# "brain puzzler" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 2, 1999, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753 "1999-08-02T15:42:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
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I know this is an oldie, so for all of you that haven’t seen it yet, I apologize in advance. I couldn’t figure out the ones in bold below. Does anyone know the ansers? * * * This is quite addicting once you get going. In the first three years since the test was developed, few people have been found who could solve more than half of the 27 questions on the first try. Many, however, reported getting answers long after the testing had been set aside, particularly at unexpected moments when their minds are relaxed. Some report solving all the questions over a period of several days. Take the test as your personal challenge. 16 correct answers out of 27 in your first try means that you’re some kind of genius; less than 5 means that you are some kind of an idiot. Instructions: each question contains the initials of the words that will make it correct. Furnish the missing words. For example: 60 = M in an H Answer: 60 = Minutes in an Hour 1. 26 = L of the A 2. 7 = W of the W 3. 1001 = AN 4. 12 = S of the Z 5. 54 = C in a D (with the J) 6. 9 = P in the SS 7. 88 = PK 8. 13 = S of the AF 9. 18 = H on a GC 10. 32 = DF at which WF 11. 8 = S on a SS 12. 3 = BM (SHTR) 13. 90 = D in a RA 14. 4 = Q in a G 15. 24 = H in a D 16. 1 = W on a U \*\* 17. 5 = D in a ZC \*\* 17. 1000 = W that a P is W 18. 29 = D in F in a LY \*\* 20. 64 = S on a CB \*\* 19. 40 = D and N of the GF 20. 101 = D 21. 80 = D to GA the W \*\* 24. 200 = D for PG in M \*\* 22. 57 = HV 23. 11 = PF on a FT 24. 2 = # it T to T * * * Jacques Kilchoer Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains. ---
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# 17: 5 Digits in a Zip Code I’ll have to think about the others. ---
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No. 20- There are 64 squares on a chessboard * * * “…send lawyers, guns, and money…” ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
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200 Dollars for Passing Go in Monopoly ---
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1. 1001 Arabian Nights ---
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1. 12 signs of the zodiac ---
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1. 13 stripes of the American flag ---
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1. 90 degrees in a Right Angle ---
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1. 26 Letters of the Alphabet 2. 54 cards in a deck with the jokers 3. 88 mph in the Phlux Kapacitor 🙂 4. 32 degrees fahrenheit at which water freezes 5. 24 hours in a day 6. 29 days in February in a leap year 7. 40 days and nights of the great flood 8. 101 dalmatians 9. 80 days to get around the world 10. 2 is the number it takes to tango ---
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Here’s a new one: 26=M. across the S. that C. I. ---
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26 Miles across the Sea (that) is Catalina Island ---
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Thank you to Athena, BluePoney and Strainger for providing me with answers to the ones I couldn’t figure out. If anyone wants, I can post the complete solution now that I have those three. * * * Jacques Kilchoer Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains. ---
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That should be, “26 Miles across the Sea that Catalina Is.” 🙂 Now another: 3= B. M. (S. H. T. R.) ---
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2–Seven Wonders of the World 7–88 Piano Keys 9–18 Holes on a Golf Course 12–3 Blind Mice (See How They Run) 14–4 Quarts in a Gallon 16–1 Wheel on a Unicycle 25–57 Heinz Varieties ---
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This should stump you!!! 0= ---
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Sorry about that–someone already did the bit with “3=.” Mea culpa. ---
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Hey! I got nineteen on the first try! “And to think my high school guidance counselor said I’d never amount to anything.” (Bonus points if you can identify the above movie quote, along with who said it…) * * * Live a Lush Life Da Chef ---
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So what are 6 and 11? ---
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And 26…I can’t figure that one out either… ---
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9 Planets in the Solar System. 8 Sides on a Stop Sign. Haven’t figured out #26, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753.md?page=2)