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.

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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.

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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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Answers to Part II of 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!  Part II

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Seven Hill City named highway center:  All roads lead to Rome.

Those of timid-free disposition given good odds for luck:  Fortune favors the bold.

Appointment set for eternal judgment:  These are the times that try men’s souls.

Jester’s blood pump feels desires possible forever:  Hope springs eternal in the heart of a fool.

Franklin ponders noose arrangements:  We must all hang together, else we shall all hang separately.

Roger’s knowledge limited to daily reports:  All I know is what I read in the papers.

Large twig accompanies mild vocals:  Walk softly and carry a big stick.

Shakespeare goes global:  All the world’s a stage.

Righteousness given in return for itself:  Virtue is its own reward.

Did you miss round I of the Don’t Quote Me on That wit and wisdom workout.  Click here.

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!

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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.

Answers to Out of the Box 15: Let's Go Shopping

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Shakin Bacon:  Piggly Wiggly

Playthings identity:  Toys R Us

Domicile Station:  Home Depot

Better than better purchase:  Best Buy

No nights out:  Days Inn

Sheep’s external value:  Woolworth’s

Construction Quadrilateral:  Builder’s Square

July 4^th accommodations:  Holiday Inn

Charred venison:  Sears & Roebucks

Alabama Guardians:  Montgomery Wards

Painful vehicle bailment:  Hertz Rent a Car

Super small, hardly hard:  Microsoft

See you soon for the next wits and wisdom workout.

Answers to Out of the Box 3: Just Numbers

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-273.15                 Degrees Celsius at which Molecular Motion Stops (Absolute Zero)

21                           Gun Salute for a United States President

5                              Vowels in the Alphabet

3                              Periods  in a Hockey Game

162                         Regular Season Games in a Major League Baseball Season

5280                       Feet in a Mile

3                              Branches of Government in the United States

6                              Articles in the Code of Conduct (Better ask a serviceman)

31                           Words in the Pledge of Allegiance (Yes, that includes Under God)

13                           in a Baker's Dozen

 See you soon for another wits and wisdom workout!

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

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

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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

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Out of the Box 1: Only the Beginning

Here's a simple alphanumeric brain teaser.  Some answers will come right away.  Don't give up too quickly on those that don't.  You might be surprised what your mind is working on while you are at work, driving, or even sleeping.

Enjoy Only the Beginning.