# "brain puzzler"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 2, 1999, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753 "1999-08-02T15:42:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 2, 1999, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/21 "1999-08-02T19:51:00Z")

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1. 11 **P** laying **F** ootball on a **F** ootball **T** eam(???)

I know the syntax is mangled and that it would read better as 11 FP on a FT.

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**Post date:** [August 2, 1999, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/22 "1999-08-02T21:55:00Z")

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what are 18 and 26?

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To deal with men by force is as impractical as to deal with nature by persuasion.

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**Post date:** [August 2, 1999, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/23 "1999-08-02T22:04:00Z")

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18 - 1000 is how many words a picture is worth.

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**Post date:** [August 3, 1999, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/24 "1999-08-03T15:28:00Z")

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Thank you again for everybody’s help. Here are the answers I came up with. I’m still not quite happy with the answer to 26, but that’s the best I could come up with. (I notice Mojo came up with the same idea, so maybe it’s right after all.)

1. 26 = L of the A  
**letters of the alphabet**

2. 7 = W of the W  
**wonders of the world**

3. 1001 = AN  
**arabian nights**

4. 12 = S of the Z  
**signs of the zodiac**

5. 54 = C in a D (with the J)  
**cards in a deck (with the jokers)**

6. 9 = P in the SS  
**planets in the solar system**

7. 88 = PK  
**piano keys**

8. 13 = S of the AF  
**stripes of the american flag**

9. 18 = H on a GC  
**holes on a golf course**

10. 32 = DF at which WF  
**degress fahrenheit at which water freezes**

11. 8 = S on a SS  
**sides on a stop sign**

12. 3 = BM (SHTR)  
**blind mice, see how they run**

13. 90 = D in a RA  
**degrees in a right angle**

14. 4 = Q in a G  
**quarts in a gallon**

15. 24 = H in a D  
**hours in a day**

16. 1 = W on a U  
**wheel on a unicycle**

17. 5 = D in a ZC  
**digits in a zip code**

18. 1000 = W that a P is W  
**words that a picture is worth**

19. 29 = D in F in a LY  
**days in february in a leap year**

20. 64 = S on a CB  
**squares on a chess board**

21. 40 = D and N of the GF  
**days and nights of the great flood**

22. 101 = D  
**dalmatians**

23. 80 = D to GA the W  
**days to go around the world**

24. 200 = D for PG in M  
**dollars for passing go in Monopoly**

25. 57 = HV  
**Heinz Varieties**

26. 11 = PF on a FT  
**playing football on a football time**

27. 2 = # it T to T  
**# it takes to tango**

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Jacques Kilchoer  
Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains.

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**Post date:** [August 4, 1999, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/25 "1999-08-04T05:31:00Z")

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Jacques

Change 26 to ‘players fielded on a football team’

I reckon it sounds a bit better.

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**Post date:** [August 4, 1999, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/26 "1999-08-04T05:34:00Z")

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Here’s a longer version of Jacques original, if anyone’s up for it I’ll post the answers in a day or two - or by demand.

Enjoy!

1 = E. on a C.  
1 = G. L. for M.  
1 = K. K. on the E. S. B.  
1 = S. C. in D. P.  
1 = S. S.  
1 = S. S. for a M.  
1 = T. that O. K.  
1 = W. on a U.  
1 = if by L.  
1 = the L. N.  
2 = B. G.  
2 = C. B. as B. as O.  
2 = C. in the T. by C. D.  
2 = E. of E.  
2 = H. in a W.  
2 = H. of C.  
2 = L. in the H. B.  
2 = N. in a D.  
2 = O. in a D. P.  
2 = P. J. P.  
2 = P. in a B.  
2 = P. in a P.  
2 = Q. in a H.-D.  
2 = S. of a L.'s T.  
2 = T. in the W. T. C.  
2 = T. the P. A. R.  
2 = W. S. in “C.”  
2 = W. that D.'t M. a R.  
2 = if by S.  
3 = B. M. (S. H. T. R.!)  
3 = B. in “G.”  
3 = B. in “L. of the R.”  
3 = B. in the H. E.  
3 = B. of the U. S. G.  
3 = D. for J. in the B. of the W.  
3 = D. of the C.  
3 = F. in a Y.  
3 = L. P.  
3 = L. on a T.  
3 = M. and a B.  
3 = O. K. C.'s F.  
3 = P. in a B. S.  
3 = P. in a H. G.  
3 = P. of an I.  
3 = R. in a C.  
3 = S. and Y.‘re O.  
3 = S. on C.’ F. V.  
3 = S. in a T.  
3 = S. to the W.  
3 = W. M. at B.  
3 = W. in “M.”  
3 = W. on a T.  
3 = on a M.  
4 = B. in a W.  
4 = C. in the H. H.  
4 = G. M. in C.  
4 = H. of the A.  
4 = I’s in M.  
4 = L. in a D. W.  
4 = M. in a S.  
4 = M. of the B.  
4 = Q. in a F. G.  
4 = Q. in a G.  
4 = S’s in M.  
4 = S. in a D. of C.  
4 = S. in a R.  
4 = S. in a S.  
4 = S. in a Y.  
4 = T. FDR E. P.  
4 = W. on a C.  
4 = Y. in an O.  
5 = B. in the T.  
5 = D. in a Z. C.  
5 = F. on a H.  
5 = G. L.  
5 = M. B. in “J. and the B.”  
5 = M. in a C. R.  
5 = P. in a N.  
5 = S. in a P.  
5 = S. in the S. C.  
5 = T. on a F.  
5 = V. O. in the H. B.  
6 = D. of the C.  
6 = “B. C.”  
6 = A. of the A.  
6 = D. of C.  
6 = H. D. of O. for R. C.  
6 = P. in a P.  
6 = P. in a P. T.  
6 = S. in a H.  
6 = T. Z. in the U. S.  
6 = W. of H. VIII  
6 = of O. and a H. D. of the O.  
7 = “P. of W.”  
7 = A. of M.  
7 = C. in a R.  
7 = D. in “S. W.”  
7 = H. of R.  
7 = K. of F. in H. P.  
7 = P. of E.  
7 = S. of S. the S.  
7 = W. of the A. W.  
8 = C. in a M.  
8 = D. in H.  
8 = K. H. of E.  
8 = L. on a S.  
8 = L. on an O.  
8 = S. in a O.  
8 = S. on a S. S.  
8 = S.'s R.  
8 = G. T. in a L. B. C.  
9 = C. of H. in the “D. C.”  
9 = D. in a Z. C., with the S. C.  
9 = G. M.  
9 = I. in a B. G.  
9 = J. on the U. S. S. C.  
9 = L. of a C.  
9 = M. in a H. B.'s G. P.  
9 = P. in the S. S.  
9 = S. by B.  
10 = A. in the B. of R.  
10 = C. G. to M.  
10 = F. in B.  
10 = L. I. B.  
10 = P. in C.  
10 = Y. in a D.  
11 = F. in a C.  
11 = P. on a C. T.  
11 = P. on a F. T.  
11 = S. in the C.  
12 = A. at the L. S.  
12 = C. of A. R.  
12 = D. of C.  
12 = D. of J.  
12 = L. of H.  
12 = S. of the Z.  
12 = T. of I.  
13 = a B.'s D.  
13 = O. C.  
13 = S. on the A. F.  
14 = D. in a F.  
14 = L. in a S.  
14 = P. in W. W.'s P.  
15 = M. of F. per P., A. to A. W.  
15 = M. on a D. M.‘s C.  
16 = O. in a P.  
16 = O. of M.  
17 = S. in a H.  
17 = P. that D. N. and S. V.  
18 = H. on a G. C.  
18 = I. in a C.  
19 = G. S. for the V. P.  
20 = C. in a P.  
20 = Y. S. by R. V. W.  
21 = G. S. for the P.  
22 = C.  
23 = P. on a G. J.  
24 = B. B. in a P.  
24 = B. B. to a C.  
24 = D. P. to the I. for M. I.  
24 = H. in a D.  
24 = S. Z. of I. T.  
25 = Y. of M. for a S. A.  
25 = P. in a Q.  
26 = L. of the A.  
27 = D. W. W. by G. G.  
27 = A. to the U. S. C.  
28 = D. in F.  
29 = D. in F. in a L. Y.  
30 = D. H. S.  
30 = D. in J.  
30 = P. of S. G. to J.  
31 = D. in O.  
32 = D. F. at which W. F.  
36 = I. on a Y. S.  
36 = R. M.  
39 = L. in M.’ L.  
40 = D. and N. of the G. F.  
40 = D. in L.  
40 = Y. in the D. for I.  
43 = B. in E. C. of N.  
45 = D. in a O.  
46 = C. in a H. C.  
47 = P. P. in E.'s E.  
48 = C. in a P. D.  
49 = R. A. in a R.  
50 = S. in the U.  
50 = W. to L. Y. L.  
52 = W. in a Y.  
52 = C. in a D.  
54 = C. in a D. (with the J.)  
57 = H. V.  
61 = H. R. H. by R. M. in O. S.  
64 = S. on a C.  
64 = Y. O. W. I H. Y. W. S. N. M.  
66 = B. in the K. J. B.  
70 = D. of C.  
75 = Y. of M. for the D. A.  
76 = T. L. the B. P.  
78 = C. in a T. D.  
80 = C. in a M.  
80 = D. to G. A. the W.  
87 = F. S. and S. Y.  
88 = C. in the S.  
88 = P. K.  
90 = D. in a R. A.  
95 = M. L.'s T.  
96 = T., by ?  
99 = B. of B. on a W.  
100 = C. in a D.  
100 = Y. in a F. F.  
101 = D.  
101 = a S. M. L.  
102 = F. in the E. S. B.  
116 = Y. in the H. Y.'s W.  
144 = U. in a G.  
150 = P. in the B.  
180 = D. to R. D.  
200 = D. for P. G. in M.  
200 = M. in a C.  
206 = B. in the H. B.  
235 = I. of U. in the A. B.  
300 = B. in the T. of C.  
365 = D. in a Y.  
366 = D. in a L. Y.  
432 = P. in a H.  
435 = S. in the H. of R.  
451 = D. F. at which B. B.  
500 = F. C.  
500 = M. in the I. F. H.  
500 = S. in a R.  
666 = N. of the B. in the B. of R.  
707 = Y. of C.  
755 = H. runs H. by H. A.  
800 = W. in V.  
880 = N. of M. S. of O. F.  
1000 = I. in N. Y.  
1000 = P. of L.  
1000 = S. L. by the F. of H. of T.  
1000 = W. that a P. is W.  
1001 = A. N.  
1440 = M. in a D.  
1760 = Y. in a M.  
5280 = F. in a M.  
20000 = L. U. the S.

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Oh wow!!! I’ll have to wait until I can get to a computer I can use for a longer period of time! Meanwhile, I’m sorry I left that brain puzzler of mine unfinished!!  
Read:  
0=M.

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**Post date:** [August 6, 1999, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/28 "1999-08-06T03:26:00Z")

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First and last:  
1 Eye on a Cyclops  
20000 Leagues Under the Sea

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**Post date:** [August 6, 1999, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/29 "1999-08-06T15:30:00Z")

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Oh Boy. I’m not even gonna try Bobinelli’s quiz. But here is a short quiz I have, which is a somewhat tougher 😉 version of the original 27 question puzzler. Good luck!

1. 6 = W of H the E
2. 7 = H of R
3. 56 = S of the D of I
4. 40 = T (with A B)
5. 30 = D H S A J and N
6. 10 = A in the B of R
7. 435 = M of the H of R
8. 31 = I C F at B R
9. 50 = C in a H D
10. 2 = T D (and a P in a P T)
11. 4 = H of the A
12. 8 = P of S in the E L
13. 13 = C in a S
14. 70 = H B M H
15. 7 = B of G W
16. 4 = P in a B
17. 8 = D a W
18. 1215 = Y M C S
19. 10 = C P
20. 150 = P in the H B
21. 2 = P in a J
22. 4256 = H by P R
23. 5 = C of the N P
24. 13 = S in the C F
25. 5 = B of N Y C
26. 8 = U in the I L
27. 12 = F on a D
28. 8 = P from O
29. 1149 = P on B of A G Y G
30. 8 = M in a B

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“For what a man had rather were true, he more readily believes” - Francis Bacon

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As promised here are the answers…

I didn’t invent this so no getting on to me about the stupid ones, thanks.

1 = E. on a C. (Eye on a Cyclops)  
1 = G. L. for M. (Giant Leap for Mankind)  
1 = K. K. on the E. S. B. (King Kong on the Empire State Building)  
1 = S. C. in D. P. (Single Calorie in Diet Pepsi)  
1 = S. S. (Singular Sensation)  
1 = S. S. for a M. (Small Step for a Man)  
1 = T. that O. K. (Time that Opportunity Knocks)  
1 = W. on a U. (Wheel on a Unicycle \*)  
1 = if by L. (if by Land)  
1 = the L. N. (the Loneliest Number)  
2 = B. G. (Brothers Grimm)  
2 = C. B. as B. as O. (Can Be as Bad as One)  
2 = C. in the T. by C. D. (Cities in the Tale by Charles Dickens)  
2 = E. of E. (Elizabeths of England)  
2 = H. in a W. (Halves in a Whole)  
2 = H. of C. (Houses of Congress)  
2 = L. in the H. B. (Lungs in the Human Body)  
2 = N. in a D. (Nickels in a Dime)  
2 = O. in a D. P. (Outs in a Double Play)  
2 = P. J. P. (Pope John Pauls)  
2 = P. in a B. (Pieces in a Bikini)  
2 = P. in a P. (Peas in a Pod)  
2 = Q. in a H.-D. (Quarters in a Half-Dollar)  
2 = S. of a L.'s T. (Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail)  
2 = T. in the W. T. C. (Towers in the World Trade Center)  
2 = T. the P. A. R. (Times the Postman Always Rings)  
2 = W. S. in “C.” (Wicked Stepsisters in “Cinderella”)  
2 = W. that D.'t M. a R. (Wrongs that Don’t Make a Right)  
2 = if by S. (if by Sea)  
3 = B. M. (S. H. T. R.!) (Blind Mice, See How They Run! \*)  
3 = B. in “G.” (Bears in “Goldilocks”)  
3 = B. in “L. of the R.” (Books in “Lord of the Rings”)  
3 = B. in the H. E. (Bones in the Human Ear)  
3 = B. of the U. S. G. (Branches of the United States Government)  
3 = D. for J. in the B. of the W. (Days for Jonah in the Belly of the Whale)  
3 = D. of the C. (Days of the Condor – movie)  
3 = F. in a Y. (Feet in a Yard)  
3 = L. P. (Little Pigs)  
3 = L. on a T. (Legs on a Tripod)  
3 = M. and a B. (Men and a Baby)  
3 = O. K. C.‘s F. (Old King Cole’s Fiddlers)  
3 = P. in a B. S. (Pieces in a Business Suit)  
3 = P. in a H. G. (Periods in a Hockey Game)  
3 = P. of an I. (Parts of an Insect)  
3 = R. in a C. (Rings in a Circus)  
3 = S. and Y.‘re O. (Strikes and You’re Out)  
3 = S. on C.’ F. V. (Ships on Columbus’ First Voyage)  
3 = S. in a T. (Sides in a Triangle)  
3 = S. to the W. (Sheets to the Wind)  
3 = W. M. at B. (Wise Men at Bethlehem)  
3 = W. in “M.” (Witches in “Macbeth”)  
3 = W. on a T. (Wheels on a Tricycle)  
3 = on a M. (on a March)  
4 = B. in a W. (Balls in a Walk)  
4 = C. in the H. H. (Chambers in the Human Heart)  
4 = G. M. in C. (Gang Members in China)  
4 = H. of the A. (Horsemen of the Apocalypse)  
4 = I’s in M. (I’s in Mississippi)  
4 = L. in a D. W. (Letters in a Dirty Word)  
4 = M. in a S. (Movements in a Symphony)  
4 = M. of the B. (Members of the Beatles)  
4 = Q. in a F. G. (Quarters in a Football Game)  
4 = Q. in a G. (Quarts in a Gallon \*)  
4 = S’s in M. (S’s in Mississippi)  
4 = S. in a D. of C. (Suits in a Deck of Cards)  
4 = S. in a R. (Sides in a Rectangle)  
4 = S. in a S. (Sides in a Square)  
4 = S. in a Y. (Seasons in a Year)  
4 = T. FDR E. P. (Terms FDR Elected President)  
4 = W. on a C. (Wheels on a Car)  
4 = Y. in an O. (Years in an Olympiad)  
5 = B. in the T. (Books in the Torah)  
5 = D. in a Z. C. (Digits in a Zip Code \*)  
5 = F. on a H. (Fingers on a Hand)  
5 = G. L. (Great Lakes)  
5 = M. B. in “J. and the B.” (Magic Beans in “Jack and the Beanstalk”)  
5 = M. in a C. R. (Miles in a Camptown Racetrack)  
5 = P. in a N. (Pennies in a Nickel)  
5 = S. in a P. (Sides in a Pentagon)  
5 = S. in the S. C. (Stars in the Southern Cross)  
5 = T. on a F. (Toes on a Foot)  
5 = V. O. in the H. B. (Vital Organs in the Human Body)  
6 = D. of the C. (Days of the Condor – book)  
6 = “B. C.” (“Brandenburg Concertos”)  
6 = A. of the A. (Avenue of the Americas)  
6 = D. of C. (Days of Creation)  
6 = H. D. of O. for R. C. (Holy Days of Obligation for Roman Catholics)  
6 = P. in a P. (Pigs in a Poke)  
6 = P. in a P. T. (Pockets in a Pool Table)  
6 = S. in a H. (Sides in a Hexagon)  
6 = T. Z. in the U. S. (Time Zones in the United States)  
6 = W. of H. VIII (Wives of Henry VIII)  
6 = of O. and a H. D. of the O. (of One and a Half Dozen of the Other)  
7 = “P. of W.” (“Pillars of Wisdom”)  
7 = A. of M. (Ages of Man)  
7 = C. in a R. (Colors in a Rainbow : ROYGBIV)  
7 = D. in “S. W.” (Dwarfs in “Snow White”)  
7 = H. of R. (Hills of Rome)  
7 = K. of F. in H. P. (Kinds of Fruit in Hawaiian Punch)  
7 = P. of E. (Plagues of Egypt)  
7 = S. of S. the S. (Seas of Sinbad the Sailor)  
7 = W. of the A. W. (Wonders of the Ancient World \*)  
8 = C. in a M. (Candles in a Menorah)  
8 = D. in H. (Days in Hanukkah)  
8 = K. H. of E. (King Henrys of England)  
8 = L. on a S. (Legs on a Spider)  
8 = L. on an O. (Legs on an Octopus)  
8 = S. in a O. (Sides in a Octagon)  
8 = S. on a S. S. (Sides on a Stop Sign \*)  
8 = S.'s R. (Santa’s Reindeer)  
8 = G. T. in a L. B. C. (Great Tomatoes in a Little Bitty Can)  
9 = C. of H. in the “D. C.” (Circle of Hell in the “Divine Comedy”)  
9 = D. in a Z. C., with the S. C. (Digits in a Zip Code, with the Street Code)  
9 = G. M. (Greek Muses)  
9 = I. in a B. G. (Innings in a Baseball Game)  
9 = J. on the U. S. S. C. (Justices on the United States Supreme Court)  
9 = L. of a C. (Lives of a Cat)  
9 = M. in a H. B.'s G. P. (Months in a Human Baby’s Gestation Period)  
9 = P. in the S. S. (Planets in the Solar System \*)  
9 = S. by B. (Symphonies by Beethoven)  
10 = A. in the B. of R. (Amendments in the Bill of Rights)  
10 = C. G. to M. (Commandments Given to Moses)  
10 = F. in B. (Frames in Bowling)  
10 = L. I. B. (Little Indian Boys)  
10 = P. in C. (Provinces in Canada)  
10 = Y. in a D. (Years in a Decade)  
11 = F. in a C. (Fathoms in a Chain)  
11 = P. on a C. T. (Players on a Cricket Team)  
11 = P. on a F. T. (Players on a Football Team \*)  
11 = S. in the C. (States in the Confederacy)  
12 = A. at the L. S. (Apostles at the Last Supper)  
12 = C. of A. R. (Caesars of Ancient Rome)  
12 = D. of C. (Days of Christmas)  
12 = D. of J. (Disciples of Jesus)  
12 = L. of H. (Labors of Hercules)  
12 = S. of the Z. (Signs of the Zodiac \*)  
12 = T. of I. (Tribes of Israel)  
13 = a B.'s D. (a Baker’s Dozen)  
13 = O. C. (Original Colonies)  
13 = S. on the A. F. (Stripes on the American flag \*)  
14 = D. in a F. (Days in a Fortnight)  
14 = L. in a S. (Lines in a Sonnet)  
14 = P. in W. W.'s P. (Points in Woodrow Wilson’s Plan)  
15 = M. of F. per P., A. to A. W. (Minutes of Fame per Person, According to Andy Warhol)  
15 = M. on a D. M.'s C. (Men on a Dead Man’s Chest)  
16 = O. in a P. (Ounces in a Pound)  
16 = O. of M. (Orders of Mammals)  
17 = S. in a H. (Syllables in a Haiku)  
17 = P. that D. N. and S. V. (Parallel that Divided North and South Vietnam)  
18 = H. on a G. C. (Holes on a Golf Course \*)  
18 = I. in a C. (Inches in a Cubit)  
19 = G. S. for the V. P. (Gun Salute for the Vice President)  
20 = C. in a P. (Cigarettes in a Pack)  
20 = Y. S. by R. V. W. (Years Slept by Rip Van Winkle)  
21 = G. S. for the P. (Gun Salute for the President)  
22 = C. (Catch)  
23 = P. on a G. J. (People on a Grand Jury)  
24 = B. B. in a P. (Black Birds Baked in a Pie)  
24 = B. B. to a C. (Beer Bottles to a Case)  
24 = D. P. to the I. for M. I. (Dollars Paid to the Indians for Manhattan Island)  
24 = H. in a D. (Hours in a Day \*)  
24 = S. Z. of I. T. (Standard Zones of International Time)  
25 = Y. of M. for a S. A. (Years of Marriage for a Silver Anniversary)  
25 = P. in a Q. (Pennies in a Quarter)  
26 = L. of the A. (Letters of the Alphabet \*)  
27 = D. W. W. by G. G. (Different Wigs Worn by Gregory Giggs)  
27 = A. to the U. S. C. (Amendments to the United States Constitution)  
28 = D. in F. (Days in February)  
29 = D. in F. in a L. Y. (Days in February in a Leap Year \*)  
30 = D. H. S. (Days Hath September)  
30 = D. in J. (Days in June)

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**Author:** ![Babar714](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Babar714](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babar714)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 1999, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/31 "1999-08-11T11:03:00Z")

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Chef, wasn’t that Ferris in Farris Beuler’s day off?

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**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 1999, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/32 "1999-08-14T16:23:00Z")

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I got 22 of the original 27 instantly (within 15-20 minutes or so), but then realized that I fudged a bit on #8 saying “13 States of the American federation” which although not perfect is still somewhat correct. The five I didn’t get within that period of time were 7,11,12,16,26. Those were tough ones.

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2000, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/33 "2000-02-02T23:55:00Z")

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Nobody ever bit on this, so I’ll finally give the answer:  
0=M.  
(“Zero Mostel”) 🙂

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/34 "2000-02-03T00:14:00Z")

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Holy Moly! It lives!

Thank you, dougie. I had been puzzling over that 0M for months. 😉

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**Post date:** [February 3, 2000, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-puzzler/6753/35 "2000-02-03T04:03:00Z")

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> [@](#):
>
> Originally posted by Chef Troy:  
> **So what are 6 and 11?**

17, silly.

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Mr. K’s Link of the Month:

What is John Kricfalusi (“Ren and Stimpy”) doing these days?

[The Goddamn George Liquor Program](http://www.spumco.com/entertainment/webcartoon.html)

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