Brain teaser

[taltos]

Which word is suggested by:

"Midday starting block last of the Mohicans second in command bottom of the barrel second guess at wit's end beginning of the end starting line early years"?

[taltos]

Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order, e.g. _ _ A _ U S would be ABACUS.

1. _ _ F I _ Y
2. _ A _ _ R N
3. _ U _ S E _
4. _ _ _ B B Y
5. _ E _ T _ R
6. _ _ _ A C E

[taltos]

Say my name and I disappear. What am I?

[taltos]

For each of the following word pairs, you are looking for two word answer, the first is a rhyme of the first word and gives the category. The second word is a rhyme and is a specific word in that category. For example, "Kitty, Tennis" translates to "City, Venice".

1. Varmint, Packet
2. Duller, Fellow
3. Speaker, Spiky
4. Funny, Scholar
5. Petal, Shopper
6. Foxer, Bison
7. Fetal, Bingo

[Aeryn]

Garment, Jacket
Color, Yellow
Sneaker, Nike
Money, Collar
Metal, Copper
Boxer, Tyson
Beatle, Ringo

[taltos]

"Money, Collar" -> typo?

Otherwise very good

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 0:28:42 GMT -5 taltos said:

I would have gone Grow/Row for the last one, but as 'lay' does seem to have a rowing connection you can have it.

I got lucky with that one.
Lay- To move or turn a sailing vessel into a certain position or direction.

[taltos]

I would've though that would just be 'steer'. Clearly I'm not up on my rowing lingo.

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 0:31:17 GMT -5 taltos said:

Say my name and I disappear. What am I?

Silence

[taltos]

[Aeryn]

Fill in the blanks to reveal a famous quote.


I _ _ b _ _ e _ _ B _ _ _ i _ _ _!

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 0:30:28 GMT -5 taltos said:

Complete the words below using three consecutive letters in alphabetical order, e.g. _ _ A _ U S would be ABACUS.

1. _ _ F I _ Y
2. _ A _ _ R N
3. _ U _ S E _
4. _ _ _ B B Y
5. _ E _ T _ R
6. _ _ _ A C E

1. EFFIGY
2. SATURN
3. RUSSET
4. STUBBY
5. MENTOR
6. DEFACE

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I have been thinking about #1380 and it is probably one of those teasers where the significant clue is eluding me. So far, I have thought of "sequence" as in "first, second, last" or "cliche".

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 19:41:38 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

Fill in the blanks to reveal a famous quote.


I _ _ b _ _ e _ _ B _ _ _ i _ _ _!

Where are the "spaces"?

[Aeryn]

Sept 22, 2012 23:43:46 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Sept 22, 2012 19:41:38 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

Fill in the blanks to reveal a famous quote.


I _ _ b _ _ e _ _ B _ _ _ i _ _ _!

Where are the "spaces"?

"I_ _ b_ _ ei_ B_ _ l _ _ _ r!"

Okay, I fixed it.

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 23, 2012 8:56:34 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

Sept 22, 2012 23:43:46 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Where are the "spaces"?

"I_ _ b_ _ ei_ B_ _ l _ _ _ r!"

Okay, I fixed it.

Sorry, baby, but I need some emphasis on the spaces because the "ei_" is stumping me.

Are the spaces I_ _.. b_ _.. ei_ .. B_ _ l _ _ _ r!

[Aeryn]

Hint: It's something Kennedy said.

[taltos]

Sept 22, 2012 23:32:57 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

1. EFFIGY
2. SATURN
3. RUSSET
4. STUBBY
5. MENTOR
6. DEFACE

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I have been thinking about #1380 and it is probably one of those teasers where the significant clue is eluding me. So far, I have thought of "sequence" as in "first, second, last" or "cliche".

You need to take 1380 in sections, not as a whole.

[taltos]

Sept 23, 2012 8:56:34 GMT -5 Aeryn said:

Sept 22, 2012 23:43:46 GMT -5 AntiArbitrator said:

Where are the "spaces"?

"I_ _ b_ _ ei_ B_ _ l _ _ _ r!"

Okay, I fixed it.

Ich bin ein Berliner

FYI, this forum doesn't let you put more than a single space between characters (you can put them in, but it will automatically remove them when you post). If you want to put more you need to change [___] to [___] by coloring it 'beige'. Something I've come across several times while putting up puzzles.

[Aeryn]

It was a major pain in the ASS to do those spaces. IT SUCKED.

Oh, and yeah...of course you got the puzzle right.

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 0:29:30 GMT -5 taltos said:

Can you figure out which well known oxymorons these words are?
Ex) Initial facsimile = original copy

1) Latest ritual
2) Average huge
3) Juvenile grown-up
4) Factual deceptions
5) Unwell fitness

1. recent custom/last rite/first communion
2. medium large
3. young adult
4. true lies
5. poor health

[taltos]

'New Tradition'



1380 is unsolved.

[taltos]

The sentence "The boxing champion faced many challengers, but he ______ all down" can be completed with a word in computer jargon -- modem (mowed 'em). Try using computer words to finish the rest of the sentences.

NOTE: In many cases the answers may be two actual words that, when combined, sound like one computer word as per the above example mowed 'em becomes modem.

1. Were both father and _________ when they fell asleep at the play last night?
2. After the first inning, the Yankees were ahead one ____
3. Was Jack ______ a perfect 20-20 when he starred in Dragnet
4. Did the new fishing ______ as well as the old one?
5. A male ovine is more commonly called a ________.
6. How often did Nikita speak to ________ the red phone?
7. Her favorite disaster movie was Krakatoa East of ___________.
8. The Ambassador will be _____ Aviv all of next week.
9. The Irish musician said, "Happiness is a ______ to eat and three or four groupies."

[taltos]

Start with the word 'FETED', and then each time, change a letter to make a new word. You need to continue this process until you reach the word 'MINOR'.

You must do this in five (5) turns.

Good luck.

FETED
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _

MINOR

[taltos]

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

A group of ARMY friends were IN A DEN, sitting on a chair covered with RICH SATIN and playing cards. While one was REDEALING a hand, another was telling a MEAN LIE about how he was in his ONLY CAR, which had two HEATERS, and was hit on THE ANKLE by A LEANING book that he had put there, even though his wife took the BLAME.

[taltos]

Each of the clues below describes the name of a breakfast cereal. Can you name that cereal?

1. Chocolate gravel (2)
2. Magician's illusions
3. Maize dandruff (2)
4. A rabbit's foot and a 4 leaf clover (2)
5. British farewells
6. A hockey player's hits
7. Little kid shirts
8. Apple rings (2)

[InsertBrainHere]

Timmy and Spoonie are major league baseball players. For the first half of the season, Timmy batted .250, while Spoonie batted .300.

For the second half of the season, Timmy batted .375 and Spoonie batted .400.

So how is it possible that Timmy has the better record for the entire season?

[Watchtower]

Sept 29, 2012 1:04:06 GMT -5 taltos said:

The sentence "The boxing champion faced many challengers, but he ______ all down" can be completed with a word in computer jargon -- modem (mowed 'em). Try using computer words to finish the rest of the sentences.

NOTE: In many cases the answers may be two actual words that, when combined, sound like one computer word as per the above example mowed 'em becomes modem.

1. Were both father and _________ when they fell asleep at the play last night?
2. After the first inning, the Yankees were ahead one ____
3. Was Jack ______ a perfect 20-20 when he starred in Dragnet
4. Did the new fishing ______ as well as the old one?
5. A male ovine is more commonly called a ________.
6. How often did Nikita speak to ________ the red phone?
7. Her favorite disaster movie was Krakatoa East of ___________.
8. The Ambassador will be _____ Aviv all of next week.
9. The Irish musician said, "Happiness is a ______ to eat and three or four groupies."

1. Motherboard (mother bored)
2. zip (zip) or run (run)
3. website (Webb's sight)
4. network (net work) or netcast (net cast)
5. RAM (ram)
6. icon (Ike on)
7. Java (java)
8. Intel (in Tel)
9. byte (bite)

[taltos]

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 29, 2012 1:05:02 GMT -5 taltos said:

Below is a (very) short story with 10 capitalized words or phrases which are anagrams of words that all fit in a certain category. Can you find the anagrams and determine the category?

A group of ARMY friends were IN A DEN, sitting on a chair covered with RICH SATIN and playing cards. While one was REDEALING a hand, another was telling a MEAN LIE about how he was in his ONLY CAR, which had two HEATERS, and was hit on THE ANKLE by A LEANING book that he had put there, even though his wife took the BLAME.

They are female names.
MARY
DIANNE
CHRISTINA
(REDEALING)
MELANIE
CAROLYN
AESTHER
KATHLEEN
ANGELINA
MABLE or MABEL

[AntiArbitrator]

Sept 22, 2012 0:30:04 GMT -5 taltos said:

Which word is suggested by:

"Midday starting block last of the Mohicans second in command bottom of the barrel second guess at wit's end beginning of the end starting line early years"?

HORSES