Brain Teaser #124

It was Halloween night. An evil goblin kidnapped some children who were out trick-or-treating and gave them the option of how they would die. They could either have their brains eaten by worms, be buried alive in a mass grave or tossed into a pit of poisonous snakes. If any of them survived, they would then be set free. One especially bright child thought of the choice that saved them all. Which one would you choose and why?
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Brain Teaser #123

The kids on Abracadabra Street counted all of their Halloween candy. They had 18 pieces of candy in all.

Abby had fewer than 4 pieces of candy.
Billy had twice as much as Abby.
Charlie had twice as much as Billy.
David had 2 pieces more than Abby.

How many pieces of candy did each kid have?
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Brain Teaser #122

Swap one word from Group A with one word in Group B such that the two groups have a similar, though different, property. Which two words must be swapped and what is the property?

A: hallow, car, eight, cart
B: cant, harp, mar, ball
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Brain Teaser #121

A boy was in detention from talking too much when the teacher was talking. The detention teacher said, "You have to produce a 1000 word essay in 30 seconds...GO!!"

The boy actually did it. How?

Note: he did not just write "A 1000 word essay" on his paper. You'll have to be a little more clever than that.
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Brain Teaser #120

1. That attorney is my brother, testified the accountant.
But the attorney testified he didn't have a brother.
Who is lying?

2. How many 5-digit numbers are there that do not contain the numbers 3 and 5, and are multiples of 4? (It cannot start with 0, ie. 01234 is not a 5 digit number)
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Brain Teaser #119

1. How many dollars would you have left if you started with $20.00 and took 30lbs worth of candy corn which costs 13 cents a pound?

2.  Below are 3 anagrams of holidays. Can you figure them out?
a. Charm sits
b. Art see
c. Ale hen low
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Brain Teaser #118

1. Which would you rather have, an old hundred dollar bill or a new one?

2. Picture an empty, clear 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?
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Brain Teaser #117

One hundred business people gather at a meeting. 85 of them carry a cellular phone, 80 of them have a beeper, 75 of them speak at least two languages and 70 of them wear a suit. Therefore, a certain number of them have all of the above: a cell phone AND a beeper AND speak at least two languages AND wear a suit. Out of these 100 businesspeople, what is the least possible number who have all of the above?
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Brain Teaser #116

1. Brad Doe works for a packaging company. One day, he received four separate orders and accidentally mixed up the addresses, so he applied the address labels at random. What is the probability that exactly three packages were correctly labeled?

2. AALLLOUGNINCEACELSSSEANRYTELNETCTEERS
If you cross out all unnecessary letters in the above string of letters, a logical sentence will remain. Can you read it?
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Brain Teaser #115

1. 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?

2. Assign every letter of the alphabet its numerical value: A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on, up to z=26. Can you think of a familiar 7 letter word whose letter values total only 21?
HINT: It's edible.
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Brain Teaser #114

Four couples are going to the movies to see a Horror movie for Halloween. Each row holds eight seats. Betty and Jim don't want to sit next to Alice and Tom, and Alice and Tom don't want to sit next to Gertrude and Bill. On the other hand, Sally and Bob don't want to sit next to Betty and Jim. How can the couples arrange themselves so that they all sit where they would like?
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Brain Teaser #113

1. David and Mike are brothers. David is 33 years old today. This is three times as old as Mike was when David was the age that Mike is today. How old is Mike?

2. Dead on the field lie ten soldiers in white, felled by three eyes, black as night. What's going on here?
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Brain Teaser #112

1. 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?

2. If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?
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Brain Teaser #111

1. 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?

2. There once was a race horse That won great fame. What-do-you-think Was the horse's name.
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Brain Teaser #110

Can you find a five digit number which has no zeros nor ones in it and no digit is repeated, where the following is true:
The fourth digit is a quarter of the total of all of the digits.
The second digit is twice the first digit.
The third digit is the largest.
The last digit is the sum of the first two digits.
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Brain Teaser #109

1. Josh is writing a book. He starts on page 1. When he finished, he used a total of 228 digits. How many pages does he have?

2. At Probability University, there are 375 freshmen, 293 sophomores, 187 juniors, & 126 seniors. One student will randomly be chosen to receive an award. What percent chance is there that it will be a junior? Round to the nearest whole percent.
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Brain Teaser #108

1. How would you rearrange the letters in the words new door to make one word?

2. Can not be bought, can not be sold, even if it's made of gold. What is it?

3. If you multiply all the numbers on the telephone, what is the answer?
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Brain Teaser #107

The following was originally a list of five letter words, but in each case two consecutive letters (though never the first two) have been removed. The 26 missing letters are all different. What was the original list?

A N T
A S S
B A Y
C O Y
D I M
E E L
F A R
M A R
P I E
S E E
T I E
T O P
W I N
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Brain Teaser #106

David is throwing Robert a surprise birthday party but he has to stay within his budget. He spent half of his money plus $2.00 on the cake. Half of what he had left plus $2.00 was spent on balloons and streamers. Then he spent half of what he had left plus $1.00 on candy. Now he is out of money, how much did he start with?
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Brain Teaser #105

I am eight letters long - "12345678"
My 1234 is an atmospheric condition.
My 34567 supports a plant.
My 4567 is to appropriate.
My 45 is a friendly thank-you.
My 678 is a man's name.
Q: What word am I?
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Brain Teaser #104

About Age

1. 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?

2. Daniel, my son, is exactly one fifth of my age. In 21 years time, I will be exactly twice his age. My wife is exactly seven times older than my daughter, Jessica. In 8 years time, my wife will be three times older than Jessica. How old is Daniel now?
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Brain Teaser #103

What Am I?

1. They come at night without being called and are lost in the day without being stolen. What are they?

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

3. What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?
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Brain Teaser #102

What Is It?

1. There are four colored balls in a hat: two red, one black and one blue. After pulling out two of them, you know that one of them is red, but you do not know which one. What is the probability that both balls are red?

2. While walking across a bridge I saw a boat full of people. Yet on the boat there wasn't a single person. Why?
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Brain Teaser #101

1. What is the largest amount of money you can have in coins and still not be able to make change for a dollar?

2. A woman lives in a skyscraper thirty-six floors high and served by several elevators which stop at each floor going up and down. Each morning she leaves her apartment and goes to one of the elevators. Whichever one she takes is three times more likely to be going up than down. Why?

3. Two men were being tried for murder. The jury found one man guilty and the other innocent. The judge turned to the guilty man and said, "Even though your guilt has been established, the law compels me to set you free." How could such a bizarre judgment occur?
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Brain Teaser #100

Captain Frank and some of the boys were exchanging old war stories. Art Bragg offered one about how his grandfather led a battalion against a German division during World War I. Through brilliant maneuvers he defeated them and captured valuable territory. After the battle, he was presented with a sword bearing the inscription "To Captain Bragg for Bravery, Daring and Leadership. World War I. From the Men of Battalion 8." Captain Frank looked at Art and said, "You really don't expect anyone to believe that yarn, do you?" What's wrong with the story?
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Brain Teaser #99

1. Why is it against the law for a man living in North Carolina to be buried in South Carolina?

2. If today is Monday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow?

3. There were three women in all swimming costumes!
One was happy and the other two were sad!
The happy one was crying and the sad ones were smiling.
Why was this?
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Brain Teaser #98

1. A criminal is sentenced to death. Before his execution, he is allowed to make a statement. If his statement is false, he will be hanged, and if his statement is true, he will be drowned. What should he say to confuse the jury and thus save his life?

2. Kevin is older than Trevor but younger than Mike. Trevor is younger than Sam who is younger than Mike. Kevin is younger than Sam. Who is the oldest?

3. What leaves the mouth resounding fresh, but is not a scent or object?
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Brain Teaser #97

A man wanted to get into a members only club so he hid and watched the guard at the door of the club house. The guard said a number to each member as they approached, and the member would respond with a number of their own. If the member responded with the correct number they were let in. If they responded incorrectly they were thrown out. One member came up to the door, the guard said twelve, and the member responded with six and was let in. Another member came to the door, the guard said six and the member responded with three and was let in. Believing he had heard enough, the reject went up to the guard. The guard said ten, and the reject said five, but was not let in. What should the reject have said?
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Brain Teaser #96

1. Round I start, yet no shape have I.
Allow me to breathe, and my life will die.
The older I grow, the more sought after I become.
You will feel much better when I am done.
What am I?

2. A 30 year old man married a 25 year old woman. She died at age 50 and her husband was so devastated that he cried for years. Ten years after he stopped crying, he died. If he had lived to be 80, how many years was he a widower?
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Brain Teaser #95

FUN QUIZ:
Famous Last Words from Movies
Name the movies that end with the following dialogue:

1. "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
2. "Hello, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is Mrs. Norman Maine."
3. "Twas beauty that killed the beast."
4. "I used to hate the water."/"I can't imagine why."
5. "There's no place like home."
6. "Tomorrow is another day."
7. "And her daughter, Gypsy."
8. "I am, George, I am."
9. "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."
10. "I was cured, all right!"
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Brain Teaser #94

Two trains, each two miles long, enter two one mile long tunnels that are two miles apart from one another on the same track. The trains enter the tunnels at exactly the same time. The first train is going 5 miles/hour, and the second train is going 10 miles/hour. What is the sum of the lengths of the two trains that will protrude from the tunnels at the exact moment that they collide, assuming that neither train changes its speed prior to collision? The trains are on the same track headed in opposite directions (i.e. directly toward one another).
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