Correct. Post the next one.Originally Posted by Mr.Scapegoat
Correct. Post the next one.
I live above a star, and yet I never burn,
I have eleven neighbors, and yet none of them turn,
I am visited in sequence, first, last or in between,
PRS (& sometimes Q) are my initials,
Now, tell me what I mean.
You are the number 7 on a touch-tone telephone.
Two children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused on their way to school to straighten matters out. "When the day after tomorrow is yesterday," said Priscilla, "then 'today' will be as far from Sunday as that day was which was 'today' when the day before yesterday was tomorrow!"
On which day of the week did this puzzling prattle occur?
This thread is making me want to start the Trivia Tournament back up.
Tuesday?
Also those children need to be beaten.
Incorrect.
Glad I picked a tough one
Sunday?
I think...
You are correct, Fro. The children were so confused about the calendar that they were actually walking to school on a Sunday!
Post the next one.
During a baseball game in Mudville, Casey was Mudville's lead-off batter. There were no substitutions or changes in the batting order of the nine Mudville men throughout the nine-inning game. It turned out that Casey came to bat in every inning. What is the least number of runs Mudville could have scored?
19?
Wrong.
I believe that I am correct when I'm using the assumption that 6 batters is the most that can possibly hit without scoring?
24
They were leading and didn't bat in the bottom of the 9th.
WRONG
Hint: "came to bat" does not necessarily denote an official plate appearance.
0
If I did my math write. In the first inning, Casey and then the next two batters are walked, making the bases loaded, however, then the next three batters get out. When they come up again, it continues like this, with three walking and three getting out, allowing for Casey to be up in every inning.
If I got it right, I'll post a new Teaser first thing in the morning.
Ya, but you forgot to mention that after the 7, 8 and 9 batters walk in the second inning all three of them have to get picked off, thus leaving Casey at the plate to end the 2nd and start the 3rd.
Paris Hilton or Courtney Love.
There is a row of five houses, each having a different colour. In these houses live five people of various nationalities. Each of them nurtures a different beast, likes different drinks and smokes different brand of cigars.
The Brit lives in the Red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The Green house is on the left of the White house.
The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the Yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the centre house drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The man who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the Blue house.
The man who smokes Blends has a neighbour who drinks water.
Who has fish at home?
The German, I reckon.
Might not be right. The chart I made is rather makeshift and it's 6am.
Yeah I think Vice is right.
Here's what I got, actually I'd better spoiler it so I don't ruin it for everyone else.
Last edited by Badger; August 12th, 2007 at 10:48 AM.
Vice is 100% correct.
I suppose I get to post something then..
What's the one thing in the world that can speak all languages?
Love?
Nope.
Humans?
Think less broad and more creatively.
A pen?
Stupid answer probably, but is it the speaking clock?
Pens don't speak, Mikey.
And no, not a speaking clock.
...clock.
Close, not bad for a random guess when I've just woken up.
I gave a little hint.
Time?
Ner.
Aah, an echo.
I am a rock group that has 4 members, all of whom are dead, one of which was assassinated. What am I?
Mount Rushmore.
I'll let someone else think of another one, can't think of any right now.
Aleesh-a is correct.
I'll pass over and let someone else go too.
I was going to say that the echo is not the only thing in the world that can speak any language. So can the human being.
You're a poop, mth. It's not "what can speak any language", it's "what can speak ALL languages". Humans can speak any language, in theory, but I don't think there's a single person in the world that can speak every language.
I figured that was going to be your reply. :P Human beings can speak all languages, but yeah, I doubt there is one single person that can. I'm sorry I have to be a poop....
An echo can't speak sign language.
You never know...
How about a digital video camera? Captures sound and video. Both audio and visual languages!
Is it something like a computer or a typewriter?
The Dictionary?
That question is long done, it was an echo.
Oh, didnt see anyone say it was the right answer
GOD DAMMIT AN ECHO CAN'T SPEAK SIGN LANGUAGE!
God's sake you lot
A man ate an egg each day.
He did not have any chickens at home.
He never bought, borrowed or stole chicken eggs.
How is this possible ?
He bought some ostrich eggs?
Correct
A man lives on the 15th floor of a tower block.
Each morning he calls the lift to the ground floor and sets off to work. Each evening he returns home calls the lift but gets out at the 10th floor. He then uses the stairs to walk the remaining 5 floors.
The lift is not broken and he does not go to any other flat.
Why does he do this ?
Because he is a midget and can't reach the buttons for the higher floors. The button for the ground level is at the bottom of the panel.
Correct.
A man rides into town on Thursday, stays for 3 days, and rides out again on Thursday. How?
Thursday is the name of his horse, or his wife, possibly.
Actually, 3 days is the name of his sister, so he arrived on Thursday, stayed for a week, then left the next Thursday.
A man is sitting in a pub feeling rather poor. He sees the man next to him pull a wad of £50 notes out of his wallet.
He turns to the rich man and says to him,
"I have an amazing talent: I know almost every song that has ever existed."
The rich man laughs.
The poor man says, "I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a genuine song with a lady's name of your choice in it."
The rich man laughs again and says, "OK, how about my daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?"
The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich.
What song did he sing?
Happy Birthday song
Oh, man, i hadn't thought of that....i was racking my brain trying to figure it out for a few minutes. Good work, Grimey.
I got it right?!?!?
My gcse's arnt so crap now, are they. all you mockers and non believers. MWAHAHAHA
Yup, you got it right.
You're meant to post a new one!
Come on people, lets keep this thread going!
A ping pong ball) fell into a tight deep pipe - it is about 30 cm long, buried in concrete pavement, having firm metal bottom, only 1 cm of the pipe is above the ground so it can not be moved. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand.
How would you take it out, with no damage?
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?
There are a few trees in a garden. On one of them, a pear tree, there are pears (quite logical). But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground.
How come?
A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law.
How come?
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do?
What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?
A girl who was just learning to drive went down a one-way street in the wrong direction, but didn't break the law.
How come?
She was walking, not driving.
Why do Chinese men eat more rice than Japanese men do?
Cause there are more of them.
Yep on both accounts.
The others:
A ping pong ball) fell into a tight deep pipe - it is about 30 cm long, buried in concrete pavement, having firm metal bottom, only 1 cm of the pipe is above the ground so it can not be moved. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand.
How would you take it out, with no damage?
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?
There are a few trees in a garden. One of them is a pear tree and there are pears on it. But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground.
How come?
What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?
Normal? She has them on both hands.
(How would you fit 10 fingers on one hand? It'd make shaking hands interesting...)
Fill the pipe with water and let it float out. Physics is your friend.A ping pong ball) fell into a tight deep pipe - it is about 30 cm long, buried in concrete pavement, having firm metal bottom, only 1 cm of the pipe is above the ground so it can not be moved. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand.
How would you take it out, with no damage?
Throw it straight up in the air.How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?
Just leaves the pear one.
Last edited by Sam; September 6th, 2007 at 10:57 AM.
There ya go MJ.Yep on both accounts.
The others:
A ping pong ball) fell into a tight deep pipe - it is about 30 cm long, buried in concrete pavement, having firm metal bottom, only 1 cm of the pipe is above the ground so it can not be moved. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand.
How would you take it out, with no damage?
Wasn't this one already done? Fill it with water.
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?
Throw it up.
There are a few trees in a garden. One of them is a pear tree and there are pears on it. But after a strong wind blew, there were neither pears on the tree nor on the ground.
How come?
It was a hurricane or or tornado or something and now the pears are in the next county?
What word describes a woman who does not have all her fingers on one hand?
Sexy.
EDIT: Bah Samuel went back and edited while I was posting.
No probs, Goat. You can post the next one. I don't have one.
Consider it a birthday present.
The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. On what day was I born.
I was gonna say Feb 29, but there was no leap year in 1982...
Actually I was born in 1983 and am 24. Don't take that Brain Teaser as anything except coincidence that it involves a birthday Sam.
You were wrong about the pears Goat.
So guess again *Evil Laugh*
It is winter or something so no pears where even currently growing on the tree?
Nope, there were pears on the tree before the wind blew.
Bah yeah I misread it, there was 2 pears on it. Now there is 1 on and 1 off therefor there isn't pearS on or pearS off.
If that ain't it, I am stumped for sure.
Unless it is just some asshole came and picked them.
Yeah, you're right
Since Goat doesn't know the rulesand didn't post a new one, here's another one.
A man states that he is able to predict the score of any football game even before the game begins.
How is this possible ?
0-0
Don't have a new one. Sorry. Too late at night for such deep cogitation.
Somebody else post one up.
Congrats Sam
Three women each have two daughters.
They are having lunch at a restaurant .
There are only seven chairs in the restaurant.
All the women are seated.
How is this possible?
1 women has 2 daughters and each of her daughters has 2 daughters.
Also I did post one, it was just before I knew for sure what was correct out of your questions. Here it is again:
"The day before yesterday I was 25 and the next year I will be 28. On what day was I born."
You wre born December 31st.
You were speaking on January the 1st of the next year.
A crime has been committed.
A life has been taken.
The name, address and personal information are known by police.
However, this person shall never go to trial or jail.
Why?
It was a suicide. Committing suicide is against the law, but unless they screw it up, they really can't arrest anyone for it.
?
Yep, your go
There once was a family of spies. One of them is celebrating his birthday, and the Mommy spy gave him gifts. The celebrant did not say anything; instead he gave this set of words:
toes
heat
ambition
nose
kiss
see
for
oneupmanship
route
tough
And because the family are spies, the Mom understood the message.
What was the message?
Reading the first letter of each one down and then the last letter of each one up:
ToeS
HeaT
AmbitioN
NosE
KisS
SeE
FoR
OneupmanshiP
RoutE
TougH
This reads out "Thanks for the presents"
Nice one. At least the website did it nicely
What phrase is represented below?
my mouth
my big mouth
my big fat mouth
my big fat wide mouth
Website? I have a book for this stuff
http://www.braingle.com/Website? I have a book for this stuff
Starting this thread in an attempt to bring some life back to this forum and also partly inspired because we got sent brain teasers at work. Premise is quite simple, I’ll start off by posting a brain teaser for people to solve. However to keep activity up rather than wait for that to be solved, if you want to post one while the previous one is waiting to be solved, please feel free. Just remember to quote the teaser you want to solve. Can’t monitor Googling obviously but it is frowned upon.
Okay:
In Australia, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
Last edited by Badger; November 29th, 2019 at 1:51 PM.
Because when you take a picture you need to use a camera of some sorts not a wooden leg.
Correct!
Okgo
My all time fav from Are you Afraid of the Dark:
What is weightless, can be seen by the naked eye and when you put it in a barrel the barrel weighs less?
I have seen and love the episode so know the answer to this, but for the interest of activity I’ll let other people have a go first.
A hole?
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YES
Dr Vink was the best recurring character. Liked Sardo too. Tale of the Super Specs with a character called Weeds seeing beings from another dimension. Subtle.
I only recall 2 episodes off the top of my head. The Phantom Cab with all the riddles and the Pinball Wizard where the kid finally beats the last level and has to go back and start all over again because he is stuck in the game.Dr Vink was the best recurring character. Liked Sardo too. Tale of the Super Specs with a character called Weeds seeing beings from another dimension. Subtle.
I can scarily recall quite a lot. I actually plagiarised one for a creative writing assignment in High School and got a decent grade for it. Teacher never knew.
Anyway @Donald your go.
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