What Time Is It?

1.  Assume the time is few minutes past twelve o'clock.  If in 80 minutes it will be twice as many minutes past one o'clock, how many minutes is it past noon?

Easy?  Try this one.

2.  In 54 minutes it will be half as many minutes after one o'clock as it is now, and 96 minutes ago was three times as many minutes past 10 o'clock in the evening.  What time is it now?

Solutions

Chocolates And Lollipops

Joshua spent $3.25 on two chocolates and three lollipops. 

 

The cost of one lollipop is $1.00 less than the cost of one chocolate.  What is the cost of one lollipop?

Solution

Sun And Moon Motifs

Which countries have flags with a solid circle on a solid background?

Where are the countries located, and what are their capital cities?

On which flag/s does the circle represent the Sun, and on which the Moon?

Solution

Unusual Word #1

The word has 13 letters.

The 1st letter starts the alphabet;

the 2nd letter sounds like "to be" in the present tense, plural form;

the 3rd letter is the same that starts this word and ends this word;

the 4th letter sounds like sea;

the 5th letter is the eighth letter of the alphabet;

the 6th letter you can find in a minute and a century, but not in a year nor a day;

the 7th letter is hidden in the water formula;

the 8th letter starts the word that means father and mother;

the 9th letter has already been used;

the 10th letter looks like a doughnut;

the 11th letter you will find in "Bumble Bee" and "Lady Bug";

the 12th letter sounds like what you see with in a singular form;

and you already know the 13th letter.

Did you find the word?

Do you know what it means?

Solution

Word Puzzle #3

Guess the meaning of the picture.

An idiom

Solution

What is an idiom?

Toothpick Squares

Use eight toothpicks to build a square.

Now, rearrange the same eight toothpicks in such a way that you will get 14 squares.

Solution

Roman Numerals Crossword Puzzle#1

Roman Numerals Crossword Puzzle

Write each number as Roman Numeral:

DOWN:

1.   853

3.   888

4.   2,944

5.   114

ACROSS:

2.   1,596

6.   3,471

7.   976

8.   151

9.   68   

Click here to print the crossword puzzle.

Solution

What are Roman Numerals?

Water Lilies Puzzle

In the beginning, the pond had only one water lily.  The next day there were two lilies.  Each day, the area the lilies covered doubled in size.

On the last day of August the lilies covered the pond completely.

1. On which day, did the lilies cover at least half of the pond?
2. On which day, did the lilies cover at least a quarter of the the pond?

3. If in the beginning there were two water lilies, on which day did the lilies cover the pond completely?

How many days in August?

Solutions

Last Sunday Droodle #11

Last Sunday Droodle #11

Original thought:  Ants running slalom in the middle of the road.
Ants walking around dictionaries.
Ants passing by pillars.

Nenufares

Water Lilies, Niagara Falls

Number Teaser

Arrange 5 toothpicks or sticks to create number 114.

Move only one toothpick to get number 12.

Solution

Sunday Droodle #11

What do you see?

Share your ideas.  I will post the best ones next Sunday.

What is a droodle?

The Grace Of Swans

Swans, Lake Promenade Park in Mississauga

Sons And Sports

Joshua's father wants his sons to be good in sports.

David plays soccer;

Tiger plays golf;

Jimmy plays tennis;

Wayne plays ice hockey;

Reggie plays baseball;

What is the name of the son who plays basketball?

If you are not sure, read again.

Still not sure?  Check the answer.

Three Plugs Puzzle

Guess which plug lights up the lamp.

You do not see the lamp, the lamp is hidden under a black box which does not allow neither light nor heat to go through.  The only things available are the three plugs and an electrical outlet.

You can plug in the plugs in any sequence you like, before you open the box.  But when you open the box you will have to guess which plug lights up the lamp.

How do you do that?

Hint

Solution