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Puzzles

Brain Teasers

by Steve and Mariah

1) A man found a gold coin with the letters BC (Before Christ) written on it. There was a horse with a woman on the coin. When the man took it to the jeweler, she immediately said it was a fake. How did she know?

2)Joe, the pitcher who pitched the whole game, pitched a no hitter. Despite that, his team lost by a score of 1 to 0. How is this possible?

3)Sam drove to New York from California and back without using the men’s room at all. How is this possible?

4)What is the only number that has all of its letters in alphabetical order?

Word Puzzles

by Bridget

1) What do these unusual words have in common? GROAN ROBOTMEN TRILIANCE HONEYPLOX

2) Find three household items in these letters: CCCONAOKKETSSACITREANWERND

(Clue: The letters are in order.)

3) A word square is a collection of words that can be fit together. The words will read up and down. For example:

S N O W
N O P E
O P E N
W E N T

This is a traditional one. The words read across and down.

 

Complete these word squares:

N O N E
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N      
E      

 

C A K E
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K      
E      

 

L O S E
O      
S      
E      

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

 

Science Word Search

by Alison

Directions: Can you find the words below? They are up, down and backwards. Good luck!!

Atrium, Bone, Dendrite, Ligaments, Newton, Response, Seismic Wave, Skeleton, Stimulus, Synapse.

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Answers . . . .

 

to Brain Teasers

1. Before Christ was born, no one knew that he was born yet.

2. Joe walked in a run.

3. Sam’s a girl

4. forty

 

Answers to Word Puzzles

1) All four words can be unscrambled to make musical instruments: Organ, Trombone, Clarinet, Xylophone.

2) The three household items are: Container, Corkscrew, Cakestand

3) The squares can be filled in to read:

N O N E
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C A K E
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K E Y S
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