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Post by avp60685 on Oct 25, 2012 7:59:22 GMT -5
Each statement describes two words that when fused together create a new unrelated word (not a compound word). The clues do not necessarily indicate in which order the two words are attached. Example: This is the oldness of a tablet (pill + age = pillage).
1) This is a canine's mother.
2) This is currently not there.
3) This is when pain is required.
4) This is a long time for a boar.
Answer
2) now + here = nowhere
3) must + ache = mustache
4) pig + eon = pigeon
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Post by avp60685 on Oct 25, 2012 8:04:21 GMT -5
Based on the clue in parentheses, find a four-letter word that can be inserted backwards into the blank to complete a longer word.
Example: di____ve (a defeat)
Answer: dissolve ("A defeat" gives you LOSS, which is placed backwards in the blank: di_SSOL_ve.)
1. mu____ds (rodents)
2. fro____g (young lice)
3. con____s (flightless bird)
4. ta____le (flying mammals)
Answer
1. mustards + (RATS - mu_STAR_ds)
2. frosting + (NITS - fro_STIN_g)
3. consumes + (EMUS - con_SUME_s)
4. tastable + (BATS - ta_STAB_le)
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Post by avp60685 on Oct 25, 2012 8:11:45 GMT -5
An Arab sheikh tells his two sons to race their camels to a distant city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel is slower wins. After wandering aimlessly for days, the brothers ask a wise man for guidance. Upon receiving the advice, they jump on the camels and race to the city as fast as they can.
What did the wise man say to them?
He told them to swap camels.
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Post by taltos on Oct 25, 2012 15:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by avp60685 on Oct 25, 2012 15:46:33 GMT -5
Thanks Taltos am working on the rest~
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Oct 27, 2012 12:04:37 GMT -5
I am confused so what is left to solve? It's the word "and", not &, which is used five times. There is no & in the sign. What did the person say? Also, I have a new one. 74 = 26 By moving the digits around, what true mathematical statement can be created? |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 4, 2012 16:14:25 GMT -5
Oops. I got busy and forgot to come here.
John was born at mid-century, and he died before the century ended. When he was a teenager Vice-President Johnson was sworn in after the assassination. He died in the same house he was born in, and yet he died in a different state than he was born in. The house is still where it was when he was born. How is this possible?
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 17, 2012 13:13:32 GMT -5
I had to fix the one I added several weeks ago, but STILL no one has tried it. I did it wrong.
Here's a new one.
After the apocalypse, three groups of people live in Bluebell, and three groups live in what's left of Mobile, which now has a population of 20,000.
1 percent of Mobile residents lost a leg in the fighting. They only wear one shoe. Half of the remaining people are hillbillies who don't wear shoes. The rest of the people wear two shoes.
In Bluebell, a staggering 20 percent of the population have only one leg and therefore wear one shoe. Of the rest, half are hillbillies who don't wear shoes, and half wear two shoes.
If the people of Bluebell have 20,000 shoes, and no one with two feet has more than one pair, and no one with one foot has more than one shoe, what is the population of Bluebell?
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Nov 17, 2012 17:39:16 GMT -5
I am confused so what is left to solve? It's the word "and", not &, which is used five times. There is no & in the sign. What did the person say? Also, I have a new one. 74 = 26 By moving the digits around, what true mathematical statement can be created? 6x7 = 42 |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Nov 17, 2012 17:52:40 GMT -5
I had to fix the one I added several weeks ago, but STILL no one has tried it. I did it wrong. Here's a new one. After the apocalypse, three groups of people live in Bluebell, and three groups live in what's left of Mobile, which now has a population of 20,000. 1 percent of Mobile residents lost a leg in the fighting. They only wear one shoe. Half of the remaining people are hillbillies who don't wear shoes. The rest of the people wear two shoes. In Bluebell, a staggering 20 percent of the population have only one leg and therefore wear one shoe. Of the rest, half are hillbillies who don't wear shoes, and half wear two shoes. If the people of Bluebell have 20,000 shoes, and no one with two feet has more than one pair, and no one with one foot has more than one shoe, what is the population of Bluebell? The population of Bluebell is 20,000. 4000 wear 1 shoe 8,000 wear 0 shoes 8000 wear 2 shoes |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Nov 17, 2012 18:10:25 GMT -5
Oops. I got busy and forgot to come here. John was born at mid-century, and he died before the century ended. When he was a teenager Vice-President Johnson was sworn in after the assassination. He died in the same house he was born in, and yet he died in a different state than he was born in. The house is still where it was when he was born. How is this possible? Was he born in Hawaii before it became a state? |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 18, 2012 15:12:02 GMT -5
It's the word "and", not &, which is used five times. There is no & in the sign. What did the person say? Also, I have a new one. 74 = 26 By moving the digits around, what true mathematical statement can be created? 6x7 = 42 You're not allowed to add anything. You have to work with the digits you have. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 18, 2012 15:13:21 GMT -5
I had to fix the one I added several weeks ago, but STILL no one has tried it. I did it wrong. Here's a new one. After the apocalypse, three groups of people live in Bluebell, and three groups live in what's left of Mobile, which now has a population of 20,000. 1 percent of Mobile residents lost a leg in the fighting. They only wear one shoe. Half of the remaining people are hillbillies who don't wear shoes. The rest of the people wear two shoes. In Bluebell, a staggering 20 percent of the population have only one leg and therefore wear one shoe. Of the rest, half are hillbillies who don't wear shoes, and half wear two shoes. If the people of Bluebell have 20,000 shoes, and no one with two feet has more than one pair, and no one with one foot has more than one shoe, what is the population of Bluebell? The population of Bluebell is 20,000. 4000 wear 1 shoe 8,000 wear 0 shoes 8000 wear 2 shoes Correct. |
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Post by InsertBrainHere on Nov 18, 2012 15:14:49 GMT -5
Oops. I got busy and forgot to come here. John was born at mid-century, and he died before the century ended. When he was a teenager Vice-President Johnson was sworn in after the assassination. He died in the same house he was born in, and yet he died in a different state than he was born in. The house is still where it was when he was born. How is this possible? Was he born in Hawaii before it became a state? He was born in a state. |
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Post by taltos on Nov 19, 2012 17:11:39 GMT -5
You're not allowed to add anything. You have to work with the digits you have. Well if it was 64 = 26 you could go 64 = 2 6 and be a true statement, but I can't figure something with the 7 instead. |
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Post by taltos on Nov 19, 2012 17:15:44 GMT -5
Was he born in Hawaii before it became a state? He was born in a state. Different 'state of being'? As in dressed versus naked? ETA: After lots of research into American history... (I'm Canadian, I don't need to know this stuff  ) Tricky (intentional) wording in the riddle as there were two VP Johnsons sworn in after a President was assassinated. Lyndon Johnson was sworn-in in 1963 after JFK's assassination. If John was a teenager at this time (13-19 years of age) he would have been born between 1944 & 1950. The only states added/changed after this time were Hawaii & Alaska and they weren't states previously, so it's obviously not this Johnson being referred to. Andrew Johnson was sworn-in in 1865 after Lincoln's assassination. If John was a teenager at this time (13-19 years of age) he would have been born between 1846 & 1852. West Virginia was divided off from Virginia in 1863 (from what I can tell, all other states added after 1846 were 'Territories' before becoming states and therefore disqualified from the riddle answer). John must have been born in the section of Virginia that was later used to form the state of West Virginia. |
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Post by taltos on Nov 19, 2012 19:12:22 GMT -5
Below is a list of word meanings. The answers to these word meanings have been omitted except for the
two-lettered consonants that appear in each word; either: 'SH', 'TH', or 'WH'. The word meanings are not in
order, so it is your job to try and associate the meanings with the correct word by filling in the missing letters.
1. The grain of a cereal grass.
2. A small musical instrument that makes a long high sound.
3. Press something very hard so you break or damage it.
4. A small, yellow-flowered clover.
5. Send out a bright light that comes and goes quickly.
6. The front part of the neck.
7. Shake because you are cold.
8. Any person or thing.
9. More than a little but not very.
Words:
_ _ _ sh
_ _ th _ _
Wh _ _ _
Sh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ sh
Wh _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wh _ _ _ _ _
Th _ _ _ _
Sh _ _ _ _
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Post by taltos on Nov 19, 2012 19:13:16 GMT -5
Below are incomplete words. Place four (4) letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the
left and begin the word on the right.
dar (_ _ _ _) er
but (_ _ _ _) ish
disap (_ _ _ _) ly
cove (_ _ _ _) ing
sp (_ _ _ _) ings
sin (_ _ _ _) al
bo (_ _ _ _) mal
bla (_ _ _ _) fast
home (_ _ _ _) le
fe (_ _ _ _) ness
who (_ _ _ _) lasting
or (_ _ _ _) ings
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Post by taltos on Nov 19, 2012 19:13:53 GMT -5
Below are pairs of words. Find the words that would fit in the middle of pair that would create two new words,
one front-ended and one back-ended.
Example: EVER - ______ - HORN
Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN
MOUTH - _____________ - MEAL
MOUSE - _____________ - DOOR
BED - ______________ - MATE
SHIP - ___________ - AGE
MOUTH - __________ - BOARD
SOFT - _____________ - HOUSE
NURSING - _____________ - ALONE
BIG - _____________ - PUTT
LOG - _____________ - WORM
PUPPY - _____________ - LETTER
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Post by MNBird on Dec 1, 2012 18:03:26 GMT -5
A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said "twelve." The member replied "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said "six." The member replied "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said "ten" and the man replied "five." but he was not let in. What should have he said? He should have said three. There are six letters in twelve, three letters in six and three letters in ten. |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Dec 1, 2012 19:12:55 GMT -5
I did not realize Taltos had added puzzles. Will work on them. Taltos worked hard on that "state" teaser.  |
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Post by avp60685 on Dec 3, 2012 9:25:29 GMT -5
MOUTH - _____________ - MEAL
MOUSE - ________TRAP_____ - DOOR
BED - ______________ - MATE
SHIP - _____WRECK______ - AGE
MOUTH - ____WASH______ - BOARD
SOFT - _____________ - HOUSE
NURSING - ______HOME_______ - ALONE
BIG - _____________ - PUTT
LOG - _____________ - WORM
PUPPY - _____________ - LETTER
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Dec 3, 2012 9:41:54 GMT -5
Below is a list of word meanings. The answers to these word meanings have been omitted except for the two-lettered consonants that appear in each word; either: 'SH', 'TH', or 'WH'. The word meanings are not in order, so it is your job to try and associate the meanings with the correct word by filling in the missing letters. 1. The grain of a cereal grass. 2. A small musical instrument that makes a long high sound. 3. Press something very hard so you break or damage it. 4. A small, yellow-flowered clover. 5. Send out a bright light that comes and goes quickly. 6. The front part of the neck. 7. Shake because you are cold. 8. Any person or thing. 9. More than a little but not very. Words: Flash
Within
Wheat
Shamrock
Smash
Whichever
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Post by avp60685 on Dec 3, 2012 9:48:29 GMT -5
_ _ th _ _
I think it is zither
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Post by taltos on Dec 5, 2012 21:37:47 GMT -5
Below is a list of word meanings. The answers to these word meanings have been omitted except for the two-lettered consonants that appear in each word; either: 'SH', 'TH', or 'WH'. The word meanings are not in order, so it is your job to try and associate the meanings with the correct word by filling in the missing letters. 1. The grain of a cereal grass. 2. A small musical instrument that makes a long high sound. 3. Press something very hard so you break or damage it. 4. A small, yellow-flowered clover. 5. Send out a bright light that comes and goes quickly. 6. The front part of the neck. 7. Shake because you are cold. 8. Any person or thing. 9. More than a little but not very. Words: Flash
Within
Wheat
Shamrock
Smash
Whichever
Whistle
Throat
ShiverWhich clue are you matching 'within' to? If it's 9, I think there's something else that makes more sense with the clue. I have 'crush' instead of 'smash', but either will do. The rest are good.  |
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Post by taltos on Dec 5, 2012 21:38:30 GMT -5
MOUTH - _____________ - MEAL MOUSE - ________TRAP_____ - DOOR BED - ______________ - MATE SHIP - _____WRECK______ - AGE MOUTH - ____WASH______ - BOARD SOFT - _____________ - HOUSE NURSING - ______HOME_______ - ALONE BIG - _____________ - PUTT LOG - _____________ - WORM PUPPY - _____________ - LETTER So far, so good.  |
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Post by avp60685 on Dec 6, 2012 9:23:11 GMT -5
Thank you Taltos!
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Post by avp60685 on Dec 6, 2012 9:24:18 GMT -5
LOG - _________BOOK____ - WORM
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Dec 7, 2012 0:10:58 GMT -5
Below are incomplete words. Place four (4) letters in each bracket so that you can complete the word on the left and begin the word on the right. dar (_ _ _ _) er but (_ _ _ _) ish disap (_ _ _ _) ly cove (_ _ _ _) ing sp (_ _ _ _) ings sin (_ _ _ _) al bo (_ _ _ _) mal bla (_ _ _ _) fast home (_ _ _ _) le fe (_ _ _ _) ness who (_ _ _ _) lasting or (_ _ _ _) ings dar ( ling) er but ( cher) ish disap ( pear) ly cove ( ring) ing sp ( lash) ings sin ( cere) al bo ( ther) mal bla ( sted) fast home ( sick) le fe ( male) ness who ( ever) lasting or ( deal) ings |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Dec 7, 2012 0:32:17 GMT -5
Below are pairs of words. Find the words that would fit in the middle of pair that would create two new words, one front-ended and one back-ended. Example: EVER - ______ - HORN Answer: EVER - GREEN - HORN MOUTH - _____________ - MEAL MOUSE - _____________ - DOOR BED - ______________ - MATE SHIP - ___________ - AGE MOUTH - __________ - BOARD SOFT - _____________ - HOUSE NURSING - _____________ - ALONE BIG - _____________ - PUTT LOG - _____________ - WORM PUPPY - _____________ - LETTER Others solved by AVP MOUTH - __PIECE_______ - MEAL BED - _____ROOM______ - MATE SOFT - ___WARE______ - HOUSE BIG - ____SHOT______ - PUTT PUPPY - __LOVE_______ - LETTER |
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