Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Brainteaser for January 31, 2012

Brainteaser for January 31, 2012

Question:
My first is in silly but not in fool
My second in pupil but not in school
My third in read and also write
My fourth in glimpse and also light
My fifth in ten but not in three
My last in glad and also glee
My whole a season of the year Th at's clue enough to solve it here.

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Brainteaser for January 30, 2012

Brainteaser for January 30, 2012

Question:
In a three team soccer tournament each team played once against each of the other two teams.
Winners of each match received 2 points the losing team got 0 and in the case of a tie each team got 1 point.
Throughout the tournament each team only scored 1 g oal each.
From the following results what was the score of each match?

team A - 3 points
team B - 2 points
team C - 1 points

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Brainteaser for January 29, 2012

Brainteaser for January 29, 2012

Question:
The result of adding the date of the last Monday of last month and the date of the first Thursday of next month is 38.

If both dates are in the same year what month is it?

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Friday, January 27, 2012

Brainteaser for January 27, 2012

Brainteaser for January 27, 2012

Question:
The words bubble and babble both have three b's. Can you think of a word with three that does not start with b?

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Brainteaser for January 26, 2012

Brainteaser for January 26, 2012

Question:
The letter's of the alphabet can be grouped into four distinct categories.
We can establish the categories with the first 13 letters of the alphabet as follows:

1)????? A M?????
2) B C D E K ????
3) F G J L ?????
4) H I

Pl ace the remaining 13 letters in the appropriate categories.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Brainteaser for January 25, 2012

Brainteaser for January 25, 2012

Question:
A medium sized jet has an wingspan of 120 feet. An albatross has a wingspan of 12 feet.

At what altitude would they have to fly to create shadows of equal size on the ground.

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Brainteaser for January 24, 2012

Brainteaser for January 24, 2012

Question:
What word expression or name is depicted below?

79 S 34 A 92 F 185 E 376 7 T 27 Y 12

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Monday, January 23, 2012

Brainteaser for January 23, 2012

Brainteaser for January 23, 2012

Question:
Someone has stolen Beethoven's Wig and has put it in one of four locked boxes. The boxes are numbered from 1,2,3,4 in that order. There are four different keys that each has their own color. Use the clues below to figure out which key goes in which box and to find th e box where Beethoven's wig is being kept.

1. The green key goes to the third or fourth box
2. The wig is to the left of the fourth box
3. The wig is to the right of the first box
4. The yellow key is to the left of the wig
5. The blue key is to the right of the yellow key and to the left of the green key
6. The red key goes to the first box

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Sunday, January 22, 2012

Brainteaser for January 22, 2012

Brainteaser for January 22, 2012

Question:
A bathtub has separate taps for hot and cold water. With the cold water tap you can fill the tub in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. With the hot water tap it takes exactly 8 minutes. If the tub is full and you pull out the stopper it takes 13 minutes and 20 seconds for the tub to drain.

If you leave the stopper out and open both the hot and cold water taps how long will it take to fill the tub?

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Friday, January 20, 2012

Brainteaser for January 20, 2012

Brainteaser for January 20, 2012

Question:
Problem: You have been hired to solve a problem. The owner of a banana plantation needs to transport a shipment of 100 bananas to a store that is 100 miles away. The only means by which he can transport the shipment is by way of his camel Corey. Luckily Corey c an carry a maximum of 100 bananas. Corey is extremely smart and will follow your instructions. The problem is that Corey needs to eat one banana for every mile he walks. Therefore by the time he reaches the store he will run out of bananas and will be unable to return to the plantation. Your job is to design a method by which Corey can deliver 100 bananas to the store and be able to return to the plantation. The owner of the plantation has an unlimited supply of bananas on his plantation but is interested in minimizing the distance that Corey has to travel in order to deliver his shipment.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Brainteaser for January 19, 2012

Brainteaser for January 19, 2012

Question:
Bill and Bob are twin brothers. One of them always lies the other always tells the truth. One day you ask one of them "Is Bob the one that lies"". He answers "yes".

To whom were you speaking? Bill or Bob?

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Brainteaser for January 18, 2012

Brainteaser for January 18, 2012

Question:
A contest is fixed. Everyone knows it, including the contestants. One of the contestants, however, makes it to the final playoff level.
The master of ceremonies present the following challenge: "This box contains two slips of paper. One slip has the word winner printed on it, the other the word loser. Your task is to select the winning slip without looking."
the contestant knows that this challenge is fixed. He realizes both slips have the word loser written on them.

How can he select one slip and win the challenge? By the way, the contestant can't declare the contest is fixed.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Brainteaser for January 17, 2012

Brainteaser for January 17, 2012

Question:
One fifth of a pound of chocolate is balanced perfectly by two fifths of the bar it was cut from. How much did the bar originally weigh?

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Monday, January 16, 2012

Brainteaser for January 16, 2012

Brainteaser for January 16, 2012

Question:
Fill in the blanks of the following Sequence:

A E F H I K L M _ _ _ W X Y Z

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Sunday, January 15, 2012

Brainteaser for January 15, 2012

Brainteaser for January 15, 2012

Question:
My head and tail are equal. My middle is slender as a bee. Whether I stand on head or heel Is quite the same to you or me. But if my head should be cut off The matter's true, though passing strange. Directly I to nothing change.

What am I?
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Saturday, January 14, 2012

Brainteaser for January 14, 2012

Brainteaser for January 14, 2012

Question:
If some coffee is 97 percent caffeine-free, how many cups of it would one have to drink to get the amount of caffeine in a cup of regular coffee?

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Brainteaser for January 14, 2012

Brainteaser for January 14, 2012

Question:
If some coffee is 97 percent caffeine-free, how many cups of it would one have to drink to get the amount of caffeine in a cup of regular coffee?

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Brainteaser for January 13, 2012

Brainteaser for January 13, 2012

Question:
In a box you have 13 white marbles and 15 black marbles. You also have 28 black marbles outside the box. You remove two marbles randomly from the box. If they are of different colors you put the white one back in the box. If they are the same color you put a black marble in the box. Continue this until only one marble remains in the box.

What color is the last marble?

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Brainteaser for January 12, 2012

Brainteaser for January 12, 2012

Question:
A gold bar balances with 9/10th of 1 pound and 9/10 of a similar gold bar.

How much does each gold bar weigh?

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Brainteaser for January 11, 2012

Brainteaser for January 11, 2012

Question:
My friend Andrew locked his keys in the car by accident. He tried for over an hour to try and get them out. A police officer notices his predicament and offers his assistance. The policeman found that the back door to the car was actually unlocked and retrieved t he keys. Andrew thanked the police officer but after the officer had left he put the keys back in the car and locked the car again including the back door. Why?

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Brainteaser for January 10, 2012

Brainteaser for January 10, 2012

Question:
One week five bachelors agreed to go out together to eat the 5 evening meals on Monday through Friday. It was understood that Eric would miss Friday's meal because of an out-of-town wedding at which he fervently hoped to catch the bride's garter. Each bachelor serv ed as the host at a restaurant of his choice on a different night. Use the clues below to determine which bachelor hosted the group each night and what food he selected.

Clues:
1. Carl hosted the group on Wednesday.
2. The fellows ate at a Thai restaurant on Friday.
3. Bill who detests fish volunteered to be the first host.
4. Dave selected a steak house for the night before one of the fellows hosted everyone at a raucous pizza parlor.
5. One of the guy's is Andy.
6. One of the places served The Mystery Meat of Kathmandu

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Monday, January 9, 2012

Brainteaser for January 9, 2012

Brainteaser for January 9, 2012

Question:
" Robert and David were preparing to have a water balloon fight.
""No Fair"" cried Robert
""You have 3 times as many as I do!""
David said ""Fine!"" and gave Robert 10 more balloons.
""Still not fair!"" argued Robert
""You still have twice as ma ny as I do.""
How many more balloons must David give Robert for them to have the same number?"

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Brainteaser for January 8, 2012

Brainteaser for January 8, 2012

Question:
What letters come next in this series?
Figure out as many as you can.

O, N, E, T, W, H, R, F, U, I, V, S, X, G, L, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ...

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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Brainteaser for January 7, 2012

Brainteaser for January 7, 2012

Question:
A frog falls into a well that is 18 feet deep. Every day the frog jumps up a total distance of 6 feet. At night, the frog grips the slimy well walls, and it slips back down 2 feet. At this rate, how many days will it take the frog to reach the rim of the well.
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Brainteaser for January 6, 2012

Brainteaser for January 6, 2012

Question:
What four letter word can precede all of the following words to make new words?
GRIP CUFF BILL HOLD

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Brainteaser for January 5, 2012

Brainteaser for January 5, 2012

Question:
Greg's grandfather is only nine years older than his father. Excluding things like divorce/adoption/illegal marriage, how is this possible?

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Brainteaser for January 4, 2012

Brainteaser for January 4, 2012

Question:
Connections: Below are three sets of numbers. In the third set the number to the left of the colon is missing. Using the first 2 sets as examples you must determine how the left side number was derived from the 3 numbers to the right.
4:6 11 7
3:8 4 12
?:10 55 15

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Brainteaser for January 3, 2012

Brainteaser for January 3, 2012

Question:
In a foreign language:
"Kaf navcki roi" means "take three coins."
"Kir roi palt" means "hide three coins."
"Inoti kaf kir" means "cautiously take coins."

How would you say "hide pieces cautiously" in this language.

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Brainteaser for January 2, 2012

Brainteaser for January 2, 2012

Question:
If I tripled one quarter of a fraction and multiplied it by that fraction, I would get one-twelfth. What is the original fraction?

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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Brainteaser for January 1, 2012

Brainteaser for January 1, 2012

Question:
A squash tournament has 6 rounds of single elimination for it's singles tournament. This includes the championship match, and there are no byes.

How many players entered the tournament?

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