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| 17 SEP 2004 at 4:58am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | More easy questions:
1) Consider the following eight words: empty, almost, first, chop, fort, dirty, adopt, begin. They all share the same unusual property - which?
2) There are four categories:
garden tools
body organs
gems
weapons
A particular object is associated with each category. Together, the four objects are common to a single item - which item is that and what are the objects?
3) Consider the following words: upholster, nephew, epitaph, phrase, graphic, prophecy. One of them is somehow different - which one and how?
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:02am |
karimartiSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MichalN (17 SEP 2004 4:43am)
How many points is a bazooka worth and why?
Errmmm ..... none since you usually use it for destruction, you don't actually destroy it? Is this where you were heading? I don't play those games anyway.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:07am |
karimartiSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MichalN (17 SEP 2004 4:58am)
3) Consider the following words: upholster, nephew, epitaph, phrase, graphic, prophecy. One of them is somehow different - which one and how?
It's the 'ph', 'upholster' has both letters but it's not pronounced like it is in the other words.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:12am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By karimarti (17 SEP 2004 5:02am)
Errmmm ..... none since you usually use it for destruction, you don't actually destroy it? Is this where you were heading?
Nope Anyway you could be destroying enemy bazookas.
I don't play those games anyway.
I don't either. Forget the bit about video game, it's there just to confuse you
It's the 'ph', 'upholster' has both letters but it's not pronounced like it is in the other words.
Yup, that's exactly it!
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:36am |
karimartiSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MichalN (17 SEP 2004 4:58am)
2) There are four categories:
garden tools
body organs
gems
weapons
A particular object is associated with each category. Together, the four objects are common to a single item - which item is that and what are the objects?
Aha, so .....
garden tools = spades
body organs = hearts
gems = diamonds
weapons = clubs
And the common denominator is playing cards.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:42am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By karimarti (17 SEP 2004 5:35am)
And the common denominator is playing cards.
Correct! How about a game of poker?
BTW if you know some "riddles" like these, feel free to post them...
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 5:56am |
karimartiSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By MichalN (17 SEP 2004 4:43am)
In a video game, there are following scores:
- Ships and tanks are worth 1 point eath
- Jeeps and planes 2 points each
- Missiles and soldiers 3 points each.
How many points is a bazooka worth and why?
Worth 4 points because the word has 4 vowels.
I'll post some soon enough after i do some research.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 6:02am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By karimarti (17 SEP 2004 5:56am)
Worth 4 points because the word has 4 vowels.
Exactly. Only one more to go!
I'll post some soon enough after i do some research.
Looking forward to it!
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 6:35am |
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Status : Online | 1) Their letters are in alphabetical order.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 6:51am |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Elfstone (17 SEP 2004 6:35am)
1) Their letters are in alphabetical order.
Yes, of course.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 7:42am |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Damn, I missed out on this!
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 8:06pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Could someone please post some more of these? Please?
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 9:50pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Okay...since nobody's posting, I'll try...though these aren't quite the right type of silly questions:
1. DUMMY
The letters from the three words below can be taken apart, unscrambled and merged to form three separate words all of which are synonyms. Can you find them?
CLIMBER MONITOR NIECE
2. Unscramble
The king of conundrums lives in the MANLIEST CAGE
3. Something Fishy!?
How long does it take for you to solve weird riddles? Time is passing as we speak...tic...toc! This one involves absolutely no academia. If you don't solve it you might be ill. As far as difficulty is concerned it's my easiest one. Can you solve this?
4. SO!
What color is her blouse?
5. Below there are sixteen numbers. Assuming that any three of the numbers may be drawn at random, what is the probability (to the nearest percent) that three numbers will be drawn whose sum equals six?
1 2 3 1
2 3 1 2
3 1 2 3
1 2 3 1
6. Judy is five times as old as Henry. In two years, she'll be three times as old, and in six years she'll only be twice as old. How old will Judy be in seven years?
7.ETS
Which one is the odd one out?
URN URA ARS RTH TER NUS
8. LET'S SPLIT
Maxwell Edison is studying a newly discovered hyperactive amoeba which multiplies at a highly accelerated rate. He places one such amoeba in a jar. After 15 seconds the amoeba splits. 15 seconds later the two amoebae split. 15 seconds after that the four amoebae split and so on. After two hours the jar is halfway full. How long will it take to fill the jar completely?
9. GOOD SAMARITAN
463512=a divine service and 3/8 of me is a system or theory. What am I?
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 9:57pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | 2. ENIGMA CASTLE
6. 17
8. 2 hours 15 secs (taken from beginning)
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:04pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | All correct so far...
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:24pm |
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Status : Online | #1 cretin - imbecile - moron
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:27pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (17 SEP 2004 10:24pm)
#1 cretin - imbecile - moron
I hope you're not talking to me?
Correct answer, though.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:36pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | 3. No
5. 6% (just guessing there)
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:44pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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I wouldn't do that! [smiley=angel_smiley.gif]
I was talking about that stupid #1.
#5
I have some questions about this one. First of all, those are technically digits, except this is a trick. But digits are numbers, too. Fine.
Second thing is, numbers which are drawn can be drawn again, yes? I can't see anything that rules this out.
According to my understanding of statistics/combinatorics/whatever - which is quite low, right now - I'd say there are 16^3 possible sequences. The "good" sequences are those with either 2-2-2 or 1-2-3.
In case of 2-2-2 there are 5^3 possible choices because there are five 2s in there.
For 1-2-3 it's 5^3 again, because each digit/number occurs 5 times.
That would make 125 + 125 = 250 "good" sequences from 4096 possible which is roughly 6%.
BUT...I'm absolutely not sure whether or not 1-2-3 or 2-1-3 or 3-1-2 makes a difference. It should...or maybe not? This always twists my mind until I get a headache. I hate this. :
So, is it 6%?
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:45pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By MichalN (17 SEP 2004 10:36pm)
3. No
5. 6% (just guessing there)
No and no....
In 3., 'something fishy' is a hint...
Examine the sentences.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:46pm |
EvaGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Elfstone (17 SEP 2004 10:44pm)
So, is it 6%?
No.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:48pm |
karimartiSorcerer Apprentice
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Which one is the odd one out?
URN URA ARS RTH TER NUS
Saturn, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Venus.
URA is the odd one out because those are the first 3 letters of Uranus, while all others are the last 3 letters of the other planets.
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:48pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Eva (17 SEP 2004 10:46pm)
No.
Now I know. But why not?
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| 17 SEP 2004 at 10:48pm |
MichalNGrand Inquisitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Eva (17 SEP 2004 10:45pm)
No and no....
No? But that's exactly what I said! And it is the answer to the question
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