Daily Brainteaser

[DarthFerret]

February 15th

There are 60 children participating in five activities taking place simultaneously this afternoon.

A total of 28 children are in Activities A and B.
A total of 25 children are in Activities B and C.
A total of 15 children are in Activities C and D.
A total of 22 children are in Activities D and E.

How many children are in each activity?


February 16th - Central American

What do these names have in common?

SIMPSON
RUDOLPH
CLARK
BIRCHARD
WILSON
KNOX
JEFFERSON
ALAN

February 15th Answer:

ok, here is what I did to figure this. 60 (all of them) - A+B (28) - D+E (22) =C (which comes out to be 10) and thus figured the rest of them out that way.

A = 13
B = 15
C = 10
D = 5
E = 17



February 16th Answer:

I believe they are all middle names of US Presidents

 

[turgy22]

What do these two groups of words and word fragments have in common?

LANDED
BADE
STEP
GENSPIEL

STROKE
MALAR
BUCE
JOC


February 15th Answer:

A=13, B=15, C=10, D=5, E=17

February 16th Answer:

They're all middle names of U.S. presidents.

 

[BigBlue]

What do these two groups of words and word fragments have in common?

LANDED
BADE
STEP
GENSPIEL

STROKE
MALAR
BUCE
JOC


Answer:

The First set is all missing the word "Lock"

Landlocked
Blockade
?? Lockstep?
Glockenspiel

The Second set is all missing the word "Key".

Keystroke
Malarkey
Buckeye
Jockey

 

[turgy22]

1) Determine the largest four-digit number ABCD in which A x B = C and B x C = D. (Example: 1224, because 1 x 2 = 2, and 2 x 2 = 4)

2) Determine the largest five-digit number ABCDE in which A x B = C and B x C = D and C x D = E.


February 17th Answer:

They're all missing either LOCK or KEY. (landlocked, blockade, lockstep, glockenspiel; keystroke, malarkey, buckeye, jockey)

 

[rokapoke]

February 18
1) Determine the largest four-digit number ABCD in which A x B = C and B x C = D. (Example: 1224, because 1 x 2 = 2, and 2 x 2 = 4)

2) Determine the largest five-digit number ABCDE in which A x B = C and B x C = D and C x D = E.


Answer:
1. 9191
2. 31339

 

[BigBlue]

1) Determine the largest four-digit number ABCD in which A x B = C and B x C = D. (Example: 1224, because 1 x 2 = 2, and 2 x 2 = 4)

2) Determine the largest five-digit number ABCDE in which A x B = C and B x C = D and C x D = E.


Answer:

9199
31339


EDIT - Rokapoke, check your math on #1

 

[EricBess]

2) Determine the largest five-digit number ABCDE in which A x B = C and B x C = D and C x D = E.


Answer:

90000


I think rokapoke's math was just a typo, but I think question #1 is intended to throw you off of the obvious for question #2.

 

[rokapoke]

EDIT - Rokapoke, check your math on #1

I think rokapoke's math was just a typo, but I think question #1 is intended to throw you off of the obvious for question #2.

Whoops! Not a typo, just some crazy mis-reading and mis-mathing. No, that's not really a word.

 

[turgy22]

The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.

1) One word: red in the cheeks (7 letters)

2) Two words:
a. winter bug (3 letters)
b. gardener's building (4 letters)


February 18th Answer:

1) 9199
2) 90000

 

[rokapoke]

February 19

The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.

1) One word: red in the cheeks (7 letters)

2) Two words:
a. winter bug (3 letters)
b. gardener's building (4 letters)


Answer:
No math errors here. FLUSHED.

 

[turgy22]

February 20th

Fill in the first blank below with a five-letter word that fits the definition. Add one letter and rearrange to make a six-letter word that fits the next definition. Then add another letter and rearrange to make a seven-letter word that fits the last definition.

More Impolite _______
Case for Hercule Poirot ________
Tympanic membrane _________


February 21st - Give Me A ...
For each pair of U.S. colleges or universities below, add the same letter once to make a common word out of each school. There's no need to rearrange letters. The added letter will be different from pair to pair.

1. EMORY and COE
2. MAINE and BAKER
3. HANOVER and LEE
4. BARNARD and SMITH


February 19th Answer:

1) flushed
2a) flu
2b) shed

 

[rokapoke]

February 20th

Fill in the first blank below with a five-letter word that fits the definition. Add one letter and rearrange to make a six-letter word that fits the next definition. Then add another letter and rearrange to make a seven-letter word that fits the last definition.

More Impolite _______
Case for Hercule Poirot ________
Tympanic membrane _________

Answer:
Ruder
Murder
Eardrum


February 21st - Give Me A ...
For each pair of U.S. colleges or universities below, add the same letter once to make a common word out of each school. There's no need to rearrange letters. The added letter will be different from pair to pair.

1. EMORY and COE
2. MAINE and BAKER
3. HANOVER and LEE
4. BARNARD and SMITH


Answer:
1. Add an M -- Memory and coMe
2. Add an R -- maRine and baRker
3. Add a G -- hanGover and Glee
4. Add a Y -- barnYard and smithY

 

[DarthFerret]

February 20th

Fill in the first blank below with a five-letter word that fits the definition. Add one letter and rearrange to make a six-letter word that fits the next definition. Then add another letter and rearrange to make a seven-letter word that fits the last definition.

More Impolite _______
Case for Hercule Poirot ________
Tympanic membrane _________

Answer:
ruder
murder
eardrum



February 21st - Give Me A ...
For each pair of U.S. colleges or universities below, add the same letter once to make a common word out of each school. There's no need to rearrange letters. The added letter will be different from pair to pair.

1. EMORY and COE
2. MAINE and BAKER
3. HANOVER and LEE
4. BARNARD and SMITH


Answer:
memory and come
marine and barker
hangover and glee
barnyard and smithy

 

[turgy22]

February 22nd
A statement is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.

An individual who has financial assets and is completely devoid of sapience will find that his resources have vanished rapidly.


February 23rd
Only one common English word can be made by rearranging the letters in the phrase below.
What is it?

BY A NOSE


February 20th Answers:

ruder, murder, eardrum

February 21st Answers:

1. M: memory and come
2. R: marine and barker
3. G: hangover and glee
4. Y: barnyard and smithy

 

[DarthFerret]

February 22nd
A statement is given in fancy language below. Put it back into standard English.

An individual who has financial assets and is completely devoid of sapience will find that his resources have vanished rapidly.

February 22nd Answers:

A fool and his money are soon parted.

 

[turgy22]

What do the following things have in common? The answer is based on knowledge rather than observation, although observation has a lot to do with it.

FURNACE
MICROSCOPE
EASEL
COMPASS
RIVER
FLY
SCULPTOR
GOLDFISH
TOUCAN
AIR PUMP


February 22nd Answer:

A fool and his money are soon parted.

February 23rd Answer:

SOYBEAN

 

[turgy22]

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a bet" to get a word that means "payment for work."

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a piece of furniture" to get a word that means "a ware in a furriery."


February 24th Answer:

They are all lesser-known constellations.

 

[rokapoke]

February 25

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a bet" to get a word that means "payment for work."

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a piece of furniture" to get a word that means "a ware in a furriery."


Answer:
1. wageR => wageS
2. Table => Sable

 

[Spiderman]

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a bet" to get a word that means "payment for work."

Change one letter in a five-letter word that means "a piece of furniture" to get a word that means "a ware in a furriery."


Answer:

Wager -> Wages
Table? -> Sable

 

[turgy22]

Rearrange the initial letters of the seven objects represented to make a word that punnily describes difficult-to-decipher drawings.


February 25th Answers:

wager, wages
table, sable