BRAIN STRAIN LOGIC PUZZLES

REMEMBER THIS IS FOR DOUBLE POINTS

BULLET, TONGUE,

HAND – WHAT

CONNECTS ALL THREE?

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THE CORONER WAS CALLED IN TO EXAMINE THE

BODY OF A MAN WHO HAD DIED DURING A HORROR

FILM. HE WAS TOLD THE MAN HAD FALLEN ASLEEP,

AND DREAMT THAT A TWO-HEADED MONSTER HAD

EATEN HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN AND WAS STARTING

TO EAT HIM, HE HAD A HEART ATTACK AND DIED.

“NONSENSE” REPLIED THE CORONER.

HOW COULD HE BE SURE?

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MR AND MRS SMITH HAVE GOT 4

DAUGHTERS AND EACH DAUGHTER HAS

GOT ONE HUSBAND AND ONE BROTHER.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN THE

EXTENDED FAMILY?

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MY HOUSE IS 15FT PLUS ¾

ITS HEIGHT.

HOW HIGH IS IT?

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AT ANY GATHERING WHERE MORE

THEN TWO PEOPLE ARE PRESENT,

THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO

PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXACTLY THE

SAME NUMBER OF FRIENDS

PRESENT.

TRUE OR FALSE?

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CARHETE IS AN ANAGRAM OF

WHICH WORD?

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IF IN FIVE YEARS TIME, I

WILL BE THREE TIMES

AS OLD AS I WAS THREE

YEARS AGO, HOW OLD

AM I NOW?

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MY BIRTHDAY IS JANUARY

5TH, BUT I ALWAYS

CELEBRATE IT IN THE

SUMMER.

WHO AM I?

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IF I WALKED WITHOUT AN

UMBRELLA, RAINCOAT OR

HAT ACROSS A TREELESS

PLAIN FOR AN HOUR, HOW

DID I AVOID GETTING WET?

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IN A BALLOON, STATIONARY

OFF THE COAST OF IRELAND I

DROPPED TWO WINE

BOTTLES, ONE FULL, THE

OTHER EMPTY.

WHICH HIT THE GROUND

FIRST?

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WHAT OCCURS ONCE IN

JUNE, ONCE IN JULY AND

TWICE IN AUGUST?

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A PRISONER SURVIVED TEN

WEEKS IN A CELL WITHOUT

WATER, AND WITH A 20CM THICK

STEEL DOOR BETWEEN HIM AND

A FRESH WATER WELL IN THE

NEXT ROOM.

HOW?

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WHICH TWO WORDS, ONE

MEANING “GANGWAY” THE

OTHER “SURROUNDED BY

WATER” SOUND THE SAME BUT

ARE SPELT DIFFERENT?

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NURSE, CARPET, BLUE, LEMON.

WHAT WORD CONNECTS ALL OF

THESE?

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I’VE GOT A BUNDLE OF STICKS.

ONE END OF THE BUNDLE HAS 14

ENDS, THE OTHER HAS 21.

EXPLAIN.

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WHAT DO YOU BOIL WATER IN,

PLAY SQUASH WITH AND WRITE

ON?

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WHICH TWO DISTINCT WORDS,

ONE MEANING “FRILL” THE OTHER

“UNEVEN” SOUND THE SAME?

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YOU CAN USE THREE IDENTICAL

DIGITS IN A SIMPLE ADDITION

SUM SO THAT THE TOTAL IS 12.

YOU CANNOT USE THE NUMBER

4.

WHAT IS THE SUM?

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PLANE, BABY, LOCK, DOOR,

CRIME.

WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT?

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THEY CAN BE MADE, LAID DOWN,

BENT AND BROKEN ALTHOUGH IT

IS DIFFICULT TO TOUCH THEM.

WHAT ARE THEY?

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IF THE CLOCK TAKES 2 SECONDS

TO STRIKE 2 O’CLOCK, HOW

LONG WILL IT TAKE TO STRIKE 3

O’CLOCK?

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