In pairs or small groups, try to find the answers to the following brain boosters

ü Just in Time

What occurs once in every minute, twice in every moment, yet never in a thousand years?

ü The Value of Months

If March = 43 and May = 39, then by the same logic, what does July equal?

ü Whose Footprints?

One of the triplets left muddy footprints all over the kitchen floor. Since all three wear the same size shoes, their mom and dad can't tell which triplet should clean up the floor. "I didn't do it," said Annie. "Danny did it," said Fanny. "Fanny is lying," said Danny. Only one of the triplets is telling the truth — the other two are lying. Whose footprints are on the kitchen floor?

ü Zoo Favorites

Dan, Jen, Keith, and Mia are having an argument about which animals to visit first at the zoo — the deer, the lions, the leopards or the giraffes. Each kid wants to see his or her favorite animal first. Dan is allergic to cats, so he doesn't like animals that are in the cat family. Jen's favorite animal doesn't have horns. Keith doesn't care for animals that have spots. Mia disagrees with both Dan and Keith. Which is each kid's favorite animal?

ü Can You Explain?

See if you can let your brain switch directions to answer these questions:

1. How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?

2. Two students are sitting on opposite sides of the same desk. There is nothing in between them but the desk. Why can't they see each other?

3. There are only two T's in Timothy Tuttle. True or false?

ü Colours

Imagine a world in which the colors of things have changed from what we consider normal. Assume the following changes:

Snow is now red.
Grass is now black.
The sky is now brown.
Blood is now white.
Soot is now green.

In such a world, what is the color of dirt?

ü Where in the World?

Where in the world are you situated and in what direction are you facing if the following conditions are true?

• If you move to the right, it’s Saturday, July 1.
• If you move to the left, it’s Sunday, July 2.
• If you move forward, it’s summer.
• If you move backward, it’s winter.

ü What's Next?

Here are three series of letters. Each letter in each series is the first letter of a word. The words in each series are related.

What are the next three letters in each series?

1. O, T, T, F, F,...

2. S, M, T, W,...

3. D, N, O, S, A,...

ü Who Lives Where?

An apartment building has two floors, with three apartments on each floor. The Grays live in the top middle apartment. The Blues live directly above the Browns. If the Greens live on the top floor, then they live next door to the Blues. The Whites live to the left of the Greens, either on the top or bottom floor. The Blacks live on the top floor. Which family lives in which apartment?