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mamgaeater
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posted May 11, 2010 12:57 AM |
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Mamgas got a puzzle book!
And since i finished it i think i might post a sampling of some of the puzzles i encountered.
Puzzle 1#
ROTTEN LIAR is an anagram of what 10-letter word?
Puzzle 2#
What two nine letter words can be formed from the six three letter bits below?
EVE, TAG, RED, PEN, RAM, LOP
Puzzle 3#
What two words that sound alike but are spelled differently mean AUDIBLY and PERMITTED?
Puzzle 4#
Libra : Scales ::
A.) Sagittarius : Fish
B.) Cancer : Twins
C.) Aquarius : Goat
D.) Capricorn : Bull
E.) Aries : Ram
Puzzle 5#
What six letter creature can be put into the underscores to make three letter words reading down?
N A E W F O
E T R A E W
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Puzzle 6#
What two words below are closest in meaning?
GARGOYLE, WARLOCK, COCKATRICE, HARRIDAN, BASILISK, SPRITE
Puzzle 7#
Which of the following is not an anagram of a type of building?
AIM DUST, RAY BIRL, AIM DRAG, OIL PATHS, or VIOLA PIN
Puzzle 8#
What four-letter word can follow the first word and precede the second to make two new words or phrases?
SHOE, PIPE
Puzzle 9#
What shape is a CRINOID?
A.) Cone
B.) Tulip
C.) Arrow
D.) Shield
E.) Lily
Puzzle 10#
Which number is the odd one out?
586416, 239761,523377,816184,436564
Puzzle 11#
SILLY TREES is an anagram for what 10-letter word?
Puzzle 12#
76^2 - 75^2 = ?
Puzzle 13#
Which is the odd one out?
Oboe, Violin, Trombone, Bassoon, Piccolo
Puzzle 14#
What number should logically replace the question mark?
Puzzle 15#
Convection : Heat ::
A.) Magnification : Sight
B.) Illumination : light
C.) Spectrum :Wavelength
D.) Volume : Sound
E.) Anosmia : Smell
Puzzle 16# What three letter word can follow the first word and precede the second word to make two new words or phrases?
Hog, Pin
Puzzle 17#
586 : 46
374 : 25
Which numbers below have the same relationship to one another as the numbers above?
A.) 246 : 48
B.) 319 : 13
C.) 642 : 20
D.) 913 : 28
E.) 832 : 26
Puzzle 18#
What number should logically replace the question mark?
69723, 49887, 43463, 19909, ?
Try not to cheat 
Taking suggestions how to reveal answers.
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DagothGares
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posted May 11, 2010 01:02 AM |
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A.) Sagittarius : archer
B.) Cancer : lobster
C.) Aquarius : waterman
D.) Capricorn : kind of goat-ish creature
E.) Aries : Ram
fish = pisces
bull = taurus
and twins = gemini
I didn't cheat with this one!
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Jiriki9
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posted May 11, 2010 01:18 AM |
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puzzle 3 is quite easy...aloud and allowed
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Arcax
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Its quite hot inside...
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posted May 11, 2010 01:20 AM |
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puzzle 6 easy cheesy basilisk and cock-atrice 
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DagothGares
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posted May 11, 2010 01:22 AM |
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could 8# be HORN?
5# is weasel.
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mamgaeater
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posted May 11, 2010 03:19 AM |
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Planning to update daily. answers are on my personal page. (along with some cake)
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JoonasTo
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What if Elvin was female?
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posted May 11, 2010 08:15 AM |
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mamgaeater
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posted May 12, 2010 02:32 AM |
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added a few math brain teasers to please joonas.
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JoonasTo
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What if Elvin was female?
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posted May 12, 2010 08:14 AM |
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#12 (75+1)^2-75^2=75^2+2x75+1^2-75^2=151
#14 1+2=3 2+3=5 5+3=8 5+8=13 8+13=21
See about some others later
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ihor
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posted May 12, 2010 08:01 PM |
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#12 76^2-75^2=(76-75)*(76+75)=151
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Miru
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posted June 05, 2010 06:38 AM |
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Puzzle 15
Convection : Heat ::
B.) Illumination : light
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I wish I were employed by a stupendous paragraph, with capitalized English words and expressions.
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Trogdor
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Words in a custom title
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posted June 06, 2010 02:09 PM |
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Edited by Trogdor at 14:13, 06 Jun 2010.
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Number 2 is REDEVELOP and PENTAGRAM
Number 7 is RAY BIRL (anagram of LIBRARY)
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