Brain Teaser 2/28/2013

If Brazil is east of New York, cross out all the W's and X's. If not, cross out all the A's. If Henry VIII lived in the same century as Columbus, cross out all the Y's. If not, cross out the M's and N's. If Golden Gate Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world, cross out all the S's and E's. If not, cross out all the I's and Z's. What word do you have left?
MXYEZWNXYZSIIXYAZWXI 
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/27/2013

This brief old-fashioned verse will give you an appropriate word.
My first is in father but not in dad
My second in lass and also lad
My third is in low but not in we
My last in live but not in be
If in my whole no one believes
For thirteen weeks I'll give you leaves. 
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/26/2013

DO YOU KNOW???
1. What do you call the covering on the end of a shoelace?
2. What does ZIP in ZIP code stand for?
3. Do fingerprints have a function?
4. Is an airplane's black box actually black?
5. What does Ouija in Ouija board mean?
6. Who insures the FDIC? 
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/25/2013

The following addition example uses letters instead of numbers. Each letter must be replaced with a number-the same number each time the letter appears. The puzzle will then be correct mathematically.
OH
OH
OH
OH
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NO  
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Brain Teaser 2/23/2013

Last Thursday, my aunt Martha forgot her driver's license at home. She was traveling down a one way street in the wrong direction and did not stop at an intersection to let pedestrians go. A policeman was watching her, but did not give her a ticket. Why?
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Brain Teaser 2/22/2013

Two youngsters were running as hard as they could. They averaged 6 miles per hour, and then had to rest. On the way back, they averaged only 4 miles per hour for the same distance. Not counting resting time, what was their average speed?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/21/2013

The local recycling plant had a contract requiring anyone who obtained recycled bottles for storage from them, to bring them back to be recycled again. The plant could make one new bottle from every seven bottles returned. One week, on Monday, they got 343 bottles to recycle. Assuming that everybody brought back all the empties, how many could they eventually remake from the 343?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/20/2013

Can we trick you?

1. It was an exciting football game. It was also an unusual one. The score was seven to two. At the same time, not one man had managed to cross the goal line. But the game was played according to the rules. How is this possible?

2. "Railroad crossing, look out for the cars."
Can you spell it without any "R's"?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/19/2013

How Stupid Do You Think You Are?

1. There is a marvelous invention which makes it possible for people to see through brick walls. What is it?

2. If you called an elephant's trunk a leg, how many legs would an elephant have?

3. No scale is needed for this one. Which weighs the most, a ton of feathers or a ton of iron?

4. What time is it when a clock strikes 13 times?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/18/2013

Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;
Two husbands, with their two wives;
Two fathers, with their two daughters;
Two mothers, with their two sons;
Two maidens, with their two mothers;
Two sisters, with their two brothers;
Yet only six in all lie buried here;
All born legitimate, from incest Clear.
How might this happen?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/16/2013

Professor Hamilton was visiting his sister, when his young nephew, Theery, showed him a list of all the American Presidents in order. As Hamilton looked at the list he mentioned to Theery that, of the first five American Presidents, (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe) three died on July 4th, America's Independence Day. Theery looked at the list and said, "I bet that one of the three was James Monroe." Hamilton was surprised that Theery knew this. Since Theery had no knowledge of how or when James Monroe died.  How could he have been so sure he was one of them?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/15/2013

Hows The Number Written

1. There is a four-digit number in which the first digit is one third the second, the third is the sum of the first and second, and the last is three times the second. What is this four-digit number?

2. If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/14/2013

Last Valentine's Day, Jimmy and Shelly were looking for just the right card for each other.
Shelly adored the diamonds she got from Jimmy, and it was no surprise when he stole her heart away.
Sadly, their grandmother brought an end to their affair...if only for a moment, for they had the perfect idea to let it go on for as long as they liked.
What were Jimmy and Shelly up to?
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Brain Teaser 2/13/2013

If 1 red valentine equals 3 purple valentines, and 1 purple valentine equals 4 white valentines, how many red valentines are in 24 white valentines?
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Brain Teaser 2/12/2013

Every student in a second grade class sends a valentine to each of the other students in the class, for a total of 306 valentines. How many students are in the class?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/11/2013

A lily pad doubles in size every day. If on the 60th day the  pond is exactly filled with the lily pad, on what day is the pond exactly half covered?
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Brain Teaser 2/09/2013

Most of us use it every day in our homes. If we purchased 100 pounds of it, it would contain approximately 87 pounds of water; 4 pounds of fat; 4 pounds of casein, ash and albumin; and 5 pounds of sugar. What is it?
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Brain Teaser 2/08/2013

You have three houses or squares drawn on paper and below them three smaller squares representing gas, water, and electric.  Can you draw a line and get each utility into every house (9) total lines, without crossing over any line?

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Brain Teaser 2/07/2013

A pregnant woman is preparing to name her seventh child. Her
children's names so far are Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn,
Sophie and Lara.
What will she name her next child -- Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/06/2013

A certain family party consisted of 1 grandfather, 1 grandmother, 2 fathers, 2 mothers, 4 children, 3 grandchildren, 1 brother, 2 sisters, 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 father-in-law, 1 mother-in-law and 1 daughter-in-law. This may appear to add up to 23 people but was in fact only 7.
Who all was the party?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/05/2013

Twice ten are six of us,
Six are but three of us,
Nine are but four of us;
What can we possibly be?
Would you know more of us?
Twelve are but six of us,
Five are but four, do you see?
What are we?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/04/2013

WHAT KIND?

1. What kind of water never freezes?

2. What kind of rocks are on the bottom of the Mississippi River?

3. What kind of coat can be put on only when wet?

4. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of
chicks would hatch?
Solution

Brain Teaser 2/02/2013

Thinking Of Casino's

1. Even though the odds are always in favor of the gambling house, why does the establishment insist on a house limit on stakes?

2. Three playing cards in a row. Can you name them with these clues?
There is a two to the right of a king.
A diamond will be found to the left of a spade.
An ace is to the left of a heart.
A heart is to the left of a spade.
Now, identify all three cards.

3. What is put on a table, cut, but never eaten?
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Brain Teaser 2/01/2013

"How old are your daughters?" Fred asked a friend one day.
"The product of their ages is 36," replied his friend.
"You are not giving me enough information," protested Fred.
"The sum of their ages is the age of your oldest son."
"I still need more information."
"All right, then. I can tell you that the oldest daughter, who is at least a year older than the other two, is a very fine pianist."
"Ah! Now I know how old your daughters are."
What are the ages of Fred's friend's daughters?
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