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Brain Buster 701 

Here's another "trickle-down" puzzle.  Remember to change one letter at a time.

SORT
_____
_____
_____
PACK

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Brain Buster #702

Below is a message written in code.  See if you can untangle this mystery and decipher the message.  HINT:  QWERTYUIOP

O      KIDY      DP;BRF      YJOD      [IXX;R

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Brain Buster #703

Take an "r" from a word for someone who finds fault and find a word that means "prank."

Take an "r" from a word meaning "fall hard or break" and find a word for money.

Take an "r" from a word for an obnoxious child and find a word for a piece of sports equipment.

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Brain Buster #704

You may know that Thailand was known as Siam.  Do you know the former names for the countries below?

1.  Myanmar
2.  Sri Lanka
3.  Bangladesh
4.  Zimbabwe

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Brain Buster #705

Work out the simple substitution cryptogram below to solve a problem.

18-21     2-12-6     4-26-13-7     7-12     16-13-12-4     4-19-26-7     7-12     23-12     4-18-7-19     15-18-7-7-15-22     20-9-22-22-13     14-12-13-8-7-22-9-8,     17-6-8-7     4-26-18-7     6-13-7-18-15     7-19-22-2     9-18-11-22-13.

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Brain Buster #706

Below is a sequence that is not as difficult as it first appears.  Play around with it for a while and the "powers" of the mind will show you the way.

1      128      729      1024      625      216      49      ?

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Brain Buster #707

Twins named Bob and Bill ran a race.  Bob ran three miles per hour uphill and six miles per hour downhill.  His brother Bill ran four miles per hour both up and down.  On a hill that was three miles up and three miles down, which one came in first and by how much?

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Brain Buster #708

Here is an interesting "magic square," where the rows, columns, and diagonals add up to 41.  No number is used more than once and the largest number used is 26.  Can you complete the square?

 2             ___          ___          26

___         ___            5           ___ 

___           1            ___         ___

 9          ___           ___            4

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Brain Buster #709

What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same six letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

The title of the appealing little magazine defines the colorful drawings as amusing but comprehensive, in short, _________      _________.

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Brain Buster #710

Here is a sequence puzzle that is mathematical and somewhat difficult unless you unlock the secret at its root.

1         0.70711          0.57735          0.50000          0.44721          0.40825           0.37796           0.35355          0.33333          ?

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Brain Buster #711

Here's a secret code that has and interesting twist to it.  (Hint: "ping pong effect")

BUCENO
BCKA
ADN
FRHTO

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Brain Buster #712

Find the number that best completes the following sequence.

3     15     6     12     9     9     12     6     15     ?

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Brain Buster #713

You may know that any number may be divided by three if the sum of the digits can be divided by three ( without a remainder, of course).  You may also know that a number may be evenly divided by four when the last two digits of that number can be divided by four.  Do you know the rules that apply when dividing by 6, 8, 9 and 12?

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Brain Buster #714

What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same seven letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

A mother who ________ and spoils her child is setting up a situation in which he will be _________ by others in authority.

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Brain Buster #715

Three playing cards are placed face down on the table and someone tells you:
1.  A Spade is to the right of a Heart
2.  A Club is to the right of a Queen
3.  One card is a King
4.  An 8 is to the right of a spade

Can you figure out which card is which, from left to right?

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Brain Buster #716

James is now two-thirds Jim-s age.  In three years, he will be three-fourths Jim's age.  Three years ago, he was half as old as Jim.  The sum of their ages is 15.  How old are they now?

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Brain Buster #717

What number gives the same result when added to 2 1/2 as when it is multiplied by 2 1/2?

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Brain Buster #718

Some letters have been removed from the names of the following American states.  Fill in the missing letters to find out where you are.

_  I  _  H  _  G  _  _ 
_  I  _  _  E  _  O  _  A
_  Y  _  M  _  N  _
_  I  _  _  I  _   _  I  _  P  _
_  A  _  _  A  _  H  _  S  _  _  _  _

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Brain Buster #719

A increased by 20% = B
B decreased by 50% = C
C increased by 25% = D
D decreased by 20% = E

What percent of A is E?

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Brain Buster #720

Fill in the answers to the definitions below.  (hint: for all you dog lovers, the answers all contain the word "dog".)

Decidedly opinionated __________
Persistent ___________
Creed __________

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Brain Buster #721

The following are different kinds of _____?

Reshabar     Shamal     Kosava     Harmattan     Pampero

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Brain Buster #722

Fill in the blanks to complete the word below.

_  E  _  M  _  T  _  _  C  _  L  _  _

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Brain Buster #723

The letters below share a common physical characteristic that some of the other capital letters don't.  What is that characteristic and are there any other letters that should be in this group?

A     H     M     T     U     V

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Brain Buster #724

What two-word combinations, formed from different arrangements of the same 10 letters, can be used to complete the sentences below?

The doctor prescribed a __________ for the French gourmet.  He became so upset by this change in his lifestyle that he ignored the __________ while driving home and had an accident.

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Brain Buster #725

Here's a "trickle down" puzzle.  Change one letter at a time on each of the lines after the first word in order to get the last word.

Race
____
____
____
Pits

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