Saturday 5 April 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Apr 06, 2014)

Sight Rhymes 4



In each group below, the three words end in the same three letters, so they look like they should rhyme, but they don't. See if you can figure out the missing letters in each group.

Example: plo___, tho___, to___ would be plough, though, tough.



1. b___, el___, oppos___

2. bl___, br___, g___

3. f___, h___, t___





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Today in History for 5th April 2014

Historical Events


1894 - Start of Sherlock Holmes' "Adventure of Empty House" (BG)

1904 - The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.

1961 - Dutch governor Platteel installs New Guinea Council

1964 - 1st driverless trains run on London Underground

1972 - Baseball season is delayed due to a strike

1992 - 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino


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Famous Birthdays


1698 - Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer

1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)

1923 - Stanley Orme, Chairman (British Labour Party)

1923 - Michael V Gazzo, Hillside NJ, actor (Cookie, Fear City)

1943 - Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, actor (Danny-Doctor in the House)

1973 - Élodie Bouchez, French actress


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Famous Deaths


1684 - William Brouncker, 2nd viscount/1st pres of Royal Society, dies

1695 - George Savile, 1st marquis of Halifax, dies at 61

1878 - Wilhelm Speyer, composer, dies at 87

1960 - Alma Kruger, actor (Made For Each Other), dies at 88

1975 - Victor GM Marijnen, Dutch premier (1963-65), dies at 58

1982 - Abe Fortas, Supreme court justice, dies at 71


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Brain Teaser 4/5/2014

Do you know?



1. Which are there more of: millimeters in a mile or seconds in a month?

2. Which is heavier: 1000 kilograms or 1 ton?

3. Which is longer: 250 centimeters or 8 feet?

4. Which is larger: 3 raised to the 5th power or 5 raised to the 3rd power?

5. Which are there more of: ounces in a ton or inches in a kilometer?

Solution

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