October 10th, 2019
Today's Question - Play it again Sam! - The notes of the musical scale run A, B, C, D, E, F, G. If that's correct, can you play at least 3 words of 7 letters or more? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - Some 7 letter words that you can make with the notes of the musical scale (ABCDEFG) might be (in alphabetical order) "Acceded; Baggage; Cabbage; Defaced; Effaced." Maybe you found more.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
October 2nd, 2019
Today's Question - Real men don't ask directions - Bob's trip took two hours. In the last half, he drove 10 mph faster than the first half. The second hour of the trip, he drove 8 miles further than the first hour. How far did Bob drive?? NO COMMENTS THURSDAY/FRIDAY HAVING SURGICAL STAPLES REMOVED AND OTHER MEDICAL STUFF
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Corner Answer - The three 3 letter words across we got were "BAY", "ICE" and "GET" making the vertical set - "BIG", "ACE" and "YET".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 26th, 2019
Today's Question - Sal stopped studying for his GED and took a job as delivery boy for a pharmacist.
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Corner Answer - Al would have had five \xe2\x80\x9citems\xe2\x80\x9d and Sal would have seven.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 25th, 2019
Today's Question - Jim, Bo and the retirement party raiders hit the buffet table early. They noticed there were five fried shrimp for every four "pigs in a blanket". Among them the boys gobbled 16 each. They then noticed that there were three shrimp to every two blankets. How many of each were there when the boys first arrived?
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Corner Answer - There were 40 fried shrimp and 32 pigs in a blanket before the galloping gourmands got there.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 23rd, 2019
Today's Question - Who's next - 145, 230, 315, 400, 445, ___?
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Corner Answer - the stamp collection worked out like this: five 2 cent stamps; fifty 1 cent and eight 5 cent stamps (adding up to a dollar).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 18th, 2019
Today's Question - Gene gave Burt a nickel and a dime. He said - "Put one in each hand but don't tell me. Now....triple the value of the coin in your right hand and double the value in your left. Add those two values together and tell me if the total is "odd" or "even" and I'll tell you which coin is in which hand." What would be the placement for "even?" September 18, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENTS THURSDAY/FRIDAY WONDER WOMAN'S TURN ON THE MEDICAL CAROUSEL
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Corner Answer - Guess which hand! - If the total is "even", the nickel must be in the hand that is doubled.....in this case the "left hand." If the nickel were tripled (15 cents), the answer will always be odd.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 17th, 2019
Today's Question - I'm thinking of a two digit number. Its right hand digit is the square root of the number itself. In fact, now that I think of it, there are two such two digit numbers. Can you guess both?
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Corner Answer - The two 2 digit numbers whose right hand digit is the square root of the number would be 25 and 36. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s CommentsDoesn't match Missing info Like question
September 11th, 2019
Today's Question - Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? THERE WILL BE NO COMMENT THURSDAY/FRIDAY/MONDAY HEADING TO RALEIGH, NC TO ATTEND SEVERAL MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR MY BELOVED LATE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, MARISA Cashin’s Comments September 11, 2019 Page 4 of 4
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Wednesday, we asked: Time on my hands - Teddy Gee and Jackie Dee, two great athletes, decide to have a race. The distance is 3 miles. Jackie runs half the time needed then walks the rest. Teddy runs half the distance then walks the rest. Who gets to the finish line first? Answer - The winner will always be the one who runs half the time since that period will cover more than half the distance.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 10th, 2019
Today's Question - Elwood's New York visit - While visiting his aunt in Manhattan, Elwood decided to visit a local "street fair". He paid one dollar to get into the fair. He immediately lost half of what he had left in a "3 card Monte" game. A bit more wary, he then paused to spend $2 for a soda and a hot dog. He then spent half of what he had left on "cotton candy" for some girls he met. Deserted, he then spent $2 for some clams. He spent half of what he had left on a cassette tape. He then bought a double scoop ice cream for $2. He spent half of what he had left on a key chain. As he left the fair, he gave one dollar to a panhandler. That's when he discovered he was broke and had to walk home. How much did Elwood start out with??
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Corner Answer - Elwood started with 45 dollars.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 9th, 2019
Today's Question - "I'll follow you anywhere!" What number is next in this series: "2, 5, 12, 27, 58, 121, ____?
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Corner Answer - The next number would be "248".Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 5th, 2019
Today's Question - Joe Internet has just met a venture capitalist. The VC person has given him lots of dough. Joe I. wants to give a portion to 10 key employees. He decides on $100,000 which he divides on seniority. Each of the 10 employees joined one month after his predecessor. (So "A" has 11 months experience while "B" has 10 months, etc., etc.). Mr. Internet divides the $100,000 among these employees with the most senior getting the most and the newest the least. The increment between each increment is the same dollar amount. If the third newest employee gets $6,000, how much does each of the employees get? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer - The increment has to be $1,600. Thus the 10 employees in declining order receive the following: $17,200, $15,600, $14,000, $12,400, $10,800, $9,200, $7,600, $6,000, $4,400, $2,800.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
September 4th, 2019
Today's Question - Which American airline is named after a Greek letter?
August 29th, 2019
Today's Question - How many straight edges does a cube have? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments August 29, 2019 Page 3 of 3
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Thursday we asked: How many straight edges does a cube have? - TwelveDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 28th, 2019
Today's Question - What layer of the atmosphere lies between the troposphere and mesosphere? Cashin’s Comments August 28, 2019 Page 3 of 3
August 27th, 2019
Today's Question - What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s plane in which he completed the first non-stop solo trans-Atlantic flight?
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Corner Answer - Spirit of St Louis (achieved in 1927)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 26th, 2019
Today's Question - My grandson is about as many days as my son in weeks, and my grandson is as many months as I am in years. My grandson, my son and I together are 120 years. Can you tell me my age in years?
August 22nd, 2019
Today's Question - In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Cashin’s Comments
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last week we asked: In which city can you find the point where Germany, France, and Switzerland all meet: BaselDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 21st, 2019
Today's Question - There are five great circles of latitude that surround the earth horizontally. What are they, starting from the north?
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Corner Answer - Arctic, Cancer, Equator, Capricorn, AntarcticDoesn't match Missing info Like question
August 20th, 2019
Today's Question - Jack is out with his class of 25 boys to a local park. Each guy has a remote controlled car with them. The park has a racetrack that allows 5 cars to be raced at once. Their teacher declares that the top three fastest cars get ice cream. How many races are required to determine the 3 fastest cars?
August 19th, 2019
Today's Question - Find the missing year in the series below? 1997, 1999, ____ 2011, 2017, 2027
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 20, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer - 2003. It's a series of prime numbers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 15th, 2019
Today's Question - Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Last Thursday we ask: Can you find four consecutive prime numbers that add up to 220? 47 + 53 + 59 + 61 = 220Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 13th, 2019
Today's Question - Which U.S. president served the shortest time in office?
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Corner \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments August 15, 2019 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The three positive numbers are 1, 2 & 3. 1 x 2 x 3 = 6 1 + 2 + 3 = 6Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 12th, 2019
Today's Question - What is the missing number from the following sequence: 8, 16, 32, ... , 128, 256, 512?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday we asked: What is the missing number from the following sequence: 8, 16, 32, ..., 128, 256, 512? :64Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 8th, 2019
Today's Question - Which country (and its territories) cover the most time zones? August 8, 2019 Page 3 of 3 NO COMMENTS FRIDAY
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Corner Answer: France. France and its eight territories cover 12 time zones. France has territories all over the world.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
August 6th, 2019
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to adopt the informal version of his first name?
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Corner Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Larry would be the fifth son.Doesn't match Missing info Like question