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Post by Kimmy on Sept 6, 2020 9:30:43 GMT
One example of where you will find me, Is many locations inside of one building. When I'm new I'm remarkably plain, But after first use, I'm never the same, People clean me a lot, but I'm never like new, The changes come off, but leave residue. You will have seen me in your early years, I'm definitely a tool for the eyes, not the ears, But there is a sound that I can make, To cause the strongest man to quake. I feel I should give more of a clue, But I don't want to make it too easy for you. I may have bored you, or enthralled, But can you tell me what I'm called?  |
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Post by liz on Sept 6, 2020 18:47:11 GMT
A blackboard.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 7, 2020 7:32:25 GMT
 Answer A chalkboard (or blackboard)
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 7, 2020 7:34:02 GMT
What phrase does this rebus represent? TUDETATI TUTATIDE ATTUDITE ATTITUDE  |
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Post by BC on Sept 7, 2020 22:25:24 GMT
I can think of a few possibilities:
Changing bad attitudes. Improving your attitude. Getting a good attitude. Finding the right attitude.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 8, 2020 9:32:24 GMT
I can think of a few possibilities:
Changing bad attitudes. Improving your attitude. Getting a good attitude. Finding the right attitude. Answer Attitude Adjustment |
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 8, 2020 9:34:39 GMT
I'm full of keys whenever I'm made I came about wooden when the Renaissance played Hundreds of years later, I was divided And two new keys to me were provided Then in 1760, and that's forty years later Three keys were added by Florio, Gedney, and Potter Around the 80's of the century mentioned I was used by Mozart and Haydn Over the years, new keys were gained In the 1830's, Beethoven used me to entertain Near the end of the 1800's, or the 19th century I was used by Brahms, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky Now, modern renditions are made of me Without my holes, I wouldn't be What am I?  |
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 9, 2020 8:30:45 GMT
Answer
The Flute
The keys are the sounds made.
Flutes were wooden in the Renaissance era.
Then in 1720, the middle joint was divided in two, and in turn, two new keys were added.
Forty years later, in 1760, three new keys were added.
In the 1780's (the century mentioned), Mozart and Haydn used the flute in their symphonies.
1782 through 1827, keys were added.
In the 1830's, Beethoven used the flute in his symphonies.
At the end of the 19th century, the flute appeared in the orchestral pieces of Brahms, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.
Now, flutes are made from metal, wood, and plastic.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 9, 2020 8:31:33 GMT
Henry and Gretchen are going to play a game. Henry explains, "You and I will take turns saying numbers. The first person will say a number between 1 and 10. Then the other person will say a number that is at least 1 higher than that number, and at most 10 higher. We will keep going back and forth in this way until one of us says the number 50. That person wins. I'll start." "Not so fast!" says Gretchen. "I want to win, so I will start." What number should Gretchen say to start?  |
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 10, 2020 7:55:57 GMT
Answer
She wants to say, "6."
The series of numbers she will say is 6, 17, 28, 39, 50.
Since she wants to say 50, she needs Henry to say a number between 40 and 49. Therefore, she wants to say 39.
Knowing she wants to say 39, she needs Henry to say a number between 29 and 38. So she wants to say 28. Following this same logic recursively, she will want to say 17, and she will want to say 6 to start the game, and be assured victory.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 10, 2020 7:57:59 GMT
You can do it in vessels for getting you clean. You can do it to fabric to stop being seen. You are doing it when you've come up short. You've done it too when you've equalled in sport. This may sound like there should be images but then, You can do all those things without pencil or pen. What is the word?  |
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Post by liz on Sept 10, 2020 21:05:09 GMT
Draw?
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 11, 2020 7:35:26 GMT
Answer DRAW You can Draw a bath. You can Draw curtains. You can Draw a blank. You draw a match in sport if the scores are equal. You draw something to produce an image, but all the above uses of the word Draw don't require writing implements.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 11, 2020 7:36:08 GMT
What phrase does this rebus represent? H HI HIS HIST HISTO HISTOR HISTORY  |
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Post by liz on Sept 11, 2020 18:47:49 GMT
Making history.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 12, 2020 9:15:06 GMT
Answer History in the making.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 12, 2020 9:16:09 GMT
Blade to blade I always win, My foe laid low and even. Yard by yard through thick and thin, I'm busiest in season.  |
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 13, 2020 8:41:39 GMT
Answer
A lawn mower.
Explanation: It cuts blades of grass with its blade, leaving them low and even. It is used in home yards and is busiest in summer when grass grows fastest.
(Hint)
You push and pull when cutting and generally stay in a straight course, and your lawn mower engine has a horsepower rating (like 3.5 horsepower).
Hope it was enjoyed more than mowing the yard!
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 13, 2020 8:42:34 GMT
What is the word that has 1 syllable, but when you add 1 letter to the end, it becomes 3 syllables? |
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Post by liz on Sept 13, 2020 8:42:38 GMT
A lawn mower.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 14, 2020 7:06:28 GMT
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 14, 2020 7:06:57 GMT
What is the word that has 1 syllable, but when you add 1 letter to the end, it becomes 3 syllables? Answer The first word is 'are' then you add an "A" to the end and it becomes 'area'. |
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 14, 2020 7:07:56 GMT
You hear my sound; But that's not me In fact, we look quite differently I can have one; it always has two; I can have three It can be anywhere, but I like sitting in a tree It comes in many different forms But I usually come in one I have an assortment of colours But eat me & I'm done It can represent a bond I can be used to jam Can you figure out What it is & what I am?  |
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Post by liz on Sept 14, 2020 19:30:48 GMT
Some sort of fruit?
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 16, 2020 9:06:33 GMT
Answer Pear & Pair
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 16, 2020 9:08:36 GMT
Can you figure out this rebus? doCTOR  |
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Post by liz on Sept 16, 2020 19:02:53 GMT
Dr. Dolittle
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 17, 2020 9:16:56 GMT
Answer Dr. Dolittle In the body, do is little in the word doctor, therefore, Dr. Dolittle. The title is a hint also by the animal sounds representing the animals that Dr. Dolittle could talk to.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 17, 2020 9:21:48 GMT
Beethoven was a lover of teasers of all kinds, and often submitted the following to his friends.
What word can be created when following these directions?
1) Start at D.
2) Go up Eight.
3) Go down Eleven.
4) Go up Five.
What word is it?
GOOD QUESTION or good question.
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Post by Kimmy on Sept 18, 2020 6:56:31 GMT
Answer
Deaf.
Beethoven was a composer, obviously, and utilized the Musical Key in this teaser. When he says "Go up Eleven", he is referring to the letters "ABCDEFG." Going up Eight notes from 'D' brings us to 'E' (because, of course, the musical scale simply repeats itself in the next octave). Going down Eleven notes brings us to 'A', and going up Five notes brings us to 'F'. Hence, DEAF (which, incidentally, Beethoven was).
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