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Old 22-01-2007, 10:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Below are some brain teasers that have been sent to me over the years - if you are a regular at solving brain teasers then you may have seen these before so apoligies.

1) What English word is the same when spelled forward or backward or turned upside down? - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY Nemisis

2) How do you make "one" disappear? - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY feefeetinkerbell

3) What four-legged animal can jump higher than a house? - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY Nemisis

4) What has a face and two hands but no fingers? - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY feefeetinkerbell

5) What starts with "P", ends with "E", and has many letters? CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY Hyno

6) What has to be broken before it can be used - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY Nemisis

7) You can hold it but you can't touch it. What is it? - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY Nemisis

8) What comes twice in a week, once in a year, but never in a day - CORRECT ANSWER GIVEN BY feefeetinkerbell

I will give it a week or so before I post the answers - enjoy

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Old 22-01-2007, 12:14 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Are you giving Tokens for correct answers :?:

Have a read of the post below as it advises how to correctly post competitions ;-)
http://siliconhell.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=988

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Old 22-01-2007, 02:14 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Sorry forgot to add that

10 whole tokens for each correct answer - when I get some more tokens I will post some better prizes :P

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Old 22-01-2007, 04:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Hopefully I can boost my token count with these answers!

2) Add the letter 'g' at the front = gone
4) A clock
8) The letter 'e'
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Old 22-01-2007, 08:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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5) Post Office
6) A Horse


How do they sound???

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Old 23-01-2007, 07:58 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Correct for Number 5 - although I haven't got horse as my answer I will give you the tokens anyway
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Old 23-01-2007, 09:55 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Would No. 1. be swims?
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Old 23-01-2007, 10:11 AM   #8 (permalink)
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1. There are quite a few of them....
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3. Any animal; a house can't jump

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Noon is the answer I was looking for but I will give funsize some tokens for getting swims

3. Any animal; a house can't jump is correct

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Old 23-01-2007, 04:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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6. An EGG / Seal
7. Breath

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