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Be the Ball

Originally published on May 24, 2010

 

Name the one word that is commonly used in the following eight sports?

Football, basketball, hockey, baseball, boxing, golf, fishing, and bowling.
Here’s a hint: It has a different meaning in each sport.

 

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Barry, a master dartsman, was bragging to his bar mates that he was such a good shot that he could hit the dart board at any location at will. “I’ll wagger one hundred dollars that no matter what position you name on the board, I will be able to hit it.
Terry, who was tired of [...]

Jiminy Cricket

A cricketer’s average in his first 18 innings was 16.5 runs. After a further 8 innings, his average had increased to 32.5 runs. What was his average for the last 8 innings?

Note: you don’t need any cricket skills to solve this puzzle, nor do you need to know what an innings consists of.

 

Who Done It

Two American businessmen were visiting their British counterparts, and were enjoying a night at the boss’s English mansion. Over a dinner of fine English cuisine, the group discussed the differences between the two countries. As is often the case when a bunch of guys get together, the topic turned to sports, and how, for example, [...]

Huge Tie

My company’s NCAA Tournament pool was pretty large this year. We had more than 30 people, but less than 100 participating. $1,475.00 was the total prize and everyone won the same amount of money, even dollars, no cents. How many people participated?

 

New Playoffs

107 college football teams compete in the all new NCAA Championship Playoffs. At the start of each round, the teams are selected in pairs, these
pairs then compete against each other to determine who goes through to the next round. Any spare teams automatically go through to the next round. How many games must be played [...]

Ping Pong

John and Bill wanted to play one game of Ping-pong. The first player to reach 21 points wins the game. John is 20% better than Bill.
Bill said to John, “well, you’ll win if we score the usual way, because you’re 20% better than I am.”
“How do you want us to score then?” Asked John.
Bill replied: [...]

Doubles Anyone?

Two men were playing tennis. They played five sets and each man won three sets. How can this be possible?

A Hybrid?

What can be driven but has no wheels and can be sliced and remain whole?

Four Letter Word

What sport has four letters, is played all around the world, and starts with a T?