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Weather-ectomy

Games / Brain Teasers /

Six words have had their weather terms removed. The weather terms have been placed into Group A. The remaining letters of each word have been placed into Group B. Your task is to reconstitute the words by merging each weather term with the proper set of letters. Other than merging the two groups together, there is no rearranging of the letters. Example: sand + pne = spanned (SpANneD).

Group A: cloud, hail, rain, sleet, storm, wind
Group B: arngg, astba, atage, bevora, diabmn, higa

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Mixing Math and Poetry

Games / Brain Teasers /

What kind of poem am I?

(12 + 144 + 20 + (3 x (4^.5)))/7 + 5 x 11 = (9 ^2) + 0

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Black to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Here’s a version of the “Steinitz Trap” played in 1895 by someone else. There is a road not taken given below that is entertaining to play through. Black to play his 10th move. It’s a great lesson on one of the dangers of pinning the king knight before Black has castled.

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Danger?

Games / Brain Teasers /

Parker was hiding under a table. He was frightened, and knew that his brothers were probably already dead. He heard a couple of blasts, then Parker knew he was okay. What happened?

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Stone-Washed Genes

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Both of my parents have brown eyes, as do I. My brother and my wife have blue eyes. Using the simple brown-blue model (two genes; a brown gene dominates blue gene), what are the chances of my first child having blue eyes?

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

A fine Pollock finish from 1893 in Buffalo. Black certainly got stampeded. The position is after Black’s 14th move. Enjoy the whole game.

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Shooting Star

Games / Brain Teasers /

Henry and Gretchen plan on sitting outside to look for shooting stars. They know from experience that if they watch for an hour, they will have a 90% chance of seeing a shooting star. It is a chilly night, though, so Gretchen says, "Let's only stay out for 10 minutes."

Henry says, "I was really hoping to see a shooting star tonight. If we are only out for 10 minutes, we will only have a 15% chance."

Gretchen replies, "Not true. We have a better chance than that."

Is Gretchen right? If so, what is the probability that they see a shooting star?

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Train Problem

Games / Brain Teasers /

Elliot the detective heard the news of a double murder that occured on a train. The driver and the conductor were on the opposite sides of the train, but both were shot at the same time, reported a policeman who was at the center of the train at the time. The policeman had heard both gunshots at the same time. The train was travelling 150 kilometers per hour. Elliot immediately realized that the driver and the conductor were not killed at the same time. How is it so?

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Another rollicking King’s Gambit from the old days. Both sides get their hacks in. White has one move to successfully continue the attack and one move that loses. Choose wisely.

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To Grandma's House

Games / Brain Teasers /

You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made.

Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake.

How many cakes do you have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandma's with exactly 2 cakes?

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More Oxymorons

Games / Brain Teasers /

The five phrases below can be reworded into oxymorons. Can you figure out what they are?

Example: Initial facsimile = original copy

1) discovered lost
2) bigger part
3) sugary sour
4) sad humor
5) solitary in company

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Two Coins

Games / Brain Teasers /

Suppose I flip two coins, without letting you see the outcome, and I tell you that at least one of the coins came up heads, what is the probability that the other coin is also heads?

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

Black thought he was being clever, but White was more clever. Lots of fun.

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Riddle Limerick

Games / Brain Teasers /

I'm amazing 'cause I've got the force
To hold down a cow or a horse
As you've doubtlessly found,
I am always around,
And I'm constantly working, of course.

What am I?

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There Was a Farmer Had a Dog

Games / Brain Teasers /

The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)

1 = F S on a B C

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

An old example of why your pawn structure had better pay attention to the a1-g8 diagonal. White starts the lesson on move 8.

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435 M's?

Games / Brain Teasers /

The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)

435 M in the US H of R

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White to Play

Games / Chess Puzzles /

A razzle dazzle 19th century game that ends in a mating attack.

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37?

Games / Brain Teasers /

The initials in the "equation" below stand for words. Can you figure out the phrase? (ex.: 60 S in a M = 60 Seconds in a Minute)

37 C in H P and the G of F
(Clue: Literature)

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The Vowel-less Knights, Part 3

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The Vowel-less Knights are back yet again! Can you place vowels in the following sentences and figure out what the knights are saying? For bonus points, see if you know who said each famous quote.

1. cnnt smltnsl prvnt nd prpr fr wr.
2. f knw nthr th nm nr rslf, wll sccmb n vr bttl.
3. Wr s rgrdd s nthng bt th cntntn f stt plc wth thr mns.

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