The Crafty Puzzles Company: August 2014

Sunday 31 August 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 01, 2014)

Three of a Kind 2

Figure out what the trio in each set have in common. As long as each answer is a six-letter plural word, ending in -s.

Example: Railroad, wild animal, music CD: TRACKS

1) Hunting dog

Compass

Scoreboard

2) Dungeon

Jewelry store

Sequence

3) Fish

Sheet music

Dieters

4) Municipal parking lot

Electric utility

Rhythm in verse

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Brain Teaser 8/31/2014

1. It takes twelve one-cent stamps to make a dozen. How many four-cent stamps does it take to make a dozen?

2. There was a man climbing a ladder to somebody's house, to the nearest window. He broke into the house and took what was most precious to the family. He climbed down, and the police were there waiting for him. He returned what he took, and the police let him walk away. Why?

Solution

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Got Some Time For Word Jumble....

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Move over, ice bucket challenge: Guys are grabbing…

Move over, ice bucket challenge: Guys are grabbing their nuts to raise awareness for testicular cancer.

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— Will Arnett™ (@arnettwill) August 28, 2014

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— Union J (@UnionJworld) August 26, 2014

Post by Ricky Gervais.

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Today in History for 31st August 2014

Historical Events

1907 - Britain, Russia and France form Triple Entente

1943 - Japanse occupiers intern Jewish Congregation of Sorabajo

1974 - Pirate Radio Veronica moves into Scheveningen harbor

1989 - Aeromexico DC-9 collides over LA, 82 die (15 on the ground)

1992 - Dynamite explosion in Philipines mine; 500 die

1993 - Minnesota Twins beat Cleve Indians 5-4 in 22 innings

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1888 - Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)

1907 - Augustus F. Hawkins, American politician and civil rights lawmaker (d. 2007)

1926 - Georgiy Petrovich Katys, Russia, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1 backup)

1973 - Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils)

1974 - Andrei Medvedev, Kiev Ukraine, tennis star (1991 French Open junior)

1979 - Simon Neil, Scottish musician (Biffy Clyro)

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1056 - Theodora, Byzantine Empress (b. 981)

1795 - Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 68

1966 - Kasimir Edschmid, [Karl E Schmidt], German writer, dies at 75

1974 - William Pershing Benedict, American pilot

2005 - Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1908)

2008 - Ike Pappas, American news correspondent (b. 1933)

More Famous Deaths »

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Pope Pius XII, who is often criticized for not speaking forcefully…

Pope Pius XII, who is often criticized for not speaking forcefully against Hitler, supervised a rescue network which saved 860,000 Jewish lives – more than all the international agencies combined.

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In 1983, a man confessed to his wife’s murder after part of a female…

In 1983, a man confessed to his wife’s murder after part of a female skull was discovered in a peat bog near their home in England. He was convicted based on this confession. The skull turned out to be from someone who actually died about 1750 years earlier.

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An individual horse has a peak power…

An individual horse has a peak power output of 14.9 horsepower. A healthy human can produce about 1.2 hp briefly … and sustain about 0.1 hp indefinitely; trained athletes can manage up to about 2.5 hp briefly and 0.3 hp for a period of several hours.

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Saturday 30 August 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Aug 31, 2014)

Clean Me a Lot

One example of where you will find me,

Is many locations inside of one building.

When I'm new I'm remarkably plain,

But after first use, I'm never the same,

People clean me a lot, but I'm never like new,

The changes come off, but leave residue.

You will have seen me in your early years,

I'm definitely a tool for the eyes, not the ears,

But there is a sound that I can make,

To cause the strongest man to quake.

I feel I should give more of a clue,

But I don't want to make it too easy for you.

I may have bored you, or enthralled,

But can you tell me what I'm called?

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Brain Teaser 8/30/2014

These words follow a logical progression:

ACE

TAB

COG

ADD

EAR

RAF

GUT

UGH

IVY

TAJ

Which of these could be next?

KID - BOY - ASK - TOO

Solution

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Brain Teaser 8/29/2014

"If some Smaugs are Thors and some Thors are Thrains, then some Smaugs are definitely Thrains."

This statement is: TRUE - FALSE - NEITHER

Solution

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Brain Teaser 8/28/2014

I am a word of 12 letters.

My 12, 4, 7, 2, 5 is an Eastern beast of burden.

My 1, 8, 10, 9 is a street made famous by Sinclair Lewis.

My 11, 3,6 is past.

My whole is a person suffering from delusions of greatness.

So, who am I?

Solution

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Brain Teaser 8/27/2014

1. John Peterson was born in Albany in 1938, on a date not divisible by 2, 3, or 5, and in a month that does not contain the letters "e" or "i". When does he become one year older?

2. In a certain village there is a man, so the paradox runs, who is a barber; this barber shaves all and only those men in the village who do not shave themselves. Query: Does the barber shave himself?

Solution

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Several Hells Angels members plotted to murder Mick Jagger after…

Several Hells Angels members plotted to murder Mick Jagger after he called them out for fatally stabbing a black man at their free concert in Altamont, California in 1969. They took a boat to his location on Long Island, but had to swim for their lives when a major storm brewed up.

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A Jehovah’s Witness was temporarily incapacitated following…

A Jehovah’s Witness was temporarily incapacitated following a car accident. Her doctor transfused her with blood which saved her life, despite knowing she had signed a card requesting this not be done. Following her recovery she successfully sued the doctor for battery.

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The Ebola virus wiped out 70 to 95% of the 20,000 gorillas…

The Ebola virus wiped out 70 to 95% of the 20,000 gorillas in Congo’s d’Odzala national park between 2003 and 2005.

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The Oh-My-God particle, a subatomic particle detected…

The Oh-My-God particle, a subatomic particle detected to be traveling at 99.99999999999999999999951% the speed of light, is carrying the same energy as a 60 mph baseball.

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The word Maverick comes from Samuel Maverick, a 19th century…

The word Maverick comes from Samuel Maverick, a 19th century Texan who refused to brand his cattle.

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For two months Ai Hin, a panda living in a Chinese zoo, managed to trick…

For two months Ai Hin, a panda living in a Chinese zoo, managed to trick her caretakers into thinking she was pregnant — surprising behavior that suggests the bear knew she would be getting extra food and an air-conditioned room all to herself. She accomplished this all by just eating more, moving less, and raising her hormone levels.

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