Brainteaser 24-4

You can tell a lot about an animal by looking at its feet. What could you tell about an animal with webbed feet?


ANIMALS WITH WEBBED FEET SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN WATER


Everybody win! Congratulations!

Brainteaser 17-4

If you took a spaceship to an alien planet, you would need three things to survive. What would you need?


AIR, WATER AND FOOD


And the winners this week are:

LOS PICIOS
NUMBER ONE
LA MOSCA GAO
THE CHICS GIRLS
LA QUE SE AVECINA
CLACA
4 SECONDS OF TEASERS
LOS ATOCHA
LOS INFILTRADOS
LOS DOBLETES


Congratulations! 3 points each group!

Brainteasers 27-2 and 13-3

Rub your hands together. After a while you will probably feel heat. Why do your hands feel very warm after rubbing?

AS YOU RUB YOUR HANDS TOGETHER, YOU ARE CREATING FRICTION. FRICTION CHANGES THE MOTION ENERGY OF YOUR HANDS TO HEAT ENERGY.

3 points each group:
THE NUMBER ONE
4 SECONDS OF TEASERS
LOS ATOCHA
LOS DOBLETES
LA QUE SE AVECINA
LA MOSCA GAO




Tyrone does not like to eat vegetables. But his mother says vegetables are good for kim. Why should Tyrone eat his vegetables?

VEGETABLES HAVE CARBOHYDRATES, VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT HEL HIM GROW STRONG.


3 points go to:

CLACA
LOS DOBLETES
LOS INFILTRADOS
LOS ATOCHA
4 SECONDS OF TEASERS
LOS PICIOS
LA MOSCA GAO
LA QUE SE AVECINA
THE BLUE PENGUINS
THE CHICS GIRLS
THE NUMBER ONE

Brainteaser 20th February

MARS IS OFEN CALLED THE "RED PLANET". WHEN VOYAGER LANDED ON MARS, IT SENT BACK PICTURES PROVING THE SOIL OF MARS IS RED. iF AN ASTRONAUT ON MARS LOOKED AT EARTH, WHAT COLOR WOULD SHE SEE?


The planet Earth would look BLUE because of its water and air. You can see this in the photos taken from the moon.



So the winners with 3 points each are:

- THE NUMBER ONE
- LA MOSCA GAO
- LOS ATOCHA
- LOS DOBLETES
- LOS INFILTRADOS
- FOUR SECONDS OF TEASERS
- CLACA


Congratulations!

Brainteaser 6th February

THE EARTH IS ALWAYS MOVING. IT MOVES IN TWO WAYS. IT SPINS LIKE A TOP, AND AS IT MOVES AROUND THE SUN. HOW CAN YOU TELL THAT THE EARTH IS MOVING?


You can see how the sun seems to move from east to west. The Earth is actually moving around the Sun.


And the winners, with three points are:

- LOS ATOCHA
- 4 SECONDS OF TEASERS
- THE BLUE PENGUINS
- THE NUMBER ONE
- GLADIATORS
- LA MOSCA GAO

Brainteasers 12th December and

1. Plants cannot move from place to place as animals do. But plants do move over time. How can plants move from place to place?

Answer: THE SEEDS OF PLANTS TRAVEL BY WIND, BY WATER, AND BEING CARRIED BY ANIMALS

The winners with 3 points each are:

- The number one
- La Mosca Gao
- Los Dobletes

And 1 point for:
- Los infiltrados
- The blue penguins.


2. The first space capsule was called Sputnik. It was launched in 1959 by the former Soviet Union. Who was the first American in space?


THE FIRST AMERICAN ASTRONAUT WAS ALAN SHEPARD WHO WAS ROCKETED INTO SPACE MAY 5, 1961



We don´t have any winners this time, sorry!

Brainteaser 7th november

If you have ever seen pictures of a shark, you probably remember its long, Sharp teeth. Sharks´ teeth are unusual. How are sharks´s teeth different from other animals´teeth?


SHARK´S TEETH ARE ARRANGED IN MANY ROWS. IF THEY LOSE ONE, A NEW TOOTH FROM ANOTHER ROW MOVES INTO ITS PLACE. 




And this week we have a draw between 9 teams:

THE NUMBER ONE
LA QUE SE AVECINA
SCIENCE GLADIATORS
THE BLUE PENGUINS
LOS ATOCHA
4 SECONDS OF TEASERS
CLACA
LOS INFILTRADOS
LOS PICIOS


3 POINTS FOR EACH TEAM! 

Brainteaser 29th october

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. Many of them were very, very large. Were dinosaurs the biggest animals that have ever lived?


NO, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST ANIMALS ON LAND, BUT BLUE WHALES ARE THE BIGGEST ANIMALS THAT HAVE EVER LIVED. A BLUE WHALE CAN BE 100 FEET LONG AND WEIGH 130 TONS.


So this week we have a draw between 3 teams:

LOS PICIOS
CLACA
LOS ATOCHA


Congratulations! 3 points each team!

Brainteaser: 17th October 2014

At the North and South poles of the Earth, there is always snow and ice - even in the summertime. What is the reason that the snow never melts at the poles?


Answer: EVEN IN THE SUMMER, THE SUN´S RAYS ARE TOO WEAK TO RAISE THE TEMPERATURE ENOUGH TO MELT THE SNOW. FOR MANY MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THE SUNLIGHT DOESN´T EVEN REACH THE POLES! 




And the winner ir...........


4 seconds of teasers  

10 points for you, congratulations! 

Brainteaser: 10th October 2014

HONEY BEES CAN´T TALK BUT THEY CAN TELL OTHER BEES WHERE TO FIND FLOWERS AND NECTAR. HOW DO THEY DO IT?

Answer: Honey bees talk to each other by DANCING.. A circular dance means that nectar is close by. A dance that follows a figure-8 pattern means the nectar is farther away.



So the winner is...      GLADIATORS

Congratulations! You have 10 points.

Brainteaser: 3rd octobre 2014

The week we have a tie between:


LOS ATOCHA    
LOS DOBLETES
CLACA
LOS INFILTRADOS


Three points for each team!

¡Congratulations!


The Sahara desert gets 4,300 hours of sun a year- it´s the sunniest place on Earth. How many days of sun is that? What fraction of the year is sunny?


Answer: 179 days of sun, almost 1/2 of the year (179/365)