I'm posting one puzzle, riddle, math, or statistical problem a day. Try to answer each one and post your answers in the comments section. I'll post the answer the next day. Even if you have the same answer as someone else, feel free to put up your answer, too!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Four Cars
Four cars come to a four way stop, all coming from a different direction. They can't decide who got there first, so they all go forward at the same time. They do not crash into each other, but all four cars go. How is this possible?
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Could you repeat that?
As a whole, I am both safe and secure. Behead me, and I become a place of meeting. Behead me again, and I am the partner of ready. Restore me, and I become the domain of beasts. What am I?
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Math time
Solve the following math problem without pencil and paper or a calculator: Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. Now add 10. What is the total?
Monday, November 27, 2006
Three, it's a magic number
What three-letter word can be added to the following words to form three common six-letter words?
her, any, tom
her, any, tom
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Thanksgiving Trivia
Since this will be my last question until after the weekend, I just wanted to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving (if you're from around here) and a wonderful weekend if you're not.
- Thanksgiving is celebrated only in the United States (T or F)?
- The first store to hold a Thanksgiving parade was?
- Thanksgiving became a national holiday thanks to a woman editor of The Godey's Lady's Book" who started a writing campaign. What was her name?
- How many pilgrims came over on the Mayflower?
- About how many survived to celebrate?
- How many of those survivors were women?
- You know those funny looking hats and shoes with buckles? Did the Pilgrims actually wear them?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The beagle boys
In the cartoon show, Duck Tales (and in the comics), the beagle boys always had the numbers 167 used in two different sequences on their shirts to indicate their prison number. For instance, one beagle boy had the number 167 671, while another had 761 716. The only restriction was the pattern could not be repeated, so the number 167 167 would not be possible. How many different combinations could they have and still be unique?
In other words, how many beagle boys could there be?
In other words, how many beagle boys could there be?
Monday, November 20, 2006
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