Brain Buster 451

There seems to be only one other word that can be made from the letters in the word IMPORTUNATE.  Can you find it?
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Brain Buster 452

Start with the number of plums Jack Horner pulled out of his pie, add the number of days Noah endured a deluge and then add the street number of the home of the President of the United States.  What's the answer?
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Brain Buster 453

Can you name the only bird that can fly upside down?  (it's a commonly known name).
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Brain Buster 454

Two people are flipping coins. Each time, they bet $1 apiece. At the end, one person won $3 and the other one won three times. How many games did they play?
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Brain Buster 455

A palindrome for you!

What do you call a dog who lived with the Plains Indians in a very friendly manner?

_   _   _   E   _           _   E   _
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Brain Buster 456

Alex, twelve years old, is three times as old as his sister. How old will Alex be when he is twice as old as his sister?
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Brain Buster 457

Two soldiers have been ordered to do the following chores:
1. Peel potatoes.
2. Do the dishes.
3. Mow the lawn.
Each of these chores, when done by one person, takes one hour. How  could they perform all of the work in as little time as possible.  They have only one knife, one lawn mower, and one sink with room for one person?
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Brain Buster 458

The equation 143 + 586 = 729 uses all of the digits from 1 to 9 only once each.  There are many combinations of those numbers that will deliver the same result.  Can you name 3 of them?
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Brain Buster 459

Find the word that fits the first definition, then add an "S" in front of it to make a new word that matches the second definition.

Put an "S" in front of considerable height, and make a home for a horse.

Put an "S" in front of a geometric shape, and get a Scottish delicacy.
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Brain Buster 460

How long is a rope that is 2 yards shorter than another rope that is three times the length of the first rope?
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Brain Buster 461

A man went into his local post office, walked up to the lady behind the counter, proffered a dollar, and said, "Give me some 2¢ stamps, ten times as many 1¢ stamps, and the balance in 5¢ stamps." How was this puzzling request met?
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Brain Buster 462

Make a dent in your mental energy and complete the word below by filling in the missing letters.

I  _  _  _  G  _  _  F  _  C  _  _  T
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Brain Buster 463

What would logically come next in this sequence'?
S30 031 N30
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Brain Buster 464

What phrase is represented by the arrangement below?

YOO HOO      WILD
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Brain Buster 465

Figure out the pattern in the series below and fill in the blank.

1     8     ?     64     125
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Brain Buster 466

Can you turn FACE into MASK in only four steps by changing one letter at a time to form the interim words?

FACE
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ 
_ _ _ _
MASK
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Brain Buster 467

What is the 5-digit number (no zeros) in which each number goes up in increasing order from left to right and the total of all the digits when added is 25?
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Brain Buster 468

Reduce the high-flown language below to a common saying.

The tenderest of passions and feelings causes the rotational force propelling this inhabited planet.
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Brain Buster 469

You have stealthily raided your small child's piggy bank. You feel slightly guilty as you count the money. You have the same number of dimes and quarters totaling exactly $2.45. When you turn honest and put it back, how many of each coin will you need to replace? Your child keeps a record of how much she puts in and in what denomination, of course.
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Brain Buster 470

What 3 words, formed form different arrangements of the same 5 letters, will complete the sentences below?

The old _______ stood gracefully under the trees, its stable housing horses with silky, well-cared for ______ .  This happy stable existed as long as there were ______ to keep it in perfect condition.
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Brain Buster 471

In a contest to guess the number of buttons in a jar, Alice guessed 25, Betty guessed 21, Charles guessed 23, Dave guessed 27, and Ed guessed 24.  They were off by 4, 1, 2, and 2.  One was correct?  Who won, and how many buttons were in the jar?
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Brain Buster 472

Here's a palindrome!

A record kept by someone who uses a wood and a putter, among other things.

_  _  _  _       _  _  _
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Brain Buster 473

A bolt of cloth is colored as follows: one-third and one-quarter of it are black, the other 8 yards are gray. How long is the bolt?
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Brain Buster 474

When the following groups of letters are unscrambled into words, which one is the odd man out?

TLPHEEAN      NLIO      GTREI      BGERLI
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Brain Buster 475

Eight children decided to play army, so they divided into 2 teams of 4.  Each team had there own fort to defend.  One team put 2 members inside the fort to plan their strategy and placed their other 2 members outside the fort to stand watch.  One member facing due east, and the other member facing due west.  After about 5 minutes of standing watch, one member standing watch says to the other member standing watch, "what are you smiling about?".  How was he able to determine that his friend was smiling?
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