It takes twelve one-cent stamps to make a dozen. How many four-cent stamps does it take to make a dozen?
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These words follow a logical progression:
ACE
TAB
COG
ADD
EAR
RAF
GUT
UGH
IVY
TAJ
Which of these could be next?
KID
BOY
ASK
TOO
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My first is a number, my second another, And each, I assure you, will rhyme with the other. My first you will find is one-fifth of my second, And truly my whole a long period reckoned. Yet my first and my second (nay, think not I cozen), When added together will make but two dozen.
How many am I?
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I am a word of 12 letters.
My 12, 4, 7, 2, 5 is an Eastern beast of burden.
My 1, 8, 10, 9 is a street made famous by Sinclair Lewis.
My 11, 3,6 is past.
My whole is a person suffering from delusions of greatness.
So, who am I?
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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?
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A racing driver drove around a 6-mile track at 140 miles per hour for 3 miles, 168 miles per hour for 1.5 miles, and 210 miles per hour for 1.5 miles. What was his average speed for the entire 6 miles?
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John wonders, "If Raymond's son is my son's father, how am I related to Raymond?"
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What is the next term in this series?
100   121   144   202   244   400 ...?
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How well do you know your geology and geography?

1. What two countries does Mt. Everest lie between?
a. India and Buhtan
b. Nepal and China
c. Nepal and India
d. It’s in India alone

2. Where is the lowest point of elevation on land?
a. Death Valley
b. Dead Sea
c. Sea level
d. The Great Rift Valley

3. What is the only man made structure that can be seen from space?
a. The Pentagon
b. The Egyptian Pyramids
c. The Golden Gate Bridge
d. The Great Wall of China

4. What is the oldest city in the United States?
a. St. Augustine, FL
b. Roanoke, VA
c. Plymouth, MA
d. New York, NY

5. What is the longest River in Europe?
a. The Rhine
b. The Danube
c. The Jordan
d. The Po

6. Which of these rives flows northward?
a. Amazon
b. Yellow
c. Nile
d. Columbia

7. What is the most expensive city in the world in which to live?
a. Tokyo
b. New York City
c. Paris
d. London

8. What’s the largest body of fresh water in the world?
a. Lake Superior
b. Caspian Sea
c. Black Sea
d. Lake Michigan

9. What is the driest place on Earth?
a. The Sahara Desert
b. Antarctica
c. Death Valley
d. The Atacama Desert
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It's All About Time

1. At what time after 4pm are the minute and hour and second hand of a standard clock perfectly aligned on top of each other?

2. How many times does a coin rotate in rolling completely about another coin, of the same size, without slipping?
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This is a most unusual paragraph. How quickly can you find out what is wrong with it? It's so usual, you would think nothing is wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It's unusual, though. Study it. What is so unusual about it? Do you know?
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Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them plus half a melon, and found that he had one whole melon left. How many melons did he take to town?
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