Today’s Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 21, 2015)

Spazy Croonerisms 5

A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have their initial sounds switched to form new words. The pairs need only sound the same, not necessarily be spelled the same (power saw & sour paw, horse cart & coarse heart). There may sometimes be one or two connecting words (kick the stone & stick the cone, king of the rats & ring of the cats). Given the following definitions, what are the spoonerisms?

1) a circular depression & a part for a canine actor

2) a container for an alcoholic beverage & an insignificant insect

3) a container for a container & the bottom of a coffin

4) a cunning wolf relative & insect foot coverings

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Today’s Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 21, 2015)

“Eclipse” Quotes Quiz
This is a quiz of quotes from “Eclipse”, the third book of the Twilight Saga.

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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Plangent

plan-gent

adjective :: Beating; dashing, as a wave. Loud and resounding.

“She moans along with the woman who is singing — wailing, really — her hands gripping the steering wheel to the plangent cries of the singer and the sobbing of violins.” –Alice Walker

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Creativity : Distractions

Our attention is easily diverted by any number of distractions (a song on the radio, an overheard conversation, an itch, etc). The next time you need to concentrate on something, pay attention to what distracts you from your task. What types of things divert your attention? How does it feel to be distracted by something against your will?

If you become aware of which types of things can easily distract you, you can try to block them out when you need to concentrate. For example, you could turn off the radio if you are easily distracted by music.

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Memory : Levels of Learning

When you learn something, there are several different ways to measure how you remember it. The deepest form of memory is called recall and refers to any piece of information that you can instantly remember (for example: your name). The goal of most studying is to get the information memorized to a point where you can recall it.

One step down from recall is aided recall. This describes the type of memory where you cannot remember it until you are given a hint (for example: your first grade teacher’s name starts with a B). Mnemonics help with memories in this stage by providing the cues to help you recall the information. This is why mnemonics work so well! You don’t have to study the facts as much in order to remember them.

If you are unable to recall the information, then you may have only memorized the information to the point of recognition. At this stage, you are unable to recall the information even if aided, but once the material is shown to you, you instantly remember it. This is why multiple-choice tests are easier than fill-in-the-blank tests. You only have to recognize the answer, not recall it.

If you learned the fact at some point and now have forgotten it to a point where you can’t even recognize it, then your memory may be in the relearnable stage. In this stage, there is some evidence of previous learning because you learn it much faster the second time around. An example of this would be relearning a foreign language that you learned many years ago, but forgot.

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In the U.S., there are 1.5 times more Google searches…

In the U.S., there are 1.5 times more Google searches for “heaven” than “hell.”

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The Dog Face Man | Dog Face Woman’s Long Lost Love?

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I posted the picture of the dog face woman? I couldn’t help but think that she looked angry or worried at the time. Now, I’m pretty sure I figured out why! She was upset because she couldn’t find her boyfriend—Dog Face Man!

He doesn’t look very happy either. Maybe he’s worried about his girlfriend, Dog Face Woman, will be angry at him and kick him out. And that might just be the case, if she ever finds out about his mistress, Dog Face Girl…

Oh, what a tangled web we weave!

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