Through wind and rain I always play,
I roam the earth, yet here I stay;
I crumble stones, and fire cannot burn me;
Yet I am soft- you can gauge me with your hand.
What am I?
| What movie, directed by Oliver Stone, tells the story of his own experiences in Viet Nam? | |||
| Born on the Fourth of July | |||
| Full Metal Jacket | |||
| Platoon | |||
A boat is at anchor. Over the side hangs a rope ladder
with rungs a foot apart. The tide rises at a rate of 10 inches per hour.
At the end of six hours, how much of the rope ladder will remain
above water, assuming that 10 feet were above the water when the tide
began to rise?
Use all twenty-six letters of the alphabet to complete the following eleven words, but use each letter only once in the course of this puzzle.
To keep track of which letters you use, print this page and cross off the letters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
State Government Employee sits in his office and out of boredom, decides to see what's in his old filing cabinet. He pokes through the contents and comes across an old brass lamp.
"This will look nice on my mantelpiece," he decides and takes it home with him. While polishing the lamp, a genie appears and grants him three wishes.
"I wish for a beautiful castle right now!"
Shazaaam! He has a beautiful castle.
Now that he can think more clearly, he states his second wish. "I wish to be on an island with beautiful women."
Shazaam! He is on an island surrounded by gorgeous women.
He tells the genie his third and last wish: "I wish I'd never have to work ever again."
Shazaam! He's back in his government office.
I with borrowed silver shine,
What you see is none of mine.
First I show you but a quarter,
Like the bow that guards the Tartar;
Then the half, an.d then the whole,
Ever dancing round the pole;
And true it is, I chiefly owe
My beauty to the shades below.
What is ten men's length and ten men's strength and yet ten men
cannot make it stand on its end?
A man died and went to Heaven. There were thousands of
other people there. They were all naked and all looked as
they died at the age of 21. He looked around to see if there was
anyone he recognized. He saw a couple and he knew immediately that
they were Adam and Eve. How did he know?
| The Property Game | | |
| What property do all the words in Group 1 and none of the words in Group 2 have? hint: Think of possible suffixes. Group 1: advance, base, battle, fig, pig Group 2: proceed, top, fight, fruit, animal Click comments to reveal answer.... | |
I'm sometimes white,
Although sometimes I'm black.
I take you there,
But never bring you back. What am I?
Hint: This has nothing to do with Michael Jackson.
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It is weightless, you can see it and if you put it in a barrel
it will make the barrel lighter?
What is it?
Remember: Do not rearrange any of the letters; just remove the letters 1 at a time to create 7 more real words.
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The man who invented it, doesn't want it.
The man who bought it, doesn't need it.
The man who needs it, doesn't know it.
(Example: What do the words "ram," "raven", and "bull" have in common? All three animals have given their names to sports teams.)
I'm the part of the bird that's not in the sky. I can swim in
the ocean and yet remain dry. What am I?
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There is an animal hiding in each sentence below. Can you find the animals?
Example: There's a bee in "I'll be eleven next month." Hint: You'll have to
look in three words to find some of the animals.
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 2 | 10 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | 14 | 50 |
What has six faces,
But does not wear makeup.
It also has twenty-one eyes,
But cannot see?
| If 26 clowns can blow up 26 balloons in 26 minutes, how many clowns do you need to blow up 78 balloons in 78 minutes?
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HINT #1: In some of the words, the missing letters are vowels; in others, the missing letters are consonants.
HINT #2: At least one of the words can have more than one possible correct answer.
Example: HAY
Answer: HAPPY
When you behead a word, you drop the first letter of the word.
The following clues should help you find the three letter word.
Behead a beast, and you will find
A larger beast is left behind.
Behead this larger beast and then
Instead of one, you'll find I'm ten.
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