Download or read book Almost Impossible Brain Bafflers written by Tim Sole and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They’re tough, they’re tricky, they’re thought-provoking...and they’re almost impossible to solve! And that’s why people who love puzzles will snatch up this Mensa-level collection to assess their solving skills. It’s the ultimate challenge, the best test of mental agility and stamina ever. The brain-wracking selection includes logic problems, lateral thinking, mathematic computations, word games, pattern and theme recognition, and conundrums. Some have grids to fill in; others have charts for working things out; and still more have a visual component (including drawings, diagrams, and geometric figures). With more than 100 puzzles, hours of entertainment lie ahead. And while all the answers are included, the order in which they appear is scrambled--to discourage peeking!
Download or read book Nearly Impossible Brain Bafflers written by Tim Sole and published by Sterling. This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you answer all 167 of these tricky number, word, chess, logic, and spatial games, you must be impossibly smart. Here are some samples: 1. Find the next term in this series: 1248, 1632, 6412, 8256 2. Discover the word, expression, or name depicted by these letters: T _RN. 3. If 89 players enter a single elimination tennis tournament, how many matches would it take to decide the winner, excluding byes? 4. "Bookkeeper" has three consecutive double letters. What common two-word phrase, if you remove the space, also has three consecutive double letters? Along the way you'll try to decipher a Top Forty song chart. Decide whether you'd rather a tiger chase you or a zebra. Give three boys' names that are anagrams of each other. And...figure out who we're talking about if the mother is three times as old as the daughter was when the father was the same age as the mother is now. Fortunately, the answers are provided. Answers: 1. Regrouping the sequence as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, and 256, the next two terms in this sequence are 512 and 1024. The answer to the question is 5121. 2. No U-turn. 3. Each match will eliminate one player, so starting with 89 players will require 88 matches to decide the winner. 4. Sweet tooth. 96 pages, 77 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.
Download or read book Nearly Impossible Brain Bafflers written by Tim Sole & Rod Marshall and published by . This book was released on with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s Biggest Book of Brainteasers Logic Puzzles written by Norman D. Willis and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!
Download or read book Almost Impossible Number Puzzles written by The Puzzle Society and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a puzzle book that will have even the masters begging for mercy--and for more. Almost Impossible Number Puzzles has more than 275 puzzles offering a variety of challenges including Sudoku and Kakuro. It's a perfect take-along for brave men and women. CAUTION: Almost Impossible Number Puzzles may strain the brain and induce pleasure.
Download or read book 60 Second Brain Teasers Pencil Free Puzzles written by Nathan Haselbauer and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60-Second Brain Teasers Pencil-Free Puzzles contains 201 no-pencil-required brain twisters that take one minute or less. These completely original puzzles range from easy to near-impossible!
Download or read book 60 Second Brain Teasers Pencil Free Puzzles written by Nathan Haselbauer and published by Fair Winds Press. This book was released on 2020-09 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 60-Second Brain Teasers Pencil-Free Puzzles contains 201 no-pencil-required brain twisters that take one minute or less. These completely original puzzles range from easy to near-impossible! At your home, on the commuter train, or in your doctors office-whenever you have a minute or two, challenge your brain with these ingenious brainteasers! Nathan Haselbauer's amazingly clever book of 201 pencil-free brain teasers isn't your typical puzzle book. 60-Second Brain Teasers Pencil-Free Puzzles is the perfect distraction for puzzle lovers with only a few minutes to spare. Pit your wits against puzzles like: A car dealer spend.
Download or read book Almost Impossible Word Puzzles written by The Puzzle Society and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a puzzle book that will have even the masters begging for mercy--and for more. Almost Impossible Word Puzzles has more than 180 puzzles that will have puzzlers doing a one-eighty and rethinking the way they tackle puzzles. Challenges include anagrams, cryptograms, Wordoku, soundalikes, coded crosswords, and much more. CAUTION: Almost Impossible Number Puzzles may strain the brain and induce pleasure.
Download or read book The World s 200 Hardest Brain Teasers written by Gary Gary Gruber and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FLEX YOUR brain power like never before! From acclaimed author Dr. Gary Gruber, whose proven critical-thinking methods have sold more than seven million books, this collection of mind-bending brain teasers is sure to challenge even the most experienced problem solver. Inside are logic puzzles, riddles, maddening math problems, mental games, and more! A ship is twice as old as the ship's boiler was when the ship was as old as the boiler is. The ratio of the boiler's age now to the ship's age now is what? What English word contains all the vowels, in alphabetical order? What is the three-digit number that can be made from the digits 2, 3, 5, and 7 where no two digits in the three-digit number are alike, and where the three-digit number is a multiple of each of the digits chosen? Stumped? Dr. Gruber reveals the fascinating explanations and detailed strategies for solving even the trickiest problems using his exclusive Gruber Method. DISCLAIMER: The brain teasers in this book may get you so wrapped up in critical thinking that you may not be able to do your regular work until you solve them! Any abrupt or gradual increase in creativity, intelligence, or motivation to get a better job suited to your newfound talents is strictly the reader's responsibility. For more than thirty years, Gary R. Gruber, PhD, has been recognized as a leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical-thinking skills. His methods have been used by PBS, Sylvan Learning Centers, Grolier's Encyclopedia, and school districts throughout the country. Dr. Gruber's innovative problem-solving strategies make up the heart of the new MyMaxScore's online test prep (www.mymaxscore.com).
Download or read book Teaching Secondary Mathematics written by Douglas K. Brumbaugh and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grounded in research and theory, this text for secondary mathematics methods courses provides useful models of how concepts typically found in a secondary mathematics curriculum can be delivered, so that students develop a positive attitude about learning and using mathematics in their daily lives.
Download or read book The Insiders Dossier Brain teasers and puzzles in Job Interviews written by Michael Hoi and published by Satzweiss com. This book was released on 2023-03-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain teasers and puzzles in Job Interviews: How many Smarties fit in a car? Brain teasers are popular with consulting firms, financial institutions, the industry and even start-up companies as a recruitment test tool for top jobs. Whether you’ve bought this book specifically to prepare for a job interview, or simply as an intellectual challenge – this book provides you with a comprehensive collection of ambitious problems together with their solutions. This definitive training resource will provide you an intelligent and efficient approach to solve all kinds of brain teasers – 140 problems included. Challenge yourself!
Download or read book The Everything Brain Strain Book written by Jake Olefsky and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test your IQ while you ponder puzzles, riddles, and one-liners! If you're looking for fun ways to challenge yourself for hours, The Everything Brain Strain Book is for you! Over 400 puzzles, riddles, brain teasers, and more test your IQ and improve your thinking and problem-solving skills. Organized by difficulty and type, this all-inclusive game book keep you guessing. Includes: -Language puzzles -Letter equations -Logic puzzles -Math and science teasers -Probability puzzles -Rebuses -Riddles -Trivia Give up? A solution guide in the back of the book is there for your when you've encountered the toughest puzzles of all. Indulge your penchant for puzzles as you face challenge after challenge in The Everything Brain Strain Book.
Download or read book One Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers written by Sandy Silverthorne and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers of all ages will enjoy the challenge of discovering the answers to—or being stumped by—these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 70 puzzles, each with a logical "aha" answer that requires thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Mystery: A man is looking at a clock that displays the correct time, but he doesn't know what time it is. Why not? Clues: The man can see and tell time perfectly well. The clock is normal and in plain sight. More than one clock is in the room. Solution: Each clock in the room is displaying a different time, so he doesn't know which one is correct. Hours of wholesome entertainment is practically guaranteed!
Download or read book Brain Bafflers written by Philip J. Carter and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-08 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Very Best One Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers written by Sandy Silverthorne and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharpen Your Sleuthing Skills with These Super Brain-Strainers Mystery: A burglar robs many homes throughout the day. At the last house, he breaks in through the back door. This house has more valuables than any of the other houses, and nothing is there to stop him from taking them, but he doesn't take anything. How come? Put on your detective hat and prepare to solve the best mindbenders from the popular puzzle book series One-Minute Mysteries. This collection of crazy conundrums will keep you guessing until the final page and provide hours of entertainment for detectives of all ages. Are you up for the challenge? Let's find out. Solution: The burglar broke into his own house because he'd accidentally locked himself out.
Download or read book The Awesome Book of One Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers written by Sandy Silverthorne and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner’s first collection of one-minute mysteries has sold more than 100,000 copies, and now the two offer more fun thinking puzzles for super-sleuths of all ages. It’s an entertaining book for the whole family. Each one-page mystery is illustrated with a hilarious cartoon that presents an obvious (and obviously incorrect!) solution. Readers can turn to a page of clues, each one revealing more information until the a-ha! moment finally arrives. Sure to make folks scratch their heads and think outside the box, this is the perfect book to pass the time or pep up a party—good clean fun for anytime, anywhere, and anyone! Previously released as Return of the One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers.
Download or read book Lateral Thinking Posers written by Erwin Brecher and published by Carlton Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a logical thinker? If yes, you will not find it too hard to solve the problems in this book-as long as you apply simple logical reasoning and end up with the only reasonable solution. Many of the situations described are highly unusual or bizarre so you have to dig deep to come up with the right answer.
