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Traditional Paradoxes 
| A paradox is an assertion that: 1) seems false but is actually true; 2) an assertion that seems true but is actually false; 3) faulty reasoning; or 4) the truth or falsity is indeterminable. See if you can reason through the following paradoxes! |
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Tough
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5Q |
13947 plays |
Jul 19 02 |
padfoot1979
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The Lost Quiz of Glen DaLeachi 
| Uglybird and Richicago have gained possession of the legendary "Lost Quiz of Glen DaLeachi", purported to contain the name of one of FunTrivia's keys to success. Help them solve the puzzle of the DaLeachi code. |
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Average
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10Q |
1107 plays |
Jun 07 06 |
uglybird
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Follow My Directions 12 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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20Q |
6675 plays |
Feb 12 07 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 11 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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15Q |
7593 plays |
Nov 16 06 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 5 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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15Q |
6390 plays |
Aug 01 06 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 4 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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25Q |
3525 plays |
Jun 18 06 |
eburge
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Tom Swifties 
| Tom Swifties are adverbial puns. You supply the adverb! It's easiest to explain with a couple of examples! 'I don't think I'll be in school today,' Tom said... The answer is 'absently.' 'I lost my news magazine,' said Tom...the answer is 'timelessly.' |
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Tough
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10Q |
4029 plays |
Feb 01 02 |
crisw
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Follow My Directions 6 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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20Q |
4497 plays |
Aug 15 06 |
eburge
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Hexadecimal Words  
| Let's define a "hexadecimal word" as a word consisting ONLY of the letters ABCDEF. Consequently, it is also a valid hexadecimal number. The question body is a linguistic lead to the word and the hint is a mathematical lead to its decimal value. Enjoy! |
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Tough
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15Q |
630 plays |
Aug 16 07 |
gentlegiant17
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Follow My Directions 2 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Tough
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25Q |
4578 plays |
May 30 06 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 13 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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10Q |
5766 plays |
Apr 04 07 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Easy
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10Q |
8331 plays |
May 16 06 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 14
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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10Q |
693 plays |
Aug 21 08 |
eburge
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Shifty Words 
| Use dictionary definitions to identify word pairs which differ by a constant shift of letters. Example inside. |
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Tough
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10Q |
432 plays |
Jan 02 08 |
gentlegiant17
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Follow My Directions 3
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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10Q |
4386 plays |
Jun 07 06 |
eburge
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Compact #1 
| Three answers to three clues make one nonsensical word for the answer. Sounds hard, not really. The answers to question 2 and 3 follow on from each other. A complete worked example is included. |
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Average
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15Q |
1347 plays |
Nov 17 04 |
Auszev
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Follow My Directions 7
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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25Q |
3753 plays |
Sep 01 06 |
eburge
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Progressive Words 
| Use my cryptic, dictionary, and mathematical hints to identify words formed by an arithmetic progression of letters. Example inside. |
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Very Difficult
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10Q |
198 plays |
Jan 07 08 |
gentlegiant17
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A Little Crossword
| To solve this crossword puzzle you need to draw (or imagine) a 4 by 4 grid. Definitions are given for each down, across and diagonal words. |
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Average
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10Q |
696 plays |
Dec 05 06 |
Kabdanis
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Word Square Challenge 
| Each square contains letters that will make up meaningful words in every row and column. Can you find the missing word? An example is provided in the first question. Have fun and enjoy! |
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Average
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10Q |
465 plays |
Nov 27 07 |
Matthew_07
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Follow My Directions 10
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Average
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15Q |
2205 plays |
Oct 05 06 |
eburge
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Follow My Directions 8
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Easy
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15Q |
3084 plays |
Sep 10 06 |
eburge
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It's All Roman To Me 
| 1 + 50 + 50, when converted to Roman numerals, spells the word 'ILL'. But so does 49 + 50. The challenge is to figure out which clue leads to which word. Note: Liberties taken with numbering to enhance game play. |
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Average
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10Q |
1644 plays |
Oct 11 04 |
nutmeglad
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A Rich and Birdy Brainteaser
| A trojan program has hijacked Richicago and Uglybird and locked them into a quiz template on the evil web site - SadTrivia. Answer the assortment of brainteasers and solve the final scramble to free them from their captors. |
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Tough
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10Q |
738 plays |
May 21 06 |
uglybird
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Can You Follow Directions? 
| You may think you can, but this quiz could possibly prove otherwise. This is one of those quizzes that will either get you a really good score or a really bad score. Good luck! (**Please type all answers in capital letters!**) |
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Tough
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15Q |
5073 plays |
Oct 11 03 |
sassy111
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Compact #3 
| Answer three or four clues and make one nonsensical word. Sounds hard, not really. A complete worked example is included. |
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Average
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15Q |
453 plays |
Jan 11 05 |
Auszev
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Add A Letter
| All answers are two-word phrases, in which the second word is the first word with one letter added somewhere within the word, without rearranging any of the letters. Example- 'Goods used in battle'=war ware. Remember-the shortest word comes first! |
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Difficult
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10Q |
4080 plays |
Sep 21 01 |
crisw
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Follow My Directions 9
| How good are you at following directions? Follow my directions to reveal the final phrase. |
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Easy
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15Q |
3021 plays |
Sep 29 06 |
eburge
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Tower of Babelfish 
| The Alta Vista Babelfish page will translate phrases into different languages. If you translate from English to French then back to English, as an example, the results can be unintended- and hilarious! What was I really trying to say in these phrases? |
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Difficult
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10Q |
2844 plays |
May 19 00 |
crisw
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Compact #2 
| Answers to three or four clues make one nonsensical word for the answer. Sounds hard, not really. A worked example is included. |
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Tough
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15Q |
618 plays |
Dec 31 04 |
Auszev
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