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B D D: Daily Puzzle ~ Dell Magazine's daily puzzle (Adobe Acrobat plug-in required to view)
Babe: Pig Trivia
Brain Exerciser, The - Mathematical riddles
Crossword Puzzle* ~ interactive feature of Christian Science Monitor
Cryptogram Corner ~ if these puzzles are of interest to you, then you'll enjoy these resources
Dilbert Trivia Game
History Net, The - Where History Lives on the Web ~ get the today in history facts and daily quiz
Howlin' On! ~ Boss Wolf's home page includes unique trivia
Hyper Trivia
Jigsaw Puzzle: Jigsaws Galore - Powerful player/creator for Windows ~ you'll want to order the full program once you try the preview download
Life on the Internet: Trivia Contest ~ test your knowledge of the Internet - see who else won
Mark's Word Search Page ~ make your own 15x15 word search puzzle by inputting to this site
Mind Games ~ play pick a number tricks or the grammar puzzles
Mindbenders ~ if you're tired and bored, try these
MYST Trivia ~ timely (8/96+) challenging 50 question quiz contest
Planet Wallywood - Random Acts of Trivia ~ great messages randomly appear with every page reload
Punster, The ~ home page of the newsletter dedicated to puns and other fun wordplay
Puzzle Depot, At the ~ puzzles, board games, trivia, related books and software
Puzzle Depot: Software Shelves ~ links to crosswords, jigsaws, scramblers and other shareware creator programs
Question of the Day ~ great site offers the answer, too
Riddle du Jour ~ you'll enjoy the daily interactive challenge
Riddler's Games, Welcome and Enjoy Playing ~ great games, great prizes - and it's all free
Weird Fact of the Day Archives ~ great source of trivia info
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DieHard Jumbles
Compete against hundreds of weekly players
battling for first place using
26 letters to form 350+ words!

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DO NOT SKIP AHEAD. Read this message ONE LINE AT A TIME.
Follow the instructions precisely. You will be glad you did.
If you don't, you'll feel like an idiot and wish you had listened.

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1) Pick a number from 1 to 9.
2) Subtract 5.
3) Multiply by 3.
4) Square the number.
..... (In other words - Multiply by the same number - do not take the square root.)
5) Add the digits of your answer until you get only one digit.
..... (Example: 65 = 6+5 = 11 = 1+1 = 2)
6) If the number is less than 5, add five; otherwise, subtract 4.
7) Multiply by 2.
8) Subtract 6.
9) Map the digit to a letter in the alphabet.
..... (1=A, 2=B, 3=C, and so on.)
10) Pick a name of a country that begins with that letter.
11) Take the second letter in the country name and think of an animal that begins with that letter.
12) Think of the color of that animal.

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You have a grey elephant from Denmark.

[Dumbo]

I told you it was amazing
original source unknown

Select your birth date and discover
interesting trivia about your birthday!

courtesy Internet Movie Database

thanks to Doris of Florida for forwarding
the following e-mail trivia message :)

DON'T CHEAT BY SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!!! It only takes 30 seconds And it really works! Work this out as you read. Don't read the bottom until you have worked it out!!! **Follow these 6 steps and this will amaze you... 1. First of all, pick the number of days a week that you would like to go out (see a movie, eat pizza, whatever). 2. Multiply this number by 2. 3. Add 5. 4. Multiply it by 50. 5. If you have already had your birthday this year, add 1748; If you haven't, add 1747. 6. Last step: Subtract the four digit year that you were born. SEE BELOW: RESULTS: You should now have a three digit number: The first digit of this was your original number (i.e. how many times you wanted to go out each week.) The second two digits are your age!!! It really works!!! ** This is the only year (1998) it will ever work, so spread the joy to everyone you know by having them come and take a ...

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