Equation Analysis Test - Answers
These are reprinted without permission from Will Shortz's Brain Busters:
Part I
- 26 = L. of the A. ___________________________________Letters of the Alphabet___
- 7 = W. of the A.W. _____________________________Wonders of the Ancient World___
- 1,001 = A.N. _________________________________________________Arabian Nights___
- 12 = S. of the Z. _______________________________________Signs of the Zodiac___
- 54 = C. in a D. (with the J.)______________Cards in a Deck (with the Jokers)___
- 9 = P. in the S.S. ______________________________Planets in the Solar System___
- 88 = P.K. ________________________________________________________Piano Keys___
- 13 = S. on the A.F. ____________________________Stripes on the American Flag___
- 32 = D.F. at which W.F ____________Degrees Fahrenheit at which Water Freezes___
- 18 = H. on a G.C. ____________________________________Holes in a Gold Course___
- 90 = D. in a R.A. __________________________________Degrees in a Right Angle___
- 200 = D. for P.G. in M. ________________Dollars for Passing "Go" in Monopoly___
- 8 = S. on a S.S. _______________________________________Sides on a Stop Sign___
- 3 = B.M. (S.H.T.R.!) _________________________Blind Mice (See How They Run!)___
- 4 = Q. in a G. ___________________________________________Quarts in a Gallon___
- 24 = H. in a D. ______________________________________________Hours in a Day___
- 1 = W. on a U. __________________________________________Wheel on a Unicycle___
- 5 = D. in a Z.C. _______________________________________Digits in a Zip Code___
- 57 = H.V. ___________________________________________________Heinz Varieties___
- 11 = P. on a F.T. ________________________________Players on a Football Team___
- 1,000 = W. that a P. is W. ____________________Words that a Picture is Worth___
- 29 = D. in F. in a L.Y. _____________________Days in February in a Leap Year___
- 64 = S. on a C. ___________________Squares on a Chessboard (or Checkerboard)___
- 40 = D. and N. of the G.F.________________Days and Nights of the Great Flood___
Part II
- 36 = I. in a Y. ____________________________________________Inches in a Yard___
- 6 = W. of H. the E. _______________________________Wives of Henry the Eighth___
- 212 = D. at which W.B __________________________Degrees at which Water Boils___
- 3 = P. for a F.G in F. __________________Points for a Field Goal in Football___
- 20 = Y. that R.V.W.S. _______________________Years that Rip Van Winkle Slept___
- 101 = D. _________________________________________________________Dalmatians___
- 60 = S. in a M. _________________________________________Seconds in a Minute___
- 7 = H. of R. __________________________________________________Hills of Rome___
- 56 = S. of the D. of I. __________Signers of the Declaration of Independence___
- 5 = F. on the H. ________________________________________Fingers on the Hand___
- 40 = T. (with A.B.) _________________________________Thieves (with Ali Baba)___
- 30 = D.H.S.A.J. and N. _______Days Hath September, April, June, and November___
- 1 = D. at a T. ________________________________________________Day at a Time___
- 10 = A. in the B. of R. ___________________Ammendments in the Bill of Rights___
- 435 = M. of the H. of R. ____________Members of the House of Representatives___
- 16 = O. in a P. ___________________________________________Ounces in a Pound___
- 31 = I.C.F. at B.-R. ____________________Ice Cream Flavors at Baskin-Robbins___
- 50 = C. in a H.D. ____________________________________Cents in a Half Dollar___
- 2 = T.D. (and a P. in a P.T.) _Turtle Doves (and a Partridge in a Pear Tree)___
- 4 = H. of the A. _________________________________Horsemen of the Apocalypse___
- 13 = C. in a S. _____________________________________________Cards in a Suit___
- 8 = P. of S. in the E.L. ____________Parts of Speech in the English Language___
- 20,000 L.U. the S. ____________________________________Leagues Under the Sea___
- 9 = I. in a B.G. _________________________________Innings in a Baseball Game___
Part III - Reader Submissions
- 17 = S. in a H. ________________________________________Syllables in a Haiku
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- 2 = P. in a Q. _____________________________________________Pints
in a Quart
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- 5 = M. in the C.R. __________________________Miles in the Camptown Racetrack
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- 10 = F. in B. _____________________________________________Frames in Bowling
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- 206 = B. in the H.B. ________________________________Bones in the Human Body
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- 1000 = P. of L. _____________________________________________Points of Light
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- 2 = P. in a B. ___________________________________________Pieces in a Bikini
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- 1 = E. on a C. _____________________________________________Eye on a Cyclops
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- 52 = W. in a Y. _____________________________________________Weeks in a Year
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- 87 = F.S. and S.Y. _______________________________Four Score and Seven Years
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- 1440 = M. in a D. __________________________________________Minutes in a Day
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- 99 = B. of B. on the W. _________________________Bottles of Beer on the Wall
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- 46 = C. in a H.C. _______________________________Chromosomes in a Human Cell
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- 1000 = S.L. by the F. of H. of T. Ships Launched by the Face of Helen of Troy__
- 5280 = F. in a M. ____________________________________________Feet in a Mile
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- 48 = C. in a P.D. __________________________________Cards in a Pinochle Deck
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- 2 = O. in a D.P. ______________________________________Outs in a Double Play
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- 4 = C. in the H.H. ______________________________Chambers in the Human Heart
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- 50 = W. to L.Y.L. __________________________________Ways to Leave Your Lover
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- 24 = B.B. in a P. _________________________________Blackbirds Baked in a Pie
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- 9 = L. of a C. _______________________________________________Lives of a Cat
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- 180 = D. to R.D. _______________________________Degrees to Reverse Direction
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- 8 = L. on a S. _____________________________________________Legs on a Spider
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- 144 = U. in a G. ___________________________________________Units in a Gross
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