RiddlesComments Off on Brain Teaser Of The Day: Curtail T
Sep022014
When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body Answer: The words are Start and Star.
1. Head and shoulders sculpture -> Large vehicle 2. Vision -> Audibly let out breath from sorrow 3. Idea; mental process -> However 4. Unable to remember -> Create by hammering; counterfeit 5. Something that happens -> Level; balanced 6. Portion; divide -> Average or normal amount 7. Light hit in golf -> Place in a location 8. Light hit in baseball -> Small bread loaf
RiddlesComments Off on Brain Teaser Of The Day: 17 Creatures
Aug272014
Find 17 creatures in this paragraph.
Kneel in the kayak grasping the boat, but don’t wrench the bullion or scowl at the chart. Behind the taped and sealed planter is a benevolent collier. The foxglove is in the bath.
Eel, yak, asp, boa, wren, bull, cow, ape, seal, ant, vole, collie, fox, bat, ox, lion, owl (plus char, hart and hind for three bonus points, but these are more difficult. Char is a fish, related to trout and/or salmon and the hart is a kind of deer, while the hind is either a fish or a deer, depending on your usage.)