Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Oct 17, 2015)

Snow White

Recently, Snow White’s seven dwarfs met up with three of their friends and went to the cinema to see Bambi. From the clues below, can you determine the order in which they stood in the ticket queue?

Grumpy was in front of Dopey. Stumpy was behind Sneezy and Doc. Doc was in front of Droopy and Happy.

Sleepy was behind Stumpy, Smelly and Happy.

Happy was in front of Sleepy, Smelly and Bashful.

Bashful was behind Smelly, Droopy and Sleepy.

Sneezy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was in front of Grumpy, Stumpy and Sneezy.

Dopey was in front of Droopy.

Sleepy was in front of Grumpy and Bashful.

Dopey was behind Sneezy, Doc and Sleepy.

Stumpy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was behind Doc.

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Oct 17, 2015)

Yummy Bananas!
Monkeys aren’t the only ones who like them! Many people go bananas when they see their favorite yellow fruit, soft, sweet and satisfying! Are you the top banana at this quiz? Well, why don’t we find out!

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Verve

verve

noun :: Spirit and enthusiasm in an artistic performance.

“The reunion tour lacked the verve of the original band.”

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Historical Events for 16th October 2015

456 – Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Roman Empire.
1793 – Battle of Wattignies.
1901 – Baron Hayashi of Japan begins negotiations in London to make an alliance with the British and strengthen Japan’s position against Russians
1923 – Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio founded
1926 – Mohammed Nadir Khan begins coup in Afghanistan, 1200 killed
1957 – USAF sends 2 aluminium bullets into space
1958 – Benjamin Britten’s “Nocturne,” premieres
1967 – WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1985 – Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip
1995 – Million Man March held in Washington, D.C. (over 830,000 African American men attend)

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