September 01, 2009

There are four words in the English language that end in "vous". Two of them are mischievous and nervous. What are the other two?
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August 31, 2009

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #4

red, blue, green, purple, ...



Find the next word that fits into the above series from:



bag

lukewarm

pillow

rabbit

stop

giraffe

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August 28, 2009

Your in a place called Bobby's world and there is only one Law. There is a mirror, but no reflection. There is pizza with cheese, but not sausage. There is pepper, but no salt. There is a door, yet no entrance or exit. What is the law?
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August 27, 2009

Do you know???
Before Copernicus, everybody thought the sun revolved around the earth; it took a while (and several inquisitions) to catch on, but nowadays most people know better. Here are a couple of persistent scientific myths. Or maybe not. Which are true?
1. Water swirls down the drain the other way in Australia.
2. You can catch a bird if you put salt on its tail.
3. You can't stare too long at the sun.
4. There is no such fish as a sardine.
5. Hair and fingernails keep growing after death.
6. Mixing milk and meat is dangerous.
7. Owls see perfectly well during the day.
8. It's okay to mix alcoholic drinks.
9. When you freeze food, it kills the bacteria.
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August 26, 2009

In 1209, on a hot summer day there was a man who was ordered to be executed by king. The king was a nice king though, and he said that if the man could prove himself wise, he would let him go. The king filled a room with fake flowers, and only put in one real flower in the room. The king said the man had 20 seconds to find the real flower. The man said, "It's very stuffy in here. Could you open a window?" The king opened a window, and the man immediately knew which was the real flower. How did he know?
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August 25, 2009

The sentence below is George Bernard Shaw's comment on chess. Can you reconstruct the original quotation?
they clever are time making expedient foolish doing wasting very something for idle is a they chess people when their are only believe
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August 24, 2009

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #3

A girl is twice as old as her brother and half as old as her father. In 22 years, her brother will be half as old as his father. How old is the daughter now?

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August 21, 2009

Jack and Joe were on vacation and driving along a deserted country road from the town of Kaysville to the town of Lynnsville. They came to a multiple fork in the road. The sign post had been knocked down and they were faced with choosing one of five different 
directions. Since they had left their map at the last gas station and there was no one around to ask, how could Jack and Joe find their way to Lynnsville?
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August 20, 2009

George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee. 
Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda. 
Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
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August 19, 2009

Thirty fans hire a bus to attend a football game. On the way to the stadium they realize that exactly half of them are fans of one team, and the other half are fans of the other team. With still some way to go before reaching the stadium, the bus develops mechanical problems and the driver announces to his passengers that the only way to continue the journey is for half of them to get out and walk. There is a huge fight that doesn't stop until the driver speaks to them again and suggests a way of selecting the passengers who are to get off the bus.
"All of you," he said, "get into a big circle. When you are ready, beginning at this spot, I'll count nine people clockwise. The ninth person leaves the circle and continues on foot. Then I'll count another nine starting from where I stopped, and the ninth person leaves the circle and continues on foot. And so on until fifteen people have left the circle."
Suppose that you are one of the fans. How should you arrange all the other fans of your team so that none of them will have to walk?
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August 18, 2009

Examine each of the five sentences below. What is unusual about them? They all display a special property that shouldn't be too difficult to spot.
a. Sums are not set as a test on Erasmus 
b. Stella won no wallets 
c. Eva, can I stab live, evil bats in a cave? 
d. I maim nine men in Miami 
e. Marge lets Norah see Sharon's telegram 
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #2

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #2

What is the next letter in this fairy tale sequence?



G, D, S, B, H, S, ??

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August 16, 2009

Jon and Bob were betting on a baseball game and Bob lost. To get back at him he bets Jon.
Bob says, "I bet you I can do two to three thousand push-ups in 10 minutes."
Jon says, "Fine, let's see it. You couldn't possibly win that bet."

Bob won the bet. How is that possible?
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August 15, 2009

I am loud or quiet.
I am sudden or expected.
I am a strong medication.
I am a relief in certain situations.
I am caused by embarrassment and/or happiness.
I am found in many good friendships.
I am .......
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August 14, 2009

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, and the only food she had for her ten children was six potatoes. How did she make sure that each child had an equal share?

August 13, 2009

It's About Age...

1. In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995 that same person is 10 years old. How is this possible?

2. A man was born in 1955. He's alive and well today at age 33. How is this possible?
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August 12, 2009

Four athletes, Ann, Bea, Carol, and Dorothy went out one morning and ran a race. At the end of the race. At the end of the race, the following statements were made:
Ann: "I didn't come in first or last."
Bea: "I didn't come in last."
Carol: "I was first."
Dorothy: "I was last."
It is known that one, and one only, of the four athletes is lying.
Who won the race?
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August 11, 2009

Though small I am, yet, when entire,
I've force to set the world on fire.
Take off a letter, and 'tis clear
My punch will hold a herd of deer:
Dismiss another, and you'll find
I once contained all humankind.
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August 10, 2009

A certain number consists of two digits. The number is equal to five times the sum of its digits. If you add 9 to the number, the order of its digits is reversed. What is the number?
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August 09, 2009

Two Quick Ones For The Weekend
1. Add a few words to this equation to make it true: 1 + 1 + 1 = 1

2. An archeologist finds a coin dated 48 B.C. How did he know it was a fake?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #080909

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #080909

Visualize a cube. You know it has 6 faces, 8 corners, and 12 edges. Now, imagine a knife slicing away each corner with a straight plane cut.

How many total edges are there now?

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August 06, 2009

A boy was at a carnival and went to a booth where a man said to the boy, "If I write your exact weight on this piece of paper then you have to give me $50, but if I cannot, I will pay you $50." The boy looked around and saw no scale so he agrees, thinking no matter what the carny writes he'll just say he weighs more or less. In the end the boy ended up paying the man $50. How did the man win the bet? 
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August 05, 2009

Can you decipher this nursery rhyme?
Complications arose during an investigation of dietary
influence; one researcher was unable to assimilate adipose
tissue, and another was unable to consume tissue consisting
chiefly of muscle fiber. By a reciprocal arrangement
between the two researchers, total consumption of the
viands under consideration was achieved, thus leaving
the original container of the viands devoid of contents 
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August 04, 2009

An explorer undertakes to cross a desert with the help of porters. The length of the trail corresponds to 6 days walk. But the explorer, like each porter, can carry only 4 days food. How many porters does the explorer need? In fact, can he cross at all?
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August 03, 2009

Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Now add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?
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August 01, 2009

TWO FOR THE WEEKEND...

1. Bill bets Craig $100 that he can predict the score of the hockey game before it starts. Craig agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Craig lose the bet?

2. Bill rode his bicycle 300 miles. Three tires were used equally in accumulating this distance. How many miles of wear did each tire sustain?
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