I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head but I’m not alive. Your strength determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I’m never thrown.
Three brothers share a family sport: A non-stop marathon The oldest one is fat and short And trudges slowly on The middle brother’s tall and slim And keeps a steady pace The youngest runs just like the wind, A-speeding through the race “He’s young in years, we let him run,” The other brothers say “‘Cause though he’s surely number one, He’s second, in a way.”
This word starts with the same letter it ends with and there are two of the same along the way. There is another pair and one each of two more, just to make you smile. What is the word?
Giggling. It starts and ends with ‘g’ and there are two more ‘g’s in the middle. It also has a pair of ‘i’s and one ‘l’ and ‘n’. Plus, giggling makes you smile ;)
Shawn and Kyle are bunk mates in prison and are desperate to escape. There is an unbarred window high above them, but the walls are smooth and it’s too high for them to reach even when standing on each other’s shoulders. Their cell has no furnishings other than a toilet and even when standing on the toilet and each other’s shoulders, they can’t reach the window.
They’ve tried digging through the dirt floor but the wall extends 50 feet below. How could escape through the window?
They could dig down with their hands, but it would take too long to dig 50 feet down. Instead, they could pile the dirt they dig up to give them enough height to reach the window. If they put the toilet seat down, they could pile the dirt on top, then get on each other’s shoulders to reach the window. That would mean only one of them would be able to get out. The remaining prisoner could either continue piling dirt to account for the missing guy or the escaped prisoner could come back with a rope to help his mate escape.
1 lb = A 2 lbs + A = B 3 lbs = B 4 lbs = A + B 5 lbs + A + B = C 6 lbs + B = C 7 lbs + B = A + C 8 lbs + A = C 9 lbs = C 10 lbs = A + C 11 lbs + A = B + C 12 lbs = B + C 13 lbs = A + B + C 14 lbs + B = D 15 lbs + B = A + D 16 lbs + A = D 17 lbs = D 18 lbs = A + D 19 lbs + A = B + D 20 lbs = B + D 21 lbs = A + B + D 22 lbs + A + B = C + D 23 lbs + B = C + D 24 lbs + B = A + C + D 25 lbs + A = C + D 26 lbs = C + D 27 lbs = A + C + D 28 lbs + A = B + C + D 29 lbs = B + C + D 30 lbs = A + B + C + D
Find the names of 10 gems or precious stones hidden in the following story. Each one spans at least two words.
Sir Gade rode toward a castle atop a zebra at a steady gallop, a long way from home. He arrived at the gate and the keeper knelt in shame. “Thy steed must be tired.” Sir Gade replied, “I am on direct orders from the King. Let me through.” A cougar, nettled by the noise, emerged from a shrub. “You must save me!” cried the gate man. Sir Gade, eyes filled with rancor, alighted and gazed toward the sky. An item fell from his cloak as drove his sword into the cougar’s spine. “Let me pass!” cried Sir Gade. The gate keeper, stunned from his saga, tentatively opened the gate, then retrieved the fallen item.
1. topaz – “atop a zebra” 2. opal – “gallop, a long” 3. amethyst – “shame. Thy steed” 4. diamond – “replied, I am on direct” 5. garnet – “cougar, nettled” 6. ruby – “shrub. You” 7. coral – “rancor, alighted” 8. kyanite – “sky. An item” 9. spinel – “spine. Let” 10. agate – “saga, tentatively”
Sir Gade rode toward a castle atop a zebra at a steady gallop, a long way from home. He arrived at the gate and the keeper knelt in shame. “Thy steed must be tired.” Sir Gade replied, “I am on direct orders from the King. Let me through.” A cougar, nettled by the noise, emerged from a shrub. “You must save me!” cried the gate man. Sir Gade, eyes filled with rancor, alighted and gazed toward the sky. An item fell from his cloak as drove his sword into the cougar’s spine. “Let me pass!” cried Sir Gade. The gate keeper, stunned from his saga, tentatively opened the gate, then retrieved the fallen item.
