I’m a five letter word. Remove my last two letters and I’m a synonym of drag. My second and third letters form an exclamation and my first and second letters are a homophone with a number. What am I?
Towel. Tow is a synonym of drag, ow is an exclamation when you’re hurt (and far more appropriate in mixed company than the four-letter alternatives) and to is a homophone of two.
Towel. Tow is a synonym of drag, ow is an exclamation when you’re hurt (and far more appropriate in mixed company than the four-letter alternatives) and to is a homophone of two.
Your doctor gives you three pills and tells you to take one every half hour. How much time will have passed by the time you’ve taken all three pills?
One hour. You take the first pill, then wait a half hour and take the second pill, then at the hour mark you take the third and last pill.
One hour. You take the first pill, then wait a half hour and take the second pill, then at the hour mark you take the third and last pill.
Ground not for thy daily bread,
A flower. The soil they grow in is not used for food, like wheat to make bread, but for their smell. A neglected flower will wither.
A flower. The soil they grow in is not used for food, like wheat to make bread, but for their smell. A neglected flower will wither.
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment but not once in a thousand years?
The letter “m”.
If you have three, you have three.
What am I?
Choices.
Which is the odd one out and why?
A. Cassius
B. Cassia is a tropical tree; Cassius and Casca were conspirators against Julius Caesar.
B. Cassia is a tropical tree; Cassius and Casca were conspirators against Julius Caesar.
A woman shoots her husband, then holds him under water for five minutes. Finally, she hangs him. Five minutes later they enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
She took a photo of him and developed it in the dark room.
She took a photo of him and developed it in the dark room.
Dustin was born on December 28th yet his birthday always falls in the summer. How is this possible?
Dustin is Australian, where the three hottest summer months are December, January and February.
Dustin is Australian, where the three hottest summer months are December, January and February.
Fill in the blanks with the same 4 letters to make 5 different words.
A ____ old woman on ____ bent, picked up her ____ and away she went. “____ my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to ____ today?”
A vile old woman on evil bent, picked up her veil and away she went. “Levi my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to live today?”
A vile old woman on evil bent, picked up her veil and away she went. “Levi my son” she was heard to say, “what shall we do to live today?”
Here are five rolls of dice, with their score.
Roll #1 – Score: 6
Roll #2 – Score: 4
Roll #3 – Score: 4
Roll #4 – Score: 8
Roll #5: 0
This is what you know:
1. The name of this game is significant (Petals Around the Rose)
How is the score determined?
The solution is to count the dots (petals) surrounding the center dot (the rose).
Only odd numbers have a center dot, so even numbers (2, 4 and 6) are worth zero.
1 doesn’t have any surrounding dots, so it too is worth zero.
The three has two dots surrounding the center, so it’s worth two.
A five has four petals around the rose making it worth four.
The solution is to count the dots (petals) surrounding the center dot (the rose).
Only odd numbers have a center dot, so even numbers (2, 4 and 6) are worth zero.
1 doesn’t have any surrounding dots, so it too is worth zero.
The three has two dots surrounding the center, so it’s worth two.
A five has four petals around the rose making it worth four.
