Ducks are swimming

If two ducks are swimming in front of another duck, two ducks are swimming behind another duck, and one duck is swimming between two other ducks, what is the minimum number of ducks?


 

Answer:

Three ducks.

Bet $1 apiece

Two people are flipping coins. Each time, they bet $1 apiece. At the end, one person won $3 and the other one won three times. How many games did they play?





Answer:

The person who won three games must have also lost six games, since his opponent won $3. In total, they played 9 games.

Rearrange

 

 

 

 

 

Answer:

 

Zox

 

 

Answer:

 

 

Watch That Movie

Hugh had never seen the movie "Top Gun" before he got on the transatlantic flight to take him from London to Los Angeles. However, he had heard that it was good and was pleased to see that it was due to be shown during the flight. After lunch, "Top Gun" was screened, but Hugh did not bother to watch it even though he had a clear view of the screen and the sound and picture quality were fine. Why not?

Answer:

The movie was shown twice on the flight, once before lunch and once after lunch. Hugh watched it the first time and was therefore not interested the second time.

A Word Quiz

What do these words have in common - apart from having four letters?

ABLE
ACED
ACES
AILS
AINT
AIRS
ARMS
EARS
EAST
EATS
EELS
EWER
IRES
LAGS
LAIR
LAKE
LAME
LANK
LAPS
LASH
LAWS
LAYS
LEAS
LEER
LEES
LICK
LIES
LINT
LIPS
LOGS
LOUT
LOWS
LUFF
LUKE
OILS
OLIO
OURS
OWLS
RAGS
RAIL
RANK
RAYS
REED
RILL
RISK
RITZ
ROCK
RUMP
USED
USES

Answer:

Each one forms another ordinary word, with a different meaning, by the addition of the same initial letter, F.

FABLE
FACED
FACES
FAILS
FAINT
FAIRS
FARMS
FEARS
FEAST
FEATS
FEELS
FEWER
FIRES
FLAGS
FLAIR
FLAKE
FLAME
FLANK
FLAPS
FLASH
FLAWS
FLAYS
FLEAS
FLEER
FLEES
FLICK
FLIES
FLINT
FLIPS
FLOGS
FLOUT
FLOWS
FLUFF
FLUKE
FOILS
FOLIO
FOURS
FOWLS
FRAGS
FRAIL
FRANK
FRAYS
FREED
FRILL
FRISK
FRITZ
FROCK
FRUMP
FUSED
FUSES

MAKING A CHAIN

I have six sections of chain, each consisting of four links. If the cost of cutting open a link is 10 cents, and of welding it together again, 25 cents, how much will it cost me to have the six pieces joined into one chain?

Answer:

The cost is $1.40. The most economical plan is to cut open all four links of one section and use these four to join the five remaining sections together.

The Reve's Puzzle




The Reve's Puzzle

Answer:

DIGGING A DITCH

Here is a curious question that is more perplexing than it looks at first sight. Abraham, an infirm old man, undertook to dig a ditch for two dollars. He engaged Benjamin, an able-bodied fellow, to assist him and share the money fairly according to their capacities. Abraham could dig as fast as Benjamin could shovel out the dirt, and Benjamin could dig four times as fast as Abraham could do the shoveling.
How should they divide the money? Of course, we must assume their relative abilities for work to be the same in digging or shoveling.



 

Answer:

Odd Figure Out

Which is the odd one out?

Answer:

N
There are two black balls instead of one white and one black.

Hexagons

In 10 seconds, say how many hexagons (six-sided figures) can you find here?

 

 

 

Answer:

21

There are 15 small hexagons and 6 large ones. The last shape in the bottom row is a pentagon.

Frieze

Which one spoils the frieze?

Answer:

H
The centre stroke is shorter.

Three Girls

In the following image, three girls are exactly the same. Can you identify them in 20 seconds?

 

 

 

Answer:

Domino Sudoku

Answer:

Cube

Answer:

Path

Answer:

$1.00

I have only nickels, dimes, and quarters and have at least one of each type of coin. The total number of coins I have is fifteen and the total value of all the coins is $1.00. How many of each coin do I have?

Answer:

Thirteen nickels, one dime, and one quarter

The cleverest way to solve this problem is to try to reduce the number of possibilities to a minimum and then figure out all of those possibilities. The highest number of quarters I can have is three, since if I have at least one of every coin, I can't have four quarters (and I can't have more than four quarters because the total would be more than $1). So, if I have three quarters, I am left with fourteen dimes/nickels, which most add up to 25 cents. That's impossible, so suppose I have two quarters. That leaves 50 cents for the dimes/nickels. I can't get fourteen dimes/nickels that add up to 50 cents. So, try one quarter. I have 75 cents left. I can get thirteen nickels and one dime to total 75 cents.

PRECURSORY

If you don't know the meaning of the word PRECURSORY, which of the following words do you think means the opposite of PRECURSORY?

(a) flamboyant

(b) succeeding

(c) cautious

(d) simple

(e) not planned

Answer:

(b) succeeding

PRE means before; CURS means to run. So, PRECURSORY means to run (or go) before. The opposite is running or going after, or "succeeding."

Dédalo Puzzle

Connect the numbers in pairs by drawing horizontal lines or vertical (not diagonal) that can not cross or pass one on the other lines. All squares of the grid must be crossed!

Answer:

Missing Section

Which is the missing section?

Answer:

 D; starting at the bottom segment and working clockwise, pairs of segments have black/white reversal.