BrainTeasers For August 2002


What unusual property do the words FLOUR, TERN, THIRSTY and WEIGHT have in common? Complete these words by inserting the same three letters in each one.

A---BIC, CON---N, VI---OY

A man, when asked by his niece how old he was, replied,"My age is now four times yours, but five years ago it was five times yours." How old was he? What do the following words have in common?
STURDY , THIRSTY, CALMNESS, DEFORMED, INOPERATIVE

THINK !
Think of words ending in -gry. Angry and hungry are two of them. There are only three words in the English language. What is the third word which we use every day?



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