Rearrange the letters of each word in the phrase below to form a well-known saying.
BERETT ELTA NATH RENEV
Better Late Than Never
I can be long or short. I can be grown or bought. I can be painted or left bare. My tip can be round or square. What am I?
Fingernails.
How many bricks does it take to finish a brick building?
One (the last one is the only one that can finish the building).
One (the last one is the only one that can finish the building).
What turns everything around but doesn’t move?
A mirror.
1 is 3,
What is 6? And what is meant by cosmic?
6 is 3 of course. Because six has three letters.
One = three letters
Cosmic is a number that has the same number of letters as the value. Four is the only number I’m aware of that has this property.
6 is 3 of course. Because six has three letters.
One = three letters
Cosmic is a number that has the same number of letters as the value. Four is the only number I’m aware of that has this property.
Moving to and fro,
What am I?
A door.
Solve this one carefully!
230 – 220 x 0.5 = ?
You probably won’t believe it, but the answer is 5! How can this be true?
The answer is 120, and 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120
Credit to John May for this one.
The answer is 120, and 5! = 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1 = 120
Credit to John May for this one.
Augustus loves candy and much to his delight, his three favorites are on sale. One each of gum, chocolate and caramel cost 40 cents. A caramel is over three times the price of gum. Six gums are worth more than chocolate. A caramel plus two gums cost less than chocolate. What is the price of each candy?
Gum = 4 cents
Gum = 4 cents
I’m full of lines and my job is to lie, yet I’m revered by many. What am I?
An actor. They memorize lines and lie about who they are, yet well-known actors are mobbed by fans whenever they’re seen in public.
An actor. They memorize lines and lie about who they are, yet well-known actors are mobbed by fans whenever they’re seen in public.
What are these three related items? When I am placed somewhere I will never stand up. Whatever you give me I will eat. When I go I never return.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.
A stove, fire, smoke.
Essentially a duplicate of A Group of Three but I’m keeping it here to avoid broken links.