| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Another Cache puzzle | 8/17/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I need some further direction on solving this puzzle. I don't want the answer out right but rather ...
A: OK, I think this is similar idea to text art where you create pictures just using characters you can ...
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| add all the numbers puzzle | 8/14/2006 | Vc |
Q: THE NUMBER OF: NUMBERS ON A PHONE KEYPAD LEGS ON EIGHT DOGS WHEELS ON THREE TAXIS THIS IS HOW ...
A: Stephanie, How are you doing ? :) Lets tackle this one.. ummm the hint made it easier .. Numbers ...
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| can you help me solve this puzzle? | 8/14/2006 | Vc |
Q: that's the one! If you can solve it, how about a hint?
A: Craig, I believe the clue is in the song Seasons of Love which has the lyrics Five hundred ...
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| puzzle | 8/13/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: If 70% of the population speak English and 60% of the population speak French what percentage speak ...
A: Somewhere in the range 30% to 60% will speak both languages. As there are more English speakers ...
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| can you help me solve this puzzle? | 8/9/2006 | Vc |
Q: The answer should result in a set of latitude/longitude coordinates for a GPS. I don't know if any ...
A: Craig, I did some searching on the net and found this website ...
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| answer to riddle | 8/8/2006 | Vc |
Q: There are 5 houses in 5 different colors. In eahc house lives a person of a different nationality. ...
A: I remember this puzzle..wait let me check.... yep here it is .. the german owns the fish. How ? ...
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| Analytical | 7/29/2006 | Vc |
Q: If all but two of my pets are dogs If all but two of my pets are birds If all but two of my pets are ...
A: Lets us first calculate how many different types of pets have been mentioned ? 3 right ? dogs , ...
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| Riddle I found on the Internet | 7/12/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: The web site was a MySpace disscussion group. I personally don't think the riddle means anything but ...
A: Given that "demon like creatures" do NOT exist, we must conclude that the writer is a fantasist ...
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| Riddle I found on the Internet | 7/10/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I came across this riddle on the internet. I can't figure it out. Can you help me? am, a shadow, ...
A: At first sight I have to say I'm baffled, though I will think on it. However, the main purpose of ...
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| please help | 7/9/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I would like this as soon as possible please. The category is wildflowers, first word has 6 letters ...
A: Hope this is soon enough, it's been a tough search. I can't guarantee this is the correct answer, ...
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| how ? | 7/6/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Joe is standing behind Adam . At the same time , Adam is standing behind Joe . There are no mirrors ...
A: This is one of those lateral thinking puzzles and as such may have more than one possible answer. ...
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| Animal Pattern | 7/5/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Please help me with this pattern. I need an example of what type of animal would come next. I would ...
A: This one's got me tearing my hair out (if only metaphorically). About the only connection I can make ...
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| fill in blank | 6/27/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the weight of an object by lifting it up slowly. Have a seat - but make sure it's ...
A: One day on and I'm happier with 'mitigate' than I was yesterday, on the basis of a common 'safety' ...
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| Money puzzle | 6/26/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: If you are a football fan then you must be in good mood now given the last results (am not a fan BTW ...
A: I wouldn't claim to be much of a football fan myself, but it's always nice when your country's doing ...
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| fill in the letter | 6/23/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: this is an occupation F - - - - - K
A: Well the best I can come up with is 'Fry Cook'. For good measure I include all the 3 letter words ...
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| Help! ;-) | 6/14/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I have sent this to VC as well and wanted to send to you as it is really bugging me! I have an IQ of ...
A: Lo Vc Well, I promised to get back to you, so here I am. Little to offer though.... I feel that ...
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| Pole in the Lake. | 6/2/2006 | Vc |
Q: There is a pole in the lake. One half of the pole is in the ground. Another one0third is in water. ...
A: Sangeetha , Have fun ! The problem can be solved by setting up the following equation: x/2 + x/3 ...
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| knights and knaves | 5/25/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Every inhabitant is either a knight or knave. Knights only tell the truth. Knaves only tells lies - ...
A: They are all knights. The logic is as follows:- Suppose A is a knave. His statement is therefore ...
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| TWENTY FIVE DIVIDED BY FIVE PUZZLE... | 5/23/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: i watched the game show where this puzzle lasted for about 7+ weeks....i watched it to the end and ...
A: So the answer is 4616. I didn't know this was from a game show, not that that would have helped me ...
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| Math Puzzle/Brainteaser | 5/11/2006 | Vc |
Q: My son brought home a math puzzle someone had given him in class. I have sat all night trying to ...
A: These are the possible solutions and i hope you find this useful. 1+2+34-5+67-8+9=100 ...
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| change | 4/28/2006 | Vc |
Q: a person went to a shop and asked for change for 1.15paise. but he said that he could not only give ...
A: Ricky is this a homework question ? Just kidding .. So the coins he had were : 5p-1 10p-2 25-2 ...
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| contest | 4/28/2006 | Vc |
Q: There are 4 parties. df, gs , dl(deposit loss), ew which ran for a contest. Anup, Sujit, John made ...
A: Its a GRE question .. try making a table and plot out the given data..let me know if you are not ...
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| husbands and wives | 4/28/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: In a certain community ther are 1000 married couples. Two thirds of the husbands who are taller than ...
A: OK, here's how you go about this one:- Let x be the number of husbands taller than their wives. ...
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| Brainteasers - involving figures | 4/20/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Please help me on these three questions! 1. Which number replaces the X in this sequence? 7, 17 ...
A: OK, I have the answer to part three:- 1.00 for a vowel 0.30 for a consonant Pizza = (2 x 1.00) + ...
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| A Puzzle | 4/5/2006 | Vc |
Q: Tom and Bob are both celebrating their birthday. Their father tells them that when each reaches a ...
A: Sam, here's the answer.. Tom ? Bob? and Bill ? was that a typo ? ok 4 years ago .. tom was twice ...
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| word scramble | 4/4/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I was wondering what word combinations you can make of these letters: gigemhatnat I need an answer ...
A: I ran the letters through my anagram program and copy the output below. Hope there's something of ...
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| Puzzle | 3/15/2006 | John W. Watson |
Q: I need this solved... directions... Can you figure out these phrases which inclide numbers and ...
A: Caroline- I apologize for taking so long to respond! Based on the data you've provided, here's what ...
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| sum puzzle | 3/13/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Twenty-five divided by five= 1+2+3*4= 12*0= 101-99= ADD THE NUMBERS
A: The same question gets the same answer. ------------------------------------------------ The first ...
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| Add the numbers! | 3/11/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Twenty-five divided by five= 1+2+3*4= 12*0= 101-99=
A: The first time I got asked this question it was phrased like this:- Twenty five divided by five = ...
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| word scramble help! | 3/6/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: ASAP My daughter got these letters for a homework question. We can't seem to figure out the word/ ...
A: I trying sticking the letters in an anagram program I've got. This is what it came up with:- The ...
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| maths | 2/24/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Twenty.Five Divided by five= 1+2+3*4= 12*0= 101-99= Add the numbers!
A: Fortunately I've been asked this question before. On the previous occassion I was given the ...
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| Puzzle to solve! | 2/21/2006 | Vc |
Q: Please can you give me help on the puzzle asap! It reads : NINETY DIVIDED BY FIVE MULTIPLIED BY TEN ...
A: Debbie, Check out this website : ...
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| Tricky Puzzle to solve! | 2/21/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Please can you give me help on the puzzle asap! It reads : NINETY MULTIPLIED BY TEN DIVIDED BY ...
A: The trouble with this puzzle is that you don't know when you've got the correct answer! Anyway, ...
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| logic brainteasers | 2/17/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I have two brainteasers to do for extra credit for class, and I'm at a loss at where to begin. Can ...
A: I'm glad you asked for tips and not the solution as that would have given me an ethical dilemma. ...
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| logic brainteasers | 2/17/2006 | Vc |
Q: I have two brainteasers to do for extra credit for class, and I'm at a loss at where to begin. Can ...
A: Moselle , Calm down .. take a deep breath and smile because i have answers to both your puzzles. ...
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| puzzle question. | 2/15/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: some coworkers and I are having a hard time coming to a logical answer to the following question. ...
A: A tricky one! The phrase 'when Janette is as old as Jan is now' tells us that Jan is older than ...
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| a puzzle brain teaser. | 2/15/2006 | Vc |
Q: some coworkers and I are having a hard time LOGICALLY explaining the answer to the following ...
A: Allison I sure hope you can explain this to your coworkers.. :) If Jan is three times as old as ...
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| lil help please..... # puzzle | 2/13/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Sir, your hints from yesterday have proved right. and the code says as follows Good work! However, ...
A: C.J. OK, I think I can help you a little further. You recall I mentioned the image on the website ...
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| lil help please..... # puzzle | 2/11/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: i will take a look at the ASCCI. oh and here is a hint that was sent to me. i dont know if it will ...
A: CJ By now you should have realised that what I thought was a wild guess was it fact spot on! I had ...
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| lil help please..... # puzzle | 2/9/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I am involved in a new sport called Geocaching. And this is a puzzle cache, and it has me stumped. ...
A: I find myself in a slight ethical dilemma, as the rules for this cache specifically state:- All ...
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