Brain Teaser Contest #103--Win A Free Game!
Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack.
Which of the following statements would be most accurate?
(A) Bill is taller than Peter.
(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.
(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.
(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.
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Last Weeks Stats:
Winner- Floyd Bays
Submitted: Right Solutions 127 / Wrong Solutions 16
Last Week's Solution-6258. WOLF is FLOW with the characters in reverse. [read backwards] 8526 read backwards is 6258
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You put money in your new bank account every day. You deposit 
money in your bank account in such a way that the money doubles 
with each passing day. If you put 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second day, 4 cents the third day and so on, then your bank gets full on the 9th day. 
On which day will your bank account be half-full?
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Using the words DROVES and NEWS write seven words using each letter once.
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I am periodically the number 79.
Long ago some attempted to make me from 29 but learned it couldn’t be done. If you add me to 80 I appear to be 47 temporarily. 
What am I?
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The local Music Society had their fall concert last night. Ticket prices were as follows: men $5, women $2, children 10 cents. Coincidentally, 120 people attended and $120 was earned from ticket sales. How many men, women and children were in attendance?
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If 2 hours ago it was as long after one o’clock in the afternoon as it was before one o’clock in the morning. What time would it be now?
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Brain Teaser Contest #102--Win A Free Game!
WOLF is to FLOW as 8526 is to:

2856 - 6258 - 5862 - 5682 - 6852
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Winner- Vijay Deshpande
Submitted: Right Solutions 84 / Wrong Solutions 29
Last Week's Solution-16. Emily is now 4. Amy is 3 times that, or 12. So, she is 8 years older. In order for her to be twice as old, she must be twice as old as that, 2 * 8 = 16. When she is 16, Emily will be 8.
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If 8-22-5-22-13 equates to seven and 7-4-12 makes two, how would you write ten?
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A Quiz For People Who Know Everything
1. There’s one "sport" in which neither the spectators nor the participants know the score or the leader until the contest ends. What is it?
2. What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
3. Of all vegetables, only two can live to produce on their own for several growing seasons. All other vegetables must be replanted every year. What are the only two perennial vegetables?
4. Name the only sport in which the ball is always in possession of the team on defense, and the offensive team can score without touching the ball?
5. What fruit has its seeds on the outside?
6. In many liquor stores, you can buy pear brandy, with a real pear inside the bottle. The pear is whole and ripe, and the bottle is genuine; it hasn’t been cut in any way. How did the pear get inside the bottle?
7. Only three words in standard English begin with the letters "dw." They are all common. Name two of them.
8. There are fourteen punctuation marks in English grammar. Can you name half of them?
9. Where are the lakes that are referred to in the "Los Angeles Lakers?"
10. There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base without getting a hit. Taking a base on balls, a walk, is one way. Name the other six.
11. It’s the only vegetable or fruit that is never sold frozen, canned, processed, cooked, or in any other form but fresh. What is it?
12. Name six or more things that you can wear on your feet that begin with the letter "S."
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Manhole Covers. Why is it better to have round manhole covers than square ones? [NOTE: This is logical rather than lateral, but it is a good puzzle which can be solved by lateral thinking techniques. It is supposedly used by a very well-known software company as an interview question for prospective employees.]
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If we tie a light oxygen tank to a bird so that it can breathe on the moon, would the bird fly faster, slower, or the same speed as it does on earth? (Remember that there is less gravity on the moon.)
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Three friends went out for drinks. The waiter brought them a check for $30, so each one of them paid $10. When the waiter took the cash, he realized he had made a mistake, and the check was for $25 instead. When he gave their change back, each friend got a dollar and they left the remaining two dollars as a tip. Therefore, each customer paid $9; multiplied by 3 this equals $27; plus $2 for the tip equals $29. Where is the remaining dollar?
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Brain Teaser Contest #101--Win A Free Game!
Emily is four years old. Her big sister Amy is three times as
old as Emily. How old will Amy be when she is twice as old as Emily?
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Last Weeks Stats:
Winner- J. Nolan
Submitted: Right Solutions 60 / Wrong Solutions 57
Last Week's Solution-D. The other figures are divided into the same number of triangles as the number of sides the figure has.
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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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At the recent inter-departmental jam making contest, four lucky candidates took part to make the juiciest strawberry jam. The ages of the contestants were 14, 17, 20 and 22. As it happens the person who came last was the oldest, whereas Stuart was three years older than the person who came second. James was neither the oldest nor the youngest and Kev finished ahead of the 17 year old, but didn't win. John was also unlucky this time and didn't win either. Can you determine who finished where and how old they are?
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Frogger the magic frog can jump 10 feet using his magical magic jump, but his magic loses its power by a half each time, so his next jump only goes as far as 5 feet. The next jump will take him 2.5 feet, and so on. How many jumps does it take to make it all the way across a 100 foot long pond?
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Brain Teaser Contest #100--Win A Free Game!
Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

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The local historical society has leased a castle to use it as a museum. The original lease was 99 years. I asked the curator how much time was left on the lease. His answer was as follows: two-thirds of the time past is equal to four- fifths of the time to come. How much time was left on the lease?
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An electric train is traveling southwest at 95 miles per hour, and the wind is blowing north east at 95 miles per hour. In which direction does the smoke blow?
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Brain Teaser Contest #100--Win A Free Game!
Which one of the five designs is least like the other four?

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Last Weeks Stats:
Winner- Courtney
Submitted: Right Solutions 65 / Wrong Solutions 46
Last Week's Solution-Forest. Hangers are found in closets. Trees are found in forests.
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Who is this?
gloomy turquoise 
temperamental cyan 
sullen aquamarine 
despondent azure 
morose cerulean
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In front of you, there are 9 coins. They all look absolutely identical, but one of the coins is fake. However, you know that the fake coin is lighter than the rest, and in front of you is a balance scale. What is the least number of weightings you can use to find the counterfeit coin?
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Fitzgerald drove 30 miles to work every day. He averaged the same speed going to work as he did coming from work. It took him one hour and thirty minutes to drive to work. Yet it only took him ninety minutes to drive home. How come?
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Using the grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central C and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word.

A C L
U C L
A T E

Genius: 30 words. Excellent: 22 words. Good: 19 words. Average: 16 words.
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Brain Teaser Contest #99--Win A Free Game!

Hanger is to closet as tree is to:
Branch - Bushes - Forest - Ground - Nest
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Winner- Adi Navgire
Submitted: Right Solutions 64 / Wrong Solutions 35
Last Week's Solution-Nine oclock. Since there are 12 hours between the 2 times, and half of that time is six, then the halfway mark would have to be 7 oclock. If it were 7 oclock, two hours ago, the time would now be nine oclock.
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Imagine a square, with each side 4 cm long, inscribed in a circle. What is the radius of the circle?
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The Pope has it but he does not use it. Your father has it but your mother uses it. Nuns do not need it. Your lady friend's husband has it and she uses it. What is it?
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