Brain Teaser 8/31/2013

1. It takes twelve one-cent stamps to make a dozen. How many four-cent stamps does it take to make a dozen?

2. There was a man climbing a ladder to somebody's house, to the nearest window. He broke into the house and took what was most precious to the family. He climbed down, and the police were there waiting for him. He returned what he took, and the police let him walk away. Why?
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Brain Teaser 8/30/2013

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
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/29/2013

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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Brain Teaser 8/28/2013

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?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/27/2013

1. 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?

2. In a certain village there is a man, so the paradox runs, who is a barber; this barber shaves all and only those men in the village who do not shave themselves. Query: Does the barber shave himself?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/26/2013

In 1209, on a hot summer day there was a man who was ordered to be executed by king. The king was a nice king though, and he said that if the man could prove himself wise, he would let him go. The king filled a room with fake flowers, and only put in one real flower in the room. The king said the man had 20 seconds to find the real flower. The man said, "It's very stuffy in here. Could you open a window?" The king opened a window, and the man immediately knew which was the real flower. How did he know?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/24/2013

1. 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?

2. A girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 22 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/23/2013

1. 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

2. A farmer must spend exactly $100 to buy exactly 100 animals, and must buy at least one of each animal. Cows are $10 each, Goats are $1 each and Chickens are 8 for a $1. What does he buy?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/22/2013

1. The price of an article was cut 20% for a sale. By what percent must the item be increased to again sell the article at the original price?
15% - 20% - 25% - 30% - 40%

2. See if you can complete words by putting three letters on each side of the following twelve combinations.
a. ural, b. ocia, c. upul, d. cina, e. caut, f. hest, g. ment, h. idel, i. redi, j. dpec, k. olut, l. epho
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/21/2013

Jack and Joe were on vacation and driving along a deserted country road from the town of Kaysville to the town of Lynnsville. They came to a multiple fork in the road. The sign post had been knocked down and they were faced with choosing one of five different directions. Since they had left their map at the last gas station and there was no one around to ask, how could Jack and Joe find their way to Lynnsville?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/20/2013

1. George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee.
Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda.
Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?

2. A piece of firewood is standing on end. Which is more likely to knock the piece of wood over - a lead bullet fired from a gun or a rubber bullet of the same mass traveling at the same speed (and hitting the same spot)? Assume that the rubber bullet does not disintegrate on impact.
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/19/2013

Thirty fans hire a bus to attend a football game. On the way to the stadium they realize that exactly half of them are fans of one team, and the other half are fans of the other team. With still some way to go before reaching the stadium, the bus develops mechanical problems and the driver announces to his passengers that the only way to continue the journey is for half of them to get out and walk. There is a huge fight that doesn't stop until the driver speaks to them again and suggests a way of selecting the passengers who are to get off the bus.
"All of you," he said, "get into a big circle. When you are ready, beginning at this spot, I'll count nine people clockwise. The ninth person leaves the circle and continues on foot. Then I'll count another nine starting from where I stopped, and the ninth person leaves the circle and continues on foot. And so on until fifteen people have left the circle."
Suppose that you are one of the fans. How should you arrange all the other fans of your team so that none of them will have to walk?
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Brain Teaser 8/17/2013

1. A woman depended on a public telephone to make her calls, but it was usually out of order. Each day she reported this to the phone company, but nothing was done. Finally she came up with a fib that she told the phone company. The phone was fixed the next day. What did she tell them?

2. Soon little Freddie will celebrate his tenth birthday. In 11 years Freddie will reach half the average age of his parents. His mother is only 17 years older than her son. How old are Freddie's father and mother.
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Brain Teaser 8/16/2013

1. John wonders, "If Raymond's son is my son's father, how am I related to Raymond?"

2. Sarah went to get her drivers license. When asked her age, she replied: "My age today is three times what it will be three years from now minus three times what my age was three years ago." How old is Sarah?

3. 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?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/15/2013

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 .......
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Brain Teaser 8/14/2013

1. There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, and the only food she had for her ten children was six potatoes. How did she make sure that each child had an equal share?

2. I come during winter,
But leave during summer.
You'll see me at night,
And maybe during day,
But one time you'll never see me,
Is without heat in my bay.
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/13/2013

It's About Age...

1. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible?

2. A man was born in 1955. He's alive and well today at age 33. How is this possible?
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Brain Teaser 8/12/2013

Matthew walks up and down a hill which is three kilometers each way. His dog, being slower, walks at half the speed. When Matthew reaches the top of the hill he turns around and walks down to meet his dog part way. Matthew continues walking to the bottom of the hill maintaining his speed. The dog follows him, also maintaining his speed. How far does the dog walk?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/10/2013

What row of numbers comes next?
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/9/2013

1. What is the next term in this series?
100 121 144 202 244 400 ...?

2. A 30 year old man married a 25 year old woman. She died at age 50 and her husband was so devastated that he cried for years. Ten years after he stopped crying, he died. If he had lived to be 80, how many years was he a widower?
Solution

Brain Teaser 8/8/2013

1. Which one of the following five is least like the other four?
Cat - Lion - Dog - Turtle - Elephant

2. Add a few words to this equation to make it true: 1 + 1 + 1 = 1

3. An archeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
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Brain Teaser 8/7/2013

1. Visualize a cube. You know it has 6 faces, 8 corners, and 12 edges. Now, imagine a knife slicing away each corner with a straight plane cut. How many total edges are there now?

2. At the height of the Cold War, a U.S. racing car easily beat a Russian car in a two-car race. How did the Russian newspapers truthfully report this in order to make it look as though the Russian car had outdone the American car?
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Brain Teaser 8/6/2013

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet?
 Solution

Brain Teaser 8/5/2013

Can you decipher this nursery rhyme?
Complications arose during an investigation of dietary
influence; one researcher was unable to assimilate adipose
tissue, and another was unable to consume tissue consisting
chiefly of muscle fiber. By a reciprocal arrangement
between the two researchers, total consumption of the
viands under consideration was achieved, thus leaving
the original container of the viands devoid of contents
 Solution

Brain Teaser 8/3/2013

LETTERS w/Logic?

1. 100 Z in a G
2. 100 T in a G of S
3. 6= S of a H
4. 1 = P of P P that P P P
5. 1 F T M 2 F T S
 Solution

Brain Teaser 8/2/2013

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?
 Solution

Brain Teaser 8/1/2013

Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
(A) Bill is taller than Peter.
(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.
(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.
(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.
Solution