What word can be added before or after these words to make a new word or phrase?
Surf, School, Room
Board. Surf board, school board (or maybe boarding school), board room.
Board. Surf board, school board (or maybe boarding school), board room.
He was the perfect gentleman even though his nephew couldn’t see it. Who was he?
A fine chap with a blind nephew (or an exemplary uncle who died before his nephew was born).
A fine chap with a blind nephew (or an exemplary uncle who died before his nephew was born).
If you were to spell out the numbers, how far would you have to go before encountering the letter A?
One thousa nd (or one hundred a nd one, depending on how you pronounce it ).
One thousa nd (or one hundred a nd one, depending on how you pronounce it ).
Fill in the missing numbers in this number series.
16, 26, ?, 43, 50, ?, 61, 65, ?, 70, 71
The method to create the series is start by adding 10, then decrease the addend by 1 for each new number in the sequence. That gives us:
16 + 10 = 2635 56 68
The method to create the series is start by adding 10, then decrease the addend by 1 for each new number in the sequence. That gives us:
16 + 10 = 2635 56 68
I have four pairs of letters,
I help you get things done,
What am I?
Efficiency. Being efficient helps you get things done, but if you’re extremely efficient with your tasks you get less exercise.
Efficiency. Being efficient helps you get things done, but if you’re extremely efficient with your tasks you get less exercise.
How could a member of the military communicate silently and without light?
By using braille .
Braille was based on a tactile military code called night writing, developed by Charles Barbier in response to Napoleon’s demand for a means for soldiers to communicate silently at night and without light. In Barbier’s system, sets of 12 embossed dots encoded 36 different sounds. It proved to be too difficult for soldiers to recognize by touch and was rejected by the military.
By using braille .
Braille was based on a tactile military code called night writing, developed by Charles Barbier in response to Napoleon’s demand for a means for soldiers to communicate silently at night and without light. In Barbier’s system, sets of 12 embossed dots encoded 36 different sounds. It proved to be too difficult for soldiers to recognize by touch and was rejected by the military.
What can you add to one to make it go away?
The letter g. Then it’s g one.
The letter g. Then it’s g one.
My first three letters stores things. Not many people understand me. What am I?
Binary. Bin is a storage container and binary just 1s and 0s.
Binary. Bin is a storage container and binary just 1s and 0s.
What do you throw out to use and take in when you’re done?
An anchor.
In what month do people sleep the least?
February, because there are fewer days.
February, because there are fewer days.