Posers and Puzzles
18 Dec 06
18 Dec 06
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 days in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonkaI think the first question should have been 9 L___ of (as opposed to 'in'😉 a C___.
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
The answer is 9 Lives of a Cat.
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonkaThe last questions is quite unfair, because it is open to arguments.
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
2 Hydrogen (atoms) and 1 Oxygen (atom) (together makes a) Water (molecule).
It's a question that requires too many blanks to be filled, but without the question-setter providing those blanks to start with!
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonkaThe 6th question is OK I guess:
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
5 Fingers on a Hand
(Although I have seen people with 6 fingers on a hand)
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonkaQuestion 7 is quite interesting: 50 S ____ in A ____. (There is no 'a' after the word 'in'😉. It suggests a proper noun. And what's more, that proper noun is not usually preceeded by an 'a'. Therefore the answer is:
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
50 States in America.
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonkaQuestion 5 is a bit strange. 26 L ___ in a A ___. The blank after that capital letter A suggests that it is a word starting with an 'A', e.g. Apple. Therefore the word before that should have been 'an' instead of 'a'. At least that's how the correct English should be. Can you confirm this, witty?
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
18 Dec 06
Originally posted by wittywonka9 lives of a cat
Try to solve these puzzles:
Here's an example: 7 d[b]ays in 1 week
9 L___ in a C___
1000 Y___ in a M___
16 P___ on a C___
4 Q___ in a D___
26 L___ in a A___
5 F___ on a H___
50 S___ in A___
60 S___ in a M___
2 H___ and 1 O___ in a W___
Good luck solving!
Also, if anyone else can come up with some of these, please post them...[/b]
1000 Years in a millenium
26 Letters of the Alphabet
4 Quarters in a Dollar
5 Fingers on a Hand
50 States in America
60 Seconds in a Minute
2 Hydrogen (atoms) and 1 Oxygen (atom) in a Water (molecule)