Brain Buster #1226
Counting one number per second twenty-four hours per day, how long would it
take to count to a billion? A trillion?
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Brain Buster #1227
Find the six-digit number in which the first and last digits are the same;
the first and last digits multiplied by two gives a two-digit number, now the
second and third digits; and the last digit multiplied by three gives a
two-digit number, now the fourth and fifth digits. The sum of all the
digits is 22.
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Brain Buster #1228
The average distance from the earth to the sun has a specific name. Do
you know what it is?
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Brain Buster #1229
What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same eight letters,
can be used to complete the sentence below?
The ________ with the magnificent voice knew he had no stage presence, so he
took acting lessons and was able to ________ his opera role.
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Brain Buster #1230
Here's a sentence palindrome!
Help! A mouse got into the local church.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
_ _ _ _
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Brain Buster #1231
Rachel is now four years older than her brother Ryan. Four years ago,
Ryan was three-fifths his sister's age. In two years, Ryan will be
three-fourths Rachel's age. How old are they now?
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Brain Buster #1232
Can you think of a five-letter word that has five anagrams?
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Brain Buster #1233
What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same nine letters,
can be used to complete the sentence below?
The buyer for the expensive couturier _________ with the fabric mill for the
beautiful _________ he wanted for the fall collection.
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Brain Buster #1234
The following multiplication example uses all the digits from 0 to 9, and Xs
have been used to represent numbers, not the multiplication sign.
7 X X
X X
X X X X X
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Brain Buster #1235
Take a word that means "keep," change one letter and find a word
that means "hold" or "arrest."
Take a word that means "avoided a hit," change one letter and find
the past tense of a verb that means "make a sibilant sound."
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Brain Buster #1236
Jack likes to play; golf, and his favorite partner is his father-in-law's
only daughter's only brother. Who is he?
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Brain Buster #1237
Which of the words below best completes the series?
Abacus
Return
Desktop
Topper __________
1. Slide 2.
Basket 3.
Bicycle 4. Working
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Brain Buster #1238
If each of the letters below is represented by a number between 1 and 9
inclusive, and no letter shares the same value as a different letter, can you
determine the values of the letters A and E in this subtraction problem?
A B C D E
- E G H I A
Q B Z A
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Brain Buster #1239
Each of the following definitions can be answered by two words that rhyme.
Shalit's TV's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A time piece on the store shelf
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Brain Buster #1240
There are 2 numbers that total 225 and have a ratio of 2 to 13. What
are the numbers?
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Brain Buster #1241
The following 17 letters can be anagrammed into a three-word phrase that a
new store might place in its windows.
A A C D E E G I I L N N O P P S Y
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Brain Buster #1242
The names of 4 animals are hidden in the sentences below. Can you find
them? (the letters are in consecutive order.)
We all amble through the airport and deliver cargo at the gate. We made
errors.
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Brain Buster #1243
Your friend has a collection of diamonds. The number of diamonds plus
8,999 rubies is one less than 10 times the number of diamonds. (If you
wish, denote the number of diamonds by D and the number of rubies by R.)
How many diamonds does your friend have?
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Brain Buster #1244
Decode the secret message from Martians:
BATAL WAHAK NAEAJ MAPAT NAEAW TAOAP APAM
ALAN AEAM AOAI AFAK AEAC AAAV ARAW
ATAX AHAG AAAT ARAP AEAR ANAI AIAS
ACAH AEAL ATAP AOAS AUAS ASAR.
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Brain Buster #1245
Insert one ÷ to make the result of this sequence of numbers be 1 ÷ 12.
135916308 = 1 ÷ 12
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Brain Buster #1246
What do these words have in common?
AGENDA
CLOTHES
SCISSORS SHORTS
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Brain Buster #1247
Which one of the following words does not belong with the others? Why?
AUNT
FATHER
MOTHER
UNCLE
SISTER
COUSIN
DAUGHTER SON
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Brain Buster #1248
One state in the United States is surrounded by 7 other states. Which
state is it, and can you name the surrounding states?
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Brain Buster #1249
Replace the asterisks with mathematical symbols to make this equation work.
888 * 8 * 8 * 88 * 8 * 8 * 8 = 1527
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Brain Buster #1250
Which fruit in the following list is the odd one out?
peach
grape
orange
cherry
pear
apple strawberry
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