Author: J J Mendoza Fernandez
Publisher: Vision/Orient Paperbacks
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 136
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8122203221
Description
This book contains many different types of puzzles: numerical puzzles, logic puzzles, word games, lateral thinking puzzles, riddles, etc. Most of them are extremely short and can be solved mentally in just a minute or two. When writing is required, a small slip of paper should be more than adequate.
The purpose of these puzzles is to entertain. The correct answer is not always obvious and this is one of the amusing aspects of this book. The reader will notice that the puzzles are often misleading or involve humor in the answer. Therefore, use your imagination, be alert, and have an open mind when trying the puzzles.
Use your imagination… Stay alert … And keep an open mind – Or you’ll never solve these logic puzzles and riddles.
CAN YOU FIGURE THESE OUT?
YOU MIGHT THINK IT IS IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT IS NOT.
A physical fear: How can you tie a knot in a napkin by holding one end in each had without letting go of its?
HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
I climbed up a cherry tee, where I found cherries.
I did not pick cherries, nor did I leave cherries.
TAKE THIS DARE:
My bird can fly faster than any supersonic plane.
NUMBER GAMES:
What number can you subtract half from to obtain a result that is zero?
WORDPLAY:
What II – letter word is pronounced incorrectly by 99% of Ivy League graduates?
HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
Two women are talking on the street. When they see two men coming, they say, There are our fathers, our mothers, husbands, our children’s fathers, and our own husbands.
THE ANSWERS TO ALL 289 BRAINTEASERS ARE EASY… ONCE YOU CATCH ON TO THE TRICKY WORDING, THAT IS!
Contents
What is Mensa
Introduction
Numbers
Comparing Numbers
Percentages
Other Numbers
Counting
Measuring Time, Volume, Length, etc.
Comparing Time, Volume, Length, etc.
Weights
Chains
Mixing
Clocks
Calendar
Words
Counting Relatives
Family Ties
Quick Logic
Logic
Intelligence and Skills
Investigations and Trials
Riddles
Elements in Movement
Outdoors
A Little Bit of Everything
Laughs
Answers