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  • Extremely Hard Brain Teaser

    From Jim Bunte@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 10 23:47:27 2020
    Hello, the ISIS Test ppl have my $17, so I'm earnestly looking forward to matching my answers to the clues I rec'd here. Do I just post them here? -and isn't this a verboten forum in which to discuss the test? Thank you, -jb

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  • From Jim Bunte@21:1/5 to tod_l...@yahoo.de on Thu Sep 10 23:44:02 2020
    On Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 10:01:37 PM UTC-7, tod_l...@yahoo.de wrote:
    ATTENTION! When you try to solve these questions your head may
    explode. Solutions with explanations. Good luck.

    1) 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 16 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 ?
    2) GUN : HIM :: DIE : ?
    3) SUM FUN : R RITES :: O TIARA : ?
    4) APIS : CLEO :: CAP : ?
    5) VENUS, EARTH, MARS : JUPITER :: XIL, LXIV, XXV : ?

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  • From Edward Murphy@21:1/5 to Jim Bunte on Sun Sep 13 08:57:45 2020
    On 9/10/2020 11:44 PM, Jim Bunte wrote:

    On Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 10:01:37 PM UTC-7, tod_l...@yahoo.de wrote:
    ATTENTION! When you try to solve these questions your head may
    explode. Solutions with explanations. Good luck.

    1) 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 16 16 18 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 ?
    2) GUN : HIM :: DIE : ?
    3) SUM FUN : R RITES :: O TIARA : ?
    4) APIS : CLEO :: CAP : ?
    5) VENUS, EARTH, MARS : JUPITER :: XIL, LXIV, XXV : ?

    Whee, thread necromancy! Spoiler space:































    2) FOR (move each letter one to the right on a QWERTY keyboard)

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  • From Hi hi@21:1/5 to Jim Bunte on Sun Sep 27 20:25:27 2020
    On Friday, September 11, 2020 at 12:47:28 AM UTC-6, Jim Bunte wrote:
    Hello, the ISIS Test ppl have my $17, so I'm earnestly looking forward to matching my answers to the clues I rec'd here. Do I just post them here? -and isn't this a verboten forum in which to discuss the test? Thank you, -jbY
    You can either discuss the test or post answers, but please add a spoiler space behind the answers if you choose to post them

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