Kellie -- these are for you.
What is the next letter in the following sequence?
J J A S O N D _____
BONUS QUESTION: What color begins with b and ends with lue?
Friday, March 28, 2008
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Sixty-nine percent of all people are chocolate eaters, and 22 percent of all people are under the age of fifteen. Given that a person has been selected at random, what is the probability that the person is not a chocolate eater and above the age of fifteen?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
At a sports banquet there are one hundred famous athletes. Each one is either a football or basketball player. At least one is a football player. Given any two of the athletes, at least one is a basketball player. How many of the athletes are football players, and how many are basketball players?
Monday, March 24, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
NOTICE: There were several references here to things only known in the UK -- I have taken them out.
Example: 26 L in the A
Answer: 26 Letters in the Alphabet
1. 8 B in a B
2. 24 BB in a P
3. 3 BM (SHTR)
4. 52 C in a P
5. 10 C
6. 101 D from WD
7. 7 W of the AW
8. 7 D of the W
9. 90 D in a RA
10. 3 D for S in MC
11. 7 D in SW
12. 20 FO in a P
13. 50 for the B in D
14. 57 HV
15. 24 H in a D
16. 13 in a BD
17. 2000 is the NM
18. 12 M of a J
19. 60 M in an H
20. 6 S on a D
21. 88 PK
22. 3 S of a T
23. 9 P in the SS
24. 200 D for PG in a G of M
25. 15 RB on a ST
26. 4 S of the Y
27. 3600 S in an H
28. 8 P in a G
29. 12 M in a Y
30. 12 S of the Z
31. 64 S on a CB
32. 77 SS
33. 1 W on a U
34. 40 AN
35. 12 D of C
36. 7 C of the R
37. 14 C in a GB
38. 99 RB
Example: 26 L in the A
Answer: 26 Letters in the Alphabet
1. 8 B in a B
2. 24 BB in a P
3. 3 BM (SHTR)
4. 52 C in a P
5. 10 C
6. 101 D from WD
7. 7 W of the AW
8. 7 D of the W
9. 90 D in a RA
10. 3 D for S in MC
11. 7 D in SW
12. 20 FO in a P
13. 50 for the B in D
14. 57 HV
15. 24 H in a D
16. 13 in a BD
17. 2000 is the NM
18. 12 M of a J
19. 60 M in an H
20. 6 S on a D
21. 88 PK
22. 3 S of a T
23. 9 P in the SS
24. 200 D for PG in a G of M
25. 15 RB on a ST
26. 4 S of the Y
27. 3600 S in an H
28. 8 P in a G
29. 12 M in a Y
30. 12 S of the Z
31. 64 S on a CB
32. 77 SS
33. 1 W on a U
34. 40 AN
35. 12 D of C
36. 7 C of the R
37. 14 C in a GB
38. 99 RB
Friday, March 21, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Ah, Spring. The weather gets warmer, the days grow longer, and birds happily build nests for their new families. Love is in the air as the sun-kissed colors of newly sprouted daffodils and tulips chase the winter blues away. But how much spring trivia is blooming in your brain? Test your spring smarts with this quiz.
1. Which of these events marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Groundhog Day
B. Mardis Gras
C. The vernal equinox
D. Easter Sunday
2. Periodically, the Internet undergoes a "Spring Cleaning," during which time users must disconnect or risk the deletion of unused files.
A. True
B. False
3. College sports fans get excited for which early springtime playoff series?
A. NCAA Women's Division I Softball Championship
B. NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Championship
C. NCAA Men's Division I Football Championship
D. NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
4. In the United States, wearing new clothes on Easter Sunday is a popular tradition. Where does the tradition stem from?
A. Milan's fashion week
B. Jesus Christ's robes on Palm Sunday
C. Holy Saturday baptism rituals
D. Ancient pagan rituals
5. Baseball fans hoping to catch some spring training action must travel to at least one of which two sunny states?
A. Arizona and Florida
B. California and Texas
C. New Mexico and Louisiana
D. Georgia and Mississippi
6. In Greek mythology, spring comes when this goddess is joyously reunited with her daughter each year. Which is it?
A. Demeter
B. Athena
C. Aphrodite
D. Hestia
7. In many countries, May Day is a celebration of spring, but the first day of May also commemorates what?
A. The Chinese New Year
B. Day of the Dead
C. The civil rights movement
D. The labor movement
8. Which Florida beach locale was a notoriously popular destination for college students on spring break from the end of World War II until the late 1980s?
A. Panama City Beach
B. Key West
C. South Beach
D. Fort Lauderdale
9. Which American candy-focused holiday is similar to a Swedish Easter week tradition?
A. Valentine's Day
B. Halloween
C. Mother's Day
D. Christmas Eve
10. Which colorful northern Indian Hindu festival celebrates the arrival of spring?
A. Raksabandhana
B. Holi
C. Vaisakhi
D. Ganesh Chaturathi
1. Which of these events marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. Groundhog Day
B. Mardis Gras
C. The vernal equinox
D. Easter Sunday
2. Periodically, the Internet undergoes a "Spring Cleaning," during which time users must disconnect or risk the deletion of unused files.
A. True
B. False
3. College sports fans get excited for which early springtime playoff series?
A. NCAA Women's Division I Softball Championship
B. NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Championship
C. NCAA Men's Division I Football Championship
D. NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
4. In the United States, wearing new clothes on Easter Sunday is a popular tradition. Where does the tradition stem from?
A. Milan's fashion week
B. Jesus Christ's robes on Palm Sunday
C. Holy Saturday baptism rituals
D. Ancient pagan rituals
5. Baseball fans hoping to catch some spring training action must travel to at least one of which two sunny states?
A. Arizona and Florida
B. California and Texas
C. New Mexico and Louisiana
D. Georgia and Mississippi
6. In Greek mythology, spring comes when this goddess is joyously reunited with her daughter each year. Which is it?
A. Demeter
B. Athena
C. Aphrodite
D. Hestia
7. In many countries, May Day is a celebration of spring, but the first day of May also commemorates what?
A. The Chinese New Year
B. Day of the Dead
C. The civil rights movement
D. The labor movement
8. Which Florida beach locale was a notoriously popular destination for college students on spring break from the end of World War II until the late 1980s?
A. Panama City Beach
B. Key West
C. South Beach
D. Fort Lauderdale
9. Which American candy-focused holiday is similar to a Swedish Easter week tradition?
A. Valentine's Day
B. Halloween
C. Mother's Day
D. Christmas Eve
10. Which colorful northern Indian Hindu festival celebrates the arrival of spring?
A. Raksabandhana
B. Holi
C. Vaisakhi
D. Ganesh Chaturathi
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Of the words listed below, one of the "odd one out." Can you find the word and the reason it shouldn't be included with the rest? HINT: Don't consider parts of speech, vowels, consonants, or syllables.
DEFINE ABCESS HIJACK STUDY NORTH
DEFINE ABCESS HIJACK STUDY NORTH
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Below are three sequence puzzles. Can you determine a pattern in each puzzle that will result in continuing the sequence one more step?
A. 0 3 7 10 14 17 21 _____
B. 3 8 14 21 29 38 _____
C. 0 5 8 17 24 37 _______
A. 0 3 7 10 14 17 21 _____
B. 3 8 14 21 29 38 _____
C. 0 5 8 17 24 37 _______
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Here's a puzzle you can solve scot-free. The letters S-C-O-T (always in order, though not necessarily consecutively) have been removed from each of the words below, with any resulting spaces closed up.
1. DIUN 2. APEGA 3. MINDUC 4. HOPCH 5. HOUEA 6. DIRDAN 7. ERED
8. HOLMAE 9. OER 10. EAAS 11. VISIY 12. DIHLH 13. UBMPAC 14. WAITA
15. YPHAN 16. DIOMFR 17. EARG 18. VIUN 19. PAEPR 20. DIHEQUE
21. UGARA 22. UCASH 23. YNPAED 24. ARSANC
1. DIUN 2. APEGA 3. MINDUC 4. HOPCH 5. HOUEA 6. DIRDAN 7. ERED
8. HOLMAE 9. OER 10. EAAS 11. VISIY 12. DIHLH 13. UBMPAC 14. WAITA
15. YPHAN 16. DIOMFR 17. EARG 18. VIUN 19. PAEPR 20. DIHEQUE
21. UGARA 22. UCASH 23. YNPAED 24. ARSANC
Monday, March 17, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!
In order to make ends meet, a lot of people these days are working two jobs. And while the jobs may not be related, sometimes the names are. Take an example. One person below has a daytime job as a REWRITER (sign #1). To save money, he doesn't have a different sign for his moonlighting position. He just puts the sign fragment POR (at the bottom of the page) over the WRI to show his second job: REPORTER. Each of the other names of daytime jobs below likewise can be converted into the name of a nighttime job. How many of the conversions can you deduce? NOTE: The nighttime letters can cover the beginning, middle, or end of the daytime sign. Each sign fragment always covers up the same number of letters, unless it's at the start or end of the word in which case it may extend further.
DAYTIME SIGNS:
1. REWRITER 2. MORTICIAN 3. CARETAKER 4. BUTLER 5. TINSMITH
6. DISPATCHER 7. LEGISLATOR 8. PHYSICIAN 9. DAIRYMAN 10. BASSOONIST
11. BOOKBINDER 12. GLASSMAKER 13. ARCHIVIST 14. FISHERMAN 15. ENGINEER
16. ACTUARY 17. BALLPLAYER 18. LOCKSMITH
NIGHTTIME FRAGMENTS
DRE TEC BEAU CHER ST RICK CART RAV TRAN PENT FER OGC
WEAT BLA POR RESS KEEP GU
In order to make ends meet, a lot of people these days are working two jobs. And while the jobs may not be related, sometimes the names are. Take an example. One person below has a daytime job as a REWRITER (sign #1). To save money, he doesn't have a different sign for his moonlighting position. He just puts the sign fragment POR (at the bottom of the page) over the WRI to show his second job: REPORTER. Each of the other names of daytime jobs below likewise can be converted into the name of a nighttime job. How many of the conversions can you deduce? NOTE: The nighttime letters can cover the beginning, middle, or end of the daytime sign. Each sign fragment always covers up the same number of letters, unless it's at the start or end of the word in which case it may extend further.
DAYTIME SIGNS:
1. REWRITER 2. MORTICIAN 3. CARETAKER 4. BUTLER 5. TINSMITH
6. DISPATCHER 7. LEGISLATOR 8. PHYSICIAN 9. DAIRYMAN 10. BASSOONIST
11. BOOKBINDER 12. GLASSMAKER 13. ARCHIVIST 14. FISHERMAN 15. ENGINEER
16. ACTUARY 17. BALLPLAYER 18. LOCKSMITH
NIGHTTIME FRAGMENTS
DRE TEC BEAU CHER ST RICK CART RAV TRAN PENT FER OGC
WEAT BLA POR RESS KEEP GU
Friday, March 14, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Because I just can't be responsible for Kellie going on strike!
Can you think of two different eight letter words that contain the letters A, B, C, D, E and F? The other two letters in each word may be any letters.
Can you think of two different eight letter words that contain the letters A, B, C, D, E and F? The other two letters in each word may be any letters.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Okay yesterday's puzzle wasn't such a good success. Let's try this one:
There are five books side by side on a shelf. Their colors are gold, orange, pink, and gray. The following information is known about the order of the books:
1. The orange book is between the gray book and the pink book.
2. The gold book is not first and the pink book is not last.
3. The brown book is separated from the pink book by two books.
A. What is the position of the gold book?
B. If the gold book is not next to the brown book, what is the order from the first to last of the five books?
There are five books side by side on a shelf. Their colors are gold, orange, pink, and gray. The following information is known about the order of the books:
1. The orange book is between the gray book and the pink book.
2. The gold book is not first and the pink book is not last.
3. The brown book is separated from the pink book by two books.
A. What is the position of the gold book?
B. If the gold book is not next to the brown book, what is the order from the first to last of the five books?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Below is a list of scores from a fictitious college basketball season. Based on the given scores only, if Kansas State were to play Tulane during this particular season, who would win and by how much?
Tulane 83 New Mexico 69
Kansas State 93 Northern Iowa 92
New Mexico 95 Northwestern 91
Northern Iowa 101 California 98
Northwestern 62 Boston College 59
California 79 Minnesota 75
Minnesota 88 Boston College 56
Tulane 83 New Mexico 69
Kansas State 93 Northern Iowa 92
New Mexico 95 Northwestern 91
Northern Iowa 101 California 98
Northwestern 62 Boston College 59
California 79 Minnesota 75
Minnesota 88 Boston College 56
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Anne of Green Gables -- Chapter 1
Some suggested topics for research for tomorrow's book discussion -- Kellie will prepare a short biography of L.M. Montgomery; Chiemi will prepare a short discussion of fashion of the time, i.e., what does "he wore a white collar" mean; Jennie will prepare a discussion of where is Avonlea and Green Gables and I will prepare a short multiple guess quiz about chapter 1. How does that sound? None of this is set in stone but it will add to our discussion I think. Thoughts?
The E-book Club
Christy, being the wonderful person she is has found a wonderful site that e-mails books to you in installments every day. Many of these books are even free! (and we being the cheep-os that we are only look at those ones) We've decided to start reading Anne of Green Gables. (Though Christy will probably end up reading about 10 books at once...j/k) Feel free to join us in our hunt for entertainment! The site is:
DailyLit
We're going to have some nice discussions! Hope you'll join us! Or even find some use from it on your own time!
DailyLit
We're going to have some nice discussions! Hope you'll join us! Or even find some use from it on your own time!
Puzzle of the Day + Bonus
Anagrams are new words created from the letters of another word. For example, one anagram of the word EVIL is LIVE; another is VILE. Another example is STARCH, which has an anagram in the word CHARTS. Below are five words. See if you can come up with at least one anagram for each one.
1. MILES
2. GREASE
3. HORNETS
4. SCREAM
5. TRAINS
Today's bonus question: A box of candy can be divided equally (without cutting pieces) among 2, 3, or 7 people. What is the least number of pieces of candy the box could contain?
1. MILES
2. GREASE
3. HORNETS
4. SCREAM
5. TRAINS
Today's bonus question: A box of candy can be divided equally (without cutting pieces) among 2, 3, or 7 people. What is the least number of pieces of candy the box could contain?
Monday, March 10, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
What's unusual about this series: hand, spring, time, table, spoon, bill, board, walk, out, come, back, ground, work, space, ship, mate?
Friday, March 7, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Five suspects are called into police headquarters for questioning. They give the following statements:
A: "One of the five of us is lying."
B: "Two of the five of us is lying."
C: "I know these guys, and three of the five of us are lying."
D: "Don't listen to a word they say, out of the five of us, four are lying."
E: "All five of us are dirty rotten liars."
The police only want to release the suspects who are telling the truth. How many people should they let go?
A: "One of the five of us is lying."
B: "Two of the five of us is lying."
C: "I know these guys, and three of the five of us are lying."
D: "Don't listen to a word they say, out of the five of us, four are lying."
E: "All five of us are dirty rotten liars."
The police only want to release the suspects who are telling the truth. How many people should they let go?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
Six brothers have gathered around a table to eat dinner. Each of the brothers is prone to fighting with the siblings directly above and below him in age and can't be seated next to either of them. Also, Brothers 3 and 5 got into an argument the other day and refuse to sit next to each other.
The eldest brother (Brother 1) has already sat down at the big table and is waiting on the others to start eating. Can you find a seating arrangement that will keep everyone from fighting with each other?
1
_____ _____
_____ _____
______
The eldest brother (Brother 1) has already sat down at the big table and is waiting on the others to start eating. Can you find a seating arrangement that will keep everyone from fighting with each other?
1
_____ _____
_____ _____
______
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Jennie's Puzzle of the Day
For all you nerds out there, I found a logical puzzle that you should be able to relate to. (:P)
They can be very difficult but well worth the effort...we need to keep our minds in tip-top shape!
Here is the link:
Logical Puzzle
(A hint: One click on each box produces an X, two produces a circle and three clears the box. I find that the circles are good for things you are certain are true and X's are good for things you are certain are not true. Also filling in the table as you go can help in most cases!)
I've become somewhat addicted to these things! Fun times!!
They can be very difficult but well worth the effort...we need to keep our minds in tip-top shape!
Here is the link:
Logical Puzzle
(A hint: One click on each box produces an X, two produces a circle and three clears the box. I find that the circles are good for things you are certain are true and X's are good for things you are certain are not true. Also filling in the table as you go can help in most cases!)
I've become somewhat addicted to these things! Fun times!!
Puzzle of the Day
A glass jar holds a single germ. After one minute, the germ splits into two germs. One minute after that, the two germs each split again, forming a total of four germs. Continuing at this rate, a single germ can multiply to fill the whole jar in exactly one hour.
Knowing this, how long in minutes would it take to fill the jar if you had started with two germs.
Knowing this, how long in minutes would it take to fill the jar if you had started with two germs.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Puzzle of the Day
A man has been prescribed 10 pills. Starting today, he must take one pill a day, but because the concentration of the medicine is different in each pill, he must take them in a specific order. Since the pills all look the same, the man has decided to write numbers on each pill to help him remember the order he needs to take them in.
How many pills does he have to number if he wants to keep track of the order?
How many pills does he have to number if he wants to keep track of the order?
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Cousins!
Family is the greatest! My cousins, Jessica and Eric and Eric's girlfriend Meghan, are visiting with us for the weekend. We've had a lot of fun...or at least I've had a lot of fun! Friday night we got together and went over to the Citadel and ate at Ruby's and did a tiny, tiny bit of shopping (like 20 minutes at most). Did you know the stores over there close at 8:00? On a Friday night? Crazy stuff. We took too long to get over there and eat I guess.
Afterwards "the cousins" (not including Dustin and Chiemi) went over to Brett and Kellie's place to play Rockband and it was a lot of fun. We stayed and chatted a long time after we were finished playing. I tried to do both the drums and sing the last song but Kellie was holding the microphone for me and was laughing so much she made me laugh and unable to do either one so Brett took over on the singing front. We even gave everyone nicknames too. Eric is Stinky Guy, Meghan is Stinky Feet Shower Sniffer (or SFSS), Jessica is Child Brain, I'm Sucky Brain, Brett is Jerky Retardo, and Kellie is Kellie (because that rhymes with Lucy ;P). We had a blast. We didn't get home til almost 12.
Today I went to kickboxing with my mom over a the church and then when we got home we were originally going to head down to the beach and take pictures and go shopping but with the weather like it was we had a change of plans. We instead went over to SCP (South Coast Plaza). It was fun at first for me. Did a little shopping and little playing with Kyla. Ate CPK...which was tasty as always. But then we split up (or B&K did) and there was a miscommunication and they thought they were supposed to meet the rest of us on the other side of the mall and headed over there when they were done. We didn't realize that and I went looking for them and calling them with no success while the rest of the group headed on over there. They finally found them after they were finished and heading back. Oh well. It made me really tired and I took a nap when I got home.
Later we went over to my grandparents house and had El Taco...such good food. Their quesadillas are to die for and their rice is pretty good also. Their tacquitos are good too though I was somewhat good and didn't have them this time. We then watched Sydney White. It was really good actually. It stars Amanda Bynes and was a play off of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves except with dorks as dwarves. I enjoyed it a great deal. A nice chick flick with a cute actor is a nice way to end the week I think. We then headed home and here we are! (Not counting the stop at the store to buy body wash since I was out completely...of a bottle that I stole from my parents bathroom cupboard a while back.)
I guess they are going to head back home tomorrow and I'm going to miss them...we don't see them often enough as they live over in Arizona...but I'm glad they came. It has been a nice trip I think.
Afterwards "the cousins" (not including Dustin and Chiemi) went over to Brett and Kellie's place to play Rockband and it was a lot of fun. We stayed and chatted a long time after we were finished playing. I tried to do both the drums and sing the last song but Kellie was holding the microphone for me and was laughing so much she made me laugh and unable to do either one so Brett took over on the singing front. We even gave everyone nicknames too. Eric is Stinky Guy, Meghan is Stinky Feet Shower Sniffer (or SFSS), Jessica is Child Brain, I'm Sucky Brain, Brett is Jerky Retardo, and Kellie is Kellie (because that rhymes with Lucy ;P). We had a blast. We didn't get home til almost 12.
Today I went to kickboxing with my mom over a the church and then when we got home we were originally going to head down to the beach and take pictures and go shopping but with the weather like it was we had a change of plans. We instead went over to SCP (South Coast Plaza). It was fun at first for me. Did a little shopping and little playing with Kyla. Ate CPK...which was tasty as always. But then we split up (or B&K did) and there was a miscommunication and they thought they were supposed to meet the rest of us on the other side of the mall and headed over there when they were done. We didn't realize that and I went looking for them and calling them with no success while the rest of the group headed on over there. They finally found them after they were finished and heading back. Oh well. It made me really tired and I took a nap when I got home.
Later we went over to my grandparents house and had El Taco...such good food. Their quesadillas are to die for and their rice is pretty good also. Their tacquitos are good too though I was somewhat good and didn't have them this time. We then watched Sydney White. It was really good actually. It stars Amanda Bynes and was a play off of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves except with dorks as dwarves. I enjoyed it a great deal. A nice chick flick with a cute actor is a nice way to end the week I think. We then headed home and here we are! (Not counting the stop at the store to buy body wash since I was out completely...of a bottle that I stole from my parents bathroom cupboard a while back.)
I guess they are going to head back home tomorrow and I'm going to miss them...we don't see them often enough as they live over in Arizona...but I'm glad they came. It has been a nice trip I think.
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