A word square is a combination of words that can be spelled horizontally and vertically.
The most well known is called the Sator Square (in Latin):
S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S
What five words complete this word square?
I T C H E S
T _ _ _ _ _
C _ _ _ _ _
H _ _ _ _ _
E _ _ _ _ _
S _ _ _ _ _
Thrust, Crisco, Hussar, Escape and Stores.
Making this lovely word square below:
I T C H E S
T H R U S T
C R I S C O
H U S S A R
E S C A P E
S T O R E S
Thrust, Crisco, Hussar, Escape and Stores.
Making this lovely word square below:
I T C H E S
T H R U S T
C R I S C O
H U S S A R
E S C A P E
S T O R E S
What do horses, sleep and dreams have in common?
Nightmares.
What animal comes next in the series?
Giraffe Elephant Tiger Snake Gnu Oryx Anoa ___________
A. Chipmunk
D. Tomcat
The number of letters of each animal corresponds to the number of the letters in each month. And the first letters spell “Gets Goat”.
January / Giraffe = 7 letters
D. Tomcat
The number of letters of each animal corresponds to the number of the letters in each month. And the first letters spell “Gets Goat”.
January / Giraffe = 7 letters
Alfred is at the bank to cash his $200 check. He tells the cashier he would like some one dollar bills, ten times as many two dollar bills and the rest in fives.
How many of each denomination does the cashier need to give Alfred?
Five $1 bills, 50 $2 bills and 19 $5 bills.
We know that in order to give the rest of the amount in fives, the sum of the one and two dollar bills needs to be divisible by five (i.e. end in 0 or 5).
If we start with a single one dollar bill, we’d need ten two dollar bills to satisfy the request, making $21. But we need a sum that is divisible by 5. So we keep going up, like so:
$1 + $2 * 10 = $21
So the only option that works is 5 $1 bills and 50 $2 bills, leaving $95 (95 / 5 = 19) to be paid out in 19 fives.
Alfred is one tough customer.
Five $1 bills, 50 $2 bills and 19 $5 bills.
We know that in order to give the rest of the amount in fives, the sum of the one and two dollar bills needs to be divisible by five (i.e. end in 0 or 5).
If we start with a single one dollar bill, we’d need ten two dollar bills to satisfy the request, making $21. But we need a sum that is divisible by 5. So we keep going up, like so:
$1 + $2 * 10 = $21
So the only option that works is 5 $1 bills and 50 $2 bills, leaving $95 (95 / 5 = 19) to be paid out in 19 fives.
Alfred is one tough customer.
Toby likes indigo but not red. He likes onions but not turnips. He likes forms but not shapes.
According to the same rule, does he like tomatoes or avocados?
Toby only likes words that start with prepositions, like his name. Thus he likes tomatoes, not avocados.
Toby only likes words that start with prepositions, like his name. Thus he likes tomatoes, not avocados.
If you could chose to increase the average fuel economy of a car, which of these would save the most fuel?
1. 10mpg -> 12mpg
It turns out they all save the same amount of fuel.
If you travel 100 miles:
100 / 10 = 10 gallons used
10 – 8 1/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
100 / 30 = 3 1/3 gallons used
3 1/3 – 1 2/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
It turns out they all save the same amount of fuel.
If you travel 100 miles:
100 / 10 = 10 gallons used
10 – 8 1/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
100 / 30 = 3 1/3 gallons used
3 1/3 – 1 2/3 = 1 2/3 gallons saved
Here are two groups of words.
A. blast, paper, box, bank
Which word from Group B belongs with the words from Group A?
Bag. All of the words in group A can begin with the word sand.
Bag. All of the words in group A can begin with the word sand.
You bury me when I’m alive, and dig me up when I’m dead. What am I?
A plant.
How can you cross out four letters from the word LIVING to leave six remaining?
Cross out LING, leaving you with VI, or 6 in Roman numerals.
Cross out LING, leaving you with VI, or 6 in Roman numerals.
How can you make four 9’s equal 100?
99 9/9 = 100