1260 Challenging Brain Teasers Page 72 of 84
Our challenging brain teasers with various levels of difficulty will challenge you but also give you a great opportunity for success.
1066. Cathy likes 225 but not 224; she likes 900 but not 800; she likes 144 but not 145. Does she like 1600 or 1700?
1067. As far as we know, only one other word can be made from the letters of INSATIABLE. Can you find it?
1068. The following 18 letters can be anagrammed to form a four-word proverbsuggesting that quiet people may well be deep thinkers.
ADEEEILLNPRRSSTTUW
1069. Which name below is least like the others?
CHINA IRAN PERU CANADA NEPAL
1070. What is the four-digit number in which the first digit is one-fourth of the last digit, the second digit is 6 times the first digit, and the third digit is the second digit plus 3?
1071. Rearrange these numbers so they total 34 horizontally, vertically, and diagonally
14 6 8 11
16 3 9 5
12 4 7 2
10 13 1 15
1072. A young fellow was extremely eager to join his girlfriend for dinner. It was a 24-mile trip upstream to visit her. His boat's speed would be 14 miles per hour but the current is running 4 miles an hour against him. He just filled his tank and he knows he has 20 gallons, but he uses up 6 gallons per hour. Will he make it or will he run out of gas?
1073. Three playing cards have been removed from an ordinary pack of cards and placed face down in a horizontal row. To the right of a King there are one or two Queens. To the left of a Queen there are one or two Queens. To the left of a Heart there are one or two Spades. To the right of a Spade there are one or two Spades. What are the 3 cards?
1074. Candace is Jane's daughter's aunt's husband's daughter's sister. What is the relationship between Candace and Jane?
1075. I am a three digit number.
My tens digit is five more than my ones digit.
My hundreds digit is eight less than my tens digit.
What number am I?
1076. Do you know what the collective name for each the following animals is? (example: A group of Fish is called a school).
1. Cats
2. Bears
3. Whales
4. Kittens
5. Crows
1077. All the vowels (including "Y") have been removed from the following famous quote. Can you read it?
SFRMGVMLBRTRGVMDTH
1078. What is the highest four-digit number, with no zeros, in which the first digit is one-quarter of the third digit, the second digit is three times the first digit, and the third and last digits are the same?
1079. I lost my wallet, and I don't remember how much money I had, but I remember thinking the first time I bought something that it cost 10 percent of what I had. Then I noticed that the second purchase was also exactly 10 percent of what I had left. My sales slips totaled $19. How much was in the wallet when I lost it?
1080. Each of the following definitions can be answered by two words that rhyme.
A feline head covering
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Geographical numbering of
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A stolen pork product
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