NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 24, 2012): The Cat is Away
Updated: 2012-06-29 00:42:00
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , June 28, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 24, 2012 The Cat is Away NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 24, 2012 The Cat is Away Since I'm not going to be around to comment on the puzzle I'm putting this week's puzzle on auto-pilot Please play nicely and don't give the puzzle answer . away Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any hints that could lead directly to the answer e.g . via Google or Bing before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET . If you know the answer , click the link and submit it to NPR , but don't give it away . here You may provide indirect hints to the answer to show you know it , but make sure they don't give the answer away . You can openly discuss your hints
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , June 21, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 17, 2012 Est-ce que tu parles français NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 17, 2012 Est-ce que tu parles français Q : Think of a common French word that everyone knows . Add a v as in violin to the beginning and an e at the end . The result will be the English-language equivalent of the French word . What is it Well , I never expected it to take me this long to figure out the puzzle answer . I spent much of last night pouring through lists of common French words as well as English words starting with V and ending with E . My wife was similarly stymied so we gave up and assumed that there must be a typo in the wording of the puzzle . Unfortunately , when I
: : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , June 16, 2012 GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : When Are the Odds Even GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : When Are the Odds Even Q : If we have a bag containing equal numbers of black and white marbles , and we pull out one marble , the odds of it being black are even . If we have a bag containing 120 marbles , 85 of which are black , the odds of us pulling out two marbles and them both being black is also even 85 120 x(84 119 0.5 or 50 If the largest bag we have can hold 1,000,000 marbles , for how many sets of marbles i.e . the 120 marbles described above are one set can we pull two marbles and have a 50 chance of them being the same designated color Are there any sets of marbles for
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , June 14, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 10, 2012 Have a Seat NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 10, 2012 Have a Seat Q : Name something to sit on . Divide the letters of this exactly in half . Move the second half to the front , without changing the order of any letters . The result will name some things seen on computers . What are they Add the letters D-E-M to the answer , rearrange to name something that might be affected the longer you sit on one of . these Edit : BARSTOOL DEM BLOODSTREAM A : BARSTOOL TOOLBARS Posted by Blaine at 12:15 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : anagrams lists npr 65 : comments Blaine Sun Jun 10, 12:26:00 AM PDT Here's my standard
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: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , June 02, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 3, 2012 Stay Tuned NPR Sunday Puzzle Jun 3, 2012 Stay Tuned Q : Take the names of two state capitals . Change one letter in each one , resulting in a phrase naming someone you will see soon on TV . Who is it Hint : You don't really have to know anything about TV to solve this puzzle . Whenever I wade through the channels to see what is on TV , I see nothing but re-runs . Posted by Blaine at 10:24 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : lists npr phrases substitution 4 comments : Blaine Sat Jun 02, 10:25:00 PM PDT Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any hints that could lead directly to the answer