Brain Teasers

Fun & Games
166

And the lady wins again! :laugh:

MEREPEAT

Answer -

Repeat after me

167

repeat after me

168

Yup!

GR 12" AVE

Answer -

One foot in the grave

169

Foot in grave

170

:whistle:

1 foot in the grave

171

Correct!

faredce

Answer -

Red in the face

172

Red in the Face

173

Correct!

cotaxme

Answer -

Income tax

174

Income Tax

175

Right!

Five women bought five different types of flowers for different reasons on different days.
Names: Julia, Amy, Bethany, Rachel, and Kristen
Flowers: Roses, Daisies, Lilies, Tulips, and Carnations
Colors: Purple, Yellow, Pink, White, and Peach
Places or Occasions: Backyard, Park, Office, Wedding, and Birthday
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday

  1. The flowers were purchased in the following order: tulips, the flowers for the office, the purple flowers, the roses for the park, and the white flowers bought by Julia.

  2. Bethany loves flowers but is allergic, so she would never have them indoors.

  3. It rained on Wednesday and Friday, because of this, the wedding and birthday party had to be moved indoors.

  4. Amy bought her flowers after Rachel, but before Kristen.

  5. Rachel needed something more to add to her office, so she chose peach flowers to match her curtains.

  6. On Wednesday the only purple flowers available at the flower shop were daisies.

  7. The pink flowers were bought after the carnations, but before the lilies.

  8. The flowers for the birthday were bought after the flowers for the office, but before the flowers for the wedding.

Who bought which flowers in which color for which location on which day? :laugh:

Answer -

Julia: Lilies, White, Wedding, Friday
*
Amy: Daisies, Purple, Birthday, Wednesday
*
Bethany: Tulips, Yellow, Backyard, Monday
*
Rachel: Carnations, Peach, Office, Tuesday
*
Kristen: Roses, Pink, Park, Thursday

176

Women always shopping at the last minute, I swear!

Bethany bought tulips on Monday for her backyard.
Rachel bought carnations Tuesday for her office.
Amy bought daisies Wednesday for a birthday.
Kristen bought roses Thursday for the park
Julia bought lilies Friday for a wedding.

177

Very original - and correct!

Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the ‘s’ from ‘Boast’ to ‘Hip’ creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.

  1. Inks - Tiles
  2. Ride - Relive
  3. Gaze - Freed
  4. Snail - Pike
  5. Snag - Cold

Answer -

1. Links - Ties
2. Rid - Relieve
3. Graze - Feed
4. Nail - Spike
5. Nag - Scold

178

1.
2. rid - relieve
3.
4. nail - spike
5. nag - [strike]bitch[/strike] scold

:S

179

[quote=“LadyOfWicca” post=136668]Take the given words, and by moving a single letter from one word to the other, make a pair of synonyms, or near synonyms. For example, given: Boast - Hip, move the ‘s’ from ‘Boast’ to ‘Hip’ creating two synonyms: Boat - Ship.

  1. Inks - Tiles
  2. Ride - Relive
  3. Gaze - Freed
  4. Snail - Pike
  5. Snag - Cold[/quote]

1. Links - Ties
3. Graze - Feed

180

:lol: You two make a good team!

Next!

When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Heavenly body

Answer: Start -> Star

Try these -

  1. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict
  2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity
  3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow
  4. Wet -> Large water barrier
  5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water
  6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue
  7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small
  8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city

Answer -

1. Warp -> War
2. Cramp -> Cram
3. Skip -> Ski
4. Damp -> Dam
5. Swamp -> Swam
6. Tarp -> Tar
7. Weep -> Wee
8. Slump -> Slum

181

[quote=“LadyOfWicca” post=136782]1. Bend out of shape -> Armed conflict
2. Muscle contraction -> Pack to capacity
3. Pass over; omit -> Glide on snow
4. Wet -> Large water barrier
5. Marsh; bog -> Moved through water
6. Waterproof canvas -> Pitch; oily residue
7. Cry; shed tears -> Very small
8. Assume a slouching posture; decrease suddenly -> Run-down part of a city[/quote]

1. warp - war
2. cramp - cram
3. skip - ski
4. damp - dam
5. swamp - swam
6. tarp - tar
7. weep - wee
8. slump - slum

182

:lol: Wow! That was fast!

Given the word STANDARD, take away two letters and add three digits to make a logical sequence.

Answer -

Take away the A’s to leave ST ND RD
*
Then add 1, 2, and 3: 1ST 2ND 3RD

183

This is hard. (That’s not my answer)

184

[quote=“LadyOfWicca” post=136798]:lol: Wow! That was fast!

Given the word STANDARD, take away two letters and add three digits to make a logical sequence.[/quote]

:blink:

ATH0

185

[quote=“LadyOfWicca” post=136798]
Given the word STANDARD, take away two letters and add three digits to make a logical sequence.[/quote]

Wow Wicca, that one was really tough.
We need to call you the Will Shortz of TAN :smiley:

1st 2nd 3rd

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