Friday 1 August 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Aug 02, 2014)

Eye Rhymes 6



In each sentence below, two words are incomplete. The two 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 sentence.

Example: One symptom of bronchitis is a ro___ co___. (The two words are: rough & cough.)



1. Now that I can fly a kite, I don't m___ the w___.

2. Children in Alabama could be called the Deep So___ yo___.

3. That bully must ce___ to te___ his fellow students.

4. By his 18th birthday, the prince had gr___ into his cr___.





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Today in History for 1st August 2014

Historical Events


1869 - 1st voyage down Colorado River

1942 - German occupier demands listing of all Dutch telephone subscribers

1950 - Guam Organic Act by establishes Guam as US territory

1975 - 41st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Pittsburgh 21, All-Stars 14 (54,103)

1982 - H Aaron, F Robinson, T Jackson, and H Chandler inducted in Hall of Fame

1993 - Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY


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Famous Birthdays


1909 - Nigel Henderson, admiral

1926 - Frank Hauser, British theatrical director

1958 - Adrian Dunbar, Northern Irish actor

1958 - Tor HÃ¥kon Holte, Norwegian cross country skier

1961 - Bradford John Faxon Jr, Oceanport NJ, PGA golfer (1986 Provident)

1970 - David James, English footballer


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Famous Deaths


1137 - Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)

1973 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer, dies at 91

1988 - Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86

1993 - Viktor Polyanitshko, governor of Kaukasus, murdered

1996 - Frida Boccara, French singer (b. 1940)

2005 - Al Aronowitz, American music journalist (b. 1928)


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Brain Teaser 8/1/2014

Jack is taller than Peter, and Bill is shorter than Jack. Which of the following statements would be most accurate?

(A) Bill is taller than Peter.

(B) Bill is shorter than Peter.

(C) Bill is as tall as Peter.

(D) It is impossible to tell whether Bill or Peter is taller.

Solution

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