What happened in the middle of the twentieth century that will not happen again for 4,000 years?
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A father took his sons to an amusement park one day. He told them to meet him at the entrance at 5:00 later that day. When the kids finally showed up at the end of the day, it was 5:30. The father said that he was angry and wouldn't take them again for a whole month. One of the boys said, "Wait, it wasn't our fault! We were on a roller coaster, but as we went down the first hill the engine blew out!" After thinking for a while, he grounded the boys. How did he know they were lying?
Solution

What letter is next in the series?

U, D, T, C, C, S, S ?
Solution

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You have two pencils, a good one and a cheap one. The good one costs $1.00 more than the cheap one. You spend $1.10 for both. How much did the cheap one cost?
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Winner- Yvonne Gorniak
Submitted: Right Solutions 83 / Wrong Solutions 52 / Winning Number 80
Last Week's Solution---None, they would all fly away.
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What are the next two letters in the following series and why?

W A T N T L I T F S _ _
Solution

I know what my job is,
The point has been made.
You say I have a big head,
And you're right, I'm afraid.
Put me in my place,
And then leave me alone.
What I need most,
Is someone to drive me home.
What am I?
Solution

The Number 6

1. Which is correct: Six and six IS eleven or six and six ARE eleven?

2. How many times can you subtract 6 from 36?

3. A: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,13,14,15,16,17,19
B: 12,18,20
What are the groups and why is the number 6 not included?
Solution

A farmer goes to the market with $100.00. He has to buy EXACTLY 100 animals and must spend the whole $100.00. He must buy at least one of each available animal. The animals for sale that day were

COWS.................... $10.00 each
PIGS.................... $3.00 each
CHICKENS................ $0.50 each

How many of each animal did he buy?
Solution

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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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Winner- Steve Crair
Submitted: Right Solutions 99 / Wrong Solutions 43 / Winning Number 78
Last Week's Solution---D. The triangles and squares change place, and the vertical figure becomes horizontal.
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I'm a 5 digit number, 
the first and last digits are the same and add up to an even number. 
Multiply that number by its self and the number is under 10 and odd. 
That will be the fourth number. 
Subtract five from it and it will be the second number. 
Divide it in half and that is my third number. 
What am I?
Solution

Three Word Puzzles.....

1. What does:
T R U T H
represent? 

2. What does:
BASK.ET.BALL G.AM.E
represent?

3. What does:
FESSHARKTED H2O H2O
represent?
Solution

You are in a room that is an 8x8x8 perfect cube. There are no windows, or doors. In the center of the floor there is a 12 inch pipe that is sticking 6 inches out of the floor. In the bottom of the pipe is a ping pong ball with a diameter that is one millimeter smaller than the inner diameter of the pipe. You have a 12 inch piece of string, a match, a magnifying glass, a 6" ruler and a paper clip. How do you get the ping pong ball out of the hole?
Solution

What does a church have but not the steeple, the pastor have but not the people?
Solution

What is the only word in the English language that if you capitalize the word it changes the pronunciation and meaning of the word?
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Brain Teaser Contest #130--Win A Free Game!

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Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?


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A Train enters a tunnel at 7 o'clock, another train enters the exact same tunnel, also at 7 o'clock on the same day. The tunnel only has one track, and no other means for the trains to pass, around, over, or under. However both trains made it to the other end of the tunnel untouched. How could this be?
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Can you decipher this?
A research team proceeded towards the apex of a natural geologic protuberance, the purpose of their expedition being the procurement of a sample of fluid hydride of oxygen in a large vessel, the exact size of which was unspecified. One member of the team precipitously descended, sustaining severe damage to the upper cranial portion of his anatomical structure; subsequently the second member of the team performed a self rotational translation oriented in the same direction taken by the first team member.
Solution

I am a three digit number. If you take away the first digit the remaining number is 1/5 of the original three digit number. If you take away the next digit, the remaining number is 1/5 of the two digit number. 
What number am I?
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I rule over everything
I lay mountains low
I dethrone all kings
and kingdoms overthrow
I am measured 
yet have no substance
I exist but can't be touched
I am everywhere yet I am nothing
you live by my standard day by day
can you find me? 
What am I?
Solution

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Which one of the five designs makes the best comparison?


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Winner- Linda Kenyon
Submitted: Right Solutions 77 / Wrong Solutions 37 / Winning Number 39
Last Week's Solution---Touch. The other four are facial expressions.
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Never resting, never still. 
Moving silently from hill to hill. 
It does not walk, run or trot, 
All is cool where it is not. 
What is it?
Solution

A husband and wife were in an emergency room waiting to deliver a baby. The doctor came in and said they had a device that would transfer some of the pain to the father. The wife said they'd try it. So, when the baby began to come the doctor hooked up the machine and transferred 25% of the pain to the father. The husband said, "I don't feel a thing!" The wife said, "This isn't as bad as last time!" So, the doctor decided to transfer 100% of the pain to the father, and the husband still didn't feel anything, why not?
Solution

A man is walking down a road with a basket of eggs. As he is walking he meets someone who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. He walks a little further and meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. After proceeding further he meets another person who buys one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg. At this point he has sold all of his eggs, and he never broke an egg. How many eggs did the man have to start with?
Solution

After picking some apricots from your tree, you decide to make some apricot jam. You cut up 10 pounds of apricots and place them on the stove, but then you suddenly remember that you were supposed to put 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for every dozen apricots in your mixture! 
How will you know how much lemon to add?
Solution

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Which one of the following five is least like the other four?

Smile - Grin - Frown - Touch - Sneer
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Winner- Mark Brueckl
Submitted: Right Solutions 73 / Wrong Solutions 33 / Winning Number 4
Last Week's Solution---EMAE
The pattern for the first letter is this: a b c d E
[letters of the alphabet in order]
The pattern for the second letter is this: a d g j M
[Every third letter of the alphabet, starting with a]
The pattern for the third letter is this: a z a z A
[going back between a and z.]
The pattern for the fourth letter is this: a b c d E
[Same as first]
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A small bird has fallen into a hole in a rock. The hole measures
three inches in diameter and is three feet deep. Due to the depth
of the hole, the bird cannot be reached by hand. And, due to the
narrowness of the hole, the bird cannot fly out. You cannot use
sticks or anything like that, as that might hurt the bird.
How can you get the bird out?
Solution

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

"I'm going on a picnic and I'm taking apples," said Jenny.
"I'm going on a picnic and I'm taking bananas," said Colleen.
"I'm going to bring carrots," said a third person. 
What are you going to bring?
Solution

There is a clothing store where the owner has devised his own method
of pricing items. A vest costs $20, socks cost $25, a tie costs $15 
and a blouse costs $30. 
Using his method, how much would a pair of underwear cost?
Solution

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What would be the next group of letters in this series?
aaaa ... bdzb ... cgac ... djzd ... ????
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Winner- Terry Obodzinski
Submitted: Right Solutions 85 / Wrong Solutions 44 / Winning Number 38
Last Week's Solution---25. There are 12 students lower and 12 students higher, plus Mary is 25.
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How much dirt would be in a hole 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide that has been dug with a square edged shovel?
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