June 22nd, 2016
Today's Question - A boy and a girl are talking. "I'm a boy" says the one with dark hair. "I'm a girl" says the one with blonde hair. If at least one of them is lying, which is which and what color is the girl's hair?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 To solve you had to deconstruct the question. We were told at least one was lying. So if only one lied and the other told the truth, the gender claims should have been the same (e.g. Boy lies and says he\xe2\x80\x99s a \xe2\x80\x9cgirl\xe2\x80\x9d. Truthful girl must say she\xe2\x80\x99s a \xe2\x80\x9cgirl\xe2\x80\x9d.) So, since we got claims of boy/girl they both must be lying. Therefore the girl had dark hair.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 21st, 2016
Today’s Question - A man with several wives is called a polygamist. What word describes a woman with several husbands?
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Answer - The question was - "What word describes a woman with several husbands?" There were some very incorrect responses (politically and otherwise). I think there may be a group of smoldering ex-husbands out there. In fact, the only printable wrong answer was - Elizabeth Taylor. The correct word for a woman who has several husbands (simultaneously) is "polyandrist" and that condition is "polyandry" (now go wash your mouth out!).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2016
Today's Question - Spelling numbers. In the spelling of all the numbers from 1 through 99 - How many A's are there? How many D's? How many L's?
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Answer - There are no A's; no D's and 2 L's (Eleven, Twelve).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 16th, 2016
Today’s Question – Bob was fondly recalling the days of fractional trading. (Maybe the bartender was slow!) Anyway, the fraction game led him to the following curiosity. Bob picked a particular fraction. When he added "5" to the numerator and "7" to the denominator, the new fraction equaled three fourths. If he added "7" to the "N and D", the new fraction equaled 5/6ths. What was Bob's original fraction? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Answer - Bob's original fraction was 13 over 17. By adding 5 to 13, we get 18 and by adding 7 to 17 we get 24. Thus 18/24 equals 3/4. By adding 7 to both we get 20/24 which equals 5/6. Too easy, huh?Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 15th, 2016
Today's Question - What is the only U.S. city to have a hyphen in its name?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Our source say the only city to have a hyphen in its official name is: "Wilkes-Barre".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 14th, 2016
Today’s Question - Anagrams as you know are words that you make from another, existing word as in "niceness" becomes "incenses". Can you find the anagram for the following words based on the (clue)? A) Underfed (Returned) B) Finked (Attacked) C) Intones (Stress) D) Heretics (Prouder)
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Answer to anagrams with clues - A) Underfed = "Refunded"Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 13th, 2016
Today's Question - Can they really ask that on a job application? David was looking for a new mountain to climb. The interviewer asked how old he was. David replied - "I am 35 years old if you skip Saturdays and Sundays. How old was David at this interview?
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Answer - David was 49 years old on that particular interview (5 out of 7 days times 49 years equals 35 years).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 9th, 2016
Today's Question - Mrs. Fitz can't get her little boy Timmy to learn geography. (She can't even get him out of McDonald's.) So she promises him Egg McMuffins for a year if he can tell her (without looking) what state is bordered by both Carolinas? Please help little Timmy. No Comments Friday. Wonder Woman and I are on separate missions.
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Answer - The state that is bordered by both Carolinas is Georgia.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 8th, 2016
Today's Question - Are you flipping crazy? The Bailley Normal School needed a valedictorian. Given the records, they decided on a flip-off (heads or tails?) to select one choice of the 99 seniors. To avoid any accidental favoritism, the Headmaster furnished a fresh coin for each one on one flip. How many quarters would he need?
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Answer - Since 98 seniors were eliminated, that would mean 98 contests with one loser apiece. So, the Headmaster would need 98 coins which he probably got from the parent's Council.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 7th, 2016
Today's Question - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow?
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Answer - If today is Tuesday, what is the day after the day before the day before tomorrow? Answer = Tuesday.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 6th, 2016
Today's Question - What characteristic is common to this group of words: Spoons, mug, drawer, rats, devil?
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Answer - All of the words were reversible: drawer = reward; mug = gum; etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 3rd, 2016
Today's Question - In New Amsterdam, dogs were important. Peter Stuyvesant (of one leg fame) took some citizens, his assistant and some dogs to Jersey to check things out. All in all there were 15 heads and 41 legs on the boat. How many dogs???
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Answer - There were six dogs, seven citizens, the assistant and Peg Leg Pete.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 2nd, 2016
Today's Question - Are we there yet? On a late vacation trip Mitch tried to keep little Evan quiet by suggesting that Evan count all the oncoming busses. Evan did better. He noted that an oncoming bus passed them every 10 minutes. "Dad," he asked, "If a bus passes us every 10 minutes, how many busses arrive at our town bus station each hour?" "That's math, son. If there are 60 minutes in an hour about 6 busses must arrive." Skip the Ozzie and Harriet - is Mitch correct?
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Answer - Sssh! Are the kids outside the room? Well....dad was wrong. The 10 minute interval included not only the speed of the bus but Mitch's speed too. Assuming a constant (but not necessarily equal) speed by both parties, the busses passed a lamp-post every 20 minutes. Thus, 3 per hour!Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 1st, 2016
Today's Question - Grandma's Coin Jar - Little Billy was very short in the money department. So - Grandma handed him her kitchen coin jar. In it Billy found exactly 100 coins which totaled exactly $5.00. He noticed there were no nickels or silver dollars. What were the coins??
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Answer to Grandma's Coin Jar - My combination of 100 coins to equal exactly $5.00 was - 60 pennies; 39 dimes and 1 half dollar. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 2, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 31st, 2016
Today’s Question - At the Bailley Normal School Library, Paul is astounded to learn that "America" begins and ends with an "A". The Librarian astounds him more by pointing out that twenty-one U.S. state names end in "A". What are they?
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Answer - The "A" states (in alphabetical order) are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, N. Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, S. Carolina, S. Dakota, Virginia, W. Virginia.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 25th, 2016
Today’s Question - Of all military battles fought on U.S. soil, more books have been written about this one than any other. Which battle is it? May 25, 2016 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 We are told the only letter that never goes silent is - "V".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 24th, 2016
Today's Question - "Seashore Skeeball Anyone?" – Billy went up to the boardwalk with his pal, Timmy. At the arcade, he played Skeeball in which you bowl a ball up a ramp and it lands in one of 4 holes. Each hole has a different value (10, 20, 50, 100). Billy used 25 balls to get a total score of 500. How many balls went in each hole?? (Hint -at least one in each hole.)
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Answer - Billy\'s distribution should look like this: 14 "tens" (140); 8 "twenties" (160); 2 "fifties" (100) and 1 "hundred" for a total of 500. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 23rd, 2016
Today's Question - There are 2 state capitals that end with the letter "K". What are they?
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Answer - The two state capitals that end with the letter "K" are: Little Rock; BismarckDoesn't match Missing info Like question
May 19th, 2016
Today's Question - I've got your number! Using only the numbers 5, 6, 4, 1 and 2; fill in the blanks to make the following addition correct (once you use a number you cannot use it again). Problem: 5 __ __ __ + 8 7 4 3 1 __ 3 5 __
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Answer - If you multiply 111, 111, times 111, 111, 111, you get 12,345,678,654,321.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 18th, 2016
Today's Question - Are you guys associated? Find the word that fits with each series - Example: Ink, pig, name, knife (3). Answer = pen
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Answer - The associate words were: A) Beauty; B) Bed; C) Book; D) White \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 19, 2016 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 17th, 2016
Today's Question - Sock it two me! Rich has to get a pair of socks but can't put the light on for fear of waking his wife. In the drawer - but not paired - are 21 blue socks, 17 gray, 11 black, 7 maroon and 3 tan. How many socks must he pull out in the dark to be sure there was a pair in the group? (Yes, I know all the numbers were odd but you do know the "lost sock syndrome".....and yes, Rich will be able to see the socks when he tiptoes into the next room.)
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Answer - The numbers of available socks was not important. There were 5 colors so 6 choices were needed to assure at one pair.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2016
Today's Question - A man, a woman and a child got off a plane and were interviewed by customs. The man said he was three times as old as the child and twice as old as the woman. If their combined ages totaled 88, how old was each?
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Answer - The age of the man would be 48 the woman was 24 and the "child" would be 16. The man\'s age had to be divisible by 2 and by 3. It also had to be above the average of total ages (88 \xc3\xb7 2 = 44).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 13th, 2016
Today’s Question - A freight train one mile long, going 60 mph comes to a tunnel one mile long, how long will it take for the train to get completely through the tunnel?
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Answer - If the freight train was a mile long and going a mile a minute as it entered a mile long tunnel, it would take two minutes to get completely through. (Just as the engine would be leaving the tunnel the caboose would be entering.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 11th, 2016
Today's Question - Dick, Gene and Art were on one of their peripatetic seminars......(looking for someplace with chilled glasses). They came across an old motorcycle. It was for sale - "cash only" - for $170. Although it needed lots of fix-up, it was clearly a deal. But they had more "cards" than cash. Dick said - "If you guys lend me half of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Gene said - "If you both lend me one third of what you have, I can buy the cycle." Art finally said - "If you two lend me a quarter of what you have, I could buy the cycle." How much money does each of the boys have?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments May 16, 2016 Page 3 of 3 Answer - The easiest way to solve was to look at the remainders: 15 are not married; 30 don't have a telephone; 25 don't have a car; 20 don't own a house. Since it's possible for all these 90 men to be different, that leaves 10 with a house, a car, a phone and a wife.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 6th, 2016
Today’s Question - Do you want that scrambled or sunnyside? - What common word can be made by re- arranging these letters: ONONIEIRDSCTA?
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Answer - The three capitals in five letters are: Dover (Del.); Salem (Ore); Boise (Ida.)Doesn't match Missing info Like question