Something of a Brain Teaser
Warren D. Spivack
This test does not measure your intelligence, your fluency with words and
certainly not your mathematical ability. It will, however, give you some
idea of your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since
this test was developed, few people were found who could solve more than
half the questions on the first try. Many, however, reported getting
answers long after the twst had been set aside, particularly at unexpected
monents when their minds were relaxed, and some reported solving all the
questions over a period of several days. Try it for yourself!
INSTRUCTIONS: Each question below contains the initials of words that
will make it correct. Find the missing words. Example: 16= O. in a P.
(ounces in a pound)
1) 26= L. of the A.
2) 9= D. in a S.S.N.
3) 88= P.K.
4) 13= S. on the A.F.
5) 32= D.F. at which W.F.
6) 18= H. on a G.C.
7) 90= D. in a R.A.
8) 200= D. for P.G. in M.
9) 8= S. on a S.S.
10) 3= B.M. (S.H.T.R.)
11) 4= Q. in a G.
12) 24= H. in a D.
13) 1= W. on a D.
14) 5= D. in a Z.C.
15) 11= P. on a F.T.
16) 29= D. in a F. in a L.Y.
17) 64= S. on a C.
18) 40= D. and N. of the G.F.
19) 54= C. in a D. (with the J.)
20) 1000= W. that a P. is W.
I can post the answers to all but #13 (I HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT!!!)
--
"When the bough breaks the cradle will fall...
Edward C. Berberich, Jr.
I have seen almost the same list... but my #13 reads:
1 = W on a U
which is "1 Wheel on a Unicycle"
Sure ya got it right?
Ed
Matthew Daly
In article <wdspiv-3012...@ppp11.dialup.si1.peakaccess.net> wds...@peakaccess.net (Warren D. Spivack) writes:
>This test does not measure your intelligence, your fluency with words and
>certainly not your mathematical ability. It will, however, give you some
>idea of your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since
I wish Will Shortz had a dollar for every time that someone took
credit for his puzzle. And the puzzle was three years old about
ten years ago.
>13) 1= W. on a D.
>
>I can post the answers to all but #13 (I HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT!!!)
That's because someone screwed up when they typed it in. Should
be W on a U.
ObSheesh: Sheesh!
-Matthew
--
Matthew Daly I don't buy everything I read ... I haven't
da...@ppd.kodak.com even read everything I've bought.
My opinions are not necessarily those of my employer, of course.
Seth Breidbart
In article <wdspiv-3012...@ppp11.dialup.si1.peakaccess.net>,
Warren D. Spivack <wds...@peakaccess.net> wrote:
>INSTRUCTIONS: Each question below contains the initials of words that
>will make it correct. Find the missing words. Example: 16= O. in a P.
>(ounces in a pound)
1,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
Seth
Chris Cole
Warren D. Spivack wrote:
>
> This test does not measure your intelligence, your fluency with words and
> certainly not your mathematical ability. It will, however, give you some
> idea of your mental flexibility and creativity. In the three years since
> half the questions on the first try. Many, however, reported getting
> answers long after the twst had been set aside, particularly at unexpected
> monents when their minds were relaxed, and some reported solving all the
> questions over a period of several days. Try it for yourself!
>
> will make it correct. Find the missing words. Example: 16= O. in a P.
> (ounces in a pound)
>
> 2) 9= D. in a S.S.N.
> 3) 88= P.K.
> 4) 13= S. on the A.F.
> 5) 32= D.F. at which W.F.
> 6) 18= H. on a G.C.
> 7) 90= D. in a R.A.
> 8) 200= D. for P.G. in M.
> 9) 8= S. on a S.S.
> 10) 3= B.M. (S.H.T.R.)
> 11) 4= Q. in a G.
> 12) 24= H. in a D.
> 15) 11= P. on a F.T.
> 16) 29= D. in a F. in a L.Y.
> 17) 64= S. on a C.
> 18) 40= D. and N. of the G.F.
> 19) 54= C. in a D. (with the J.)
> 20) 1000= W. that a P. is W.
This question is in the rec.puzzles archive:
==> language/english/equations.s <==
This puzzle originally consisted of 24 "equations" by Will Shortz,
printed in the May-June 1981 issue of Games magazine, with an
acknowledgement to Morgan Worthy. Games ran several followups in
subsequent issues, and reported that people kept resubmitting the puzzle
to them, sometimes as original work! Many people have now added to the
list of equations.
The 24 original ones are starred (*) below.
0 = M. (Mostel)
1 = E. on a C. (Eye on a Cyclops)
1 = G. L. for M. (Giant Leap for Mankind)
1 = K. K. on the E. S. B. (King Kong on the Empire State Building)
1 = S. C. in D. P. (Single Calorie in Diet Pepsi)
1 = S. S. (Singular Sensation)
1 = S. S. for a M. (Small Step for a Man)
1 = T. that O. K. (Time that Opportunity Knocks)
1 = W. on a U. (Wheel on a Unicycle *)
1 = if by L. (if by Land)
1 = the L. N. (the Loneliest Number)
2 = B. G. (Brothers Grimm)
2 = C. B. as B. as O. (Can Be as Bad as One)
2 = C. in the T. by C. D. (Cities in the Tale by Charles Dickens)
2 = E. of E. (Elizabeths of England)
2 = H. in a W. (Halves in a Whole)
2 = H. of C. (Houses of Congress)
2 = L. in the H. B. (Lungs in the Human Body)
2 = N. in a D. (Nickels in a Dime)
2 = O. in a D. P. (Outs in a Double Play)
2 = P. J. P. (Pope John Pauls)
2 = P. in a B. (Pieces in a Bikini)
2 = P. in a P. (Peas in a Pod)
2 = Q. in a H.-D. (Quarters in a Half-Dollar)
2 = S. of a L.'s T. (Shakes of a Lamb's Tail)
2 = T. in the W. T. C. (Towers in the World Trade Center)
2 = T. the P. A. R. (Times the Postman Always Rings)
2 = W. S. in "C." (Wicked Stepsisters in "Cinderella")
2 = W. that D.'t M. a R. (Wrongs that Don't Make a Right)
2 = if by S. (if by Sea)
3 = B. M. (S. H. T. R.!) (Blind Mice, See How They Run! *)
3 = B. in "G." (Bears in "Goldilocks")
3 = B. in "L. of the R." (Books in "Lord of the Rings")
3 = B. in the H. E. (Bones in the Human Ear)
3 = B. of the U. S. G. (Branches of the United States Government)
3 = D. for J. in the B. of the W. (Days for Jonah in the Belly of the
Whale)
3 = D. of the C. (Days of the Condor -- movie)
3 = F. in a Y. (Feet in a Yard)
3 = L. P. (Little Pigs)
3 = L. on a T. (Legs on a Tripod)
3 = M. and a B. (Men and a Baby)
3 = O. K. C.'s F. (Old King Cole's Fiddlers)
3 = P. in a B. S. (Pieces in a Business Suit)
3 = P. in a H. G. (Periods in a Hockey Game)
3 = P. of an I. (Parts of an Insect)
3 = R. in a C. (Rings in a Circus)
3 = S. and Y.'re O. (Strikes and You're Out)
3 = S. on C.' F. V. (Ships on Columbus' First Voyage)
3 = S. in a T. (Sides in a Triangle)
3 = S. to the W. (Sheets to the Wind)
3 = W. M. at B. (Wise Men at Bethlehem)
3 = W. in "M." (Witches in "Macbeth")
3 = W. on a T. (Wheels on a Tricycle)
3 = on a M. (on a March)
4 = B. in a W. (Balls in a Walk)
4 = C. in the H. H. (Chambers in the Human Heart)
4 = G. M. in C. (Gang Members in China)
4 = H. of the A. (Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
4 = I's in M. (I's in Mississippi)
4 = L. in a D. W. (Letters in a Dirty Word)
4 = M. in a S. (Movements in a Symphony)
4 = M. of the B. (Members of the Beatles)
4 = Q. in a F. G. (Quarters in a Football Game)
4 = Q. in a G. (Quarts in a Gallon *)
4 = S's in M. (S's in Mississippi)
4 = S. in a D. of C. (Suits in a Deck of Cards)
4 = S. in a R. (Sides in a Rectangle)
4 = S. in a S. (Sides in a Square)
4 = S. in a Y. (Seasons in a Year)
4 = T. FDR E. P. (Terms FDR Elected President)
4 = W. on a C. (Wheels on a Car)
4 = Y. in an O. (Years in an Olympiad)
5 = B. in the T. (Books in the Torah)
5 = D. in a Z. C. (Digits in a Zip Code *)
5 = F. on a H. (Fingers on a Hand)
5 = G. L. (Great Lakes)
5 = M. B. in "J. and the B." (Magic Beans in "Jack and the Beanstalk")
5 = P. in a N. (Pennies in a Nickel)
5 = S. in a P. (Sides in a Pentagon)
5 = S. in the S. C. (Stars in the Southern Cross)
5 = T. on a F. (Toes on a Foot)
6 = D. of the C. (Days of the Condor -- book)
6 = "B. C." ("Brandenburg Concertos")
6 = A. of the A. (Avenue of the Americas)
6 = D. of C. (Days of Creation)
6 = H. D. of O. for R. C. (Holy Days of Obligation for Roman Catholics)
6 = P. in a P. (Pigs in a Poke)
6 = P. in a P. T. (Pockets in a Pool Table)
6 = S. in a H. (Sides in a Hexagon)
6 = T. Z. in the U. S. (Time Zones in the United States)
6 = W. of H. VIII (Wives of Henry VIII)
6 = of O. and a H. D. of the O. (of One and a Half Dozen of the Other)
7 = "P. of W." ("Pillars of Wisdom")
7 = A. of M. (Ages of Man)
7 = C. in a R. (Colors in a Rainbow : ROYGBIV)
7 = D. in "S. W." (Dwarfs in "Snow White")
7 = H. of R. (Hills of Rome)
7 = K. of F. in H. P. (Kinds of Fruit in Hawaiian Punch)
7 = P. of E. (Plagues of Egypt)
7 = S. of S. the S. (Seas of Sinbad the Sailor)
7 = W. of the A. W. (Wonders of the Ancient World *)
8 = D. in H. (Days in Hanukkah)
8 = K. H. of E. (King Henrys of England)
8 = L. on a S. (Legs on a Spider)
8 = L. on an O. (Legs on an Octopus)
8 = S. in a O. (Sides in a Octagon)
8 = S. on a S. S. (Sides on a Stop Sign *)
8 = S.'s R. (Santa's Reindeer)
8 = G. T. in a L. B. C. (Great Tomatoes in a Little Bitty Can)
9 = C. of H. in the "D. C." (Circle of Hell in the "Divine Comedy")
9 = D. in a Z. C., with the S. C. (Digits in a Zip Code, with the Street
Code)
9 = G. M. (Greek Muses)
9 = I. in a B. G. (Innings in a Baseball Game)
9 = J. on the U. S. S. C. (Justices on the United States Supreme Court)
9 = L. of a C. (Lives of a Cat)
9 = M. in a H. B.'s G. P. (Months in a Human Baby's Gestation Period)
9 = P. in the S. S. (Planets in the Solar System *)
9 = S. by B. (Symphonies by Beethoven)
9 = C. R. M. (Camptown Racetrack Miles)
10 = A. in the B. of R. (Amendments in the Bill of Rights)
10 = C. G. to M. (Commandments Given to Moses)
10 = F. in B. (Frames in Bowling)
10 = L. I. B. (Little Indian Boys)
10 = P. in C. (Provinces in Canada)
10 = Y. in a D. (Years in a Decade)
11 = F. in a C. (Fathoms in a Chain)
11 = P. on a C. T. (Players on a Cricket Team)
11 = P. on a F. T. (Players on a Football Team *)
11 = S. in the C. (States in the Confederacy)
12 = A. at the L. S. (Apostles at the Last Supper)
12 = C. of A. R. (Caesars of Ancient Rome)
12 = D. of C. (Days of Christmas)
12 = D. of J. (Disciples of Jesus)
12 = L. of H. (Labors of Hercules)
12 = S. of the Z. (Signs of the Zodiac *)
12 = T. of I. (Tribes of Israel)
13 = a B.'s D. (a Baker's Dozen)
13 = O. C. (Original Colonies)
13 = S. on the A. F. (Stripes on the American flag *)
14 = D. in a F. (Days in a Fortnight)
14 = L. in a S. (Lines in a Sonnet)
14 = P. in W. W.'s P. (Points in Woodrow Wilson's Plan)
15 = M. of F. per P., A. to A. W. (Minutes of Fame per Person, According
to Andy Warhol)
15 = M. on a D. M.'s C. (Men on a Dead Man's Chest)
16 = O. in a P. (Ounces in a Pound)
16 = O. of M. (Orders of Mammals)
17 = S. in a H. (Syllables in a Haiku)
17 = P. that D. N. and S. V. (Parallel that Divided North and South
Vietnam)
18 = H. on a G. C. (Holes on a Golf Course *)
18 = I. in a C. (Inches in a Cubit)
19 = G. S. for the V. P. (Gun Salute for the Vice President)
20 = C. in a P. (Cigarettes in a Pack)
20 = Y. S. by R. V. W. (Years Slept by Rip Van Winkle)
21 = G. S. for the P. (Gun Salute for the President)
22 = C. (Catch)
23 = P. on a G. J. (People on a Grand Jury)
24 = B. B. in a P. (Black Birds Baked in a Pie)
24 = B. B. to a C. (Beer Bottles to a Case)
24 = D. P. to the I. for M. I. (Dollars Paid to the Indians for
Manhattan Island)
24 = H. in a D. (Hours in a Day *)
25 = Y. of M. for a S. A. (Years of Marriage for a Silver Anniversary)
25 = P. in a Q. (Pennies in a Quarter)
26 = L. of the A. (Letters of the Alphabet *)
27 = D. W. W. by G. G. (Different Wigs Worn by Gregory Giggs)
27 = A. to the U. S. C. (Amendments to the United States Constitution)
28 = D. in F. (Days in February)
29 = D. in F. in a L. Y. (Days in February in a Leap Year *)
30 = D. H. S. (Days Hath September)
30 = D. in J. (Days in June)
30 = P. of S. G. to J. (Pieces of Silver Given to Judas)
31 = D. in O. (Days in October)
32 = D. F. at which W. F. (Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes *)
36 = I. on a Y. S. (Inches on a Yard Stick)
36 = R. M. (Righteous Men)
39 = L. in M.' L. (Lashes in Moses' Law)
40 = D. and N. of the G. F. (Days and Nights of the Great Flood *)
40 = D. in L. (Days in Lent)
40 = Y. in the D. for I. (Years in the Desert for Israelites)
43 = B. in E. C. of N. (Beans in Each Cup of Nescafe)
45 = D. in a O. (Degrees in an Octant)
46 = C. in a H. C. (Chromosomes in a Human Cell)
47 = P. P. in E.'s E. (Pythagorean Proposition in Euclid's Elements)
48 = C. in a P. D. (Cards in a Pinochle Deck)
49 = R. A. in a R. (Reasons All in a Row)
50 = S. in the U. (States in the Union)
50 = W. to L. Y. L. (Ways to Leave Your Lover)
52 = W. in a Y. (Weeks in a Year)
52 = C. in a D. (Cards in a Deck)
54 = C. in a D. (with the J.) (Cards in a Deck with the Jokers *)
57 = H. V. (Heinz Varieties *)
61 = H. R. H. by R. M. in O. S. (Home Runs Hit by Roger Maris in One
Season)
64 = S. on a C. (Squares on a Chessboard or Checkerboard *)
64 = Y. O. W. I H. Y. W. S. N. M. (Years Old When I Hope You Will Still
Need Me)
66 = B. in the K. J. B. (Books in the King James Bible)
70 = D. of C. (Disciples of Christ)
75 = Y. of M. for the D. A. (Years of Marriage for the Diamond
Anniversary)
76 = T. L. the B. P. (Trombones Led the Big Parade)
78 = C. in a T. D. (Cards in a Tarot Deck)
80 = C. in a M. (Chains in a Mile)
80 = D. to G. A. the W. (Days to Go Around the World)
87 = F. S. and S. Y. (Four Score and Seven Years)
88 = C. in the S. (Constellations in the Sky)
88 = P. K. (Piano Keys *)
90 = D. in a R. A. (Degrees in a Right Angle *)
95 = M. L.'s T. (Martin Luther's Theses)
96 = T., by ? (Tears, by ?)
99 = B. of B. on a W. (Bottles of Beer on a Wall)
100 = C. in a D. (Cents in a Dollar)
100 = Y. in an A. F. F. (Yards in an American Football Field)
101 = D. (Dalmatians)
101 = a S. M. L. (a Silly Millimeter Longer)
102 = F. in the E. S. B. (Floors in the Empire State Building)
116 = Y. in the H. Y.'s W. (Years in the Hundred Year's War)
144 = U. in a G. (Units in a Gross)
150 = P. in the B. (Psalms in the Bible)
180 = D. to R. D. (Degrees to Reverse Direction)
200 = D. for P. G. in M. (Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly *)
200 = M. in a C. (Milligrams in a Carat)
206 = B. in the H. B. (Bones in the Human Body)
235 = I. of U. in the A. B. (Isotope of Uranium in the Atomic Bomb)
300 = B. in the T. of C. (Bees in the Tomb of Childeric)
365 = D. in a Y. (Days in a Year)
366 = D. in a L. Y. (Days in a Leap Year)
432 = P. in a H. (Pints in a Hogshead)
435 = S. in the H. of R. (Seats in the House of Representatives)
451 = D. F. at which B. B. (Degrees Fahrenheit at which Books Burn)
500 = F. C. (Fortune Companies)
500 = M. in the I. F. H. (Miles in the Indianapolis Five Hundred)
500 = S. in a R. (Sheets in a Ream)
666 = N. of the B. in the B. of R. (Number of the Beast in the Book of
Revelation)
707 = Y. of C. (Year of Confusion)
755 = H. R. H. by H. A. (Home Runs Hit by Hank Aaron)
800 = W. in V. (Warriors in Valhalla)
880 = N. of M. S. of O. F. (Number of Magic Squares of Order Four)
1000 = I. in N. Y. (Islands in New York)
1000 = P. of L. (Points of Light)
1000 = S. L. by the F. of H. of T. (Ships Launched by the Face of Helen
of Troy)
1000 = W. that a P. is W. (Words that a Picture is Worth *)
1001 = A. N. (Arabian Nights *)
1440 = M. in a D. (Minutes in a Day)
1760 = Y. in a M. (Yards in a Mile)
5280 = F. in a M. (Feet in a Mile)
20000 = L. U. the S. (Leagues Under the Sea)
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>==> language/english/equations.s <==
>This puzzle originally consisted of 24 "equations" by Will Shortz,
>printed in the May-June 1981 issue of Games magazine, with an
>acknowledgement to Morgan Worthy. Games ran several followups in
>subsequent issues, and reported that people kept resubmitting the puzzle
>to them, sometimes as original work! Many people have now added to the
>list of equations.
>3 = B. M. (S. H. T. R.!) (Blind Mice, See How They Run! *)
A New Puzzle:
How many of the following can you name?
>2 = B. G. (Brothers Grimm)
>2 = C. in the T. by C. D. (Cities in the Tale by Charles Dickens)
>2 = H. of C. (Houses of Congress)
>2 = W. S. in "C." (Wicked Stepsisters in "Cinderella")
[Assume the Disney version; I don't think the Perrault version named them]
>3 = B. in "L. of the R." (Books in "Lord of the Rings")
>3 = B. in the H. E. (Bones in the Human Ear)
>3 = B. of the U. S. G. (Branches of the United States Government)
>3 = M. and a B. (Men and a Baby)
[And what were the names of the actors?]
>3 = P. in a B. S. (Pieces in a Business Suit)
>3 = P. of an I. (Parts of an Insect)
[And which insects do not have all these parts?]
>3 = S. on C.' F. V. (Ships on Columbus' First Voyage)
>3 = W. M. at B. (Wise Men at Bethlehem)
>4 = C. in the H. H. (Chambers in the Human Heart)
>4 = G. M. in C. (Gang Members in China)
>4 = H. of the A. (Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
>4 = M. in a S. (Movements in a Symphony)
[I.e., what speeds are they usually at?]
>4 = M. of the B. (Members of the Beatles)
>5 = B. in the T. (Books in the Torah)
>5 = G. L. (Great Lakes)
>6 = T. Z. in the U. S. (Time Zones in the United States)
>6 = W. of H. VIII (Wives of Henry VIII)
>7 = "P. of W." ("Pillars of Wisdom")
>7 = A. of M. (Ages of Man)
[And where were they first defined?]
>7 = C. in a R. (Colors in a Rainbow : ROYGBIV)
>7 = D. in "S. W." (Dwarfs in "Snow White")
>7 = H. of R. (Hills of Rome)
>7 = K. of F. in H. P. (Kinds of Fruit in Hawaiian Punch)
>7 = P. of E. (Plagues of Egypt)
>7 = S. of S. the S. (Seas of Sinbad the Sailor)
>7 = W. of the A. W. (Wonders of the Ancient World *)
>8 = S.'s R. (Santa's Reindeer)
>9 = G. M. (Greek Muses)
[Tough one. At least, I never remember all of them.]
>9 = J. on the U. S. S. C. (Justices on the United States Supreme Court)
>9 = P. in the S. S. (Planets in the Solar System *)
>10 = P. in C. (Provinces in Canada)
>11 = P. on a C. T. (Players on a Cricket Team)
>11 = P. on a F. T. (Players on a Football Team *)
>11 = S. in the C. (States in the Confederacy)
>12 = A. at the L. S. (Apostles at the Last Supper)
>12 = L. of H. (Labors of Hercules)
>12 = S. of the Z. (Signs of the Zodiac *)
>12 = T. of I. (Tribes of Israel)
>13 = O. C. (Original Colonies)
>16 = O. of M. (Orders of Mammals)
And, just so there can be something original, can you also name:
3 = N. G. from N. M.
4 = F. (S. H. C. by S. L. and J. K.)
5 = C. R. by the O. R.
6 = F. (for which the E. P. are N. A.)
7 = S. (D. by A. K.)
8 = C. G. in the G. "M."
9 = R. in the G. "C."
Finally, an unrelated question:
What species were the "three blind mice", probably?
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In article <5agsji$2...@gap.cco.caltech.edu> whu...@ugcs.caltech.edu (Wei-Hwa Huang) writes:
>
>And, just so there can be something original, can you also name:
SPOILERS (Well, partially):
>3 = N. G. from N. M.
Needed -GRYs from Nugry Morons? :-)
>4 = F. (S. H. C. by S. L. and J. K.)
>5 = C. R. by the O. R.
>6 = F. (for which the E. P. are N. A.)
I'm thinking that this might be Friends, but can't figure out what
the parenthetical comment is.
>7 = S. (D. by A. K.)
>8 = C. G. in the G. "M."
>9 = R. in the G. "C."
8 Color Groups in the Game "Monopoly"
9 Rooms in the Game "Clue[do]"
Karen L Lingel
In article <5abd8p$3...@panix3.panix.com>, se...@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) writes:
> 1,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
You are missing some zeroes there: should be
100,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
-k-
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Matthew Daly
In article <5ah4v4$8rm$1...@lnsnews.lns.cornell.edu> k...@lns598.lns.cornell.edu (Karen L Lingel) writes:
>
>In article <5abd8p$3...@panix3.panix.com>, se...@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) writes:
>
>> 1,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
>
>You are missing some zeroes there: should be
> 100,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
Hey HammerGirl -- haven't seen you around these parts in a month now!
I was afraid you had fallen into a gorge! :-)
Joshua Kamm
Here's some:
54 O.I.R.B.G.
16 T.A.W.D.Y.G.
8 I.E.
2 D.M.
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You were under the impression
That when you were walking foward
You'd end up further onward
But things ain't quite that simple
--The Who
Joshua Kamm pri...@primenet.com
Wei-Hwa Huang
whu...@ugcs.caltech.edu (Wei-Hwa Huang) writes:
>A New Puzzle:
>How many of the following can you name?
Since apparently there's some misinterpretation of my original intent,
here are some of the easier answers:
<SPOILERS>
>>2 = H. of C. (Houses of Congress)
The Senate, and the House of Representatives
>>3 = B. in "L. of the R." (Books in "Lord of the Rings")
"The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers," and "The Return of the King"
>>4 = M. of the B. (Members of the Beatles)
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr
>>5 = G. L. (Great Lakes)
Huron, Superior, Erie, Michigan, Ontario
>>7 = C. in a R. (Colors in a Rainbow : ROYGBIV)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
>And, just so there can be something original, can you also name:
>3 = N. G. from N. M.
>4 = F. (S. H. C. by S. L. and J. K.)
>5 = C. R. by the O. R.
>6 = F. (for which the E. P. are N. A.)
>7 = S. (D. by A. K.)
>8 = C. G. in the G. "M."
>9 = R. in the G. "C."
Actually, I suppose
>6 = F. (for which the A. P. are N. A.)
is a better wording. (Hint: Daffy Duck.)
Joseph Marriott
> 1,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
>
>You are missing some zeroes there: should be
> 100,000,000 = N. who D.R.T.F.B.P.
My favorite in this vein is:
602300000000000000000000 ~= M. in a M.
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Mike Naylor
jmar...@emx.ericsson.se (Joseph Marriott) wrote:
>My favorite in this vein is:
>602300000000000000000000 ~= M. in a M.
"Molecules in a mole"?
(I wonder how many molecules are in a gopher?)
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J Vincent
2 = D. to C. B. in the M. H. P.
3 = C. E. W. that E. in G. (H., A., and ????)
3 = W. to D. the C. among a D. C.
9 = L. in S., the L. C. W. in the E. L. with O. O. V.
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Tim Firman
Mike Naylor wrote:
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> jmar...@emx.ericsson.se (Joseph Marriott) wrote:
> >My favorite in this vein is:
> >602300000000000000000000 ~= M. in a M.
>
> "Molecules in a mole"?
> (I wonder how many molecules are in a gopher?)
hmmmm... a mole is just a number. Sure, one usually enumerates
molecules in moles, but other things are sometimes referred to in
molar quantities(electrons, photons, ions...)
How about:
602213700000000000000000 ~= a M.
or 602213700000000000000000 ~= M. in a M. of M.
or 602213700000000000000000 ~= A. N.
which should be placed right after '1001 = A. N.' for best effect.
Tim
Tom Magliery
>602300000000000000000000 ~= M. in a M.
How about
100 = Z. in (the D. R. of) a G.
and the obvious followup puzzle:
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000\
00000000000000000000000000000000000 = Z. in (the D. R. of) a G.
mag
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David Moews
In article <5ajutv$o...@cnn.exu.ericsson.se>,
|My favorite in this vein is:
How about
31557600000000 ~= M. in a M. ?
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Maria Allan
13 - R. M. with J. C.
Any ideas?
Also at the bottom of the page was written A.M.D.G. and nobody knows what that means, either.
Stephen Perry
which leads me to think j. c. is Jesus Christ [as opposed to julius caesar, johnny cash, jimmy carter, or john cena]
so 13 is an apostle reference
swp
Richard Heathfield
(not very compelling, I know)
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