Q: Think of a word that completes the two-word phrase 'BLANK-Jump.' Remove the fourth letter. The remaining letters, phonetically, make a new word that completes the phrase, 'BLANK-Hop.' What is it?All the clues are there; just be sure that you think phonetically.
A: Bungee Jump --> Bunny Hop
Q: A 10-letter word for a form of travel, that consists of five consecutive symbols of chemical elements. What is it? If automobile had been the answer, Au, would represent Gold, Mo would represent Molybdenum, and Bi, would represent Bismuth. Unfortunately, the remaining bigrams, To and Le, are not chemical symbols.To solve this puzzle, it really helps to have a List of the elements by chemical symbol. I'm not going to give away my answer yet, but I will tell you that I did try land travel (motorcycle, snowmobile), water travel (bathyscaph, hovercraft) and even animals (rhinoceros) before I came to the correct answer. Note: as much as I wanted it to, nothing starting with "Police" worked.
A: HELICOPTER
He = Helium
Li = Lithium
Co = Cobalt
Pt = Platinum
Er = Erbium
Q: Start with the name of a masked crime fighter, who had a TV show. Add the letters L, A and rearrange the results to get the name of another masked crime fighter who had a TV show. Who are these characters?"I've solved this and I'll give the answer after the Thursday deadline. Hint: Nobody with "Super" or "Bat" in their names.
A: GREEN HORNET + LA --> THE LONE RANGER
Q: Think of a famous American woman with a three part name. When you take the first and last letters of each part of her name and rearrange them, you can make the word "berths". Who is this woman?I know the answer to this puzzle, and I'll reveal it after the deadline on Thursday. Hint: She's not living and none of her names start with E. Edit: Okay here's the answer:
A: Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
H...T B...R S...E --> BERTHS
Q: An imaginary country mints coins in three denominations. Each denomination has an integral number, 1, 2, 3, etc. The amounts, 20, 23 and 29, can each be made with exactly three coins. What are the three denominations minted?Since the deadline has passed, I can tell you my answer to the puzzle. I arrived at this answer with a little bit of experimentation and algebra. If you don't want the answer, stop reading.
Edit: 5, 9, 10 was given as another acceptable answer (using 2a + c = 20, 2b + a = 23, 2c + b = 29), but I personally don't like it. I read the question as if each combination could only be made with 3 coins, not more nor less. 20 could be made with two "dimes" or four "nickels" rather than 5+5+10. However, I guess it technically answers the puzzle question which is why they must have decided to allow it. I think 6, 7, 11 must have been the intended answer.A: Assume a, b and c are integers.
Let's try the following equations:
1) a + b + b = 20
2) a + a + c = 23
3) b + c + c = 29
Combining #1 and #2 we have:
2a + c = 23
2a + 4b = 40
4) 4b - c = 17
Next combining #3 and #4 we have:
4b - c = 17
4b + 8c = 116
9c = 99
5) c = 11
Combining #3 and #5 we have:
b + 22 = 29
6) b = 7
Combining #1 and #6 we have:
a + 14 = 20
7) a = 6
Thus the coins are 6, 7 and 11
6 + 7 + 7 = 20
6 + 6 + 11 = 23
7 + 11 + 11 = 29