Daily Brainteaser

turgy22

Nothing Special
What do all these words have in common?
CARTON
WAGING
PINED
HOLY
RENTER
BITER
POSE
RIFLE



January 31st Answer
Bold = Black, White = Regular
K _ B R
P R N _
_ K P Q
B Q _ N

I'm not sure if this puzzle got lost in translation or what. DF was the only one to try it and gave it a good try. I think he may have misread rule #3, though. Each pawn must be adjacent to ITS king, as in the same-colored king. For your answer, the white king and white pawn were on opposite sides of the board.


February 1st Answer

Nixon, Grant, Taft and Carter

Good job, Ransac and Mooseman. DF gets 75% credit.


February 2nd Answer

Five vases and eight flowers. Algebra equations that can be used to solve this problem are F - V = 3 and V - (F/4) = 3

Congratulations to me. And I thought it was a fairly easy one.
 

Mooseman

Isengar Tussle
turgy22;278285 said:
What do all these words have in common?
CARTON
WAGING
PINED
HOLY
RENTER
BITER
POSE
RIFLE
since "Y" is sometimes a vowel, each word has exactly 2 vowels in it.... and each second letter is a vowel.... Not sure if this is where the question is going, but these statements are true :D
 
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EricBess

Guest
Feb 3. Again with the name (which I realized after figuring it out, btw). Also - I must not have been on for a few days. I did the chess one and was surprised no one else did. I usually only post if no one else already has the answer...

cartoon
wagging
pinned
holly
reenter
bitter
posse - fixed the typo :D - thanks rokapoke
riffle

They all become another word when you repeat one of their letters.
 

turgy22

Nothing Special
The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.

One word: someone seeking office (9 letters)
Two words:
a. frank and open (6 letters)
b. consumed (3 letters)



February 3rd Answer

Double an inner letter to get another common word: cartoon, pinned, reenter, posse, wagging, holly, bitter, riffle.


Congratulations to EricBess!
 

Mooseman

Isengar Tussle
turgy22;278383 said:
The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.

One word: someone seeking office (9 letters)
Two words:
a. frank and open (6 letters)
b. consumed (3 letters)

Candidate



February 3rd Answer
Hey mine was a valid answer, both of them. :rolleyes:
 
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rokapoke

Guest
January 4

The following puzzle consists of one word that can be split into two words.

One word: someone seeking office (9 letters)
Two words:
a. frank and open (6 letters)
b. consumed (3 letters)



Answer:
a. Candid
b. Ate

One word: Candidate
 

turgy22

Nothing Special
Mooseman;278386 said:
February 3rd Answer
Hey mine was a valid answer, both of them. :rolleyes:
For future reference, puzzles like that one usually have nothing to do with counting consonants, vowels, or syllables.
 

turgy22

Nothing Special
Find two different answers to this letter selection rhyme.

My first is in carob and also in boast,
My second's in costar, but not found in coast.
My third is a vowel you'll see in rattan,
My fourth is in cornmeal and lentils and bran.
My fifth is in cognac and also in grace,
My sixth is in hornet and benches and chase.
My whole is an object you'll probably see
While strolling an orchard and viewing a tree!

_ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _



February 4th Answer

1) candidate
2a) candid
2b) ate


Nice job, rokapoke and Mooseman.
 
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DarthFerret

Guest
Find two different answers to this letter selection rhyme.

My first is in carob and also in boast,
My second's in costar, but not found in coast.
My third is a vowel you'll see in rattan,
My fourth is in cornmeal and lentils and bran.
My fifth is in cognac and also in grace,
My sixth is in hornet and benches and chase.
My whole is an object you'll probably see
While strolling an orchard and viewing a tree!

_ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _



February 5th Answer


branch and orange

 
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rokapoke

Guest
February 5

Find two different answers to this letter selection rhyme.

My first is in carob and also in boast,
My second's in costar, but not found in coast.
My third is a vowel you'll see in rattan,
My fourth is in cornmeal and lentils and bran.
My fifth is in cognac and also in grace,
My sixth is in hornet and benches and chase.
My whole is an object you'll probably see
While strolling an orchard and viewing a tree!

_ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _



Answer:
Orange and Branch.
 

Mooseman

Isengar Tussle
turgy22;278390 said:
For future reference, puzzles like that one usually have nothing to do with counting consonants, vowels, or syllables.
Isn't this a MENSA puzzle? You would think they could write questions that only have the answers they are looking for.


February 5th answer:
Orange and Branch
 

turgy22

Nothing Special
Each clue leads to the name of a traditional or popular dance.

1. Spicy sauce for chips
2. Dickens bow Oliver
3. It sounds like it belongs to Mr. Disney
4. Swap the last two letters in a unit of time
5. It sounds a bit like a pink Florida bird on one leg
6. Brown hue plus a Monopoly game space
7. Insert an A into the Greek letter before mu


February 5th Answer:

ORANGE and BRANCH
 
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rokapoke

Guest
February 6

Each clue leads to the name of a traditional or popular dance.

1. Spicy sauce for chips
2. Dickens bow Oliver
3. It sounds like it belongs to Mr. Disney
4. Swap the last two letters in a unit of time
5. It sounds a bit like a pink Florida bird on one leg
6. Brown hue plus a Monopoly game space
7. Insert an A into the Greek letter before mu


Answer:
1. Salsa
2. Twist
3. Waltz (terrible pun!)
4. Minuet ? (I know there are musical pieces by that name)
5. Flamenco (again, terrible)
6. Charleston ? (that's my best guess; if it's right, that's a BAD clue -- St. Charles Place + Tan)
7. Lambada (I liked that clue, actually)
 

Mooseman

Isengar Tussle
turgy22;278530 said:
Each clue leads to the name of a traditional or popular dance.

1. Spicy sauce for chips
2. Dickens bow Oliver
3. It sounds like it belongs to Mr. Disney
4. Swap the last two letters in a unit of time
5. It sounds a bit like a pink Florida bird on one leg
6. Brown hue plus a Monopoly game space
7. Insert an A into the Greek letter before mu
February 5th Answer:

Salsa
Twist
Waltz
Minuet
Flamenco
Tango
Lambada
 
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DarthFerret

Guest
turgy22;278530 said:
Each clue leads to the name of a traditional or popular dance.

1. Spicy sauce for chips
2. Dickens bow Oliver
3. It sounds like it belongs to Mr. Disney
4. Swap the last two letters in a unit of time
5. It sounds a bit like a pink Florida bird on one leg
6. Brown hue plus a Monopoly game space
7. Insert an A into the Greek letter before mu
February 6th Answer:

1. Salsa
2. Twist
3. Waltz
4. Minuet
5. Fandango
6. Tango
7. Lambada
 

turgy22

Nothing Special
February 7th - Mystery List
Rearrange the first word to discover the topic, and then rearrange each of the six words below it to create an item related to that topic.

Topic: LAITY

EVINCE TRIBE PALS
BARIUM RIVET SPEARMAN



February 8th - Dating Game
Below is an observation about dating. So what do you observe?

If forty years seems somewhat too old, dating grandfathers should drive every young girl loopy.


February 9th - Artistic License
During a certain artist's lifetime, his name didn't draw much traffic. But today he's a big hit, and with the help of a name change, the hits keep right on coming.

Take the last name of a famous artist who cut off part of his ear. Cross out the word for a mover's truck. At the end of the remaining letters, write the word for a cheer at a bullfight. Cross out the symbol for the first element in the Periodic Table. The name of a certain board game now appears twice in a row. Transpose the letters in the second appearance of that game. Now read all the letters. The result is in line with what we said above.


February 6th Answers:

1) salsa
2) twist
3) waltz
4) minuet
5) flamenco
6) tango
7) lambada

Congratulations, Mooseman, for being the only person to get all seven!
 

Ransac

CPA Trash Man
turgy22;278614 said:
February 8th - Dating Game
Below is an observation about dating. So what do you observe?

If forty years seems somewhat too old, dating grandfathers should drive every young girl loopy.
ANSWER:

Each word begins with the last letter of the word before it


That guys who keeps losing his pants said:
February 9th - Artistic License
During a certain artist's lifetime, his name didn't draw much traffic. But today he's a big hit, and with the help of a name change, the hits keep right on coming.

Take the last name of a famous artist who cut off part of his ear. Cross out the word for a mover's truck. At the end of the remaining letters, write the word for a cheer at a bullfight. Cross out the symbol for the first element in the Periodic Table. The name of a certain board game now appears twice in a row. Transpose the letters in the second appearance of that game. Now read all the letters. The result is in line with what we said above.
Answer:

Van Gogh
Gogh
Goghole
Gogole
Google


Ransac, cpa trash man
 
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