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Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler, brain teasers, math problems and more.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Friday Fun: What's the next number in the sequence?

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Can you figure out the next few terms in the following sequence? Q: 1, 3, 7, 12, 18, 26, 35, 45, 56, 69... I'll post the answer some tim...
10 comments:
Thursday, March 26, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22): Add 3 Letters Twice

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22): Add 3 Letters Twice : Q: Here's an example: Take the letters I, L, R and T. Insert a trigram (three-letter g...
28 comments:
Thursday, March 19, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 15): Female TV Host Puzzle

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 15): Female TV Host Puzzle Q: Name a female host of a popular TV program. Rearrange the letters of her first name to ...
30 comments:
Thursday, March 12, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 8): Cat Got Your Tongue?

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 8): Cat Got Your Tongue? : Q: Think of a familiar phrase in five words that means 'tongue tied.' One word in ...
42 comments:
Thursday, March 05, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1): A Tale of Two Cities

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1): A Tale of Two Cities : Q: Take the phrase 'atlas of the world,' change the 'E' to an 'R,'...
35 comments:
Thursday, February 26, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 22): What's on your desk?

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 22): What's on your desk? : Q: Name an item often found on a desk. It's a hyphenated word. Add an 'S'...
43 comments:
Thursday, February 19, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 15): Pensacola Anagram

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 15): Pensacola Anagram : Q: Take the name 'Pensacola,' remove one letter and rearrange the letters that remai...
27 comments:
Thursday, February 12, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 8): What is the Country? What are the Synonyms?

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 8): What is the Country? What are the Synonyms?? : Q: Take the name of a country, interchange two consecutive letters...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Word Game: If I give you BVI, the answer is obvious...

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Here's a fun game you can play with friends. I'll give you a sequence of letters. Your goal is to find a common English word that h...
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Thursday, February 05, 2009

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 1): Famous Living Woman...

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 1): Famous Living Woman... : Q: Think of a famous living woman whose first and last names are each accented on the se...
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