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Right I have one of these brain teaser things, and here is an example. 60 S in a M, and of course the answer is 60 seconds in a minute.

 

I have noticed that there are plenty of rude ones I can make up, but I am looking for the right answers!!

 

1) 11 N, R D - 11 November, Remembrance Day

2) 2 L F - 2 Left Feet

3) The C S 1, the M R D - The clock struck 1, the mouse ran down

4) 32 W G (P B)

5) 125, F C - 125, Five Cubed

6) 1 F the R - 1 For the Road

7) 2 H of P (L, C) - 2 Houses of Parliament (Lords, Commons)

8- 3 P C (B N, S P, S) - 3 Peak Challenge ( Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike, Snowdonia)

9) The S S (E B) - The Secret Seven (Enid Blyton)

10) 7 H P N - 7 Harry Potter Novels

11) 1764 F T S - 1764 Forty Two squared

12) 1979 N P P for M T - 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for Mother Teresa

13) 1975 F F T E

14) 2 H on a B C - 2 Humps on a Bactrian Camel

15) 5 A on a S

16) 36 B K on a P - 36 Black Keys on a Piano

17) 2 C in a M - 2 crotchets in a minim

18- T 19 to the D - Talking 19 to the dozen

19) 49, C C for G (P)

20) R W on 29 A N Y - Royal Wedding on 29 April Next Year

21) 4 C in a H H - 4 chambers in a human heart

22) 180 D C is G M 4 - 180 degrees celcius is gas mark 4

23) 1 H is 4 I - 1 hand is 4 inches (well it is when you're measuring the height of a horse!)

24) 4 K in a C G - 4 knights in a chess game

25) 8 P for J in S - 8 Points for J in Scrabble

26) The 3 D (P P) - The 3 Darlings (Peter Pan)

27) E, 2 S U P

28- Q, G of 5 P

29) 2 E in a H H

30) 50, L in R N - 50, L in Roman Numerals

31) The 1 P C (D or N D)

32) D, 10 on M S

33) 5 P R J F (R, B, Y, W, and R)

34) 4 T S in M - 4 Train Stations in Monopoly

35) 1 J P S is a W - 1 Joule Per Second is a Watt

36) 1 A is F R - 1 Acre is Four Roods

37) 28 D in a D S

38- 9 C of Q V - 9 Children of Queen Victoria

39) 128, T to the P of S - 128, Two to the power of seven

40) 8 C T B in E

41) 2 U S in C - 2 Ugly Sisters in Cinderella

42) 7 B in a R T - 7 bells in a railway telegraph

43) 1 M B - 1 mighty bound

44) 42, E L T F

45) 7, A N of N

46) 45 Y, S W A - 45 Years, Sapphire Wedding Anniversary

47) S, 1085 M H

48- C N A, 24 Y A

49) 301 is S P on S M

50) S P D, M 17

51) B, 5 in S

52) 3 C M - 3 card monte.

53) 500 P S is a M - 500 Pounds Sterling is a Monkey

54) M S is D W N 11

55) The 7 S, C C - The 7 sacraments, Catholic Church

56) 1 G T D A

57) 22 Y in a C - 22 Yards in a Chain

58- 10,000, T to the P of F - 10,000, Ten to the Power of Four

59) S is 16 in F - Seize is 16 in French

60) 1694, B of E F - 1694, Bank of England Founded

61) 12 D of C - 12 Days of Christmas

62) 90 D in a R A - 90 Degrees in a Right Angle

63) 1839, F H R - 1839, First Henley Regatta

64) 1964, H W B P M - 1964, Harold Wilson Becomes Prime Minister

65) 5 L in a L - 5 Lines in a Limerick

66) 2 P in a Q - 2 Pints in a Quart

67) 4 Q in a P of C - 4 Queens in a Pack of Cards

68- 6 K G of E - 6 King Georges of England

69) 3 L P

70) A B and the 40 T - Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves

71) 2 T of 11 in H - 2 Teams of 11 in Hockey

72) 2 G of V (W S)

73) G M, 0 D L

74) G and the 3 B - Goldilocks and the 3 Bears

75) 3 C in the G F (B, R, G) - 3 Colours in the German Flag (Black, Red, Gold)

76) 18 H in a R of G - 18 Holes in a Round of Golf

77) 3 P C of L (R, G, B) - 3 Primary Colous of Light (Red, Green, Blue)

78- 1 W on a U - 1 Wheel on a Unicycle

79) 2 H on a C - 2 Horns on a Cow

80) 4 S in A (B, B, A and F) - 4 Singers in Abba (Benny, Bjorn, Agnetha and Frida)

81) 8 L on an O - 8 Legs on an Octopus

82) 86,400 S in a D - 86,400 Seconds in a Day

83) 21 S on a D - 21 Spots on a Dice

84) S the 7 S - Sail the 7 Seas

85) 4 C of the E - 4 corners of the earth

86) 20 S in a P (B D)

87) 1471, N of L C (P)

88- 25 P is a Q - 25 Percent is a Quarter

89) 5 a D (F and V) - 5 a Day (Fruit and Vegetables)

90) 7 S of a H - 7 sides of a heptagon

91) 999, O L T a T - 999, one less than a thousand

92) F 451, N by R B

93) 24 C G

94) L to H O S G in 2012 - London to Host Olympic Summer Games in 2012

95) 2 H are B T O - 2 Heads are Better Than One

96) 4 J on S C D (L, B, C and A)

97) 1982, P W B

98- A S in T S 9 - A Stitch in Time Saves 9

99) 4472 F S - 4472 (the last) flying scotsman

100) The 7 S, C C

 

Good luck!!

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Right I have one of these brain teaser things, and here is an example. 60 S in a M, and of course the answer is 60 seconds in a minute.

 

I have noticed that there are plenty of rude ones I can make up, but I am looking for the right answers!!

 

1) 11 N, R D

2) 2 L F

3) The C S 1, the M R D

4) 32 W G (P B)

5) 125, F C

6) 1 F the R

7) 2 H of P (L, C)

8- P C (B N, S P, S)

9) The S S (E B)

10) 7 H P N

11) 1764 F T S

12) 1979 N P P for M T (This is for Dune)

13) 1975 F F T E

14) 2 H on a B C

15) 5 A on a S

16) 36 B K on a P

17) 2 C in a M

18- T 19 to the D

19) 49, C C for G (P)

20) R W on 29 A N Y

21) 4 C in a H H

22) 180 D C is G M 4

23) 1 H is 4 I

24) 4 K in a C G

25) 8 P for J in S

26) The 3 D (P P)

27) E, 2 S U P

28- Q, G of 5 P

29) 2 E in a H H

30) 50, L in R N

31) The 1 P C (D or N D)

32) D, 10 on M S

33) 5 P R J F (R, B, Y, W, and R)

34) 4 T S in M

35) 1 J P S is a W

36) 1 A is F R

37) 28 D in a D S

38- 9 C of Q V

39) 128, T to the P of S

40) 8 C T B in E

41) 2 U S in C

42) 7 B in a R T

43) 1 M B

44) 42, E L T F

45) 7, A N of N

46) 45 Y, S W A

47) S, 1085 M H

48- C N A, 24 Y A

49) 301 is S P on S M

50) S P D, M 17

51) B, 5 in S

52) 3 C M

53) 500 P S is a M

54) M S is D W N 11

55) The 7 S, C C

 

Good luck!!

 

What a f*cking stupid quiz.

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How silly of me. I must be wrong then.

 

smirk.

 

39) 124, two to the power of six (or seven, somewhere round there. Only an engineer would notice, not a scientist though. Luckily there aren't any around)

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whitey caught me out.
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4) 32 weeks gestation (premature birth)

 

7) 2 Houses of Parliament (Lords, Commons)

 

12) 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for Mother Teresa (where were you dune?)

 

18- Talking 19 to the dozen

 

21) 4 chambers in a human heart

 

24) 4 Kings in a card game

 

29) 2 Es in a Heil Hitler

 

39) 128, two to the power of seven

 

52) 3 card monte.

 

55) The 7 sacraments, Catholic Church

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17) 2 crotchets in a minim

 

23) 1 hand is 4 inches (well it is when you're measuring the height of a horse!)

 

43) 1 mighty bound (as in the old cliché/deus ex machina)

 

3) The clock struck 1, the mouse ran down

 

42) 7 bells in a railway telegraph

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