Dottiest Laptops,2.5100000000000002,2.17,rose_rox,"The words in Group A all have something in common. Group A: prologue tanates wintry dottiest laptops Which word in Group B belongs in Group A? Group B: jovial untied ransacked bestrow sequoia",Break up the syllables.,"All the words Group A, when the first 6 letters are split down the middle, create new two 3 letter words. prologue: pro-log tanates: tan-ate wintry: win-try dottiest: dot-tie laptops: lap-top So ""ransacked"" belongs in Group A. ran-sac",Group,09/20/04 #4662,Potter,2.11,2.16,emmyluzam,"Decipher this phrase- garrettopden",No hint available.,Potter around in the garden,Rebus,06/12/02 #1950,Three Paradoxical Statements,2.53,1.44,Mogmatt16,"Spot the paradox: 1. There are eight words in this sentence. 2. There will never be a first of December. 3. All of these statements are completely wrong in all aspects.",No hint available.,"Read number three again. Sure, numbers 1 & 2 are false, but what about number 3? It says it is false. So all three must be true. So it must be false. So it must be true. So it must be false. And so on and so forth. So don't you waste any more time on this!",Other,01/06/02 #15839,CAROL,2.86,1.57,AXTON,"WHAT DOES THIS EQUAL? 12=DD + 11=PP + 10=LL + 9=LD + 8=MM + 7=SS + 6=GL + 5=GR + 4=CB + 3=FH + 2=TD + 1=PPT = ?",No hint available.,"12DC / The Twelve Days Of Christmas 12=DD = 12 drummers drumming 11=PP = 11 pipers piping 10=LL = 10 lords 'a' leapin' 9=LD = 9 ladies dancing 8=MM = 8 maids 'a' milkin' 7=SS = 7 swans 'a' swimmin' 6=GL = 6 geese 'a' layin' 5=GR = 5 golden rings 4=CB = 4 calling birds 3=FH = 3 french hens 2=TD = 2 turtle doves 1=PPT = partridge in a pear tree",Letter-Equations,12/17/03 #31790,Standing the Test of Time,2.77,2.39,akl21,"Confusing though I may be, I am always discovered in the end. I have stood the test of time, And some still tell of me. You may see me in different clothes, But my job never changes. Throughout the course of history, I have been devoted to the same Task. So, what am I?",No hint available.,"A riddle! I thought it might be fun to do a riddle about a riddle. 'Some still tell of me'---riddles have been recycled for ages...and they still have the same effect! 'Different clothes' refers to how riddles are written: some in prose, some in verse, and others written just like a sentence.",Riddle,07/15/06 #19274,Student Averages ...,2.15,2.86,lesternoronha1,"The average marks of girls in a class is equal to the number of boys and the average marks of boys in a class is equal to the number of girls. If the class average is 4 less than the average of the boys' average marks and the girls' average marks, find the minimum double digit number of students in the class.",No hint available.,"The minimum double digit strength of the class is 18. Let the number of girls in the class be X and the number of boys in the class be Y. Then the average marks of the girls and boys is Y and X respectively. Class average = (Total marks/Total number of students) = (Total marks scored by girls and boys/Total number of students in the class) = ((Y*X + X*Y)/(Y+X)) = ((2*X*Y)/(X+Y)) The average of the boys' average and the girls' average = (X+Y)/2 It is given that the class average is 4 less than the average of the boys' average marks and the girls' average marks. Hence (X+Y)/2 - ((2*X*Y)/(X+Y)) = 4 Multiplying the above equation throughout by 2*(X+Y), we get (X+Y)^2 - 4*X*Y = 8*(X+Y) X^2 + Y^2 + 2*X*Y - 4*X*Y = 8*(X+Y) X^2 + Y^2 - 2*X*Y = 8*(X+Y) (X-Y)^2 = 8*(X+Y) In order for the Right Hand Side in the above equation to be a perfect square, the value of (X+Y) should be of the type 2k^2 i.e. 2, 8, 18, 32, 50, 72 etc. It is given that the minimum double digit strength of the class has to be found. Therefore the minimum double digit strength of the class = X+Y = 18.",Math,10/29/04 #4133,Transfer Machine,2.34,1.69,missie,"A husband and wife were in an emergency room waiting to deliver a baby. The doctor came in and said they had a device that would transfer some of the pain to the father. The wife said they'd try it. So, when the baby began to come the doctor hooked up the machine and transfered 25% of the pain to the father. The husband said, ""I don't feel a thing!"" The wife said, ""This isn't as bad as last time!"" So, the doctor decided to transfer 100% of the pain to the father, and the husband still didn't feel anything, why not?",No hint available.,Because he was not the actual father of the baby.,Other,05/18/02 #3382,Tenoiam,2.38,1.73,lil_thugsta,"Can you decipher this phrase? tenoiam",No hint available.,There's no I in team.,Rebus,04/09/02 #51551,On the Up & Up !!,2.27,1.36,BadBunnee02,"DE LA",Title is a hint.,A square deal,Rebus,10/30/17 #7794,"Food, Water, ...",2.38,1.6,tissue,"What word belongs in the top group? food, water, sun, iron a) buttons b) moon c) sin d) soil",No hint available.,The answer is soil. All of the top group are things that sustain organic life.,Group,10/01/02 #26667,AEAPAUUUEC,2.58,2.43,lifeisgood812,"The letters listed here make a series. Figure out the series and find out the next 2 letters. AEAPAUUUEC",There are 12.,"The letters are the second letters in each of the months in one year. jAnuary, fEbruary, mArch, aPril... So, the answer is O (November) and E (December).",Series,11/01/05 #2049,Barnyard Fowl,2.4,1.32,missie,"Translate the following famous proverb from big words to normal: Under no circumstances compute the number of your barnyard fowl previous to their incubation.",No hint available.,Don't count your chickens before they hatch.,Language,01/16/02 #17265,Follow the Bread Crumbs,2.49,2.08,cnmne,"Harry took a hike away from home. Unfortunately, birds ate his trail of bread crumbs. Can you help Harry return home by changing one letter at a time? Each step must create a valid word in the English language. Harry made the change in 8 steps. Can you do as well ... or better? AWAY ----> HOME",No hint available.,"AWAY SWAY SWAP SOAP SOUP COUP COMP COME HOME",Language,04/06/04 #33848,The Word List,2.78,2.24,grungy49,"What word would correctly continue this sequence: AID GUESS DEGREE ESTATE AVENUE SENSE ?",No hint available.,"HEAVEN should finish the series. Anything that can be prefixed by seventh should fit. The sequence should look like: First aid Second guess Third degree Fourth estate Fifth avenue Sixth sense Seventh heaven. NOTE: Day would also fit as well.",Series,11/05/06 #42100,Theodor Geisel,2.57,1.82,buttons03,"1. G E a H 2. H H a W 3. H t G S C",The title is a hint.,"1. Green Eggs and Ham 2. Horton Hears a Who 3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas All three books were written by the children's book writer, Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known as Dr. Seuss.",Letter-Equations,05/31/08 #34353,Can This Organ Play Music?!,2.67,1.69,snowmonster,"I contain 2 main divisions The ""Pliability"" of ""Me"" depends on the elasticity of one of my ""divisions"" I provide Protection I come in different Colors I function as a ""Heat Regulator"" I receive Nourishment I vary in Thickness","1) 1 square inch of ""Me"" contains 9,500,000 Cells. 2) I""m the largest Organ one has.","The Skin The 2 main divisions are the epidermis and the dermis. Pliability of the skin depends on the ""elasticity"" of the dermis. Functions of the skin are protection, sensation, heat regulation, excretion, secretion and absorption. The color of the skin whether fair, medium or dark, depends in part on the blood supply to the skin, and primarily on the melanin, or coloring matter, that is deposited in the stratum germinativum and the papillary layers of the dermis. The skin receives nourishment through the blood and lymph. The skin varies in thickness, being the thinnest on the eyelids and thickest on the palms and soles.",Riddle,12/12/06 #20443,Five Cards 2,2.62,1.19,weirdness_-_-,"Once again it's time to play five cards. Remember to concentrate on the clues and draw a diagram if needed. If you didn't try the first teaser, here's how it works: I have five cards: Square, Circle, Triangle, Diamond and Wavy Lines. Your job is to guess the order of the cards using the clues given. Here are the five clues: 1.The triangle and circle are one card apart. (There is 1 card in between them.) 2.The circle is next to the square, but not the wavy lines. 3.The wavy lines are first in the sequence; the square is not last. 4.The triangle is next to the wavy lines. 5.The diamond is as far away from the square as the triangle is from the circle.",Draw a diagram!,"Wavy Lines, Triangle, Square, Circle, Diamond 1.The triangle and circle are one card apart. This means they cannot be next to each other. 2.The circle is next to the square. It's on one side of the circle. 3.The wavy lines are first. This explains itself. 4.The triangle is next to the wavy lines, making the triangle second and circle fourth. 5.If the diamond is as far away from the wavy lines as possible, it must be last, which means the square is in between the circle and triangle, in the middle.",Logic,01/17/05 #25021,Which Numbers,2.07,2.72,luckyseven,"Which three numbers have been used to make up this phrase? HIT OFF ENTIRETY",spell the numbers,"THIRTEEN, FIFTY, and 0(zero)",Trick,08/03/05 #7564,Ring Ring Ring,2.78,2.56,BigSurf18,"The following group of numbers represents an 11-letter word. Can you figure out the word? 46244628466 31113211332",Try a phone.,Imagination! Look on a telephone; the first row is what number to look on. The second row is which letter to look at!,Logic,09/19/02 #17186,My Experience With Coffee,2.67,2.2,Palsha,"A man in Alaska was watching a dog sled race and, since it was so cold outside, he decided to get some coffee. Upon returning to the race, he accidentally bumped into a woman and spilled the coffee towards her face. However, not a drop hit her or the ground. What happened to the coffee? The coffee did not freeze.",No hint available.,"Once the hot contents hit the cold outside air, they vaporized into a fine mist.",Science,04/01/04 #13606,Deep in Unhappiness,2.27,1.52,cool_star,"When you yell help, I'm there, But if there's an emergency, who cares? When you're happy, I'm with you, When you're glad, goodbye. I'm deep in unhappiness, But not in depression. Who am I?",No hint available.,"I am the letter H. I'm in help, but not emergency. I'm in happy, but not glad. I'm in deep in unhappiness, but not in depression.",Riddle,07/03/03 #15596,Mad Ade's Rhyme Time #6,2.32,1.94,mad-ade,"This style of teaser is to use the clues given to find two words that rhyme and fit the description, for example a weird ape would be a funky monkey, or a wealthy Halloween gal would be a rich witch. 1, Game anxiety ? 2, Blouse Stain ? 3, One who lives in the basement ? 4, Magical Iguana ? 5, Arachnid's beverage ?",No hint available.,"1, Chess Stress 2, Shirt Dirt 3, Cellar Dweller 4, Wizard Lizard 5, Spider Cider",Language,11/28/03 #6531,Solomon's Teaching,2.46,0.9500000000000001,megnsvar,"There once was a king named Solomon. God had given him wisdom, so he was the wisest man in the land. Two women came to him one day. The first woman said to him, "" This woman and I live in the same house. We both had babies. This woman rolled over while she slept and suffocated her child. Since she was so heartbroken she switched her baby with mine while I slept, so that this morning I woke up and my baby was dead. But then I realized it wasn't my baby, but hers. But she says it isn't. Who is right?"" King Solomon had the remaining child brought to him. ""Cut him in half, and give each women one half. Then they shall be even,"" he ordered. How did this help solve the problem????",If you're stuck then look it up in the Bible. I'm pretty sure it's in 2Kings.,"The real mother cried for mercy for the child and said that the child could be given to the other women if the child's life could just be spared. Then other women said ""Go ahead, kill him. Then we shall be even."" Solomon then knew that the real mother would love her child so much that she wouldn't let him die, even if it meant losing him.",Trivia,08/14/02 #33960,Everyone Wants to be a Comedian,2.64,2.74,vlerma,"U.S.Presidents have been quoted since the United States began. Please decode the names of the Presidents and match them with their coded statements. 1. Iwuizib Ompjcop 2. Nczp Akppkxh 3. Vzcbie Nkyykuecp 4. Ohpxcp Nczpecp 5. Zkuwkuv Zcctku 1. I lccx biph vzmple lc iucfpx mp vzk xiua wkemxke Eipvi Joife. 2. Gzkp hcf ukijz vzk kpx cy hcfu ucqk, vmk i apcv mp mv, ipx zipl cp. 3. Xc hcf ukiomrk vzk ukeqcpemwmomvh M jiuuh? M'b vzk cpoh qkuecp wkvgkkp Umjziux Pmscp ipx vzk Gzmvk Zcfek. 4.Pc bivvku zcg bfjz jive ymlzv, vzkuk iogihe ekkb vc wk qokpvh cy amvvkpe. 5.Gzkp M gie hcfpl, qctkuvh gie ec jcbbcp gk xmxp'v apcg mv zix i pibk.","I = A K = E M = I C = O F = U","1 & 4 Abraham Lincoln - No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. 2 & 3 John Kennedy - Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person between Richard Nixon and the White House. 3 & 2 Thomas Jefferson - When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it, and hang on. 4 & 5 Lyndon Johnson - When I was young, poverty was so common we didn't know it had a name. 5 & 1 Herbert Hoover - A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. I = A W = B J = C X = D K = E Y = F L = G Z = H M = I N = J A = K O = L B = M P = N C = O Q = P D = Q U = R E = S V = T F = U T = V G = W S = X H = Y R = Z",Cryptography,11/14/06 #18675,Mad Ade's Heteronyms #5,2.39,2.05,Mad-Ade,"In this Teaser Mad Ade has created a sentence using heteronyms, which are identical words that have two separate differing meanings. In many occasions despite the same spellings the words are pronounced differently. For example : ""Please excuse me while I think of an excuse."" The word EXCUSE is used in one sentence, but has two very different meanings and pronunciations. Can you work out the heteronyms for these two sentences? 1, Since Mad Ade broke a ------ of bones in his left arm, it has always been a little ------ than his right arm. 2, ""Every time I --- seeds, "" said the Farmer ""The --- comes along and digs them up again""",No hint available.,"1, Number = several, more than one Number = of less feeling, not as sensitive. 2, Sow = cast seeds to the ground Sow = female pig.",Language,08/29/04 #10362,Flare,2.96,1.97,MrIxolite,"I am bound in a book but you cannot read me, I am struck and played but not musically, I am your equal in skill and also in stature, I am used in heat and light manufacture. What am I?",No hint available.,"A Match. A book of matches. You strike a match and can play in a match. If someone is your match they can either look like you or be your equal in skill. A match can make heat and light.",Riddle,02/10/03 #19924,Five Friends,2.93,2.2,Shirl,"Five friends are all pilots: Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bruckner, Dr. Thompson, Mr. Landis, and Lord Christopher. Each pilot has one daughter but named his plane after a friend's daughter. Mr. Landis's plane is the Carla Jean; Dr. Thompson's, the Rene. Elizabeth Johnson's father owns the Lindsey Kay. Mr. Bruckner owns the Mary Lynn, which is named after Mr. Landis's daughter. Carla's father used Lord Christopher's daughter's name for his plane. Who is Lindsey Kay's father?",No hint available.,"Mr. Bruckner Lindsey Kay- Mr. Bruckner's daughter Elizabeth -Mr. Johnson's daughter Carla Jean- Mr.Thompson's daughter Mary Lynne- Mr. Landis's daughter Rene- Lord Christopher's daughter",Logic,12/15/04 #8613,Driving Through the Country,2.23,1.55,lesternoronha1,I decided to drive through the country leisurely. On the first day I did only 7 miles. On the last day I did 51 miles increasing my journey 4 miles each day. How many days did I travel and how far?,No hint available.,"Actually this can be done by Arithmetic Progression taking the first term as 7 and the difference as 4. We use the formula Sn = (a+l)n/2 where n=12, a=7 and l=51 Also last term is given as 51. 348 miles in 12 days",Math,11/20/02 #4485,XQQME,2.44,0.91,arij,"can you decipher this: XQQME",No hint available.,"X Qs ME Excuse Me",Rebus,06/04/02 #31703,Double Feature 2,2.46,2.72,cnmne,"The Cinemarebus Theater is showing two movies. True to its name, the marquee shows each movie title in the form of a rebus. What movies are represented by the following two rebuses? (Note: <<<<< = indicated entry) Movie #1 Detective Morneau: ""Where were you on the night of the 15th of March?"" A: ""I was studying at the library."" B: ""I was baking cookies for the church social."" C: ""I was working at the diner."" D: ""I was undergoing surgery at the hospital."" E: remains silent <<<<< Movie #2 1 & 5 <<<<< 2 & 6 3 & 4",One of the movies starred Brendan Fraser; the other was released in 1968.,"Movie #1 The Mummy (the letter ""E"" says nothing, or ""the mum E""), Brendan Fraser, 1999 Movie #2 The Odd Couple (the indicated numbers are both odd, or ""the odd couple""), Jack Lemmon, 1968",Rebus,07/12/06 #42119,Nice Rides,2.13,0.73,whsprec,"4 friends own 4 luxury cars, which are 4 different colors. The names of the friends are Chris, Jessica, Lee, and Samantha. They own either an Aston Martin, a Ferrari, a Bentley, or a Rolls-Royce which are either Green, Red, Silver, or Blue. Match the owner to the car and the color. 1) Jessica and Lee do not own a Rolls-Royce, but one of them drives a blue car. 2) The person who drives the Ferrari has less than 6 letters in their name. 3) When Lee hit Chris's Bently, the silver mark from Lee's car clashed with the red.",No hint available.,"Jessica - Blue Aston Martin Lee - Silver Ferrari Samantha - Green Rolls-Royce Chris - Red Bentley",Logic-Grid,06/02/08 #1182,"3, 7, 14, 23, 36, 49...",2.25,2.5,mrice,"What are the next two numbers in this series: 3, 7, 14, 23, 36, 49, ...",Primes are half the answer!,"... 66, 83, ... The series is the sum of the series of positive prime numbers and squares, i.e.: 2,3,5,7,11,13.... + 1,4,9,16,25,36...",Series,10/20/01 #1114,Mystery Animal,2.44,2.45,mrice,"The following clues describe the LETTERS that when arranged properly identify an animal, which (sort of) also fits the descriptions: You won't find any of them in LOGS Half of them live in DWELLINGS. Don't expect to see any NOW or even in a DAY You'll discover they are all UNDOMESTICATED. What are they?",Use the first three clues to identify half of the letters you need. The word you are searching for is the plural form of the animal's name.,"MICE You can identify the I and E by eliminating the letters from LOGS, NOW, and DAY from the word DWELLINGS. Then you know there are four letters in the answer, and the only letters left from UNDOMESTICATED are UMCT, from which you have to pick two letters.",Language,10/12/01 #29412,Expenses,2.61,1.73,bigSWAFF_69_,"What phrase is represented by this rebus? thebank the b ank t he b an k t h e b a n k",No hint available.,Breaking the bank,Rebus,03/30/06 #30327,College Reunion,2.74,1.56,phrebh,"Three college friends, two males (Aldritch and Fred) and one female (Nikita), were at their 10 year class reunion. They talked about their favorites cuisines (Asian, European, and Tex-Mex), what they like to read (books, magazines, and online articles), and their hometowns (Ottumwa, Sausalito, and Toledo). During the course of the evening, they all also lied about their professions (CEO, doctor, pilot). Using the clues, determine each person's favorite cuisine, reading materials, hometowns, and what jobs they professed to have. 1. The three people are the one who likes European food, the one from Toledo, and the one that prefers books. 2. Nikita did not say that she was a CEO. 3. The three cuisines are the one eaten by the magazine reader, the one that the man from Toledo likes, and the one that the ""doctor"" likes. 4. The three professions lied about are the pilot, the one that Nikita said she did, and the one that the man from Sausalito said he did. 5. The ""pilot"" likes food from North America. 6. Aldritch always wanted to fly.",No hint available.,"Aldritch likes Tex-Mex food, said he was a pilot, comes from Toledo, and reads online. Fred likes European food, said he was a CEO, comes from Sausalito, and reads magazines. Nikita likes Asian food, said she was a doctor, comes from Ottumwa, and reads books.",Logic-Grid,05/07/06 #39285,Heritage Puzzles,2.36,2.3,psmgram,"""VG VF VZCBFFVOYR GUNG NAL CRBCYR BS TBIREAZRAG FUBHYQ RIRE CEBFCRE JURER ZRA ERAQRE ABG HAGB TBQ, GUNG JUVPU VF TBQ'F NF JRYY NF GB PNRFNE, GUNG JUVPU VF PNRFNE'F."" JVYYVNZ CRAA, 1682, SBHAQRE BS GUR PBYBAL BS CRAAFLYINAVN",S = F,"""It is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's as well as to Caesar, that which is Caesar's."" William Penn, 1682, founder of the colony of Pennsylvania A=N B=O C=P D=Q E=R F=S G=T H=U I=V J=W K=X L=Y M=Z N=A O=B P=C Q=D R=E S=F T=G U=H V=I W=J X=K Y=L Z=M",Cryptography,11/20/07 #27587,Disney Misfit,2.84,2.02,mufffin09,"Which Disney movie is the misfit? Hercules The Lion King Beauty and the Beast The Jungle Book The Aristocats Pocahontas Peter Pan The Little Mermaid Bambi",Only ONE doesn't belong,"Pocahontas All the other movies have invented characters, whereas Pocahontas is based on a REAL American heroine.",Group,12/19/05 #24781,Big Family,2.19,1.26,Cogito,How can your brother/sister become your brother/sister in law?,No hint available.,You and your sibling both marry siblings.,Logic,07/22/05 #5752,47 S in the D of I,2.27,2.56,mad-ade,47 S in the D of I (US),No hint available.,47 Sentences in the Declaration of Independence (US),Letter-Equations,07/21/02 #17177,Alaska to Washington,2.53,2.82,Jake,"What is the mathematical connection between these states? Alaska Arizona California Connecticut Hawaii Illinois Kentucky Maine Minnesota New Hampshire New Mexico Oregon South Dakota Texas Washington",This is a prime example of a good teaser with a good hint.,"If you assign numbers to each state alphabetically (Alabama=1, Wyoming=50) the states selected are all the prime numbers.",Group,03/31/04 #38965,A Basket Of Apples,2.28,0.8300000000000001,tricky77puzzle,"There are 6 apples in a basket. I take 4, but there are now 10 apples in the basket. How is this possible?",I took 4 apples...what's missing?,"I took 4 apples from a tree, and then put them in the basket.",Trick,10/27/07 #19510,Mad Ade's Homonyms #1,2.54,2.06,Mad-Ade,"This teaser features HOMONYMS, or words that are spelled differently, but sound alike. There are three blank spaces in each sentence below, and the answers are all homonyms. For example: ""In his job as a nurse's ____, Mad ___ regularly had to administer first ___."" The answers would be Aide, Ade and Aid. See if you can solve the following homonym teasers. Mad Ade was only one ____ short to be able to buy the _____ he had been ____ to buy. ""Don't be disturbing the ____ that ___ the shade of the ____, down by the river"" warned the farmer. ""I will show you the ___ to _____ the ____,"" said the shopkeeper to Miss Muffet.",No hint available.,"Cent, Scent, Sent Ewes, Use, Yews Way, Weigh, Whey",Language,11/23/04 #8368,"Books, Books, Books!",2.23,2.5100000000000002,PopaG,"George loves reading books. He reads 100 chapters a day. All the chapters are the same length, 40 pages. But the word number on each page changes. If it was the first page of a chapter it would have one word if it were the second it would have three words, the third page would have six and if it were the fourth page it would have 10. The page number and number of words correspond with each other and there is a distinct formula that would get the answer under any circumstances. What is it?",The tenth page would have 55 words. The page number=n.,"where n = page number words = (n(n+1))/2",Math,11/04/02 #8760,Truth or Lies,2.47,1.6300000000000001,lesternoronha1,You are traveling down a path and come to a fork in the road. A sign lays fallen at the path indicating that one path leads to a village where everyone tells the truth and the other to a village where everyone tells lies. The sign has been knocked down so you do not know which path leads to which village. Then someone from one of the villages (you don't know which one) comes down the path from which you came. You may ask him one question to determine which path goes to which village. What question do you ask?,No hint available.,"You point to either path and say, ""Are you from this village?"" If the person answers 'yes' then you are pointing to the truthful village, if they answer 'no' then you are pointing to the lying village. 1)If you point to the truthful village what will a truthful person say in answer to your question? 2)If you point to the truthful village what will a untruthful person say in answer to your question? 3)If you point to the untruthful village what will a truthful person say in answer to your question? 4)If you point to the untruthful village what will a untruthful person say in answer to your question? The answers to these questions are: 1. ""yes"", 2. ""yes"", 3. ""no"", 4. ""no"". Note that in the two cases where the answer is ""yes"" you are pointing to the truthful village and in the two cases where the answer is ""no"" you are pointing to the untruthful village. Thus you can tell from the reply to which village you are pointing. You do not have to know to whom you are speaking.",Logic,11/27/02 #4127,Man with a Match,2.38,2.62,cowcowloverjr,A man is found in the desert dead. In his hand is half of a match. How did he get there and how did he die?,At one time he was in the air.,"He was a robber who, along with a partner in crime had robbed a bank and found a hot air balloon. They stole it and were being chased by the police when a problem arose. They were sinking due to the weight of the money. They had to throw over either 1 of the 2 men or the money. One of the men pulled out a match. They closed their eyes and the one with the lightable side had to jump out. The man pulled the lightable end and jumped out.",Situation,05/17/02 #23141,"Famous People, Not-So-Famous Quotes",2.44,2.83,DennysGirl,"The following quotes are from famous people, but the quotes themselves aren't all that famous. 1) J cint ztbuze kimtkp. Ncth ncjyq ncth qyur tftzhncjyv. -Wtppjbi Pjsgpuy 2) Nct buuk ncjyv imuxn mtjyv lisuxp jp nziftkjyv. J cift ikrihp riynte nu nziftk ibzupp ptip, kjqt nu Biyiei iye pnxll. -Mzjnyth Pgtizp",They're both from singers.,"A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R I M B E T L V C J W Q K S Y U G O Z S T U V W X Y Z P N X F R A H D 1) I hate record labels. They think they know everything. - Jessica Simpson 2) The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always want to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff. - Britney Spears",Cryptography,05/25/05 #37920,Shuffle #9,2.96,1.7,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, you are to start with the word 'HALF', and then each time, change a letter to make a new word. You need to continue this process until you reach the word 'BACK'. You must do this in four (4) turns. Good luck. HALF _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK",No hint available.,"HALF HALE BALE BALK BACK",Language,08/23/07 #42618,Book Series IV,1.93,2.36,wannamarryharry,9 L H on the P B,No hint available.,Nine Little House on the Prairie books,Letter-Equations,07/27/08 #28270,Garbled Proverbs,2.7600000000000002,1.31,sgtammo,"In my college days, I had a History professor whose hobby was famous proverbs. Since he had a know-it-all attitude, I decided to challenge him one day. I made a little wager that he couldn't decipher my proverbs. I fooled him by using synonyms. Can you figure out the often used proverbs that my professor couldn't? 1. Greater delayed than not ever. 2. Don't dillydally till nevermore what you can do in present. 3. Disuse not, crave not. 4. Act unto another as you wish them transact to you.",They are good rules to live by.,"1. Better late than never. 2. Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 3. Waste not, want not. 4. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.",Language,01/26/06 #48703,0 = E of a S,1.73,1.66,shenqiang,0 = E of a S,It's a common geometric shape.,0 = edges of a sphere.,Letter-Equations,05/08/11 #7442,Harass,2.14,2.05,majd,"What is this common phrase? 1BCUHSOTPS",No hint available.,"Busting one's chops. (BUST in 1CHOPS=1BcUhSoTps)",Rebus,09/15/02 #37903,Upgrade,2.23,2.59,cnmne,"What letter completes the following sequence? P, C, S, L, C, M, C, ?",No hint available.,"These are the main ranks (ignoring intermediate ranks like First Lieutenant and Major General), from lowest to highest, in the military (United States Army). Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel thus G = General",Series,08/22/07 #26703,School,2.77,2.06,i_am_hated,Low Grade + 5th non-prime number (starting at 2) + To look down upon = A form of punishment.,Title.,"Detention. Low Grade=D, 5th non-prime number=10 (Other 4- 4, 6, 8, and 9), and to look down upon=Shun.",Language,11/03/05 #16645,Three of a Kind #3,2.7600000000000002,2.21,fishmed,"Following are groups of three words. Can you figure out the common link within each group? Example: Hurricane, camera, needle, (answer: eyes) 1: Curtain, Fisherman, Nuclear Reactor 2: Computer, Party Dip, Poker Game 3: Catcher, Dinner Table, Armadillo 4: Dentist, Oil Field, Army Camp 5: Radar, Porch, Basketball Game",No hint available.,"1: Rods 2: Chips 3: Plates 4: Drills 5: Screens",Language,02/18/04 #1564,Taps and Plugs,2.4,2.22,psychodude57,"My bath has two taps and a plug hole. The cold tap on its own fills the bath in 15 minutes, the hot one in 6 minutes. The plug hole can drain the bath in 30 minutes with the taps off. How long will the bath take to fill if I leave both taps on with the plug left out?",No hint available.,"5 minutes 1/15(Cold) + 1/6(Hot) = 1/x + 1/30 solve for x. 1/5 = 1/x =======> 5 minutes",Math,12/02/01 #3386,Jelly Beans,2.39,0.9,Drunky,"Alice, Ben, Charlie, David, and Ed entered a contest to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar. Alice guessed 30, Ben guessed 28, Charlie guessed 29, David guessed 25, and Ed guessed 26. Two were off the mark by 1, one was wrong by 4, and one by 3. But one was correct. How many jelly beans are in the jar at the store?",No hint available.,29,Math,04/09/02 #21325,A Stooge Race,2.73,1.9000000000000001,tsimkin,"Moe, Larry, and Curly were trying to figure out who among them was the fastest, and by how much. They decide to settle this by a series of 2-man 100-meter races. In the first race, Moe beats Larry by exactly 10 meters. (That is to say, when Moe crosses the finish line, Larry is 10 meters behind him.) In the second race, Larry beats Curly by exactly 10 meters. If they run at the exact same speeds as they did in their previous races (and their speed is constant over the entire course of the race), by what distance should Moe beat Curly when they race?",No hint available.,"19 meters. Instead of thinking about the distance one finishes ahead another, think of the total distance each racer covers. In the time it takes Moe to run 100 meters, Larry runs 90 meters, so his pace must be 90% of Moe's. In the time it takes Larry to run 100 meters, Curly runs 90 meters, so his pace is 90% of Larry's. Combining these two facts, we find that Curly's pace is 90% of (90% of Moe's), which is 81% of Moe's. So in the time that Moe runs 100 meters, Curly must run 81 meters, and therefore finish 19 meters behind Moe.",Logic,03/03/05 #5143,Confusing Poem,2.38,1.55,supermew30,"Fix this poem, using punctuation, so that it makes sense. I saw some wood floating in the air I saw an eagle bigger than a bear I saw a train swimming in a pond I saw a frog bending an iron bond I saw a blacksmith falling out of a tree I saw some wood.",No hint available.,"I saw some wood; Floating in the air, I saw an eagle; Bigger than a bear, I saw a train; Swimming in a pond, I saw a frog; Bending an iron bond, I saw a blacksmith; Falling out of a tree, I saw some wood.",Language,07/05/02 #17196,Die Without Me,2.46,0.86,dieblondboff,"Die without me, Never thank me. Walk right through me, Sometimes feel me. Sometimes hear me yet Never speaking and Never seen. What am I?",No hint available.,Air,Riddle,04/01/04 #23159,11 By 8,2.22,2.26,superben,"Use any math symbols and eleven 8's to make a total of 10,000.",No hint available.,88888/8 - 8888/8,Math,05/25/05 #6186,A Coat,2.53,1.98,SkEwL_gUrl,"As a coat, I protect all things you have bought But when rain is about, put me on not What am I?",No hint available.,Paint!,Riddle,08/02/02 #42591,Slice & Splice 21,2.23,2.75,cnmne,"Slice the six 3-letter words in Group A into individual letters. Then create three 6-letter words for Group B. Each of the Group B words is constructed by splicing one letter from each of the Group A words together. The letters can be spliced in whatever order necessary to create a word in the English language. Each letter from Group A can only be used one time. The Group B words share a common characteristic. One letter of each Group B word is provided. Group A: CUD, DEN, ICE, MAD, ONE, SET Group B: **C***, ***U**, D*****",No hint available.,"The Group B words are periods of time. SECOND, MINUTE, DECADE",Language,07/24/08 #1546,Always the Same,2.59,2.27,beans,"I have five letters. If you take the first and last, I will still be the same. Even if you take the middle letter, I will be the same as before. What am I?",No hint available.,"I am EMPTY. If you take away the first and last letters, you have MPT, which is pronounced the same way. If you take away the middle letter, you have EMTY, still pronounced the same!",Riddle,11/27/01 #38103,Theo The Thespian I,2.87,2.68,tonksrulez,"Theo Cartwright is an amateur actor and playwright. It is his dream to be able to do what he loves professionally. Unfortunately, every time he performs one of his plays, the critics always pick out something that is wrong with it. Today, he performed a heart-warming monologue to a crowd of hundreds, including a critic from the local newspaper. The show was entitled ""Dear Dolphin, I Will Always Miss You"", and it was a monologue just for Theo. He went on stage and started to perform. ""My poor dolphin,"" he started, ""how I miss you. I met you many years ago, during my time at your aquarium. But I knew you were not right for a world like that. I set you free into the ocean, where you could frolic with your dolphin friends. But my heart ached when I saw the drastic news a month later. Your body had washed up on shore. Your cold, lifeless eyes broke my heart through the TV screen. I raced to meet you at the animal morgue. There they told me how you could not survive in ocean life. You died of starvation: you did not get enough food for yourself and, when your stomach was empty, you lived no more. I will miss you."" Later on, he met up with the critic to ask him what he thought. ""I'm sorry,"" said the critic. ""There was one big mistake in your show and I personally could not see past it. I'm going to have to give you a poor review."" What had Theo done wrong?",It has something to do with the way the dolphin died.,"Dolphins do not die of starvation! Since they live so far from freshwater and they cannot drink saltwater, they naturally get all their water from the fats in their food. Therefore, a dolphin will always die of dehydration before it dies of hunger.",Science,09/04/07 #25160,9 to 5,2.54,2.86,norcekri,"Can you identify these movies? 9 = M 8 = C N 7 = D I M 6 = D O S 5 = P Y M I H","9 Hugh Grant 8 Adam Sandler 7 Fredric March 6 Stockard Channing 5 Jon Voight","Nine Months Eight Crazy Nights Seven Days in May Six Degrees of Separation Five People you Meet in Heaven",Letter-Equations,08/08/05 #44988,Clean Those Windows!,2.5,1.13,Loofre,"A girl has been assigned to window cleaning for the day. She has to clean three windows, all different sizes. However, the girl is very pale and burns easily, so she wants to decide which SPF factor to use. She begins cleaning at 12:00 in the morning and can clean 1 square metre in 1 minute. The first window is 10' by 10', the second 9' by 16', and the third 9' by 20'. Assuming that any SPF sunscreen is available, which one should she buy?",No hint available.,"0. She starts at 12:00 in the morning, or midnight. At that time, the sun isn't up yet.",Trick,07/31/09 #10596,Cooking Quickly,2.49,1.61,Phily,"After climbing to the top of a mountain, Phil is hungry and gets out his cookpot for a good spaghetti meal. Unfortunately, as it's not a pressure cooker it will take longer to cook. What can Phil do to cook the spaghetti more quickly? (He's already turned the fuel on max, and he doesn't have to stay with the pot)",He can add something other than water and spaghetti to the pot.,"He adds a lot of salt to the water to increase the boiling point (actually, anything that would dissolve would do that, but he prefers salt). In theory he could also round the bottom edge of his pot by grinding it (which would also increase the surface area exposed to hot air because of roughness), but he'd probably spend more time doing that than he'd save on cooking time.",Science,02/20/03 #17667,Hostage Rescue Successful,2.69,2.24,dsquared,"What expression is represented below? Headlines: Hostage Rescue *CRUNCH* Successful New Budget *RIP* Reveals Big Tax Cuts 250 Survive Train *SNAP* Crash",The headlines themselves are unimportant in terms of their content or what the headline is actually about.,Breaking News,Rebus,05/17/04 #47925,Altar Une Litter - 2,2.68,2.35,dalfamnest,"Alter one letter of each word in the groups to make well-known phrases. e.g. ""Lack no worm"" would become ""Back to work"". These have a sporting theme. 1. Sick oaf 2. Kiss thy cat 3. Jumping icon 4. Dump thy gin 5. Melt hour march",No hint available.,"1. Kick off 2. Miss the cut 3. Pumping iron 4. Jump the gun 5. Meet your match",Language,09/05/10 #18247,Pattern 15,2.11,1.4,oosunshyneoo,"Five different whole numbers add up to 15, Multiply those same five numbers and you get 120. What are the five numbers?",No hint available.,"1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 = 120 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15",Math,07/18/04 #48773,Tom Swifties Are Back,2.66,2.13,dalfamnest,"A Tom Swifty is a play on words. Tom speaks, and the way he is said to speak is a meaningful pun. e.g. ""I love hot dogs"", Tom said frankly. The ""frank"" describes how he spoke and relates to the hot dog! [Frankfurter!] Choose one of the listed words or phrases to fill each gap. 1. ""I'm back! Did you remember my name?"" asked Tom _____. 2. ""I'm glad I'm not one of those native labourers,"" said Tom _____. 3. ""For what we are about to receive, Lord make us truly thankful,"" said Tom _____. 4. ""I punched him in the stomach three times,"" said Tom _____. 5. ""I'm still waiting for my promotion,"" Tom admitted _____. ** WORD LIST ** coolly, flippantly, gracefully, hoarsely, impartially, mysteriously, openly, privately, swiftly, triumphantly",No hint available.,"1. Swiftly 2. Coolly 3. Gracefully 4. Triumphantly 5. Privately If you think you have a better word to use in any of the above sentences, please write it as a comment for us all to enjoy... ...and if you really need an explanation, scroll down... 1. Tom's name (almost!) 2. Native labourers of India and China are sometimes called coolies. 3. These words are traditionally spoken as a short prayer before meals (grace). 4. Tri-UMPH-antly suggests three (tri-) punches!! 5. Tom is still a Private - a soldier of the lowest rank. Tom Swift was an adventure hero created by American writer Victor Appleton. In the books, almost all of Tom's remarks were written with an adverb or adverbial phrase. From this style, the term ""Tom Swifty"" has come to be used for this form of word play.",Language,05/31/11 #1741,Fill in the Blanks,2.19,2.07,JOKESTER8000,"Can you fill in the blanks using +, -, / and * to make the equation work out? 7 7 7 1 2 3 6 2=8",No hint available.,"Two possible answers are: 7*7/7*1+2+3-6+2=8 and 7+7+7*1-2-3-6-2=8",Math,12/18/01 #52225,Mr. Froopaloop's Fiance,3.37,2.37,wimpykidfan37,"Hans Ernest Froopaloop, Jr. will marry one of three women: Audrey, Brenda, and Charlotte. Here are some facts: 1. Of Audrey and Brenda: a. Either they both have blue eyes or neither has blue eyes. b. One has red hair and the other does not. 2. Of Audrey and Charlotte: a. Either they both have red hair or neither has red hair. b. One is 5'11"" and the other is not. 3. Of Brenda and Charlotte: a. One has blue eyes and the other does not. b. One is 5'11"" and the other is not. 4. Of the three characteristics; blue eyes, red hair and 5'11"": a. If any of the three women has exactly two of the three characteristics, Mr. Froopaloop will marry the one with the least number of characteristics. b. If any of the three women has exactly one of the three characteristics, Mr. Froopaloop will marry the one with the greatest number of characteristics. Who will Mr. Froopaloop marry?",No hint available.,"Mr. Froopaloop will marry Charlotte. Facts 1a and 3a tell us that Charlotte is either the only one with blue eyes or the only one without blue eyes. Facts 1b and 2a tell us that Brenda is either the only one with red hair or the only one without red hair. Facts 2b and 3b tell us that Charlotte is either the only one who is 5'11"" or the only one who isn't 5'11"". Fact 4 tells us that no one woman can have one characteristic while another has two characteristics. This gives us two scenarios: 1. Audrey has blue eyes, does not have red hair, and is 5'11"". Brenda has blue eyes, red hair, and is 5'11"". Charlotte does not have blue eyes, does not have red hair, and is not 5'11"". 2. Audrey does not have blue eyes, has red hair, and is not 5'11"". Brenda does not have blue eyes, does not have red hair, and is not 5'11"". Charlotte has blue eyes, red hair, and is 5'11"". Fact 4a tells us that in scenario 1, Mr. Froopaloop will marry Charlotte. Fact 4b tells us that in scenario 2, Mr. Froopaloop will marry...Charlotte.",Logic,06/21/19 #29010,Word Clues I,2.73,1.95,aznboi1324,"For each of the following clues, what is a synonym that contains the letters in the ()? 1. Separate (TER) 2. Bottle (CAR) 3. To have power to do it (BIL) 4. Allow (MIT) 5. Commander of a ship (CAP) 6. Stage (PLAT) 7. Applicant (DID)",No hint available.,"1. scat(ter) 2. (CAR)ton 3. a(BIL)ity 4. per(mit) 5. (CAP)tain 6. (PLAT)form 7. can(DID)ate",Language,03/10/06 #45261,Mr. and Mrs. Crazy: Petrol Shortage,2.81,1.97,CaIceDevil,"Recently Mr. And Mrs. Crazy have heard the news about the petrol shortage. The king has introduced to the villagers petrol rationing according to the following system, based on the 3-digit number of each number-plate (000 to 999) of the cars in the village. People could only buy petrol on certain days as follows: Sunday: if each of the three digits was less than 6 Monday: if the 3-digit number was odd Tuesday: if the sum of the three digits was greater than 10 Wednesday: if the 3-digit number was a multiple of 3 Thursday: if the sum of the three digits was less than 15 Friday: if at least two of the three digits were the same Saturday: if the 3-digit number was less than 500 If Mr. and Mrs. Crazy could refuel their car on any day of the week, what is the number on their car's number-plate?",No hint available.,255,Math,09/11/09 #7668,Two Americans,2.36,2.2,warrior,"Two Americans met in broad daylight. In the sight of a number of people, one of them shot and killed the other. The killing was deliberate, the killer was not an officer of the law, nor was the victim a criminal. However, no legal action was taken. How come?",No hint available.,"This took place during the American Civil War, or as some prefer to call it, the War Between the States. The principals of our story were a Union soldier and a Confederate soldier.",Situation,09/23/02 #28732,Three American States,2.57,1.55,lips,"Which three American states have been merged together? CONEALHIWJIFERSORONIEYA","C, O, NJ.","California, Ohio, New Jersey.",Language,02/21/06 #50105,Prime Maze 2,2.25,2.59,eighsse,"Below is a maze of numbers. Start at the number in ( ) and make your way to the number in [ ], by moving only between adjacent numbers (not diagonally) whose difference is a prime number. For instance, you can move from a 4 to a 15 (or vice versa) because the difference is 11, a prime number. Remember: 2 is a prime number, but 1 and 0 are not! ..9....7....3....5...12...1....6...11 ................................................ ..6...(2)...8....9....2....0....4....0 ................................................ ..4...10...1...12...6....7...11...6 ................................................ ..1....3....7....4....9...10...2....9 ................................................ .12...8....9....5...10...8....4...12 ................................................ .11...6...12...2....4....7....1....5 ................................................ ..8....5...10...3...11...3....8...[9] ................................................ ..3....1....7....2...13...1....4...11",No hint available.,"Each directional move (Up, Right, Down, or Left) is listed below: ULDDDRDD LDRRDRRU ULURRUUU LLDLUURR RRDDRDLD DDLDRRU",Other,01/30/14 #2034,9000,2.05,1.34,jokester8000,What three consecutive numbers sum to 9000?,No hint available.,2999 3000 3001,Math,01/15/02 #43158,How Old? How Much? How Tall?,2.66,1.52,whsprec,"Four men underwent their yearly physicals. The four men are Toby, Justin, Sam, and Joey. From the clues, determine their ages, heights, and weights. 1) Sam is five years older than the tallest man, and he is lighter than the shortest man. 2) Justin is taller than the oldest man and lighter than the youngest. 3) Joey is two inches shorter and ten pounds heavier than Justin, but Joey weighs less than the tallest man. 4) Someone is 6'1"" and 40 years old and someone is 5'11"" and weighs 170 pounds. 5) The lightest man is five years older than the shortest man. 6) The youngest man is 30, one inch shorter than Sam, and five pounds lighter than Toby. 7) The man who is 6' is not Toby, 175-pound Joey, or the oldest man.",No hint available.,"45- Sam- 5'11""- 170 pounds 40- Toby- 6'1""-180 pounds 35-Justin-6'-165 pounds 30-Joey-5'10'- 175 pounds",Logic-Grid,09/21/08 #49455,Never Only Work One Way,2.59,0.93,chutz42,"I never only work one way, Despite what you normally think. I came in many shapes and sizes, And often sit over a sink. You see me almost everywhere, Although you may not know. When you see your reflection You know it's what I also show. So tell me now, do you know? What am I? Can you see? Read through these very simple clues And soon you will find me.",No hint available.,"A mirror! Line 1: There is no such thing as a one-way mirror! Line 2: Normally, we use mirrors that APPEAR to be one-way, so we tend to think of them as one-way. Line 3: You see mirrors wherever there is glass - all glass is a mirror. It only depends on the amount of light in the space on each side as to how strong the mirror is. Imagine a house at night, you can't see out, can you! Line 4: Regular mirrors are often over sinks in bathrooms. Line 5+6: Giveaway lines! You see your reflection in a mirror.",Riddle,04/27/12 #38927,Stay Off the Train Tracks!,2.57,2.2,snowmonster,"Each word contains ""rail"" or ""road"" in it. Use the hints below to figure these words out. 1) Expressed objections bitterly 2) Unfairly convicted 3) Type of writing 4) Streaks in the sky 5) Way to sow seeds 6) Type of motoring 7) Old-time car 8) Type of carpeting",No hint available.,"1) Railed 2) Railroaded 3) Braille 4) Contrails 5) Broadcast 6) Off-road 7) Roadster 8) Broadloom",Language,10/25/07 #39349,A Pause For Station Identification III,2.81,1.92,Hrsemn4,"In the United States all radio and television stations are represented by ""call letters"". Each set of call letters is 4 letters long. Call letters for stations east of the Mississippi river begin with a ""W"", while stations west of the river begin with ""K"". Using the description of their station and/or the format, figure out the call letters of these fictional stations. (e.g. A station for people getting their affairs in order before they die might be WILL.) Note: Some stations will use phonetics opposed to exact spelling. West of Mississippi River: 1) A station all about a certain type of fish. 2) A station all about a green leafy vegetable high in beta carotene. 3) A station all about small metal containers used to package soda. East of Mississippi River: 1) A station all about Pink Floyd's well known 1979 album and 1982 movie. 2) A station about the different energy measurements of light bulbs. 3) A station about how to get rid of unwanted plants in your yard or garden.",No hint available.,"West: 1) KARP (carp) 2) KALE (very good for you, tasty too) 3) KANS (cans) East: 1) WALL 2) WATT (SI unit for measuring energy) 3) WEED",Other,11/24/07 #32568,Liquid to Start,2.72,1.67,grungy49,"Though liquid to start, don't push me too far, For then I will break, and the damage may scar. What am I?",No hint available.,Glass.,Riddle,08/21/06 #31152,Take a Break,3.1,1.2,GebbieRose,"Discovered in Africa, I spread like a tide To become a hot staple known the world wide. A necessity to some, a treasure to many, I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company. Some like me hot and some like me cold. Some prefer mild, others only bold. Some take me straight, while some like to savor My essence to which has been added a flavor. So put down your cares and sit awhile with me; I'll send you back refreshed and full of energy.","This doesn't need a hint, but in case you peeked: I'll have a grande latte!","Coffee. It was first discovered in the area of Africa now called Ethiopia. Legend has it that a goat herder observed his goats acting unusually frisky after eating berries from a bush. When he tried them himself, his energy was renewed. And the rest is history.",Riddle,06/16/06 #35704,Bearer of Water,2.11,2.96,cnmne,"What musician or band does the indicated (<<<<<) entry of this rebus represent? The teaser title is a rewording of a hit single or album. Hexagon Measurements 1) Side A = 4 inches 2) Side B = 5 inches 3) Side C = 6 inches 4) Side D = 7 inches 5) Side E = 8 inches <<<<< 6) Side F = 9 inches",No hint available.,"The Fifth Dimension (the indicated measurement is the fifth measurement, or dimension); title = Aquarius (the Zodiac constellation for the Water-Bearer) The Fifth Dimension recorded the song ""Aquarius"".",Rebus,03/15/07 #17154,Wood,2.42,1.21,Pitter,What goes round and round the wood but never gets into the wood?,Think tree,The bark of a tree,Riddle,03/30/04 #10482,"Emit, Leaf, Each, Sage",2.5,2.6,snaps,"Swap one word from the first list with one word in the second list so that the two lists have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property? List 1: each, name, leaf, sage List 2: kiss, slow, over, item",No hint available.,"The words that must be swapped are ""leaf"" and ""slow"". The property is that each word can have a letter moved from one end to the other and a new word will be formed. List 1 words must have the first letter moved to the end of the word, while list 2 words must have the last letter moved to the front of the word. List 1: each (ache), name (amen), slow (lows), sage (ages) List 2: kiss (skis), leaf (flea), over (rove), item (mite)",Group,02/15/03 #36999,Birbal The Wise - XVIII,3.21,2.25,brainster,"Emperor Akbar once ruled over India. He was a wise and intelligent ruler; and he had in his court the Nine Gems, his nine advisors, who were each known for a particular skill. One of these Gems was Birbal, known for his wit and wisdom. The story below is one of the examples of his wit. Do you have it in you to find the answer? One day, Emperor Akbar posed a question to Birbal. He asked him what Birbal would choose if he offered either justice or a gold coin. ""The gold coin,"" said Birbal without hesitation. On hearing this, Akbar was taken aback. ""You would prefer a gold coin to justice?"" he asked, not believing his own ears. ""Yes,"" said Birbal. The other courtiers were amazed by Birbal's display of idiocy. They were full of glee that Birbal had finally managed himself to do what these courtiers had not been able to do for a long time - discredit Birbal in the emperor's eyes! ""I would have been disappointed if this was the choice made even by my lowliest of servants,"" continued the emperor. ""But coming from you it's not only disappointing, but shocking and sad. I did not know you were so debased!"" How did Birbal justify his answer to the enraged and hurt Emperor?",No hint available.,"""One asks for what one does not have, Your Majesty."" said Birbal, smiling gently and in quiet tones. ""Under Your Majesty's rule, justice is available to everybody. But I am a spendthrift and always short of money and therefore I said I would choose the gold coin."" The answer immensely pleased the emperor and respect for Birbal was once again restored in the emperor's eyes.",Situation,06/20/07 #26156,The Missing Llama,2.97,1.69,Llama-Llover,"Agent Llearson got a call from a frantic farmer early in the morning. One of his prize llamas had disappeared while he was waiting by an expectant llama. Apparently, the farmer had done nothing but stay by the llama for days, as the birth could occur at any time. However, he still needed to feed the other llamas, so while quickly stocking their hay, the farmer noticed one of his favorite llamas was missing. And recently too, judging by the fact the other llamas were still hanging around the gate, a place they normally avoided. The farmer wanted Agent Llearson to come over right away to investigate. Llearson agreed, hung up the phone, and grabbed the keys to the car. Just outside the llama farm, Agent Llearson saw a van parked by the gate. The person inside saw him and climbed out with a nervous smile. Llearson greeted the man and asked him what he was doing there. The man identified himself as a llama expert, and said he had come to the farm to help with the new birth. Llearson nodded and said ""It must be very hard work being such an expert on llamas."" ""Oh yes,"" said the man, ""Sometimes there are so many llama kids being born, I find myself very tired from all that strenuous work, and go to sleep as soon as I get home."" ""Well, I'm afraid you won't be going anywhere tonight except jail if you don't return the llama you stole from that frantic farmer right now, Mr. Expert."" said Llearson with a faint smile on his face. How did Agent Llearson know the man's reason for being there was false? And how did Agent Llearson know the man actually took the llama?",No hint available.,"Agent Llearson knew the man was lying in 3 ways. First, the man said he was there to assist with the birth. He could not have known about the birth recently, because the farmer had done nothing but stay by the expectant llama until he had to feed the other llamas. Therefore, the farmer never called the llama expert, and even if he did, he never would have called so late in the pregnancy. Second, the ""llama expert"" referred to the baby llama as a ""kid"" instead of the correct term, ""cria."" And third, llama births generally have no need of assistance, yet the man said he was always tired from helping with births at the end of the day. Sadly, the man opened his van and let loose the llama, who first spit on the ""expert"" before running back to the farm.",Mystery,10/01/05 #3430,Egg Drop,2.23,1.77,tech_guy5,"An egg has to fall 100 feet, but it can't break upon landing (or in the air). Its fall can't be slowed down, nor can its landing be cushioned in any way. How is it done?",No hint available.,Drop it from more than 100 feet high. It won't break for the first 100 feet.,Logic,04/11/02 #25030,Selling Houses,2.25,0.7000000000000001,jajajaja,"Jennifer, Carol and Tim all own properties in rather exclusive areas of town, and have recently had them valued. Carol lives in Sunflower Rise, but her property is not worth £75 000. The property in Joy Row worked out as the cheapest despite it being a lovely road. Tim lives in a terrace house, although there are no terraced houses along Crispin Way. Jennifer's property is not a Bungalow. Can you work out from these clues which person lives where, in which property and how much their house was valued?",rs=rise,"Jennifer, Flat, Crispin Way, £75 000 Carol, Bungalow, Sunflower Rise, £100 000 Tim, Terrace, Joy Row, £40 000",Logic-Grid,08/03/05 #34515,Missing Letters 6,2.84,2.42,jazzmusician46,"Below are incomplete words. Place four (4) letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. Good luck. bo (_ _ _ _) mal bla (_ _ _ _) fast home (_ _ _ _) le fe (_ _ _ _) ness who (_ _ _ _) lasting or (_ _ _ _) ings",No hint available.,"bother - thermal blasted - stedfast homesick - sickle female - maleness whoever - everlasting ordeal - dealings",Language,12/21/06 #35355,Famous People Anagrams VII,2.13,2.31,DaleGriffin,"Below are three anagrams of famous people's names, but who are they? (The numbers in brackets represent the number of letters required for each name) 1) A HAZE SECRET NET JOIN (9,4-5) 2) SWAM BOIL RIB LIE (6,8) 3) THAT TOLD I MY NO (7,6)","1) A Welsh actress 2) An English singer whose career started as a member of the band 'Take That'. 3) A British actor, best known for portraying James Bond in 'The Living Daylights' and 'Licence to Kill'.","1) Catherine Zeta-Jones 2) Robbie Williams 3) Timothy Dalton",Language,02/18/07 #12413,Now Showing,2.15,1.82,jimbo,"Jimbo was lining up at the box-office to buy a ticket when an earth tremor shook the building, causing panic in the patrons and spilt pop-corn. Jimbo ran into the street to see the letters from the marquee tumbling down on to the roadway. ""Good Grief !"" cried Jimbo as he read the arrangement of the fallen letters, ""They're having a Dead Role Rim Tax. I can't afford this movie anymore"". What movie was showing?","Rearrange the letters in ""Dead Role Rim Tax"" to get a movie title.",Matrix Reloaded,Language,05/17/03 #14590,Judjement,2.8,1.26,fishmed,"What phrase is represented below? Judjement",Oops,An error in judgement.,Rebus,08/27/03 #13359,In The Trenches,2.66,2.07,MrIxolite,"Captain Ixolite was battling in the trenches during World War One. He received a coded message from one of his lieutenants, reporting on the severity of their situation. The lieutenant was a big fan of the common rebus and sent his report accordingly: We Are Up v Midable1 Midable3 Midable5 and Midable7 What did the report tell him?",No hint available.,"We Are Up Against Formidable Odds We are up ( V = against as in sports match , versus) Four midable odds (odd numbers)",Rebus,06/23/03 #13151,What's Your Name?,2.53,1.33,hersheykiss8908,"At a party at Wordwood College, three hosts/hostesses were asked to pin their names on their shirts. It looks like they wrote numbers instead. Can you figure out their names? Here are the names on the tags: 31770, 317537, and 31573",This involves no math.,"Flip the tags upside down. They say Ollie, Leslie, and Elsie.",Other,06/14/03 #45971,The *Q*U*I*Z* Quiz,2.22,2.42,dalfamnest,"Six English verbs contain the letters Q, U, I, and Z in order. Do you know them from these clues? 1. To ""quiet the dragons of worry and fear"". 2. To balance the scores. 3. To turn assets into cash, possibly to pay debts. 4. To talk to oneself, aloud. 5. To divide something into smaller, measurable pieces. 6. To make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else.",All of the answers end in '-ize' (e.g. harmonize).,"1. Tranquilize 2. Equalize 3. Liquidize 4. Soliloquize 5. Quantize 6. Ventriloquize",Language,12/11/09 #33501,Spungy's Groonerisms 4,2.68,2.08,grungy49,"A spoonerism is a pair of words that when they have their initial sounds switched, they make new words. They do not have to sound the same, and may be separated with an 'a', for example 'fat horse, hat fours'. From the definitions below, can you figure out each spoonerism? A good male + Something that cools by spinning around in a quarry. Make fun of my two organs of hearing + Lighten my cries Farewell to everyone + The globe of the eye To strip the covering from the organ of sight + Right up in the air",No hint available.,"Fine man + Mine fan Tease my ears + Ease my tears Bye all + Eyeball Skin the eye + In the sky",Language,10/15/06 #36935,Famous People Anagrams VIII,2.44,2.02,DaleGriffin,"Below are three anagrams of famous people's names, but who are they? (The numbers in brackets represent the number of letters required for each name.) 1) ICE TUMORS (3,6) 2) BEEPS TURN (4,5) 3) GATHER LIKE INKY (5,9)","1) An American actor and film producer. 2) A British singer who was formerly in the band 'Dead or Alive'. 3) A British actress, who plays Elizabeth Swan in 'Pirates of the Caribbean'.","1) Tom Cruise 2) Pete Burns 3) Keira Knightley",Language,06/14/07 #49172,You're to Blame,2.43,1.94,Mathgeek007,H S E H A O R T T,This rebus lyric comes before the lyric in the title.,Shot through the Heart,Rebus,12/04/11 #27237,Snake Dilemma,2.55,1.61,metallicman,"A man was transporting two similar looking snakes to the veterinarian. One was the Coral snake, and the other was the Scarlet King snake. They both had similar colour patterns, which made it very hard to determine which is which (they both have yellow black red patterns). A big difference is that the Coral is very venomous, while the Scarlet King is non-venomous. As he got them to the veterinarian building to secure them, he realized they had both gotten out of their cage. When he saw the first one, he reached down without a second glance, grabbed it, and brought it inside, knowing that if it bit him he wouldn't be poisoned. How did he know it was the non-venomous snake?",No hint available.,"One difference between the snakes is that the Coral colour pattern has bigger areas of black than the Scarlet king. The Scarlet King has small stripes of black, while the Coral has large stripes of black, which makes them look different enough to determine which snake is which.",Trivia,11/30/05 #4710,Eggseggs,2.47,1.2,missie,"Decipher this: eggseggs ---------- eeeee's e",No hint available.,2 eggs over easy (eeee's e),Rebus,06/14/02 #38071,Pole in a Lake,2.24,1.84,tigersrule,"There is a pole in a lake. One-half of the pole is in the ground, another one-third in the water, and 12 ft. are out of the water. (ft.=feet) How long is the pole?",No hint available.,72 ft.,Math,09/02/07 #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 #13527,An Arena,2.54,1.75,cool_star,"I am a round arena I have three racers They have different lengths Also different speeds There is no starting or ending No winner or loser either What am I?",The racers are racing with time.,"I am a clock. I am round with three hands, which have different lengths. They also 'run' in different speeds. They have no starting or ending points on the clock and there is no winner or loser to this 'race'.",Riddle,06/30/03 #44033,Which President?,2.58,1.76,perrygf,"Grover Cleveland was the 22nd president of the United States. He was succeeded by Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland was then elected the 24th president, succeeding Harrison. Therefore, Cleveland, on his second election, succeeded his own successor. Which was the only other United States president to succeed his own successor?","This is in Logic, not Trivia!","Benjamin Harrison. He succeeded Cleveland, who was his successor.",Logic,01/31/09 #49975,Words With LO,2.08,2.36,cnmne,"Five words that contain LO as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **LO*, *LO***, **LO**, ***LO*, LO***** Pool: A, A, A, B, E, E, E, F, G, H, M, N, N, P, R, R, S, T, W, Z",No hint available.,"SALON, FLOWER, APLOMB, HARLOT, LOZENGE",Language,10/26/13 #15644,Locked Up,2.57,1.44,od-1,"I'm a lock without a key. No combination either you see. I'm not a lock like you might think. I lock up stuff that you can drink. I'm not a tap or faucet as such. But open me and watch the gush. If you're a sailor you'll be thankful for me. For without my help inland you may never see. So tell me my friend if you can see. What kind of lock does not have a key?",Think boats.,"A water ( or ship ) lock . Section of canal that can be closed to control the water level; used to raise or lower vessels that pass through it. Locks have no keys. They hold water which people drink. If opened water comes gushing out. Without locks boats could not sail inland in many cases.",Riddle,12/03/03 #8411,What Kind of Decision?,2.7600000000000002,1.4,kiwioz9,"What is this phrase? Decision Deci/sion",No hint available.,Split-second decision.,Rebus,11/06/02 #38086,Jumble #13,2.52,2.45,Dontrelle,"Unscramble these mixed up letters to make real words. Then, take the letters that correspond to the numbers shown to make the SUPERword. 1). _ _ _ _ _ _ E E L A S N (Take the first letter.) 2). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H T O U Y P L M (Take the second and sixth letters.) 3). _ _ _ _ _ _ T T O O Y A (Take the second and fifth letters.) Now with the letters you have collected, unscramble them and tell me what the SUPERword is. (You should have 5 letters.) SUPERword). _ _ _ _ _",Car companies,"1). Saleen (Take ""S"".) 2). Plymouth (Take ""U"" and ""L"".) 3). Toyota (Take ""O"" and ""T"".) SUPERword). Lotus",Language,09/03/07 #29672,"256, 269, 286, 302, 307, 317, 328, 341, ?, ?",2.49,2.53,----,"What are the next two numbers in this series? 256, 269, 286, 302, 307, 317, 328, 341, ?, ?",See their remainders upon division by 9 might help.,"349, 365. Each number from the second is its preceding number plus its digital sum(269=256+2+5+6, etc.)",Series,04/10/06 #43116,Earth 4,2.14,3.06,cnmne,"Where does Earth belong in the following astronomical series? Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Saturn, Venus, Mercury",What's your sign?,"The series lists the planets in order of increasing orbit inclination, relative to the ecliptic. Earth belongs before Uranus. Orbit Inclination (degrees) Earth = 0.00 Uranus = 0.77 Jupiter = 1.30 Neptune = 1.77 Mars = 1.85 Saturn = 2.49 Venus = 3.39 Mercury = 7.00",Science,09/18/08 #19154,Who Likes Whom ?,2.25,1.8800000000000001,lesternoronha1,"The relationships of a person X with 3 people P, Q and R are given below. 1) X likes at least one of the three people. 2) If X likes P, but not R, then he also likes Q. 3) X likes both R and Q, or he likes neither of them. 4) If X likes R, then he also likes P. Which of the following statements can be deduced from the above? A) X likes P, Q and R. B) X likes only P. C) X likes only Q. D) X likes P and Q only. NOTE: Out of the given set of 4 statements, it is not necessary that one and only one statement can be deduced. One or more statements may be possible to be deduced.",No hint available.,"Only statement A which states that X likes P, Q and R can be deduced. The relationships given are 1) X likes at least one of the three people. 2) If X likes P, but not R, then he also likes Q. 3) X likes both R and Q, or he likes neither of them. 4) If X likes R, then he also likes P. The statements given are A) X likes P, Q and R. B) X likes only P. C) X likes only Q. D) X likes P and Q only. From relationship 3, we can get the following two cases:- Case 1 : Let us assume that X neither likes R nor Q. It implies that he likes P since from relationship 1, he likes at least one of the three. However relationship 2 which says that if X likes P, but not R, then X also likes Q contradicts the above observation. Case 2 : Let us assume that X likes both R and Q. Then from relationship 4, X likes P also, since he likes R. This does not violate any of the given relationships. Since we know that only the above two cases are possible and Case 1 being ruled out due to contradictory statements, from observation 2 we can deduce only statement A which says that X likes P, Q and R.",Logic,10/14/04 #42625,Steve Martin Quips,2.37,2.3,MarcM1098,"The following quotes are from Steve Martin (born August 14, 1945). An American, he is best known as an actor and comedian. He appeared frequently on ""The Tonight Show"" and ""Saturday Night Live"". In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy. See if you can decode these quotes. J LJF TQUWKZU MZCMWQCP QM BQGP, FKZ GCKT, CQRWU. Q'NP RKU UK GPPD HVPJUWQCR. QU'BB HP SF TKVMU HZMQCPMM SQMUJGP QO Q LKC'U. HKF, UWKMP OVPCYW: UWPF WJNP J LQOOPVPCU TKVL OKV PNPVFUWQCR!","C=N H=B Q=I","A DAY WITHOUT SUNSHINE IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, NIGHT. I'VE GOT TO KEEP BREATHING. IT'LL BE MY WORST BUSINESS MISTAKE IF I DON'T. BOY, THOSE FRENCH: THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT WORD FOR EVERYTHING! Key: B=L C=N D=P F=Y G=K H=B J=A K=O L=D M=S N=V O=F P=E Q=I R=G S=M T=W U=T V=R W=H Y=C Z=U",Cryptography,07/27/08 #33832,Words With OO,2.37,2.46,cnmne,"Five words that contain OO as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? -OO--, ---OO, -OO---, -OO----, ----OO- Pool: A, B, E, E, G, H, H, H, I, K, L, N, N, P, R, S, S, T, T, Y",No hint available.,"NOOSE, IGLOO, HOOKAH, BOOSTER, TYPHOON",Language,11/04/06 #28134,Opposites 5,2.68,1.96,EnderofGames,"In the following code, each symbol stands for one of five letters. ? stands for M, I, D, S, or A < stands for D, L, S, J, or Y > stands for F, P, C, R, or E ! stands for E, H, K, N, or L The four letter code word, >?1 = W to S a C",No hint available.,More than one way to skin a cat.,Letter-Equations,12/02/02 #25340,Sunny Days,2.83,1.51,trickyleprecaun,"I am as bright as the sunshine on a warm day, I can go a long way. I am seen on the young and the old that God made, but I can fade. I have only five letters in my name, and I am painted on both the strong and the lame. I can be as white as pearls, or as yellow as blond curls. I can never grow old, or never be sold, or turn to mold, but I am more precious than gold. What am I?",No hint available.,"A smile. A smile is as bright as the sunshine, and a smile can go a long way. A smile is seen on the young and the old people, but it can fade. The strong and the weak can both smile. I can be as white as pearls because the teeth can be white, or I can be as yellow as blond curls, because the teeth can be yellow. A smile can never be old and you can't sell it, but it won't get moldy either. A smile is more precious than gold.",Riddle,08/15/05 #44307,Find the Fool,3.08,2.18,Zag24,"Find all ten words described below. ------------------- The first word you'll need is a tool used to snare. Reverse and add one: a dwelling filled with fresh air. Append the letter H to find a metric sort of part. Now change N to E to get a smile, at its heart. Tack on an 'I N G' to make a baby's cross to bear. Remove the center two and find a golfer's action there. Add an S and drop the E's: A painful bite you'll see. Add one to the end: you will make penny-pinching, miserly. Put first 2 and last 2 out the door, What's left is really cool. Only keep the first half of that And now you find the fool.","When it says ""add one"" or ""remove the center two"" it is always referring to letters. You will probably have to work forwards and backwards to get all the words.","NET (a tool used to snare) TENT (a dwelling filled with fresh air) TENTH (a metric sort of part) TEETH (a smile, at its heart) TEETHING (what a baby suffers from -- its ""cross to bear"") TEEING (a golfer's action) STING (A painful bite) STINGY (penny-pinching, miserly) IN (really cool -- i.e. the ""in"" thing) I (I am the fool, after all. Or does it refer to you? :D )",Language,03/31/09 #28080,Common Expressions,3.05,1.16,scm14,"Can you figure out these common expressions? 1. The second letter of the alphabet + the opposite of more + a female sheep 2. The 16th letter of the alphabet + to rent 3. A stinging insect + to dig ore out of the ground 4. Former + sticks used for pool + not you","1. AH CHOO! 2. The ""magic"" word"" 3. A common phrase on Valentine's Day. 4. Pardon","1. Bless you 2. Please 3. Be Mine 4. Excuse Me",Language,01/14/06 #41711,Case of the Missing B's,2.55,1.77,Scubee,"There are three missing b's from each of the following words. Can you guess them all? 1. eelzeu 2. ule 3. huu 4. ole 5. umleee 6. ale 7. honoed 8. luer",No hint available.,"1. Beelzebub 2. bubble 3. hubbub 4. bobble 5. bumblebee 6. babble 7. hobnobbed 8. blubber",Language,04/27/08 #30735,Billiards Tournament 2,2.79,2.59,cdrock,"8 friends decided to play in a pool tournament. They played a single elimination tournament, with three rounds (the first round, second round, and finals). Using the clues below can you determine who beat whom in each round? Boys: Jack, Jamie, Jim, Roger, Tommy Girls: Jessica, Renee, Tina Clues: 1. No one ever played against someone else with the same first name initial. 2. The four people who advanced to the second round were Renee, the person who beat Tina in the first round, the loser of the final match, and the man who played Jessica in the first round. 3. 3 games of the first round, and 1 game of the second round were played by two people of the opposite sex. 4. Jack only played against a man one time in the tournament, and Roger played against a man in every round he played in. 5. Renee played against Jack at some point in the tournament. 6. The two people who played in the final round were the winner, and the man who beat Tommy in the 2nd round. 7. Jim always played against a man in the tournament. 8. Jessica did not play against the eventual champion.",No hint available.,"First Round: Jack vs. Tina, Jack won Jamie vs. Renee, Renee won Jessica vs. Tommy, Tommy won Jim vs. Roger, Roger won Second Round: Jack vs. Renee, Jack won Tommy vs. Roger, Roger won Finals: Jack vs. Roger, Jack won",Logic,05/27/06 #1458,Hidden Country,2.69,1.6300000000000001,psychodude57,"Can you find the hidden country in the following paragraph: As defendants, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings which have come to light in the recent government investigation.",No hint available.,"Sweden ""...defendantS, WE DENy...""",Language,11/19/01 #38637,Sporty Kids,2.62,1.36,cookieruler,"There are 5 kids in the Smith home. Their names are John, Jill, Jake, Josh, and Shelby. They also each play a different sport. Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Football and Tennis. Saturday is game day, and they have to get everyone ready for their games. Each kid has a different game time: 10:00, 11:40, 12:20, 1:30, and 4:10. The parents are having trouble remembering everything, but they have some clues. Can you help them? 1. The oldest brother will drive his younger sister to her soccer game, then go to his football game at 4:10. 2. Their friend will be driving the youngest brother to his baseball game. 3. Shelby does not play the sport that starts with the same letter as her name. 4. The tennis match starts at 10:00. 5. One of the girls plays Basketball. 6. Jake plays at 12:20. 7. Josh is the middle child. 8. Jill has the second game of the family.",No hint available.,"John plays Football at 4:10. Jill plays Soccer at 11:40. Jake plays Baseball at 12:20. Josh plays Tennis at 10:00. Shelby plays Basketball at 1:30.",Logic-Grid,10/05/07 #32194,Thanks James,2.36,2.52,bigSWAFF_69_,"All three of these letter equations share a similar theme. Try and figure them out. P B C = 94 f X 50 f C or H B C = 84 f X 50 f J H B C = 74 f X 42 f",No hint available.,"Pro Basketball Court = 94 feet (long) by 50 feet (wide) College or Highschool Basketball Court = 84 feet (long) by 50 feet (wide) Junior High Basketball Court = 74 feet (long) by 42 feet (wide) The title? James Naismith was the inventor of basketball.",Letter-Equations,07/31/06 #2582,Goitititit,2.43,1.1,rayneeday,"Can you decipher the following common phrase? goitititit",No hint available.,Go for it!,Rebus,03/08/02 #8401,Redivider,2.36,1.47,warrior,"What's so unique about the word ""redivider""?",No hint available.,It's the longest English palindrome word.,Language,11/06/02 #26884,The Amazing Box,2.69,0.63,soccercow10,A man is trapped inside a box that has one hundred locks on it. He gets out with no struggle. How?,No hint available.,The locks on the box are not locked.,Trick,11/12/05 #33795,Round and Round,2.55,1.23,grungy49,"Large groups of people board me, yet they know with full knowledge that they are going to end up at the same place from which they started, and that there are no stops. They know that they will see very little if any at all of the local areas of interest or any rolling landscapes on me. They pay money for the trip, yet my managers have received very few complaints about the route covered. I have been running for a number of months, but I am due to close down soon. I will re-open in the same location next year, to follow the exact same route. I operate many times a day, normally taking different groups of people each time. Some people may take the journey more than once in the same day. What am I?",No hint available.,I am a ride at a theme park.,Riddle,11/02/06 #20287,Counting to 50,2.94,2.37,tsimkin,"Henry and Gretchen are going to play a game. Henry explains, ""You and I will take turns saying numbers. The first person will say a number between 1 and 10. Then the other person will say a number that is at least 1 higher than that number, and at most 10 higher. We will keep going back and forth in this way until one of us says the number 50. That person wins. I'll start."" ""Not so fast!"" says Gretchen. ""I want to win, so I will start."" What number should Gretchen say to start?","By following this strategy, she is assured a victory. Think of all of the numbers she will want to say.","She wants to say, ""6."" The series of numbers she will say is 6, 17, 28, 39, 50. Since she wants to say 50, she needs Henry to say a number between 40 and 49. Therefore, she wants to say 39. Knowing she wants to say 39, she needs Henry to say a number between 29 and 38. So she wants to say 28. Following this same logic recursively, she will want to say 17, and she will want to say 6 to start the game, and be assured victory.",Logic,01/10/05 #25786,Cryptolist VI,2.56,2.47,phrebh,"A cryptolist is a list of related items that has been obfuscated with a simple letter substitution. Solve the following cryptolist and category. Category: YNHB ZFZVEHG MEXHPBE RLXXNZPHG TEHWEEH WNXEZZE MGTIGWM WSLPVV OPVG MYNWMGX YRNXVYNHB","Category: Wind G=E","Category: Wind Cyclone Tornado Hurricane Monsoon Sirocco Tempest Squall Gale Twister Whirlwind B=D E=O F=Y G=E H=N I=P L=U M=T N=I O=G P=A R=H S=Q T=M V=L W=S X=R Y=W Z=C",Cryptography,09/05/05 #508,Square in a Corner,2.67,1.76,BJLeeLuu,"What's square, sits in a corner, but goes all around the world?",No hint available.,A stamp!,Riddle,05/28/01 #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 #29541,Girl Power - III,2.67,2.58,brainster,"The following are quotes by Yoko Ono, Japanese artist and musician, who rose to fame after her marriage to John Lennon of the famed Beatles group. Can you decipher them? Vdlarmjvl jl z xddb md rqriw sdazb, xom z njic'l xrlm pijrbt jl lmjcc z brziljnkmrt azb. J lzs mkzm bdmkjbn szl friazbrbm. Wdo tdb'm szbm md fdllrll zbwmkjbn mkzm jl trzi md wdo xrvzolr wdo ajnkm cdlr jm. Lfijbn fzllrl zbt dbr iraraxril dbr'l jbbdvrbvr. Loaari fzllrl zbt dbr iraraxril dbr'l ruoxrizbvr. Zomoab fzllrl zbt dbr iraraxril dbr'l irqrirbvr. Sjbmri fzllrl zbt dbr iraraxril dbr'l frilrqrizbvr.","A Z E R I J O D U O","Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best friend is still a nearsighted man. I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it. Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance. A Z B X C V D T E R F P G N H K I J J G K E L C M A N B O D P F Q H R I S L T M U O V Q W S X U Y W Z Y",Cryptography,04/05/06 #31929,Money Mystery,2.27,2.07,maxvu,"Cheri, Kelsey, Ramik, and Taylor had 16 coins altogether, consisting of 4 pennies, 4 dimes, and 8 nickels. They each had the same number of coins, but not an equal amount of money. Clues: 1. Taylor had the least amount of money, but just 1 cent less than Kelsey. 2. Ramik had no pennies, but had the most money. 3. Cheri and Kelsey are the only ones who had at least one of each coin. How much money did each person have?",Make a chart or a diagram and use the clues to solve.,"Cheri had 1 penny, 1 dime, and 2 nickels for a total of 21 cents. Kelsey had 2 pennies, 1 dime, and 1 nickel for a total of 17 cents. Ramik had 2 dimes and 2 nickels but no pennies for a total of 30 cents. Taylor had 1 penny, no dimes, and 3 nickels for a total of 16 cents.",Math,07/20/06 #39185,Afterwood,2.46,2.26,cnmne,"Enter words into the following word chain such that each pair of words in the chain forms a compound word. No word can appear in the chain more than one time. Each ""?"" represents a missing word. Example: girl ? ? shape = girl friend ship shape = girlfriend friendship shipshape. after ? day ? ? tie ? ? ball ? ? bill ? ? over ? ? ? wood",No hint available.,after noon day break neck tie back hand ball park way bill board walk over cook book worm wood,Language,11/14/07 #22074,Tied Up,2.37,2.11,rose_rox,"Hundreds of threads, together they nestle, To form the leash of a water dwelling vessel. To put it to use, you must set it free To dispossess it, by all means let it be. Mostly you release it only under your gain, Yet you feel apathetic, no moral pain. What is this?",No hint available.,"A boat that is moored to the shore, or port, by rope. Explanation: ""Hundreds of threads, together they nestle"" - the rope ""To form the leash of a water dwelling vessel"" - the rope tied to the boat ""To put it to use, you must set it free"" - to go for a boat ride, you have to untie it ""To dispossess it, by all means let it be"" - the current would have it drift away if you don't secure it. ""Mostly you release it only under your gain"" - you go for a boat ride for leisure, fun, etc. ""Yet you feel apathetic, no moral pain"" - a boat has no emotion. Normally, you wouldn't feel bad about tying it up.",Riddle,04/05/05 #30532,Animals.,2.74,2.05,Princeford93,"What different species of one animal is represented in the following phrases? Source of paper A male cow A short African.",No hint available.,"Frogs. Tree frog. Bull frog, and African dwarf frog.",Language,05/17/06 #31424,A is For Androcles,2.49,1.95,norcekri,"You are in a large room with only one usable exit, but there are two lions guarding that doorway. Your only useful resources are the trio of books you're carrying and your own creative mind. Fortunately, the lions are currently facing away from you, and there is a large desk behind which you could crouch. How do you get out safely?",No hint available.,"Have the librarian check out the books. Make sure you rub the nose of at least one of the leonine statues on the way out, just for good luck.",Trick,06/28/06 #6055,GNIHSAW,2.14,1.15,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? G N I H S A W",No hint available.,Washing up!,Rebus,07/30/02 #1074,Crossing Hands,2.18,1.6400000000000001,Michelle,How many times do the hour and minute hand cross each other in a twelve hour period?,No hint available.,"10 times if you start when the hands are already on top of each other, otherwise it's 11 times.",Math,10/09/01 #9853,Code Nuke,2.31,3.14,electronjohn,"You are a Special Agent who has just found a nuclear bomb hidden on a waste barge in the USA and it is set to go off in 3 minutes. Luckily, it has a keypad to enter a six digit disarm code, and you happen to have found what looks to be the disarm code on a dead terrorist. Unfortunately it is written in some kind of crazy letter code and you have to decode it fast. The code you found is ""PS PP LDPE V HDPE PETE"". What number do you enter to save the day?",There are a lot of empty plastic bottles kicking around on this waste barge.,"The answer was as close as the nearest plastic water or soda bottle! The letters (PS, PP, LDPE...) refer to types of plastic which all have recycle codes numbers (found inside of the triangle recycle symbol on plastic products). Using plastic bottles lying all around, you would find that the disarm code is 654321. Here is the full list: 1 PETE (Polyethylene terephthalate), 2 HDPE (High-density polyethylene), 3 V (Vinyl), 4 LDPE (Low-density polyethylene), 5 PP (Polypropylene), 6 PS (Polystyrene) and 7 OTHER (All other resins and layered multi-material). Soft drink bottles, the plastic kind, are normally 1 PETE. Look around and you will likely find most of the others somewhere in your house.",Other,01/16/03 #12648,"O, T, H...",2.28,2.09,horse_luver,"O, T, H, T, TT, HT, ???",No hint available.,"M. Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands, Ten Thousands, Hundred Thousands, Millions.",Series,05/24/03 #47005,Off With Their Heads!,3.24,1.41,MarcM1098,"It's time to get back at the Queen of Hearts by beheading words that start with ""Qu"". In this case, you remove the first TWO letters and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: British pound -> Part of the psyche Answer: The words are Quid and Id. 1. Stop doing -> That thing 2. Peculiar behaviour -> Annoy 3. Subatomic particle -> Large boat 4. Unit of liquid measure -> Product of creativity 5. Small game bird -> To be unwell 6. Large feather; pen -> Unwell; faulty 7. Nausea; uncomfortable -> Simple 8. Misgivings; scruples -> Donations to the poor","The shorter words start with these letters: 1. I 2. I 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. I 7. E 8. A","1. Quit -> It 2. Quirk -> Irk 3. Quark -> Ark 4. Quart -> Art 5. Quail -> Ail 6. Quill -> Ill 7. Queasy -> Easy 8. Qualms -> Alms",Language,05/13/10 #20962,Seating Trouble,2.82,1.69,fishmed,"At the wedding reception, there are five guests, Colin, Emily, Kate, Fred, and Irene, who are not sure where to sit at the dinner table. They ask the bride's mother, who responds, ""As I remember, Colin is not next to Kate, Emily is not next to Fred or Kate.Neither Kate or Emily are next to Irene. And Fred should sit on Irene's left."" As you look at them from the opposite side of the table, can you correctly seat the guests from left to right?",No hint available.,"They are seated, left to right, as you face them, in the following order. Emily, Colin, Irene, Fred, Kate",Logic,02/11/05 #44935,Missing Two,2.14,1.76,SEPTILLIONGOLDS,"If you observe that some of the words in the quotes below are missing some letters, they are. You must identify the two letters that have been removed from the quotes below and their authors. 1. Action is a gat sto and build of confidnc. Inaction is not only th sult, but th caus, of fa. Phaps th action you tak will b succssful; phaps diffnt action o adjustmnts will hav to follow. But any action is btt than no action at all. -Noman Vincnt Pal 2. Pay is a thought, a blif, a fling, aising within th mind of th on paying. -nst Holms",No hint available.,"The two missing letters are E and R. 1. Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all. -Norman Vincent Peale 2. Prayer is a thought, a belief, a feeling, arising within the mind of the one praying. -Ernest Holmes",Language,07/25/09 #32670,The One-Armed Bandit,2.77,1.8800000000000001,vinchenzo,"A one-armed bandit is sitting quietly in an airport, having just taken $200 from an old man. Kristy, who watched the bandit take the old man's money, walks over and takes $1000 from the bandit. Even though a police officer witnessed both these events and the bandit made enough ruckus to alert everyone in the vicinity to what happened, Kristy was able to keep the $1000 and the old man didn't get his money back. Why?",The old man wasn't as lucky as Kristy.,They were playing a slot machine in Las Vegas (another name for a slot machine is a one-armed bandit).,Trick,08/27/06 #36236,Valentine's Gifts,2.89,2.32,rubytuesday,"Last Valentine's Day, 5 men got together to discuss what to buy their wives. They all decided on different presents, and they all wrapped them in different colour paper. Can you figure out which man bought which gift for whom and what colour the wrapping paper was? 1. Either Nick or Chris gave Amy or Stephanie a gift in green wrapping paper. 2. The book was wrapped in either silver or red. Either Sean or Nick gave Tracey or Stephanie the flowers. 3. Either Amy or Kaitlyn received the ring wrapped in blue or red paper. 4. Either Dave or Nick gave Melanie a gift wrapped in blue or gold. 5. The ring or the scarf was given to Amy by Nick or Dave. 6. Matt gave a present wrapped in silver or gold to either Kaitlyn or Stephanie. 7. Either Nick or Chris gave Kaitlyn the gift wrapped in silver or blue.",No hint available.,"Sean gave Tracey flowers in red wrapping paper. Dave gave Melanie perfume in gold wrapping paper. Nick gave Amy a scarf in green wrapping paper. Matt gave Stephanie a book in silver wrapping paper. Chris gave Kaitlyn a ring in blue wrapping paper.",Logic-Grid,04/14/07 #40956,Degrees of Separation,2.39,2.12,boodler,"What are the next four numbers in this sequence? 120, 90, 72, 60, 51.43, 45, ?, ?, ?, ?",The way you slice your cake?,"The next four numbers are: 40, 36, 32.73, 30. 120 is the number of degrees in each of three equal segments of a circle, 90 degrees is a circle divided into four equal segments, and so on, to end with 30 degrees, which is 12 equal segments of a circle.",Series,03/09/08 #48656,Words With TH,2.16,2.57,cnmne,"Five words that contain TH as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? TH****, *TH***, **TH**, ***TH*, ****TH Pool: A, A, A, C, C, E, E, E, E, G, I, L, N, O, R, R, S, W, X, Y",No hint available.,"THORAX, ETHNIC, GATHER, SCYTHE, WEALTH",Language,04/23/11 #24896,Set In Stone,2.93,1.52,rose_rox,"My creator is a mystery, One that's set in stone. My origins, my history, Still totally unknown. Tests of time I've had to face, My strength and my endurance Cause of weakness; it's your race, But I'm free of all life currents. Was I a calendar, a tomb, a shrine? We've all wondered it before. We don't know... but I'm a wonder! I can tell you that for sure. What am I?","""My creator is a mystery, One that's set in STONE."" ""We don't know... but I'm a WONDER! I can tell you that for sure.""","Stonehenge. The first verse describes the mystery that is Stonehenge. Although there are theories, we're still not absolutely positive who built it, how it was built, or why. The second verse refers to the body of Stonehenge and the damage humans have caused. Each of the vertically-set stones weigh roughly over 5 tonnes, but tourists and passers-by have damaged and vandalized some smaller boulders also part of Stonehenge. There may also have been even more stones that were part of the broken circle that have now gone. Of course, rocks are lifeless, which explains the ""life currents"" mention. The final verse explains some of the different theories developed for the purpose of Stonehenge. Some have said it was used to mark dates with the help of the sun's alignment, it may have been a burial ground, or even a temple of worship. The capitalized words in the hint were used quite literally: Stonehenge is made of STONE, and it is one of the WONDERS of the world.",Riddle,07/27/05 #30241,Your Love 2,2.52,2.49,Xpert007,"I'm someone you love. Exchange my head and tail, To examine me in detail; My second be my tail, Then I will have guts to tell; My head be taken off, Still you can't stop me in hearing your bluff.",No hint available.,"DEAR READ DARE EAR",Riddle,05/03/06 #48390,Teachers,1.81,0.43,Magyk555,"There are three teachers. Their names are Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Johns. Each teacher has a favorite student. The students' names are Nathan, Bob, and Jim. Each teacher is a certain age. The ages are 30, 35, and 40. Your job is to find out how old each teacher is, and find out who their favorite student is. Clue 1: The oldest teacher likes Bob the most. Clue 2: Mr. Jones is not the oldest or the youngest teacher. Clue 3: Mr. Jones does not like Nathan. Clue 4: Mr. Smith is not the oldest teacher.",No hint available.,"Mr. Jones likes Jim the best and is 35. Mr. Johns likes Bob the best and is 40. Mr. Smith likes Nathan the best and is 30.",Logic-Grid,01/15/11 #7356,Friends,2.34,1.22,majd,"What is this saying? FRIEND ALL ALL = FRIEND NONE NONE",No hint available.,"A friend to all is a friend to none. (2 ALL and 2 NONE).",Rebus,09/11/02 #2884,91161...,2.18,2.97,captbob61,"91161... What comes next?","Apples, Cherries, Lemon and Meringue are types of pi","2, then 5 3.1415 3^2=9 1^2=1 4^2=16 1^2=1 5^2= 25",Series,03/25/02 #19965,Mad Ade's Fourth Connection #5,2.39,2.56,Mad-Ade,"In this teaser, there are three words in a sentence that are all connected in some way by a fourth word. The connected words are in capitals, all you have to do is think of the fourth word that connects them all. For example; The school MASTER realised that the young BOY had a great deal of hidden TALENT. The answer would be SCOUT as in Scout Master, Boy Scout and Talent Scout. Now try and guess the connecting word in the following sentences. In the PAST, a Madadian WEDDING was a simple affair where the bride and groom shared a kebab and were declared married, it was that QUICK. Whilst at the bank, the NURSE found the most MATURE looking teller and enquired about a personal LOAN. On the STAGE of the Madadian theatre, the LIGHTS were those annoying, buzzing fluorescent STRIP type.",No hint available.,"MARCH = March Past, Wedding March, Quick March STUDENT = Student Nurse, Mature Student, Student Loan LANDING = Landing Stage, Landing Lights, Landing Strip.",Language,12/20/04 #4995,Slip Shot,2.17,1.31,Master123,"A person has a bow and a bunch of arrows. If he shoots the first arrow at exactly noon and he shoots one arrow every minute thereafter until one o'clock, how many arrows will he have shot?",No hint available.,"61. The first arrow was shot at 12:00, the 60th arrow was shot at 12:59, and the 61st arrow was shot at 1:00.",Other,06/27/02 #26093,Rocks & Minerals,2.33,1.2,i_am_hated,"As I wave my hand over this mystery rock, it levitates to my hand. But alas, all that is in my hand is a rod and some copper. What is going on here?!",No hint available.,"The mystery rock was iron, and the rod and copper form an electromagnet.",Science,09/27/05 #35993,Roseanne Sez...,2.58,2.34,aresII,"A few choice thoughts from Roseanne Barr. Can you decode them? The same code is used for both puzzles. A=L ""H TZDSG YJS BARYJHEM ZYRXS BASXD HU ZJS JTG TELYJHEM YR WTDS WS ARRD YJHEESX, TEG ZJS ZTHG, 'JRQ TCRNY T QSSD HE CTEMATGSZJ?"" ""QRWSE TXS BNXZSG TEG WSE TXS YJS KXRRU.""","D=K Q=W U=F","""I asked the clothing store clerk if she had anything to make me look thinner, and she said, 'How about a week in Bangladesh?'"" ""Women are cursed and men are the proof."" Key: A=L B=C C=B D=K E=N G=D H=I J=H K=P L=Y M=G N=U Q=W R=O S=E T=A U=F W=M X=R Y=T Z=S",Cryptography,04/01/07 #23319,Amputate,2.69,2.11,phrebh,"A doctor was operating on a man who had been at the scene of an explosion. When the man came into the hospital, he was quickly diagnosed with a compound fracture. There was a broken bone in his right leg, but he was otherwise uninjured. After seeing the x-rays, the doctor told the attending staff that it should be removed because he would be better off without it. Why?","What does the ""it"" refer to?","The bone could be removed from his leg because it wasn't his bone. It was the bone of someone else at the explosion. It was flying through the air fast enough to lodge into the man's leg and appear to be his own. (This was on an episode of MASH.)",Situation,05/31/05 #49152,Mystery Number 8,2.11,3.07,cnmne,"There is a ten digit mystery number (no leading 0), represented by ABCDEFGHIJ, where each numeral, 0 through 9, is used once. Given the following clues, what is the number? 1) If A > B, then C = 5 or 7, else C = 0 or 1. 2) If B > C, then D = 1 or 2, else D = 4 or 9. 3) If C > D, then E = 6 or 9, else E = 3 or 5. 4) If D > E, then F = 2 or 4, else F = 1 or 6. 5) If E > F, then G = 5 or 6, else G = 0 or 7. 6) If F > G, then H = 1 or 4, else H = 8 or 9. 7) If G > H, then I = 0 or 8, else I = 6 or 7. 8) If H > I, then J = 3 or 8, else J = 2 or 5. 9) If I > J, then A = 3 or 7, else A = 4 or 8. 10) If J > A, then B = 0 or 9, else B = 2 or 3.",No hint available.,"8274965103 A = 8, B = 2, C = 7, D = 4, E = 9, F = 6, G = 5, H = 1, I = 0, J = 3 1) A = 8 (I < J) 2) B = 2 (J < A) 3) C = 7 (A > B) 4) D = 4 (B < C) 5) E = 9 (C > D) 6) F = 6 (D < E) 7) G = 5 (E > F) 8) H = 1 (F > G) 9) I = 0 (G > H) 10) J = 3 (H > I) Brute force methods can be used to arrive at a solution. However, process of elimination does work. For example, assign 8 to H. I can not exceed H, so J would have to be 3 (8 already assigned to H). G can not exceed H, so I would have to be either 6 or 7. I would be greater than J, so A would have to be 7 (3 already assigned to J), meaning I would have to be 6. J is less than A, so B would be 2 (3 already assigned to J). A is greater than B, so C would be 5 (7 already assigned to A). The only remaining numeral for G is 0, which means F would have to be greater than G, meaning H would have to be either 1 or 4. H has already been assigned 8, rendering that assignment impossible. Continue eliminating possibilities in the order shown below. A) H can not be 8. C can not be 1. C can not be 0. B can not be 9. D can not be 1. D can not be 2. F can not be 1. B) H must be 1. H can not be 4. H can not be 9. C) G can not be 0. I can not be 6. I can not be 7. B can not be 0. D) I must be 0. I can not be 8. E) J can not be 2. J can not be 5. J can not be 8. F) J must be 3. A can not be 3. B can not be 3. E can not be 3. G) B must be 2. F can not be 2. H) A must be 8. A can not be 4. A can not be 7. I) D can not be 9. J) E must be 9. E can not be 5. E can not be 6. K) D must be 4. F can not be 4. L) F must be 6. G can not be 6. M) G must be 5. C can not be 5. G can not be 5. N) C must be 7.",Logic,11/26/11 #14617,I Heat Up,2.5,1.84,rose_rox,"I heat up almost everyday, But it's not that I am sick. I can burn occasionally, But to watch me is the trick. I can easily be substituted, By stove or oven or fire, But the time it'd take to do the job would Most probably be much higher. What am I?","I am usually faster than stove, oven, or fire when doing the ""job"". What is that task?","A microwave. A microwave heats up food. It can burn - the FOOD - sometimes, but if you watch it and take the food out you can prevent this. Stove, oven and fire can all heat up food, like the microwave, but usually it would take more time.",Riddle,08/30/03 #32916,'Olo' = 'Er'?,2.66,1.93,medster99,There is only one word in the English language that has the letters 'olo' that are usually pronounced like the letters 'er'. What word is it?,No hint available.,"The word is Colonel! It is usually pronounced 'Kernel' in English.",Language,09/10/06 #3937,MA + A = AM,2.26,1.73,mad-ade,"MA + A = AM What digits are represented by the letters M and A?",No hint available.,"M=8 A=9 89+9=98.",Math,05/07/02 #3463,tress tress tress tress,2.13,0.81,lil_thugsta,"Can you decipher this word: tress tress tress tress",No hint available.,Fortress,Rebus,04/13/02 #5079,Escalator,2.55,2.47,Cascas,"Justin takes the underground train to work and uses an escalator at the railway station. If Justin runs up 7 steps of the escalator, then it takes him 30.0 seconds to reach the top of the escalator. If he runs up 13 steps of the escalator, then it takes him only 21.0 seconds to reach the top. How many seconds would it take Justin to reach the top if he did not run up any steps of the escalator at all?",No hint available.,"Solution: If he runs up 7 steps, then he needs 30.0 seconds to reach the top. If he runs up 13 steps, then he needs 21.0 seconds to reach the top. The 6 additional steps take 9.0 seconds. Therefore, each step takes 1.5 seconds. Total steps in escalator = 7 + 30.0 / 1.5 = 27 or Total steps in escalator = 13 + 21.0 / 1.5 = 27. If Justin did not run up any steps at all, he would reach the top of the escalator in 40.5 seconds",Math,06/30/02 #26865,Word Pyramid: Forgotten Wonders IX,2.85,2.34,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: P Clues: 1. 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet 2. an object of the affections 3. one of a series of actions to achieve a goal 4. stripped animal skins 5. club-shaped tool for use in a mortar 6. Mayan ------- of Tikal",Located in Guatemala.,"P PE PET STEP PELTS PESTLE TEMPLES Tikal remained a mystery for centuries, after being abruptly abandoned by the Maya over 1000 years ago and overgrown by a relentless jungle. Only a legend survived among the Indians of a lost city, where their ancestors had achieved a high cultural development. In 1848 the legend faded, giving way to an exciting era of discovery.",Language,11/11/05 #1246,Halloween,2.64,2.07,starman,"It was Halloween night. An evil goblin kidnapped some children who were out trick-or-treating and gave them the option of how they would die. They could either have their brains eaten by worms, be buried alive in a mass grave or tossed into a pit of poisonous snakes. If any of them survived, they would then be set free. One especially bright child thought of the choice that saved them all. Which one would you choose and why?",No hint available.,"Being ""buried alive"" would give them their best chance of escape. The bright child reasoned that as long as the goblin didn't use dynamite or a magic spell to bury them it would probably use an ordinary shovel. It's impossible to bury someone alive with a shovel if they're conscious and in reasonably good health. All the children had to do was tramp down the earth being shoveled down on them and slowly climb up higher and higher on the growing mound of soil until they reached the top of the grave where the goblin had to let them go as promised.",Situation,10/31/01 #42239,Mary's Qualities,2.0,1.28,TRILLIONAIRE,"Can you figure out this rebus in terms of Mary? Person -- Object -- Shared Quality Greg -- Fish -- Gloominess Fred -- Dolphin -- Quietness Mary -- Clam -- Gladness",No hint available.,As happy as a clam.,Rebus,06/14/08 #27641,One Letter of Separation,2.9,2.32,cnmne,"Each group of three 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. 1a) to wriggle 1b) a member of the British gentry 1c) a small forcible stream of liquid 2a) this color is a blend of red and yellow darkened by black 2b) the top of the head 2c) to cover with water 3a) more recent 3b) rubbish 3c) a written communication 4a) very common color 4b) a high-pitched plaintive cry 4c) although",No hint available.,"1) squirm, squire, squirt 2) brown, crown, drown 3) latter, litter, letter 4) white, whine, while",Language,12/23/05 #31899,Humorous Quotes IV,2.67,2.69,bigSWAFF_69_,"The following humorous quotes are from various people. Try and decipher them. U=W and T=Y X VPR YG DVGMD PYR X ZXWXMR KTDMAJ. WVMY X KMW P KPY UVG VPR YG JMMW, DG X WGGF VXD DVGMD. P JPYPWXL XD P ZMQDGY UVG LPY'W LVPYBM VXD KXYR PYR UGY'W LVPYBM WVM DINSMLW. WVM XYWMQYMW XD P BPWMUPT WG BMW GY WVM YMW. WARNING: The hint gives all the vowels.","P=A M=E X=I G=O I=U","I HAD NO SHOES AND I PITIED MYSELF. THEN I MET A MAN WHO HAD NO FEET, SO I TOOK HIS SHOES. ~Dave Barry A FANATIC IS A PERSON WHO CAN'T CHANGE HIS MIND AND WON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT. ~Winston Churchill THE INTERNET IS A GATEWAY TO GET ON THE NET. ~Bob Dole Encrypted/Plain A=L B=G C=Q D=S E=V F=K G=O H=Z I=U J=F K=M L=C M=E N=B O=X P=A Q=R R=D S=J T=Y U=W V=H W=T X=I Y=N Z=P",Cryptography,07/20/06 #26406,What Year Am I?,2.49,1.6,Blaque1,"In the month of May, mathematician Maria Gaerana was born in Italy. Maria was a gifted child who spoke more than a dozen languages by age nine. Her love however was mathematics, and even in a time when women were not educated, she became famous for her published books on mathematics. Solve the following to find out what year she was born. The two digit number formed by my tens and units is one greater than the two digit number formed by my thousands and hundreds digits; their sum is 35. What year am I? __ __ __ __",You don't have to find the remainder.,"To find the digits you have to first divide then subtract. 1) 35/2 = 17 2) 35-17 =18 Therefore, the year is 1718.",Math,10/17/05 #1477,Woman and her Husband,2.88,1.61,Brenton,"A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later, they both go out and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?",No hint available.,She is taking and developing a photograph of her husband.,Situation,11/21/01 #2105,A Sign,2.28,1.85,ChemicalBoy08,"My local shop wanted to create a sign that said PUZZLES, and they had the following letters each one using a different font: PPPUUZZZZZLLLLESS. How many different ways could they have made the sign?",No hint available.,"960. 3 * 2 * 5 * 4 * 4 * 1 * 2",Math,01/20/02 #32639,Little Women,2.7,1.87,moonsliver86,"There are five women having dinner on a circular table. Mrs. Smith is sitting between Miss Cooper and Miss Andrews. Annie is sitting between Connie and Mrs. Grey. Miss Cooper is seated between Annie and Yvette. Elizabeth is seated with Mrs. Summers on her left and Miss Andrews on her right. Teresa paid the bill. What are the full names of these five women?",Remember that it's a circular table.,"Annie Summers, Elizabeth Grey, Teresa Andrews, Yvette Smith, Connie Cooper",Logic,08/25/06 #50347,Words in a Vat XIV,2.09,1.8,sciencesteven,"There are some words in a vat. Some of the words have been partially separated. Try to figure out what they are. Base Words: --H-L-R, -R--G-S, R---O-, -U---T Individual Letters: B I N B I B D E N I E A E N S S",No hint available.,"INHALER, BRIDGES, RIBBON, SUNSET",Language,06/07/14 #5364,Three Missing Letters,2.66,1.9000000000000001,Bobbrt,"The same three letters must be used to complete each of the following words. The letters are not necessarily in the same order in each word. What are the words? _ _ TAD _ L _ _ LA _ R P _ E _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _",No hint available.,"Citadel Eclair Piece Cite Ice",Language,07/09/02 #28050,A Strange Noise,2.52,1.37,ttviper,A man throws a piece of iron and a distinctive 'clink' can be heard. People start to clap and cheer. What has happened?,No hint available.,The man has just won a horseshoe tournament.,Situation,01/12/06 #35769,Four Letters Only #3,2.5100000000000002,2.82,jazzmusician46,"What same sequence of 4 letters can be placed in the spaces to complete the word? _ _ _ _ ier re _ _ _ _ unre_ _ _ _ ed cly_ _ _ _ e _ _ _ _ aries",No hint available.,"The sequence is: PEAT Peatier Repeat Unrepeated Clypeate Peataries",Language,03/19/07 #33500,Spungy's Groonerisms 3,2.63,2.02,grungy49,"A spoonerism is a pair of words that when they have their initial sounds switched, they make new words. They do not have to sound the same, and may be separated with an 'a', for example 'fat horse, hat fours'. From the definitions below, can you figure out each spoonerism? A chef who is curious and meddlesome about everything + A snugly warm and comfortable secluded corner Better finesse + A barbecue where you can go roller blading What a cat has in terms of life + A row of sharp cutlery used for cutting Sprinted on the abbreviation of Monday + An adult male dashing away",No hint available.,"Nosey cook + Cosy nook Greater skill + Skater grill Nine of lives + Line of knives Ran on the Mon. + Man on the run",Language,10/15/06 #26861,Word Pyramid: Natural Wonders V,2.81,2.33,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: S Clues: 1. equally 2. Lou Gehrig's disease 3. windmill blade 4. escargot 5. Karakatau ------","Located in the Pacific Ocean, North of Australia.","S AS ALS SAIL SNAIL ISLAND Krakatau volcano, now an island, was located on the island of Rakata, 40 km off the west coast of Java. Since early historic ages, violent volcanic activity has been known to exist in the region. The ""great eruption"" of Krakatau must have taken place early in the fifth century, as reported in ancient Javanese scriptures. The eruption formed the three Islands of Rakata, Panjang, and Sertung. The eruption also caused a 7 km long caldera to form underneath Rakata. When Krakatau erupted again in 1883, the island virtually collapsed into its cavity, 300 m below sea level. So violent was the eruption that volcanic ash and debris reached as far west as Madagascar. Tidal waves resulted in the destruction of more than 150 villages, and were felt in France and England. In Australia, hundreds of kilometers away from the site, the explosion was heard.",Language,11/11/05 #36215,The Charger,2.37,2.64,aresII,"My first is a butter never seen on a plate; My second a licker that naughty boys hate; My whole is a charger, not quite out of date.",No hint available.,RAMROD,Riddle,04/13/07 #49137,Wine Money,2.39,2.11,rob77,"A French couple celebrates their 50th anniversary with a trip to Florida. One night they buy a bottle of wine that, even by French standards, is premium. They buy it with 130 Euros, and the exchange rate that day is 1.35 dollars per Euro. The restaurant charges a 3 percentage-point premium to exchange currencies. The wine was priced at $171.22 American, and the couple got five American coins back as change. Which five coins did they get?",There are three types of coins.,"They got one quarter, one dime, and three pennies. With a 1.35 exchange rate, after the three percentage-point premium they get 1.32 dollars per Euro. Paying 130 Euros*1.32 is $171.60 American dollars. The price is $171.22, for a difference of 38 cents. The only way to give that change with five coins is one quarter, one dime, and three pennies.",Math,11/20/11 #2456,One from Nine,2.25,1.43,SandiMcgee1,How do you take 1 away from 9 and get 10?,No hint available.,"Use Roman Numerals IX - I = X",Math,02/28/02 #16600,Doug Mann's Money Scandal,2.47,1.71,something,"A suspected criminal, Doug ""The Evil"" Mann, had been bouncing around various places in the world. The RCMP had been trailing him in anticipation of catching him with large amounts of unaccountable cash. When they finally caught him, they only found sunglasses, a wallet containing about fifty American dollars, credit cards, and some foreign loose change. Mann was managing to sneak an illegal fortune right under the government's eyes. How?",No hint available.,"The ""foreign coins"" were actually extremely rare ancient coins.",Situation,02/16/04 #7054,The Least Letters,2.29,2.04,Mogmatt16,What number with 3 or more digits can be spelled with the least letters? The digits can be on either side of the decimal.,May I have a large container of orange juice?,"Pi. (In case you can't get the hint, each word has as many letters as the corresponding digits of Pi.)",Math,08/30/02 #47107,Colin Webster and the Misleading Magnet,2.37,1.46,legotboy,"Colin Webster, the town of Loudan's only 10 year old genius and detective, was rushing to the lighthouse on the rocky shore along with every other kid in town. Zach Eddy had put signs up two weeks ago for a special gold-seeking diving rod. The reason Colin was so interested was that Zach was always trying to make a couple of bucks on cheap things he made to sell to little kids. When Colin got to the scene, there was a good 20 or so kids already there listening to Zach. One of his buddies from the Tiger Shark gang, Chris, was telling all the kids there the greatness of this device, ""This rod you see here is not just what it looks like, if you think this is a magnet on the end, think again. This is a secret material that is attracted to gold; just watch."" Zach took the rod, Chris followed behind with a shovel, and all the kids followed. After a couple minutes, Zach exclaimed, ""Chris, get over here, I think I got something!"" So Chris went over with the shovel and after hitting something solid, Zach jumped in and picked up a a gold piece probably a foot long and six inches high and deep and held it over his head, ""Gold gold, I got gold!"" After he put it down he started telling all the kids to get one, ""Look how fast I found mine, you can be rich in gold before you know it. They're only three dollars a piece, one per costumer."" As soon as he was done speaking, all the kids gathered around his pile of rods. Then Colin spoke up and told the kids to hold on to their money. After a quick talk all the kids went home with nothing but a couple dollars.",No hint available.,"Zach lifted the gold above his head, a foot long, six inches high and deep. A piece of gold that size would be nearly 300 pounds! Zach must have painted a brick or something. All the kids went home disappointed, including Zach.",Mystery,05/28/10 #39259,"Very Soft, Very Important",2.32,1.12,King_of_Smart,"I am a pinkish color, and have a roundish shape in you. I am very soft, and you should protect me, because I am very important, and you need me to live. All the other animals need me, but not plants. For their size, I was small in a dinosaur, and I am much larger in you. Now tell me, what am I?",Use me to solve this riddle.,I am a brain.,Riddle,11/18/07 #31833,Hinky Dinky,2.7,1.53,sk8ergrl,"Hinky Dinky is a teaser which consists of two words or two sets of words.(writing utensil, chicken) To solve the Hinky Dinky, you must find synonyms for the words that rhyme. (pen, hen) Reptile, Snowstorm Home, Rodent Feline, Rug My Own, Dog To Mail, To Fix",Try finding a synonym for just ONE of the words first. Then work off of that.,"Lizard, Blizzard House, Mouse Cat, Mat Mine, Canine Send, Mend",Language,07/17/06 #38447,Four Students,2.66,1.26,Draw,"Four students, Nina, Joy, Annie and Bobby took a mathematics test, and were guessing their grades. Nina says: ""If I get an A, so does Joy."" Joy says: ""If I get an A, so does Annie."" Annie says: ""If I get an A, so does Bobby."" They all guessed correctly, but in fact, only two of them got an A. Who are they?",No hint available.,"If Nina got an A, then all four students got an A, which contradicts the fact that only two got an A. If Joy got an A, then so did Annie and Bobby, and also contradicts. Therefore, only Annie and Bobby got an A.",Logic,09/24/07 #47409,Word Chain 8,1.93,2.28,cnmne,"In a word chain, the words are arranged so that they are linked by a common thread. Example: Chain: grass rabid aisle islet scent chuck horse outer under never event Link: the second letter of a word is the first letter of the following word Task: complete the chain by inserting the words from the pool Chain: breach ______ ______ ______ ______ ethics ______ ______ ______ ______ puzzle Pool: angler astute flavor hinder iguana pastry whimsy yellow",No hint available.,"Chain: breach yellow flavor pastry astute ethics whimsy hinder angler iguana puzzle Link: the third letter of a word is the second letter of the following word",Language,07/05/10 #10622,"Here Today, Gone Tomorrow",2.22,1.39,island-paradise,"It can be cut and will grow back. Yet when you least expect it, it may disappear never to return. What is it?",No hint available.,Hair.,Riddle,02/22/03 #17240,"Paper, Money, Bar?",2.83,2.27,SliceOPi,"I can be found on paper or sitting in a bar. I can be found next to money that won't get you far. I share something in common with wheat and rice, Though you wouldn't want to eat me because I don't taste nice. I can be kept in a box as well as keep time. Can you come up with an answer to go along with this rhyme? What am I?",No hint available.,"SAND Sand paper Sand bar Sand dollar A Grain of rice or wheat, A Grain of Sand Sand box and it is found in an hourglass.",Riddle,04/04/04 #40041,A Good Definition,2.5100000000000002,2.19,aresII,"The following quote is from Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862). He was an American author and philosopher. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. X=D ""JABDEXI...OVDS RVDABIV KED FEKOVDA'I VKQDI. OVDS FAD NBEX OK KED FEKOVDA'I XADFZI.""","D=E F=A K=O","""FRIENDS...THEY CHERISH ONE ANOTHER'S HOPES. THEY ARE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER'S DREAMS."" KEY: A=R B=I D=E E=N F=A I=S J=F K=O N=K O=T Q=P R=C S=Y V=H X=D Z=M",Cryptography,01/13/08 #38769,Friend or Foe?,2.46,2.19,aresII,"The following puzzles are from the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 B.C.- 322 B.C.). Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code. W=Q ""LZT DAZFJA ON IZHN UZDA DAN DTFDA XMP ZFT LTCNMPB, YCNDS TNWFCTNB FB DZ AZMZT DAN DTFDA LCTBD."" ""KCBLZTDFMN BAZOB DAZBN OAZ XTN MZD TNXIIS LTCNMPB.""","A=H F=U I =L O=W","""FOR THOUGH WE LOVE BOTH THE TRUTH AND OUR FRIENDS, PIETY REQUIRES US TO HONOR THE TRUTH FIRST."" ""MISFORTUNE SHOWS THOSE WHO ARE NOT REALLY FRIENDS."" KEY: A=H B=S C=I D=T F=U H=V I=L J=G K=M L=F M=N N=E O=W P=D S=Y T=R U=B W=Q X=A Y=P Z=O",Cryptography,10/14/07 #28016,Word Progression,2.6,2.77,cnmne,"What is the next word in this series? Choose from the pool. deal, ether, pant, wrath, realty, ? Pool: archery, canteen, leopard, pollute, snapper, tractor",No hint available.,"All of the words in the series can have the letter ""I"" added, making a new word. The first word has the ""I"" added in the first position, the second word in the second position, and so on. deal > ideal ether > either pant > paint wrath > wraith realty > reality thus snapper > snappier",Series,01/10/06 #3400,ODODO,2.43,2.33,jaxzi,"Can you decipher this phrase: ODODO",No hint available.,Nothing to do.,Rebus,04/10/02 #8498,Oranges 2,2.6,2.04,lesternoronha1,"Lester has a number of oranges that he has to put into a box. He finds that when he puts them 2 at a time, 1 remains; when he puts them 3 at a time, 2 remain; when he puts them 4 at a time, 3 remain; when he puts them 5 at a time, 4 remain; when he puts them 6 at a time, 5 remain. However when he puts them 7 at a time, none remain. Can you find the number of oranges he has?",No hint available.,"Lester has 119 oranges. There are probably a few ways to solve this, but one way is to first find multiples of 7 that are not multiples of 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6. This will narrow down your search, and then you can use trial and error to find the answer.",Math,11/14/02 #52351,One Step at a Time,2.69,1.19,ThinksForFun,"What phrase is represented by the following? NIGHTDANCE NIGHDANCE NIGDANCE NIDANCE NDANCE DANCE",No hint available.,dance the night away,Rebus,01/25/20 #7259,Reptile House 2,2.64,0.91,kiwioz9,"As I left the reptile house at the zoo I felt something shift in my pocket. I put my hand in and discovered something with no legs and several teeth. After I'd got over my initial surprise and had identified it, I was happy to leave it there as it was. What was it?",Ignore the fact that I'm leaving a reptile house.,A comb or a key.,Trick,09/07/02 #18329,Latte,2.23,1.9000000000000001,gander,"Follow these instructions: Take an 8 oz espresso and drink 1/6 of it. But it's just too strong, so you replace what you drank with hot milk. Now you drink 1/3 more and it's still to strong, so you fill it back up again with more hot milk. Now drink 1/2 of your brew. This time fill it up again with hot milk and drink the entire mix. Question is: Have you had more hot milk than the espresso? And how much of each have you had?",No hint available.,You have had the same amount of hot milk as you have the espresso. 8 oz. of espresso (1/6 plus 1/3 plus 1/2) is equal to the hot milk.,Math,07/23/04 #11130,Duffus and the Great Snack Game,2.89,2.2,od-1,"Duffus often had friends over for tea, but most of them brought their kids, who had a tendency to eat any snack food found within a hundred meter radius. No matter where he hid his stash like starving piranhas they found and devoured his snacks. So Duffus being no duffis (well then again) devised a plan to save his snacks. He made up a game to hand out snacks to those who could guess the color of the marble he held behind his back. One at a time, a kid could enter the kitchen and guess, but they couldn't hear the others' answers. They could pick from red, green, blue, or yellow as the colors the marble might be. Duffus had the marble in one hand and would say, ""When I show you the marble, what color will it be?"" Duffus didn't switch marbles or pick a marble color other than the four stated. There was nothing on the table in front of him except his ice tea; Duffus loved his tea, though usually hot. When all the kids had a turn, every color had been picked, yet no one won. Duffus had not cheated and all the kids saw the marble after their guess. Thus Duffus saved his snacks - at least this time. What did Duffus do?",What did Duffus ask the kids?,"Duffus had a color changing marble, which was blue when cold and red when warm. He dipped the marble in the ice tea before each child would enter. Then he asked, ""WHEN I SHOW YOU THE MARBLE, WHAT COLOR WILL IT BE?"". If someone said blue, he would squeeze it tight, warming it up, and show a red marble. If they said any other color, he would show forth a blue marble.",Situation,03/13/03 #38878,Famous Composers #2,2.46,2.45,jazzmusician46,"The names of five (5) famous European composers have been split into 2-letter segments. The letters in each segment are in order, but the segments have been scrambled. Your task is to rearrange the segments to identify the composers. 1. ch ma ru xb 2. de ls fe en so li xm hn 3. hu ro sc ma be rt nn 4. fr is zt an zl 5. op er yk ch in fr yd",No hint available.,"1. Max Bruch 2. Felix Mendelssohn 3. Robert Schumann 4. Franz Liszt 5. Fryderyk Chopin",Language,10/22/07 #50510,Pump it Up,2.0,1.8800000000000001,Zykezex,TWO fail fail,Bailouts,Too big to fail.,Rebus,02/18/15 #16846,Antigrams,2.56,2.7,dumbell,"An antigram is an anagram where the answer is the opposite of the starting meaning. Can you solve these antigrams? I limit arms Fine tonic Nice to imports Aim to condemn",No hint available.,"Militarism Infection Protectionism Commendation",Language,03/04/04 #29929,That's Going to Leave a Mark,2.64,1.36,Tiggr,Try to solve this rebus:,No hint available.,Broken nose.,Rebus,04/21/06 #45378,Operation: Dance-Ectomy,2.2,2.24,cnmne,"Six words have had their dances removed. The dances have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each dance with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD). Group A: conga, disco, rumba, samba, tango, twist Group B: affetin, cicmaulte, hroloicl, nothanding, rsressr, teot",No hint available.,"conga + hroloicl = chronological (ChrONoloGicAl) disco + affetin = disaffection (DISaffeCtiOn) rumba + cicmaulte = circumambulate (ciRcUmaMBulAte) samba + teot = steamboat (SteAMBoAt) tango + rsressr = transgressor (TrANsGressOr) twist + nothanding = notwithstanding (noTWIthSTanding)",Language,09/27/09 #3972,UNOTU,2.57,1.76,PeaceJo,"Can you decipher this phrase: UNOTU",No hint available.,Not in use,Rebus,05/09/02 #12493,I See That,2.79,1.49,od-1,"Mr. B and his wife had a problem with nosy neighbors. They had a very large living room window and Mrs. B refused to put curtains or blinds up. At night their neighbors could look right into their living room when the lights were on. This greatly bothered Mr. B until he had an idea. ""I just need to do something with that lamp"", he declared one night. He didn't turn the lamp off but what he did worked very well. What did he do?",No hint available.,"He moved the lamp right in front of the window, which created a glare on the window that made it difficult to see in.",Situation,05/20/03 #42894,D = 1st M N,2.3,2.02,shenqiang,D = 1st M N,A female deer...,Do = 1st musical note.,Letter-Equations,08/25/08 #29008,Animal Acting,2.83,1.4,MarcM1098,"mon g . k niye",Look around.,Monkeying around.,Rebus,03/10/06 #23185,Girlfriend Appreciation Day,3.24,2.93,cinnamon30,"Five brothers share a common trait of forgetfulness that has gotten them in hot water with their girlfriends. After a string of forgotten birthdays, anniversaries and even dates, the brothers' girlfriends were fed up. After a brainstorming session, the brothers devised a new holiday - Girlfriend Appreciation Day. For the big day, the five brothers have dates with their girlfriends. Each one bought a different gift and a dozen roses of a different color. Each couple is going to a different destination on their date. Determine each brother's name, the name of their girlfriend, the gift and color of roses he is giving her, and their date destination. Brothers - Ted, Tim, Tom, Travis, Tyler Girls - Andrea, Brooke, Jessica, Laura, Vanessa Gift - Bracelet, Candy, Music Box, Necklace, Ring Color of Roses - Pale Purple, Pink, White, Red, Yellow Date Destinations - Basketball Game, Dinner, Ice-Skating, Movie, Theater 1. The five brothers are: Tyler, the brother giving his girlfriend the ring and red roses, the one giving his girlfriend pink roses, the one taking Laura to a movie, and the one taking his girlfriend ice-skating. 2. The five girlfriends are: Andrea (who isn't going to the basketball game), the woman getting the ring, Brooke (who isn't getting the bracelet); Ted's girlfriend, and the one getting the candy and the yellow roses. 3. The brother taking his girlfriend to the movie is either Tim or Tyler (who isn't giving his girlfriend the necklace). 4. Vanessa and Ted's girlfriend (who isn't receiving the necklace) are, in some order, the woman going to the theater and the one receiving white roses. 5. Neither Travis nor Tom (whose girlfriend isn't Andrea) is taking his girlfriend to the basketball game.",Anything in parentheses refers to the word immediately before the parentheses. For example: In Clue 3 Tyler is not giving his girlfriend the necklace.,"Ted, Jessica, Bracelet, White, Ice-Skating Tim, Laura, Candy, Yellow, Movie Tom, Vanessa, Ring, Red, Theater Travis, Andrea, necklace, Pink, Dinner Tyler, Brooke, Music Box, Pale Purple, Basketball Game",Logic-Grid,05/26/05 #36626,Come on It's Time,2.9,1.27,LeafFan4life,"g da wn n i t t e g",No hint available.,Getting up before the crack of dawn.,Rebus,05/14/07 #1618,The Life of Numbers,2.11,1.14,Cooltr@iner DK,Why is the number six afraid of seven?,No hint available.,Because seven eight (ate) nine.,Other,12/04/01 #21518,What is a Car Worth?,2.28,1.86,tsimkin,"Henry is preparing to leave his parents' house, but before he goes, he needs a car and some money. His father agrees to give him $10,000 and a car if he works in the family store for a year. This sounds like a good deal to Henry, so he accepts. After working for 7 months, Henry decides he has done enough. He quits his job, and his father says, ""Fair enough. I will give you the car and $2,500."" Henry replies, ""Knowing what the car is worth, that is perfectly fair."" What is the car worth?",No hint available.,"The car is worth $8,000. If we denote the value of the car as 'c', then the value of 12 months of work would be 10000 + c, and the value of 7 months of work is 2500 + c. Assuming that the value of a month of work is constant, we have the value of a month of work equaling (10000 + c)/(12 months) = (2500 + c)/(7 months). Since the two are equal, we can solve for c. (7/12)*(10000 + c) = 2500 + c (70000/12) - 2500 = c - (7/12)*c 3333.33 = (5/12)*c 8000 = c",Math,03/13/05 #39549,Swiss and Cheddar!,2.19,2.02,1smart_okie,W = the C S,Look at the title.,Wisconsin = the Cheese State,Letter-Equations,12/12/07 #7496,Ground Fears,2.32,1.84,BigSurf18,"I come from the ground, I am long and fast, When it rains I come out. It's not easy to catch me because I'm very fast. What Am I?",No hint available.,A Nightcrawler.,Riddle,09/18/02 #691,Haystacks,2.59,0.9500000000000001,flipakosayo,"If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in the center field?",No hint available.,"One. If he combines all of his haystacks, they all become one big stack.",Trick,07/17/01 #7974,THINK to BRAIN,2.94,2.53,warrior,"Turn the word ""THINK"" into ""BRAIN"" by changing one letter at a time - each new word must be a real word.",No hint available.,"THINK THICK TRICK TRACK TRACT TRAIT TRAIN BRAIN",Language,10/10/02 #36386,Sees Without Eyes,2.35,2.46,Trumalia,"This is an old British riddle from 1300-1900 AD. A certaine thing liveth in a place near at hande, Whose nature is straunge, if it bee well scand: It sees without eyes, it flyes without winges, It runnes without feete, it workes wondrous things. To places far distant it often doth rome: Yet never departeth, but taryes at home. If thou doe it covet to feele or to see, Thy labour is lost, for it may not bee.",No hint available.,Mind,Riddle,03/17/07 #3736,10 + 10 equals 4,2.13,1.54,cathalmccabe,How can 10 + 10 equal to four?,No hint available.,"If the first 2 figures are written in binary; 10 is the decimal 2 written in binary. 2 + 2 = 4",Math,04/25/02 #50949,Simple Addition #3,2.19,0.51,TheRiddleTroll,"Add one straight line to the statement below to make it true. 2+2=2",You might be trying too hard.,Slash through the equal sign.,Math,12/30/16 #21226,The Wool Coat,2.67,1.9000000000000001,zubbsy2,There was a farmer who grew corn. He owned a wool coat but he used it in the summer and put it away in the winter. Explain.,He does not wear the coat. Something else does though.,His scarecrow uses it. The farmer uses the wool coat for his scarecrow.,Situation,02/25/05 #46307,Know Your Toes (Left Foot),2.3,2.06,dalfamnest,"How well do you really know your toes? The following clues suggest words or phrases that begin with the letters TOE, in that order. e.g. ""Foot digits"" would be TOEs! 1. A metal piece added to your shoe to protect your toes. 2. The thin, transparent plate which could be the region of painful onychocryptosis. 3. A small but strategic foot in the door. 4. Obey, or accept, authority. (3 words) 5. Music with a steady, catchy rhythm might be described as __-___. (hyphenated word) 6. These are often worn by ballet dancers. (2 words) 7. A unit of currency in Papua New Guinea. 8. A complete turn in the air, for a figure skater. (2 words) The hint will give you the number of letters in the answers.","1. 6 2. 7 3. 7 4. 3, 3, 4 5. 3-7 6. 3, 5 7. 4 8. 3, 4","1. Toecap 2. Toenail 3. Toehold 4. Toe the line 5. Toe-tapping 6. Toe shoes 7. Toea 8. Toe loop",Language,02/04/10 #27717,0 3 8 15 24 35 48....,2.65,1.84,bigSWAFF_69_,"What comes next in this series? 0, 3, 8, 15, 24, 35, 48.......",No hint available.,"63 1X1-1: 0 2X2-1: 3 3X3-1: 8 4X4-1: 15 5X5-1: 24 6X6-1: 35 7X7-1: 48 *8X8-1: 63*",Series,12/27/05 #25451,F*R*I*E*N*D*S,3.0,1.72,Skye,"Five friends- Phoebe, Rachel, Chandler, Joey and Ross- all get together for a birthday dinner. Each friend had something different to drink with their dinner, and each had something different to eat. Based on the clues below, can you figure out which friend had what to drink, what they had to eat and how old each was? Drinks: Wine, water, champagne, coffee and cocktail Food: Steak, quiche, soup, fish and chicken. Ages: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 1. The person who had the steak was a year younger than Joey. 2. Phoebe is the oldest; the youngest friend had water to drink. 3. The friend who had quiche is the second oldest. 4. The friend who had water also had the fish. 5. The friend who was 29 had the chicken. 6. Ross was the only guy that had an alcoholic beverage. 7. Rachel is a year younger than Joey. 8. The friend who had coffee was 2 years younger than Phoebe. 9. The girl who had the wine also had the steak. 10. The person who had the quiche also had champagne.","The names, drinks, ages and dishes do not necessarily correspond with what the characters on the show would have had.","Chandler, 27, had the fish and water. Rachel, 28, had the steak and wine. Joey, 29, had the chicken and coffee. Ross, 30, had the quiche and champagne. Phoebe, 31, had the soup and cocktail.",Logic-Grid,08/22/05 #7057,Song,2.28,1.52,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? U'll take the ->ROAD<- And I'll take the ->road<- sciotllabnldyee",No hint available.,"You'll take the high road, and I'll take the low road, I'll be in Scotland afore ye.",Rebus,08/30/02 #10581,Paging Dr. Ixolite,2.4,2.03,MrIxolite,"What hospital procedure is represented here? CentreCoreMiddle Pass",No hint available.,"Triple Heart Bypass (Three words for heart by Pass)",Rebus,02/20/03 #31323,Backfired Pranks,2.72,1.52,dishu,"The naughty four friends once decided to play some practical pranks on four different innocent guys. They learnt 4 different magic spells from the book ""Learn Magic in 2 Days"". Unfortunately, their magic backfired and instead of the intended victims, the girls themselves suffered from 4 different problems. With the help of these clues, can you figure out which girl chose which guy as her victim, which spell she threw on him, and what problem did she face as a result of spell backfire. Girls: Dis, Dip, Raj, Rich Boys: Sur, Rot, Dud, Ank Spell: Vomiting, Fever, Appetite Loss, Balding Backfired result: Fainting, Freckles, Obesity, Pimples 1. The high fever spell gave pimples to the thrower. 2. The spell intended to make Rot lose appetite, made the thrower obese. 3. It looked like Rich has spent many long hours in the sun after her spell on Dud backfired. 4. The worst sufferer was Sur's torturer, as she remained unconscious for hours after her spell backfired. 5. The vomiting spell was not intended for Dud. 6. Dip was forced to order a new wardrobe for herself, as her existing clothes became useless after her spell backfired. 7. Dis could not show her face to anyone for weeks.",No hint available.,"Dis, Ank, fever, pimples Dip, Rot, appetite loss, obesity Raj, Sur, vomiting, fainting Rich, Dud, balding, freckles",Logic-Grid,06/25/06 #9677,Fingerprints,2.36,1.18,frankenweoburger,"The chief threw the pillow at Malstrom.""The woman was smothered, and this was obviously the murder weapon. See if you can do something right for a change and get some fingerprints."" Malstrom took it back to the lab and found a set of prints on it easily. Furthermore, he knew exactly who they belonged to and that the person was indeed involved in the murder. But he didn't even think of considering this person a suspect. Why not?",No hint available.,"They were the chief's prints; he put them there when he ""threw the pillow at Malstrom.""",Situation,01/08/03 #37919,Shuffle #8,2.84,1.96,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, you are to start with the word 'GOAL', and then each time, change a letter to make a new word. You need to continue this process until you reach the word 'POST'. You must do this in four (4) turns. Good luck. GOAL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ POST",No hint available.,"GOAL GOAT COAT COST POST",Language,08/23/07 #39852,Walter and Grandmother,2.45,2.02,shenqiang,At the end of 2005 Walter was half as old as his grandmother. The sum of the years in which they were born is 3860. How old will Walter be at the end of 2006?,No hint available.,"The sum of the ages of Walter and his grandmother at the end of 2005 is 2*2005-3860=150. Since Walter was half as old as his grandmother, Walter was 50 and his grandmother was 100. Therefore, Walter will be 51 at the end of 2006.",Math,12/31/07 #30657,Opposites 21,2.62,2.16,EnderofGames,"In the following code, each symbol stands for one of five letters. $ stands for A, S, D, B, or C # stands for E, M, K, N, or P @ stands for E, R, G, H, or N ^ stands for U, V, I, E, or W The four letter code word, #^$@, can be translated into two English words that are opposites. What are the two words?",No hint available.,Mean and Nice,Logic,05/23/06 #29089,Disappearing Note,2.39,1.79,dolphingurl12,"A girl was writing a note in math class. On her desk were a pencil, a protractor, a blank sheet of paper, and a calculator. The teacher came near and looked for evidence that she wasn't paying attention, but could not find any. There was nothing in her pockets, desk, etc. She was guilty of writing the note. How did she get away with it?",Think about the items on her desk.,"The calculator was a graphing one. Most graphing calculators have a function that allows you to type letters. She had been typing out a message on it, and hit clear when the teacher was coming.",Situation,03/13/06 #40251,Magic XII,2.29,2.47,beatlesgirl,"3 = K in ""T A"" (M, T, & B)","""Everybody wants to be a cat...""","3 = Kittens in ""The Aristocats"" (Marie, Toulouse, & Berlioz)",Letter-Equations,01/29/08 #41322,Broken #7,2.64,2.71,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser you have been given a series of letters in groups of three. These letters have been taken from a quotation, with the spaces and punctuation between the words removed. Your job is to rearrange the pieces to reconstruct the message. The dashes indicate the number of letters in each word. (Unfortunately, each word must be set out vertically due to spacing problems) der ave ifi ndt eem iwo hat the luc rkt har ore kis toh hem ""- ---- ---- --- ------ - ----, --- ---- ---- - ---- -- ----.""",No hint available.,"""I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have."" Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)",Language,04/02/08 #16792,What Country is It?,2.33,1.34,catsrfun37,"These letters below can be used to form the name of a country. What is the country? ADAMANT CERTIFIES TO USE",No hint available.,UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,Language,02/29/04 #49468,Words With OR,2.0,2.6,cnmne,"Five words that contain OR as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? OR****, *OR***, **OR**, ***OR*, ****OR Pool: A, A, A, A, B, B, D, E, F, G, I, I, L, L, M, N, S, S, T, V",No hint available.,"ORANGE, MORTAL, FLORID, ABSORB, SAVIOR",Language,05/13/12 #39113,Hidden Cartoons,2.87,1.53,grilledcheese,"There are 8 different cartoon characters hidden in the paragraph below. Can you find them? The cartoon characters can link between words or any punctuation, such as commas and full stops. I was walking along the street, when I came across a large bell. Even though it was goofy of me, I could have sworn it looked like a sponge. Bob, my good friend, offered to show the bell to me up close, but I had to pass. I'm back home from my strange encounter with a sponge-like bell. Have I possibly gone daffy? Ducking under my table, I spotted another strange thing; a newspaper from a few weeks back. It says Pluto is not a planet anymore? Rubbish! Under my table, I also found a lollipop. Eyeing it closely, I found mold on it! Why do I have these things in my house? It is completely dumb. Of course it is my fault that I don't throw these things away.",No hint available.,"Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Goofy Spongebob Simba (The Lion King) Daffy Duck Pluto Popeye Dumbo I was walking along the street, when I came across a large BELL. Even though it was GOOFY of me, I could have sworn it looked like a SPONGE. BOB, my good friend, offered to show the bell to me up close, but I had to pasS. I'M BAck home from my strange encounter with a sponge-like bell. Have I possibly gone DAFFY? DUCKing under my table, I spotted another strange thing; a newspaper from a few weeks back. It says PLUTO is not a planet anymore? Rubbish! Under my table, I also found a lolliPOP. EYEing it closely, I found mold on it! Why do I have these things in my house? It is completely DUMB. Of course it is my fault that I don't throw these things away.",Language,11/08/07 #34042,1954,2.36,2.7,OldChinaHand,"For hours of fun, preschoolers and their bigger friends would agree, taking turns, reaching goals - and all without reading, is all that it was meant to be. A spin, a choice and then to win, simply complete a picture. Don't sit there all torn and in tatters, just know what I am is all that matters! What am I?",I teach youngsters the fine art of playing together.,"The Raggedy Ann Board Game. Introduced in 1954, for hours of fun for preschoolers and their bigger friends to learn the fine art of playing together, taking turns, reaching a goal-and all without needing to read. The world was a simpler place, once.",Riddle,11/21/06 #29770,101,2.54,2.44,Draw,"Add plus and minus signs among the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 to make the total 101. For example, 1+2+3+45+67-8-9=101. There are ten ways to do it.","Try all possible combinations of two-digit numbers and the three-digit number 123. Since there are only plus and minus signs, be aware of parity.","(1)1+2+3+45+67-8-9=101 (2)1+2+34+56+7-8+9=101 (3)1+2-3+4-5+6+7+89=101 (4)1+23+4+5+67-8+9=101 (5)1+23-4+5-6-7+89=101 (6)1-2+3+4+5-6+7+89=101 (7)1-2+34+5-6+78-9=101 (8)12+34+5+67-8-9=101 (9)12-3+4-5+6+78+9=101 (10)123+4+56+7-89=101",Math,04/14/06 #48184,Curtail 13,2.81,1.83,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. Compassionate -> A relative 2. Frightening -> Blemish from injury 3. Notify of danger -> Armed conflict 4. Express gratitude -> Comparison word 5. Celestial body -> Arrive 6. Rectify; make better -> Prayer closer 7. String; wind together -> Duplicate 8. Golden-brown -> Mist; fog","The words start with these letters: 1. K 2. S 3. W 4. T 5. C 6. A 7. T 8. H","1. Kind -> Kin 2. Scary -> Scar 3. Warn -> War 4. Thank -> Than 5. Comet -> Come 6. Amend -> Amen 7. Twine -> Twin 8. Hazel -> Haze",Language,11/07/10 #50578,Give Us A Hand,2.97,1.69,ThinksForFun,"Inside we're wet and outside we're dry But the weather we do not defy Losing our heads, we don't go berserk But this is when we do our best work Some of us activate with a click Although human power makes us tick We're instruments not found in a band We're useless unless given a hand What are we?",No hint available.,"pens lines 1-2: Pens are wet on the inside because of the ink they contain. They are dry on the outside. lines 3-4: Some pens have caps (""heads"") that need to be removed before one can write with them. lines 5-6: Other pens work by pressing their button, which often produces the sound of a ""click"". This ""click"" is not to be confused with the click of a computer mouse. Pens work via ""human power"" whereas computers need electric power in order to function. lines 7-8: Pens are writing ""instruments"", not musical instruments. Without the aid of one's ""hand"", pens are ""useless"".",Riddle,04/14/15 #3380,Mce,2.94,0.8200000000000001,lil_thugsta,"Can you decipher this: mce mce mce",No hint available.,Three Blind Mice; [they have no I's].,Rebus,04/09/02 #42382,Clever Jenny XI,2.88,2.63,mosca,"It was a warm, sunny afternoon when Jenny came home from work and parked in front of her apartment house. As she walked toward her door, she heard a sharp exclamation in Spanish from next door. She thought, ""Uh, oh! Ricardo must be having a bad day!"" Walking into the yard next door, she saw Ricardo on his knees, muttering and waving his hands. ""Hi, Rick! What's up? ""Oh, hello, Jenny. I must have a hole in my pocket! My keys came out and fell into this pipe!"" He indicated a small hole in the ground, less than two inches wide. ""Stell took Raul shopping a little while ago, so I'm locked out!"" He waved his hands some more. ""I need to get some parts to fix the washing machine, but my truck keys are down there!"" Jenny tried to peer into the pipe. ""How far down are they?"" ""Around three feet or more, I think. I'm not sure why it's there. I thought about using tongs, but the key ring's too far down! I'd need a pole with a hook to get them out! I guess I'll have to call some sort of a service to help me!"" Jenny looked down the hole and asked, ""Do you think there's anything besides keys down there?"" ""No, that's all I had in that pocket. Can I use your phone to call somebody?"" ""Hold on a minute, I just had an idea. Let me see if it works first!"" Jenny left and came back a few minutes later holding a cardboard tube, a flashlight, and a ball of string. ""What on earth are you going to do with all that, Jenny? ""Well, let's see if this idea works!"" A few minutes later, Ricardo had his keys and was excitedly asking Jenny how she had done it. What had Jenny done?",No hint available.,"Jenny said, ""This flashlight is one that charges itself when you shake it. What makes it charge is a powerful magnet that passes up and down through a coil of wire to generate electricity. All I did was tie a string around the top of the flashlight, feed it into the tube, and lower it all into the hole. The cardboard tube kept it from sticking to the sides of the pipe, and the big magnet at the end of the flashlight picked up the key ring."" Ricardo exclaimed, ""Jenny, you must have a bottle of the wine I made!"" ""Oh, no, thanks, Rick! It wasn't anything!"" ""Well, then, you must drink a glass with me to celebrate! ""We-e-ell! Twist my arm!"" And they both laughed. Just then, Rick's wife, Estelle, and Raul, their son, drove up, and they all went into the house together.",Situation,06/29/08 #38522,This Couldn't Happen! II,2.12,1.36,merrimackxc2010,"The New England Patriots were leading the Buffalo Bills in a score of 1-0. They are playing by NFL rules. Why couldn't this happen?",Look at the score.,It is impossible to score just 1 point in a game. The only way to score a single point is if you kick an extra point after a touchdown. A safety is worth 2 points and that is the lowest amount you can score.,Trivia,09/29/07 #28531,Fill My Missing Letters,2.5100000000000002,2.61,fishmed,"What letters replace the question marks in this series? ABC ?DF D?L HP?",No hint available.,"B, H, X are the letters in order. The sequence is built by doubling each letter's value place in the alphabet to get the next letter below.",Series,02/09/06 #836,Squirrel and Corn,2.5,1.69,Michelle,"There are six ears of corn in a hollow stump. If a perfectly healthy squirrel carries only three ears out each day, how many days will it take to empty the stump?",No hint available.,Six. Each day the squirrel will carry out the two ears on his head plus the one ear of corn.,Trick,09/20/01 #2319,Jill and Her Dog,1.99,1.18,rml417,"Jill walks her dog three times every day. Each walk lasts 13 minutes. How many times does she walk her dog in one year?",No hint available.,"1095. You don't have to worry about the 13. All you have to do is 3 x 365 = 1095 (In a leap year, Jill walks her dog 1098 times.)",Math,02/14/02 #4083,Crazy Math,2.29,2.4,bluetwo,"prove the following: 3.99999... = 4 (by using '...' i mean that the 9's are repeating)",No hint available.,"3.9999... = X 3.9999... * 10 = 39.9999.... = 10X 10X - 3.9999... = 9X 39.9999... - 3.9999... = 36 = 9X 36 / 9 = 9X / 9 = 4 therefore, X = 4",Math,05/15/02 #4535,Dangerous Job,2.73,1.8800000000000001,bobbrt,"Statistically speaking, what is the most dangerous job in the U.S.?",No hint available.,"President of the United States. Of the 43 presidents so far, 4 have been assassinated (Garfield, Kennedy, Lincoln, and McKinley). That's a fatality rate of just under 10%.",Other,06/06/02 #7808,I Cover You,2.4,1.65,tissue,"I cover you and give you warmth, Though I am sometimes a bother. I began to help you from the beginning, But it took me a little while to form. What am I?",No hint available.,Hair.,Riddle,10/02/02 #38933,A Sport,2.7600000000000002,1.71,aresII,"My 1, 7, 3, 6, 4 is made with ice cream and soda. My 5, 2, 8, 4 helps hold things tight with its partner's help. My 6, 7, 4 is a computer key. My 1, 7, 6, 4 is a dwelling. My whole is a sport.",No hint available.,"Football. Clue 1 = float. Clue 2 = bolt. Clue 3 = alt. Clue 4 = flat.",Riddle,10/25/07 #27170,Sometimes It Glitters,2.67,2.53,ccccc,"Sometimes it glitters, but often not; May be cold, or may be hot! Ever changing though the eye can't measure, Concealed within may be many treasures. Some find safety beneath its gate, While some may die beneath its weight! Old and broken, it brings forth life. What is it?",No hint available.,Rock.,Riddle,11/26/05 #32064,Travel Tally,2.25,1.66,lips,"On the first 5 days of vacation, the Williams family drove 1,427 miles. They left on Friday, and the minimum and maximum distances for one day's trip were 200 and 355 miles. They arrived at their destination late on Tuesday. 1. Since they left late, they drove the least number of miles on the first day. 2. They drove 105 miles more on the second day than on the first. 3. On Monday they drove the most. 4. On Tuesday they drove 68 miles less than on Saturday. How many miles did they drive each day?","Make a chart, and then work backwards using the clues.","On the first 5 days of vacation, the Williams family drove the following miles: Friday: 200 miles Saturday: 305 miles Sunday: 330 miles Monday: 355 miles Tuesday: 237 miles",Math,07/26/06 #31544,Can You Figure It?,2.35,2.87,fishmed,"What are the missing numbers in this series, based on the numbers shown? 9, 6, 7, 21, 5, 2, 2, 6, 11, 4, 8, ?, 3, 1, 5, 10, 6, 2, 12, ?",Try groups of 4,"56 & 48 If you take the numbers in groups of 4, it is (a-b)*c=d in each case. (9-6)*7=21 (5-2)*2=6 (11-4)*8=56 (3-1)*5=10 (6-2)*12=48",Series,07/05/06 #4837,"Fred, Ed & Ned",2.48,1.08,Charliesangel,"Fred, Ed & Ned head off into town to do their weekly chores. Fred has to get a pair of shoes re-soled. Ed has to get duplicates for three keys. Ned needs two pairs of shoes to be resoled. They find a shop that cuts keys and resoles shoes and had two members of staff that were not busy. The shop advertises: Keys cut for $2 only takes five minutes Shoes resoled $10 per pair only takes fifteen minutes. How long do Fred, Ed and Ned have to wait to get their items back finished?",No hint available.,30 Minutes (one assistant does Fred's shoes and Ed's keys and the other does Ned's two pairs of shoes.,Logic,06/19/02 #28544,On The First Day,2.84,1.31,sweetmama,"On the first day I came to be, Divinely created for you to see. Artificial or natural, take your pick, Although too much of the latter can make you sick.",No hint available.,"Light! According to the Bible, God created light on the first day. There is artificial light, such as that produced by lightbulbs, as well as natural light. Of course, natural light comes from the sun. Too much sunlight, especially when it's hot, can make you sick (i.e. heat stroke, sunburn).",Riddle,02/09/06 #27835,Which Came First 2,2.66,0.92,brules370,"The chicken or the egg, which came first?",No hint available.,"The chicken. It came first in the question.",Trick,01/02/06 #34266,I Wouldn't Mess With These People Either!,2.65,2.67,jazzmusician46,"Below are anagrams of popular American Outlaws from the Wild West. Your task is to unravel these anagrams and name the people correctly. I have included the number of words in brackets for each person's name. In a sly local (4, 7) Black brat (5, 4) Killed by hit (5, 3, 3) Orb-like leech (8, 4) Yuck! Sadden sadistic bunch (5, 7, 1, 8, 3)",No hint available.,"Clay Allison Black Bart Billy the Kid Cherokee Bill Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid",Language,12/06/06 #42500,Overview of Marriage VI,2.47,2.35,aresII,"The following quote is from Richard Bernard ""Red"" Skelton (1913 - 1997). He was an American comedian who was best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. B=F ""YIA XVOY BMEIY GVO TK BVWXY YIFWEI. TK GMBA VOZAR, 'GIVY'O FC YIA YD?' M OVMR, 'RWOY.'""","A=E F=O V=A","""THE LAST FIGHT WAS MY FAULT THOUGH. MY WIFE ASKED, 'WHAT'S ON THE TV?' I SAID, 'DUST.'"" KEY: A=E B=F C=N D=V E=G F=O G=W I=H K=Y M=I O=S R=D T=M V=A W=U X=L Y=T Z=K",Cryptography,07/15/08 #8096,Hope - Lee,2.78,2.18,dsquared,"What title is represented below: Hope - Lee; Voted for D; UU",It was a hit from Grease,"Hopelessly Devoted To You Explanation: Hope - Lee = Hope (less) Lee or Hopelessly. Votes for D = If someone votes for D then they 'D' voted therefore 'devoted'. UU = The simplest part of it.. ""two U"" or ""to you"". Throw it all together and you have your title.",Rebus,10/17/02 #121,7 W of the A W,2.49,1.6400000000000001,Phyllis,7 W of the A W,No hint available.,7 Wonders of the Ancient World,Letter-Equations,01/30/01 #6044,Loser,2.35,2.58,jasin,"Can you decipher this phrase: Pleasant Costume Third Second First Finish",No hint available.,"Nice Guys Finish Last (costume = guise = guys)",Rebus,07/29/02 #13258,Pick-up Sticks 2,2.45,1.62,pooja,"If you count the matchsticks below, you'll see that the statement works out just fine. But can you rearrange the matchsticks so that the statement is still true and you don't need to do any counting? l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l = 29",No hint available.,"Rearrange the matchsticks into the following letters: TWENTY NINE = 29",Other,06/18/03 #39588,Thoughts on Overachievement,2.35,2.28,aresII,"While Doug Larson's wit is widely known, his biography is rather vague. He was accredited as being a British runner and winning a medal in the 1928 Olympics, yet to this there is no official record. He was also accredited with being an American cartoonist, but such claims cannot be verified. The two following quotes have been attributed to him. Can you decode them? Both puzzles use the same code. C=P ""XRRIUCDVNEVOQ HEW VUCINNVLDW UWXON IODS HEW LINN GVDD XFF VH HI SIBT TWQBDXT FBHVWN."" ""NIUW IK HEW GITDF'N QTWXHWNH KWXHN GWTW XRRIUCDVNEWF LS CWICDW OIH NUXTH WOIBQE HI JOIG HEWS GWTW VUCINNVLDW.""","N=S R=C V=I","""ACCOMPLISHING THE IMPOSSIBLE MEANS ONLY THE BOSS WILL ADD IT TO YOUR REGULAR DUTIES."" ""SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST FEATS WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY PEOPLE NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THEY WERE IMPOSSIBLE."" KEY: B=U C=P D=L E=H F=D G=W H=T I=O J=K K=F L=B N=S O=N Q=G R=C S=Y T=R U=M V=I W=E X=A",Cryptography,12/13/07 #51506,Squeaker !!,2.09,1.42,BadBunnee02,"Complete the Rebus using your ""lateral thinking"" skills, ""fuzzy logic"" ability, ""cluster mapping"" technique, and ""intuitive leaping"" (if appropriate), to identify a common phrase suggested by the information below. firstsecond",No hint available.,"""a close second""",Rebus,10/13/17 #26327,Let's Make a Deal,2.45,2.04,cnmne,"Rebus Philgin, owner of the Seattle Starbucks baseball team and former marriage counselor for actress Jennifer Lopez, has just made a blockbuster deal to improve his team's chances of winning the World Series. What phenomenon does the following headline describe? Seattle sends shortstop Walter Gust to Philadelphia, acquires pitcher Mark Breeze in return.",No hint available.,"Trade winds. (Each player's last name is a wind, and they have been traded.)",Language,10/11/05 #33109,Common-Sense Mixup 1,2.42,2.2,MarcM1098,"The words of some common-sense sayings have been scrambled and mixed together. Each group of mixed-up sentences below contains four common-sense sayings. First, figure out which words belong to which saying. Then, pair each saying in group 1 with a saying in group 2 that has a nearly opposite meaning. Group 1 You would give an eye unto others to have a rod. Do it to receive an eye tooth and a spare tooth. And, as the child is blessed unto you, do more for the spoil than for others. Group 2 Force the guys turn better. Nice persuasion has the most cheek. He who is finish other than last wins toys.","Group 1 sayings start with: it, do, an, spare. Group 2 sayings start with: he, nice, turn, persuasion.","In each pair below, the group 1 saying is listed first. It is more blessed to give than to receive. He who has the most toys, wins. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Nice guys finish last. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Turn the other cheek. Spare the rod and spoil the child. Persuasion is better than force.",Language,09/22/06 #10143,Drills Are Us,2.05,1.13,od-1,"Mr. Od-1 had to purchase some drill bits by phone from his supplier, but neither he nor the supplier could remember if they came in packs of 10, 12 or 6. Mr. Od-1 hated the thought of getting opened packs if the supplier guessed wrong. What is the minimum number of drill bits Mr. Od-1 could buy to ensure he got full packs regardless of whether there were 6, 10 or 12 drill bits per pack?",No hint available.,"60. 60 can be divided evenly by 6, 10 and 12. If there are 6 per pack he gets 10 packs, if 10 per pack he gets 6 packs and if 12 per pack he gets 5 packs.",Math,01/31/03 #40133,30's a Good Number!,2.39,1.98,snowmonster,See if you can come up with the number 30 four different ways by using four sets of three identical digits.,No hint available.,"1) 33-3=30 2) 5x5+5=30 3) 6x6-6=30 4) XXX=30 (Roman numerals)",Math,01/20/08 #6697,Bridge,2.09,1.06,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? L O N D O N B R I D G E",No hint available.,London bridge is falling down!,Rebus,08/20/02 #31635,Crypto-Family 1,2.53,2.25,blue4ever16,"A crypto-family is a group of words that have a certain topic in common. Here are a group of cryptowords that have something in common. Try and figure out what the words are... 1. BDAAX 2. BUFXFU EODBW 3. WXRZCDEOTW 4. BDFX VMTXZ 5. EUUQDTW 6. BUBEUMR 7. EOTTWT EPVTW 8. EPBEXQTW 9. BMTFATGW 10. XBBGTW","The topic is ""Food eaten without a utensil."" T=e","CODE: A=z B=p C=w D=i E=c F=t G=l M=r O=h P=u Q=k R=n T=e U=o V=b W=s X=a Z=d 1. pizza 2. potato chips 3. sandwiches 4. pita bread 5. cookies 6. popcorn 7. cheese cubes 8. cupcakes 9. pretzels 10. apples",Cryptography,07/09/06 #13213,Fruits,2.79,1.69,didge53s,Which two fruits are anagrams of each other?,No hint available.,Lemon and Melon,Language,06/17/03 #37339,"The Three Girls, a Bridge, and Three Dogs",2.22,1.36,myrnacarey,"There once were three girls: Patty, Hannah, and Mary. They were on their way to a concert when they came upon a bridge guarded by three dogs. They tried coaxing the dogs to fall away from them. Hannah suggested they go back, but none of the other girls agreed. Patty suggested checking the map for another way to the concert. The girls checked their bags, but did not find a map. What they did find were: 3 ham and cheese sandwiches, 3 chocolates, 3 waters, and 3 cookies. All three girls knew they would be hungry later, and it was nearly noon, the start of the concert. They were running out of time. Suddenly, Mary gasped, ""I know what to do!"" Soon, the three girls were at the concert. What did the three girls do?","All of the girls ate a separate sandwich for lunch. There were still 3 of everything. In the beginning, all the sandwiches were the same. When the girls left, the sandwiches were still the same, but thinner.",Each of the girls took their sandwich and took half of the ham out of it. They threw the ham in different directions and ran across the bridge. The dogs never noticed they were gone.,Situation,07/13/07 #30548,Time Is The Capital II,2.88,2.21,dodger,"What has wings, But can not fly. Is enclosed, But can outside also lie. Can open itself up, Or close itself away. Is the place of kings and queens, And doggerel of every means. What is it upon which I stand? Which can lead us to different lands.","The Bard said ""all the world's a .....""",A Stage.,Riddle,05/17/06 #690,Which One First?,2.79,1.13,flipakosayo,"If I dropped a bowling ball in a bucket of water which is 45 degrees F, and dropped another bowling ball of the same weight, mass, and size in a bucket at 30 degrees F, both of them at the same time, which ball would hit the bottom of the bucket first?",No hint available.,The ball in the bucket of 45 degree F water hits the bottom of the bucket first. The water in the 30 degree F bucket is frozen.,Science,07/17/01 #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 #31097,Storigram VII,2.69,2.61,phrebh,"Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category? There was A COMEDIAN who used to tell a joke in which A BISON and a BIG MULE were walking in a desert. There was also a GREY MAN who saw the animals ON RADAR and thought that the bison must have a HOT SOLE, walking in the SAND, HOUR after hour. The man ran to a ROAD, CUE in hand, and thought of what he could EARN: GIANT paychecks. He thought that he would go to the OPERA, SIGN his paycheck, and live a life of luxury.",Category: Countries,"MACEDONIA BOSNIA BELGIUM GERMANY ANDORRA LESOTHO HONDURAS ECUADOR ARGENTINA SINGAPORE Category: Countries",Language,06/15/06 #29673,Bales of Hay,2.42,2.6,medster99,"A farmer was weighing five bales of hay, and each bale was a different weight. Because he was an odd farmer, he weighed the hay bales in groups of two, in every possible combination (but 2-3 and 3-2 are the same). The farmer wrote down the total weights, but forgot to match them to the groups of hay bales (1&2, 1&3 etc.) that they went with. The weights were 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, and 91 kilograms. The task is to find out how much each bale of hay weighs and what combinations of bales made each total weight.",No hint available.,"Hay bale #1- 39 kg Hay bale #2- 41 kg Hay bale #3- 43 kg Hay bale #4- 44 kg Hay bale #5- 47 kg Total Weight....Bale....Bale Weights ...80....| 1 + 2 |....39 + 41 ...82....| 1 + 3 |....39 + 43 ...83....| 1 + 4 |....39 + 44 ...84....| 2 + 3 |....41 + 43 ...85....| 2 + 4 |....41 + 44 ...86....| 1 + 5 |....39 + 47 ...87....| 3 + 4 |....43 + 44 ...88....| 2 + 5 |....41 + 47 ...90....| 3 + 5 |....43 + 47 ...91....| 4 + 5 |....44 + 47",Math,04/10/06 #42296,Pure Divinity?,2.25,1.65,TRILLIONAIRE,"Can you figure out this rebus? Spotlessness Divineness",No hint available.,Cleanliness is next to godliness.,Rebus,06/20/08 #8073,Unmoved,2.58,1.53,dsquared,"In the following passage the same group of letters in the same order will satisfy the completion of the sentence in a sensible fashion. The hint contains the amount of letters that are missing. He sat there in a TR_____ unmoving, as if his ST_____ on the matter was worth more than a mere GL_____.",There are four letters missing.,"ANCE: TRANCE, STANCE, GLANCE.",Language,10/15/02 #49533,Secret Word Groups,2.64,2.71,MarcM1098,"I am thinking of three secret words; they are all related and are in common use. You can find the secret words by solving the following. Several words are given below (the secret words are NOT given). Your challenge is to determine in which one of three groups the given words belong. Each secret word is the basis for one group. Solve the groups, find the secret words! adopt, darkest, eleventh, fiddle, fifteen, guess, happy, maid, nature, rice, rush, split, steak, wind, witching Bonus: Name one body part that belongs in all three groups.",You asked for a hint; it's about time!,"Secret words: hour, minute, second Hour group: - darkest hour (before the dawn) - eleventh hour (almost too late) - happy hour (discounted drinks) - rush hour (traffic) - witching hour (midnight) Minute group - adopt minutes (of a meeting) - fifteen minutes (of fame) - minute maid (brand name) - minute rice (brand name) - minute steak (similar to cube steak) Second group - second fiddle (supporting role) - second guess (try to predict) - second nature (natural habit) - split second (quickly) - second wind (during running) Bonus word: hand - hour hand, minute hand, second hand (parts of a clock)",Group,07/29/12 #17660,What Movie? #2,2.69,1.96,spookboy0,"Below, you see a group of mixed letters. Rearrange the letters in the COLUMNS they are in (ie. each letter must stay in the column it is in, but can be moved to a new row), and the correct rearrangement will result in a movie title. |M|N|E|O|C| |U|H|S|I|O| |T|U|D|S|F|","Stars Julie Andrews, for a little movie trivia.","Correct Arrangement: |T|H|E|S|O| |U|N|D|O|F| |M|U|S|I|C| Movie Title: The Sound of Music",Other,05/16/04 #51744,Cringe...,2.64,1.39,Mtenney10,"What word in the English language has the consecutive letters of ""wkw""?",Look at the title,Awkward,Language,02/18/18 #5599,ology,2.64,2.3,im_para_noid,"Entomology is the study of insects. Ornithology is the study of birds. What is the shortest ""Ology"" word in the English Language?",No hint available.,"Oology, the study of eggs",Language,07/15/02 #18882,RomanKachi Locker !!!,2.17,2.35,lesternoronha1,"I went to attend the funeral of my uncle, Randervaz the second, of the rich and famous Romankachi dynasty. He'd died the previous day after a long ailment of cancer. Having attended the funeral, I met my uncle's lawyer on the way out from the cemetery. He told me that my uncle had bequeathed part or all of his property to me in his will. However, he'd given strict instructions to his lawyer not to read this will until I satisfy a condition mentioned in his will. I had to get a legal document with my uncle's signature on it which said that now the will could be read out. However, this was locked away in one of the lockers of the Romankachi state bank. Saying this, he handed me an envelope addressed to me by my uncle. The envelope had a clue in it to lead me to the specified locker. When I opened the letter, it read as follows :- ""Dearest nephew, you must already be knowing that you have to get a document with my signature on it from the Romankachi state bank in order for the will to be read out. All that I can tell you is that the locker is numbered 'bcb', such that (ab)*(ba)=(bcb), where a, b and c are all distinct positive integers from 1 to 9. The number 'ab' represents the two digit number whose 10's digit is a and units digit is b. The numbers 'ba' and 'bcb' also have similar meanings. Best of luck, Ruddy."" Can you find the locker number and help me out?",No hint available.,"The equation given in the letter is (ab)*(ba)=bcb Now (10a + b)*(10b + a) = bcb, given that the number 'ab' represents the two digit number whose 10's digit is a and units digit is b and so on for 'ba' and 'bcb'. Hence 100*a*b + 10*(a^2 + b^2) + a*b = bcb, where ^ represents the operation ""to the power of"". This is possible if ab = b and a^2 + b^2 = c, that is if a = 1 and hence 1 + b^2 = c. Trying out various number from 1 to 9 for c in the above equation, I strike upon a combination that satisfies this equation 1 + b^2 = c, i.e. 1 + 2^2 = 5. Thus a = 1, b = 2 and c = 5. Therefore the locker number must be 252. Verifying (ab)*(ba)=bcb, I got (12)*(21)=252",Math,09/20/04 #49915,Hospital Ward,2.89,1.4,Kinghal,There were 100 patients in a road trauma hospital. Some of the patients had only one leg. Half the rest had no legs. In total how many legs did the 100 patients have?,No hint available.,"100. The group with one leg each averages one leg per person. The rest are split into 2 equal groups. One group has no legs, so the other group must have 2 legs each, meaning these 2 groups average one leg per patient. Therefore, overall, the average is one leg per patient, therefore there is a total of 100 legs.",Logic,08/18/13 #1710,The Fall,2.42,0.9,missie,"A woman was sitting on a window on the thirty-fifth floor of a building. She is preparing to commit suicide. The woman gets nervous and falls, yet she is not scratched, nor harmed in any way. How is this possible?",No hint available.,"She fell INTO the building, not out.",Situation,12/13/01 #35566,More Letters,2.72,2.4,jazzmusician46,"Your task here is to complete the following words by placing the same three-letter word in the gaps. P _ R _ I _ G C _ R _ A _ T O _ T _ A _ K Q _ I _ I _ G",No hint available.,"The word is: URN pUrRiNg cUrRaNt oUtRaNk qUiRiNg - noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object), quired, quir - ing. Archaic. choir.",Language,03/06/07 #10346,Find the Elements,2.24,2.98,Codammanus,"Find the elements. These elements have a certain tie to what can get you talk or tune, The disconnection we allow to part all morns, from eves and noons. I feel compelled to remind, you needn't be a science star, Just aim your darts to hit the chart, and simply tell me what they are. Did I forget? Oh say it not, I'll give you this one free, That all in all, these elements, number just a few, or three.",No hint available.,"Am, Fm, Pm (Americium, Fermium, and Promethium). Am and Fm (AM/FM) are what often distinguishes talk radio/news radio, from 'tune' or music stations. Am and Pm (AM/PM) we allow to separate our mornings (morns), from evenings (eves), and noons. The chart of course, would be the good old Periodic Table of Elements.",Group,02/11/03 #42015,Apologies Are More Than Words,2.23,2.34,aresII,"The following quote is from Francis Herbert Bradley (1846 - 1924), who was a British philosopher. He was a leading member of the movement known as British idealism. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. Y=L ""NIGX DXTMNXTHX HATBXZTL NA LMYXTHX. CWON O ZOT ML IXOBV NA IXHOYY WX CAGYB KX CMYYMTP NA IXDXON.""","A=O G=U M=I","""TRUE PENITENCE CONDEMNS TO SILENCE. WHAT A MAN IS READY TO RECALL HE WOULD BE WILLING TO REPEAT."" KEY: A=O B=D C=W D=P G=U H=C I=R K=B L=S M=I N=T O=A P=G T=N V=Y W=H X=E Y=L Z=M",Cryptography,05/23/08 #25616,Sequencing the Stone...,2.42,2.61,BWMyers51,"A group of stones are all lined up. Upon closer inspection, you realize there are numbers on the stones, as follows: 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 9 - 12 The last stone has had its number worn off by wind and time, what should the number on the stone read?","This is a logical sequence, not necessarily a mathematical one.","21 one - two - three - five - nine - twelve - twenty-one The words for the numbers end in vowels.",Logic,08/29/05 #12624,Cleared For Take Off,2.81,1.36,MrIxolite,"What phrase is illustrated below? You're having a good time = Time Airways is cleared for takeoff You're having a bad time = Time Airways is Delayed",No hint available.,Time flies when you're having fun,Rebus,05/23/03 #564,Woman Lying in a Field,2.6,1.76,Ghost,"A woman is lying dead in a field with an unopened package beside her. Nobody killed her and she didn't commit suicide. How did she die?",No hint available.,The package is a parachute that didn't open.,Situation,05/31/01 #5347,Blade,2.13,2.17,haika,"I am preceded by snow, And followed by floods, I have killed before, And will do so again, What am I?",It's not natural.,shaving razor,Riddle,07/08/02 #5629,Planes Apart,2.34,2.16,mad-ade,"Two planes fly once around the world together. They both fly at a constant distance above the surface of the Earth, one above the other. On completion, one of the planes has travelled two kilometres further than the other. (Assume the Earth is a perfect sphere.) How far apart (in metres) were the two planes?",No hint available.,1000/pi [or 318.3 metres],Math,07/16/02 #12634,9 S in T T T,2.61,1.98,Didge53s,9 S in T T T,No hint available.,9 Squares in Tic Tac Toe,Letter-Equations,05/23/03 #11326,Restrictions,2.29,2.47,griphook,"What commonly used warning is represented below? 1. FATHER 2. MOTHER 3. GRANDFATHER 4. GRANDMOTHER NOTHING FOLLOWS",No hint available.,FOR (Four) ADULTS ONLY.,Rebus,03/20/03 #12939,To a Perfect Woman,2.5100000000000002,1.65,chinasteve,"I am a true beauty. You long to hold me close to your cheek, Though you will be cut if you hasten. I stretch out under the sun where you love to see me, And you long to take me in for your wife. I'm desired as I am young and flawless, Though my history runs deep, But you can't have me unless you cut me. What am I?","Most love me most as a redhead, but I'm not found only in red.","A Rose (Or any beautiful flower with old roots, for that matter.)",Riddle,06/05/03 #16841,Give it a Spin?,2.37,2.41,dumbell,"The first two blanks are an anagram of the last, and the last is a US city. Can you fill in the blanks? There's no doubt it sure is a _ _ _, Hit it now or give it a pass; Soon _ _ _ _ _ to its charms, Never tire pulling arms; Dare you give it a spin: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _",The clue is in the title.,"GAS SLAVE LAS VEGAS",Language,03/04/04 #28721,Robato's Removal Service: Only $4.95!,2.52,2.16,bigSWAFF_69_,"What business term is represented by this? -Swaff: Voted to remove Bob -Bob: Voted to remove Geemiee -Geemiee: Voted to remove Bob",No hint available.,"Eliminating the Middle Man Geemiee and Swaff are voting to remove, or eliminate Bob, who is the man in the middle, or the middle man.",Rebus,02/20/06 #29014,Feel the Romance,2.9,1.81,Punk_Rocker,"Five girls got tickets to Warped Tour; all of their favorite bands are there this year. However, one band specifically caught their eyes: My Chemical Romance. Each of them cannot wait to see their favorite band member and hear their favorite song played! Plus, they just HAVE to buy some MCR merchandise! Girls: Taylor, Ren, Skylar, Elana, Andi. Members: Gerard Way (Vocals), Ray Toro (Lead Guitar), Frank Iero (Rhythm Guitar), Mikey Way (Bass Guitar), Bob Bryar (Drums). Favorite Songs: Skylines and Turnstiles (Skylines), Headfirst for Halos (Halos), To the End, Cubicles, Drowning Lessons (Drowning). Merch: T-Shirt, Poster, Pin, Bag, CD. Can you figure out who is obsessed with which band member, who loves what song, and who buys what? Good luck and here are the clues: 1. The girl whose favorite song is Cubicles also loves Frank. 2. The one who couldn't stop staring at Bob bought the pin. 3. The girl who loves Gerard bought the bag. 4. Ren cheered especially loud when they played Headfirst for Halos. 5. Mikey's biggest fan's favorite song is Skylines and Turnstiles. 6. Elana has a strange love for drummers. 7. Taylor got the T-Shirt because her favorite band member was on the front. 8. Skylar and Ren are sisters, and coincidentally like the two brothers in the band. 9. The girl who bought the CD got it specifically to hear her favorite song, To the End. (Note: The names in parentheses are for the Logic Grid Solver; the full titles would not fit.)",Gerard and Mikey are brothers.,"Taylor: Frank, Cubicles, T-Shirt. Ren: Gerard, Headfirst for Halos, Bag. Skylar: Mikey, Skylines and Turnstiles, Poster. Elana: Bob, Drowning Lessons, Pin. Andi: Ray, To the End, CD.",Logic-Grid,03/10/06 #20806,Gesture of ...,2.23,1.83,Eratic_FX,"These are greetings: In the morning you say, ""Good morning."" In the afternoon you say, ""Good afternoon."" In the evening you say, ""Good evening."" What do you say at night?",No hint available.,"Good evening. The first clue was: these are GREETINGS. ""Good night"" is not a greeting but a gesture of parting.",Language,02/03/05 #16603,Lots Of Animals,2.82,1.81,Palsha,"What do the following creatures below have in common with one another? 1) Guinea Pig 2) Jack Rabbit 3) Silk Worm 4) Firefly 5) Prairie Dog",No hint available.,"None are what they seem from their names. 1) The Guinea pig is a rodent, not a pig. 2) The jack rabbit is a hare, not a rabbit. 3) The silk worm is a caterpillar, not a worm. 4) The firefly is a beetle, not a fly. 5) The prairie dog is a rodent, not a dog.",Trivia,02/17/04 #49605,Word Chest 6 (4x4),2.81,1.3,dalfamnest,"Word Chests are miniature crossword puzzles, with no gaps. e.g. J OB ARE MET This word chest contains four words spelled horizontally and four vertically. Clues are given, but not necessarily in order. Can you work out the eight 4-letter words and place them correctly in the chest? Clues across: * popular herb; pepper- or spear- * thick, flat paving stone or piece of chocolate * winning services (e.g. in tennis) * where the heart is (idiom) Clues down: * plural of locus * good, better, ____ * fraud, fake, fiction * ""agreed!"" (in church usually)","Two letters are given: S*** **** **** ***T","SLAB HOME ACES MINT",Language,09/23/12 #26979,Complete-A-Word V,2.78,2.39,phrebh,"Use the 26 letters of the alphabet to complete the ten words below, replacing each underscore with a letter. Each letter can only be used once. 1. _O_AL 2. _ET_ _R 3. _ _EA_H 4. _ _OST 5. _AC_A_ 6. I_ _UIR_ 7. S_I_T 8. E_A_IN_T_ON 9. O_ON_ 10. _RIZE_",It helps if you write down the alphabet and then cross out the ones you've used.,"1. VOCAL 2. DETOUR 3. BREATH 4. GHOST 5. JACKAL 6. INQUIRY 7. SWIFT 8. EXAMINATION 9. OZONE 10. PRIZES",Language,11/17/05 #6665,Born Liars,2.79,2.73,naveen_the_great,"Edward, Howard, and John are three high school students each of whom is taking three of the four subjects, biology, chemistry, history, and mathematics. One day while talking about their programs they made the following statements. Edward: There is just one subject we're all taking. I'm the only one of us who is taking mathematics. No two of us are taking the same three subjects. John is wrong when he says that Howard and I are both taking chemistry. Howard: Ed is the only one of us who is taking history. John and I are taking the same subjects. We're all taking biology. Two of us are taking both chemistry and biology. John: We're all taking mathematics. Howard is taking history. Ed is taking one subject that I'm not. Both Howard and Ed are taking chemistry. If two and only two of each boy's statements are true, what subjects is each boy taking?",No hint available.,"Edward: chemistry, biology, history Howard: chemistry, biology, mathematics John: biology, mathematics, history",Logic,08/19/02 #29004,School 2,2.86,1.33,thompson1,"Four kids go to four different schools and have to get up at four different times. Figure out what each kid's first and last names are, what school they go to, and what time they wake up. First Names - Adam, Jessica, James, and Joseph Last Names - Smith, Jones, Thompson, Bower Schools - Cramerton Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, Robinson Middle School, Park Road High School Times - 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:15 AM, and 7:45 AM Assume that: Everyone in elementary school is the same age and is younger than everyone in middle and high school. Everyone in middle school is younger than everyone in high school. 1. The four kids are: Adam, the one whose last name is Smith, the one who goes to high school, and the one who wakes up at 7:15. 2. No one's last name starts with the same letter as their first name. 3. The kid whose last name is Smith is younger than Adam, who doesn't wake up at 7:00. 4. Joseph wakes up 30 minutes after the kid whose last name is Bower. 5. James Thompson wakes up 15 minutes after Joseph. 6. Joseph goes to Greenwood Elementary.",No hint available.,"Adam Jones wakes up at 7:45 and goes to Robinson Middle School. Jessica Bower wakes up at 6:30 and goes to Park Road High School. James Thompson wakes up at 7:15 and goes to Cramerton Elementary School. Joseph Smith wakes up at 7:00 and goes to school at Greenwood Elementary.",Logic-Grid,03/09/06 #18307,A Million-Dollar Ball,2.36,1.75,horse_luver,"A ball goes astray. Because of this, a man loses a lot of money. What happened?","The ball was not the expensive part (i.e. it wasn't made of gold, diamond, crystal, etc.) The money he lost was not his yet. The ball ended up in a forest. The ball was found again.","He was in a golf tournament. His ball went astray into a forest, giving him an extra penalty stroke. If he hadn't gotten this, he would have won the tournament and thus received a significant amount of money.",Situation,07/21/04 #22669,Combinations of Combinations,2.3,1.54,dntdodrugsulosr,"A party is planned for Susie who is having her birthday in 2 weeks. At the party there is a choice of different party themes: castle theme, fiesta theme, animal theme, water theme and circus theme. You can pick 2 of these to use for her party (eg. a fiesta animal party). How many combinations of parties are there?","Combinations, not permutations.","It's 5!/(5-2)!2! which is the equation for a combination. This all comes out as 5*4*3*2*1/3*2*1*2*1. After it gets cleaned up, you are left with 5*4/2 which is 10, so little Susie can have 10 different possible parties.",Math,05/04/05 #20413,Frozen In Time,2.71,1.61,anonys,"I've been to more countries than you'll ever see. I've been to church every Sunday. I've been folded, pressed, even stuffed inside leather. I've been dreamt about, coveted, and fought over. People want me, yet despise me. I have no true purpose except to travel. I have no true mission in life except to be given and taken. I have no true identity since I am but a clone. I have no true name since I bear only the names of others. People see my face and see another's face as well. I am life to some. I am death to others. I am common as grass. I am sometimes as rare as the perfect sunset. People rely on me more than almost anything else. What am I?",You probably have many of me.,"A U.S. dollar. You can pay for life with money. People become homeless when they don't have money. People rely on the air and the sun more, so I couldn't say that this was the most important. :)",Riddle,01/14/05 #32458,Words With RR,2.33,2.39,cnmne,"Five words that contain RR as a letter-pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? --RR-, -RR---, --RR--, ---RR-, --RR--- Pool: A, A, A, A, C, C, F, H, I, M, N, N, O, O, S, T, U, W, Y, Y",No hint available.,"MYRRH, ARRANT, FARROW, SCURRY, CARRION",Language,08/16/06 #34089,All in Order 2,2.93,2.13,boodler,"Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order, e.g. _ _ A _ U S; add A B and C it would become ABACUS. 1. C O _ _ E _, 2. _ _ _ O R M, 3. S O _ E _ _, 4. _ U _ G _ L, 5. S _ O _ _ Y, 6. _ O B U _ _.",No hint available.,"1. Corset, 2. Deform, 3. Solemn, Sorest 4. Cudgel, 5. Snoopy, 6. Robust.",Language,11/23/06 #52426,Stars in the Sky,2.6,0.52,wimpykidfan37,"Some nights, many stars can be seen in the sky. Other nights, no stars can be seen in the sky at all. How often can only one star be seen in the sky?",No hint available.,On every sunny day.,Trick,07/09/20 #47369,Behead 2,2.68,2.11,MarcM1098,"When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. Rotate -> Large vase 2. Cold -> Stiff; fixed 3. Blocks the sun -> Hell 4. Safe haven -> Grove of trees 5. Completely -> Type of shrub with berries 6. Significant other -> Throughout an area; complete 7. Empty area -> Tempo 8. Foreigner -> Legal claim to a property to secure a debt","The shorter words start with these letters: 1. U 2. R 3. H 4. A 5. H 6. O 7. P 8. L","1. Turn -> Urn 2. Frigid -> Rigid 3. Shades -> Hades 4. Harbour -> Arbour (or Harbor -> Arbor) 5. Wholly -> Holly 6. Lover -> Over 7. Space -> Pace 8. Alien -> Lien",Language,06/30/10 #849,"10,4,3,11,15...",2.24,2.36,Michelle,"10,4,3,11,15... What number is next? a)14 b)1 c)17 d)12",No hint available.,"14. When spelled out, each number in the series is longer than the previous number by one letter.",Series,09/21/01 #17721,Monk Steps,2.88,2.12,Jake,"A monk has a very specific ritual for climbing up the steps to the temple. First he climbs up to the middle step and meditates for 1 minute. Then he climbs up 8 steps and faces east until he hears a bird singing. Then he walks down 12 steps and picks up a pebble. He takes one step up and tosses the pebble over his left shoulder. Now, he walks up the remaining steps three at a time which only takes him 9 paces. How many steps are there?",No hint available.,"There are 49 steps. He climbs halfway, which is step 25. He hears the bird singing on step 33. He picks up the pebble on the 21st step and tosses it on the 22nd step. The remaining 27 steps are taken three at a time which is 9 paces.",Math,05/22/04 #43685,Seven Brothers and I,2.71,2.13,mosca,"Seven brothers and I were widely thrown; My history, my myth, and my name are known. My face is always hidden by the mist. The paths I tread not far from light exist I have never done a threatening act, But was at times as enemy attacked. My dance a pentagram inscribes and lights In somewhat fewer than three thousand nights. Philosophers back then called me Ishtar; In ancient days they thought I wandered far, Although I hover high, aloof above. My namesake ruled, within the court of Love.",We are a group of eight.,"The Planet Venus Venus's seven 'brothers' are: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto is no longer considered a planet.) The very cloudy atmosphere of Venus always hides its surface. The ""second rock from the sun"" gets a good share of Sol's rays. Venus is so bright, in WWII, some antiaircraft batteries shot at the rising image. The motions of Venus shape a pentagram in 2915 days, because of inferior conjunctions during that period. The ancients called Venus a 'wandering star'. The goddess Venus did rule the Court of Love.",Riddle,12/06/08 #46087,Behead F,3.21,1.22,MarcM1098,"When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first. Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic Answer: The words are Start and Tart. 1. A trip through the air -> Illumination; not heavy 2. Travelling through the air -> Not telling the truth 3. True statement -> Part of a play; something done 4. Straightforward; blunt -> Position in a hierarchy 5. Cord for igniting an explosive -> To employ; exploit 6. An example of a number -> Belonging to us 7. To put in as much as possible -> Unwell; sick 8. High body temperature -> At any time; at all times","The shorter words start with these letters: 1. L 2. L 3. A 4. R 5. U 6. O 7. I 8. E","1. Flight -> Light 2. Flying -> Lying 3. Fact -> Act 4. Frank -> Rank 5. Fuse -> Use 6. Four -> Our 7. Fill -> Ill 8. Fever -> Ever",Language,12/27/09 #3654,Car in the River,2.74,1.51,PeaceJo,"A man was driving alone in his car when he spun off the road at high speed. He crashed through a fence and bounced down a steep ravine before the car plunged into a fast-flowing river. As the car slowly settled in the river, the man realized that his arm was broken and that he could not release his seat belt and get out of the car. The car sank to the bottom of the river. He was trapped in the car. Rescuers arrived two hours later, yet they found him alive. How come?",No hint available.,The river was not deep - the water only came up to the man's chest.,Situation,04/20/02 #14764,Something in my Eye,2.64,2.16,ryanstoy91,"Betty got something in her eye. Everyone started to panic, but Betty actually seemed to calm down. Why?",Betty is not human.,Betty is the name of a hurricane. A cruise ship went into the eye of the storm so everyone panicked.,Trick,09/13/03 #22091,Work,2.82,2.09,grimm29,"I am on three legs when I rest, and one when I work. What am I?",No hint available.,Wheelbarrow,Riddle,04/06/05 #29898,Overlapping Squares,2.23,2.99,cms271828,"Two squares each 17cm by 17cm are drawn randomly inside a square measuring 1m by 1m. The edges of the two smaller squares are both parallel/perpendicular to the edges of the large square. What is the exact probability the two smaller squares overlap (or touch)?",No hint available.,"6,416,089/47,458,321 Since the centers of the two smaller squares each lie inside a square of side 83cm, we can simplify the problem to: Find the probability that the horizontal and vertical distances between 2 points in a square of side 83 cm are less than or equal to 17 cm. Considering the horizontal distances: Let x and y be the horizontal distances of the two points from the left edge of the 83 by 83 square. Clearly x and y can take any value from 0 to 83. We can represent this space of possibilities using a grid where the lower left corner is (0,0), the horizontal axis represents x, and the vertical axis represents y. We must work out what part of this space represents the two points being a distance of 17cm or less apart, we can do this by plotting a point where it is true. Firstly assume y>x, then we must have y<=x+17. This inequality is simply all the points on and below the straight line from (0,17) to (66,83). Now assume, y<=x, then we must have y>=x-17. This inequality is simply all the points on and above the straight line from (17,0) to (83,66). Combining both inequalities gives a shaded area that lies between 2 right-angled triangles. The smaller sides of each triangle will be 66 cm each. So the area of both triangles together is 66^2. Hence the shaded area=83^2-66^2=2533 Hence the probability the distance between x and y is less than or equal to 17 is 2533/83^2=2533/6889. Now Prob(any 2 points in 83 by 83 square having vertical AND horizontal distance <=17) = Prob(horizontal distance between points is <=17) * Prob(vertical distance between points is <=17) =2533/6889 * 2533/6889 (Due to symmetry) =6,416,089/47,458,321",Probability,04/19/06 #23484,Two Golfers,2.69,2.11,MikoChan,"One sunny summer day two gentlemen decided to go golfing. After only a few holes both men hit their golf balls into the rough. Being good sports, they both walk into the tall grass and hit their balls and continue on with the game. Some time later, one of the golfers falls terribly sick and has to spend some time recovering in the hospital. His doctor told him that he must have contracted the disease at the golf course. However, his fellow-golfer did not get sick and visited him several times in the hospital. Why did one one golfer get sick and not his friend?","Did playing golf get him sick? No Did it have to do with the environment? Yes Did the other golfer do something to protect himself? Yes","The golfer who got sick was diagnosed with Lyme disease which is transmitted by the bite of a very small deer tick. The course the men were playing on was located near a forest and when the golfers hit their balls into the tall grass, they came into contact with deer ticks. However only one golfer got sick because he had been wearing shorts while the other was wearing long pants. The golfer with pants passed harmlessly through the grass, while the other, with bare legs exposed himself to the ticks.",Situation,06/07/05 #39812,Postage Possibilities,2.25,1.71,icestar12,"Cory's family is sending family photographs with letters to friends, and the weight of each envelope will require 55 cents postage. They have a selection of the following different stamps from which to choose: 52-cent Hubert H. Humphrey stamp 32-cent flag stamp 23-cent Mary Cassatt stamp 20-cent bird stamp 15-cent Buffalo Bill Cody stamp 3-cent bird stamp Cory wants each envelope to have exactly 55 cents in postage, and to have a different combination of stamps. What are the different stamp combinations Cory can use on the envelopes, if he has room for no more than 5 stamps on an envelope?",No hint available.,"A 32-cent flag stamp, a 20-cent bird stamp, and a 3-cent bird stamp A 32-cent flag stamp and a 23-cent Mary Cassatt stamp A 52-cent Hubert H. Humphrey stamp and a 3-cent bird stamp Two 20-cent bird stamps and a 15-cent Buffalo Bill Cody stamp Two 23-cent Mary Cassatt stamps and three 3-cent bird stamps",Math,12/28/07 #29006,Kitties!,2.49,2.28,bigSWAFF_69_,"A female purebred white cat and a male purebred black cat had a litter of 12 kittens. Out of the 12 kittens, all but 3 were black. How many female kittens were there?",Black fur is a dominate allele,"9 x= recessive: white X= dominant: black A purebred, female, white cat would have the alleles xx for fur color (white). A purebred, male, black cat would have the alleles YX (black). The possible allele combinations for offspring are as follows (set up a Punnett Square) Xx......Yx Xx......Yx Every female kitten would be black, with a recessive allele for white fur. Every male kitten would be white. There are 9 black kittens, so that means there are 9 female kittens.",Science,03/09/06 #35104,Liger?,2.98,0.93,tamjp,"Once, there was a lovesick tiger who fell in love with a lovely lioness. However, her pride rejected him, and they were not allowed to be together because he was different. Heart sickness and grief caused the lovely lioness to lose all of her fur. Even though it was a sad sight, the tiger was overjoyed! Now he would shave off all of his fur. Then he could pretend to be a large lion and be with his beloved. Unfortunately, they did not get to live happily ever after! His plan failed. Even with his fur gone, everyone could tell he was a tiger. Ignoring any obvious size differences, how did the pride know that he was obviously still a tiger?",The answer is only skin-deep!,Tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur,Trivia,01/28/07 #41213,Relationships #6,2.67,2.61,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser your job is to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck! COLUMN A Many Bone Hero Deal Room COLUMN B Carp Road Lump Sold Each Corner",No hint available.,"You can form a new word by changing the first letter to 'z'. Zany Zone Zero Zeal Zoom",Group,03/26/08 #42770,Drunk at the Pub,2.8,1.72,cookieruler,"5 men were at a pub. They each had a certain amount of money, had ordered a certain amount of drinks, lived in different areas, and were different ages. They were so drunk, they couldn't remember any of this information. The bartender knew, but was having trouble because he was also drunk. He knew some clues though... The men are Matt, Joe, Steve, Alex, and Fred One man has had 12 drinks, another had 18, another had 26, another had 34, and the last had 50. One man has $12, one man has $49, another has $67, another has $83, and the last man has $91. One man lives in Berlin, one lives in Claremont, another lives in Concord, another lives in Dover, and the last lives in Franklin. One man is 21, one is 26, one is 35, one is 49, and the last is 67. Help the bartender sort out these men. 1. The man from Concord ordered the same amount of drinks as his age and had the same amount of money as another man's age 2. The man from Dover had a birthday yesterday and today was the first day he was able to legally drink, so he ordered the least amount of drinks, but had the most amount of money. 3. Matt had more drinks than the men from Berlin and Dover, but less money than both of them. 4. Alex received $67 for Christmas and used it to buy 50 drinks. 5. Joe had the second most amount of money and the second least amount of drinks. 6. Fred had 34 drinks. 7. The oldest man, from Franklin, had the least amount of money and the second most amount of drink, so he borrowed some money from Steve. 8. The person with $83 is from Berlin. 9. Joe turns 50 tomorrow.",No hint available.,"Matt is 26, from Concord, and had $49 and 26 drinks. Joe is 49, from Berlin, and had $83 and 18 drinks. Steve is 21, from Dover, and had $91 and 12 drinks. Alex is 35, from Claremont, and had $67 and 50 drinks. Fred is 67, from Franklin, and had $12 and 34 drinks.",Logic-Grid,08/13/08 #25430,"In the West, not in the East",2.47,0.9500000000000001,Muzozavr,"My first is in west, but not in east. My second is in east, but not in west. My third is in tag, but not in bag. My fourth is in east, but in west too this time. My fifth is in result, but not in test. I am very needed for every life, what am I?",No hint available.,WATER,Riddle,08/19/05 #38122,1 P and 1 E in a H A,2.35,2.52,12345678,1 P and 1 E in a H A,No hint available.,1 proton and 1 electron in a hydrogen atom!,Letter-Equations,09/05/07 #50272,Creepy,2.0,1.93,BadBunnee02,"What rebus is suggested by the characters below? weewee","Think of synonyms (similar meaning) of ""wee"".","little by little ""Little"" is a direct synonym for ""wee"" and the two ""wees"" are ""by"" each other.",Rebus,06/11/14 #24567,Blind Date,2.72,1.3,dutchymonster,"Whilst on my computer, in England, I started chatting with a lovely girl from America. Things started to look good, so we decided, through private messages, to meet up. The date was set, 6/7/05. We were to meet on neutral ground, so we decided on Madrid. I got there, on the day we had arranged, only to find she had already come and left, nearly a month earlier. We both got there at the day we arranged, so how did we miss each other by a month?",No hint available.,"We both used a different format for writing the date. U.K. use date/month/year U.S. use month/date/year So I got there on 6th July, whereas my date was there 7th June.",Other,07/15/05 #11753,Parts,2.43,1.85,kurstein,"What do these have in common? Nor, Ro, Gil, Hu, Schu, Al.",They can be parts of names!!,"-bert can be added to all these to make fairly common men's names: Norbert, Robert, Gilbert, Hubert, Schubert, Albert.",Other,04/14/03 #13122,Too Wholly Boat,2.82,1.25,od-1,"Mr. OD-1 watched as Duffus got ready to launch his boat into the water. ""It's gonna leak, Duffus"" remarked OD-1. ""No, it shouldn't leak. I got in the boat, carefully patched all the holes with the patch kit recommended by the marina and then filled the boat with water to see if it would leak - and no leaks,"" replied Duffus. ""OK then, but you're gonna get wet,"" yelled Mr. Od-1 as Duffus launched the boat out into the lake, ignoring him. Moments later Duffus frantically rowed back to shore as the boat began to fill with water. Why did Mr. Od-1 think that Duffus's repair would fail even though he used the proper repair materials?",Think water pressure.,"Duffus patched the holes from the inside of the boat only. As he rowed out on the lake the water pressure forced the patch to come loose and the boat filled with water. This is much like putting you finger over the spout of a tap; the water pressure tries to force your finger away. If he had put a patch on the outside of the boat instead, the pressure would have forced the patch to stay in place, much like the plug in your sink.",Science,06/13/03 #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 #31101,Compounds XIII,2.47,2.52,phrebh,"By using each set of letters below, create a compound word out of two separate words. Each of the separate words has a letter in common and that letter is given in the correct position for each word. Use the letters provided only once. The compound word may begin with either of the two separate words. Example: MIOMST _ _ _ E _ _ _ E Answer: SOMETIME 1. PGNKN _ I _ _ _ I _ 2. TXRSGNB _ O _ _ _ _ O _ _ 3. YEBMDH _ O _ _ _ O _ _ 4. OSMEHOI _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ N 5. IRECSTS _ _ A _ _ _ A _ _ 6. HENDIGTAC L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ 7. ROBLUDAEDH _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E 8. BIRNEED _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ D 9. LETUBTNH _ _ _ _ O _ _ O _ _",No hint available.,"1. KINGPIN 2. STRONGBOX 3. HOMEBODY 4. MOONSHINE 5. STAIRCASE 6. CANDLELIGHT 7. DOUBLEHEADER 8. BEDRIDDEN 9. BUTTONHOLE",Language,06/15/06 #463,Give me half!,2.19,0.8200000000000001,Mr. G,"8 is half of 16, and 16 is half of 32. What is 64 divided by 1/2?",The answer isn`t 32!,The answer is 128. The question wanted you to divide by 1/2 not by 2.,Math,05/15/01 #26380,Word Pyramid: Forgotten Wonders II,2.6,2.26,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: R Clues: 1. A logical operator 2. person who rows a boat 3. having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray 4. inert gaseous element 5. ------ Wat","Located by Phnom Penh, Cambodia.","R OR OAR ROAN ARGON ANGKOR Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. The temples at Angkor are spread out over some 40 miles around the village of Siem Reap, about 192 miles from the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh.",Language,10/15/05 #14093,AuNNIVERSARY,2.28,1.48,Bobbrt,"What does the following represent? AuNNIVERSARY",No hint available.,"Golden anniversary. ""Au"" is the chemical symbol for gold.",Rebus,07/30/03 #10442,Correlations,2.25,2.79,Eversteady,"What correlation exists between the words in the first column and the words in the second? VAN......TAP CUT......SET WAX.....RAPID JOY......VEER ZEBRA...CREATE EVERY...WILLS Note: The dots are there just to create space between the columns.","VAN.....TAP =37 CUT.....SET =44 WAX.....RAPID =48 JOY......VEER =50 ZEBRA..CREATE =52 EVERY..WILLS =75","If you number the letters of the alphabet, the sums of the numbers that correspond to each letter are the same for each set. For example; C=3, U=21, T=20, for a total of 44. S=19, E=5, T=20, for a total of 44.",Group,02/14/03 #19624,"More Mad Ade Clocks, Again!",2.49,1.79,Mad-Ade,"Mad Ade took a final look at his clock before setting off out to purchase a fine salad-free kebab from the Sweaty Chef Kebab Shop. The time said 8:00 pm. When he arrived at the Sweaty Chef's, he noticed two important facts: A, The time on the clock in the shop said 8:05 pm B, He had forgotten his wallet. Mad Ade immediately set off home. On his return home, he noticed the clock in his house said 8:18 pm. Now, assuming Mad Ade's walking speed was uniform in both directions, how many minutes faster than The Sweaty Chef's clock was Mad Ade's?",No hint available.,"The actual time spent walking for Mad Ade is the difference between 8:00 and 8:18 using Mad Ade's clock, making each trip nine minutes long. As the clock at the Sweaty Chef read 8:05 when Mad Ade arrived, and he set off at 8:00 according to his own clock, the difference is four minutes. So the real time when Mad Ade left home was 7:56, and not 8:00.",Other,11/29/04 #10238,Too Vein?,2.33,1.94,jizzyhuggs,"Sometimes black, sometimes white, I have veins but no blood. What am I?",No hint available.,Marble.,Riddle,02/04/03 #6754,Two,2.68,2.11,beth,"I am not one, But we are two, Though we don't have to work together! We can be dry, We can be wet, We change just like the weather! Our shapes, they come in different styles, So too does our colour. We have our own protection, which you use all the time, But we need a little more, if you want us at our prime! We brighten up your life, but we also make it dark. What are we?",No hint available.,Eyes,Riddle,08/22/02 #1489,Sizzle Like Bacon,2.82,1.94,gokaran,"I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole, What am I?",No hint available.,A Snake,Riddle,11/22/01 #23120,Puppy Love,2.8,2.22,jennysugars,"You are at the pet store to pick out a puppy. There are 9 cages in 3 rows of 3. Each cage has a different breed and different number of puppies. Figure out which cage each breed is in, and how many of each breed there are. 1. Chihuahuas are Northwest of the Spaniels, whose number is the square root of the Pomeranians. 2. The Terriers are Southeast of the Spaniels. 3. There are twice as many Corgis as there are Yorkies, who are West of the Schnauzers and North of the Spaniels. 4. The 7 puppies North of the Pomeranians barked at the 2 puppies South of the Spaniels, and the puppy East of the Poodles was all alone. 5. There is 1 less Chihuahua than Collies, who are Northwest of the Poodles. 6. The 8 Corgis are Southwest of the Spaniels, who have half the number of the Collies. 7. There are 6 puppies West of the Spaniels.",No hint available.,"Top Row: Chihuahuas - 5, Yorkies - 4, Schnauzers - 7 Middle Row: Collies - 6, Spaniels - 3, Pomeranians - 9 Bottom Row: Corgis - 8, Poodles - 2, Terriers - 1",Logic,05/24/05 #21333,Four For One,2.11,1.48,aimee72432,"What do all the names have in common? Liz Eliza Beth Bethany",No hint available.,"They all come from the one name, Elizabeth.",Group,03/03/05 #25002,Show Me the Mommy!,2.84,2.5100000000000002,norcekri,"Biggie Nuff, Baron of Grey Matter, now living in Shapeless, Mass., was dying from a newly developed allergy to water, and wanted his will to reflect the common inheritance law of his father's native country. Biggie's wife, Faerie, was pregnant at the time with what would be the first child for either of them. Biggie's new will stated that if his child were a boy, the son would get 2/3 of his estate, and his widow would get 1/3. If the child were a girl, the widow would get 2/3 of the estate, and the daughter would get 1/3. In due time, Biggie died, and the authorities read his will, holding dispensation of the estate until the child was born. Five months after Biggie's death, Faerie delivered ... normal, healthy twins, a boy (whom she named Manny) and a girl (whom she named Goodie). The estate's executor immediately appealed to the Shapeless magistrate to rule on the proper division for the estate. After a great deal of arguing and deep thought, plus several failed attempts to raise Biggie's spirit with a seance, the judge rendered a fair decision. How did they divide Biggie's estate?",No hint available.,"The judge reasoned that Biggie intended to give his wife half as much as a son, or twice as much as a daughter. Therefore, he ruled that Manny gets 4/7 of the estate, Faerie gets 2/7, and Goodie gets 1/7. (This is supposedly a real decision in Massachusetts, according to the Reader's Digest puzzle book in which I first read this, copyright 1967. Obviously, I've changed the names).",Logic,08/01/05 #27718,A Car Ran While Humming For Cod,2.68,2.62,bigSWAFF_69_,"Which word from group B should belong to group A (rhyming has nothing to do with it) A car ran cod hum B man pan can rat",No hint available.,"Pan Each word in group A uses one letter from each row of a QWERTY keyboard.",Group,12/27/05 #9055,A Little Goes A Long Way,2.5100000000000002,2.19,MrIxolite,"What is this event? Thea Tom",Boom!,Splitting The Atom!,Rebus,12/10/02 #52262,Anagram Dictionary 47,2.81,2.5100000000000002,cnmne,"You are given five words and five definitions. Each of the words can be anagrammed into a two word phrase that fits one of the definitions. Your task is to assign each definition to its corresponding word. Example - cobalt: to hit a feline in a high arc (cat lob). Words: absorption, ambassador, employment, obscure, protocol Definitions: a bruised baby bruin a floating jail a hoe, for example a hollow pumpkin fleet admiral",No hint available.,"absorption: a floating jail (prison boat) ambassador: fleet admiral (armada boss) employment: a hollow pumpkin (empty melon) obscure: a bruised baby bruin (sore cub) protocol: a hoe, for example (crop tool)",Language,09/04/19 #25219,Rebus,2.71,0.9400000000000001,mat3,"CornCornCorn C o r n CornCornCorn C o r n CornCornCorn",No hint available.,Corny (Corn-E),Rebus,08/09/05 #15548,Drink of Death,2.73,1.19,ktqu,"Gerta's husband left her for another woman, so she decided to make a lethal mixture to take her life. Attempting to make it as powerful as possible, she mixed sodium hydroxide with hydrochloric acid. She quaffed her cocktail of death, but nothing happened. Why?",No hint available.,"Sodium hydroxide is a base and hydrochloric acid is an acid. When she mixed them together, they cancelled each other out. If she had taken either of them separately, she would have died. Together, she was drinking salt water.",Science,11/26/03 #31784,Frienemies,2.35,1.18,irar1792,"A couple of high schoolers, Kate and Claire, were looking at Kate's elementary school yearbook. They were looking for one page in particular- the BFF (Best Friends Forever) page, of course. Unfortunately, Kate's cat had gotten there before them, and the page was torn to a point where only names were recognizable. Can you figure out who was Best Friends with whom, what their relationship is currently like, and what they looked like in the now-torn picture? The friends: Kate, Claire, Max, John, Samantha, and Rob The current relationships: BFF's, ""enemies"", dating The pics: hugging, laughing, playing 1) Samantha thought boys had cooties, but always hugged her friends 2) The couple that are now boyfriend/girlfriend were very giggly as children. 3) Max, always a sweet guy, could never hate someone he grew up with. 4) ""John and Claire, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"" was a popular song on the playground.",The two who remain best friends prefer to be called buds.,"Friend1-Friend2-current relationship-in picture Kate-Samantha-enemies-hugging Max-Rob-BFF-playing John-Claire-dating-laughing",Logic-Grid,07/15/06 #6669,"Cat, Dog, Hamster",2.27,0.87,michelle,"Which of these is the odd one out? Cat, Dog, Hamster, Rabbit, Elk",No hint available.,Elk. It is the only one that isn't a pet.,Group,08/19/02 #39708,Cassius Clay,2.31,2.07,aresII,"The following quote is from Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali). He beat more champions and top contenders than any boxing heavyweight champion in history. Can you decode it? D=T ""CHAZBQVWAL...AV BTD VTIZDWABJ RTO YZGHB AB VNWTTY. UOD AC RTO WGXZB'D YZGHBZQ DWZ IZGBABJ TH CHAZBQVWAL, RTO HZGYYR WGXZB'D YZGHBZQ GBRDWABJ.""","C=F J=G L=P","""FRIENDSHIP...IS NOT SOMETHING YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T LEARNED THE MEANING OF FRIENDSHIP, YOU REALLY HAVEN'T LEARNED ANYTHING."" KEY: A=I B=N C=F D=T G=A H=R I=M J=G L=P N=C O=U Q=D R=Y T=O U=B V=S W=H X=V Y=L Z=E",Cryptography,12/20/07 #2027,Chain Links,2.75,1.8,Mogmatt16,"You have four lengths of gold chain. One is made up of five links, two are made of four links, and one is made of three links. These need to be made into one bracelet. The jeweler you have taken them to charges 50 cents to break a link and $1.00 to weld a link back together. You figure it would cost $6.00, but the jeweler finds a cheaper way. What is it and how much will it cost?",No hint available.,It will only cost $4.50 if you do this: break all the links on the three-link chain and use those to attach all the other three together.,Logic,01/13/02 #5321,Meteorite,2.49,0.88,glennyboy02,"Peter and his friends decided to prank the local astronomers group which was having a meeting that very night. Peter rang up the group and said, ""I'm an astronomer, and I've just seen a meteorite flying through space!"" They hung up, instantly knowing Peter was not telling the truth. How did they know?",No hint available.,A meteorite is a meteor that has landed on a planet. They knew any astronomer would know this!,Science,07/08/02 #26805,All Manner of Trees,3.01,1.92,Rob2003,"Four friends decided to plant a new tree in their yard to celebrate Labor Day. The new trees would each be put in a different area of their yards. As it happened each friend bought a different kind of tree and planted the new tree on a different day of the week. From the clues below, determine the full names of each friend, what kind of tree each bought, where in the yard it was planted, and on what day of the week each tree was planted. Names: Rebbecca, Sally, Tracy, and Wanda Last Name: Best, Dart, Frost, and Grand Trees: ash tree, cherry tree, maple tree, and spruce tree Location: garden, patio, back yard, and front yard Days of the Week: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 1. Wanda, whose last name wasn't Frost, didn't plant her spruce tree by the patio. 2. Tracy planted her tree before Mrs. Dart but after the woman who planted the ash tree. 3. Mrs. Best, whose first name wasn't Sally, planted her tree in the front yard, but not on Friday. 4. Rebbecca didn't plant her tree on Monday. 5. Mrs. Grand planted her tree before the woman who planted her tree in the back yard. Rebbecca didn't plant the cherry tree. 6. The trees were planted, in chronological order, as follows: Mrs. Frost, in the garden, Wanda, the maple tree.",No hint available.,"Rebbecca Dart: maple tree, backyard, Friday Sally Frost: ash tree, patio, Monday Tracy Grand: cherry tree, garden, Wednesday Wanda Best: spruce tree, front yard, Thursday",Logic-Grid,11/08/05 #51888,Admired and Exploited,2.74,1.03,ThinksForFun,"I have no hard feelings towards geometry But line and angle pertain to my enemy Transparent surfaces afford my exposure But at the same time, they comprise my enclosure Should it be ultimately that boats my fate seal You might later find me next to chips in a meal What am I?",No hint available.,"a fish lines 1-2: In these lines, ""line and angle"" refer to fishing line and the act of fishing respectively. lines 3-4: These lines refer to a fishtank/aquarium. ""Transparent surfaces"" refers to the glass walls of a fishtank. They enable you to see the fish, but they form the walls of an ""enclosure"". lines 5-6: These lines refer to a fish being caught by a fishing boat, and to ""fish and 'chips'"" (chips = French fries).",Riddle,06/02/18 #21165,Case of a Murdered Wife,2.86,0.96,Unicorns,"Detective Palumbo had just finished examining the body of Debbie Layne, which was lying on the couch in her plush living room. ""Mrs. Layne was hit on the back of her head 3 or 4 times with the butt of that pistol,"" the sleuth said. The .45 lay on the floor near the body. Sheriff Hobbs was dusting the weapon for fingerprints. ""I've telephoned her husband at his office and only told him to come home. I dislike breaking bad news. Will you do it?"" the sheriff said. ""I'll do it,"" said Palumbo as he watched the body being removed from the scene. Then he took a seat in a lounge chair to wait for Mr. Layne. The ambulance drove away just as Mr. Layne arrived. He came into the living room and asked, ""Where's Debbie? What's happened?"" ""I'm sorry to have to tell you that she was murdered about 3 hours ago,"" said Palumbo. ""Your cleaning lady found the body and called the sheriff."" ""I can't find any fingerprints on this gun,"" said the sheriff. ""I'll send it to the lab."" Mr. Layne's face flushed as he got angry and said, ""Please find the fiend that clubbed Debbie to death. I'll put up a twenty-five thousand dollar reward!"" ""Save your money,"" said Hobbs. ""The murderer won't be that hard to find."" Why?",No hint available.,"Palumbo knew that the sheriff had only told Mr. Layne to come home and not what had happened. When Mr. Layne saw the gun, he said that she had been clubbed to death. A normal reaction would have been to assume that she had been shot with a gun, not clubbed.",Mystery,02/22/05 #6912,221b,2.56,2.72,dumbell,221b BS = A of SH,No hint available.,221b Baker Street = Address of Sherlock Holmes,Letter-Equations,08/26/02 #43151,As Time Goes By,2.23,2.43,kwelchans,"What phrase is represented below? tdheoawgens",No hint available.,Down through the ages,Rebus,09/21/08 #31245,Just Flip!,2.35,1.27,bpkeller,"I can flip as high as you want, And all the children beg for me. I am not good raw, And even worse when burnt. What am I?",No hint available.,A pancake.,Riddle,06/21/06 #32078,Series of Countries,2.72,2.79,Question_Mark,"What is the reasoning for this series of countries? Chile, Panama, Burundi, Micronesia, Honduras, Australia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo",Think flags,"Chile has one star in its flag, Panama has 2, Burundi has 3 etc.",Series,07/27/06 #32202,Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane...?,2.72,1.13,jazzmusician46,"I am flat, but I am also curved. I am mainly used for hunting, but can be used for fun; but not at the same time. If used correctly, I can go and I can come. I can travel long distances, but I never get tired. What am I?",No hint available.,"A Boomerang This is an Australian Aboriginal returning and non-returning flat hardwood object used for hunting or ceremonial purposes. Nowadays the most popular model is shaped such that the projectile returns to its thrower if thrown correctly. The boomerang can be used in different ways, such as for the pure fun of throwing it and having it return to the thrower; as a musical instrument; or as a hunting tool.",Riddle,07/31/06 #50103,Dropboxes XXIV,2.57,1.99,eighsse,"In this teaser, you will be given rows, each with three clues. The answer to the second clue of any row will consist of the letters -- usually rearranged -- of the answer to the first clue in that row, minus one letter. The answer to the third clue, likewise, will consist of the letters from the second answer, minus one. If you put each dropped letter into the box following the word from which it was dropped, reading down the two columns of boxes will give a phrase, or two terms that are somehow related. 1. Weave strands [_] 2. Canary or cardinal [_] 3. Free, as from a pest 4. Not well known [_] 5. Golf venue [_] 6. Scrub thoroughly 7. Warrior [_] 8. Moving baseball pitch [_] 9. Amusement park feature 10. Completes, as this puzzle [_] 11. Fails to win [_] 12. Smaller amount 13. H2O [_] 14. Skin blemish [_] 15. Viscous black substance",No hint available.,"1. braid [A] 2. bird [B] 3. rid 4. obscure [B] 5. course [E] 6. scour 7. soldier [O] 8. slider [L] 9. rides 10. solves [V] 11. loses [O] 12. less 13. water [E] 14. wart [W] 15. tar ""Above"" and ""below"" -- two antonyms",Language,01/25/14 #30148,Word Jumble 9 - The Gemstone Series,2.95,2.26,brainster,"Unscramble the words below, then take the letters from each word as instructed to form another word that is the answer to this teaser: DOD Take letter 1 ONRUM Take letters 1,2 & 5 CROSITH Take letters 1,2 & 3 ERVNE Take letters 1,2 Unscramble the letters you collected... what do you get?",No hint available.,"DOD Take letter 1 - ODD, take O ONRUM Take letters 1,2 & 5 - MOURN, take M,O,N CROSITH Take letters 1,2 & 3 - OSTRICH, take OST ERVNE Take letters 1,2 - NEVER, take N,E Unscramble the above to get 'Moonstone'. The Moonstone is known because of the way it catches the light and gives out a mystical gleam. The way the light appears changes as you change the position of the moonstone. In ancient times, these changes to the glowing gem was associated with the waxing and waning of the moon. Moonstone is the perfect choice for soft, sensuous, feminine jewellery because of its beautiful glow. In different cultures, the moonstone represents various things. In India, it is believed to bring sweet dreams. In Arab countries, it is a symbol of fertility. It is also believed to enhance feelings of intuition and sensitivity.",Language,04/29/06 #4237,FoAoToHoEoR,2.5100000000000002,1.84,luckylucy,"Decipher this, please: FoAoToHoEoR",No hint available.,Holy Father,Rebus,05/23/02 #38365,Hidden Dogs II,2.82,2.44,Hadleigh,"Each sentence has a different dog breed hidden in it. Can you find them all? They were all amazed at the point erroneously made by Jack. Jill, an avid scrapbook enthusiast, made up a kit about it for her students. Young Harri erupted into laughter when he read the Garfield comic strip in the newspaper. ""Oh my"" said Winnie-the Pooh, ""I am stuck in this hole."" Kanga looked at Pooh and went to find Piglet. Miss Bloggs concurred, ""Set tertiary levels the same as last year"".",No hint available.,"They were all amazed at the POINT ERroneously made by Jack. Jill, an avid scrapbook enthusiast, made up A KIT About it for her students. Young HARRI ERupted into laughter when he read the Garfield comic strip in the newspaper. ""Oh my"" said Winnie-the Pooh, ""I am stuck in this hole"". KANGA Looked at Pooh and went to find Piglet. Miss Bloggs concurRED, ""SET TERtiary levels the same as last year"". The comments on each breed is from the NZKC. The Akita, which derives its name from a region in the north of Japan, was originally used as a hunting dog to track black bears, wild boar, and deer. So admired were they that only the Japanese royalty and nobility were permitted to own them. Later on, the Akita also served as a police and guard dog and, finally, as highly esteemed house pet and family protector. The Harrier is a very old hound originating in Great Britain in the 1200's. It is descended from the larger Foxhound, the Greyhound, and the Fox Terrier. It was used to hunt hares and worked best in packs, while the hunter followed on foot. The Harrier has an acute sense of smell, and once on the scent of its prey, can generally outlast the prey. The Kangal Dog is an ancient flock-guarding breed thought to be related to the early mastiff-type dogs depicted in Assyrian art. The breed is named for the Kangal District of Sivas Province in Central Turkey where it probably originated. Many Turks consider the Kangal Dog as their national dog. Turkish government and academic institutions operate breeding kennels where Kangal Dogs are bred and pedigrees are carefully maintained. The Kangal Dog has even appeared on a Turkish postage stamp Although the modern Pointer has existed for about 100 years, it has since then earned the reputation of ""gun dog par excellence."" On the hunt, the dog carries its head high, searching out the scent of game in the air and freezes ""on point"" when it has located the quarry. The Pointer was one of the original breeds shown at the first dog show ever held at Newcastle-on-Tyne in England, in 1859. The Red Setter, or Irish Setter as it should be called, was originally used as a hunting companion and in the sport of falconry. This elegant, active, and beautiful dog was one of the most popular show dogs of the late 19th Century and makes a lovable addition to the family, as long as it has outdoor activity every day.",Language,09/19/07 #5538,CY CY,2.8,2.41,pyxbel,"Can you decipher this rebus: CY CY",No hint available.,CYCLONE,Rebus,07/13/02 #22832,The Four Brothers,3.01,1.71,rotwyla98,"A group of four brothers did travel the land, with only one steed shared among the whole band. Though always surefooted, no matter the weather, their mount would go lame if they didn't ride together. When one of the brothers was thrown and misplaced, he was left where he lay and was quickly replaced. When the ride became old and the brothers not needed, to a game for all ages they simply retreated. When many a player would fling them about, and ringing a post was the victory shout. Name us.",Something put on animals and once it is worn out gets used in a game.,Horseshoes,Riddle,05/11/05 #10214,Reversing Numbers,2.37,2.3,melly,"If a number consisting of three different digits is subtracted from its reverse, the answer is the same three digits in yet another order. What is the number?",No hint available.,The only possibility is: 954 - 459 = 495.,Math,02/03/03 #28477,No Time Like the Present,2.78,1.07,jessjspieks,"Name four days that start with the letter ""T"".","The day after this one, and this one.","Tuesday, Thursday, today, and tomorrow.",Language,02/07/06 #31906,Longer Masculine Form,2.74,2.38,Draw,"The feminine forms of most English nouns are longer than their masculine forms. For example, ""actress"" is longer than ""actor"". But, one noun has its masculine form longer than its feminine form. What is it?",No hint available.,"Widower, widow.",Language,07/20/06 #19305,Bucket,2.49,1.79,MrIxolite,"What expression is this? Played (G)regor at the theatre Played (N)aomie at the theatre Played (I)ngrid at the theatre Played (P)ierre at the theatre Played (E)rnest at the theatre Played (E)milie at the theatre Played (K)athie at the theatre",No hint available.,Keeping up appearances,Rebus,11/01/04 #49590,Progress,2.16,2.52,ThinksForFun,N = the M of I,No hint available.,Necessity is the Mother of Invention,Letter-Equations,09/12/12 #10853,Sunrise,2.57,2.06,MrIxolite,"What expression is represented here? White IT-->Brown IT-->Black IT-->Sunrise",No hint available.,It is always darkest just before the dawn.,Rebus,03/03/03 #32193,Cheez,2.57,1.13,bigSWAFF_69_,"Fred and his son Hakim were getting ready for dinner. Fred was making his famous ""Pasta Surprise"". The surprise is that he just mixes together whatever is left in the fridge and cooks it. Fred asked Hakim to search the fridge for some cheese. After a few minutes of searching, all Hakim could find was old cheese with moldy spots in it. He asked his dad if the cheese was alright, but Fred knew for a fact that the cheese was perfectly fine. What made this moldy-cheese perfectly fine to eat?",No hint available.,"The moldy-cheese was actually blue cheese. Blue cheese is a type of cheese in which mold is either injected into it, or mixed in with the curds. This type of mold is harmless to eat, unlike the typical mold you find on other cheeses when they've been improperly sealed for a long period of time.",Situation,07/31/06 #49063,How Sweet It Is!,2.52,2.19,Gizzer,"I can have a lap, Sometimes I am at hand, For Bette, I am dark, And winged in ancient land. What am I?",No hint available.,"I am victory. A victory lap is taken when a race is won. When victory is at hand, it means the battle is about to be won. Bette Davis starred in the 1939 movie Dark Victory. Both Ms Davis and the movie were nominated for Oscars. Ironically, neither won. Vivien Leigh won the Best Actress Oscar that year for her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, which won Best Picture. Winged Victory is a marble statue of the Greek goddess Nike, sculpted around 190 BC. It was discovered in Samothrace in 1863 and is currently on display in the Louvre.",Riddle,10/06/11 #24975,Let's Play Together,2.95,1.28,caleenda85,"I contain faces of different colors for fun they get mixed with one another It's easy for them to hang outside their 'race' but it's quite tricky to put them back in their place With time and patience it can be done but to mix them up again is way more fun.",I have six sides,A Rubik's cube,Riddle,07/30/05 #51813,So Much For YOU !!,1.84,1.6,LittleGreenMan,"me: ""one, two, three, four"" them: ""1, 2, 3, 4"" you: ""a, b, c, d""",No hint available.,'you don't count',Rebus,04/29/18 #15753,On and Off,2.68,2.39,JO47,"Enter through one, exit through two, then enter through two, exit through one. What is being enter/exited?",This sequence usually happens at the beginning then at the end of the day.,"Pants, (legs/feet enter through one hole, exit through two holes)",Riddle,12/11/03 #28657,Which Planets Come Next?,2.79,2.43,Chakoteya,"Which planets come next in this sequence - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Mars, Pluto, ?, ?.",think time,"Mercury, then Venus. In Earth terms, Jupiter's day is 9.84 hours long, Saturn's is 10.2 hours, Uranus 17.9 hours, Neptune 19.1 hours, Earth 24 hours, Mars 24.6 hours, Pluto 6.39 days. Mercury's day is 59 earth days and Venus's day is 243 earth days long.",Series,02/16/06 #28696,Mountain of Love,2.22,2.67,miyukina,"Once upon a time, in the Kingdom of Snow, there lived the fair Princess Miyuki, who had always been fascinated by fairy tales and the stories of the wonders of the world. She believed that her sleeping, handsome prince was cursed to be one of the mummies in the pyramids of Egypt, and when she was done being Fantaghiro-saving-her-Romualdo, her prince would then build a beautiful palace as a monument of their love (which of course would be more beautiful than Taj Mahal) where both of them will live happily ever after... So, you see, that's why Princess Miyuki had refused each and every love declaration or marriage proposal that came her way. But of course, what's a story without the brave and wise heroic prince? Here comes Prince Hajikidama of the Marbles Kingdom. He's no mummy, but his brilliant(?) brain deduced that in order to win the princess' heart, he'd have to give her what she wanted most - her fantasy, and his token of understanding (her childish delusional nature). In the end, labouring his mind's creativity department for all its worth, Prince Hajikidama decided that a 'Mountain of Love', reaching so high it collected the never-fallen-snow in Marbles Kingdom, might do the trick. That actually is a tetrahedral-shaped (pyramid with 4 equilateral triangular faces) crystallic marbles-made structure (like a giant pile of apples or oranges at a greengrocer's store) consisting of one marble crowning on the top layer, three on the next-to-top layer, six on the third layer, ten on the fourth layer, and so forth. If there are exactly 1,000,000 layers, specify the total number of marbles needed in the construction of entire mountain.",No hint available.,"The formula is S = n(n+1)(n+2)/6 so when n = 1,000,000 S = 166,667,166,667,000,000",Math,02/18/06 #47643,Disemboweled Words 3,2.63,2.12,RomanG417,"A disemboweled word is a five letter word whose middle letter has been removed. Example: dwelling - pipe Answer: house - hose defeats - wagers perceived - crowd vicinity - anger fatty - woman","The removed letters are: A A N R","beats - bets heard - herd range - rage lardy - lady",Language,08/02/10 #162,The Teacher and his Students,1.67,2.94,trojan5x,"A teacher and his students stand in an empty room. The room has no windows, no chalk, and no chalkboard. The room is completely barren except for 10 students and one teacher. The students ask the teacher if they can go eat lunch, and the teacher says, ""That won`t be necessary, it is already here."" How did they get their lunch?",No hint available.,The teacher is a mathematics teacher. He makes each student pluck a hair out of their head. He then breaks off the root of each hair follicle and places all ten roots in the shape of a square. The square root of 10 is an old approximation of pi. The students divide the pie and eat lunch.,Other,01/24/01 #9314,"Day, Day, Day",2.23,1.95,something,"What phrase is represented below? day, day, day tomorrow = day",No hint available.,"Tomorrow is another day. Explanation: there are some days, and then we see that tomorrow is another day.",Rebus,12/22/02 #40639,Four Letter Words #6,2.59,2.62,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser I have given you a selection of four-lettered words. It is your job to discover what all the words in COLUMN A have in common with each other. The words in COLUMN B do not have any relationship with COLUMN A, or with each other. They are there to help you check your theory for the words in COLUMN A. COLUMN B is also there to eliminate answers that are technically correct, but trivial, such as 'words with less than 12 letters', and so on. Good luck and have fun! COLUMN A Limp Fine Loud Dove Will COLUMN B Lamp Tack Male Wood Fire",No hint available.,"All the words in COLUMN A can form a new word by replacing the first letter with 'shr'. COLUMN A Shrimp Shrine Shroud Shrove Shrill",Language,02/22/08 #23511,The Three Sisters,2.46,0.92,goosh,"Names: Mary, Sarah, and Cindy Ages: 16, 17, and 18 Favorite animals: cat, snake, and turtle. 1. Cindy is either the youngest or the oldest. 2. No one has the same first initial as their animal. 3. Mary is not the oldest or the youngest. 4. Cindy's pet is the turtle. 5. Sarah is not the oldest.",No hint available.,"Cindy: 18, turtle Mary: 17,snake Sarah: 16, cat",Logic,06/08/05 #587,The Ark,2.41,0.63,Spikejw1,How many of each animal did Moses take on the ark?,Who?,"None. It was Noah's ark not Moses'.",Trick,06/05/01 #17026,Handle,2.5,0.71,Newf,On which side of a cup is it best to have the handle?,No hint available.,The outside,Trick,03/15/04 #49015,Words With AV,2.31,2.26,cnmne,"Five words that contain AV as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? *AV**, **AV*, **AV**, *AV****, **AV*** Pool: B, C, E, E, E, E, G, H, I, J, L, L, N, O, R, R, R, S, U, Y",No hint available.,"HAVOC, SUAVE, GRAVEL, JAVELIN, BRAVERY",Language,09/07/11 #17211,Name the 6th,2.62,2.28,Jake,"What other name would fit into this group? George, John, James, Andrew, William",U.S. Presidents,These are the first names that more than one U.S. president has had. The only other name that belongs is Franklin.,Group,04/03/04 #45279,Computerebus 4,2.31,2.23,cnmne,"Similar to a rebus, the following computer program conceals a statement, phrase, term, or word. Per this computer program, what is the variable X? BEGIN A = 5:47 AM; B = 11:36 AM; C = 4:08 PM; D = 10:29 PM; T = A + B + C + D; X = SINE(T); END.",No hint available.,"a sign of the times (The variable T equals the sum of the times; the SINE function returns the sine of T, or a sine of the times.)",Other,09/12/09 #5761,revirdtaes,2.43,1.24,michelle,"What does this mean? revirdtaes",No hint available.,Backseat driver,Rebus,07/21/02 #27668,Orb of All Knowing,2.73,1.24,Sunrose,"The Seekers of Knowledge were in a bit of a jam. They encountered a very powerful and magical item, the Orb of All Knowing. Sid did his research well, or so it seemed. What he did not know from all the information he had gathered on the Orb, is that one must answer a riddle before it will answer your question. This bit of information was not in the books. There they stood, the 5 of them, facing the Orb. The Orb was greenish and a perfect sphere, the size of 2 fists put together. It had a yellowish glow around it, which seemed to pulsate, like a heartbeat. Sid approached the Orb, and began to speak, but the Orb began speaking first. The Orb said, ""Before I answer your question, you must first answer mine."" A silence filled the room as the group looked at one another in shock. The Orb began to speak once more, ""From soil, I am made. With me, kids will play. I do not speak of sand, for that is not my plan. Add some water, and the mothers will complain."" How did Sid answer the Orb's riddle?",There is more than one answer to the riddle the Orb spoke.,"Mud, Mud Puddles or Mud Holes. The great Orb of All Knowing hearing the answer of mud, flashed brightly and let Sid ask his question. The great Orb would have taken any answer concerning mud, of which there are many more answers.",Riddle,12/24/05 #12885,The Upset Archaeologist,2.64,2.45,od-1,"A young archaeologist named Botch had dug up what he believed to be the missing link. Sure that he would be famous and receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants for further research, he promptly called some colleagues and held a press conference to unveil his findings. At the conference, Botch announced that he had found the jawbone and teeth from the famous prehistoric Nebraska man. When these ancient fossils were originally discovered, they were hailed as the best evidence of man's evolution ever found and led to the teaching of evolution in American schools. When he unveiled his findings the room quickly emptied as snickers and laughter filled the air. Poor Botch had made the same mistake so many of his colleagues had already made. What was his mistake?",No hint available.,"He assumed that what he had learned in school was actually correct, yet it was badly out dated and very inaccurate (unfortunately many north American schools use out dated text books). Nebraska man was proven to be a fraud shortly after its discovery (it was really an extinct pig). Surprisingly many fossils of ancient man are fakes or at best inconclusive, which is why evolution is still a theory and archaeologists like Botch are still searching for that missing link.",Trivia,06/02/03 #29129,"""Mr. Watson--Come Here--I Want to See You.""",2.81,1.49,kimberlykay,"Sometimes using me requires more skill and attention. Technological updates are too many to mention. I can close the distance from miles apart. Electrical transmission gave me a start. Though my birth was a success, it brought about a demise. From the clues that I have given you it is time for your surmise.",No hint available.,"A telephone. Originally invented on March 10, 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone was responsible for the so called ""death"" of the multiple telegraph. The title of this riddle represents the first words spoken by Bell to his assistant through the telephone.",Riddle,03/16/06 #3896,Fire 2,2.4,1.53,Drunky,"Fire is often maintained above me, if you remove my first letter, you will find the home shared by everyone you have ever known. What am I?",No hint available.,a hearth,Riddle,05/05/02 #8050,Fun With Palindromes,2.62,2.19,Bobbrt,"The following are clues to two words that are palindromes of each other. For example ""Spring mechanism"" would result in the answer ""Trap Part"". 1. Part of a caribou's clarinet. 2. The king's beer. 3. Moisturizer for your calves. 4. A malicious stare at one's fishing tackle.",No hint available.,"1. Deer Reed 2. Regal Lager 3. Leg Gel 4. Reel Leer",Language,10/14/02 #8292,Different Language,2.84,2.14,tritium,"What comes next in this series: Meno Vowt Eeerht Mruof Jevif Sxis Uneves Nthgie _____?",No hint available.,"Penin. Each word starts with the first letter of a planet, in order from the sun, and has the rank of distance from the sun spelled backwards added on. For example, Jevif = Jupiter, five. So the answer is Penin, which stands for Pluto, nine.",Series,10/30/02 #41999,"Can I, Dad?",2.89,2.15,MyLove4Life,"Boy: Can I dig a hole? Dad: Well sure, why not? Boy: Can I climb a tree? Dad: Yes, sir! Boy: Can I jump off the roof? Dad: Of course! Boy: Can I fly in the sky? Dad: Yes, son, you can! Boy: Can I go into space?! Dad: Erm. No, I'm sorry, son. You can't do that.",No hint available.,The sky is the limit.,Rebus,05/20/08 #23158,Friends of Mine,2.83,1.36,monkey_balls,"I shake hands with many different people. Some pull me close and some push me away. In the end, they always leave me. What am I?",No hint available.,I am a door knob.,Riddle,05/25/05 #19841,Team Mates,2.5,1.98,MrIxolite,"What two linked phrases are shown below? Your team mates 1) P.Height 2) R.Speed 3) A.Length 4) W.Time My team mates 1) R.Height 2) J.Speed 3) T. Length",No hint available.,"Either, Time is not on my side or Time is on your side",Rebus,12/11/04 #24276,Be My Valentine,2.63,1.03,katey,"Freddie was in love - with three girls from his school! He couldn't decide which one he wanted to give his heart to so he sent all three a Valentine's card. But poor Freddie was out of luck - each girl thought the card came from someone else and Freddie was left on the sideline. From the clues below, can you work out the name of each potential sweetheart, the colour of each card Freddie sent and the name of the boy each girl believed the card was sent by? 1. Unluckily for Freddie, when Miss Jetson received her card, she thought it was from Adam. 2. When Molly received her blue coloured card, she told Miss Hanson and together they worked out who the card was from. It didn't occur to either of them that it was from Freddie! 3. The girl who received the red card was convinced it came from Ethan. 4. Neither Millie nor Miss Motson received a pink card. First Names: Lily, Millie, Molly Surnames: Hanson, Jetson, Motson Colours: Blue, pink, red Boys: Adam, Dylan, Ethan",No hint available.,"Name Colour Boy Lily Jetson Pink Adam Millie Hanson Red Ethan Molly Motson Blue Dylan",Logic-Grid,07/05/05 #33404,Anasquare IX,2.43,2.56,phrebh,"Find an anagram for each word listed below and then reorder the new words to create a word square. Example of a word square: THE HEN END 1. ADEEM 2. NERVE 3. LYARD 4. PLANE 5. MANED",No hint available.,"PENAL EDEMA NEVER AMEND LARDY",Language,10/09/06 #47697,Word Chain 9,2.13,2.5,cnmne,"In a word chain, the words are arranged so that they are linked by a common thread. Example: Chain: grass rabid aisle islet scent chuck horse outer under never event Link: the second letter of a word is the first letter of the following word Task: complete the chain by inserting the words from the pool Chain: spiral ______ ______ ______ ______ prince ______ ______ ______ ______ adjust Pool: critic cursor dermis enmesh mayhem second stucco warden",No hint available.,"Chain: spiral cursor dermis mayhem enmesh prince warden second stucco critic adjust Link: the fourth letter of a word is the last letter of the following word",Language,08/08/10 #18444,Do Opposites Attract?,3.1,1.37,horse_luver,"These seemingly ""nonsense"" words have pairs of opposites in them. For example: lshoorntg would be ""Long /Short"" (LshOorNtG). If you've noticed, the letters in the words are always in the same order. Get the idea? Great! Now try these! 1) Wfateirer 2) Grsokuynd 3) Rpoiocrh 4) Frbeoiezle 5) Ppenecinl 6) Wmaomnan 7) Ldaigrhkt 8) Ounvderer 9) Cdilreatny 10) Riwrgohngt",No hint available.,"1) Water/Fire: WfATEireR 2) Ground/Sky: GRsOkUyND 3) Rich/Poor: RpoIoCrH 4) Freeze/Boil: FRbEoiEZlE 5) Pen/Pencil: PpENeCInL 6) Woman/Man: WmaOMnAN 7) Light/Dark: LdaIGrHkT 8) Over/Under: OunVdERer 9) Clean/Dirty: CdiLrEAtNy 10) Right/Wrong: RIwrGoHngT",Language,08/03/04 #3650,The Perfect Murder,2.92,2.66,PeaceJo,"Edward carefully plotted the murder of his enemy. One winter's day he strangled her in the bedroom, then faked a burglary. He ransacked the house, scattered possessions and broke through the patio doors. He set the burglar alarm downstairs before driving to the local golf course to establish his alibi. Two hours later, when Edward was in the middle of his golf game with three colleagues, the burglar alarm went off and the police were alerted. They found the house apparently broken into and the woman strangled. No animals or electrical devices were found which could have set the alarm off, so it looked as though an intruder had set off the alarm before killing the poor woman. Edward was never arrested or charged. The police inspector long suspected Edward, but there was one question which he could not fathom: How did the suspect get the burglar alarm to go off so conveniently? Can you work it out?",No hint available.,"Edward placed a tray on the edge of the kitchen table. He put some pans on one side of the tray and ice cubes on the other side. When the ice eventually melted, the weight of the pans caused the tray to fall off the table. The pans bounced on the floor and the alarm was activated. To the police, the tray, pans and water looked to be part of the general disturbance in the kitchen.",Situation,04/20/02 #4756,"Tea, Coffee and Cola",2.27,2.1,mad-ade,"If a pound of tea has twice as much caffeine as a pound of coffee, and if a pound of tea is enough to make 160 cups of tea, and if a pound of coffee is enough to make 40 cups, and if a 12-ounce can of cola has about one-fourth the caffeine as a cup of coffee: How much caffeine does one cup of tea have compared to one cup of coffee? How much caffeine does one cup of tea have compared to a 12-ounce can of cola?",No hint available.,"A cup of tea has one-half the caffeine that a cup of coffee has. A cup of tea has twice as much caffeine as a 12-ounce can of cola.",Math,06/15/02 #26071,Echo Caverns,2.71,1.98,Steve1973,"Sam and Susan had heard many wonderful tales about the legendary Echo Caverns in Southwestern Virginia. They had heard that a couple could go there and yell into the caves late at night, and that the properties of the caverns would make the most perfect echoes. One night, they decided to go give it a try. Around midnight, they got into their old '57 Chevy, drove to Lover's Leap and walked down to the Caverns. There was no one around, as far as they could tell, so they didn't have to worry about any rangers or police giving them a ticket. (It's actually illegal to make echoes in the Caverns because it disturbs the bats and the stalagmite formation.) Once they were certain that the coast was clear, they both took turns yelling into the cave and trying to make an echo. Sam yelled, ""Hello there"" several times but, he never heard anything. Susan yelled, ""Echo! Echo! ECHO!!!"" several times as well, but she never heard anything. Now, neither of them were deaf, and their hearing wasn't restricted in any way. What in the heck were they doing wrong?",No hint available.,"It's simple -- the reason they never heard ""anything"" is because they never yelled ""anything"". Sam yelled, ""Hello there"" and he heard back, ""Hello there. lo there. o there. there. ere...."" Susan yelled, ""Echo. Echo. ECHO!!"" and she heard back, ""Echo. Echo. ECHO!! Echo. ECHO!! ECHO!! CHO!! O!! oooo...."" If they would have yelled, ""anything"", then they would have heard it; but neither of them did.",Trick,09/25/05 #32061,A Strange Three-syllable Word,2.57,2.89,kiss,"Which three-syllable word, when a single consonant is changed, becomes a two-syllable word with no vowel sounds in common?",No hint available.,"Hideous, which is changed to hideout.",Language,07/26/06 #36940,Jumble #8,2.34,1.6,Dontrelle,"Unscramble these mixed up letters to make real words. Then, take the letters that correspond to the numbers shown to make the SUPERword. 1) _ _ _ _ _ D D G E O (Take the 3rd letter.) 2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E L C E O H R T V (Take the 5th and 6th letters.) 3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I I I N N F T Y (Take the 3rd letter.) Now with the letters you have collected, unscramble them and tell me what the SUPERword is. (You should have 4 letters.) SUPERword: _ _ _ _",Car companies,"1). Dodge (Take ""D"".) 2). Chevrolet ( Take ""O"" and ""R"".) 3). Infinity (Take ""F"".) SUPERword: Ford",Language,06/14/07 #35618,Do We Belong?,2.67,2.75,jazzmusician46,"Which country does not belong in the following group? Malawi Papua-New Guinea Singapore Zimbabwe Solomon Islands Kiribati Jamaica Ghana",No hint available.,"Zimbabwe does not belong in this group as it is not a member of the British Commonwealth. It withdrew in 2003 having been previously suspended. The other countries are all members of the British Commonwealth.",Group,03/09/07 #27913,Hogwarts,2.41,0.65,GoHarryPotterCS,"A group of soon-to-be-first-years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry just walked into the Great Hall. Everybody has been sorted into a house of either Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, or Ravenclaw. Hufflepuff = Loyal and Trustworthy; Ravenclaw = cunning and intelligent; Gryffindor = brave and noble; Slytherin = keen and ambitious. There are still 4 kids to be sorted. Their names are Billy, Shelby, Anthony, and Kristen. The sorting hat takes some time for each kid. Find out the amount of time the hat took and which house each kid ended up in. Clue 1. Shelby is VERY smart. Clue 2. Billy is a scaredy cat. Clue 3. Billy and the boy in Slytherin took under a minute to be sorted. Clue 4. Billy always keeps promises and is not very bright. Clue 5. The person in Gryffindor took the longest. Clue 6. Anthony was the fastest to be sorted. Clue 7. Billy was sorted 30 seconds faster than the Ravenclaw.","Kristen = Gryffindor, 2 minutes (Shelby is a girl)","Shelby = Ravenclaw, 1 minute Billy = Hufflepuff, 30 seconds Kristen = Gryffindor, 2 minutes Anthony = Slytherin, 20 seconds",Logic-Grid,01/05/06 #13657,Letter Enders 2,2.67,1.93,MrIxolite,"Below are single letters or groups of letters with clues to whole words. To solve the clues and get the words, the SAME combination of letters should be placed before the given letter (s). For example, T = Allotted time of work K = Strong Smell G = Sharp pain The answer would be STIN to make STINT, STINK and STING Note: The Hint will be the number of letters you are looking for. Try this one FY = Please S = Free NG = Framework",5,"GRATI GRATIFY, GRATIS, GRATING",Language,07/07/03 #2753,Next Letter,2.17,1.95,Cascas,"A B D E F G H ? What's the next letter?",No hint available.,I - The letters have straight lines in them.,Series,03/19/02 #25812,Something Very Small,2.26,1.74,emily103,"I'm everywhere, though you can't see me, I'm in the air, so of course you breathe in me, I've been in you since you were born, And over the years I've been many times torn, But it helps me to grow, Now what am I? Do you know?",The title is a hint.,"Bacteria Bacteria is everywhere and you can't see it without a microscope. It's in the air and you breathe it in. It's in your body all the time. To grow it divides.",Riddle,09/08/05 #35017,Anagram Triplets - VI,2.4,1.86,brainster,"There are two groups of four-letter words used in the sentences below. The first missing words of each sentence are anagrams of each other, and the second missing words are also anagrams of each other. Can you find them ? 1. Joe was using a ____ nail and was about to raise his hammer when a ____ bit him and he dropped the hammer on his foot. 2. The ____ was out of poetic ideas and felt he would gladly ____ places with even a labourer if he didn't think up a poem for the King soon. 3. The coat of a tiger is far from ____ and his ____ look powerful and menacing at the same time.",No hint available.,"1. Joe was using a BRAD nail and was about to raise his hammer when a WASP bit him and he dropped the hammer on his foot. 2. The BARD was out of poetic ideas and felt he would gladly SWAP places with even a labourer if he didn't think up a poem for the King soon. 3. The coat of a tiger is far from DRAB and his PAWS look powerful and menacing at the same time. Group I: BRAD, BARD, DRAB Group II: WASP, SWAP, PAWS",Language,01/24/07 #18465,Foolish Pleasure,2.31,2.43,cnmne,scpeheerme,No hint available.,scPEheERme = peer amid scheme = pyramid scheme,Rebus,08/05/04 #8630,Cats and Mice,2.41,2.28,lesternoronha1,"A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. How many cats do you think there were? There are two conditions: a) It is not one cat that killed the lot because I have used the word 'Cats' b) It is not 999919 cats because I have used the word 'mice'.",No hint available.,"The number 999919 cannot be a prime number at first glance. If the problem has only one solution, then this number should have only 2 factors. The factors are 991 and 1009 which are both prime. Since each cat killed more mice than there were cats the answer is clearly that 991 cats killed 1009 mice.",Math,11/21/02 #33626,What Do These Numbers Represent?,2.9,2.15,Princeford93,"All these number represent one thing. What is it? 1.609344 1,760 5,280 63,360 160,934.4 1,609,344",No hint available.,"Units in one mile: 1.609344 kilometers 1,760 yards 5,280 feet 63,360 inches 160,934.4 centimeters 1,609,344 millimeters",Group,10/23/06 #5908,atiassasson,2.26,1.72,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? atiassasson",No hint available.,Assassination (assass-in-ation),Rebus,07/25/02 #3224,Where's My Daughter,2.12,3.12,bighippo4,"A woman and her daughter go to Europe for vacation. They check in at the hotel, register, and then go into separate rooms to sleep. The mother sleeps late, and when she wakes she goes to her daughter's room to wake her up. She knocks, and nobody answers. She turns the knob, and to her surprise it is unlocked. She goes inside and finds nobody. She notices the room is very clean, though. She goes downstairs, glances at the registry, and to her shock, her daughter's name is nowhere to be seen! When she asks the clerk about her daughter, the clerk says she (the mother) did not come in with any other person! What happened to her daughter?",The clerk is lying.,"The daughter got the bubonic plague and died. When the morning maid went into her room in the morning, she noticed that she had died of the bubonic plague. Hotel faculty took her body and burned it. The maid tidied up her room. The hotel pretended there never had been any daughter, because if it was discovered that there were bubonic plague germs in the hotel, they would have to shut down.",Situation,04/03/02 #11243,"Ha, I Win",2.27,1.8900000000000001,od-1,"Trying to determine who should kick off first, my smart-aleck friend says, ""Let's flip for it. Heads I win, tails you lose."" I say, ""Sure,"" pulling out a coin and tossing it in the air. The coin lands. My buddy laughs and concedes the kick off to me. How did I get him to let me kick off first? I didn't have a fake or trick coin.",No hint available.,"I simply used a coin that has neither heads nor tails (some currencies do not have a distinguishable ""head"" and ""tail""). Therefore, no matter which he called, I could say he lost.",Trick,03/17/03 #14343,Gold Bars,2.79,1.29,Smithy,"There was a millionaire who loved collecting gold. He bought ten solid gold shapes from a man, but the man proposed a bet. He said: ""One of these shapes is fake. It is made from a metal that looks exactly like gold. The only difference is that it is 1 gram lighter per 10 cubic cm. If you can find the fake, you can have all of the bars for free"". So the man weighed all of the bars, and to his surprise, they all weighed the same. Because of their strange shapes, he could not simply measure them. How can the man discover the fake without any measuring tools?",No hint available.,"He could fill a bucket with water and place each shape in separately. Then whichever makes the water level rise most is the fake, as it would have to be slightly bigger to make it weigh the same.",Science,08/13/03 #677,Generous Grandpa,2.34,1.28,vikass,"Grandpa was feeling generous, so he gave $100 to his five grandchildren. Starting with the youngest, each got $2.00 more than the next younger one. In other words, the youngest got one sum, the next got $2.00 more, and so on. How much did the youngest grandchild get?",No hint available.,$16,Math,07/14/01 #23063,Some Like it Easy,2.6,1.69,zonahobo,"I can please and make you think And prove you're not the missing link There's little wasted time resulting I hope I've not been too insulting What am I?",Maybe this is too easy?,An easy riddle,Riddle,05/22/05 #1044,Teacher's Age,2.39,2.24,vivek,"A young man asks his beautiful mathematics teacher her age. She responds, ""Today's date is my age, although before this week is over there will be another day with a date one fifth of the new age that I will be."" What is the teacher's sign of the zodiac?",No hint available.,"The teacher is a Pisces. This conversation could have only taken place on February 29. She was 29 then. Six days later (March 6), having turned 30, it becomes true that the date is one fifth of her age. This means her birthday occurs during the six first days of March.",Math,10/05/01 #35502,Coloring Time!,2.68,1.83,elu93,8 = N of C in the F C B,What do you color with?,"8 = Number of Crayons in the First Crayola Box In 1903, the first Crayola Crayon colors were black, blue, brown, green, orange, red, violet, and yellow.",Letter-Equations,03/02/07 #32518,Famous Hurricanes,2.82,2.6,Barticus,"The following are all famous hurricanes which people still remember years later. But which one of these famous hurricanes is different from all the rest? Hurricane Betsy of 1965 Hurricane Agnes of 1972 Hurricane Bob of 1979 Hurricane Juan of 1985 Hurricane Andrew of 1992 Hurricane Fran of 1996","The years are important, because the names are reused.","Bob of 1979. The other five are very destructive storms. Bob was a minor storm, but Bob is not remembered for what it did. Bob is remembered for being the first ""himicane"". Prior to 1979 all storms had female names. The years are important because a storm name is reused six years later, unless it was a particularly destructive storm. Thus Bob of 1979 is also the only one on the list whose name was later reused (in 1985 and 1991).",Group,08/19/06 #11068,Kodak,2.64,1.33,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented below? ""I'm always honest"" said Kodak.",No hint available.,"The Camera Never Lies. Kodak is a world known Camera manufacturer.",Rebus,03/11/03 #13031,Racer's Edge,2.48,0.89,lil_miz_indepent,"There are 10 competitors in a 200 meter Olympic race. If you surpass the person in last place what place are you in?",No hint available.,You can't. The person in last place has no one behind him to surpass him.,Trick,06/10/03 #8018,Four Minus Two,2.49,2.0,flynn,"An empty room you watch with care You want to count just what's in there Four walk in, and two walk out You look inside and all about Only one person inside that place One happy, smiling, girlish face Exactly right, I say to you Only one person; certainly not two! You are not crazy. You know how to add. You eye-sight is perfect. How do you explain this?",Think about the verbs in the 3rd line.,"You weren't counting people, you were counting legs. (Legs that walk in!)",Riddle,10/26/02 #23761,50 = What?,2.5,2.48,Bandcamp3791,50 = P for a B.E. on a P.D.B.,It's a game,50 = Points for a Bull's Eye on a Professional Dart Board.,Letter-Equations,06/17/05 #31628,Rebus Rob: #1,2.55,2.12,Shawnheyhey123,"Rebus Rob is a 12-year old kid who lives in Rebuston, North Carolina. Everybody born in Rebuston instinctively writes in rebus form. But, Rebus Rob wasn't born in Rebuston; so he has trouble with rebuses. Can you help him throughout his day? Today, Rebus Rob went to the countryside of Rebuston to visit his friend's uncle's home. About 100 yards from the home, there was a sign that said: Animal-house 3' What does that mean?","The ""3'"" is an American unit of measurement.","The sign meant: Barnyard. A synonym for ""animal-house"" is barn. In American units, 3' stands for 3 feet. 3 feet = a yard. Barnyard.",Rebus,07/08/06 #2796,Largest 2 Digit Number,2.59,1.83,lil_thugsta,What is the largest possible number you can write using only 2 digits?,No hint available.,9 to the power of 9,Math,03/22/02 #3219,"t,o,f,o,f,n,t,s...",2.25,3.07,lil_thugsta,"What is the next letter? t,o,f,o,f,n,t,s...?",No hint available.,"F is the next letter. PI is used 3.14159265, first letter of each number f is the next letter.",Series,04/03/02 #15598,Mad Ade's Rhyme Time #8,2.4,1.83,mad-ade,"This style of teaser is to use the clues given to find two words that rhyme and fit the description, for example a weird ape would be a funky monkey, or a wealthy Halloween gal would be a rich witch. 1, More than Nine Guys ? 2, Authentic Sea Mammal ? 3, Unsteady Ice Game ? 4, Container For The Sun ? 5, Canoe Letter ?",No hint available.,"1, Ten Men 2, Real Seal 3, Rocky Hockey 4, Star Jar 5, Boat Note",Language,11/28/03 #49751,Delete a Letter 8,2.83,1.81,cnmne,"Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word. 1) a storage room (6 letters) & (delete 6th letter) near 2) to genuflect (5 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) to capsize 3) the teaching staff (7 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) having imperfections 4) the moment in which something occurs (4 letters) & (delete 3rd letter) to bind",No hint available.,"1) closet & close 2) kneel & keel 3) faculty & faulty 4) time & tie",Language,02/03/13 #9817,ErrErr,2.35,1.27,MrIxolite,"What phrase is represented here? ErrErr = Homo sapiens",No hint available.,To (two) err is human,Rebus,01/15/03 #52341,Missing Presents,2.9,1.17,jdwhite,"You wake up on your birthday, only to find that all your presents are gone! The only thing there is a card. You open it, and it says: I have hidden your presents. Use these clues to find out where they are. Now, don't waste a SECOND, and start working! Lap At Star Fit Act.",Read Again carefully.,"You use the second letters of each word, and they form the word ATTIC. You walk up to your attic, and there your family waits, along with all your friends and all your presents.",Mystery,01/08/20 #37836,Find the Missing Word #6,2.72,2.06,jazzmusician46,"In this teaser, your job is to discover the missing word that links the two given words. The dashes indicate the number of letters in the missing word. Good luck! i.e. WAR - FARE - WELL 1. BARBED _ _ _ _ BRUSH 2. LUNCH _ _ _ _ MATE 3. HOPE _ _ _ _ _ NUT 4. PULL _ _ _ _ BEARING",No hint available.,"1. BARBED (WIRE) BRUSH 2. LUNCH (ROOM) MATE 3. HOPE (CHEST) NUT 4. PULL (OVER) BEARING",Language,08/18/07 #727,Volleyball Team,2.29,1.45,vikass,"There are six players on a coed volleyball team. After an exhausting game, each girl drinks 5 cups of water. Each boy drinks 7 cups of water. The coach drinks 9 cups. A total of 43 cups of water is consumed by everyone. How many boys and how many girls are there on the team?",No hint available.,4 girls and 2 boys,Math,08/01/01 #11133,SHARKS,2.48,1.62,Jake101,"A man was put in a gigantic fish tank with five LIVE, hungry, and ferocious sharks. A half hour later he walked out alive with all the sharks dead. How is that possible?",No hint available.,The tank was empty. Sharks can't survive out of water.,Trick,03/13/03 #9298,Way Head,2.34,1.15,owieswheels,"What phrase is this... Way My Head And Your Head",No hint available.,Way above our heads,Rebus,12/21/02 #40499,Diagonals of a Dodecagon,2.16,2.08,shenqiang,"Jim and Tom play a game. A dodecagon (i.e., a 12-sided polygon) is drawn on a piece of paper. They take turns drawing diagonals, i.e., a line segment to connect two non-adjacent vertices. However, they are not allowed to draw a diagonal that intersects another diagonal already drawn. If a player can't draw another diagonal, he loses and his opponent wins. Jim draws first and Tom draws second. What's the correct strategy for Jim to win?","If you think that the correct strategy is for Jim to first draw a ""longest diagonal"", which divides the dodecagon into two halves, then mimic Tom's moves, you're tricked.","If a player wins, then the dodecagon must have been divided into triangles, which requires EXACTLY NINE cuts. Therefore, Jim ALWAYS wins no matter what strategy he uses!",Logic,02/14/08 #44137,Just a Flesh Wound?,2.69,1.54,deepsea,"Deepsea has a fresh wound. There is a piece of metal stuck in it. She knows what can happen if the wound isn't taken care of, yet she makes no effort to remove the metal. What is wrong with Deepsea and why doesn't she remove it and treat the wound?",She doesn't want it to heal.,Deepsea's wound is actually a new pierced ear. She doesn't remove the metal earring because she doesn't want it to close.,Situation,02/21/09 #5226,Internal Troubles,2.63,1.74,Bobbrt,"The following limerick has had the last word of each line scrambled. Can you figure it out? There was a young lady named KRSEIPN Who just simply doted on KSEHRGNI. In spite of VAEDCI, She ate so much CSIPE That she pickled her internal NKIOWSR.",No hint available.,"There was a young lady named PERKINS Who just simply doted on GHERKINS. In spite of ADVICE, She ate so much SPICE That she pickled her internal WORKINS.",Language,07/05/02 #7742,The Word of Site,2.57,1.91,something,"Continue this pattern: 2, 18, 1, 9, 14, 7, _, _",No hint available.,"12, 5. If you replace each number with its corresponding letter of the alphabet, it spells BRAINGLE.",Series,10/03/02 #3258,(2man) 3 man,2.45,2.23,rayneeday,"Can you decipher the following common phrase? (2man)3man",No hint available.,Odd man out!,Rebus,04/05/02 #35240,Brad's Party,1.96,2.19,bagogirl,"Brad's party was your usual party. Everyone liked each other's company, yet everyone was unhappy when they left. Why was everyone unhappy?",Think of all the meanings for party and what they could have been doing.,Brad's party was a group of people who had bad service at a restaurant.,Trick,02/09/07 #44837,A Whole New Season,2.48,1.95,mrsfessler,"Five friends were discussing their favorite shows of the new television season. From the clues provided, determine each friend's favorite new show, the star of each show, and what time it aired (one was at 9:00pm). Shows: CSI Podunk, Desolate Husbands, Wheel of Fate, Dr. Cure, Cuddles in the Country Stars: Male- Justin Time, Chance Ripley Female- Chiquita Jalapeno, Lily Gardens, Rosie McDougal 1. Isaac's favorite show aired 1/2 hour after the one starring Justin Time but before Dr. Cure. Desolate Husbands aired either at 8:00pm or 10:00pm. 2. The five shows are the one at 8:30pm, Melinda's favorite, the one starring Chance Ripley, CSI Podunk and Wheel of Fate. 3. Charles really enjoyed the work of the male starring in his favorite show, which was on after Chiquita Jalapeno's show. Ruth's favorite show was the last one on. 4. The show starring Chiquita Jalapeno aired before CSI Podunk. Rosie McDougal's show and Cuddles in the Country aired one after the other in some order. 5. The two shows airing at 8:00pm are the one starring Lily Gardens and Michael's favorite.",No hint available.,"Isaac: CSI Podunk, 9:00pm, Rosie McDougal Melinda: Desolate Husbands, 8:00pm, Lily Gardens Charles: Cuddles in the Country, 8:30pm, Justin Time Michael: Wheel of Fate, 8:00pm, Chiquita Jalapeno Ruth: Dr. Cure, 10:00pm, Chance Ripley",Logic-Grid,07/12/09 #49685,Never Read It,1.95,0.85,dangerouspie101,"I know a story by heart, yet I've never read it. I can recite the entire story, word by word, yet I've never seen the story in my entire life. How can this be?",No hint available.,"If I haven't read or seen the story, then I must have heard it! For example, many young children can recite their favorite story by heart without even knowing how to read!",Trick,12/06/12 #43958,Hand in Hand in Hand,2.37,1.91,luckythirteen,"Hand in hand I go with society. Ultimately, I am altruism, amity, and also charity. Mortals aplenty make me whole. All of earth is home to my one and only family. Never have I insulted benevolence or brotherly love for they fit me to a tee. I fail to live up to the possibilities of individuals, That was what Ayn Rand once said of me. Yet, one and many have used me for mockery. Do you know what I am?",No hint available.,"I am humanity. The poem as a whole serves as an acronym. The first, second, and fifth lines mention a few words, which are synonymous to humanity. The third and fourth lines draw attention to the idea of humanity as the whole of mankind. Ayn Rand once said, ""I worship individuals for their highest possibilities as individuals, and I loathe humanity, for its failure to live up to these possibilities."" And the last line refers to the phrase, ""Oh, the humanity.""",Riddle,01/19/09 #49329,Addition,2.53,1.73,incredibotsmast,"1+2+4+8+16+32+64+... = 8 If the '+...' means that it goes on and on forever, how can you do only one thing to this to make the above equation equal? RULES- * You may only take away or add a symbol/ digit, * OR, move a digit around, * OR, put a digit on top or below to make a fraction, resize it to make it a power, etc * OR change a digit into another one. ** You CANNOT change the = or ... ... signs.",Why 8?,Rotate the 8 ninety degrees to make an infinity sign.,Trick,03/04/12 #44344,The Musicians,2.7600000000000002,1.73,whsprec,"Musicians Eddie, Alex, Steven, Don, and Brett all competed in a solo competition. Each sang a different type of music: gospel, blues, country, soul, and folk. Each played a different instrument: violin, guitar, bass, piano, and organ. From the clues given, determine the man, his type of music, the instrument that he plays, and his place in the competition. 1- The bass player's soul performance finished third. 2- The folk and country singers did not use a keyboard and neither did Brett. 3- Don placed higher than the bass player, who placed higher than the gospel singer, but none of them won the competition. 4- The violinist finished behind Steven, but ahead of the blues singer; however, none of them finished last. 5- The guitar player did not sing country. 6- Eddie did not sing gospel while playing his piano.",No hint available.,"1st Steven playing guitar and singing folk 2nd Don playing violin and singing country 3rd Brett playing bass and singing soul 4th Eddie playing piano and singing blues 5th Alex playing organ and singing gospel",Logic-Grid,04/12/09 #27663,Largest Number II,2.6,2.15,shenqiang,"What's the largest 6-digit number that satisfies this condition: Each digit from the third on equals the product of its two preceding digits.",No hint available.,"This time, the number of digits is fixed (6), so we should start with the largest digits possible. The first digit is at most 9, and if the second digit is 1 or more, we can't make such a 6-digit number. So, the largest number we are looking for is 900000.",Math,12/24/05 #8472,Not Worth Many Pennies,2.38,1.9000000000000001,stonemug,"I'm long and skinny, and not worth many pennies. I'm used in round things and usually surrounded by cold things. What am I?",Cups are round.,A straw.,Riddle,11/11/02 #38105,How Many Days,2.32,1.18,sportygirl98989,"31,28,31,30,31,30,31,31,30,31,30 What number comes next?",No hint available.,"31 The numbers stand for how many days are in each month so 31 is for December.",Series,09/04/07 #4231,Stop,2.5100000000000002,1.18,librashorty,"If: SAFE + STAY + SOON + SKIP = STOP then: PINK + PORE + PUSH + PLOT = ==?==",No hint available.,"POST; using the first letter of the first word, second letter of the second word, etc.",Language,05/23/02 #7931,Llama Express,2.53,1.44,jazzkay,"What do these five words have in common? LLAMA EXPRESS ICICLE MOON USUALLY",No hint available.,"They each contain 2 of the same vowel, in the order they appear in the alphabet. LLAMA has 2 A's, EXPRESS has two E's and so on.",Group,10/08/02 #35868,Some Double Meanings,2.5100000000000002,2.34,fishmed,"Below are words grouped in pairs. There is a different word that fits in the middle of each set that can be defined by both words. Your task is to find those words. Example: Flower ________ Stood Answer: Rose 1. Disparagement - __________ - Shrapnel 2. Assemble - __________ - Physique 3. Abyss - __________ - Particle 4. Soil - __________ - Stuffing",No hint available.,"1. Disparagement - Flak - Shrapnel 2. Assemble - Build - Physique 3. Abyss - Drop - Particle 4. Soil - Fill - Stuffing",Language,03/25/07 #50748,Free Pizza Day,2.79,0.9500000000000001,LanceAlot,"The owner of Senior Pete's Pizza decided to celebrate his birthday by giving away free pizza to anyone who can solve his puzzle: If a pizza's radius is defined as ""z"" and it's depth defined ""a"", then what is that pizza's volume? Can you answer Pete's puzzle correctly?",No hint available.,"Volume = (Π)(radius)^2(depth) V=pi(r)(r)(d) So... Pizza Volume = (pi)(z^2)(a) = pizza",Math,12/18/15 #31968,Our Sweet Home,2.72,2.17,deepsea,"On a road of black lies a house The block quiet as a mouse All but one of the others Never knew children and mothers That one long has been foreclosen And this one life has chosen The home painted blue and green It's a home all of us have seen Few who live there beyond it motion And tell me if you have a notion What it is with roof of dome Tell me now what is this home?",The foreclosed is the closest.,Earth,Riddle,07/22/06 #28821,The Vowel-less Knights #2,2.95,1.2,ScoutMan,"If you have played Might and Magic (a computer game), then you have encountered the Vowel-less Knights, a strange group who speak without vowels. It is up to you to decipher what they are saying. In their tradition then, what are the following sayings? 1) shll rtrn. 2) Th sht hrd rnd th wrld. 3) Cm p nd s m smtm.","1) Spoken by a World War 2 general. Bonus points: Who, and on what occasion? 2) Phrase used to describe an event during the American War of Independence. Bonus point: Which event? 3) Spoken by a World War 2 era entertainer. Bonus point: Who?","1) I shall return. Bonus: General MacArthur, when he left the Philippines. Side note: He did. 2) The shot heard around the world. Bonus: This phrase was used by the press of the day to describe the first time American soldiers fought the British, as the British troops marched through Lexington on their way to Concord, and history. 3) Come up and see me sometime. Bonus: Mae West, arguably the most popular USO entertainer and pinup girl of WW2.",Language,02/26/06 #277,"-2, 4, -12, 48, -240, ...",2.33,1.8800000000000001,jerry1,"-2, 4, -12, 48, -240, ... What is the next number in the above series?",No hint available.,"1440. The first number is multiplied by a negative 2, the second by a negative 3, the third by a negative 4 and so on.",Series,02/14/01 #41538,Alphabetical Conundrums F-J,2.69,2.41,aresII,"Why is F like Paris? Why is G like plum cake? Why is H good for deafness? Why is I the happiest? Why is J like your nose?",No hint available.,"F is like Paris because it is the capital of FRANCE. G is like plum cake because it makes a LAD GLAD. H is good for deafness because it makes the EAR HEAR. I is the happiest letter because it is in the center of BLISS. J is like your nose because it is close to the eye (I).",Riddle,04/16/08 #24408,Jumping Frogs,2.57,2.69,trickyleprecaun,"I used a pick and scraped the side of the frog really hard, but the frog didn't move, didn't get hurt, and was very much alive. How is this possible?",No hint available.,"The frog is actually a part of a horse's hoof. The little triangle in the center of the hoof is called the frog. The pick I was using was a horse pick to pick out the horse's hoof. The side of the hoof is very hard but sensitive, so I had to pick the rocks out so the horse wouldn't get hurt!",Trick,07/10/05 #6345,Work it Out,2.22,2.13,mad-ade,"What three digit number come next in this series? 758, 642, 175, 864, 217, 586, ...?",No hint available.,"421. The series is just the number 7586421 repeated and broken into segments of three.",Series,08/08/02 #23000,A Towering Proposition,2.77,2.45,dsquared,"What expression is represented here? ... 15y 13o 11u 9r 7n 5a 3m 1e",If you are looking in here then the answer to this teaser describes your predicament. It's about your chances of solving it not being great.,"The odds are stacked up against you Read the letters downwards - your name or 'you' and the odds (all the odd numbers) are in a stack up against you.",Rebus,05/19/05 #23895,"1, 1, 2",2.23,2.93,Mardia,"What is the next number in the series? 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3",Binary,"1 Take the series 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 and write it as binary: 1,10,11,100,101,110,111,1000 then add up the digits of the binary number: 1,1,2,1,2,2,3,1",Series,06/21/05 #25115,The Huh Riddle,2.33,1.43,Shadowkid_08,"If !@ = )( and #$ = *& then what does %^ equal?",On the Keyboard,"^% If you look at your keyboard and replace the symbols with digits, we have !=1, @=2 and so on. Working from both ends of the number line on the keyboard towards the middle, 12=09, 34=87 and we are left with 56=65.",Riddle,08/07/05 #23904,L S Z,2.29,2.95,spookboy0,"What do the following letters have in common and which other letter should be added? L; Z; S; I; and T Possible Additions: C; O; Y; and D Good Luck",No hint available.,"They are the letters represented in the game of Tetris (Braingle version). The letter that should be added is O. The Purple and Blue ""L"" shapes; the Green ""Z"" shape; the Light Blue ""S"" shape; the Orange ""I"" shape; the Yellow ""T"" shape; and the Red ""O"" shape",Group,06/21/05 #44094,Albert Einstein Quotes II,1.72,1.6,SEPTILLIONGOLDS,"Can you decipher these quotes by Albert Einstein? -Blf xzm mvevi hloev z kilyovn lm gsv ovevo lm dsrxs rg dzh xivzgvw. -Blf xzmmlg hrnfogzmvlfhob kivevmg zmw kivkziv uli dzi. -Blf szev gl ovzim gsv ifovh lu gsv tznv. Zmw gsvm blf szev gl kozb yvggvi gszm zmblmv vohv.",No hint available.,"-You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created. -You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war. -You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. The Atbash cipher is used to decipher this teaser. The Atbash cipher is a very specific case of a substitution cipher where the letters of the alphabet are reversed. In other words, all A's are replaced with Z's, all B's are replaced with Y's, and so on. Because reversing the alphabet twice will get you actual alphabet, you can encipher and decipher a message using the exact same algorithm. Here is the answer key: A-Z B-Y C-X D-W E-V F-U G-T H-S I-R J-Q K-P L-O M-N N-M O-L P-K Q-J R-I S-H T-G U-F V-E W-D X-C Y-B Z-A",Cryptography,02/13/09 #38294,Synonym Safari 4,2.78,1.07,MikeMan1216,"Replace each word or words in parentheses with a one-word synonym to decipher a common phrase. 1. (Similar to) (male parent), (relating to) (male child). 2. (Everything) that (sparkles) is not (Au). 3. (Awful) (information) (moves) (lickety-split).",No hint available.,"1. Like father, like son. 2. All that glitters is not gold. 3. Bad news travels fast.",Language,09/15/07 #1657,"1, 2, 5, 10, 20,_",2.47,1.75,Higgo,"What comes next? 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, _",Money,"1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 British money coins (1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p)",Series,12/09/01 #9221,Shore Cleaner,2.65,1.53,od-1,"I'm pulled along from way up high. I clean the shore like a janitor guy. Sometimes wet and sometimes dry. What am I?",No hint available.,"The tide. It's pulled by the moon, it cleans the shore, and when it's in it's wet, and when it's out it's dry.",Riddle,12/18/02 #49740,Words With BR,1.79,2.14,cnmne,"Five words that contain BR as a letter pair have had all of their other letters removed and placed into a pool. Put those letters back in their proper places. What are the words? **BR*, BR****, **BR**, ***BR*, *BR**** Pool: A, A, C, D, E, E, E, F, G, I, I, I, I, I, L, M, O, S, T, U",No hint available.,"COBRA, BRUISE, FIBRIL, TIMBRE, ABRIDGE",Language,01/26/13 #40643,"Step Down, Step Up (7)",2.43,1.7,TRILLIONAIRE,"Start with an seven-letter animal and I'll give you a clue to its meaning. The next word will have one letter less and may need unscrambling. Begin to add letters at question #7, up to a six-letter animal. 1. Nocturnal mammal that ""wears a mask"". (7 letters) 2. Mexican brand of beer. (6 letters) 3. A soft hum or soothing voice. (5 letters) 4. Tall vegetable plant that produces kernels and ears. (4 letters) 5. A convict. (3 letters) 6. Opposite of 'yes'. (2 letters) 7. A very long period of time. (3 letters) 8. A prophetic sign of an event about to happen. (4 letters) 9. Currency. (5 letters) 10. A primate that often dwells in trees and is known for a love of bananas. (6 letters) Hint will reveal the first letter of #5 and #7.","5. C 7. E","1. Raccoon 2. Corona 3. Croon 4. Corn 5. Con 6. No 7. Eon 8. Omen 9. Money 10. Monkey",Language,02/22/08 #29648,"B, D, G, I, L, N, Q, S, ?, ?",2.37,2.22,Desired,"What are the next two letters? B, D, G, I, L, N, Q, S, ?, ?",No hint available.,"The next two letters are V and X. Between B and D there is one letter, between D and G there are two letters, and it continues like this.",Series,04/10/06 #33429,Colorful Terms,2.55,2.48,cinnamon30,"The group of words are related to the title somehow. QEKHA PZIIX SZDJI-HLEEKO QEMI FLLB OIU JKXI XMOXEI ZIKOJ COIIB JZMFQ VIEELSQIEEV CLEUIB OMEI QOLSB PJMUV PDETIO EDBDBC",No hint available.,"Letter - Represents A - K B - N C - G D - I E - L F - M H - C I - E J - T K - A L - O M - U O - R P - S Q - B S - W T - V U - D V - Y X - P Z - H Black Sheep White-Collar Blue Moon Red Tape Purple Heart Green Thumb Yellowbelly Golden Rule Brown Study Silver Lining",Cryptography,10/11/06 #4009,Horse Weight,2.17,1.54,mad-ade,"If Mad Ade has a horse that weighs 600 kilos plus a third of its own weight, how much does it weigh?",No hint available.,900 kilos (600= 2 thirds therefore 300 = 1 third),Math,05/12/02 #8421,Draw a Line for an A,2.22,1.78,stonemug,A math teacher I had in high school gave a challenge to the class at the beginning of the semester. The challenge was going to be worth an A for the semester. The challenge was to draw a picture of a line and turn it in. With in a matter a few minutes the teacher had 30 pieces of paper on his desk with straight lines on them. The teacher threw them all in the trash saying none of them were right. Why?,No hint available.,"The teacher informed us according the laws of Mathematics and Geometry a line has no dimension and continues on forever (dimension being depth, width, or height). Therefore drawing a true line is impossible.",Math,11/07/02 #51124,Unappealing Offer,1.8,1.23,ThinksForFun,"What does the following represent? deceased skunk: $0",No hint available.,"a dead giveaway Since the asking price for the dead skunk is ""$0"" (zero dollars), it is being given away. I would have provided a hint, but it would have made it too obvious (i.e. it would have been a dead giveaway). :)",Rebus,05/22/17 #24991,Step on Me,2.18,0.91,book_worm_77,"You step on me usually every day, Most girls have more than guys, You take them off when you plan to stay, They come in different colors to please the eye. What am I?",No hint available.,Shoes,Riddle,07/31/05 #26333,First Time,2.56,1.25,smarty_blondy,"It may have been a regular afternoon for some, but not for Lara. She had to make an important decision today; one that would probably affect her for the rest of her life. ""I can't delay it any longer,"" she said to herself, taking a deep breath. ""I need to make up my mind at once. It will become harder if I don't go today, and it won't kill me!"" The thoughts came rushing, driving away some of the fear in her mind. After another look in the mirror, and another deep, encouraging breath, she was ready. The sky was the most beautiful blue she had ever seen and the sun shone so bright - it looked no different than an enchanting fireball. From the moment she felt its rays gently touching her cheeks with their warmth, Lara knew she had made the right decision. It was a long walk and when she arrived, he welcomed her in right away. ""I'm glad you came, I was hoping you would,"" he said smiling. ""Please, make yourself at home!"" She took her seat and felt that, from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same. He looked into her eyes and asked her, comfortingly, ""I know it's your first time. Are you afraid?"" ""A bit,"" Lara said, with a hint of a giggle in her already trembling voice. ""There is always a next time. I will only go on if you want me to,"" he stated. ""I do,"" she said, and seeing him slowly leaning toward her, closed her eyes. An awkward silence followed, shortly broken by his triumphant voice. ""It's out, I managed to pull it out! Here, take a look!"" he said, happy as a little boy. Although astounded, she was happy as well. ""It was the right decision after all!"" she thought, content and free to relax! What was it that he managed to pull out? Why were both of them so happy?",No hint available.,"A tooth! It was her first time having to take a tooth out and, he was her dentist. She had been considering it for a while as she was afraid it would hurt but, realized that time would only make matters worse. The awkward silence that followed was because taking a tooth out doesn't require noise-making machines. Also, her mouth was numb from what he had given her to prevent pain. That is also the reason she didn't say anything at the end and only her thoughts are posted.",Situation,10/12/05 #27132,Word Pyramids: World Countries XIII,2.64,2.55,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. The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet. 2. To seize and pinch or bite. 3. Suffering or distress. 4. Not elegant or graceful in expression. 5. Liquid mixtures, usually of a solid pigment in a liquid vehicle. 6. Tiny pieces of pasta, often cooked in soups or used as baby food. 7. A country of southern Asia.",A Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley.,"I PI NIP PAIN INAPT PAINTS PASTINA PAKISTAN Occupying land crisscrossed by ancient invasion paths, Pakistan was the home of the prehistoric Indus Valley civilization, which flourished until overrun by Aryans c. 1500 B.C. After being conquered by numerous rulers and powers, it passed to the British as part of India and became a separate Muslim state in 1947. The country originally included the Bengalese territory of East Pakistan, which achieved its separate independence in 1971 as Bangladesh. Pakistan became a republic in 1956.",Language,11/24/05 #11668,Summer Saturday,2.5100000000000002,1.62,PeaceJo,"Sarah, Daniel, Megan and Shawn each did something different on Saturday morning and then met for lunch at McDonald's. One of them took Toby for a walk, one of them looked after Baby James, one of them visited Auntie PeaceJo and one of them took flowers to Grandma. At lunch one had a Big Mac, one had a Filet-o-fish, one had a McChicken and one had only french fries. What did each friend do and what did they have for lunch? Use the following clues to sort it out. 1. Sarah used scissors to cut tulips. 2. The friend that took Toby for a walk is the only one who likes fish. 3. Shawn is allergic to Toby and to wheat. 4. Daniel spend the day with his mom's sister and he doesn't eat red meat.",No hint available.,"Sarah - Took flowers to Grandma & ate the Big Mac Daniel - Visited Auntie PeaceJo and ate the McChicken Megan - Took Toby for a walk and ate Filet-o-Fish Shawn - Looked after Baby James and ate French fries (all the others have wheat in the buns)",Logic,04/09/03 #35934,Three Letters Only #4,2.63,2.52,jazzmusician46,"What same sequence of 3 letters can be placed in the spaces to complete the word? b_ _ _ t unp_ _ _ ed ge_ _ _ d p_ _ _ e t_ _ _ nion",No hint available.,"The word: RUN brunt unpruned gerund prune trunnion",Language,03/28/07 #1549,"8,549,176,320",2.42,2.19,gokaran,"The following number is the only one of its kind. 8,549,176,320 Can you figure out what is so special about it?",No hint available.,It's the only number that has all the digits arranged in alphabetical order.,Other,11/27/01 #30490,Roast,2.59,2.23,phrebh,"I can be a quite succulent roast, A fact about which I do boast, Presented to the guests by the host, To be eaten after a toast. Pardon a rhyme somewhat churlish, But I can be served with a flourish. I can be described as quite girlish, But I am often still used to nourish. I am known as butt when I come from pork, But you get chuck when beef's on your fork. With all other animals, even a stork, My name is my name, even in New York.",No hint available.,"Shoulder The shoulder of a pig is known as a butt and the shoulder of a cow is called chuck, but on all other animals, eaten or not, it's just a shoulder.",Riddle,05/15/06 #28571,Edward the Slim?,2.13,2.77,dsquared,"What expression is represented here? slimmonarch hsomethings cranommil","Slim monarch is a synonym for something. A hint is that the intended monarch is a male ruler and if he is slim, then he is a ____ ____ . And for a last hint the expression means you are taking some time before making a decision because you are a bit doubtful.","Thinking twice about something or Thin king (slim monarch) twice (it is written twice) and it is 'about' the word 'something'.",Rebus,02/11/06 #12407,Business is Good,2.99,2.83,Codammanus,"Yeah, they keep me locked up, but I guess I'm thankful, in short. I hand out the beatings, while my neighbors import and export. We make a good team, especially me as the muscle, But with two dozen guards, I'm glad we never tussle. But really, I got a lotta my own connections, Imports, exports, with thousands collectin'. But between us, there's really no competition, I call it harmonizin' cause we're on the same mission. No one is unnecessary, or, you know, too small, The guy upstairs is the boss of it all. He's also incarcerated, but for his good I bet it is, Business is good, so long as we get the messages. Question: Who's doing the talking, and who are the other players in this riddle? (there are a total of 28, minus the narrator's connections)",No hint available.,"The parentheses are used to number the parts mentioned. The HEART (1) is the one doing the talking. He is thankful to be ""locked up"" or guarded by the ""two dozen guards,"" the (24) ribs that normal humans have in 2 pairs. The ribs protect, and guard both the heart and the LUNGS. The LUNGS are the 'neighbors' (2) that have the job of ""Importing"" and ""Exporting"" Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide. The heart is- literally speaking- the muscle, and 'hands out the beatings' (heart beats). Of course, the heart itself has many ""connections"" or veins, arteries, and capillaries that ""import"" and ""export"" that valuable fluid we call blood. None of these members' job is unnecessary, or small, and they never compete with each other because they have the one mission of keeping a person alive. And, last but not least, the ""guy upstairs"" who is ""the boss of it all"" is 'incarcerated' by-yes-the skull. He is none other than the BRAIN (1), which sends electrical messages to all the other members via nerves, which tell them what to do. Business is good so long as these messages are sent. If they aren't, nothing is moving, and....well, then you're DEAD. (28)",Riddle,05/16/03 #4720,Old Mother Twitch,2.85,1.8900000000000001,bluetwo,"Old Mother Twitch she had but one eye And a great long tail that she let fly And every time she went through a gap She left a bit of her tail in the trap Who or what is 'Old Mother Twitch'?",No hint available.,A Needle,Riddle,06/14/02 #12925,How Hard is it to Get an Apple?,2.36,1.62,willymapo,"The legend tells of a young boy that entered a celestial garden. In the entrance, a sign said, ""who enters, will receive what he or she gives"". There were beautiful flowers, which the boy touched softly because the petals seemed so delicate as if about to fall. There where also magical rocks and trees. Even the roughest stone was soft to the delicate touch of the boy. Suddenly, he found a great tree full with delicious apples. They were big and seemed made of silk. The boy felt hunger, so he took a stick and threw it to an apple to get it down. But what a surprise! The stick broke apart as if thrown against a rock. The boy then took a bigger stick and tried to hit the branch with all his strength. The bigger stick also broke. Now a little concerned, the boy then looked for a rock that felt hard in his furious grip, and then threw it with all his might to the soft looking apple. The rock was torn into pieces. The boy looked down disappointedly, realizing that surely there was no way to eat the fruit, when before his eyes a little mouse passed carrying an apple. So, there was a way. Could you tell the boy how to get the apple?","The harder you hit the tree, the harder it becomes...","The tree was giving what it was receiving. If you hit it hard, it will be hard. Just as the delicate flowers to the delicate touch, the apple has to be taken softly, not by force. So, the boy should try delicately to PUT (not take) the apple on the branch, and it will fall into his fingers.",Logic,06/04/03 #30454,"4, 12, 24, 36, 50, 72, 98, 120, 144, ?",2.13,2.53,kiss,"What's the next number in this series? 4, 12, 24, 36, 50, 72, 98, 120, 144, ?",No hint available.,"180. The nth entry is the nth composite number multiplied by n. 4=4*1, 12=6*2, 24=8*3, 36=9*4, 50=10*5, 72=12*6, 98=14*7, 120=15*8, 144=16*9, 180=18*10.",Series,05/13/06 #20606,March Madness,2.77,2.64,MrIxolite,"What phrase is this? Angry C Leveret Angry A Leveret Angry U Leveret Angry G Leveret Angry H Leveret Angry T Leveret",A Leveret is a young version of what animal?,"Caught in the crosshairs lit. The word Caught in between the Angry (Cross) Leverets (Hares) Leveret = A young hare",Rebus,01/25/05 #38450,Five Coloured Shirts,2.83,2.45,shenqiang,"Every day from Monday through Sunday in this week, Mr. Peter picks two shirts from the five colours red, blue, yellow, green and black. Peter follows the rules: 1. Peter doesn't use the same combination on two days of this week. 2. Peter doesn't use the same colour on two consecutive days of this week. 3. Peter uses some colour on four days. 4. Peter uses blue and black on Monday. 5. Peter uses green on Thursday. 6. Peter doesn't use yellow on Friday. 7. Peter doesn't combine red with black. What colours does Peter use on Saturday?",No hint available.,"From rules 2 and 3, Peter must use one colour on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, which can be blue or black. If it's black, from rules 1 and 4, Peter must combine black with red, yellow and green on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, but rule 7 disallows combining black with red. Therefore, it's blue, and Peter must combine blue with red, yellow and green on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. From rule 5, Peter uses green on Thursday, he can't use green on Wednesday or Friday, and only on Sunday. From rule 6, Peter doesn't use yellow on Friday, and he can only use red on Friday and yellow on Wednesday. Since Peter uses blue, red and green on Friday and Sunday, from rule 2, he can only use black and yellow on Saturday.",Logic,09/24/07 #38985,Calculate,1.81,1.98,Panther91,"Solve this problem. First calculate 100 + 50. Next, divide your answer by five. Finally, add 4 to your number. What would the number be?",Think about what category this is.,"304, 340, or 430. Well, I did say add 4 to your number! Did you get it?",Trick,10/28/07 #23179,Home of the Creator,2.02,0.98,DaleGriffin,"You can't see me when you're alive But you might when you die I am the home of the creator But do I really exist? What am I?",God's Home,Heaven,Riddle,05/26/05 #38987,When The Casket Shuts,2.91,1.8800000000000001,grilledcheese,"I have no mind or a soul. I've been eternally attached since man's dawn. My kind disappear on and off, to everyone I accompany them to their death, and buried with them, then I hide away when the casket shuts.",No hint available.,A shadow,Riddle,10/29/07 #32515,Lucky Cards,2.69,2.35,Gizzer,"After an intense week of play-downs, the National Draw Poker Championship has come down to the final hand between two fierce competitors: Tex Holden, the defending champion; and Rae Sonheim, the unknown of the tournament, who has amazed the spectators with her cool bluffs. In what is the first of a number of amazing coincidences of the night, both players have an equal stake. Although Tex kept his poker face intact, his excitement mounted as he examined each card he was dealt. The first card he received was his lucky card, the King of Clubs, which he considered a very good omen. Perhaps it was, as each of the next four cards were of the same value as each other, giving Tex one of the best possible hands: four of a kind. Meanwhile, across the table, Rae waited until all the cards were dealt before looking at her cards. She, too, was pleasantly surprised as she had received four of a kind as well, along with the Queen of Spades, which is her lucky card. Each player, believing he or she had an unbeatable hand, prepared to end the tournament then and there with a careful strategy designed to win all the chips. After many rounds of raises and counter-raises, at long last, all the chips were riding on this one hand. The better hand would take the pot, and the trophy. Tex, having had his last raise called, gleefully displayed his hand first. All eyes turned to Rae, but, as usual her face showed no emotion. Before the outcome is revealed, can you determine the probability that Tex has retained his title?",No hint available.,"As a single King and Queen have been identified in the hands, neither player can have 4 Kings or 4 Queens. That leaves 11 possibilities (in decreasing value): 4 Aces 4 Jacks 4 Tens 4 Nines 4 Eights 4 Sevens 4 Sixes 4 Fives 4 Fours 4 Threes 4 Twos The probability that Tex has any of these hands is the same 1/11. If Tex has 4 Aces, Rae's 4 of a kind cannot outrank his, so the probability that he would win the hand is 1. If Tex has 4 Jacks, then of the remaining 10 possible hands that Rae holds, only 1 can beat him. Therefore the probability that Tex would win with 4 Jacks is 9/10. With 4 Tens, the probability that Tex would win is 8/10, and so on. If Tex has 4 Twos, any four of kind held by Rae would win, so the probability of Tex winning would be 0. Therefore, the probability that Tex will win can be expressed as: P = 1/11(10/10 + 9/10 + 8/10 +7/10 + 6/10 + 5/10 + 4/10 + 3/10 + 2/10 + 1/10 + 0/10) P = 55/110 P = 0.5 Tex's poker face finally fell when he saw Rae smile sweetly and slowly fan out her 4 Eights, which beat his 4 Sixes. He quickly recovered his composure, and congratulated Rae on a hand well played. Of course, Tex no longer considers the King of Clubs to be his lucky card.",Probability,08/19/06 #31872,Animal Homographs and Homonyms,2.82,2.4,MarcM1098,"Homographs are words with same spelling but different pronunciation (e.g. contest as in ""I contest the contest results""). Homonyms are words with same spelling and pronunciation, but with more than one meaning (e.g. saw as in ""I saw the saw""). For each of the following clues, find an animal homograph or homonym. 1. Low voice 2. To perform or execute (third person) 3. Plunged; dropped sharply 4. Spread seed 5. To lower quickly; to avoid something 6. To carry a load; support 7. Skin growth 8. Shrink back in fear; cower",1-4 are homographs and 5-8 are homonyms.,"1. Bass (fish) 2. Does (female deer) 3. Dove (bird) 4. Sow (female pig) 5. Duck 6. Bear 7. Mole 8. Quail",Language,07/19/06 #3506,Postal Letter,2.82,2.21,sbrools,"Can you decipher where the postman should deliver a letter with these words on it? Wood John England",No hint available.,"To: John Underwood, Andover,England",Rebus,04/14/02 #41631,George Carlin Asks...,2.38,2.09,aresII,"The following quote is from George Carlin, one of America's most popular wise guys. Can you decode it? * The hint contains three vowels. H=F ""NOEE, SH MISFO HSJKROIQ HSJKR MISFO XCP HSIO HSJKROIQ HSJKR HSIO, NKXR PA HIOOPAF HSJKROIQ HSJKR? RKOD COLOI FOCRSAC RKXR GXIR RA ZQ, PA RKOD?""","O=E S=I X=A","""WELL, IF CRIME FIGHTERS FIGHT CRIME AND FIRE FIGHTERS FIGHT FIRE, WHAT DO FREEDOM FIGHTERS FIGHT? THEY NEVER MENTION THAT PART TO US, DO THEY?"" KEY: A=O C=N D=Y E=L F=M G=P H=F I=R J=G K=H L=V M=C N=W O=E P=D Q=S R=T S=I X=A Z=U",Cryptography,04/22/08 #13233,Expressional Phrases I,2.0,1.8900000000000001,dsquared,"Expressional phrases are teasers whereby the answer is a common phrase which you can derive from a statement or combination of statements given. Eg ""I'm taking that girl Andrea Walk out tonight to that 'tricky part' of town"" would solve to ""Take a walk on the wild side"" - or broken down further: ""Take A(ndrea) Walk on the wild (wiled - Trickery; cunning) side (of town)."" Therefore what would the following solve to: ""Yes Ed, it is for Grant""",No hint available.,"Take it for granted The person is speaking to 'Ed' and is saying that with the thing that he has, he is going to 'Take it for Grant - Ed'",Language,06/17/03 #2382,1000!,2.13,2.75,coco_nut,How many trailing zeros are in the number 1000!?,No hint available.,"The ! stands for factorial. So, there are exactly 249 trailing zeros in 1000! The only way to get a trailing zero is by multiplying a factor of 1000! which is 2 by a factor of 1000! which is 5. The modified problem is thus: How many such pairs of factors are there? There are 500 = 1000/2 numbers between 1 and 1000 (inclusive) which are even, so there are at least 500 factors of 2 in 1000!. There are 200 = 1000/5 numbers which are multiples of 5. But in addition there are 40 = 1000/25 numbers which are multiples of 25, each of which gives one factor of five in addition to the one counted in the 200 and the one counted in the 40 above. Finally there is 1 = [1000/625] number which is a multiple of 625, this gives one further factor of 5. Thus there are exactly 200 + 40 + 8 + 1 = 249 factors of 5 in 1000! and since there are more than sufficient factors of 2, there are exactly 249 trailing zeros in 1000!",Math,02/22/02 #1288,21 Spokes,2.25,1.1,beans,"An old fashioned bike wheel has 21 spokes, how many spaces are there in between them?",No hint available.,"21, most people will think one more or less",Math,11/04/01 #41991,State the Answer,2.67,1.9000000000000001,fishmed,"The Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior) share many qualities. There is one fact about them, though, that only four of them share. State the answer if you can.",The hint is in the puzzle.,"Lake Ontario does not belong as it is the only lake that does not have a shore touching the state of Michigan. The last sentence is also the clue: ""State"" the answer if you can.",Riddle,05/20/08 #6096,Pie,2.14,1.59,glennyboy02,"What's this famous proverb? piefpieipienpiegpieepierpiespie",No hint available.,Fingers stuck in every pie!,Rebus,07/31/02 #5058,Skateboarding,2.17,1.98,something,"When you repeat a trick, the point value of the trick decreases by ½. Kickflips are worth 360 points the first time you do them and melons are worth 20% more the first time you do them. Jason likes to skate. One day he got 1278 points doing only 5 melons and kickflips. How many of each trick did Jason do?",No hint available.,"3 kickflips and 2 melons. Kickflips are worth 360 points the first time you do them and melons are worth 20% more the first time you do them, so melons are worth 432 points. One of the ways to do this teaser is with guess and check. If you have three kickflips, each one ½ of the previous one, then you would have 360 points for the first one, 180 points for the second one, and 90 points for the third. If you add all these together, you would have 630 points for the kickflips. For the melons, the first one is 432 points and the second is 216 points. If you add them together you get 648 points. if you add 630 of the kickflips and 648 of the melons, you get 1278 points in all.",Math,06/29/02 #36113,One Week a Year,2.25,2.58,Trumalia,"This is an old British riddle from 1300-1900 AD. Soon as I'm made I'm sought with care; For one week a year consulted; The time elapsed, I'm thrown aside, Neglected and insulted.",No hint available.,Almanac,Riddle,03/02/07 #28756,Time For a Splash,2.59,1.13,shenqiang,"Adam, Becky, Carla, Danny, and Elysse are lined up at the diving board. Danny is the only person who dives. The others jump. Carla is standing immediately behind her best friend, who is Adam. Adam is two people in front of Becky. The person who dives is the first in line. Elysse is next to Adam. In what order are they standing in line at the diving board?",No hint available.,"The people standing in line at the diving board are in the following order: Danny, Elysse, Adam, Carla and Becky.",Logic,02/22/06 #28942,Everyone Should Have One,2.82,1.22,luckythirteen,"I am something everyone should have. I may be big, I may be small, I may be weak, I may be strong, I may even be broken. People can cause me misery, but can also cause me joy. If you take me out, I die. If you leave me in, I thrive. What am I?","Without me, you have no life.",A heart.,Riddle,03/06/06 #377,How Old Am I?,2.54,1.45,Mr. G,"I was born on August 1, 25 B.C. I died on August 1, 25 A.D. How old was I when I died?",The answer definitely isn't 50.,49. There was no year zero.,Logic,03/27/01 #27487,Jerry Jackenheimer: #1,2.37,0.7000000000000001,Shawnheyhey123,"Jerry Jackenheimer is an average guy who lives in Balutsi, Texas. He has a normal day to day life where he has lots of fun. Today, Jerry was playing in the park. While he was running in the field he fell into a bushel of flowers. However, he was ALLERGIC to flowers. His face started to get bright red and he started having trouble breathing! He had to be rushed to the emergency room! Thankfully, Jerry made a full recovery and returned home that very day. When he went home, he went straight to bed. However, the bed was covered in flowers! But, he slept all through the night in his bed. How could he?",No hint available.,The flowers were not real flowers. They were only colored onto his bedsheets.,Situation,12/14/05 #4640,Lean Me,1.93,1.25,QtistLilShorTy,"Can you decipher this rebus? lean me",No hint available.,Lean on Me!! (it's a popular song),Rebus,06/11/02 #38887,"Water, Water Everywhere",2.73,1.79,Panther91,"Can you solve this rebus? Mississippi River: Salmon Lake Superior: Salmon Atlantic Ocean: Salmon Mediterranean Sea: Tuna, Carp, Bass, Minnow",No hint available.,There are other fish in the sea.,Rebus,10/22/07 #27306,American History,2.63,2.79,cnmne,"Which one of the 12 members of Group B can be added to the 7 members of Group A? Why? Group A: Arizona, Maryland, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia Group B: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, Wisconsin",How many members are in Group B? How many members are in Group A?,"The members of Group A are 7 of the 8 battleships that were stationed at Pearl Harbor when Japan launched a surprise attack on 7 December 1941, which led to the United States entering World War 2. The missing member is California. Note: Although the USS Utah was also stationed at Pearl Harbor, the Utah was no longer classified as a battleship, having been converted to a mobile target. Hint: The number of members, 12 and 7, refer to December 7.",Group,12/10/05 #7523,Man & Boy,2.69,1.3800000000000001,majd,"What is this saying? (MANMANMAN)-(BOYBOYBOY)=PRICE OF THEIR TOYS",No hint available.,The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys.,Rebus,09/18/02 #27677,Spooky's Wordplay,2.83,2.02,spookboy0,"What do the following words have in common? Buzz Part Maze Muse Stern Moral Bed",Ahh...,"They can all have the prefix ""a-"" and still be words. Abuzz Apart Amaze Amuse Astern Amoral Abed",Group,12/25/05 #48400,Four Letters -- What Are They?,2.42,0.8300000000000001,MysteriousLight,"My first is in cater, but not in skater. My second is in tour, but not in sure. My third is in small, but not in crawl. My fourth is in tomb, but not in loom.","I have teeth but cannot eat. Believe me, this isn't a fantastic feat.",I am 'comb'. (I am a comb.),Riddle,01/18/11 #37093,Word Fusion 16,2.45,2.26,cnmne,"Each statement describes two words that when fused together create an unrelated word. The clues do not necessarily indicate the order of the two words. The pronunciation of the new word is not necessarily the same as the individual words. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage). 1) This is a range of hills populated by heavy two-wheeled wagons. 2) This is where hearing organs are hatched. 3) This describes a mundane whinny. 4) This means to disfigure a metric measurement.",No hint available.,"1) cart + ridge = cartridge 2) ear + nest = earnest 3) neigh + boring = neighboring 4) gram + mar = grammar",Language,06/26/07 #4159,Trains,2.26,1.03,O_wise_one,"Two trains, going opposite directions, enter a tunnel at exactly 12:00. There is only one track, and there is only room in the tunnel for one train at a time. Never the less, three minutes later, both trains come out of the tunnel on the opposite side they came in. How is this possible?",No hint available.,"One went in at 12:00 pm, the other at 12:00 am",Logic,05/19/02 #46263,Computerebus 6,2.38,1.94,cnmne,"Similar to a rebus, the following computer program conceals a statement, phrase, term, or word. Per this computer program, what does the variable Z represent? BEGIN A = ""wicked""; B = ""pernicious""; Z = MINIMUM(A,B); END.",No hint available.,"The lesser of two evils (""wicked"" and ""pernicious"" are synonyms of ""evil""; the MINIMUM function compares the two values and returns the lesser value)",Other,01/27/10 #8068,Poker Hand,2.15,2.67,mad-ade,"Which set contains proportionately more flushes than the set of all possible poker hands? (1) Hands whose first card is an ace (2) Hands whose first card is the ace of spades (3) Hands with at least one ace (4) Hands with the ace of spades",No hint available.,"An arbitrary hand can have two aces but a flush hand can't. The average number of aces that appear in flush hands is the same as the average number of aces in arbitrary hands, but the aces are spread out more evenly for the flush hands, so set #3 contains a higher fraction of flushes. Aces of spades, on the other hand, are spread out the same way over possible hands as they are over flush hands, since there is only one of them in the deck. Whether or not a hand is flush is based solely on a comparison between different cards in the hand, so looking at just one card is necessarily uninformative. So the other sets contain the same fraction of flushes as the set of all possible hands.",Probability,10/14/02 #6604,Twins,2.55,2.0,beep,A set of twins were born in May but their birthday is in June. When they grew up one married the other. How can this be?,No hint available.,May is a place and one became a Vicar.,Other,08/16/02 #31688,Crypto-Family 2,2.47,2.46,blue4ever16,"A crypto-family is a group of words that have a certain topic in common. Here are a group of cryptowords that have something in common. Try and figure out what the words are... 1. KYDJACP 2. XJIXWOC 3. KXNMC 4. RWACPCBMC 5. ICYBY QNJD 6. XNNOBC 7. YWDY 8. RJQQBM 9. CXPWBD 10. XDJPPCD","Hint: The topic is ""Bakery Fair"". C=e","A=d B=i C=e D=r I=p J=u K=s M=n N=o O=k P=l Q=f R=m W=a X=c Y=t 1. strudel 2. cupcake 3. scone 4. madeleine 5. petit four 6. cookie 7. tart 8. muffin 9. eclair 10. cruller",Cryptography,07/11/06 #504,I turn my head...,2.79,1.83,snoopdogg,"I turn my head and you may go where you want I turn it again, you will stay 'til you rot I have no face, but I live or die by my crooked teeth",Think of a door,A key,Riddle,05/28/01 #45434,"Same Place, Same Time",2.86,1.78,whsprec,"A community center has 5 regular weekly bookings for a variety of activities. From the clues below, find which activity takes place on which day, the time, and the person in charge of each group. 1) Monday's booking is for the karate group, but their contact is not Miss Blair. 2) Mr. Roach is the contact for the Tuesday group. 3) The book club uses the hall two days before Mr. Browning's group 4) Cooking meets at 4:30 each week. 5) The painting class is held the day after the 10:30 class. 6) Mrs. Boyle is the contact for the pottery class. 7) One of the groups has the hall for 11 on Thursdays, and Miss Pitt's group meets at 7:30.",No hint available.,"Monday - Miss Pitt's karate group meets at 7:30. Tuesday - Mr. Roach's cooking group meets at 4:30. Thursday - Miss Blair's book club meets at 11:00. Friday - Mrs. Boyle's pottery group meets at 10:30. Saturday - Mr. Browning's painting group meets at 2:30.",Logic-Grid,10/05/09 #40652,Military Fun 3,2.22,2.89,soccerguy0428,"Please do Military Fun and Military Fun 2 first before doing this teaser. This teaser continues on from the first and second times the friends got together, and will give away the answer to Military Fun and Military Fun 2. So, please do those teasers first. This time the same 10 friends are going to go through a training camp so that they can be ready for their next pretend battle. More friends are finding out about this military fun and want to join, Private Brianna and Private Ben have come into this group too. Today the friends will be running 3 laps around the park. At the end of the race, the friends will move up or down in ranks according on how they did. If you can't move up or down any ranks, you will stay in the same rank that you are currently in. The scoring will be as follows 1st Place- Move up 5 ranks 2nd Place- Move up 4 ranks 3rd Place- Move up 3 ranks 4th and 5th Places- Move up 1 rank each 6th and 7th Places- Stay the same rank 8th and 9th Places- Move down 1 rank each 10th and 11th Places- Move down 2 ranks each 12th Place- Move down 3 ranks The ranks people have right now: Lieutenant General Stephen Colonel Anna Major Felicia Captain Clark Sergeant Abby Sergeant Brad Corporal Jessica Private Paul Private Kelsey Private Luke Private Brianna Private Ben This is a list of the ranks again, just in case anyone forgot it. Ranks 1. Lieutenant General 2. Brigadier General 3. Colonel 4. Lieutenant Colonel 5. Major 6. Captain 7. First Lieutenant 8. Second Lieutenant 9. First Sergeant 10. Sergeant 11. Corporal 12. Private The First Lap: Stephen, Ben, Paul, and Jessica took off sprinting taking the top 4 spots. Felicia and Brianna aren't far behind though. Kelsey, Anna and Abby were bringing up the back as they had a late start. In the top 4 runners, the bottom two ranked people were doing the best and the top ranked person was doing the worst. The Major was in 6th place as Brianna passed her for 5th. Luke was just about to pass Felicia, but tripped and fell back to 9th place as Clark and Brad passed him in that order. The back three girls were in their places according to their rank, the highest rank being 10th place and the lowest rank being 12th place. The Second Lap: Paul slipped on a water puddle and fell back to third place, leaving the person he was right by, way in front. Clark moved up 2 spots, pushing those two people back one place each. Then, Felicia and Anna switched places, and Luke and Brad switched places. The people in 11th and 12th ended up switching places just before the third lap as well. The Third Lap: The two people in 10th and 11th place switched spots, the two people in 5th and 6th places switched spots, and the two people in 7th and 8th places switched spots. Brad ended up getting passed by the two people directly behind him, and Jessica was passed by the person directly behind her. Everyone then finished in the order that they are currently in. Can you figure out which place everyone is in, and what rank they will be after this race?",No hint available.,"The Order the finished in was: Ben, Paul, Jessica, Stephen, Brianna, Clark, Luke, Anna, Kelsey, Felicia, Brad, Abby. Here is how they got there: On the first lap the top 4 runners were Stephen, Ben, Paul, and Jessica. Felicia and Brianna weren't far behind which means they were in 5th and 6th place. With Kelsey, Anna, and Abby in the back (10th, 11th, and 12th places), that means Luke, Brad, and Clark were in 7th, 8th, and 9th. In the top 4 runners, the bottom two ranked people are Ben and Paul, which means that they were in 1st and 2nd, and the top ranked person was doing the worst, Stephen, which means that he was in 4th putting Jessica in 3rd place. Brianna was in 5th place, and Major Felicia was in 6th place. Clark and Brad passed Luke in a certain order, making Clark 7th, Brad 8th, and Luke 9th. The three girls in back then were in their places according to their rank, so that put Anna in 10th, Abby in 11th, and Kelsey in 12th. So, now we know what place everyone is after this lap. On the second lap Paul slipped and was passed by Jessica, putting Ben in 1st, Jessica in 2nd, and Paul in 3rd. Clark moved up 2 spots putting him in 5th place, Brianna in 6th place, and Felicia in 7th place. Felicia then switched places with Anna, which put Felicia in 10th place, and Anna in 7th place. Luke and Brad switched places as well, which put Luke in 8th, and Brad in 9th. The 11th and 12th place people switched places too, which put Kelsey in 11th, and Abby in 12th. On the third lap the 10th and 11th place people switched spots, putting Kelsey in 10th, and Felicia in 11th. 5th and 6th place switched, making Brianna in 5th, and Clark in 6th, and the 7th and 8th place people switched, putting Luke in 7th and Anna in 8th. Brad was passed by the two people who were directly behind him which made Kelsey in 9th, Felicia in 10th, and Brad in 11th. Jessica was also passed by Paul, the person directly behind her, putting Paul in 2nd, and Jessica in 3rd. Their new ranks are: Lieutenant General Stephen Lieutenant Colonel Anna Captain Clark First Lieutenant Ben First Lieutenant Felicia Second Lieutenant Jessica Second Lieutenant Paul Corporal Brianna Private Luke Private Kelsey Private Brad Private Abby",Logic,02/22/08 #32640,Bicycle Lock,2.63,2.07,moonsliver86,"Alex, my very mathematical but forgetful friend, made an elaborate code to remember the 10-digit combination to his bicycle lock. He came up with: A - K - B - J - C - H - D - G - E - F where each letter stands for a different digit (0-9). Sometimes a scatterbrain, he wanted to make sure that he would remember his combination so he wrote down this series of mathematical clues: 1) D + D + D = F 2) B / H = K 3) J / D = K 4) H + H = B 5) D x H = CK 6) D / J = H / B 7) G + B + E = F + A + C 8) A x H = KE 9) J + A = CC 10) F x D = KG What is the 10-digit combination to Alex's bicycle lock? >>> Note: CK, KE, CC, & KG are two-digit numbers.",No hint available.,"A = 5, B = 8, C = 1, D = 3, E = 0, F = 9, G = 7, H = 4, J = 6, K = 2 The combination is 5-2-8-6-1-4-3-7-0-9.",Math,08/25/06 #21113,Fire Wrapped in Paper,2.47,1.95,BeastyBeesa,"A woman was told by her future mother-in-law to prove herself worthy of marrying into an important family. As a task, the mother-in-law asked the would-be-bride to produce fire wrapped in paper. Was she able to complete this task?",The flame must be going in order for the gift to be accepted.,She gave her a Japanese lantern with an ignited candle inside.,Riddle,02/19/05 #20591,Very Crafty Words,2.88,3.12,fishmed,"Take the list of words below and arrange them into 3 sentences that all have something in common. Each word is only used once for each time it appears in the list. Punctuation is not an issue in this teaser in the initial placement of words. Only names are capitalized to start with. DAD, LET, LETS, LEW, MARGE, MISSES, NO, NORAH, ORDERED, ROSES, SEE, SHARON'S, SIMON, TELEGRAM, TELL, WE'LL, What are the sentences and what do they have in common?",Try looking at it backwards...,"1: MARGE LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM. 2: WE'LL LET DAD TELL LEW. 3: NO MISSES ORDERED ROSES, SIMON. All three sentences, when correctly placed, are palindromes. They read the same backward and forward.",Language,01/25/05 #3608,whowho,2.23,1.29,rayneeday,"Can you decipher this phrase? whowho first",No hint available.,"""Who's on first?""",Rebus,04/18/02 #6130,As a Whole,2.85,2.25,SkEwL_gUrl,"As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?",No hint available.,A stable!,Riddle,07/31/02 #52227,Like New Again,2.71,1.5,ThinksForFun,"First you need to get on track Before I start my attack Once you relinquish control Then my parts may start to roll A few stages you must pass Before applying the gas Finally you make it through Your shell has been made like new What am I?",No hint available.,"a car wash lines 1-2: When you enter the car wash you must let the automated ""track"" system guide your car properly through it. lines 3-4: Once you have placed your car in the proper gear position and let the car wash take control of your forward movement, the car wash's cleaning brushes ""may start to roll"". lines 5-6: The car wash's cleaning procedure is comprised of a certain number of ""stages"" (e.g. wash and dry cycles) that you must go through before you will be able to return to regular vehicle operation. lines 7-8: When you have finished going through the car wash, ""your shell"" i.e. the exterior of your vehicle, has been cleaned and thus has been ""made like new"".",Riddle,06/11/19 #15864,A Figure,2.55,2.31,nick1,"Where can you find the following? mporotlpas leocuva msalycpot elcl lwal",Arrange the four words and you will get the answer,"A plant cell mporotlpas- protoplasm leocuva- vacuole msalycpot- cytoplasm elcl lwal- cell wall",Group,12/20/03 #748,The Messy Girl,2.35,1.24,rkb-1961,"A messy girl had 24 socks in the drawer at her bedroom. There are 6 pairs of red socks, 5 pairs of green socks, and 1 pair of blue ones, but all the socks are mixed up. One night she wanted to go out and went to her bedroom for a pair of socks. As she turned on the light, the lamp didn't work, so she had to find her socks in complete darkness. What's the smallest number of socks she had to take downstairs to be sure to have a matching pair?",No hint available.,"She only had to take 4 socks downstairs. If the first 3 she took were all of a different color, the 4th must match with one of the others.",Probability,08/06/01 #25242,Which is the Original?,2.41,1.12,dolphingurl12,"A teacher was making copies of a class assignment, when he remembered he forgot to add a problem to the end. He wanted to use the original copy to write on. By only touching them, how did he know which was the original copy?","The copies and the original were exactly alike, the paper was the same color, and he made no markings to any of them.","The new copies were warm as they had just been printed, while the original copy was room temperature.",Logic,08/10/05 #49938,Delete a Letter 14,2.78,1.85,cnmne,"Each pair of definitions is for two words, where the second word is the first word with a letter deleted (example: brand & band). The length of the first word in each pair is provided, along with the position of the deleted letter to obtain the second word. 1) firmament (6 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) a port or harbor 2) a monster in fairy tales that eats humans (4 letters) & (delete 2nd letter) a natural substance from which metal can be extracted 3) a member of a royal family (6 letters) & (delete 4th letter) cost or charge 4) a marsh or bog (5 letters) & (delete 4th letter) to exchange",No hint available.,"1) heaven & haven 2) ogre & ore 3) prince & price 4) swamp & swap",Language,09/08/13 #50732,Due Caut_on,2.32,1.46,LittleGreenMan,"What phrase does the following represent? menac_ng per_lous r_sky threaten_ng",No hint available.,Keeping an eye (i) out.,Rebus,11/12/15 #41070,What Comes Around Goes Around,2.46,2.28,aresII,"Can you decode this quote? * The hint provides three vowels. B=R H=Y ""OBGX G KWBKJL, RUI G ZLGBI, GBUQRO IZL URL HUQ JUPL. G ZLGBI KGR DBLGF DQI G KWBKJL SULE UR VUBLPLB."" - GQIZUB QRFRUXR","L=E U=O W=I","""DRAW A CIRCLE, NOT A HEART, AROUND THE ONE YOU LOVE. A HEART CAN BREAK BUT A CIRCLE GOES ON FOREVER."" - AUTHOR UNKNOWN KEY: B=R D=B E=S F=K G=A H=Y I=T J=L K=C L=E O=D P=V Q=U R=N S=G U=O V=F W=I X=W Z=H",Cryptography,03/16/08 #46829,Five Photographers,2.75,1.95,scullyx101,"You are an up-and-coming documentary photographer and would like to gain experience by accompanying a more seasoned photographer on their next assignment. Unfortunately you don't know who's going where, what magazine hired them or what newsworthy event they've been sent to photograph. You need all the information so you can make the best decision; your future as a photographer depends on it. Five Photographers have agreed to let you join them; Henry, Robert, Annie, Diane and Walker. They were each hired by a different magazine; Life, Time, National Geographic, New Yorker or Vanity Fair. They are going to either France, India, Russia, Japan, or Chile. Their assignments are to photograph a recent natural disaster, a political election, a film festival, an embassy bombing and a major sporting event. This is all the information you've been able to gather so far: Diane and one of the others work for magazines that share the same 1st letter, another photographer is going to a country that begins with the same letter as their name. Life magazine has already planned an article about the natural disaster so Time magazine is going to cover the event in France instead. The five photographers are; Henry, the one who is covering a political election, the woman who is going to Japan, the other woman and the man who's been hired by Life Magazine. Henry is relieved that his assignment for Time isn't going to be dangerous, but Diane is worried about her safety. The woman who works for New Yorker, the person who works for Vanity Fair and the person covering the embassy bombing all traveled to the same continent. The bicycle race in France is the most famous in the world and usually gets tons of news coverage, but ever since the bombings the media's focus has been mostly on India.",No hint available.,"Henry has been hired by Time to photograph the sporting event in France. Diane works for National Geographic and is being sent to India to photograph the embassy bombings. Annie is going to Japan to cover the film festival for New Yorker. Walker will be photographing the natural disaster in Chile for Life magazine. Robert will be sent to Russia by Vanity Fair to photograph the upcoming election.",Logic-Grid,05/01/10 #13028,Well Known Phrases,2.41,1.34,dakini,"Can you figure out what well known saying is represented here? One letter is missing from each word. DNT LT TE CT OT O HE AG",Surprise party,D(o)nt L(e)t T(h)e C(a)t O(u)t O(f) (T)he (B)ag!,Language,06/10/03 #27336,No Idea?,2.26,2.45,dsquared,"What expression is represented here? Guest/Action: emotion/tell them to do their own thing reaction/tell them to go read a book idea/put on a show for them",What are you doing for the idea? And what can an idea otherwise be known as.,Entertain the thought,Rebus,12/10/05 #21592,Lucky Little Devils,2.5100000000000002,2.58,badbunnee,"What's the rebus? vi,VII,viii",No hint available.,"The Seven Dwarfs. The word *dwarfs* is here used in its transitive verb sense; to make other similar objects appear smaller or less important. Thus, the VII (seven) dwarfs the other two.",Rebus,03/16/05 #5349,Transvocalic Teaser,2.41,3.05,Sir_Col,"A word containing vowels is called vocalic. A transvocalic word contains all the vowels: a, e, i, o, u, in order. Being an ""abstemious"" person and without accepting any ""facetious"" answers, I challenge you to find the shortest transvocalic word in the English language.",A Roman leader might help to colour your perspective... do you smell the fragrant aroma of success now?,Caesious: shade of lavender with a gentle mix of grey.,Language,07/09/02 #6462,Survival,2.37,1.3,glennyboy02,"What's this rebus? survival v 13759",No hint available.,"Survival against the odds! (The v stands for versus.)",Rebus,08/11/02 #15504,Mad Ade's Funky Fractions 7,2.43,1.76,mad-ade,"The idea of this teaser is to split the given words into the relevant fractions and then add the two fractions of words into one single word, once you have worked out which fraction of the word you need. For example 3/5 of Green and 1/2 of Neat would be Great. 3/5 of green =Gre 1/2 of Neat= at gre+at= Great The first part of the fraction in the teaser will be in the first part of the finished word and all letters are used in the correct order with no skipping of letters, i.e. 2/5 of Green cannot be GE because it skips the letter R, but it could be EE. 1. all of pen + 3/7 of stencil 2. third of switch + half of threat 3. 3/4 of stow + 1/3 of gravel 4. 1/5 of after + 2/3 of shield 5. 1/3 of lie + 3/4 of hose",No hint available.,"1. pencil 2. sweat or cheat 3. towel or stove 4. field 5. lose",Language,11/22/03 #32025,More Humorous Quotes,2.58,2.46,bigSWAFF_69_,"The following humorous quotes are from various people. Try and decipher them. F=D and Q=W. B FIK'O FXYXPWX OEBY JQJPF, DZO B EJWX JPOEPBOBY JKF B FIK'O FXYXPWX OEJO XBOEXP. BO'Y IKAU QEXK UIZ AIIN JO JK JKO OEPIZLE J TJLKBRUBKL LAJYY IK J YZKKU FJU OEJO UIZ PXJABYX EIQ IROXK OEXU DZPYO BKOI RAJTXY. ABRX BY J LJTX, QEIXWXP EJY OEX TIYO TIKXU JO OEX XKF QBKY. WARNING: The hint gives all the vowels.","J=A X=E B=I I=O Z=U","I DON'T DESERVE THIS AWARD, BUT I HAVE ARTHRITIS AND I DON'T DESERVE THAT EITHER. ~Jack Benny IT'S ONLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN ANT THROUGH A MAGNIFYING GLASS ON A SUNNY DAY THAT YOU REALISE HOW OFTEN THEY BURST INTO FLAMES. ~Harry Hill LIFE IS A GAME, WHOEVER HAS THE MOST MONEY AT THE END WINS. ~Danny Devito Encrypted/Plain A=L B=I C=P D=B E=H F=D G=C H=J I=O J=A K=N L=G M=X N=K O=T P=R Q=W R=F S=Q T=M U=Y V=Z W=V X=E Y=S Z=U",Cryptography,07/25/06 #39732,Handy Candy,2.46,0.87,icestar12,"The kids on Abracadabra Street counted all of their Halloween candy. They had 18 pieces of candy in all. Abby had fewer than 4 pieces of candy. Billy had twice as much as Abby. Charlie had twice as much as Billy. David had 2 pieces more than Abby. How many pieces of candy did each kid have?",No hint available.,"Abby had 2 pieces, Billy had 4 pieces, Charlie had 8 pieces, and David had 4 pieces.",Logic,12/22/07 #15971,Fill in the Blank,2.5,2.08,liltunalol,"Fill in each blank with a word that has the same meanings as the words on either side. (meals included in room rate)__________(heavy, wide piece of wood) (type)__________(gentle) (hair)__________(fastenings) (composition)__________(try)",No hint available.,"Board Kind Locks Essay",Language,12/29/03 #35947,"Proud, Cruel Maid",2.37,2.11,Trumalia,"This is an old Italian riddle from 1300-1900 AD. A proud, cruel maid I spied, As through the flowery meads she hied. Behind her trailed a lengthy train, Upreared her head in high disdain. And swiftly on her way she took, And sharp her touch, and eke her look. What though her tongue moves all around, She utters neither voice nor sound. She is long, and thin, and wise, He can tell her name who tries.",No hint available.,Serpent,Riddle,02/23/07