Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Brainteaser for November 30, 2010

Brainteaser for November 30, 2010

Question:
Math Chain:

Start with:895
Take 60 percent:??
Subtract 281:??
Take the Square root:??
Multiply by 7:??
Take five eighths:??
Take 70%:??
Multiply by 5:??
Triple It:??
Subtract 577:??

What is the answer at the end of the chain?

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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Brainteaser for November 28, 2010

Brainteaser for November 28, 2010

Question:
Without the aid of any measuring device, how can you use a single transparent 16-ounce mug to measure a volume of water that is exactly 8 ounces?

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Brainteaser for November 27, 2010

Brainteaser for November 27, 2010

Question:
In the land of Liars and Truthtellers there were two families a little different from the general population. The Smith's, who told the truth only in the morning and lie in the afternoon, and the Jones' , who speak the truth only in the afternoon and lie in the morning. Today you meet up with four people, two from each household.
A: B's last name is Smith.
B: C is one of the Jones'.
C: A and D are from different families.
D: A and B are from the same family.

Is it morning or afternoon, and who is who?

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Brainteaser for November 26, 2010

Brainteaser for November 26, 2010

Question:
A man left an inheritance of $10 000 to three relatives and their wives. Together the wives received $3960. Janet received $100 more than Carol and Mary received $100 more than Janet. John Smith received the same amount as his wife HaroldSaunders got half as much again as his wife and Tom Clancy received twice as much as his wife.

What was the first name of each man's wife?

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Brainteaser for November 25, 2010

Brainteaser for November 25, 2010

Question:
William likes apples better than oranges, and vanilla ice cream better than chocolate. He would rather watch baseball or football than hockey, enjoys summer and fall more than spring and winter, thinks Newsweek is better than Time, and is convinced that High Noon is a better movie than Destry Rides Again.

Can you explain why William has these preferences?

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Brainteaser for November 24, 2010

Brainteaser for November 24, 2010

Question:
Insert any of the mathematical symbols + - X / or () anywhere between or in front of the numbers to make the equation correct.

1 2 3 4 5 = 3 0

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Brainteaser for November 23, 2010

Brainteaser for November 23, 2010

Question:
Printer Error: As oou oan oee oy poinoer oepoacos eoero thord oetoer oito tho leoteo 'o'.

How mony oifoeront oetoero haoe boen oepoacod?

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Brainteaser for November 22, 2010

Brainteaser for November 22, 2010

Question:
I believe I have found the only word in the english language that ends in mt.
Can you figure out what the word is?
Do you know any others.
I will post all answers recieved.

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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Brainteaser for November 21, 2010

Brainteaser for November 21, 2010

Question:
In the land of Liars and Truthtellers there were two families a little different from the general population. The Smith's, who told the truth only in the morning and lie in the afternoon, and the Jones', who speak the truth only in the afternoon and lie in the morning. Again you meet three people, two of which are Jones' and one is a Smith: They Make the following statements:
A: B is a Jones.
B: C is a Jones.
C: A's last name is Smith.

Who is who and is it morning or afternoon?

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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Brainteaser for November 20, 2010

Brainteaser for November 20, 2010

Question:
Guess the Number:

1. The number is greater than 7 x 7.
2. The number is less than 8 x 12.
3. The tens digit is greater than the units digit.
4. The units digit is even.
5. The sum of the digits is 12.

What is the number?

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Friday, November 19, 2010

Brainteaser for November 19, 2010

Brainteaser for November 19, 2010

Question:
Math Chain:

Start with:144
Divide by 9:??
Multiply by 12:??
Triple It:??
Take three quarters:??
Subtract 236:??
Divide by 4:??
Multiply by 5:??
Take 60 percent:??
Multiply by 4:??

What is the answer at the end of the chain?

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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Brainteaser for November 18, 2010

Brainteaser for November 18, 2010

Question:
What is the next number in this series?

1 11 21 1211 111221

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Brainteaser for November 17, 2010

Brainteaser for November 17, 2010

Question:
All the vowels have been removed from the following quote and the remaining letters have been broken up into groups of three. Replace the vowels and rebuild the quote.

FLS RSH NWH RNG LSF RTT RD.

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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Brainteaser for November 13, 2010

Brainteaser for November 13, 2010

Question:
P and Q are integers that between them contain each of the digits from 0 to 9 once.

What is the maximum value of P x Q?

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Brainteaser for November 12, 2010

Brainteaser for November 12, 2010

Question:
One of his apprentices once asked Merlin how old he was. The wizard answered with a riddle "I am still very young as wizards go. I am only 3 times my son's age. My father is 40 years older than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old." .
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How old is Merlin?

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Brainteaser for November 11, 2010

Brainteaser for November 11, 2010

Question:
Math Chain:

Start with:454
Subtract 333:??
Take the square root:??
Multiply by 13:??
Triple it:??
Subtract 348:??
Take seven ninths:??
Divide by 3:??
Multply by 5:??
Take 60 percent:??

What is the answer at the end of the chain?

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Brainteaser for November 10, 2010

Brainteaser for November 10, 2010

Question:
Detective Bailey was questioning three suspects: Robert, Melissa, and David, about the missing cookies. Evidence at the scene of the crime indicated that the thief was left handed. Each suspect made two statements as follows:
Robert: I am not left hande d I did not take the cookies.
Melissa: I am left handed I did not take the cookies.
David: I am not left handed. A left-handed person took the cookies.
Detective Bailey discovered that two of the suspects told the truth and only one of the suspects was not left handed.

Who took the cookies?

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Brainteaser for November 9, 2010

Brainteaser for November 9, 2010

Question:
Bookkeeper has three consecutive double letters.

What common two word phrase, if you remove the space in between the words, also has three consecutive double letters?

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Brainteaser for November 8, 2010

Brainteaser for November 8, 2010

Question:
Another Words within words How many words can you make out of the letters in: C R A Z E D

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Sunday, November 7, 2010

Brainteaser for November 7, 2010

Brainteaser for November 7, 2010

Question:
What is the next line in this series of numbers?

9 7 5 9 4 9
6 3 4 5 3 6
1 8 2 0 1 8


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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Brainteaser for November 6, 2010

Brainteaser for November 6, 2010

Question:
Unscramble the following word.
Hint: it is a popular game.

B L A B S C E R

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Friday, November 5, 2010

Brainteaser for November 5, 2010

Brainteaser for November 5, 2010

Question:
6 people need to cross a river in a small rowboat. 4 are adults, 2 are children. The rowboat can hold 1 adult, 1 child, or both children.

Can all of the adults make it across the river? How?

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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Brainteaser for November 4, 2010

Brainteaser for November 4, 2010

Question:
Name a common word that starts and ends in HE.

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Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Brainteaser for November 3, 2010

Brainteaser for November 3, 2010

Question:
You're in a contest of wits. You're at a gas station and given 3 empty containers, one holds 3 gallons one holds 6 gallons and the third holds 11 gallons.
You must fill a 13 gallon gas tank using any or all of the containers provided. You may not purchase mo re than the required 13 gallons and dispose of the rest.

What do you do?
(Where appropriate you can replace the word gallons with litres I used gallons as most of my subscribers are in the US.)

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Brainteaser for November 2, 2010

Brainteaser for November 2, 2010

Question:
What is the next number in the series? 7 62 213 508 ???

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Brainteaser for November 1, 2010

Brainteaser for November 1, 2010

Question:
There is a common English word that is eight letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it it still remains a common English word -- from seven letters right on down to a single letter.

What is the original word, and what are the words that it beco mes after removing a letter at a time?

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