Sunday 12 October 2014

Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 13, 2014)

Low Profile Hero



Born in nature, shaped by man

Getting just shorter in a life span

Almost no one all of the way

But when needed "I'm hero of the day"

Always giving but never will take

And in some days I top the "bake"





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Brain Teaser 10/12/2014

1. When asked how old she was, Suzie replied, "In two years I will be twice as old as I was five years ago." How old is she?



2. If nine thousand, nine hundred nine dollars is written as $9,909, how should twelve thousand, twelve hundred twelve dollars be written?



BONUS TRIVIA QUIZ

Here’s a quiz to test your knowledge of TV theme songs.



1. “Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got.

Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot... Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came...”



2. “We’re a movin’ on up, (We’re a movin on up.) To the east side. (Mo-vin on up.) To a de-luxe apartment, In the sky-. Mo-vin’ on up (Mo-vin on up.) To the east side, (Mo-vin on up.) We finally got a piece of the pie.



3. Come and knock on our door, we’ve been waiting for you, where the kisses are hers and hers and his... Come and dance on our floor, take a step that is new, we’ve a loveable space that needs your face... You’ll see that life is a ball again and laughter is callin’ for you”



4. “What would we do baby, without us?...What would we do baby, without us?... And there ain’t no nothing we can’t love each other through... What would we do baby, without us? Sha la la la...”



5. Believe or not I’m walking on air, I never thought I could feel so free-. Flying away on a wing and a prayer. Who could it be? Believe it or not it’s just me...”



6. “Now, the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you, may not be right for some. A man is born, he’s a man of means. Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans...”



7. Show me that smile again. Don’t waste another minute on your cryin’...We’re nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin. Oooohhh. As long as we got each other , We got the world spinnin’ right in our hands...”



8. Love, exciting and new, Come aboard. We’re expecting you! Love, life’s sweetest reward. Let it flow, it floats back to you...Set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance. Love won’t hurt anymore, It’s an open smile on a friendly shore...”



9. Just two good old boys, Never meaning no harm. Beats all you ever you saw, Been in trouble with the law Since the day they were born.

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Car & Vehicle Electronics





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Today in History for 12th October 2014

Historical Events


1907 - Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series

1957 - "Simply Heavenly" closes at Playhouse Theater NYC after 62 perfs

1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site

1963 - At 4 am, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck

1983 - 5225 Loral and 5424 Covington

1987 - Oscar Arias (Costa Rican Pres) wins Nobel Peace Prize


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Famous Birthdays


1865 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

1896 - Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975)

1939 - Carolee Schneemann, Fox Chase Pennsylvania, American performance artist

1942 - Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker (Temptations)

1966 - Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)

1977 - Carmen Carrillo Vilanova, Miss El Salvador Universe (1997)


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Famous Deaths


1093 - Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62

1654 - Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, painter, is injured in the Delft Explosion and later dies of his injuries

1758 - Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, British field marshal (b. 1680)

1959 - Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63

1991 - Sheila Florance, Australian actress (Cactus), dies of cancer at 75

1992 - Ulysses Guimaraes, Brazilian MP (chairman), dies in accident


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