Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 05/01/2009

Two Family Teasers For Today......
1. Henry was out walking one day. He met his father-in-law's only daughter's mother-in-law. What did Henry call her?
2. Brothers or sisters have I none, but that mans father is my fathers son. Who is that man?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/30/2009

Two Quickies For Today
1. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
2. Double my number, I'm less than a score, half of my number is less than four. Add one to my double when bakers are near, days of the week are still greater, I fear. 
What am I? 
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/29/2009

A woman bought a used car for $600 and sold it a friend for $800. She later bought it back for $1,000 and resold it for $1,200. Did she make any profit and if so, how much?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/28/2009

At a local bar, three friends, Mr. Green, Mr. Red and Mr. Blue, were having a drink. One man was wearing a red suit; one a green suit; and the other a blue suit. 
"Have you noticed," said the man the blue suit, "that although our suits have colors corresponding to our names, not one of us is wearing a suit that matches our own names?" 
Mr. Red looked at the other two and said, "You're absolutely correct." 
What color suit is each man wearing?

Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/27/2009

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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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/25/2009

A "Wise King" devised a contest to see who would receive the Princess hand in marriage. 
The Princess was put in a 50x50 foot carpeted room. Each of her four suitors were put in one corner of the room with a small box to stand on. The first one to touch the Princess hand would be the winner and become the new King. 
The rules of the test were that the contestants could not walk over the carpet, cross the plane of the carpet, or hang from anything; nor could they use anything but their body and wits (i.e. no magic or telepathy, nor any items such as ladders, block and tackles, etc.). 
One suitor figured out a way and married the Princess and became the new King. 
How did he figure it out?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/24/2009

A pregnant lady named her children: Dominique, Regis, Michelle, Fawn, Sophie and Lara. What will she name her next child? Jessica, Katie, Abby or Tilly?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/23/2009

A new medical building containing 100 offices had just been completed. Dave was hired to paint the numbers 1 to 100 on the doors. How many times will Dave have to paint the number nine?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/22/2009

A puppy is one, but a dog is not. 
A kitten is one, but a cat is not. 
A cookie is one, but a cracker is not. 
What is it?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/21/2009

Two Quick Ones Today....
1. How many three cent stamps are in a dozen?
2. 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?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/20/2009

Imagine a pasture that is just big enough to feed 11 sheep for a total of 8 days. It turns out that if we reduce the number of sheep to 10, they would be able to eat for 9 days.
Theoretically, how long could two sheep last?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/18/2009

Each of the following three sets of letters has been made up of items relating to June weddings. Unscramble the three items in each set. All the letters are in their proper order.

BBORUVIQDUEEESTMAIIDL

GRHIORNNEOGYOMOMON

MFLOWETDHOEWREDIINNRGLGMAAIWRRCLH
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/17/2009

1. There is one in a minute and two in a moment, but only one in a million years. What are we talking about?

2. So far as we can determine, only one other word can be made from the letters of INSATIABLE. Find it.

3. Unscramble the below 4 words. 
C A B K
Y A D B L
A C T E J K
T O C N A G O
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/16/2009

Rhonda will go see ballet but not opera. Her favorite number is eight and she doesn't like nine. She likes salmon but not trout. She hates Mondays but likes Wednesdays. Does she use a comb or a brush?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/15/2009

In wartime, an army had to cross a wide river. There were no boats and only one bridge, which was very narrow. Crossing the bridge would have made them sitting ducks for enemy gunfire. How did the entire army cross the river in relative safety?
CLUES
Q: Did they cross at night?
A: No.
Q: Did they use the bridge?
A: No.
Q: Did they swim across?
A: No.
Q: Did they get wet?
A: Yes
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/14/2009

My friend Albert the butcher wears a size 13 shoe, is six feet tall, and wears a 42-long suit. What does he weigh?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/13/2009

Let's say that Ty Cobb's season batting average is the same as Shoeless Joe Jackson's at the beginning of a late-season doubleheader. (Assume both players have had hundreds of at bats.) Cobb went 7 for 8 on the day (.875), while Jackson went 9 for 12 (.750). But at the end of the day, Jackson's season average turned out to be higher than Cobb's. How is this possible?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/11/2009

North American radio and TV stations have three or four call letters. In general, U.S. stations east of the Mississippi River begin with W, those west of the Mississippi begin with K, those based in Canada begin with C, and those based in Mexico begin with X.
Using four call letters for imaginary stations, we can have fun matching the four-letter word that the call letters spell out with the station's format or motto. WHIM could be a TV station for impulsive watchers, CLOY a radio station that favors overly sweet and sticky music, and KITE a station for high fliers.
Create appropriate call letters for these would-be stations.
1. The station for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
2. The secretly super station
3. The station for hopeful listeners
4. The very end
5. The station that sees right through you
6. The indifferent station
7. The station for royalty
8. The station for chowderheads
9. The studying students' station
10. The Rosebud station
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/10/2009

1. If your uncle's sister is related to you, but is not your aunt, what is the relation?

2. X is the father of Y, but Y is not the son of X. How is Y related to X?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/08/2009

Curtail me thrice, I am a youth;
Behead me once, a snake;
Complete, I'm often used, in truth,
When certain steps you'd take.
Who or what am I?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/08/2009

Which three-digit number, made of consecutive digits, like 567, is 2 less than a cube and 2 more than a square?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/07/2009

I am a number with the following properties:
* If I am not a multiple of 4, then I am between 60 and 69.
* If I am a multiple of 3, I am between 50 and 59.
* If I am not a multiple of 6, I am between 70 and 79.
What number am I?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/06/2009

Jen gave birth to her daughter Caroline on the first of January in a year following a leap year. Starting in February, on the first of the month throughout that year, she made note of the day of the week. She noticed that the monthly anniversary of her daughter's birth fell on a Friday three times that year. On what day of the week was Caroline born? And how many months old was Caroline before her monthly "'birthday" fell on its original day for the third time (not counting her actual day of birth)?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/04/2009

After Benny and Jenny set up their VCR to record their show on alternate nights, Benny looked for the remote control to the other VCR in the bedroom. "I put it away so the dog wouldn't get it," explained Jenny. "That's a nuisance," replied Benny. "Then we can't operate the VCR while lying in bed." "Yes we can," replied Jenny. How?
CLUES
Q: Did Jenny have or know about a different remote control, perhaps a wall one or one otherwise dog-resistant?
A: No.
Q: Was the television beyond the foot of the bed, well out of reach of someone lying in it?
A: Yes.
Q: Was there something important about the bed?
A: Yes.
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/03/2009

Kevin likes the opera but not the ballet. He has a boxer but won't get a bulldog. He will travel to Colorado but not Alaska. He collects dimes but not nickels. Does he like bananas or grapes?
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Daily Brain Teaser / Puzzle For 04/02/2009

It's All About Ages........
1. Eight years ago, Sam was eight times the age of his son Sam Jr. Today, if you add their ages together, they add up to 52. How old are Sam and his son?
2. The ages of a father and son add up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed. How old could they be? (3 possible solutions).
3. When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?
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