MiNdBeNdErS

Hello friends!!!Here we will be publishing some "Mindbenders" for all of you to test your skills.If you can answer those you can write the answer below the question with your name.The write answer will be published the next day for you.

  • Solve the letter equation given below:

1 is the A N of H (Hint:Chemistry)
Ans:1 is the Atomic Number of Hydrogen

  • Which three letter word completes the following longer words:

g_ _ _e
ear_ _ _e
c_ _ _ber
g_ _ _al
Ans:globe
earlobe
clobber
global

  • Use only 4 4's and only 4 4's along with any mathematical operators to make a total of 1020.

Ans:4(4^4)-4

  • Solve the letter equation given below:

43 T M H by S T
Ans:43 Test Match Hundreds by Sachin Tendulkar

  • Solve the anagram below to get the name of a great Indian personality

LAST HURRAH AILS BAD
Ans:Lal Bahadur Shastri

  • If HITBP is equivalent to Honesty Is The Best Policy,what proverb is represented by WTAWTAW.

Ans:Where There is A Will There is A Way

  • In each of the following,can you find an associated word that can be paired with all three words to form a compound word (or a word pair that acts like a compound word)???

light
hot
check

Ans:Spot (Spotlight,hotspot,spotcheck)

  • Four friends have been picking fruits and agree to share out their haul equally later on.When no one is looking,Prakash takes 1/3 of the fruit- more than his proper share.Then Karan sneaks 1/3 of the remaining fruits,and later Ramesh does the same.When Sheela gets to the fruit,she takes her original rightful share from those remaining,leaving just 100g of fruit.What weight of fruits did they collect altogether.

Ans:2.16 kilos of fruits

  • What is represented by this BrainBat???

William March
William June
William September
William January
Ans:Monthly Bills

  • Use 4 4's and only 4 4's along with any mathematical operators to make a total of 1023.

Ans:sqrt.(sqrt.(4)^4!)-4/4=1023

  • Solve the letter equation given below:

3 M in a L
(Hint:Measure)
Ans:3 Miles in a League

  • Solve the anagram to get the name of a popular cricketer:

DASHING HARDEN HIM ON
Ans:Mahendra Singh Dhoni

  • Can you find a three-letter word that will go in front of each word in the group to make a new,compound word???

fight,
walk,
fish,
nap
Ans:Cat (Catfight,Catwalk,Catfish,Catnap)

  • If HITBP is equivalent to Honesty Is The Best Policy,what proverb is represented by WTISTIF.

Ans:Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire

  • Geeta is celebrating her birthday tomorrow.Next year,she will reach an age three times that of daughter Sunita 11 years ago.Last year at this time,Sunita was exactly half her age.How old is Geeta today?

Ans:67 years old

  • Starting with O,add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach COUNSEL.

Ans:O,ON,CON,ONCE,CONES,OUNCES,COUNSEL

  • Use 4 4's and only 4 4's along with any mathematical operators to make a total of 1025.

Ans:(sqrt.(sqrt.(4)^4!)+4/4=1025

  • Solve the letter equation given below:

2 H in a W
Ans:2 Halves in a Whole

  • An antigram is an anagram which has a meaning opposite to its unscrambled version.Try this antigram:

EVIL'S AGENTS
Ans:EVANGELISTS

  • Can you find a three-letter word that will go in front of each word in the group to make a new,compound word?

Case,
cracker,
house,
shell

Ans:Nut (Nutcase,nutcracker,nuthouse,nutshell)

  • If HITBP is equivalent to Honesty Is The Best Policy,what proverb is represented by WIRDATRD

Ans:When In Rome Do As The Romans Do

  • While playing with dolls,Kelly realized that if she had 15 more,she would own a quarter as much dolls as Sara. But if Sara owned 20,fewer she would still have 5 times more dolls than Kelly.How many dolls does Kelly own?

Ans:40 dolls

  • Which three letter word completes the following longer words:

ti-gs,co-g,ad-g,or-ary
Ans:"din"

  • Use 4 4's and only 4 4's along with any mathematical operators to make a total of 1028.

Ans:4*4^4+4 =1028

  • Solve the letter equation given below:

8 R in S S (Hint:X-Mas)
Ans:8 Reindeers in Santa's Sleigh

  • Solve the anagram below to get the name of an industrialist:

MUMBAI SHAKEN
Ans:Mukesh Ambani

  • The group of words given below have one four letter word prefix that fits in front of them to form another word or phrase.

note
print
ball
step
Ans:"Foot"

  • In a competitive keep fit session,Wendy burns off 25% more calories than Cheryl,who worked off six times as many calories as Cath,who burned off 20 calories fewer than Sue.If the average number of calories used up is 160,how many calories did Wendy burn?

Ans:300 calories

  • Use 4 4's and only 4 4's along with any mathematical operators to make a total of 1032

Ans:44*4!-4! =1032

  • Solve this letter equation:

11 P on a F T
Ans:11 Players on a Football Team

  • Solve the anagram below to get the name of an ex-England cricket captain:

I WORRY ALL NIGHT
Ans:Ray Illingworth

  • The group of words given below have one four letter word prefix that fits in front of them to form another word or phrase.

Grown
Stead
Land
Less
Ans:"Home" (Homegrown,Homestead,Homeland,Homeless)

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