We’re five little items of an everyday sort. You’ll find us all in a tennis court. What are we?
The vowels. The phrase “a tennis court” contains all five vowels sorted in alphabetic order: a, e, i, o, u.
The vowels. The phrase “a tennis court” contains all five vowels sorted in alphabetic order: a, e, i, o, u.
What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.
I met an old man on London bridge,
What was the man’s name?
Andrew. In the third line, “and drew his name”. It works better when you say it since the spelling is a bit off when written.
Andrew. In the third line, “and drew his name”. It works better when you say it since the spelling is a bit off when written.
What begins and has no end? What is the ending of all that begins?
Death or decay.
Find rhymes for each set of words so the first is a category and the rest are items in the category.
For example, LOYALTY: spring, clean, rinse → ROYALTY: king, queen, prince
1. LOIN: mortar, climb, pickle
1. COIN: quarter, dime, nickel
1. COIN: quarter, dime, nickel
I can never be stolen from you.
What am I?
Knowledge.
Four different-colored balls are being used in a gym class activity – blue, red, yellow and orange. Each student must hold two different-colored balls, but no two students can have the same two colors (for example, only one student can hold the blue and red ball).
How many students can play the game?
Six. If you prefer math, you can calculate it as 4 combination 2
4! / (2!)^2
Or you can work it out manually:
1. Blue Red
Six. If you prefer math, you can calculate it as 4 combination 2
4! / (2!)^2
Or you can work it out manually:
1. Blue Red
I have two faces, but show you one.
The moon. It has two sides, but on earth we only ever see one side. Man has been on the moon, but no one is there now. A full lunar eclipse is known as a blood moon, and the phrase “once in a blue moon” refers to something that rarely happens. Promising the moon is making an extravagant or impossible promise, and there’s a new moon once every lunar cycle.
The moon. It has two sides, but on earth we only ever see one side. Man has been on the moon, but no one is there now. A full lunar eclipse is known as a blood moon, and the phrase “once in a blue moon” refers to something that rarely happens. Promising the moon is making an extravagant or impossible promise, and there’s a new moon once every lunar cycle.
What number comes next?
2, 2, 4, 12, 48, ___
240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240
240. To get the number, multiply the previous number in the series by its position. 48 is in the 5th position, so 48 × 5 = 240
What is the highest regular counting number that is spelled without the use of the letter “N”? (No numbers like Googolplex or Graham’s number)
Eighty-eight. From then on, they all have the letter “N”.
Eighty-eight. From then on, they all have the letter “N”.