Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jun 06, 2013)

Body Language



Answer the following with parts of the body. The first one is free!



1. A strong box (chest)

2. Heard in congress while voting

3. Baby cows

4. A shellfish

5. A unit used to measure distance

6. Scholars

7. Part of a shoe

8. What every builder must have

9. Something made by whips

10. What soldiers carry





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jun 06, 2013)

Portmanteau Words

The English language is constantly changing with the invention of new words. Sometimes two existing words are combined to form a new 'portmanteau'. In this quiz you will find a mixture of serious and humorous portmanteaus, many of which are still quite young. For example, chocoholic = chocolate + alcoholic.



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Memory : Misattribution

Misattribution is a memory problem that becomes more common with age and refers to when you forget where a memory comes from. For example, have you ever started telling someone a joke or story and then had them tell you that they were the ones who told it to you in the first place? This is because the source of that memory was lost or misattributed to someone else.



Older memories are particular prone to being misattributed due to their transience. Sometimes people can even think that something happened to them, when in fact it happened to someone else in the family. This is especially common for older married couples that have heard each other's stories many times over several years.



One way to help prevent misattribution is to stop and think carefully about a memory when you are recalling it. Try to think about who told it to you, when it happened, who else was there and why this is important to remember. Don't jump to conclusions. When you are making a new memory, focusing on the details will help you prevent misattribution in the future.

Creativity : Brainstorming

A brainstorm is a meeting where you try to find solutions to a problem. They are frequently conducted in groups in order to get a variety of different perspectives and ideas. To have the best chance at getting different perspectives, choose participants with a range of different backgrounds for the brainstorm (i.e. don't pick all engineers to solve an engineering problem).



Every brainstorm should have a moderator whose job it is to write down all the ideas and keep the brainstorm on track. Make sure that everyone can see all the ideas as they are written (use a chalkboard or something similar).



To keep the energy of the meeting high, limit each brainstorm to 30 minutes (even if you don't have a solution by the end of the meeting) and have plenty of cookies, soda, pens, and paper available.

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Fastidious

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adj :: Showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care.



"Joe was very fastidious in his construction of the model airplane."

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