February 10, 2010

A grandfather clock chimes the appropriate number of times to indicate the hour, as well as chiming once at each quarter hour. If you were in another room and heard the clock chime just once, what would be the longest period of time you would have to wait in order to be certain of the correct time?
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February 09, 2010

Three mountain climbers paid a lot of money to be the first to scale a mountain. After several days of climbing they finally reached the pinnacle, and to their dismay, found a cabin and three frozen bodies. Since the mountain climbers were the first to ever climb the summit, how could this be possible?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #27

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #27

Twenty-one birds are nesting in a tree. If a man shot into the tree and killed one-seventh of them, how many would remain?
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February 05, 2010

Seven batters come up in an 1/2 inning, yet no one scores. How is this possible? There are no substitutions.
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February 04, 2010

Three playing cards are placed, face down, on a table. 
Your Clues:
1) A jack is to the left of a queen. 
2) To the left of a spade is a diamond. 
3) A king is right of a heart. 
4) A spade is right of a king. 
Question: Identify the cards.
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February 03, 2010

Rancher Joe was describing his "grand farm" to everyone at the general store when Cantankerous Sam broke into the conversation saying it was probably just a little two horse farm. Joe straightened his shoulders and said, "I'll have you know that my farm has all horses but two, all cows but two, and all pigs but two." How many animals does Joe own?
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February 02, 2010

A man drove to the store. He got out, and accidentally locked his keys in the car. He went in the store, and bought some milk. He came back out and unlocked the door without touching "anything" on the outside of the car. How did he do it?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #26

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #26

These words belong to the same logical family:

CALCIFEROUS

CUPELLATION

EDUCATION

LACTIFEROUS

OUTDISTANCE

PNEUMONIA



Which of these words does too?

ZYMOTICALLY

ABSTEMIOUS

UNAPOSTOLIC

MEDALLION

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January 30, 2010

A cop was walking past a restaurant when he heard someone scream - "No John, not the gun!" He ran inside and and saw a doctor, a lawyer, a milkman, and a dead body on the floor. He promptly walked over to the milkman and arrested him. He didn't witness the shooting and there was no apparent evidence to prove who shot the person and no one told him who the killer was. 
How did the policeman instantly know it was the milkman? 
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January 29, 2010

Six glasses are in a row. The first three are filled with milk, and the last three are empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them so that the full and the empty glasses alternate? 
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January 28, 2010

I'm named after nothing, though I'm awfully clamorous. And when I'm not working, your house is less glamorous. What am I? 
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January 27, 2010

I have a big mouth and I am also quite loud! I am NOT a gossip but I do get involved with everyone's dirty business. Can you name me?
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January 26, 2010

Three guys walk into town. They go into a hotel and ask for a room they can share. The clerk has just the thing they want for thirty dollars. The clerk sends them to the room, takes out the ledger, and realizes that he made a mistake. The room costs only twenty-five dollars. Now he has to divide five dollars evenly three ways. Can't be done. So the clerk pockets two dollars, tells the guys that he made a three dollar mistake and gives them each a single. Now, each man paid only nine dollars for his share of the room. Nine times three equals twenty seven, plus the two in the clerk's pocket equals twenty nine. Where's the other dollar?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #25

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #25

How many squares are their?

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January 23, 2010

I am one simple word, but I mean different things
One of my meanings brings great forceful swings,
The other of me, may have curve, like the first...
But only one meaning can help quench a thirst.
One of my meanings will often bring cheers,
Either of them could hold a few beers.
What word am I?
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January 22, 2010

Debbie promised to take her daughter Becky shopping on the day before the fourth day after the day after tomorrow. If today is Sunday the 3rd. On what day and date will Becky take Debbie shopping?
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January 21, 2010

A man was going on a one-way bus trip. He intended to ride for a certain distance, get off the bus and walk back to town. If the bus travels at a rate of nine miles per hour and he was to jog back to town at a rate of three miles per hour, how far would he ride so that he'd be back in eight hours?
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January 20, 2010

Fifteen knights were invited to a meal at the castle in Belmar. Before sitting down, each of the fifteen knights shook hands with each of the other knights. How many handshakes occurred?
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January 19, 2010

A man went on a trip with a fox, a goose and a sack of corn. He came upon a stream which he had to cross and found a tiny boat to use to cross the stream. He could only take himself and one other - the fox, the goose, or the corn - at a time. He could not leave the fox alone with the goose or the goose alone with the corn. How does he get all safely over the stream?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #24

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #24

If today is Monday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow?
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January 16, 2010

I have T at my start,
I have T at my end.
I have T in my middle,
And it comes through my bend.

What am I?
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January 15, 2010

David and Mike are brothers. David is 33 years old today. This is three times as old as Mike was when David was the age that Mike is today. How old is Mike?
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January 14, 2010

A certain large animal lives happily and thrives here on Earth. One day, every single one of these critters is wiped out by a mysterious disease which affects only this particular animal. There are none left anywhere on earth -- they are all gone. About a year or so later, they begin to reappear on Earth again. How can this be?
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January 13, 2010

A man bumps into his mathematician friend on the street that he hasn't seen in 5 years. The man asks the mathematician how old his children are. The mathematician, who always replies in riddles said, "I now have three children. The sum of their ages is equal to the number of windows on the building in front of you and the product of their ages equals 36." The friend then says "I need one more piece of information." The mathematician then replies "My youngest child has blue eyes." What are the ages of the mathematicians three children?
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January 12, 2010

There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #23

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #23

What year comes next in this sequence: 
1973, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1997, 1999, _____?
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January 09, 2010

Mister White, Black and Rust are teachers. 
There are five subjects to teach : English, French, math, history and geography. 
1) Mister Black does not comprehend angles. 
2) Mister White is the only one who knows where the Rocky Mountains are situated.. 
3) Each teaches three subjects. 
4) No subject is taught by three persons. 
5) Certain subjects are taught by two people. 
6) Mister Rust is bilingual. 
Who teaches what subjects?
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January 08, 2010

Roland, Marc and Pierrette are three children in the same family. Pierrette is three times Marc's age. In two years, she will be twice the age Roland will have at that time. Roland is a year older than Marc. How old are the children?
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January 07, 2010

Three friends: two play darts, two skateboard and two lawn bowl. 
The one who does not lawn bowl, does not skateboard. 
The one who does not skateboard does not play darts. 
Which games does each play?
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January 06, 2010

Monique is 24 years old. She is twice the age that Valerie had when Monique was the same age that Valerie is now. 
How old is Valerie?
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January 05, 2010

Glenn and Jason each have a collection of cricket balls. Glenn said that if Jason would give him 4 of his balls they would have an equal number; but, if Glenn would give Jason 4 of his balls, Jason would have 3 times as many balls as Glenn. How many balls does Jason have?
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