cuddlyewok
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Brain Teasers #1Hi, and welcome to Brain Teasers #1.
I hope you enjoy them 
Question 1
There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
Answer The base word is Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I - Guessed correctly by missy_gee
Question 2
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 daughters name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller."
The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich.
What song did he sing?
Answer "Happy Birthday." This song can be sung with anyone's name in it. - Guessed correctly by missy_gee
Question 3
A man wanted to get into a members only club but because he couldn't become a member, the man hid and watched as the guard at the door of the club house said a number to each member as they approached, the member would respond with a number of their own, if the member responded with the correct number they were let in, if they responed incorrectly they were thrown out. One member come up to the guard, the guard said twelve and the member responded with six and was let in. Another member came to the door, the guard said six and the member responded with three and was let in. Believing he had heard enough, the reject went up to the guard, the guard said ten, and the reject said five, but was not let in, what should the reject have said?
Question 4
They are three errers in this puzzle - what are they?
Answer - 1. errers (should be errors) 2. They (should be There) 3. there are only two errors - Guessed correctly by cycy
Question 5
Can you find a seven letter word such that:
The first two letters are a man.
The first three letters are a woman.
The first four letters are a great man.
The whole word is a great woman.
Question 6
If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what do you light first?
Answer - The match! - Guessed correctly by missy_gee
Question 7
Can you read this?
Yy u r yy u b I c u r yy 4 me
Answer - Too wise you are, too wise you be, I see you are too wise for me! - Guessed correctly by missy_gee
Question 8
Take six letters out of the list of letters and you are left with a name of a fruit.Read the Question Carefully
BSIAXNLAETNTEARS
Answer - Banana - The letters removed were sixletters - Guessed correctly by big_ass
What letters do you take out
What is the name of the fruit
Question 9
A man was found murdered on Sunday morning. His wife immediately called the police. The police questioned the wife and staff and got these alibis:
The Wife said she was sleeping.
The Cook was cooking breakfast.
The Gardener was picking vegetables.
The Maid was getting the mail.
The Butler was cleaning the closet.
The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it and how did they know?
Answer - It was the Maid. She said she was getting the mail. There is no mail on Sunday! (next day air and email doesn't count) - Guessed correctly by missy_gee
Question 10
With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
Answer - I am a Stapler - Guessed correctly by Ryan+B
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JohnCena54
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Re: Brain Teasers #1 | cuddlyewok wrote: |
Question 4
They are three errers in this puzzle - what are they?
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1. They are should be there are
2. errers should be errors
3. what are they should be what are the errors?
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cuddlyewok
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Re: Brain Teasers #1 | JohnCena54 wrote: | | cuddlyewok wrote: |
Question 4
They are three errers in this puzzle - what are they?
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1. They are should be there are Correct
2. errers should be errors Correct
3. what are they should be what are the errors? Wrong |
You are nearly there JohnCena54
Your third one is wrong though.
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missy_gee
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1. startling - starting staring string sting sing sin in i
2. he sang happy birthday
6. the match
7. too wise u are too wise u be i see u are too wise for me
9. theres no post on a sunday
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cuddlyewok
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| missy_gee wrote: | 1. startling - starting staring string sting sing sin in i
2. he sang happy birthday
6. the match
7. too wise u are too wise u be i see u are too wise for me
9. theres no post on a sunday |
Well done missy_gee
You got all of those correct, and the riddles have been updated
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Nadeem
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| cuddlyewok wrote: | | missy_gee wrote: | 1. startling - starting staring string sting sing sin in i
2. he sang happy birthday
6. the match
7. too wise u are too wise u be i see u are too wise for me
9. theres no post on a sunday |
Well done missy_gee
You got all of those correct, and the riddles have been updated |
Did you use the internet lol. Good brainteasers, I especially like the birthday one
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cuddlyewok
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Hi Nadeem,
Yes, I cheat, and use the internet to find the riddles and brainteasers. There are so many out there, and hopefully people enjoy solving them
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Kitty
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4. 2 spelling mistakes in 'they' and 'errers' and one claiming there are 3 but only two.. so it ends up with 3.
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cuddlyewok
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Well done Cycy
You got that one correct, and it has been updated
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Nadeem
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I actually meant did cycy use the internet to find the answers. I know you don't think of them yourself 
| cycy wrote: | | 4. 2 spelling mistakes in 'they' and 'errers' and one claiming there are 3 but only two.. so it ends up with 3. |
Well done again cycy. Good brainteasers
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Kitty
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No I actually posted a riddle like this one before, so i remembered it 
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cuddlyewok
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| big_ass via PM wrote: |
Question 8
Take six letters out of the list of letters and you are left with a name of a fruit.Read the Question Carefully
BSIAXNLAETNTEARS
What letters do you take out
What is the name of the fruit
Is the fruit BANANA
The letters you take out are SIXLETTERS! |
Well done Big_ass. The riddles have been updated
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billjit
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riddle 10i spent ages thinking about this one is it a VAMPIRE 
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cuddlyewok
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Re: riddle 10 | billjit wrote: | | i spent ages thinking about this one is it a VAMPIRE |
I assume you are referring to :
Question 10
With pointed fangs it sits in wait,
With piercing force its doles out fate,
Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might,
Eternally joining in a single bite.
What am I?
I am sorry to say, but you are incorrect.
Still, no one else has got it, so you could still get it right!
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Ryan
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Is number 10 a stapler?
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cuddlyewok
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Well Done Ryan+B
You are correct, number 10's answer is a stapler
The brain teasers have been updated to show your correct answer
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Ryan
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Yay! Thanks!
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