The Crafty Puzzles Company: 07/13/13

Saturday, 13 July 2013

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Jul 14, 2013)

Behead N

When you behead a word, you remove the first letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.

Example: Begin -> Sour, acidic

Answer: The words are Start and Tart.

1. Pleasant -> Frozen water

2. More recent -> Pitcher for water

3. Noble gas -> Indefinitely long period of time

4. Almost -> Ahead of time; at the beginning of a period of time

5. Not at any time -> At any time

6. None of two choices -> One of two choices

7. Limited width or scope -> Projectile shot from a bow

8. One, for example -> Brown, earthy colour

Check Braingle.com for the answer.

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Jul 14, 2013)

1970's Billboard Pop Singles II

From "Folk Rock", and "Hard Rock", to "Disco", and "New Wave", the 1970's had many rock and roll hits. I'll give you the name of a song, the highest chart position, and year that the record peaked on The Billboard Pop Singles chart. All you have to do is correctly pick the artists.

Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Recalcitrant

re-cal-ci-trant

adj. :: Kicking back; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; stubborn resistance.

"Neither could he mobilize his army to go forth to war, nor could he punish his recalcitrant subjects." --London, Jack

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Google admits those infamous brainteasers were completely useless for hiring - Quartz

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Daily Sudoku: Sun 14-Jul-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Sun 14-Jul-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Sun 14-Jul-2013

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Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five try to make 'Last Summer' count - Boston Globe

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5 Games Like Scribblenauts - TechShout!

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5 Games Like Scribblenauts

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Now if you're a fan of puzzle games such as these and have completed the aforesaid names, you can go ahead and relish all of the following titles. They may not be exactly like the game in the spotlight here but they'll surely appeal to your creative side.

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Google tackles Rubik's Cube with museum partnership - CNET (blog)

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The Saturday Quiz answers - The Independent

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So You Think You Know Baseball? A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules by Peter E ... - Washington Post

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Forthcoming 3DS eShop Title Tappingo Promises Picross-Style Puzzle Action

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HugoSmits said: @Stuffgamer1 You solve little pixilated puzzles just like in Picross, you progress through the game in the same manner as Picross. But you solve them with a different mechanic. @ngamer155 Self publishing is a very difficult thing for ...

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