The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: A driver spins off the road and his car plunges into a fast flowing river. Trapped inside the car with water pouring in, it sinks to the bottom. It's two hours before rescuers find ... Read More
06
Oct2023
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: If seven people meet each other and each shakes hands only once with each of the others, how many handshakes will there have been?
A: 21 handshakes.
This week’s thinking challenge is …
Q: ... Read More
October 6, 2023admin
15
Sep2023
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: You start with 1,000 then add 40. Add another 1,000, then add 30. Add another 1,000 then add 20. Add one more 1,000, then add 10. What is your answer?
A: 4,100
This week’s ... Read More
September 15, 2023admin
06
Jul2023
88 69 11
The answer to last week’s challenge is: Q: What do the numbers 11, 69, 88 all have in common?
A: They read the same right side up and upside down.
This week’s thinking challenge is …
Q: An iron horse with a flaxen tail. The ... Read More
July 6, 2023admin
27
Jan2023
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: There are two plastic jugs filled with water. How could you put all of the water from the jugs into a barrel, without using any jugs or dividers, and still tell which water came from ... Read More
January 27, 2023admin
14
Jan2022
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: I am a word of six; my first three letters refer to an automobile; my last three letters refer to a household animal; my first four letters is a fish; my whole is found in ... Read More
January 14, 2022admin
05
Nov2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Another real life challenge: During the 1930's, how did some Japanese manufacturers overcome the USA's mistrust of goods made in Japan?
A: A number of Japanese exporters relocated their factories to a small Japanese ... Read More
November 5, 2021admin
01
Oct2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: An American, who had never been to any country other than his own, was standing upon solid ground one day when he saw the great barrier reef with his own eyes. How did he manage ... Read More
October 1, 2021admin
03
Sep2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Over the past 100 years many men have dedicated significant portions of their lives in the quest for burnt wood. Although they have been occasionally successful, they have never managed to move the wood. Why ... Read More
September 3, 2021admin
27
Aug2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: A large mail order company undertook an analysis of it's customer base. They were surprised to see that a there was an unusually high number of people who were born on November 11. How could ... Read More
August 27, 2021admin
20
Aug2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What is it that goes on 4 legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and 3 legs in the evening? This is the famous riddle of the Sphinx which was asked of Oedipus ... Read More
August 20, 2021admin
06
Aug2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Fabio is guilty of no crime, yet he is surrounded by professional people, one of which hits him until he cries. Why?
A: Fabio is a newborn baby and the Dr slaps him to ... Read More
August 6, 2021admin
16
Jul2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Imagine you have three identical bricks and want to find the common length of their main diagonals. What is the easiest way to do this using just a measuring tape?
A: Place the ... Read More
July 16, 2021admin
09
Jul2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What four-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
A: NOON
This week’s challenge is:
Q: Imagine you have three identical bricks and ... Read More
July 9, 2021admin
02
Jul2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Nautious Maximus was born on the 314th day of year 20B.C. and died on the 271st day of year 20A.D. How old was he when he died?
A: Nautious Maximus was 38 years old. ... Read More
July 2, 2021admin
25
Jun2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Which die completes this sequence?
A: If you look at dots in the topmost diagram, you will see that they are put together into groups of ... Read More
June 25, 2021admin
18
Jun2021
A-R-E
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: What single word can be used to complete all of the following words: DE - - - ST, C - - - ER, ST - - - , P - - - NT?
A: The word "are".
This week’s challenge is:
Q: Which ... Read More
June 18, 2021admin
11
Jun2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: I had 6 eggs. Broke two, cooked two, ate two. How many do I have left?
A: I have 4 eggs left. I had an omelet with the first 2; that’s why I broke ... Read More
June 11, 2021admin
04
Jun2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: Draw two squares in the schoolyard below that will separate all the students from each other.
A: See diagram above.
This week’s challenge is:
Q: I had 6 eggs. Broke two, cooked two, ate ... Read More
June 4, 2021admin