BRAIN DRAINING GAMES
Ok, what kind of a whiz bang brain do you have? Solve the five puzzle sets below and you might just win the brain of the year award.
Don’t share you answers!! You want to be THE one winner.
Leave entries with Ms. Prior.
MAY GAMES:
Ok all you brainiacs. This is the LAST game page of my library career. So sharpen your pencils AND your wits, (if you still have them) and show South what you can do. As always, if you need the answers, you can email me.
1. Three men were standing in a row, all facing the same direction, so that there was one in back who could see the two in front of him, one in the middle, and one in front who could not see either of the other two. There were three blue and two red hats. One hat was placed on each man, without them seeing which two were left over. Each man was told the total number of each color of hat. First the man in the back was asked if he could deduce what color hat he had on, but he said he couldn't. Neither could the man in the middle, when he was next asked. But then man in the front, who could see neither of those behind him but could hear their answers, correctly deduced by logic what color hat he was wearing. What color was it and why?
2. Three men each paid $10 to share a $30 hotel room. Later, the manager felt bad about overcharging them for a $25 dollar room, so he gave the bellboy 5 one-dollar bills to return to them. The bellboy returned one dollar to each of the men, but kept two for himself. So the men paid $27 for the room, plus $2 to the bellboy for a total of $29. Where did the extra dollar go?
3. How many times a day do the hour and minute hands on a clock line up exactly with each other?
4. What is being described in this riddle?
When I am filled,
I can point the way.
When I am empty,
Nothing moves me.
5. Figure out the six-letter word that completes the title of this puzzle. You'll find all six letters by solving the sentences below.
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This letter is in cable and babe but not in tread.
- This letter is in irony and train but not in nimble.
- This letter is in avocado and vacant but not in visit.
- This letter is in chair and rail but not in camera.
- This letter is in night and thinkerbut not in thick.
- This letter is in xylophone and yellow but not in allowance
What is the six-letter word that you uncovered? _ _ _ _ _ _
6. Here is a set of letters that makes no sense:
umboet
If you insert a j at the beginning of the set and then insert a word space and another j within the set, you will get a two-word phrase that is an English expression: jumbo jet
Figure out the letter that, used twice (once after a word space), will make a two-word English expression out of each of the following sets of letters.
- erriblewos
- tudykills
- astood
- oubleate
- ogays
7. A catering company sells large containers of iced tea and large containers of fruit juice. Right now the company has six containers, each holding the following amounts:
Container A: 30 quarts
Container B: 32 quarts
Container C: 36 quarts
Container D: 38 quarts
Container E: 40 quarts
Container F: 62 quarts
Five of the containers hold iced tea, and one container holds fruit juice.
Two customers come into the shop. The first customer buys two containers of iced tea. The second customer buys twice as much tea as the first customer. Which container is holding the fruit juice
8. Of the first 42 presidents of the United States, there is one whose name can spell an ordinary English word if the letters are rearranged.
Who is that president, and what is the word? (It's fair to use an encyclopedia to look up the names of the first 42 presidents)
9. What is the largest number you can express in Roman numerals if you have one each of the following letters? (NOTE: You cannot use any of the letters as powers or exponents.)
C D I L M V X
10. "Madam, I'm Adam."
What's strange about this sentence? Try reading it backwards. It reads the same way forwards and backwards. A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same forwards or backwards is called a palindrome.
For example the word wow is a palindrome. See how many three-letter words you can think of that are palindromes. Try for ten. Then see if you can think of at least one four-letter and one five-letter palindrome.
APRIL GAMES:
Lateral Thinking: One for Each
You have a bag with four candybars in it. You promised to give each of your three friends a candybar, and you want one for yourself. How can you accomplish this and still have one candybar in the bag?
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The Last Three
Each letter stands for the name of something. What should the last three letters be?
M V E M J S ? ? ?
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Rising Tide
The rope ladder of a boat hangs over the side of the boat and just reaches the water. Its rungs are 8 inches apart.
How many rungs will be under the water when the tide rises 4 feet?
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Zoo Favorites
Dan, Jen, Keith, and Mia are having an argument about which animals to visit first at the zoo — the deer, the lions, the leopards or the giraffes. Each kid wants to see his or her favorite animal first. Dan is allergic to cats, so he doesn't like animals that are in the cat family. Jen's favorite animal doesn't have horns. Keith doesn't care for animals that have spots. Mia disagrees with both Dan and Keith. Which is each kid's favorite animal?
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Whose Footprints
One of the triplets left muddy footprints all over the kitchen floor. Since all three wear the same size shoes, their mom and dad can't tell which triplet should clean up the floor. "I didn't do it," said Annie. "Danny did it," said Fanny. "Fanny is lying," said Danny. Only one of the triplets is telling the truth — the other two are lying.
Whose footprints are on the kitchen floor?
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Wrap it Up
You have 100 yards of ribbon on a spool, and you need 100 lengths of ribbon 1 yard long. It takes you 1 second to measure and cut each yard. How long will it take you to come up with the 100 pieces of ribbon?
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When, Oh When?
Ken promised Ben today to tell him a big secret on the day before five days from the day after tomorrow. Today is Saturday, October 21. On what day and date will Ken tell Ben the secret?
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Piano Lessons
Abigail, Bettina, Cynthia, and Dahlia all began piano lessons last year. Cynthia took twice as many lessons as Bettina. Abigail took 4 lessons more than Dahlia but 3 fewer than Cynthia. Dahlia took 15 lessons altogether.
How many lessons did Bettina take?
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The Barbershop Puzzle
A traveler arrives in a small town and decides he wants to get a haircut. According to the manager of the hotel where he's staying, there are only two barbershops in town — one on East Street and one on West Street. The traveler goes to check out both shops. The East Street barbershop is a mess, and the barber has the worst haircut the traveler has ever seen. The West Street barbershop is neat and clean; its barber's hair looks as good as a movie star's.
Which barbershop does the traveler go to for his haircut, and why?
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MARCH GAMES:
What’s the fewest?
Some kids are playing hide and seek in a park where there are seven trees. One of the kids is “It,” and the others are all hiding behind trees. Of course, you can’t see them, because they’re hiding. See if you can figure out the fewest possible kids hiding, using the following information:
A girl is hiding to the left of a boy
A boy is hiding to the left of a boy
Two boys are hiding to the right of a girl
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Time to Tell
A sundial is said to be the timepiece with the fewest moving parts. What is the timepiece with the most moving parts?
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Name the Dog
Once a dog named Nelly lived on a farm. There were three other dogs on the farm. Their names were Blackie, Whitey and Brownie. What do you think the fourth dog’s name was?
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Mystery Twins
Two babies born on the same day in the same year with the same mother and father are not twins. Can you explain how this can be?
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Round vs. Square
Why is it better for manhole covers to be round rather than square?
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A to Z
Use all 26 letters of the English alphabet to complete the following 13 words, but use each letter only once.
· ba __ __ a i n
· l__ __ ger
· dy __ __ sty
· __ __ gote
· st __ __ ation
· di __ __ pan
· pum __ __ in
· de __ __ ay
· bo __ __ ar
· di __ __ it
· sun __ __ rn
· oble __ __ ue
· li __ __ off
Every morning when Brenda, Aldo and Cory line up at the bus stop, they can choose between two busses: one yellow and one blue.
1.Whenever Aldo takes the yellow bus Brenda and Corey take the same bus as each other.
2. If Brenda take the yellow bus, Aldo and Cory take different busses from each other.
3. If Cory takes the blue bus, Aldo takes the same bus as Brenda.
Which of the three kids always takes thethe same bus? What color is it?
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How Many Students?
A new school has opened with fewer than 500 students. One-third of the students is a whole number. So are one-fourth, one-fifth, and one-seventh of the students. How many students go to this school?
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Uphill, Downhill
Grandma walked up a hill at the rate of 2 miles an hour, turned around as soon as she got to the top, and walked down the hill at the rate of 4 miles an hour. The whole trip took 6 hours. How many miles is it to the top of the hill?
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Yes or No
Answer the following with a “yes” or “no.”
If the day before the day after the day was hotter than the day after the day before today, was the day before today hotter than today?
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