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Genius Question #1
George, Helen, and Steve are drinking coffee.
Bert, Karen, and Dave are drinking soda.
Using logic, is Elizabeth drinking coffee or soda?
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Genius Question #2
There is a common English word that is nine letters long. Each time you remove a letter from it, it still remains an English word - from nine letters right down to a single letter. What is the original word, and what are the words that it becomes after removing one letter at a time?
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Genius Question #3
Bill bets Craig $100 that he can predict the score of the hockey game before it starts. Craig agrees, but loses the bet. Why did Craig lose the bet?
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Genius Question #4
What is the next 3 letters in this riddle?
o t t f f s s _ _ _
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Genius Question #65
I cannot be felt, seen or touched;
Yet I can be found in everybody;
My existence is always in debate;
Yet I have my own style of music.
What Am I?
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Answers
Genius Question #1
Elizabeth is drinking coffee. The letter E appears twice in her name, as it does in the names of the others that are drinking coffee.
Genius Question #2
The base word is Startling - starting - staring - string - sting - sing - sin - in - I
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Genius Question #3
Bill said the score would be 0-0 and he was right. "Before" any hockey game starts, the score is always 0-0.
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Genius Question #4
e n t
They represent the first letter when writing the numbers one thru ten.
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Genius Question #5
I'm a Soul. Style of music: soul music.
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Genius Question #1
What row of numbers comes next?
This is a tough one!
1
11
21
1211
111221
312211
13112221
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Genius Question #2
A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie."
Is he telling you the truth or is he lying?
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Genius Question #3
What state is surrounded by the most water?
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Genius Question #4
A woman has 7 children, half of them are boys.
How can this be possible?
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Genius Question #5
A farmer and his hired help were carrying grain to the barn. The farmer carried one sack of grain and the hired help carried two sacks. Who carried the heavier load and why?
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Answers
Genius Question #1
The next row is
1113213211
Starting with the second line, every line describes the line before it. In writing, it is:
One One
Two Ones
One Two One One
etc.
etc.
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Genius Question #2
Neither. It's a paradox and no acceptable answer exists. Don't think about this one too long... it'll hurt your brain.
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Genius Question #3
Hawaii. All of it is surrounded by water. Most people, amazingly enough, get this one wrong. They either say Maine, Florida, Alaska, or California.
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Genius Question #4
ALL the children are boys, so 1/2 half are boys and so is the other half.
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Genius Question #5
The farmer's load was heavier. His hired help only carried two sacks, while the farmer carries one sack, but his sack is a sack of grain. The hired help only carried 2 sacks - both empty.
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