The Essential Thread Of Puzzles

[Samurai]

Hi All,

I thought it was about time we had some enjoyment on this forum, and what better way to do this than by solving puzzles together.

I will pose a question, riddle or puzzle and will reveal the answer until it has either been guessed correctly or everyone agrees to pass. I will then post another.

I will start this thread and keep scores of those with correct answers. If this thread becomes popular, I will set a realistic target to be met and the person who achieves that target thus becomes the winner. If it does indeed become popular, I will try and make sure the winner gets a prize of some sort.

As always, there will be a couple of rules... If anyone flames or attempts to flame another user, I will order the whole thread closed and banished forever. Also, I request that nobody posts any pictures in here whatsoever. A few of my puzzles contain images and would like these to be the only images on here. If posting answers, please quote the questions only. We don't want pages of useless info ;)

You will get my utmost respect by just sticking to these simple rules.

I wish everyone the very best of luck... now on to Question 1

QUESTION 1

Word Power

Each of these sentances has the name of a river hidden inside. For example: "When I left Egypt I visited Norway" has the Nile hidden within its letters. Can you find the major British rivers amongst these sentances:

a. Carol's mother underwent major surgery last night.
b. None of us has ever needed financial help.
c. Charles telephoned the office with a message for his boss.

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Ball
Market
Look
Mail
Widow

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Plum
Cross
Station
Falls
Memorial

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Tongue
Goose
Nature
Superior
Hen

[MagicNakor]

As my British geography now leaves something to be desired, and as Thames isn't there, I'm leaving that one.

First is black. Second is Victoria. Third is mother.

Edit: Well, I was never very good at wordsearches anyway. ;)

:ninja:

[Billy_Dean]

a. Carol's mother underwent major surgery last night.
b. None of us has ever needed financial help.
c. Charles telephoned the office with a message for his boss.

[thewizeard]

Originally posted by Samurai@9 February 2004 - 14:55
Can you find the major British rivers amongst these sentances:[/i]

a. Carol's mother underwent major surgery last night...Dewent
b. None of us has ever needed financial help....Severn
c. Charles telephoned the office with a message for his boss...Thames

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Ball
Market
Look........} Black?
Mail
Widow

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Plum
Cross
Station......}
Falls
Memorial

Which one word will fit in front of all of the following:

Tongue
Goose
Nature...........} Mother
Superior
Hen


I will edit it as the other words come to me..!
:) See the quote!!! ;)

[Samurai]

Congratulations MagicNakor & Billy Dean. These are indeed the correct answers.

QUESTION 2

Odd One Out

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Needle
Face
Potato
Rose
Storm

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Thermomenter
Scissors
Ruler
Clock
Scales

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Banana
Egg
Pea
Turtle
Walnut
Oyster

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Robust
Doughnut
Halibut
Splattered
Genius

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Easter
Armenian
Rice
Glared
Thief

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Dates
Apples
Peanuts
Almonds
Bananas

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Dog
Peacock
horse
Table
Hamster
Chair

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Parliament
Muster
Tearful
Unkindness
Exaltation

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Consensus
Desperate
Niece
Eighth
Supersede

[MagicNakor]

1. Rose - no eyes.
2. Scissors - don't measure.

I've got to go to bed, so I can't read the rest. ;)

:ninja:

[thewizeard]

3. pea...because all the rest need to be peeled to consume

4. Genius... because the word does not contain the letter T..

5.

6.peanut..it grows in the ground.

7.peacock..all the rest have 4 legs

[rowdy]

Which of the following is the odd one out - and why?

Banana
Egg
Pea
Turtle
Walnut
Oyster

Banana - The rest have shells

[Samurai]

ANSWERS TO QUESTION 2

1. Rose - The others have an eye or eyes
2. Scissors - The others are all used for measuring
3. Banana - The others all have a shell
4. Robust - The others all have three vowels
5. Thief - The others can be rearranged to make names Teresa, Marianne, Eric & Gerald
6. Peanuts - They grow underground and the others grow on trees
7. Peacock - The others all have 4 legs
8. Tearful - The others are all used as terms for groups of things: a parliament of rooks, a muster of peacocks, an unkindness of ravens & an exaltation of larks
9. Supercede - All the others are spelled correctly, but supercede should be spelled superSede

Congratulations to those who got the majority...


QUESTION 3

The Movie Quiz

1. Which actor is the father of Angelina Jolie?

i) James Woods
ii) Jon Voight
iii) Val Kilmer

2. In which year was James Cameron's Titanic released?

i) 1995
ii) 1997
iii) 1999

3. In how many Superman films did Christopher Reeve star?

i) 5
ii) 4
iii) 3

4. The following quotes come from which films...?

i) "One has to ask some very strange favors in the job I have"
ii) "I think you should send us the biggest transport plane you have, and take this thing to the Arctic or somewhere and drop it where it will never thaw"
iii) "Things will not calm down, Daniel Jackson. They will in fact calm up"
iv) "And you know what they call a... a... a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris?"
v) "The men of marine force recon are selected to carry out illegal operations throughout the world. When they don't come home, their families are told fairy tales about what happened to them... and denied compensation. Well, I have choked on these lies my entire career. Well here and now the lies stop."
vi) "Don't touch my uncle! He is the genius of my family. He used to make the tip of the bomb, you know? That finds New York or Washington?"
vii) "You want to explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense in risking the lives of the eight of us to save one guy?"
viii) "From this day to the ending of the world we in it shall be remembered. We lucky few, we band of brothers. For he who today sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."

[MagicNakor]

VIII isn't from a film...originally anyway. It's Henry V by Shakespeare.

More recently, it's been in Renassiance Man, among others. :P

:ninja:

[NotoriousBIC]

1. John Voight
2. 1997
3. 4

4.
i) The Great Escape
ii) The Thing ?
iii) Stargate ?
iv) Pulp Fiction
v) The Rock
vi) ????
vii) Saving Private Ryan
viii) Band of Brothers

[Samurai]

Originally posted by NotoriousBIC@10 February 2004 - 01:42
1. John Voight Correct
2. 1997 Correct
3. 4 Correct

4.
i) The Great Escape Correct
ii) The Thing ? Wrong
iii) Stargate ? Correct
iv) Pulp Fiction Correct
v) The Rock Correct
vi) ???? Wrong
vii) Saving Private Ryan Correct
viii) Band of Brothers Correct
Just 2 more to get and you will have answered all of them correctly...

[NotoriousBIC]

Well, I already looked the wrong ones up on IMDb so I'm gonna leave them for someone else to answer.

[NotoriousBIC]

Ok guys I gave you 10 days to answer the last 2 so consider yourselves slow-ass molasses posters!

4.
ii) The Blob
vi) Armageddon