Stupidity & Normality

Anagram Riddle

2009-02-27T15:05:00.001-08:00

I am a set of three words, all with the same six letters.
First I am a kingdom, though not royally so.
Then spell me backwards, and I become a thin plate.
Now rearrange my consonants, leaving my vowels in place ...
I am now a type of paper.

What are the words?

The Impossible Quiz

2008-02-23T00:07:00.001-08:00

Help! A remainder is chasing me

2008-02-01T19:42:00.000-08:00

I just found a number with an interesting property:

When I divide it by 2, the remainder is 1.
When I divide it by 3, the remainder is 2.
When I divide it by 4, the remainder is 3.
When I divide it by 5, the remainder is 4.
When I divide it by 6, the remainder is 5.
When I divide it by 7, the remainder is 6.
When I divide it by 8, the remainder is 7.
When I divide it by 9, the remainder is 8.
When I divide it by 10, the remainder is 9.

It's not a small number, but it's not really big, either.
When I looked for a smaller number with this property I couldn't find one.

Can you find it?

Fall From Heaven

2007-11-13T19:28:00.000-08:00

One by one we fall from heaven,
Down into the depths of past
And our world is ever upturned
So that yet some time we'll last.

Guess the Riddle

2007-11-05T04:46:00.000-08:00

I turn polar bears white

and I will make you cry.

I make guys have to pee

and girls comb their hair.

I make celebrities look stupid

and normal people look like celebrities.

I turn pancakes brown

and make your champane bubble.

If you squeeze me, I'll pop.

If you look at me, you'll pop.

Can you guess the riddle?

Hint:

This riddle has two (2) possible answers

A Dollar for a Change

2007-11-05T04:28:00.000-08:00

You and your parents are wandering inside a department store of a mall. You found an interesting item (whatever item it is) and you want to buy it. The price of that item is $97. You borrow $50 to your father and $50 to your mother in total of $100 enough to buy an item worth of $97. After claiming the item and $3 for the change. You give $1 to your father and $1 to your mother and the remaining debt is $49 each, a total of $98 and $1 left in your hand in total of $99. If you subtract it from $100 as the total borrowed money to buy that item will be $1.

Where did $1 go???

Point it out!

2007-07-09T16:19:00.000-07:00

Have you ever heard the phrase, "never point a finger at someone because there will always be three pointing back at you".

If there were three people talking to each other, and two of them point one finger at a 3rd person. If the third person points one finger from each hand at each of the other two, how many fingers will be pointing at the third person?

Formula

2007-07-09T16:07:00.001-07:00

If you use a certain formula on 13, you end up with 7.

Under the same formula, 2352 becomes 16, 246 becomes 14, 700 turns into 16, and 1030 becomes 14.

What would 9304 become?

Hint:

I strongly recommend that you use a scientific calculator.

Number 9

2007-07-09T16:06:00.001-07:00

A new medical building containing 100 offices has just been completed. Clyde was hired to paint the numbers 1-100 on the doors. How many times will Clyde have to paint the number nine?

New Diet Craze!

2007-07-08T00:54:00.000-07:00

Ariel recently came back from a rather long vacation and returned nearly 15 pounds lighter. When he showed off his new appearance to his younger brother Arriane, he also bragged that he ate as much as he wanted, most of the time eating non-stop. Arriane was puzzled; how could this be true? Ariel had the answer.

What was Ariel's secret diet?

Going Home

2007-07-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

While going home, a man noticed that a woman was following him. He walked for ten minutes, then got home at 7:00. She continued walking in circles around his building. She completed one circle in ten minutes, then another in 15 min., then another in 20 min. At nine o' clock, the man saw her fall asleep outside. During which circle did she fall asleep?

Hint:
No math required.

Riddle?

2007-07-06T18:34:00.001-07:00

Guess the word or phrase I've been wanting to tell you.

Youth vanishes when I always come
Over me is the brightest light
Under me are lovers looking at me

At morning, I can't live
Rest is my duty on morning
Every night I come to work

To be more than a billion years old
Rough work it should be
In times, I get tired but still rocking
Covering darkness to light
Keep on working to give you path
End is impossible for me
Darkness never prevail.

Survival

2007-07-06T18:32:00.001-07:00

There is man locked up in a room, which has no windows or any way out except for a firmly locked door that can't be destroyed by any means. There is an open tap at a corner of the room from which great amounts of water get into the room. What can the man do to escape from drowning, if he only has a large rope and a bucket that can hold up to 5 liters of water?

Which Side?

2007-07-06T18:31:00.001-07:00

You are standing outside a building, and it soon begins to get cold. Not stopping at being cold, the wind starts to blow from the east at 30 miles an hour. The wind chill is around negative 30 degrees. On which side of the building should you position yourself to keep warm?

Somebody is Nobody, But Who is Everyone?

2007-07-06T18:30:00.001-07:00

There were 4 people: Somebody, Nobody, Who, and Everyone.

If Nobody didn't do anything, then Who did. But if Somebody would have done something, Everyone would have been OK. If Everyone would have helped, Who would get the credit. But Who did it....

A Man and Two Doors

2007-07-06T18:26:00.001-07:00

A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits: two doors. Through the first door there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun instantly fries anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon. How does the man escape?

Word Problem

2007-05-29T21:15:00.000-07:00

7+6 is equal to 15 or 6+7 are equal to 15?

Thanks to Elaine Nolasco for sharing.

One Question; Leads in Heaven

2007-05-29T18:31:00.000-07:00

Suppose you die and awaken in a room with two doors and one guard at each door. A voice speaks to you and tells you that one door leads to eternity in Heaven and one door leads to an eternity in Hell. You are allowed to approach a guard and ask him a question and only one question that will help you determine which door to choose since the doors are unlabeled and you are unable to look through a door before entering.

However, you are also told that one of the guards ALWAYS lies and one ALWAYS tells the truth, and you cannot know which one is which.

What question do you ask so that, no matter which guard you ask (remember, you CANNOT know which one you are asking), you get an answer that guarantees that you choose the correct door?

Remember, you must choose the door correctly that leads to Heaven.

An Apple a Day

2007-05-18T20:50:00.000-07:00

A shop sells apples at $1 each. Each of these apples are wrapped in a special wrapper. You can trade 3 of these wrappers for 1 apple.
If you have $15, how many apples can you get altogether?

Hint:
Don't forget your leftovers.

16 + 53 + 3 + 27 + 7 = 14

2006-12-30T22:44:00.000-08:00

When does the following equation become true:

16 + 53 + 3 + 27 + 7 = 14

New Door

2006-11-14T17:59:00.000-08:00

The letters in the two words 'new door' can be rearranged to make one word. Can you do it?

What Time is It?

2006-11-08T17:05:00.000-08:00

On a clock, the big and small hand are exactly between 1 and 2. Both hands lay on top of each other.

What time is it?

8 + 8 = 91?

2006-11-08T16:56:00.001-08:00

How can you make the following equation correct without changing it at all?

8 + 8 = 91

Clock

2006-11-08T16:56:00.000-08:00

At noon, you look at the clock in your bedroom. The big hand is on the five and the little hand is in between the 3 and the 4. What time is it?

Hint

Just think...

CHoCoLaTe

2006-11-08T16:54:00.000-08:00

What 5 chemical elements make chocolate?

Hint

The title is helpful if you know your elements.

What Song?

2006-11-08T16:53:00.000-08:00

A man is sitting in a pub feeling rather poor. He sees the man next to him pull a wad of £50 notes out of his wallet.
He turns to the rich man and says to him,
"I have an amazing talent: I know almost every song that has ever existed."
The rich man laughs.
The poor man says, "I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a genuine song with a lady's name of your choice in it."
The rich man laughs again and says, "OK, how about my daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?"
The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich.

What song did he sing?

Hint

It is a genuine song that almost everyone should know.

Not This One Again...

2006-11-08T16:49:00.000-08:00

What weighs more, a bag full of a pound of feathers, or brick weighing a pound?

An Upside-Down Spotted Striped Box

2006-10-26T16:50:00.000-07:00

Follow these steps and see if you can figure this out.

1) Get a brown, cardboard box.
2) Get purple, orange, and turquoise paints.
3) Paint the box orange.
4) Paint on purple spots.
5) Paint on turquoise stripes.
7) Turn it upside down.
8) Lie on your side.

What is missing from this sequence?

Hint

The answer isn't to get a paintbrush, wait for it to dry, paint the bottom, or something similar. Remember, this is a TRICK teaser... :)

What are we?

2006-10-08T17:26:00.000-07:00

1. I am always excited
2. I tell people where things are at
3. You can play a game on me
4. I'm very rich
5. I give percentages
6. I am always looking up
7. And.........
8. I look like a light in the sky
9. I keep things arranged that are to my right
10. I keep things arranged that are to my left
What Are We?

Hint
Use the Number System

Which House?

2006-09-17T21:41:00.000-07:00

There are three houses built exactly the same. One is filled with cotton, the other with wood, and the third with iron. One day an arsonist sets them all on fire. The sound of sirens was growing louder at the scene. People were screaming. Which house did the ambulance try to put the fire out at first?

I Prefer the '53 Myself

2006-09-13T03:39:00.000-07:00

If O2 is O=O.
H2O is H-O-H,
and CO2 is O=C=O,
then what might this represent?

=James=

Blue Earth

2006-09-11T17:40:00.000-07:00

I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.

What am I?

What Am I?

2006-09-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

1-2-3-4-5-6

I am a 6 letter word.
Letters 6-5-2 spell out a drink.
Letters 4-5-2-3 spell out a fruit.
Letters 1-2-6 spell out a pet.
Letters 3-2-6 spell out a pest, which often gets eaten by 1-2-6.
What am I?

Hidden Books Of The Bible

2006-08-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

Can You Find The Sixteen (16) Books Of The Bible In This Paragraph?

I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible (merely by a fluke). It kept people looking so hard for the facts and for others it was a revelation. Some were in a jam, especially since the name of the books were not capitalized, but the truth finally struck home to numbers of readers. To others it was a real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help them. I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you can compete. Relax now. There really are sixteen names of books in this story.

Too Easy? Bigger Challenge...

Can You Find The Thirty (30) Books Of The Bible In This Paragraph? Actually, there are Thirty-One (31) if you can find the variant of one Old Testament prophet's name.

There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found. God Bless.

Die Hard

2006-08-20T01:08:00.000-07:00

I have one, you have one.
If you remove the first letter, a bit remains.
If you remove the second, bit still remains.
After much trying, you might be able to remove the third one also, but it remains.
It dies hard!

Hint:
Remaining part is most important.

Test of Dementia ??

2006-08-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

Again... Here have four questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time. Answer all of them immediately. OK?

Let's find out just how clever you really are.

Ready? GO!!! (Scroll Down)

First Question:

You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?

Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second!

Try not to screw up in the next question.
To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question.

Second Question:

If you overtake the last person, then you are...?

Answer: If you answered that you are the second to the last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person?

"If YOU are the leader"

Third question:

Mary's father has 5 daughters: 1-Nana, 2-Nene, 3-Nini, 4-Nono.

What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Answer: Nunu?

NO! Of course not.

Her name is Mary. Read the question again.

Okay, now the bonus round....

There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitatung the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done.

Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?

"He just has to open his mouth and ask, so simple."

KEEP THIS GOING TO FRUSTRATE THE SMART PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE!!!

Are You A Professional?

2006-08-16T06:32:00.000-07:00

The following short quiz consists of 4 questions and tells wether you are qualified to be a "professional".
The questions are not that difficult, so don't cheat by looking ahead!

Question #1:

How do you put a giraffe on a refrigerator?

The correct answer is:

Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the refrigerator.

This question test whether you tend to do simple things in a very complicated way.

Question #2:

How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?

Wrong answer:
Open the refrigerator, put the elephant and close the refrigerator.
Correct answer:
Open the refrigerator, take out the giraffe, put in the elephant and close the door.

This test your ability to think through the repercussions of your actions.

Question #3:

Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one. Which animal does not attend?

Correct answer:

The Elephant.

The elephant is in the refrigerator.

Remember?

This test your memory.

OK, even if you did not answer the first three questions correctly, you still have one more chance to show your abilities!

Last Question:

There is a river you must cross. But crocodiles inhabit it.

How do you manage... without bridge?

Correct answer:

You swim across. Why?

All The crocodiles are attending the Animal Conference.

This tests whether you learn quickly from your mistakes.

According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong.
But many preschoolers got several correct answers.
Andersen Consulting says this conclusively disproves the theory that most professionals have the brains of a four year old.

Reading Test

2006-08-16T00:14:00.000-07:00

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg.

THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taolt mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Amzanighuh ?

Eating White

2006-08-12T01:23:00.000-07:00

Eating white is what I mostly do
If quick enough, a fruit and some things blue

When you see pink, sky blue, orange, or red
It would be wise to turn my yellow head

In a dark room with blue walls
I run from the ghosts that roam the halls

What am I?

Listen Closely

2006-08-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

Assuming you can't steal an animal's sense of hearing, or use an electrical device, what would you need in order to hear a pin drop from over 20 yards?

Marathon

2006-08-03T22:47:00.000-07:00

7 dogs were boarding at the local Pet Lodge. Each dog was in a separate run, all in a single row. One of the employees left the cages unlocked and the dogs have all gotten out of their runs. She needs to put each of them back in the right cage, but this is all she remembers. Help her get them in the right cages, and QUICK!

Dogs: Beau, Duke, Fluffy, Lady, Princess, Rover, and Spike

1. Spike doesn't like other dogs much, so he was on one of the ends.

2. Princess was somewhere to the left of Beau.

3. Rover was in the third run from the right.

4. The only dog between Fluffy and Lady was Princess.

5. Duke was directly to the left of Lady.

Answer by post of your comment!

Arithmetic for Elementary

2006-08-03T08:25:00.000-07:00

'One + One = One' Brain Teaser

2006-08-01T23:46:00.000-07:00

Add together each of the defined words to get a whole new word.

Example: to shout + what you say when you feel pain = a color = yellow.

1) A light brown color + to leave = a dance.

2) A store's announcement + a type of women's clothing = a building's location.

3) A vehicle + an animal pal = a floor covering.

4) The ocean + a father's boy = part of the year.

5) Another name for dad + a yellow veggie = a white fluffy snack.

Are you among 2% of people that can?

2006-07-31T07:20:00.000-07:00

According to Albeert Einstein, only 2% of people can solve this problem. Prove that Einstein was wrong!!!

5 houses are painted in 5 different colors.
In each house lives person of different nationality.
Those 5 persons drink different drinks, play different instrument and have different pets.
On basic of following statements answer:

Which one of them has fish as a pet?

British lives in red house.

Swedish has dog.

Danish drinks tea.

Green house is left from white.

Owner of green house drinks coffee.

Person that plays violin has bird.

Owner of yellow house plays piano.

Owner of house in the middle drinks milk.

Norwegian lives in the first house.

Person that plays trumpet lives next to the one that have cat.

Person that has horse lives next to the one that plays piano.

Owner that plays harmonica drinks beer.

German plays guitar.

Norwegian lives next to blue house.

Person that plays trumpet lives next to the one that drinks water.

Guess the Word

2006-07-31T06:41:00.000-07:00

This word has 10 letters namely

1234567890

1234 - carries heredity
456 - is a period of time
567 - is a pest
and 890 - is a charged particle
What is the word?