Brain Teasers 15-14: October 2015

Posted 10/5/15:
1.  Homer’s mother has four children.  Three of the children are named Spring, Summer, and Autumn.  What is the name of the 4th child?
2.  What do the following birds have in common?  cardinals, eagles, falcons, ravens.
3.  Horace Jordan was born in February 1896.  Why did he only celebrate his first birthday in 1904?
Posted 10/12/15:
4.  In how many states is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
5.  Erin’s plane left New York at 11 AM for her five-hour flight to LA.  Assuming punctuality, what time did she arrive?
6.  J.J.J. Smith has an 85 average on his four tests in Calculus.  The final is the same weight as each test – all are 100 points.  What will he need to score on the final, to bring his grade up to an A (90 average)?
Posted 10/19/15:
7.  Matt often goes the wrong way on a one-way street – right in front of a police station!  Why is he never arrested?
8.  Batty Benny has a bizarre book.  The foreward comes after the epilogue.  The end is in the first half, and the index is placed before the introduction.  You may have this book, too.  What is it?
9.  If you write down every whole number (integer) between 50 and 100, how many times will you write the digit 6?
10.  In how many ways can two dice be rolled to yield a sum divisible by 3?


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