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Note the permissions and conditions of use for this collection: Material is provided solely for use in educational institutions in the United Kingdom for the purpose of engagement and interest of students. Any commercial use whatsoever is strictly prohibiited. This collection is free to use, but is NOT free to circulate. If you have downloaded this material from any site other than those listed below, please let us (TM4T) know Time Management 4 Teachers (TM4T) Ritsumeikan University of Tokyo Beech Comprehensive Guardian Teachers Note that the word 'dingbat' is this collection used in its generic sense and does not relate to the board game of the same name. Any similarity between published images and registered brand names is co-incidental and implies no reference to the registered brand or product. Facial features have been disguised on all contemporary photography, but some geographical features may be recognisable. If you belive that your privacy or confidentiality has been compromised, please contact us and we will rectify matters immediately.
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Most optical illusions are included courtesy of Professor KITAOKA and colleagues at the Department of Psychology, Ritsumeikan University. Professor KITAOKA's webpage is herehere Pavement art is included courtesy of Julian Beever. Julian's website is here. ****REPLY PENDINGhere All other copyrighted material is acknowledged individually. We have tried to contact all permission holders, but have not had a response in all cases. If you believe we have infringed your intellectual or commercial rights, please let us know and we will rectifiy this immediately.
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Logic Problem 501 You have two slow-burning fuses, each of which will burn up in exactly one hour. They are not necessarily of the same length and width as each other, so you have no way of measuring if a fuse is half burned. Using these two fuses, how can you measure 45 minutes? Notes Page
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The World of Julian Beever 24 502
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 503 1.2. 3. i BAG i BAG L E A S T HE AD AC HE
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Logic Problem 504 My cousin told me: “Two days ago, my daughter was 8. Next year, she'll be 11”. How is this possible? Notes Page
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Brain Teaser 505 If you take two apples from three apples, how many do you have? Notes Page
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The World of Julian Beever 25 506
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 507 1.2. 3. Granite PATRICK EHT
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The World of Julian Beever 26 508
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 509 1.2. 3. P A N T S T H E S A N D EMOCLEW
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Brain Teaser 510 Notes Page A horse is tied to a 30 foot rope. A haystack lies 40 feet away, but the horse is able to eat it. How is this possible?
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The World of Julian Beever 27 511
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 512 1.2. 3. AaTdLrAoNpTIC Fuor TOFFIE B O O B B
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Brain Teaser - Tricky 513 Notes Page What two common English words have the most letters? Clue: In which job are you most likely to get the sack?
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The World of Julian Beever 28 514
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Brain Teaser - Tricky 515a Notes Page An encyclopedia consists of ten volumes (sitting next to each other, in order, on a shelf). Each volume contains one thousand pages. Excluding the covers of each volume, how many pages are between the first page of the encyclopedia and the last?
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Brain Teaser - Tricky 515b Here is a bird's eye view of the encyclopaedia: Vo l 1 Vo l 2 Vo l 3 Vo l 4 Vo l 5 Vo l 6 Vo l 7 Vo l 8 Vo l 9 Vo l 10 First Page Last Page 8000 pages
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Exam Answers - Chemistry Notes Page 516
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 517 1.2. 3. BEST ST INAND AGE
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The World of Julian Beever 29 518
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Brain Teasers 519 Notes Page If the nurse gave you three pills and told you to take one every half hour, how long would they last you? How much soil is there - in cubic feet - in a hole in the ground that's two feet wide, three feet long, and four feet deep?
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Everyday expressions and a place Dingbats Notes Page 520 1.2. 3. GOIT 10 INGING ST Taker's Shop The
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The World of Julian Beever 30 521
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 522 1.2. 3. NALP PU PePPermint BUN G
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Brain Teasers 523 Notes Page If eggs can be laid at the rate of eight every seven days, how many eggs can a rooster lay in three weeks? A woman has three children. Half of them are boys. How is this possible? In one family, there are seven sisters, and each sister has one brother. How many siblings (brothers and sisters) are there in total?
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Optical Illusions 524a The World of Julian Beever 31 Notes Page
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Optical Illusions 524b The World of Julian Beever 31
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Rearrange the letters of each word to make another word. The four new words must all rhyme... Onset News Wrong Hornet Word Game Notes Page 525
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 526 1.2. 3.
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Brain Teasers - Tricky 527 Notes Page A rope ladder is hanging over the side of a ship. The ladder is 10 metres long, and the rungs are 100 cms apart. The lowest rung is resting on the surface of the ocean. The tide rises at the rate 100 cms per hour. How long will it take before the water is four rungs from the top of the ladder? How many times can you subtract 2 from 21 without getting a negative number for an answer?
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Brain Teasers 528a Place six X's on an OXO board without making a line of three... Place the numbers 1-9 on another OXO board so that every row and column adds up to 15
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Brain Teasers 528b X X X X X X 4 3 8 9 5 1 2 7 6
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The young farm animals have been playing tug of war. With 3 piglets on one side and 2 kids (young goats) on the other side, the game ended in a tie. Similarly, with 3 calves on one side and 4 kids on the other side, the game ended in a tie. Which side, if either, will win if one side has 5 piglets and the other side has 2 calves? Brain Teaser Notes Page 529
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The World of Julian Beever 32 530
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 531 1.2. 3. Know IT No GMadeB rOBbErs
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The World of Julian Beever 33 532
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 533 1.2. 3. Damn! ?? Quack quack Cluck cluck Shotgu
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Brain Teasers - Tricky 534 Farmer Smith owns three pink pigs, four brown pigs, and two black pigs. How many of Farmer Smith's pigs can say that it is the same colour as two other pigs on the farm? Sometimes, the older a coin is, the more valuable it gets, but 2013 10p coins are still worth more than 1983 10p coins. Why? Notes Page
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The World of Julian Beever 34 535
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 536 1.2. 3. Hamlet Word Pinnacles Waether
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Brain Teasers 537 Some bacteria divide themselves every minute into two equal bacteria which also divide the next minute and so on. We put some bacteria in a dish a 11:00 and the dish was full at 12.00. At what time was it half-full? One brick is one kilogram and half a brick heavy. How heavy is one brick? Notes Page
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 538 1.2. 3. 0 2 YRROW A TEMPER TURE
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Brain Teasers 539 An old sea captain told this tale: one day two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they said they could see each other clearly. Strange things happen at sea. Explain. Notes Page
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The World of Julian Beever 35 540
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Everyday expressions & a railway station Dingbats Notes Page 541 1.2. 3. T H E HENRY R Y Colt Bren Winchester Kalashnikov
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Lateral Thinking 542 A window cleaner was cleaning a window on the 25th floor of a skyscraper on a windy day. He suddenly slips and falls. He has no safety equipment and nothing to soften his fall, and no one helps him, but he is not hurt at all. How ? Notes Page
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Brain Teasers 543 (You may use a calculator for this one) What number do you get if you multiply together all the digits on a telephone keypad? My cousin went out for a walk and it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How? Notes Page
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The World of Julian Beever 36 544
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 545 1.2. 3. SAUCER U P E Y E S Q 1
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 546 1.2. 3. cover policeman LIBERTYLIBERTY INSUCARRANCE
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All of my sisters pets are dogs except one. All of her pets are cats except one. How many cats and dogs does my sister have? Brain Teaser Notes Page 547
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Optical Illusions 548 The World of Julian Beever 37
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Everyday expressions Dingbats Notes Page 549 1.2. 3. Midday NOWHERE
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All of my cousin's dogs have silly names. The dog named Jam is heavier than the dog named Jelly. The dog called Copper weighs more than the dog called Brandy but less than the dog called Pumpkin. Brandy weighs more than Jelly. Pumpkin weighs less than Jam. List my cousin's dogs in the order of their weights, starting with the heaviest. Brain Teaser Notes Page 550
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