The Old Monk and the Staircase

Construction of a stronger and more massive bell tower for the monastery to replace the one destroyed during the last civil strife with a neighboring lord was well underway when the old Monk visited the site. The Abbot showed the Monk the drawings and model for the three-bell tower. The Monk was impressed until he stood where the bell chamber would be and saw the spiral staircase in this medieval bell tower running the wrong direction (counterclockwise).

"The staircase direction must be changed," said the Old Monk. The Abbot looked at the staircase and agreed. Why?


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Four Letter Fun!

Each group of words has one four letter prefix that fits in front of them to form another word or phrase. Can you figure out which word it is for each group?

1. Nail, man, out, ten

2. Sick, work, room, plate

3. Do, up, shift, believe

4. Range, shot, horn, bow

5. Back, baked, way, hour

6. Dress, band, ache, rest

7. Chair, jump, light, rise

8. Note, print, ball, step

9. Arm, fly, works, sale


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Insert A Word

Insert a word from group B into a word from group A to form a larger word. (Try & Eat = Treaty)

Group A
Slight
Bless
King
Pain
Hock
Shed
Rue
Hen
Wing

Group B
One
Now
Lad
Eight
Tar
Even
Cat
Itch
Add


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Fell From A Star

It fell from a star,
But not very far.
It seems to fly
Above you and I.
Look further down to see
Cousin Jay below us three.
Jump down further to see an empty space.
Tell me what "it" is, and where is this place?


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Snow White

Recently, Snow White's seven dwarfs met up with three of their friends and went to the cinema to see Bambi. From the clues below, can you determine the order in which they stood in the ticket queue?

Grumpy was in front of Dopey. Stumpy was behind Sneezy and Doc. Doc was in front of Droopy and Happy.
Sleepy was behind Stumpy, Smelly and Happy.
Happy was in front of Sleepy, Smelly and Bashful.
Bashful was behind Smelly, Droopy and Sleepy.
Sneezy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was in front of Grumpy, Stumpy and Sneezy.
Dopey was in front of Droopy.
Sleepy was in front of Grumpy and Bashful.
Dopey was behind Sneezy, Doc and Sleepy.
Stumpy was in front of Dopey. Smelly was behind Doc.


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A New Type of Word Pyramid

In this word pyramid you have to take the letters from the word pea and put them around the 'h' to form a new word. Once you have the next word, do the same with the next line.

pea
h _ _ _
s _ _ _ _
_ _ r _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ n
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ l


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For each "alternative definition" below, try to figure out what word starting with "pre" is represented. For example, given the clue "delivered beforehand", the answer would be "present", since "beforehand" gives you "pre" and "delivered" means "sent", i.e. "pre" + "sent" = "present".
Good luck!


1. to yield beforehand
2. to release beforehand
3. to repair beforehand
4. to cut off the outer part of beforehand
5. to stroll beforehand
6. to send a message to a mobile phone beforehand


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For each "alternative definition" below, try to figure out what word starting with "car" is represented. For example, given the clue "a country which is famous for producing cars", the answer would be "carnation".
Good luck!


1. 2,000 pounds of car weight
2. a place where ships load/unload cars
3. to wait in a car
4. a collection of liquid into which a car has been submerged
5. an animal kept as a companion that rides along with you in your car
6. to proceed with a car


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Guess the Animals #2

Find out what the animals are! (for example, "To run away or escape" could be a "flea")

1. A strong body tissue
2. Government head of a town/city
3. To sound low, husky, or grating
4. Relating to a group of singers
5. Stealin'
6. A parent's female sibling
7. A mythical curse or bond
8. A second-person pronoun
9. Thin thread-like outgrowth from the skin
10. To exist. A form of 'am' or 'was.'


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Alphabetically Challenged

What is the meaning of this rebus?

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQUSTRVWXYZ


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For each "alternative definition" below, try to figure out what word starting with "ex" is represented. For example, given the clue "former allegation", the answer would be "exclaim", since "former" gives you "ex", and "allegation" means "claim" i.e. "ex" + "claim" = "exclaim".
Good luck!


1. former modification
2. former segment of land
3. former unit of weight
4. former part of a stage performance
5. former fee for passage over a bridge
6. former temporary portable dwelling


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Find the 4 digits A, B, C, and D, with A

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