Starting with the word STANDARD, how can you take away two letters and add three digits to make a logical sequence?
Remove the two A’s, leaving: ST ND RD Add 1, 2, 3 to produce: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Remove the two A’s, leaving: ST ND RD Add 1, 2, 3 to produce: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Some form a parliament, Others a company, congregation or convocation, The mob can see a murder, or clamor and wake, A bouquet is presented when flushed.
What are we?
Birds. These are collective nouns for groups of birds. parliament – owls company – parrots congregation – plovers convocation – eagles mob – emus murder – crows clamor – rooks wake – buzzards bouquet – pheasants (when flushed)
Birds. These are collective nouns for groups of birds. parliament – owls company – parrots congregation – plovers convocation – eagles mob – emus murder – crows clamor – rooks wake – buzzards bouquet – pheasants (when flushed)
I am a seed, three letters in the name, Take away two and I sound quite the same.
What am I?
Pea.
In one day, 6 things. In one week, 4 things. In one month, 2 things. In one year, 1 thing.
What are the things?
Odd numbers.
In a day, there are 6 odd hours: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (ignoring 24-hour time).
In a week, there are 4 odd-numbered days: 1, 3, 5, 7
In a month, there are 2 odd weeks: 1, 3 (no month has 5 full weeks)
And in a year’s 12 months, there is 1 odd number: 1 (the 1 of 12).
I readily agree the year one is a stretch, but I didn’t write it :)
Odd numbers.
In a day, there are 6 odd hours: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 (ignoring 24-hour time).
In a week, there are 4 odd-numbered days: 1, 3, 5, 7
In a month, there are 2 odd weeks: 1, 3 (no month has 5 full weeks)
And in a year’s 12 months, there is 1 odd number: 1 (the 1 of 12).
I readily agree the year one is a stretch, but I didn’t write it :)
What is the sum of the numbers in the following list which are consecutive?
15 5 10 28
24 7 18 26
11 21 17 13
22 9 1 20
The consecutive numbers are: 9, 10, 11; 17, 18; and 20, 21, 22.
The sum of those numbers is 128.
The consecutive numbers are: 9, 10, 11; 17, 18; and 20, 21, 22.
The sum of those numbers is 128.
Complete the three missing words in the sentence, with the first two words combining to form the third word.
For example:
The prime minister ____ the meeting, even though the ____ was technically the ____ official. The three missing words would be RAN, KING, and RANKING.
Now solve this one:
When she broke her ____ showing off at the ____ of the ski run, Arya became a ____ among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
LEG, END, LEGEND
When she broke her LEG showing off at the END of the ski run, Arya became a LEGEND among her friends.
gges egsg segg esgg
What does this represent?
Scrambled eggs
Dead and bound, what once was free. What made no sound, Now sings with glee.
What is it?
Any wooden, stringed instrument (guitar, violin, cello, ukulele, etc)
Any wooden, stringed instrument (guitar, violin, cello, ukulele, etc)
This is a four-part brain teaser.
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? 2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator? 3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal doesn’t attend? 4. There is a river you must cross but it is used by crocodiles and you don’t have a boat. How can you cross safely?
1. Open the refrigerator, put the giraffe in and close the door. It’s not complicated. 2. Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe , then put in the elephant and close the door. 3. The elephant. He’s still in the refrigerator. After all, you just put him there. 4. Jump into the river and swim across. The crocodiles are at the Lion King’s animal meeting. I admit, this is not a typical brain teaser, but it amused me.
1. Open the refrigerator, put the giraffe in and close the door. It’s not complicated. 2. Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe , then put in the elephant and close the door. 3. The elephant. He’s still in the refrigerator. After all, you just put him there. 4. Jump into the river and swim across. The crocodiles are at the Lion King’s animal meeting. I admit, this is not a typical brain teaser, but it amused me.
Apples, ice, and flowers can do it. Pears, stones, and coins can’t.
Float.
By Sef Daystrom