Brain Buster 676
A fireman is running to get a net under a lady who looks like she might jump
off the balcony of her 20 story apartment building. There is nothing below
her except a 20 story fall. The fireman is still 100 yards away when she
falls and can't nearly get there in time. the woman is not hurt more than
a bruise. How is that possible?
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Brain Buster #677
This puzzle is one just like on our web site that we call teasers, it uses
only the initials of the major words in a phrase. What is the phrase? (
example: " 26 L in the A" = 26 letters in the Alphabet. )
3 N in an AC
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Brain Buster #678
What is the missing number in the sequence below?
17
24
1
9
23
8
__?
13
27
35
12 19
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Brain Buster #679
A simple substitution code has been used to conceal a
"quote." Work out the code to decipher the words.
Jack Sprat:
9
8-1-20-5
20-8-9-19
6-1-20
6-18-5-5
4-9-5-20
13-25
23-9-6-5
8-1-19
16-21-20
13-5 15-14.
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Brain Buster #680
There are three numbers hidden in the sentences below. Can you find
them? The letters are in consecutive order.
Throw the problem off. I've always felt women were able to pass even
the worst situation and make it better.
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Brain Buster #681
Which four-digit number is missing from the group of numbers below?
1961
6009
6119
6699
9006
9116
9696 9966
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Brain Buster #682
All of the vowels have been removed from the following rather cynical
statement, and the remaining letters have been broken into groups of three
letters each. Reconstruct the sentence. Hint: the words
in the sentence are NOT all three letter words, because they are in groups of
three, most words are blended together.
PDS TRN
SCM NTW
SRT STH
QCK NDT
HDD
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Brain Buster #683
Ann is now exactly two-fifths of her older sister's age, and two years from
now she will be one-half of her older sister's age. Conversely, two years
ago, Ann was only one-fourth the age of her older sister's age at that
time. How old is Ann now? (She's a fairly young child, by the way.)
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Brain Buster #684
Barbara is a young lady with decided tastes. She likes khaki but not
brown; she likes rendezvous but not meetings; she likes mousses but not
jellies. Does she like jodhpurs or riding pants?
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Brain Buster #685
Which is the odd word out in this list, and why?
CONTRABAND
HOURI
ARCHAIC
YACHT
ROOK
LEVITATE
EXPLOSION
SUBMARINES
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Brain Buster #686
The following 13 letters can be anagrammed into a two-word phrase meaning
"endless void."
B E I L M O O P S
S T T T
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Brain Buster #687
Six and a half boys can eat six and a half pizzas in an hour and a
half. How many pizzas could three boys eat in seven and a half hours?
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Brain Buster #688
What are five words ending with --dous?
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Brain Buster #689
At Sloppy Joe's Restaurant a customer was shocked to find a fly in his
coffee. He sent the waiter back for a fresh cup. After his first sip, the
customer pounded on the table and shouted: "This is the same cup of coffee
I had before!" How could he tell?
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Brain Buster #690
A chessboard has squares that are two inches by two inches. What is the
diameter of the largest circle that can be drawn on the board in such a way that
the circle's circumference is entirely on black squares?
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Brain Buster #691
In this question you have a fifty-fifty chance of guessing right since there
are only two possible answers. All of us know that the five American states
which are either touching or sitting in the Pacific Ocean are Alaska, Hawaii,
Washington, Oregon, and California. So we should find it simple to answer
whether Reno, Nevada, is east or west of Los Angeles, California.
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Brain Buster #692
A plane was returning from the Olympic Games with five athletes who placed
first through fifth in an event. They made the following statements:
A: "I was not the last."
B: "C was third."
C: "A was behind F."
D: "F was second."
F: "D was not the first."
Can you determine the position of how the athletes finished, use your
reasoning power to determine if each one is telling the truth or lying?
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Brain Buster #693
Which of the following groups of letters is the odd man out? The
difference has nothing to do with vowels or consonants.
TTEN EVCA
SEOUH KNLNEE
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Brain Buster #694
Each of the following letters has something in common. What should the
next letter be?
B C D G J
O P Q R ?
1) T 2)S
3)V 4)W
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Brain Buster #695
Another palindrome:
What would you call bumps on a variety of dried grass?
_ _ _ _
_
_ _ _ _ _
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Brain Buster #696
Choose the correct letter from each clue in the rhyme below. The four
letters will spell the answer to the riddle.
My first is in game but not in play.
My second in lose but not in stay.
My third in like but not in high.
My last in drive but not in sigh
My whole is precious, very dear,
Valued by all----far and near.
_ _ _ _
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Brain Buster #697
Find the six-digit number in which the first digit is the square of the
second; the third and fourth are the sum of the first and second; and the fifth
and sixth are the sum of the preceding four digits.
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Brain Buster #698
In a recent contest, 45 participants were awarded $300,000 in prize
money. The money was divided into prizes of $4,000 and $8,000. Each
of the participants received one prize. How many participants received the
$4,000 prize and how many received the $8,000 amount?
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Brain Buster #699
Determine the well-known fact, phrase, movie, song title, etc. represented in
the following initial letters and numbers:
1. 5 F on a H ( I the T )
2. A C has 9 L
3. 4 H of the A
4. 3 B M ( S H T R )
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Brain Buster #700
How many different ways can seven people arrange themselves in a row of seven
seats?
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