Brain Teasers
Inside Out
What is it that you discard the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and discard the inside?
Back & Forth
Determine the pair of words associated with each pair of clues. One word in each pair is the other one spelled backwards.
Example: brief sleep, used on a stove Answer: nap, pan
1. big swallow, a stopper
2. firearms, tight
3. mouth excretion, pointed ends
4. cooking container, child's toy
5. smack, friends
6. foot movement, home animals
7. pierce, cave dwellers
8. roadside barrier, fibber
9. clothing, boast
10. strong taste, insect
Phony Message
Place the appropriate letter corresponding to each number to complete the following quip:
History repeats itself because . . .
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
6 6 6 6 3 5 4 7 8 3 6 7 8 4 3 3 4 7 7 8 8 4 6 3
Tough to Figure
The names in each column share a peculiar characteristic. What are the two characteristics?
BOB ALAN
GUS KEVIN
RUSS TIM
DOUG KEN
BUD MIKE
ANSWER: (All names in the left column are spelled with curved letters. All the names in the right column are spelled with straight line letters.)
Accentuating Circumstances
Determine the one word that can be inserted in both spaces in each sentence. The meaning and pronunciation of the word in the two locations are different.
Example: The supervisor was asked to ____ to ____ to the retiree.
Answer: present (first meaning "to give", the second is "a gift.")
1. She shed a ____ over the ____ in her expensive evening gown.
2. A ____ is a ____ portion of an entire year.
3. He ____ a rope around his leg to stop the ____ from bleeding.
4. It was easy to ____ class because student ____ was excellent.
5. The farmer was able to ____ better ____ than anyone else.
6. The ____ ____ to the rescue of its hatched babies.
7. He was in the ____ helping to carry a statue that seemed to be made of ____.
8. The ____ of ____ means not to speak.
ANSWERS: 1)tear 2)minute 3)wound 4)conduct 5)produce 6)dove 7)lead 8)converse.
Play the Game
Substitute each underlined clue wth a word that will form a well-known saying:
Example: fracture the frozen solid
Answer: break the ice
1. strike the street
2. transfer the dollar
3. big stone the watercraft
4. scrape the exterior
5. punch the accumulated money
6. rotate the dining furniture
7. beyond the mound
8. 12" the check
9. go higher the stream
10. clothe the slacks
ANSWERS:
1. hit the road
2. pass the buck
3. rock the boat
4. scratch the surface
5. hit the jackpot
6. turn the tables
7. over the hill
8. foot the bill
9. up the creek
10 wear the pants
The puzzles above are from the book 'If You're So Smart, Prove It!' by Pat Battaglia.
Answers to July 09 Perspectives Puzzles:
Puzzle 1: elbow
Puzzle 2: fortune
Puzzle 3: keep in touch
Puzzle 4: split end
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