Mental Exercise
1. Match the herb or spice shown on the left with the item on the right that relates to its origin:
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Vanilla |
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Wine Barrels |
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Cinnamon |
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Bean Plant |
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Cream of Tartar |
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Opium Plant |
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Saffron |
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Bark |
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Allspice |
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Orchid |
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Poppy Seeds |
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Unripe Berry |
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Licorice |
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Flower Stigma |
2. Two quarters are laid on a flat surface so that the bottom of one quarter touches the top of the other as illustrated. Now suppose the top quarter is rolled around the other quarter so that their edges remain in contact. In rolling the top quarter entirely around the other quarter and returning it to its original position, how many somersaults will the top quarter make?
3. You arrive home and turn the switch on a lamp only to discover that the electricity is out. You need to leave shortly and want to return the lamp to the off position. The lamp's switch only rotates one way. Unfortunately, you do not remember if the lamp's switch is a two-way (turn once to on, turn once again to off) or if the lamp is a three-way (turn once to low light, again to high light then back to off). What to you do to be sure to return the lamp to the off position?
4. Tri-bond is a game where you try to find the connection between three items. First try this one:
Cut Color Clarity
OK, here is another triplet:
Piano Computer Lock
5. You have a glass of water with ice cubes in it. If you mark the level of the liquid water before the ice melts, then again after the ices has melted, will the water level go up down or stay the same?
Answer
1. The spices are match to their origin as follows.
Vanilla |
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Orchid |
Cinnamon |
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Bark |
Cream of
Tartar |
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Wine
Barrels |
Saffron |
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Flower
Stigma |
Allspice |
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Unripe Berry |
Poppy Seeds |
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Opium Plant |
Licorice |
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Bean Plant |
2. Many people guess that the top quarter makes one somersault. Actually it is two. Try it and see.
3. Turn the lamp switch five more times to be sure it is returned to the off position. The five turns along with the original turn make a total of six turns which is both a multiple of two and a multiple of three.
4. The first three are all terms used in the evaluation of diamonds (the fourth being carat weight). The second three items all involve keys.
5. The liquid level would remain the same after the ice melts. |
