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DarthFerret
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I used to look at these daily as well, however I have gotten super busy and have barely had time to do my games, let alone these. Things are slowing down and I should be more active.turgy22;283406 said:
April 23nd Answer:
Lettuce. It is the double letter thing like in that Robin Williams movie where he becomes president off of the same fluke.
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EricBess
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Maddy likes carrots but not spinach. She likes leeks but not onions. She likes peppers but not potatoes. Based on this information, will she like lettuce or artichokes?
Answer:
She will like artichokes because they come alphabetically before lettuce.
Seriously, though, it is obviously the double-letter thing. I just wanted to be a smart alec and find a way for artichokes to be the acceptable choice.
I played a game like this with my kids. It's a great activity for a Monday afternoon. We called it 'going on a trip'. One person thinks of a rule and says, "I'm going on a trip and I'm going to take <foo> and <bar>". Everyone else then takes turns saying what they want to take on the trip and the person "in the know" says whether or not they can come or not. The person in charge should occassionally add something else they are taking. Everyone tries to figure out what the rule is and when they do, they can say that they think they know the rule, but they shouldn't say what the rule is until everyone has figured it out (or completely given up if there are only a couple people left). Once everyone has figured it out, someone else thinks of a different rule and you play again.
Answer:
She will like artichokes because they come alphabetically before lettuce.
Seriously, though, it is obviously the double-letter thing. I just wanted to be a smart alec and find a way for artichokes to be the acceptable choice.
I played a game like this with my kids. It's a great activity for a Monday afternoon. We called it 'going on a trip'. One person thinks of a rule and says, "I'm going on a trip and I'm going to take <foo> and <bar>". Everyone else then takes turns saying what they want to take on the trip and the person "in the know" says whether or not they can come or not. The person in charge should occassionally add something else they are taking. Everyone tries to figure out what the rule is and when they do, they can say that they think they know the rule, but they shouldn't say what the rule is until everyone has figured it out (or completely given up if there are only a couple people left). Once everyone has figured it out, someone else thinks of a different rule and you play again.
turgy22
Nothing Special
April 24th
A number of children are standing equally spaced around the edge of a large circle and are numbered consecutively, clockwise. The 14th child is directly opposite the 34th child.
How many children are there?
April 25th - Mute Button
Seven of the eight words below share a common trait. What is it, and which word lack it?
INDICT
PUSHCART
APOSTLE
VISCOUNT
AUTUMN
OEDIPAL
TWO
DEBTOR
April 23nd Answer:
Lettuce. Maddy likes foods whose names contain a pair of adjacent doubled letters.
A number of children are standing equally spaced around the edge of a large circle and are numbered consecutively, clockwise. The 14th child is directly opposite the 34th child.
How many children are there?
April 25th - Mute Button
Seven of the eight words below share a common trait. What is it, and which word lack it?
INDICT
PUSHCART
APOSTLE
VISCOUNT
AUTUMN
OEDIPAL
TWO
DEBTOR
April 23nd Answer:
Lettuce. Maddy likes foods whose names contain a pair of adjacent doubled letters.
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rokapoke
Guest
April 24th
A number of children are standing equally spaced around the edge of a large circle and are numbered consecutively, clockwise. The 14th child is directly opposite the 34th child.
How many children are there?
Answer:
There are 40 children. Child #1 is opposite Child #21, so Child #20 is opposite Child #0 (aka the child with the highest number).
April 25th - Mute Button
Seven of the eight words below share a common trait. What is it, and which word lack it?
INDICT
PUSHCART
APOSTLE
VISCOUNT
AUTUMN
OEDIPAL
TWO
DEBTOR
Answer:
The common trait: silent letters. The odd word out: PUSHCART.
The silent letters: c, <none>, t, s, n, o, w, b.
A number of children are standing equally spaced around the edge of a large circle and are numbered consecutively, clockwise. The 14th child is directly opposite the 34th child.
How many children are there?
Answer:
There are 40 children. Child #1 is opposite Child #21, so Child #20 is opposite Child #0 (aka the child with the highest number).
April 25th - Mute Button
Seven of the eight words below share a common trait. What is it, and which word lack it?
INDICT
PUSHCART
APOSTLE
VISCOUNT
AUTUMN
OEDIPAL
TWO
DEBTOR
Answer:
The common trait: silent letters. The odd word out: PUSHCART.
The silent letters: c, <none>, t, s, n, o, w, b.
turgy22
Nothing Special
April 26th - Proverbiage
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
Residents of certain domiciles composed of vitreous material are well advised to refrain from hurling projectile while within the aforesaid residences.
April 27th - Alphabet Soup
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters once in each word? We found five words.
A C D E R
April 24th Answer:
40 children
April 25th Answer:
Pushcart is the only word that doesn't have a silent letter.
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
Residents of certain domiciles composed of vitreous material are well advised to refrain from hurling projectile while within the aforesaid residences.
April 27th - Alphabet Soup
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters once in each word? We found five words.
A C D E R
April 24th Answer:
40 children
April 25th Answer:
Pushcart is the only word that doesn't have a silent letter.
April 26th - Proverbiage
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
Residents of certain domiciles composed of vitreous material are well advised to refrain from hurling projectile while within the aforesaid residences.
Answer:
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
A well-known proverb is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.
Residents of certain domiciles composed of vitreous material are well advised to refrain from hurling projectile while within the aforesaid residences.
Answer:
Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
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DarthFerret
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April 26th Answer:turgy22;283461 said:
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones
April 27th Answer:
Ace
Race
Care
Car
Are
Raced
Aced
Dare
Cared
Red
Dear
Read
I think that may be all of them. Might have missed one or two.
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EricBess
Guest
Well, it was pretty easy...I was specifically looking for a way to choose the other answer (that I knew was wrong). I was actually surprised at how easy it was to come up with. I was expecting to have to look more closelySpiderman;283451 said:About the April 23 Answer: Wow, I thought it was pretty easy and never considered EricBess's possibility. Glad my instincts were right!
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EricBess
Guest
April 27th - Alphabet Soup
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters once in each word? We found five words.
A C D E R
Answer:
Acred
Arced
Cadre
Cared
Cedar
Raced
DF - the rules say that you need to use each letter, so they have to be 5-letter words. You have 2 of them. To be fair, I'm not very good at this, so I only got the 2 you did, plus "Cedar", but I plugged them into an acronym checker and got the other 3 that I have. Curious to know which one isn't on their list. I'm guessing "acred"
How many common English words can you make from the letters below, using all five letters once in each word? We found five words.
A C D E R
Answer:
Acred
Arced
Cadre
Cared
Cedar
Raced
DF - the rules say that you need to use each letter, so they have to be 5-letter words. You have 2 of them. To be fair, I'm not very good at this, so I only got the 2 you did, plus "Cedar", but I plugged them into an acronym checker and got the other 3 that I have. Curious to know which one isn't on their list. I'm guessing "acred"
turgy22
Nothing Special
What common, uncapitalized, unpluralized English words contain the consecutive letters RWR, RKR, and HCH somewhere in their middles?
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
April 26th Answer:
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
April 27th Answers:
ARCED, CADRE, CARED, CEDAR, RACED (less common in ACRED)
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
April 26th Answer:
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
April 27th Answers:
ARCED, CADRE, CARED, CEDAR, RACED (less common in ACRED)
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rokapoke
Guest
April 28
What common, uncapitalized, unpluralized English words contain the consecutive letters RWR, RKR, and HCH somewhere in their middles?
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
1/3 Answer:
Place: DArkrOOM
What common, uncapitalized, unpluralized English words contain the consecutive letters RWR, RKR, and HCH somewhere in their middles?
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
1/3 Answer:
Place: DArkrOOM
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EricBess
Guest
April 28
What common, uncapitalized, unpluralized English words contain the consecutive letters RWR, RKR, and HCH somewhere in their middles?
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
Another 1/3 Answer:
Thing: higHCHair
What common, uncapitalized, unpluralized English words contain the consecutive letters RWR, RKR, and HCH somewhere in their middles?
Person: _ _ _ _ R W R _ _ _ _
Place: _ _ R K R _ _ _
Thing: _ _ _ H C H _ _ _
Another 1/3 Answer:
Thing: higHCHair
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DarthFerret
Guest
1/3 Answer Person:turgy22;283533 said:
Underwriter
turgy22
Nothing Special
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
prepare to publish ______ ______ ocean motion
.......placed down ______ ______ watch face
.people who snitch ______ ______ sidereal object
April 28th Answers:
UNDERWRITER
WORKROOM or DARKROOM
HIGHCHAIR
prepare to publish ______ ______ ocean motion
.......placed down ______ ______ watch face
.people who snitch ______ ______ sidereal object
April 28th Answers:
UNDERWRITER
WORKROOM or DARKROOM
HIGHCHAIR
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EricBess
Guest
That's what I call good teamwork on that last one...
April 29th
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
prepare to publish ______ ______ ocean motion
.......placed down ______ ______ watch face
.people who snitch ______ ______ sidereal object
Answers:
Edit/Tide
Laid/Dial
Rats/Star
April 29th
Write the answer to the first clue in the first blank. Then write this answer backward in the second blank, and the result will match the second clue.
prepare to publish ______ ______ ocean motion
.......placed down ______ ______ watch face
.people who snitch ______ ______ sidereal object
Answers:
Edit/Tide
Laid/Dial
Rats/Star