Brain Buster #151
Find the word that fits the first definition, then add an "R" in
front of it to make a new word that matches the second definition.
Place an "R" in front of a conjunction, and get a monetary unit.
Place an "R" in front of a writing liquid, and get a type of sports
arena.
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Brain Buster #152
If 3 salesmen can sell three stoves in seven minutes, how many stoves can six
salesmen sell in seventy minutes?
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Brain Buster #153
What statement is represented by the following?
STAND TAKE
MINE TAKING
I
U
2
MY
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Brain Buster #154
The equation 215 + 748 = 963 uses all the digits from 1 to 9 only once each.
There are many combinations of those numbers that will deliver the same result.
Can you find 3 more?
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Brain Buster #155
This is an Izaak Walton tale.
As the fish hung by it's tail,
The angler proudly had it weighed.
"Three-fourths of it's total," he then said,
"Plus three-fourths of three-fourths of a pound
Will give the whole, exact, not round."
How much did the fish weigh?
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Brain Buster #156
Of the 3 finalists in the bathing-beauty contest, Susan is older than the
redhead, but younger than the hairdresser. Bernice is younger than the
blonde, while Caroline is older than the brunette. The typist is the
receptionist's younger sister. Can you give the haircoloring and
profession of each girl in order of age?
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Brain Buster #157
Fill in each of the blanks below with a word that means the same as the words
on either side.
(intersect) __________ (annoyed)
(a twisted coil of wire) ___________ (season)
(considerate) ___________ (type)
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Brain Buster #158
You would really like to stay longer at the party, because you are having
such a good time. Unfortunately, it's getting very late. You realize
that if it were one hour later, it would be twice as long past midnight as it
would be if it were only right now. When you start thinking like that,
you've been up too long. What time is it now?
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Brain Buster #159
Two railway trains, one 400 feet long and the other 200 feet long, ran on
parallel tracks. It was found that when they went in opposite directions,
they passed each other if five seconds, but when they ran in the same direction,
the faster train would pass the other in fifteen seconds. A curious
passenger worked out the speed of each train from these facts. This, of
course, assumes that both trains run at constant speeds. Can you work out
the trains' speeds?
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Brain Buster #160
In a math contest, Vera was not last. She beat Will and Xena.
Ylla was neither first nor last and beat Zoe. Will beat Xena, Xena beat
Ylla. Who was last?
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Brain Buster #161
Each of the following words includes the letters MAR. Using the
definitions, fill in the words.
An unusual type of boat: _ _ _ _ M
A R _ _
An Italian seafood: _ _ _ _ M
A R _
A title of nobility: M A R _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Brain Buster #162
A traveler in the desert, meeting three nomads about to consume some camel's
milk, asks whether they would share it with him for a price. They agree
and pool the milk, the first contributing one pint more than the second, and the
second contributing one pint more than the third. They share the milk
equally. On leaving, the traveler gives them a sum of money. After
some calculation, they decide that the first nomad should equitably get twice as
much money as the second nomad. How much should the third nomad get?
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Brain Buster #163
What phrase is represented by the figure below?
TIME
YOUR TEN FINGERS
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Brain Buster #164
As far as we can tell, only one word can be anagrammed from SPRINGIEST.
What is it?
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Brain Buster #165
There are several letters which are well known to occur doubled in many
words. Double L, double T, and double S are all pretty common. But
can you find words containing the following doubled letters? You may use
very obscure answers, but our answers are all fairly common words that are still
used today.
HH II
KK UU
VV WW
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Brain Buster #166
What is the four-digit number (no zeros) in which the first digit is the
"lucky" number.
The second and third digits are the number of blackbirds in a pie, and the last
digit completes the sentence, "My ____ and only." ( The sum of
all the digits is 14.)
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Brain Buster #167
January starts the really cold weather here in the Northeastern United
States.
Can you go from COLD to WARM on paper in only four steps? Change one
letter each time, forming a new word each time.
C O L
D
_ _ _
_
_ _ _
_
_ _ _
_
W A R M
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Brain Buster #168
Here are a dozen names of countries and regions that have the letters
scrambled. How many of them can you unscramble?
a. chain b.
enemy c. erect
d. laity e.
plane f. reign
g. rumba h. unsad
i. analog j. serial
k. sprucy l. regalia
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Brain Buster #169
Sally has twice as many sisters as she has brothers.. Her brother
Patrick has five more sisters than he has brothers. What is the least
number of girls and boys in the immediate family that fits the above
configuration?
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Brain Buster #170
Your friend is color blind and, since he has four different colors of socks
in his drawer, he usually just pulls out two and usually ends up wearing a
mismatched pair. He has blue, brown, black, and gray socks in the drawer
in the ratio of 8 blue to 6 brown, to 6 black, to 8 gray. How many socks
would he have to pull out before he could be certain of having a matched pair?
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Brain Buster #171
A man left a legacy of $10,000 to three relatives and their wives.
Together, the wives received $3960. June received $100 more than Camille,
and Martha received $100 more than June. Jack Smith was given just as much
as his wife, Horace Saunders got half as much again as his wife, and Terry
Connors received twice as much as his wife. What was the first name of
each man's wife?
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Brain Buster #172
Pick the correct letters from the explanation below and you'll have a new
word. The answer will tell you if you are correct.
My first is in red, but not in head;
My second in high, but not in thy;
My third in grow, but not in blow;
My fourth in sigh, but not in sly;
My last in top, but not in drop.
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Brain Buster #173
Tony likes indigo, but not blue. He likes onions, but not turnips; he
likes forms but not shapes. According to the same logic rule does he like
tomatoes or avocados?
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Brain Buster #174
Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;
Two husbands, with their two wives;
Two fathers, with their two daughters;
Two mothers, with their two sons;
Two maidens, with their two mothers;
Two sisters, with their two brothers;
Yet only six in all lie buried here;
All born legitimate, from incest clear.
This 16th century epitaph can be explained. How is everyone related?
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Brain Buster #175
Delilah likes carrots but not peas, potatoes but not lettuce, and peanuts not
pecans. Following the same logic, will she like radishes or cucumbers?
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