What's special about 4th May 2006, and specifcally two minutes and three seconds after one o'clock in the morningWhat are the astrological star signs and the two months that each sign represents !"he symbols and precise dates are optional details and not necessarily re#uired in #ui$ answers%&Who wrote' ()ring me my bow of burning gold' )ring me my arrows of desire%%( What famous slogan was originally de*ised by +atrick ,'-eefe for the .ociety of /merican 0loristsWhat connects the words sitcom, smog, brunch, muppet and cyborgWhat symbolic item did 1auren )acall put into the urn containing 2umphrey )ogart's ashesWhich one of these is on the coast' 3airo, 4ohannesburg, "ripoli, .ara5e*o, 6airobi, -hartoumWhich of these is not on the coast' 7enice, .an 8iego, 9eyk5a*ik, Marrakesh, 2elsinki, 1isbonWhat upper case !capital& letter of the :nglish alphabet re#uires that the pen be lifted from the paper twice !pro*iding no lines are re;traced&/ famous leader's frst name of Mohandas is commonly replaced by a frst name that means 'great soul'< who was heWho was the '"he Wi$ard of Menlo +ark' who said, (=enius is one percent inspiration, ninety;nine percent perspiration%( +aul Mc=ann, +eter 8a*idson and William 2artnell ha*e each played the same famous sci;f role% What's the character's nameWhat is the largest :nglish town or city ne*er !as of 200>?06& to ha*e been represented in the top :nglish football di*ision !the old 0irst 8i*ision and now the +remier 1eague& .upplementary #uestion' What is also uni#ue about this full club name in the entire professional football league system "here are four !known to us ; perhaps there are more& perfectly recognisable and understandable words in the :nglish language ha*ingone of each *owel in re*erse alphabetical order !@,A:/&, what are the wordsWhy would the following stand no chance of being appro*ed as oBcial names for )ritish racehorses ; .alisbury 3athedral, Wonderful "erminator, .eCy 8isciplinarian or .ea )ee%2ow much time elapses between any .unday 2D 0ebruary and !going forward in time& the neCt respecti*e "uesday 2D 0ebruary !"his is not a trick #uestion and is reasonably straight;forward to work out if you ha*e that sort of brain%%%& / supplementary #uestion is' what year was the last .unday 2D 0ebruary !/gain this is straight;forward to work outif you know the current day and date, and ha*e the right sort of brain%%%%&the paintings pu$$le"his is an eCcellent lateral;thinking and maths pu$$le'/n art gallery features a modern work of 'mo*ing art'% "he artist standsby a stack of paintings, each featuring a diEerent number% ,ne of the paintings is displayed on the wall% /t certain times the artist remo*es the painting from the wall and replaces it with a painting from the stack% /t FFam, the artist hangs a painting of the number G0% /t 4pm he hangs a painting of number 240% /t H%G0pm he hangs a painting of number GF>% What painting does the artist hang at D%20pm /nswer the spotlight pu$$le/ conference room contains three separate wall;mounted spotlights ; right, left and front of stage% :ach is controlled by its own on;oE switch%"hese three switches are numbered F, 2 and G, but they are in a back;room which has no sight of the the spotlights or the conference room !and there are no reIections or shadows or mirrors, and you are alone&%2ow do you identify each switch correctly ; right, left, front ; if you can only enter the back;room once /nswerWhat famous @- business institution has the postal code 30F4 G@JMonths of the year that begin on a .unday !other than 0ebruary in non;leap;years& always ha*e f*e .undays% What other notable feature do they !including all 0ebruarys& containWhat connects these words%%% 8ram, 3olon, Won, 8ong, -ip%2edy 1amarr achie*ed what notable cinematic 'frst' in FDGG !Af you can state any of her other interesting claims to fame, then award yourself a bonus point for each%%%&With what papers do you associate .am WellerWhat do these .hakespeare plays ha*e in common%%% 4ulius 3aesar, 9ichard AAA, 2amlet, Macbeth% Where was )ritain's frst escalator installed '8ieu :t Mon 8roit' appears on which daily headerWhat do these items ha*e in common%%% /rrow, 1adder, .panner, 2ockey;.tick, ";.#uare, 3rutch% "he drummer with little known FD60's high school rock group the Aguanas became which music and style icon 3hristopher 1eyland's disco*ery on his brother;in;law's estate near +owys, Wales in FKKK, was what .cientist 8r /leCander =raham )ell, in*entor of the telephone, had what well known unit of measurement was named after him What is the connection between )en 3orson and 9oger .toughton and riot control What was +all Mall before it was a famous 1ondon street and a brand ofcigarettes"he bacillus;based in*ention of 0rench bacteriologists /lbert 3almette and 3amille =uLrin, and the reason for their in*ention ga*e rise to two well;known abbre*iations, what are they / maritime poser' 2omo;.apien M 9ent N What do these words ha*e in common, and what does each mean in that common conteCt ; string, ostentation, smack, pitying, crash, unkindness, murmuration, dro*e, pod, murder, knot, colony, grist, brood, shrewdness, school, siege% What F>;letter word contains the letter ':' f*e times and no other *owels "o circus people, what is a '0irst of May 4oey' What is deoCyribonucleic acid What is the only @. state which borders with 5ust one other @. state 43) is the name of the famous earth;mo*ing machines< what does 43) stand forWhat word ends with an . in its plural masculine form, but changes to singular feminine when another . is added to the end "here are now two eCamples of this known to me% !/ck 8 9obinson and M "rollope& answerWhat countries of :urope ha*e Iags with *ertical stripes of these colours ; black?yellow?red< blue?white?red< red?white?greenWhat is the capacity of a 'barrel' as commonly referenced for crude oil production /lso, what does ,+:3 stand for, and what are the ele*en member countries !as at ,ctober 2004&Whose dogs ; /lbie /rgos )agel )imbo )londi )oatswain 3heckers, 7icky and -ing "imahoe =nasher =romit -asbec -rypto Mafa Muttley 6ana 6ipper +eritas +recious +up 9ambler .nert .noopy .nowy .usan, :mma, 1innet, 2olly and Willow "urk What cities are most commonly known by these nicknames !"here is more than one answer for some&'; 3ity of 8reaming .pires 3ity of Magnifcent 8istances 3ity of the /ngels 3ity of 3hurches 3ity of 1o*e 3ity of +eace and 4ustice 3ity of the "ribes?the :ternal 3ity 3ity of the 7iolated "reaty?.tab 3ity 3ity of the 7iolet 3rown 3rescent 3ity :mpire 3ity "he 0air 3ity 0orbidden 3ity =ranite 3ity "he 2arbour 3ity?:merald 3ity Monumental 3ity?3harm 3ity Mormon 3ity ,rchid 3ity Ouaker 3ity .oul 3ity "he .tampede 3ity Windy 3ity Motor 3ity Music 3ity "he 9i*er 3ity "he .teel 3ity "he White 3ity of the 6orth Where would you fnd stags and kites !along with a couple of other creatures that would surely gi*e the game away&What was '.phairistike' !"he word is =reek, loosely meaning 'ball;game', and an earlier *ersion was known by the 0rench as '4eu de +aume'&%What icon of 20th century design was the 3hapman 9oot =lass 3ompany of Andiana responsible for introducing in FDF>What were the famous riders of these horses ; )ucephalos, )lack )ess, /rion, 3openhagen, Marengo, )abieca, 8apple !an ass&, Ancitatus,+egasus, "rigger, White .urrey, Midnight%What twel*e animals feature in 3hinese astrology"hese seemingly unpronouncable sounds actually appear in common :nglish words< what are the three words ; sthm, tchphr, tchst% !"here is also a less common additional word featuring the 'sthm' letter set ; ack 4+%&"hese *ery old iconic symbols were responsible for what modern system ; the moon, the sun, the planet .aturn, and the /nglo;.aCon gods' "hor, "iw, Woden, and his wife 0rig%3ryptic anagram pu$$les !the clues are in the #uestions&' dirty room here come dots lost cash in, me alas, no more $'s A'm a dot in place ele*en plus two / father took his son to hospital for emergency treatment after an accident% "he doctor greeted them, but on seeing the boy, eCclaimed, (A can't operate on him ; he's my sonP( 2ow can this be !"he son was not adopted, nor a step;son%&"he '0rying +an' was a FDGF prototype and early production nickname for what item of electro;magnetic e#uipment2artnell and "roughton did it on "7% Who did it on flm in the same decadeWhat do these )ritish people ha*e in common 4 . 1owry, 8a*id )owie,0rench and .aunders, 6igella 1awson, 7anessa 9edgra*e, /lbert 0inney, 4on .now, 4ohn le 3arre, /ldous 2uCley, 9oald 8ahl, :*elyn Waugh and =eorge Melly%1incoln's stunning FD>> 0utura con*ertible concept car appeared in motor shows to wide acclaim until FD>D, when it achie*ed greater notoriety, featuring the FD>D flm 'At .tarted With / -iss' starring =lenn 0ord and 8ebbie 9eynolds% "he car later became e*en more famous forwhat reasonWhat is remarkable about this phrase ; /nger '"is safe ne*er% )ar it% @se 1o*e%6ame a common word with f*e consecuti*e *owels%What morbid coincidence occured at F2 3ur$on +lace, Mayfair, 1ondon3atholic bishops are allowed se*en of them, priests f*e, and ordinary people one< what are theyWhy do we say ')less you' to someone who has snee$edWhose secret ingredient is code;named HQWhy did so many sailors ha*e a crucifC tattooed on their backs in the FH00'sWhat uni#ue feature do the words +9:3:+",9 and 8A11R8/11R ha*e in commonWhat's the longest word in the :nglish language with only one *owel !which appears once only in the word&What do the words /1M,." and )A,+.R ha*e in commonWhat's the only word in the :nglish language ha*ing four consecuti*e double letters8raw a capital " o*er a capital 3 so that the down;stroke of the " ends in the centre of the 3% What historial e*ent does this represent What f*e odd fgures when added together make fourteen"he time displayed usually on watches and clocks in ad*erts is what, and why What are the only four commonly used words in the :nglish language ending in 'dous' !"here is a fourth not;so;common word, and a ffth *ery uncommon word, which also has one of each *owel in the correct order%&What is the only word in the :nglish language that ends in 'mt' What are the longest one;syllable words in the :nglish language !Rou're looking for a ten;letter word, and?or se*eral nine;letter words% "o turn this into a *irtually impossible #uestion, fnd a nine;letter word that doesn't begin with '.' ; we are aware of only two such eCamples&"hink of a words that sound eCactly the same and ha*e opposite meanings% !"hey are spelt diEerently but phonetically ; they sound ; the same%& We know of four such words pairs, each which has two diEerent spellings, same sound, and opposite meanings% 6ow think of a words pairings which are spelt the same and ha*e two opposite meanings% "here are se*eral eCamples of such word pairs, plus another two pairs or hyphenated double;word constructions, againwith same spellings and opposite meanings% / word ha*ing two opposite meanings is called a contronym or contranym%/nd eCtending the theme, what words in the :nglish language occur in two forms, eCactly the same spelling, with opposite meanings !We know eight of these words%&What trades or occupations are associated with these surnames !easyones frst& "urner, 4oiner, =la$ier, 8raper, 3artwright, )owyer, 0letcher, Wainwright, "anner, .cri*ener, .eCton, 3ooper, 2orner, 3handler, Mercer, 0ranklin%"he se#uence F, 2, G, 4, >, 6, H, K, D, F0 incorporates another se#uence' F, F, F, 2, 2, F, F, F, F, 2% WhyWhat connects Wedgwood pottery and "he ,rigin ,f .peciesWhat do these three;letter groups ha*e in common /)J, )=,, 2/4, M:1, ,98, .+-%2ow did the "79 sports car frm get its nameWhat is 'trichlorophenylmethyliodisalicyl' more commonly known as6ame the Wacky 9aces cars and dri*ers%What order is denoted by the following prefCes 0irst, Middle, Morning, 0orenoon, /fternoon, 0irst 8og, 1ast 8og%3omplete the se#uence' !three more needed&' ., 2, ., M, 3, 8, +, 9, ,, %%% An FK60 0rederick Walton named his new product after the latin words for its two main constituents, IaC and oil% What was itWhy was 8r Who's '"ardis' so called.hepherd and "urpin in*ented something that deri*ed its name from theirs, and the name of the factory where it was frst produced in FD4F%What was it )@632 was an acronym at one time representing the big names in the computer industry, can you name themWhat was the origin of the GM company nameWho was 1ady 3reighton;WardWhat's special about these four men 9einhard =oerdeler, +iet -yn*eld, 4ames Marwick, William )arclay +eat% What did Mikoyan and =ure*ich design What's the diEerence between a rhombus and a rhomboid"he frst :nglishman to be killed in a plane crash had another claim to fame, what was itWhat's noteworthy about the words 're*erberated' and 'stewardesses' in relation to typing /nd in the same *ein, 1ollipop6ame a ffteen letter word containing ffteeen diEerent letters%3omplete the se#uence !f*e more re#uired&' deca, hecto, kilo,%%%What do these pairings ha*e in common and what is the odd pair in these#uence ; //, /A, A,, ,@, ,Q, ),, -A%What is it ; the people who make it don't want it, the people who buy it don't use it and the people who use it don't know%What do these items ha*e in common ; 7i*ien 1eigh's FDGD ,scar for her performance in =one With "he Wind< Marylin Monroe's dress that she wore when she sang 2appy )irthday to +resident 4ohn -ennedy at Madison .#uare =ardens in FD62< 1eonardo da 7inci's F6th century 3odeC 2ammer notebook%What is assessed by the international grading system known as the 0our 3's, and what does each of the 3's representWhat's special about these sets of letters' ./ ; 8- ; Q163 ; 67 ; 6M: ; 068 ; Q+863"o ensure a fair di*ision between two people !for di*iding chocolate bars between children for instance& you might use the 'one cuts, the other chooses' method% 2ow do you ensure a fair di*ision between three people !"hanks 8a*id =rech&Who were '"oo Much' and 6or*ille 9ogers"here are lots of countries and continents that begin with the letter '/'%"wo of them diEer from the rest< which two and why !"hanks 9upert .tubbs&Who has appeared more often than any other woman on the co*er of "ime maga$ineWhat do these pairs ha*e in common 1enny 2enry and Michael 4ackson ; +eter =abriel and .te*ie Wonder ; 4ohn Motson and 7irginia Wade ; .tanley -ubrick and 8anny 1a 9ue ; 3harles 8ance and 3hris "arrant%What o*ersi$ed onomatopoeically named mechanism was put on display for people to use at the )ritish Wembley :Chibition is FD24, in order to reassure the public as to its safety and reliability / pair of red shoes were sold at auction in FDKK for SD0,000% What made them specialWhat is unusual and probably uni#ue about )ritish postage stamps/ man is walking home with his dog at a steady 4mph% With 6 miles to go the dog is let oE the leash and runs all the way home at 6 mph% "he dog immediately turns and runs back to the man at the same speed, and upon meeting him it turns and runs home again% At continues to run back and forth at the same speed until the man reaches home% What distance has the dog run since being let oE the leashWhat word !in the :nglish language& has siC *owels, and e*ery one is '/':ach of these famous people is related !not by marriage& to one other person in the list% 2ow many relationships can you identify Warren )eatty, 3hristopher 1ee, 1auren )acall, /ngelina 4olie, Asabella 9ossellini, 1oretta 1ynn, 8ebbie 9eynolds, Aan 0leming, .hirley Maclaine, 3rystal =ayle, .tanley )aldwin, +eter .arstedt, 4on 7oigt, 0rancis 0ord 3oppola, =inger 9ogers, 6icolas 3age, Angrid )ergman, 9udyard -ipling, 9ichard )riers, "ippi 2edren, 9ita 2ayworth, .himon +eres, 3arrie 0isher, :den -ane, Melanie =riBth, "erry "homas%What year when written in 9oman numerals uni#uely contains one of each symbol in descending order Arrespecti*e of sheet si$e, what is the most number of times a square piece of normal stock paper can be folded in half !/nd not by repeatedly folding and unfolding it which would be cheating%%%&% /nd as a supplementary #uestion, what's the most number of folds in half achie*ed for a piece of normal stock paper irrespecti*e of length and shape !achie*ed in 2004&What did each of these brand names originally represent /thena, 6ike, 7esta, Mercury, 7ulcan, 0lora, Mars%With no pre;selection, and eCcluding 0ebruary 2Dth, what's the smallest number of people in a group re#uired to ensure a better than e*en chance of at least two of them ha*ing the same birthday "hat's birth8/R, not birth8/":%2ow many diEerent batting orders are possible in a team of ele*en cricketers8o bullets fred straight up into the air take longer to go up or to come down, or the same time, and whyWhat famous confrontational sporting ritual traditionally began !until changed in 200>& with the words, (-a Mate -a Mate%%( !mate is pronounced 'mattay'&2ow many of the no*els can you name in which these characters appear !they get harder%%%& Ouasimodo, d'/rtagnan, .carlet ,'2ara, +hineas 0ogg, 4im 2awkins, Rossarian, 1emuel =ulli*er, 9andall McMurphy, +hilip +irrip, 4ude 0awley, 3aptain /hab, :li$a 8oolittle, )lanche 8ubois, :dmund 8antes, 2olly =olightly, +ercy )lakeney, 6ick 3arraway, 1eopold )loom, 8a*id )alfour, 3harles 9yder, 2olden 3aulfeld, 9ichard 2annay, :li$abeth )ennet, "om 4oad, Maggie +ollitt, )ecky .harp, 8orothea )rooke, 4osephine March, 9upert )irkin, Maggie "ulli*er, 4immy +orter, /rthur .eaton% +ut these )ritish aristocratic titles in the correct order of seniority ; Mar#uess, :arl, 7iscount, +rince, 8uchess, 1ord, )aron, -ing, Marchioness, 8uke, +rince, Oueen, 1ady, :arl, +rincess, )aroness, 7iscountess, 3ountess%What do these names ha*e in common%%%%% Winnebago, "obacco, 3hinook, 1aguna, Mobile, Mono, Ra$oo%/ gameshow contestant reaches the fnal challenge' "wo security guards are each holding identical closed brief cases% An one there is TFm of banknotes< in the other a few of last week's newspapers% "he guards know what is in each case% "he contestant is told that one guard will lie and the other will tell the truth ; but not which guard is which% 2e is then told that he can ask one guard 5ust one #uestion, andthen he must choose one case or the other% What #uestion should he ask !"here are two possible #uestions we know of !thanks to 4ohn 0isher for suggesting the second one%&/ man took the bus e*ery weekend to go fshing either to the lake or the ri*er% Anitially he tried to guess which would oEer the best conditions, but fre#uently guessed wrong% .o he decided that as the buses to each place ran e*ery ten minutes, and from the same bus;stop, he'd simply lea*e it to fate, and 5ump on the frst bus that came along% /fter se*eral weeks he was pu$$led that he hardly e*er got to go to the lake ; in fact it was only about one week in ten ; despite the fact that he got to the bus;stop at all diEerent times, and that all the buses to both places ran on time !this is only a story%%%&% .o why was this2ow many times would a football rotate if rolled around the middle circumference of another football of the same si$e6umerically, what's the diEerence between a hind and a hartWhy do buses come in twos and threesWhy do we clink glasses when we say 'cheers' !or 'skol' or 'good health'etc&At is said to be bad grammar to fnish a sentence with a preposition !ie%,a word that eCpresses the relation of one noun or pronoun to another, 'of', 'with', 'to', 'o*er' etc&% 3an you think of a sentence which makes sense and fnishes with se*en consecuti*e prepositions !ack% "he )ean&/ new street is built with one hundred new houses, numbered F to F00%2ow many number D's are re#uired to number all the houses !ack% 6eal .tothard& 3an you be mathematically certain that at least two people in the @- ha*e eCactly the same number of hairs on their head, and why so, or not"here are se*eral fascinating similarities between the assassinations of/merican +residents /braham 1incoln and 4ohn 0 -ennedy ; which onescan you nameWhat politician, noted for his wit, when told that his trouser Iy was open said, (8ead birds don't fall out of their nests%%%( "here are four !that we know& ten;letter :nglish words that can be made from the top row of letters on a normal OW:9"R keyboard, what are they !a clue for one of them is in the #uestion&Why are buttons on women's and men's clothing such as 5ackets and shirts on diEerent sides !and for the same reason, why do bras fasten at the back&/ part of a wheel is a .+,-:, another word for people is 0,1-, so how do you spell the word for the white of an eggWhat do these words ha*e in common' pint, skeleton, limited, restaurant and oblige/ man knew that he was bankrupt the moment he stopped his car outside a railway station% 2ow/ stamp collector paid TF00,000 for a stamp and then deliberately destroyed it% Why"wo chess masters played ffteen consecuti*e games of chess% 6o games were drawn, e*ery game was fnished, yet both players won and lost the same number of games as each other% 2ow could this happen"here are f*e 'f's in the neCt sentance, and they're two mistakes in thisone% ; (At's often easy for folk to miss the fner points of life%( ; 2ow many mistakes are there in the frst sentence3an a man marry his widow's half;sister/ bucket and spade together cost S2>%>0% "he spade costs S20 more than the bucket% What is the price of each/ brick weighs Fkg plus half a brick% 2ow much does it weigh=eorge )ernard .haw's '0A.2' !=eorge )ernard .haw de*ised this alternati*e spelling for the word 'fsh'&' =2,"A% :Cplain how this spells 'fsh'% Why is the sum SKK%KK special !/nd for those with knowledge of .cotttish and 3hannel Aslands currency, SFD0%GK& "his #uestion is based on @- currency as at May 200> !no doubt there will be changes in the future&%3omplete the se#uence' ,, ", ", 0, 0, ., ., %%%0i*e /nds' construct a sentence which makes sense !and state the scenario& which includes the word 'and' f*e consecuti*e times%:le*en 2ads' punctuate this sentence so that it makes sense' 4ohn where 8a*id had had had had had had had had had had had the bettereEect% What do these words ha*e in common 3/1M6:.. ; A6,+:9/)1: ; 8:0:9 ; )@9." ; 1/@=2A6= ; ."@+A8%Which one of these letters is the odd one out and why !two possible diEerent answers&' / ) 3 M 6 , " @ 7%/:A,@ word pu$$le' "here are se*eral words in the :nglish language which ha*e one of each of the *owels !aeiou& in the right alphabetical order% 2ow many do you knowpu$$le answers are here"ry the eCpressions deri*ations #ui$%.ee also the Oui$balls #ui$$es with free #uestions and answers ; #uicker #uestions for tri*ia and pub #ui$$es, and learning and amusement of course%pu$$les and tricksall the F's pu$$le"he pu$$le is simply, what surprising result does the calculation FFF,FFF,FFF C FFF,FFF,FFF produce"his pu$$le is made all the more intriguing by the diBculty in fnding a readily a*ailable tool that can handle the calculation% :*en M.:Ccel is unable to calculate or show such big numbers% !/pparently :Ccel can be gi*en this *ery big number calculation capability *ia an add;in, for eCample Q6@M):9. 4%H a*ailable from www%digilander%libero%it?foCes?.oftware8ownload%htm, although A'*e notchecked this and cannot be held responsible for any problems arising from trying it ; ack 4 .mallwood&% /nd 9 1ennoC kindly informs me that, (%%%those of us who are not microsoft;challanged can easily calculate FFF,FFF,FFF C FFF,FFF,FFF% Most linuC !uniC& command;lines will re*eal that typing 'echo FFFFFFFFFUFFFFFFFFF V bc' gi*es !the answer&%%( /nswer% !"hanks 8 2arpell for the pu$$le& #uick maths pu$$le"his can be done with a pencil and paper by people who can do long;di*ision !engineers, people o*er forty years of age, etc&< otherwise it's ad*isable to suggest that people use a calculator to be sure of completing the eCercise reliably and within three hours !ordinarily it 5ust takes a minute or two&% "he pu$$le can be gi*en to any number of delegates at the same time to do indi*idually, so it's ideal for di*ersions and mental warm;ups in training and meetings% Anstructions'Write down any three;digit number !genuinely three digits, ie, not beginning with 0&, then write it down again, so as to gi*e a 6;digit number, for eCample F2GF2G% 8i*ide the siC;digit number by H% !At adds to the eEect if the facilitator says' (8on't worry about the remainder< there won't be one%(& 6eCt, di*ide the answer by FF% !/gain the facilitator can say' (8on't worry about the remainder< there won't be one%(& 6eCt, di*ide that answer by FG !/gain' (8on't worry about the remainder< there won't be one%(& 9ecognise the number !2ere's why it works' the siC;digit number is F,00F;times greater than the three;digit number, which seems logical when you realise that F,000;times the three;digit number would add three $eros, and another'one;times' replaces the three $eros with same frst three digits% When you di*ide by H, then FF, then FG, this e#uates to di*iding by F,00F !H C FF C FG N F,00F&% "he trick is achie*ed simply by re*ersing re*ersing the calculation' F2G C F,00F N F2GF2G% "hen F2GF2G M F,00F N F2G%& !/ck "erry Moran& mobius strip !mobius band& trick ; !technically mWbius, pronounced 'merbius'&"his is an ama$ing trick, ideal for parties, social gatherings, light relief or ice;breakers at meetings, and bar;bets% At is two pu$$les in one, that will ama$e and astound, and will win you money and drinks, fa*ours, fame and admiration, if you aspire to such things% /nd this free easy pu$$le is fantastic for kids parties too% An fact this is probably the best free trick in the history of the world%3ut a strip of paper so that its length is at least ten times that of its width ; something around ten inches by one inch wide is fne% +u$$le F' "he strip clearly has two sides, yes Af you were asked to write number F's all along one side of the strip, and number 2's all along the other side of the strip this would be possible, yes .o could A pre*ent you from doing this simply by 5oining the ends of the strip to create a ring or band shape+u$$le 2' the strip, !or now a band& is made of paper and if you cut or tear it in half you will ha*e two separate hal*es, yes /nd these two separate hal*es will actually be separate, so that they can be placed intwo separate pockets, yes .o, again, simply by 5oining the ends of the strip to form a band, can A cut or tear this paper in half, with a continuous cut from a pair of scissors, or a continuous tear, so that youwill not be able !unless by force of course& to separate the two hal*es More incredibly, can A do this so that you don't actually have two halves at all? .o that you actually still ha*e one 5oined together stripRou bet% /nd here's how%age maths trick !calculator re#uired&+ick any number between F and F00,000 !maybe the last four or f*e digits of your phone number&%Multiply it by 2%/dd >%Multiply the answer by >0%Af you ha*e already had your birthday this year add FH>4, if not add FH>GU%.ubtract the four digit year that you were born% Rou should see now your original number followed by your age%UFH>4 and FH>G work for the year 2004% /dd F for each year after this, for eCample in 200> use FH>> and FH>4%spelling tricksF% /sk someone or a group' .pell the word 'silk'% !"hey should spell out the letters' ., A, 1, -%&"hen ask them' What do cows drink 2% /sk someone or a group' .pell the word 'coast' !"hey should spell out the letters' 3, ,, /, ., "%&"hen ask them' What do you put into a toaster!/nswers&phone number maths trickF% @sing a calculator, key in the frst three digits of your phone number !not the area code& 2% Multiply by K0 G% /dd F 4% Multiply by 2>0 >% /dd the last 4 digits of your phone number 6% /dd the last 4 digits of your phone number again H% .ubtract 2>0 K% 8i*ide the answer by 2 9ecogni$e the answer%%%co;ordination pu$$leWhile sitting down !or standing if you ha*e good balance&, lift your right foot oE the Ioor and make clockwise circles with it% /t the same time, repeatedly draw the number 6 in the air with your right hand% Rour foot will change direction and without an awful lot of practice, there's nothing you can do to pre*ent it% "his eEect seems to be because drawing the number 6 is eEecti*ely a counter;clockwise mo*ement which the brain can't reconcile easily with a clockwise one !a bit like patting your head and rubbing your stomach at the same time&% Af you draw the siC from the middle and end with the up;stroke instead, it doesn't conIict with the clockwise foot motion, because the 6 is now a clockwise motion too% What's strange is how we'*e e*ol*ed to enable same direction mo*ements with diEerent limbs, and to resist opposite ones ; "here doesn't seem to be a sur*i*al beneft from this, unless it's a bi;product of an o*erall more co;ordinated !and therefore more eBcient, #uicker, athletic& mo*ement capability, which would of course ha*e been a sur*i*al aid% association pu$$le8o these sums in your head% "here is no need to write the answers down or remember them%What is' F>X6GX>6KDX2 F2X>G H>X26 2>X>2 6GXG2F2GX> 6ow, thinutilities pu$$le8raw three houses in a hori$ontal row% 8raw three utilities suppliers beneath them' =as, Water, :lecticity% Rou should now ha*e siC points orboCes on your sheet of paper or Iip chart% "he challenge is to connect each house to each utility supplier without any of the nine connection lines crossing% /nswer%mental maths trick F"hink of a number between F and F0% Multiply it by D% Af you ha*e two digits add them together% .ubtract >% 3on*ert your number into a letter, on the basis that / N F, ) N 2, etc% "hink of a country that begins with that letter% "hink of an animal that begins with the second letter of that country% Rour answer is% !"hanks 9 3oro*ic&mental maths trick 28o this sum in your head' .tart with F,000% /dd 60% /dd 2,000% /dd G0%/dd F,000% /dd F0% Rour answer is%egg trick2ow to balance an egg on its end with no *isible means of support'Rou need 5ust a few grains of salt% Make a tiny pile of salt on a Iat surface and balance the egg on the pile% "hen carefully blow away the eCcess salt, lea*ing 5ust the few grains actually supporting the egg% !,b*iously this needs preparing in ad*ance ; if pressed to repeat the trick, place the egg down hard enough to break the shell, which will also enable it to balance&%ready;sliced banana trickRou can prepare a banana so that when someone remo*es the skin the banana inside is already sliced'Rou need 5ust a clean pin% "o make each slice, insert the pin through the banana skin, but not so deep as to enter the skin on the other side%Mo*e the pin sideways in a see;saw motion, using the entry point of the skin as a pi*ot% 9eplace the banana in the fruit bowl%/ more sophisticated method is as follows' @se a needle and thread rather than a pin% "he aim is to thread a loop around the banana under the skin for each slice re#uired% 3onsider the banana skin to be composed of se*eral angled facets% Ansert the needle at one facet 5oin where you wish to slice it, and bring it out at the neCt, so that the thread runs under the skin% 9e;insert the needle in the same hole and go along to the neCt 5oin and so on% :*entually bring the needle out of the original hole% "here is now a loop of thread all around the banana under the skin% 2old both ends and pull gently% "he banana is sliced through using the cheese;wire principle% 9epeat the process for each slice% !"hanks Michael =reen& cartoon #ui$2ow many clues do you need to guess this eponymous cartoon series' "he central character's *oice was pro*ided by the late 8on Messick% / screen kiss between the 8aphne and 7elma was cut from the show% 3her appeared as an animated guest star% At was frst shown on FG .ept FD6D in the @./% "he FG ghost characters that appeared in the series inspired the flm '=hostbusters'% "he central character's name was inspired by the refrain of .inatra's song ' .trangers in the 6ight'% 8on Messick also pro*ided the *oice for Muttley of Wacky 9aces% Af you ha*en't guessed yet here's the answer and a few more details%pool pu$$ler.iC friends *isited their local club to play at a pool tournament% "he competition entry fee was SF0 per person% +ri$e money was S2>0 for the winner, SF00 for the runner;up, and S>0 for third;place% "here wereno other pri$es% 6one of the friends won a single game% "here were no dis#ualifcations, and yet the friends came away collecti*ely SF>0 in proft from ha*ing played% 2ow /nswer% !/dapted from a pu$$le from /leC .allustio, thanks&whodunnit"hree of these statements are untrue, so whodunnitMr 9ed' (Mr )lue did it%(Mr )lue' (Mr 9ed did it%(Mr =reen' (Mr )lue's telling the truth%(Mr Rellow' (Mr =reen's not lying%(/nswer%three;digit maths trickWrite down any three;digit number, with diEerent frst and last digits% 9e*erse it% .ubtract the smaller number from the larger one% Write down the answer% 9e*erse it !including the $ero at the beginning if less than a hundred&% /dd together both numbers% Rour fnal answer is%nail pu$$le"his fantastic lateral thinking pu$$le makes a great #uick warm;up% At will also win you a fortune in pubs and bars the world o*er% At is essential you practice this before using it in front of an audience% The challenge is simply to balance 14 nails on one single nail which is fixed upright in a block of wood. The nails must all be the same size - any length provided they have flat heads."he suggested scenario is that due to a last;minute hitch where you are eChibiting your products !nails&, you !your team& ha*e 5ust !say three to ffteen& minutes to de*ise a way of displaying all F4 nails usingonly the single fCed nail as a support% 6one of the other F4 nails can touch anything other than the other loose nails and the fCed nail% "eams of three are good for this game as it's high;in*ol*ement, trail and error, and hands;on< more than f*e per team will cause people to be left out% Assue each team with fourteen nails and a block of wood with the ffteenth nail hammered into position% 8iEerent types and lengths of nails may change the number of nails re#uired, but there must always be an odd number including the fCed nail% !"hanks to 4ohn9i*ers for this great pu$$le&% /nswer%complete the formula@se only one of these symbols !X ; Y M& to complete the formula' F0 F0 F0 N D%>0 !"hanks /leC =uild& /nswer% fairground che#uers maths pu$$le"his is an old fairground game, but can you calculate the mathematicalchances of winning with a single go "o win, you must toss a F inch diameter coin onto a che#uered board comprising 2 inch diameter s#uares< the coin must come to rest entirely inside a s#uare, not o*erlapping any other s#uare% !"hanks 83& /nswer%the necker cubeEveryones seen this shape before! but theres more to it than first seems. The "ecker #ube provides a fascinating demonstration of how the brain works on a sub-conscious level whether we want it to or not. $tare at it for a few seconds andit will flip into its alternative perspective. %ait and it will flip back again. &ts unlikely youll be able consciously to change the perspective that your brain chooses to see! although blinking might trigger the brain to refresh the image.balloon and knitting needle trick2ow do you stick a knitting needle through both sides of an inIated balloon without the balloon bursting /nswer%microsoft eCcel trick"his works on M.:Ccel DH !if you can still get hold of a copy&% .tart program% +ress 0>% :nter reference QDH'1DH% +ress :nter or ,kay% +ress "ab once% 2old down .hift and 3ontrol and at the same time click on the 3hart Wi$ard icon !looks like a coloured G8 graph&% Mo*e mouse to walk on the moon% 0F2 to eCit%weird maths"hree men eat at a restaurant% "he bill comes to S2>% "hey each pay SF0% When the waiter brings the S> change they take back SF each and lea*e a S2 tip% .o each man has paid SD, which totals S2H% "he waiter has the S2 tip, which makes S2D, so where's the other SF gone /nswer% farmer's pu$$le/ farmer has a dog, a sack of grain and a li*e chicken, all of which he must take across a ri*er% "he boat will only carry him and one of the things at a time or it will sink% Without the farmer, the dog would kill the chicken, and the chicken would eat the grain% 2ow does he get all three across safely to continue his 5ourney /nswer%coin and bottle trick"ake an empty beer bottle and a small coin which is wider than the mouth of the bottle but no wider than the rim !a )ritish penny is ideal&%2ow do you mo*e the coin without mo*ing the bottle, touching or blowing the coin, or using another ob5ect to contact the coin and mo*e it /nswer%string;cutting trick'ou need some string or cord thats normally impossible to break with bare hands. #ut a (-)ft length. %rap one end clockwise three or four times around the base of your left thumb to secure it. The loose end should hang from the back of your thumb! not overthe front.*rape a large loop across your left palm so that the loose end hangs over the back of your hand between your left hand thumb and forefinger. +ring the loose end underneath palm and feed it up through the bottom of the , of the loop! from the back to the front.-ull and tighten string! so that the crossing point is in the centre of your palm! keeping left hand firm in a karate-chop position. %rap the loose end firmly around your right hand. -ull sharply down with right hand! keeping left hand firm. The string willbe cut at crossing point. ./eft-handers obviously reverse positions.0 *epending on your strength and confidence youll be able to cut extremely strong nylon cords this way.The point of the trick is to demonstrate how innovation and positive approach can achieve the seemingly impossible.ama$ing fact"here is more computing power in a happy birthday sound card than the whole world in FD>2% !.ource ; Anno*ations maga$ine FDD>&impossible paper trick.*o not show the audience this preparation0 $tart with a paper rectangle! any size! 12 x 32 is fine. 4ake two right-angle cuts to the exact centre on one long side! at )2 and 32. 4ake one right-angle cut to the exact centre on the other long side at 4.52. /ay the sheet flat! fold over the central flap making a neat hinge and fold it back./ift the sheet by the two short sides! with the flap away from you! and twist one of the /-shaped ends 167 degrees .half a full turn0. /ay the sheet flat again! and fold the flap down both ways to create a hinge. The flap should now be erect! with half of the cut-away on each side - which looks like an impossibleconstruction. This is what you show your audience. 8sk them to explain it.word colour trick9ead out !at normal pace& the colour of each word, not the word itself, without making a mistake% Red Yellow Blue Green Yellow Red Green Blue Green Red Blue Yellow Yellow Green Red Blue Yellow Blue Red Green Yellow Green Red Blue Red Green Blue Green Green Yellow Af you want to beat the trick, s#uint your eyes to blur the words !"hanks 8a*e .kinner& anagrams and anagram fnder(/ll the life's wisdom can be found in anagrams% /nagrams ne*er lie%( !/nu =arg ; real name, not an anagram apparently&%+articularly good fun if you use work;colleagues' names ; and ama$ing how often really ftting anagrams crop up% /n amusing di*ersion duringmeeting breaks if you're using online pro5ection e#uipment%/nagram fnder ; online and free ; great fun for meetings and training sessions%mind;set trick"ry this for yourself% !Af you do it with a group use a Iip chart%& 8raw a circle% 8i*ide it into two e#ual parts, !answer is ob*iously one line dissecting across the centre&% 6eCt draw an e#uilateral triangle !three sides same length& and di*ide into three e#ual parts% "hink about it before you read on%/nswer is tricky for some ; three lines from centre outwards to corners%6eCt draw a s#uare and di*ide it into four e#ual parts !easy ; two lines dissecting up and across to make four #uarters&% 6ow draw another s#uare% 8i*ide it into f*e e#ual parts% !"he point is to demonstrate howthe mind can get 'stuck' in a certain thought pattern%& =ot it yet /nswer% four;digitk of a tool autilities pu$$le8raw three houses in a hori$ontal row% 8raw three utilities suppliers beneath them' =as, Water, :lecticity% Rou should now ha*e siC points orboCes on your sheet of paper or Iip chart% "he challenge is to connect each house to each utility supplier without any of the nine connection lines crossing% /nswer%mental maths trick F"hink of a number between F and F0% Multiply it by D% Af you ha*e two digits add them together% .ubtract >% 3on*ert your number into a letter, on the basis that / N F, ) N 2, etc% "hink of a country that begins with that letter% "hink of an animal that begins with the second letter of that country% Rour answer is% !"hanks 9 3oro*ic&mental maths trick 28o this sum in your head' .tart with F,000% /dd 60% /dd 2,000% /dd G0%/dd F,000% /dd F0% Rour answer is%egg trick2ow to balance an egg on its end with no *isible means of support'Rou need 5ust a few grains of salt% Make a tiny pile of salt on a Iat surface and balance the egg on the pile% "hen carefully blow away the eCcess salt, lea*ing 5ust the few grains actually supporting the egg% !,b*iously this needs preparing in ad*ance ; if pressed to repeat the trick, place the egg down hard enough to break the shell, which will also enable it to balance&%ready;sliced banana trickRou can prepare a banana so that when someone remo*es the skin the banana inside is already sliced'Rou need 5ust a clean pin% "o make each slice, insert the pin through the banana skin, but not so deep as to enter the skin on the other side%Mo*e the pin sideways in a see;saw motion, using the entry point of the skin as a pi*ot% 9eplace the banana in the fruit bowl%/ more sophisticated method is as follows' @se a needle and thread rather than a pin% "he aim is to thread a loop around the banana under the skin for each slice re#uired% 3onsider the banana skin to be composed of se*eral angled facets% Ansert the needle at one facet 5oin where you wish to slice it, and bring it out at the neCt, so that the thread runs under the skin% 9e;insert the needle in the same hole and go along to the neCt 5oin and so on% :*entually bring the needle out of the original hole% "here is now a loop of thread all around the banana under the skin% 2old both ends and pull gently% "he banana is sliced through using the cheese;wire principle% 9epeat the process for each slice% !"hanks Michael =reen& uessed yet here's the answer and a few more details%Write down any three;digit number, with diEerent frst and last digits% 9e*erse it% .ubtract the smaller number from the larger one% Write down the answer% 9e*erse it !including the $ero at the beginning if less than a hundred&% /dd together both numbers% Rour fnal answer is%nail pu$$le"his fantastic lateral thinking pu$$le makes a great #uick warm;up% At will also win you a fortune in pubs and bars the world o*er% At is essential you practice this before using it in front of an audience% The challenge is simply to balance 14 nails on one single nail which is fixed upright in a block of wood. The nails must all be the same size - any length provided they have flat heads."he suggested scenario is that due to a last;minute hitch where you are eChibiting your products !nails&, you !your team& ha*e 5ust !say three to ffteen& minutes to de*ise a way of displaying all F4 nails usingonly the single fCed nail as a support% 6one of the other F4 nails can touch anything other than the other loose nails and the fCed nail% "eams of three are good for this game as it's high;in*ol*ement, trail and error, and hands;on< more than f*e per team will cause people to be left out% Assue each team with fourteen nails and a block of wood with the ffteenth nail hammered into position% 8iEerent types and lengths of nails may change the number of nails re#uired, but there must always be an odd number including the fCed nail% !"hanks to 4ohn9i*ers for this great pu$$le&% /nswer%complete the formula@se only one of these symbols !X ; Y M& to complete the formula' F0 F0 F0 N D%>0 !"hanks /leC =uild& /nswer% fairground che#uers maths pu$$le"his is an old fairground game, but can you calculate the mathematicalchances of winning with a single go "o win, you must toss a F inch diameter coin onto a che#uered board comprising 2 inch diameter s#uares< the coin must come to rest entirely inside a s#uare, not o*erlapping any other s#uare% !"hanks 83& /nswer%the necker cubeEveryones seen this shape before! but theres more to it than first seems. The "ecker #ube provides a fascinating demonstration of how the brain works on a sub-conscious level whether we want it to or not. $tare at it for a few seconds andit will flip into its alternative perspective. %ait and it will flip back again. &ts unlikely youll be able consciously to change the perspective that your brain chooses to see! although blinking might trigger the brain to refresh the image.balloon and knitting needle trick2ow do you stick a knitting needle through both sides of an inIated balloon without the balloon bursting /nswer%microsoft eCcel trick"his works on M.:Ccel DH !if you can still get hold of a copy&% .tart program% +ress 0>% :nter reference QDH'1DH% +ress :nter or ,kay% +ress "ab once% 2old down .hift and 3ontrol and at the same time click on the 3hart Wi$ard icon !looks like a coloured G8 graph&% Mo*e mouse to walk on the moon% 0F2 to eCit%weird maths"hree men eat at a restaurant% "he bill comes to S2>% "hey each pay SF0% When the waiter brings the S> change they take back SF each and lea*e a S2 tip% .o each man has paid SD, which totals S2H% "he waiter has the S2 tip, which makes S2D, so where's the other SF gone /nswer% farmer's pu$$le/ farmer has a dog, a sack of grain and a li*e chicken, all of which he must take across a ri*er% "he boat will only carry him and one of the things at a time or it will sink% Without the farmer, the dog would kill the chicken, and the chicken would eat the grain% 2ow does he get all three across safely to continue his 5ourney /nswer%coin and bottle trick"ake an empty beer bottle and a small coin which is wider than the mouth of the bottle but no wider than the rim !a )ritish penny is ideal&%2ow do you mo*e the coin without mo*ing the bottle, touching or blowing the coin, or using another ob5ect to contact the coin and mo*e it /nswer%string;cutting trick'ou need some string or cord thats normally impossible to break with bare hands. #ut a (-)ft length. %rap one end clockwise three or four times around the base of your left thumb to secure it. The loose end should hang from the back of your thumb! not overthe front.*rape a large loop across your left palm so that the loose end hangs over the back of your hand between your left hand thumb and forefinger. +ring the loose end underneath palm and feed it up through the bottom of the , of the loop! from the back to the front.-ull and tighten string! so that the crossing point is in the centre of your palm! keeping left hand firm in a karate-chop position. %rap the loose end firmly around your right hand. -ull sharply down with right hand! keeping left hand firm. The string willbe cut at crossing point. ./eft-handers obviously reverse positions.0 *epending on your strength and confidence youll be able to cut extremely strong nylon cords this way.The point of the trick is to demonstrate how innovation and positive approach can achieve the seemingly impossible.ama$ing fact"here is more computing power in a happy birthday sound card than the whole world in FD>2% !.ource ; Anno*ations maga$ine FDD>&impossible paper trick.*o not show the audience this preparation0 $tart with a paper rectangle! any size! 12 x 32 is fine. 4ake two right-angle cuts to the exact centre on one long side! at )2 and 32. 4ake one right-angle cut to the exact centre on the other long side at 4.52. /ay the sheet flat! fold over the central flap making a neat hinge and fold it back./ift the sheet by the two short sides! with the flap away from you! and twist one of the /-shaped ends 167 degrees .half a full turn0. /ay the sheet flat again! and fold the flap down both ways to create a hinge. The flap should now be erect! with halfof the cut-away on each side - which looks like an impossible construction. 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