Got a couple of minutes to spare? Then test your smarts with this latest entry in the Mensa series-short, thematic, no-pencil word puzzles that really exercise the brain. Some of the subjects include "Special Days," "Celebrities," and "Hidden Things," and there are kid-friendly bonus sections, too. Fill in the blanks of the Q Puzzles: "A q __ __ __ __ __ at a meeting is a __ __ __ __ __ q __ __ __ __ __ __ for voting on motions," would make sense with the words quorum and prerequisite. Or try synanograms--a fun mix of synonym-finding and anagram solving. At the end, compare your results with those of Mensa members--the smartest two percent of the population.
Readers of all ages will enjoy the challenge of discovering the answers to—or being stumped by—these interactive mysteries. In brief paragraphs and black-and-white illustrations, award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner present 70 puzzles, each with a logical "aha" answer that requires thinking outside the box. Clues and answers are included in separate sections. Mystery: A man is looking at a clock that displays the correct time, but he doesn't know what time it is. Why not? Clues: The man can see and tell time perfectly well. The clock is normal and in plain sight. More than one clock is in the room. Solution: Each clock in the room is displaying a different time, so he doesn't know which one is correct. Hours of wholesome entertainment is practically guaranteed!
Brain Teasers with Word Riddles, Math Riddles Logic Puzzles and Trivia Challenges A book of mental exercises with brain teasers that challenge your brain with word riddles, number and logic puzzles, helping to boost your brain's activity. Organized with an increasing level of difficulty from easy to challenging, there are 250 puzzles, brainteasers, trivia quizzes and word games that are engaging, fun, frustrating and designed to keep your mind sharp, reducing risk of dementia, daily boredom and improving memory and concentration. Hours of fun-filled enjoyment with questions and answers that develop your problem-solving skills in logic, math and word problems. Features ✓ 250 Logic Puzzle Questions and Answers - That on average can take 2 minutes to complete, but time really depends upon the individual so this is our suggested average and some may take a longer or shorter time ✓ Easy to Use - Answers are hyperlinked and so are questions from the answer area, to allow you to flip back and forth quickly ✓ Skip Ahead Labels - Questions are identified by type so that you can easily find the challenges you enjoy and then go back for the others! ✓ Different Questions - The order of the questions will not have similar questions one after the other, both to provide you with variety and to keep interest high ✓ No Paper Required - The math questions are designed so that you can do them in your head and do not require a pad to figure them out, also using your short-term memory to keep variables in the proper order ✓ All Levels - Wide variety of questions for all levels and members of the family Types of Questions License Plate word puzzles Map Puzzles Code Breaking Puzzles Word Riddles Acronyms & Euphemism Trivia Number Mazes Math Patterns and more!!! Hidden Benefits Of The Book - By doing the questions you will enhance your Critical Thinking Logical Thinking Attention to Detail Memory Development Trivia KnowledgeMemory Recall Hints 1. There will often be a pattern or partial completions that will permit you to get to the answer without necessarily having to complete the full puzzle. 2. Look for patterns that can only be solved one way, and then follow through on the rest of the question. Start having fun now and click the BUY NOW button at the top before the price changes!
60-Second Brain Teasers Pencil-Free Puzzles contains 201 no-pencil-required brain twisters that take one minute or less. These completely original puzzles range from easy to near-impossible!
Award-winning author Sandy Silverthorne and John Warner’s first collection of one-minute mysteries has sold more than 100,000 copies, and now the two offer more fun thinking puzzles for super-sleuths of all ages. It’s an entertaining book for the whole family. Each one-page mystery is illustrated with a hilarious cartoon that presents an obvious (and obviously incorrect!) solution. Readers can turn to a page of clues, each one revealing more information until the a-ha! moment finally arrives. Sure to make folks scratch their heads and think outside the box, this is the perfect book to pass the time or pep up a party—good clean fun for anytime, anywhere, and anyone! Previously released as Return of the One-Minute Mysteries and Brain Teasers.
What a bargain! At more than 700 puzzle-packed pages, this huge, value-priced collection should keep any solver happy...and busy for a very long time. It contains brain-busting challenges of almost every type: math logic problems for the numerically inclined; absolutely amazing lateral thinking conundrums; really great critical thinking bafflers; and mind-boggling word puzzles. Here's just a small sample of what's inside: The 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States had the same mother and the same father, but were not brothers. How could this be so? Stumped? That's because it's one man--Grover Cleveland--who was reelected after skipping a term. And that's just an easy warm-up!
Bringing the Brain Teasers Sudoku, which will help you exercise your mind and stimulate your brain power. This superb collection of books in three volumes brings the best of Sudoku puzzles, which surely are going to engage you for hours. The puzzles are designed for both amateurs and experts alike.
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You can be sitting in the train working on a puzzle but it can take you far away from the everyday. Before you know it you're at your stop or about to pass it. It's not like you were even in the train. It's something different, something removed from the ordinary." --Maki Kaji, Japanese Times The Nation's No. 1 Newspaper offers puzzlesmiths the ultimate cranium compendium boasting five challenging mind teasers. USA TODAY is America's most recognized newspaper reaching more than 5 million people each day. Now, USA TODAY has collected five popular game formats into one book, including: Logic Puzzles, Crossword, Killer Sudoku, and Hitori. Complete with 400 puzzles (that's twice the size of comparable game books), USA TODAY Jumbo Puzzle Book includes an introductory chapter that offers solution tips as well as a concluding chapter that reveals all the answers. Pen and pencil puzzles are big business. According to a national poll by the American Society on Aging, 84 percent of people report that they spend time daily in activities that are good for brain health.
