June 30, 2010

I'm in a rock, not in a stone 
I'm in marrow, not in bone 
I'm in a bolster, not in a bed 
I'm not living , I'm not dead
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June 29, 2010

Picture an empty wine bottle with a cork secured at the top in the usual way. Inside the bottle a metal ring hangs suspended by a string. How is it possible to make the metal ring drop to the bottom of the bottle without touching the ring, the thread, the cork, or the bottle while leaving the cork in place and intact?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #47

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #47

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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June 26, 2010

1. There are 5 houses in five different colors.
2. In each house lives a person with a different nationality.
3. These five owners drink a certain drink, smoke a certain band of cigar and keep a certain pet.
4. no owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar nor drink the same drink.
THE QUESTION IS - WHO OWNS THE FISH?
The Britt lives in the red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is on the left of the white house.
The green house owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Paul Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the house right in centre drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The owner who smokes Bluemaster drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.
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June 25, 2010

Rearrange the following letters to form the title of a 1980 movie.
VAMPIRE IN JET BAN
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June 24, 2010

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 in 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?
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June 23, 2010

These words belong to the same logical family:
FIRST
DEFY
BELLOW
CHINTZ
DEIST
FILMY
HORSY
KNOT
ABBOT
BEGIN

Which of these words does too?
ABDOMEN
LOW
EDIBLE
LOYAL
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June 22, 2010

Born at the same time as the world, destined to live as long as the world, and yet never five weeks old. What is it?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #46

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #46

If the date of the last Saturday of last month and the first Sunday of this month do not add up to 33, what month are we in?
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June 19, 2010

The midnight train is coming down the mountains. Art Farnanski seems to be dozing off in his seat. Someone knows that this is not true. At the station, all the passengers get off the train, except one. The conductor comes and taps him on the shoulder to let him know they have arrived. Art Farnanski does not answer. He is dead. Hours later the four people that had shared the train compartment with the dead man are at the police station. 
The man in the dark suit: 
"I'm innocent. The blonde woman was talking to Farnanski." 
The blonde woman: 
"I'm innocent. I did not speak to Farnanski." 
The man in the light suit: 
"I'm innocent. The brunette woman killed him." 
The brunette woman: 
"I'm innocent. One of the men killed him." 
That same morning, while he is serving him coffee, the waiter at the Petit Piccolo asks the commander. This is an easy case for you isn't it? 
Yes, answers the commander. "Four true statements and four false ones. Easy as pie." 
Who killed Farnanski? (only one person is guilty).
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June 18, 2010

Quebec women expect Robert to yell unless I offer _________.
Which one of the following drinks belongs at the end of the sentence?
Scotch, Brandy, Gin, Pepsi.
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June 17, 2010

A man is asked what his daughters look like. He answers, "They are all blondes, but two, all brunettes, but two, and all redheads, but two." How many daughters did he have?
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June 16, 2010

There's a body lying dead on a bed, and on the floor beside it is a pair of scissors. The scissors were instrumental in his death, yet there's no trace of blood. The body reveals no signs of any cuts or bruises. How could the person have been murdered with the pair of scissors?
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June 15, 2010

If you wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 how many times would you write the digit 3?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #45

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #45

You are an expert on paranormal activity and have been hired to locate a spirit haunting an old resort hotel. Strong signs indicate that the spirit lies behind one of four doors. The inscriptions on each door read as follows:
Door A: It's behind B or C
Door B: It's behind A or D
Door C: It's in here
Door D: It's not in here
Your psychic powers have told you three of the inscriptions are false, and one is true. Behind which door will you find the spirit?
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June 12, 2010

What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?
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June 11, 2010

It is weightless, you can see it and if you put it in a barrel it will make the barrel lighter? What is it?
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June 10, 2010

They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?
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June 09, 2010

There are many different world records out there held by many extraordinary people. Like the worlds fastest baked bean eater or the worlds tallest woman. There is a record however that we have ALL held at one point. What is it? 
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June 08, 2010

We capture light, and yet we don't. 
We reflect rays of sun, and yet we don't. 
Without us all the world is gray and dull for everyone. 
What are we?
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THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #44

THIS WEEKS CONTEST TEASER #44

Alice, Ben, Charlie, David, and Ed entered a contest to guess how many jelly beans are in a jar. Alice guessed 30, Ben guessed 28, Charlie guessed 29, David guessed 25, and Ed guessed 26. Two were off the mark by 1, one was wrong by 4, and one by 3. But one was correct. 
Who guessed right?
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June 05, 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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June 04, 2010

Where is the only place that yesterday always follows today?
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June 03, 2010

Pretend you have a bucket of water, a 5 liter container and a 3 liter container. How do you come up with exactly 4 liters of water?
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June 02, 2010

Dave likes indigo but not blue. I like onions but not turnips. I like forms but not shapes. According to the same rule, do I like tomatoes or avocados? Why, please explain.
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