****Brain Surge****

zoeychloe101 · 11-01-2009, 01:22 PM

WELCOME TO ****BRAIN SURGE****!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey everybody! Brain Surge is a show on Nickelodeon (as you may no) but this is not like that. This is like brain teasers. AT my school the assistant principal gives out 2 dollars if you get a brain teaser right. I will list some brain teasers and you can try anyone you want. You get 5 points for each one you get right and the one with the most points will win a prize pack (more like a grab bag).So, with that in mind here are the brain teasers (I will start out with 5).

Brain Teasers:

1. You have 3 numbers that will equal 12. They are not four. They are all the same number. How do you do it? solved by: Miafire!

2.A basket contains 5 apples. Do you know how to divide them among 5 kids so that each one has an apple and one apple stays in the basket? Solved by: Chocolab!!

3. A red house is made out of red bricks. a blue house is made out of blue bricks. a brown house is made out of brown bricks. What is a green house made of? solved by : Simonfan12!

4.I am looking at somebody's photo. Who is it I am looking at, if I don't have any brothers or sisters and the father of the man in the photo is the son of my father?solved by ColliesRAwesome!!

5. Two girls are born to the same mother, on the same day, at the same time ( not both at once - one right after the other - you know what I mean

), in the same month and year and yet they're not twins. How can this be? solve by : maggalina!

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6.There's a blue house under water, and a green one of the grass. Now where is the white house?Solved by: maggalina!!!!

7.What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years? Solved by: maggalina!!!!

8.Is it correct that seven and five is thirteen or seven and five are thirteen? Solved by: maggalina!!!!!

9.I have two US coins totaling 55 cents. One is not a nickel.
What are the coins?solved by: maggalina!!!

10.How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't bounce off anything? There is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it back to you. solved by: aerobunni!!

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11. What lives as long as it eats but dies when it drinks??solved by; Dream Girl!!

12.Harry went out to dinner with his friends Larry, Barry, and Gary. Harry sat across from Gary. At Gary's right, opposite Barry, sat Larry. When the waiter came for their orders, Larry and Barry ordered steak. Gary chose fish, and Harry (who likes to be difficult) ordered like this: "Unless the man at the left of the man opposite the man who ordered fish is not having what the man across from the man at the right of the man at my left is having, then I'll have what the man across from the man at the right of the man opposite me ordered. Otherwise, bring me the fettucine alfredo." Assuming "right" and "left" is from the viewpoint of the diners, what did Harry order?solved by: aerobunni!!

13.Daniel, my son, is exactly one fifth of my age. In 21 years time, I will be exactly twice his age. My wife is exactly seven times older than my daughter, Jessica. In 8 years time, my wife will be three times older then Jessica. How old are Daniel and Jessica now?solved by: Chocolab!!

14. What word can be spelled backward,forward, left to right and even upside down?solved by: areobunni!!

15.What has many eyes, but can't see?solved by: ColliesRAwesome!!

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16.What has four legs, but can't walk?solved by: Chocolab!!

17.Danny lives on the 16th floor of his apartment. Every morning on the way to school he takes the elevator to the bottom floor. On his way back to his floor in the apartment he uses the stairs. Why? (Hint: Not for exercise)solved by: cottoncandybunni!!

18.With the number 123456789, make them add up to 100.solved by: ColliesRAwesome

They must stay in order.

You can use addition, subtraction, division or multiplication.

19.Mr. and Mrs. Blair have 5 children. Half of them are boys. How is this possible?solved by: badena2!!

20.For some I go fast
for others I'm slow.
To most people, I'm an obsession
relying on me is a well practiced lesson.
What am I?solved by: iloverotwiler!!

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21.What has roots as nobody sees
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes
And yet never grows?solved by; iloverotwiler!!

22.There are 20 people in an empty, square room. Each person has full sight of the entire room and everyone in it. If you are not allowed to move in any way (other than your eyes). Where can you place an apple so that all but one person can see it?solved by: iloverotwiler!!

23.Many things can create one, it can be of any shape or size, it is created for various reasons, and it can shrink or grow with time.
What is it?solved by: iloverotwiler!!

25.How much dirt is in a hole 12.5 in. deep, and 6.7 in wide?solved by: iloverotwiler!!

26.This old one runs forever, but never moves at all. He has not lungs nor throat, but still a mighty roaring call. What is it?solved by: iloverotwiler!!

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27.. Who spends the day at the window, goes to the table for meals, and hides at night?solved by: countryside321!!

28. If life gets tough, what do you have that you can always count on?solved by: countryside321!!

29. What has six faces, but does not wear make up; It also also has twenty one eyes, but cannot see?solved by: JudoBoo!

30.The more you take of these, the more you leave behind. What are they?

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!

"Thanks a Bunch"

Here are the people who made it possible for me to have this thread and who lended me some riddles:

ColliesRAwesome

Chocolab

aerobunni

agseago

countryside321

THANKS A BUNCH!!!!!!!!!

tarsky781 · 11-01-2009, 05:01 PM

1. the number are all 4 but there are not 4 numbers?

Simonfan12 · 11-01-2009, 05:06 PM

3. Glass!

4. Your stepfather?

zoeychloe101 · 11-01-2009, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by tarsky781

1. the number are all 4 but there are not 4 numbers?

No, there are 3 numbers and are all the same (example.. 12,12,12) but the number isn't 4 (4+4+4). Does that help?

Originally Posted by Simonfan12

3. Glass!

4. Your stepfather?

Yep! Number 3 is glass and 4, isn't your stepfather. I know it's hard.

Miafire · 11-01-2009, 06:12 PM

1. You never said you had to do additions, so I'm guessing you would do:
3 times 3 plus 3. [Not sure if I am using the correct symbols in english because I go to french school, but in french it would be. . .] 3 x 3 + 3