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6 Mar 2014, 09:27 AM | #1 |
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Test your logic!
1. Tom's mom had three children. The first was named May, the second was June. What was the third child’s name? 2. The manufacturer doesn't want to use it, the buyer doesn't need to use it and the user doesn't know he's using it. What is it? 3. The word CANDY can be spelled using just 2 letters. Can you figure out how? 4. Bill bets Craig $100 that he can predict the score of the hockey game before it starts. Craig agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Craig lose the bet? 5. What is the next 3 letters in this sequence? O t t f f s s _ _ _ 6. FOUR is HALF of FIVE. Is this statement True or False? 7. A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be? 8. What do these 3 have in common? Superman, Moses, The Cabbage Patch Kids 9. What is black when you buy it, red when you use it, and gray when you throw it away? 10. Can you name three consecutive days without using the words: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday? [i]All right...answers below:[/I] Brain Teasers Answer Sheet 1. Tom.....Tom's mom had three children, June, May, and Tom. 2. A coffin 3. The answer: C and Y 4. Bill said the score would be 0-0 and he was right. Before any hockey game starts, the score is always 0-0. 5. "e n t " They represent the first letter when writing the numbers one thru ten. 6. It's True. The Roman Numeral FOUR (IV) is in the middle of the word Five: F(IV)E 7. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture (film) of her husband, developed it and hung it up to dry. 8. They were all adopted! 9. The answer is Charcoal. In Homer Simpson's words: Hmmmm... Barbecue. 10. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow! |
6 Mar 2014, 11:12 AM | #2 |
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I got more than half of them webecedarian
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17 Mar 2014, 05:18 AM | #3 |
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David, I guess you're the only one brave enough to tackle this - and you're much smarter than I am. I think I got one right!
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19 Mar 2014, 05:02 PM | #4 |
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I got 3 right!!
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4 Apr 2014, 05:34 AM | #5 |
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I got 4, but the wording of some of them is atrocious!
#7, they refer to a photograph as "him"? |
2 Jun 2021, 03:20 PM | #6 |
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I just tried it again and only got 2 right!!
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3 Jun 2021, 02:30 AM | #8 |
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Well yes in a dark room I see them doing it this way......
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