Brain Teasers & Puzzles
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Each of the following phrases below describes the name of a popular game. The dashes on the left side of each phrase represent the name of the game the phrase describes (Note: one dash is one letter, a space signifies a new word). Can you decipher the name of each of the games below?
(Hint: Not all of the clues pertain to the game itself. Some of the clues refer to the actual meaning of the word or phrase by which the game is named. Also, some of the games are board games, some card games, and some are games designed for a group of people.)1. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the luck of life or just plain fate (3 words) 2. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the pursuit is purely trivial (2 words) 3. _ _ _ _ _ _ ‘_’ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ going up or down? (3 words) 4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ do not pass go (1 word) 5. _ _ _ _ some are calculated (1 word) 6. _ _ _ _ Sherlock Holmes always finds them (1 word) 7. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ uses the theme of Hansel and Gretal (1 word) 8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ dodge the board traps and laser fire to reach the flags first (2 words) 9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ exclamation or shout (1 word) 10. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ honest people have them, liars don’t (1 word) Submit Solution- 1,625.0K views
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Round 1- PuzzleFry
Each of the clues below refers to a five-letter word that contains either ‘HI’ or ‘LO’ within it. Can you find all of them?
- dental care
- the sound a bird makes
- something a flower does
- \”Stop and _________.\”
- the navy has them
- how water comes from a faucet
- comes from a hen
- what you see if you hurt yourself
- something woven
- helps keep track of time
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Each of the clues below refers to a five-letter word that contains either ‘HI’ or ‘LO’ within it. Can you find all of them?
- part of your leg
- something your hand wears
- it’s part of a house and it’s not the walls
- alot of birds
- a winter color
- a young adult
- something you ski on
- move to one side
- related to a monkey
- a boat does this
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Can you find a word to match each category and starts with the letter in the left column? . . Part of the body A girl’s name Items found on a desk H . . . E . . . A . . . R . . . T . . Submit Solution- 1,623.7K views
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Can you find a word to match each category and starts with the letter in the left column?
. A girl’s name Pop rock band American Automobile Names S . . . P . . . E . . . C . . . T . . . A . . . C . . . L . . . E . . . Submit Solution- 1,623.4K views
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Hidden in each of the sentences below is the name of an animal that can be found in a barnyard. Can you find them all?
NOTE! Puzzle #5 and #7 both have TWO animals hidden in them – can you find them both? - Doggedly determined to succeed, Tom grit his teeth and tried again.
- Peter called Davy a coward because he wouldn’t fight.
- “The boys win every time we play!” groaned Lisa.
- To start the road race, all the contestants were told to go at the green light.
- “You know I abhor secrets!” exclaimed John’s mother when she caught the two boys whispering.
- Jim lunged for the ball, catching it just in time to make the final out.
- The Arab bit his lip when he got angry.
- I walked up the neat pathway and knocked on the door.
- “Look at this bedlam, boy! See what you caused?” cried the outraged shop owner.
- “Elmo used up all the paint!” complained his little brother
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Hidden in each of the sentences below is the name of a bird. Can you find them all? Hint: The letters of the name may be separated by spaces.
Note: #10 has TWO birds hidden in it. Can you find them both?
. - The crane lifted the car and dropped it into the crusher.
- My pillow is stuffed with goose feathers.
- I was walking by the building when someone yelled “Duck!”.
- Jane and Jack went bowling last night.
- “Do you see that star lingering on the horizon?” asked Tom.
- As Sally watched, the beagle tripped over its own ear as it romped in the back yard.
- The flaming oven had smoke billowing out of it.
- “I only need one card in all the deck to go out,” Jake said.
- “How will we find her in this crowd of people?” Cindy asked.
- Chris wanted to ride the carousel in the park.
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Below are twelve 6-letter words. Each word is split in half to make 3-letter pairs, for example, DOMINO would be shown as DOM and INO. These 3-letter pairs are all listed below. Put the pairs together to find the twelve 6-letter words. None of the letter pairs may be used more than once unless they appear more than once in the box.
TER DOW ANT TER FAB ACE TLE MAT RAP WIN HOL DLE HEM BAN LOW TEA KIN SOL PEL RIC SER SHO BOT WER . . . . . . . . . . . . Submit Solution- 1,623.8K views
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Here’s something a little different – a themed puzzle about Walt Disney. So come on all you Disney fans (and all you parents with kids!), put your thinking caps on and give this one a try!
Using the clues given, fill in the grid boxes with the answers. In the grid, each horizontal row is one clue and the clues should be entered from the top down. So the first horizontal row goes with clue 1, the second horizontal row goes with clue 2, etc. When the grid is complete, read the highlighted boxes from top to bottom for the hidden message.
HINTS: The clues all refer to characters in Disney animated movie features. Some of the clues are one word, some are two. Don’t leave spaces between the words when entering a two word answer.
- She bit into a poisonous apple
- She sang “I want more than this provincial life.”
- He was a “diamond in the rough”
- He wanted to capture the apes to sell to the circus
- He was seeking the shepherds journal
- She entered the army to protect her father and gained honor for herself when she defeated the enemy
- The whale swallowed him whole
- He liked to decorate with antlers and eat a dozen eggs every day
- This household servant had a son named Chip
- He lived in Never Never Land
- He said “and as I always say – if it’s not baroque than don’t fix it…..”
- She came to the jungle to study the apes and decided to stay
- This pious clergyman was no friend to gyspies or his adopted son
- She pricked her finger on a spinning needle on her 16th birthday
- This princess felt trapped and wanted to see the world
- She blew up the balloon to stop Commander Rourke from getting away
- Before his 21st birthday he needed loves first kiss or the spell would last forever
- This girl’s adventure had her pretending to be a mother to the lost boys
- An advisor who wanted to be both king and an all powerful sorcerer
- He and his adopted family barely escaped the island before the meteor struck
- He rang the church bells and wanted to have friends
- She sprinkled pixie dust
- This gypsy girl fell in love with the captain of the guard
- He broke through The Great Wall and wanted to rule China
- He sang “Be our guest. Be our guest. Put our sevice to the test.”
- He said “Awesome living quarters, tiny living space”
- She sang “In my past I’ve been a nasty, they weren’t kidding when they called me wella witch”
- This crusty oldster was watching over his sister and bringing the herd to a safer place
- She spoke the magic words to change herself into a dragon
- She liked the newcomer to the herd, he was kind to others and very different from her brother
- She was heir to the kingdom and over 8000 years old
- He wanted to be a real guardian of the ancestral spirits, instead of the gong ringer.
- This creature, who liked to write symphonies, was told to watch over a young girl by his king
- She wanted to walk on the beach, not swim in the sea
- This boy was raised by apes after a tiger killed his parents
- He said “I want to be a real boy”
- This fierce pirate was afraid of crocodiles
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Witch Matilda was having a hard time with her pet bats. They insist on flying around and getting into trouble. Can you help her restrain them? Draw six straight lines through the box below so that each bat is left by itself.
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