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Convention Chuckle... |
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Dora K. Hatton, A. K. Barnes, and
J. R. Sweeney had a big chuckle at the convention when they realized
that the letters of their names, if rearranged, spelled out the names of
each of their home States. From what State does each of these delegates
hail? |
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Cryptic Message... |
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Buzzy the furnace repair man was
told to go around back and come in through the basement door. The door
had no knob or latch, but was adorned with the lettering shown in the
drawing above. How will Buzzy get in? |
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Mobius Ride... |
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Judy and Dan are the first to try
out the latest ride at the amusement park, an enormous mobius strip. If
the cars are traveling at the same speed, will there ever be a collision
(except possibly Judy's head on the superstructure)? |
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Matched Set... |
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Kimberly has been told by the
jeweler that out of the six earrings he has left, he thinks two are a
match. Will Kimberly find a matching pair? If so, which two earrings
match? |
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Red Square Fold and Cut... |
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Blanche runs a quilting class.
She has asked her students to fold and cut a red square of fabric,
following the pattern shown on the chart above. The results are in.
Which of the four students' squares is the correct fold and cut as
indicated by the chart? |
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Hamster Walker... |
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Bruce has just assembled the
latest exercise device for his hamster. He lost the instructions, but is
pretty sure that this is the right way to set the belts. The hamster is
about to start its aerobics... will the belts turn freely or not? |
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Snake
Stretch... |
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Professor Pith Bugby, his
fearless pooch Vilmer, and Professor Motu have subdued a mighty python.
As Pith holds the head, Vilmer is given the command to pull the tail and
stretch out the snake for measuring. Assuming that the snake cooperates
fully in this endeavor, will there be any problems with taking an
accurate measurement? |
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Counting Cubes... |
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The stone cutter and his cat are
trying to count the number of cubes that have already been placed in
this monument. Can you determine the total number of cubes contained in
this structure, based on seeing these front and back views and armed
with the knowledge that it is not in any way hollow? |
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Prom Night... |
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These young ladies are Rose,
Daisy and Iris, but not necessarily in that order. On prom night they
gathered to get their picture taken. While posing, the woman wearing the
rose corsage said, "I just noticed that the flowers in our corsages
match our names, but none of us are wearing a flower that matches our
own name." "Wow!" said Iris, "You're right!" Given these clues, can you
identify who is who in the illustration above? |
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Last Updated: November 22, 2007 |
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