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Showing posts with label mind bender. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

The Best of Out of the Box - Challenge 1




Out of the Box 1
Only the Beginning

            Try these alphanumeric brain teasers.  They range from movies to television programs to daily knowledge.  You will even have to look in the box for one answer. Some will be very easy, but don't rush to look at the answers for the others.  They will come to you at the strangest times.  Enjoy this first of several exercises.

Here's a sample:

10        A in the B of R

And here's the answer:         10        Amendments in the Bill of Rights
           




Now try these prepared in similar genre:

2          M for SS

2          RD in a YW

12        AM

52        W in a Y

300      P in a PG

366      D in a LY

2          DD in DJ

4          S in a Y

2          S of R in a B of KRB


Ready for the answers.  Don't check until you have given your mind some time.  Many may come to you when you are thinking about something else or when you think your mind is at rest.




Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Answers to Out of the Box 43: Please open your Bible.

These are the answers to Out of the Box 43:  Please open your Bible.
STOP!
If you arrived at this page by accident, please follow this link to the Out of the Box 43 wit and wisdom workout.

For all who arrived here intentionally, here are the answers.

Three to five usually make a play:    Acts
Looks like employment, but doesn’t sound like it:  Job
Men in black:  Judges
They come in large, small, cardinal, and telephone:  Numbers
Italian Capitalists from a non-economic perspective:  Romans
Blood colored ocean’s farewell:  Parting of the Red Sea
90% of the sale to the salesman:  The Great Commission
Instructive discourse delivered from horseback:  The Sermon on the Mount
Circus or Sea World one ups half a dozen beach balls:  Seven Seals
Talk show host’s dream:  Babylon
Pizza delivery took more than 20 minutes:  Pilate

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Answers to Out of the Box 16: Don't Quote Me on That!

Here are the answers to Out of the Box 16:  Don’t Quote Me on That!
Stop!
If you arrived here by accident, please follow this link to this wit and wisdom workout, then return here for the answers.
If you have completed the challenge and are here to verify your answers, just scroll down the page.


Grasped Fowl Valued at Twice Those at Large:  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Plunge should follow gaze:  Look before you leap.
Liquid to gas changeover fails due to observation:  A watched pot never boils.
Soup ruined by excess chefs:  Too many cooks spoiled the broth.
Top heavy tribe:  Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Cardiac affection increased while away:  Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Offspring rots due to stick abstinence:  Spare the rod and spoil the child.

Stay tuned for round two of the Don’t Quote Me on That wit and wisdom workout.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Answers to Out of the Box 2: Let's Play

Here are the answers to Out of the Box 2:  Let’s Play.

If you arrived here by mistake, follow this link to the original challenge.

Sample
10 A in the B of R
Answer:  10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights


2 S to E S              Two sides to every story
3 G in a H T          Three goals in a hat trick
4 R B I for a G S                  Four runs batted in for a grand slam
13 C in a S            Thirteen cards in a suit
64 T in the N C A A B T (M M) [OK, since 2001 it’s been 65)             Sixty-four teams in the NCAA Basketball Tournament (now it’s 65)
6 P F before D in the N B A           Six points before disqualification in the National Basketball Association.
63 D in Y of the L F G in N F L H (by T D)   Distance in yards of the longest field goal in NFL history (by Tom Dempsey)
6 C in a T P G       Six categories in a Trivial Pursuit game