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Plexers are word puzzles. Each puzzle is a pictorial code for a common phrase, an expression, or the name of a person, place, or thing. To crack the code, look for clues in the size, position, and direction of the letters and symbols in the box. Can you tell what they are? 1 point for each correct answer (9 possible).
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Use two rhyming words (same number of syllables on each) to describe each picture from 1-9. The first one has been done for you. 1 point for each correct answer = 9 points (1pt.=$5)
 RIDDLES WILL CLOSE ON DECEMBER 26 (1pt. = $10) 1. During the winter break, the 3 Olives went to Farmer Nicholo's farm to buy some animals for pets. They saw the price listing below: 8 Gold Fish ------ $1 1 Baby Turtle ---- $1 1 Hamster ------- $10 The 3 Olives want animals of each type so they bought 100 animals for $100. How many of each type of animals did they buy? (3 points) 2. What word, expression or name is depicted below? (2 points) S T E P P E T S P E T S 3. This is a secret code for writing numbers. It's used for only the most important messages. It is so mixed up you could say it is backward. Or is it forward? I'm too old, I forgot! See if you can figure this out. (5 points)  BONUS QUESTION: Given the choice, would you rather a lion chased you or a zebra? 😜 (1 point) ------------------------------ ANSWERS: 1. 7 hamsters ($70) + 21 baby turtles ($21) + 72 gold fish ($9) = 100 animals, $100 2. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back 3. Here are the values of the symbols:  BONUS QUESTION: Given the choice, would you rather a lion chased you or a zebra? (Lion chased you or lion chased a zebra?)
I would rather the lion chased a zebra (instead of chasing me)! 😜 ------------------------------ WINNERS: Anthony (4), Story (4), Wendy (1), Kamron (5)
ANSWER: A=1, B=7, C=4
WINNERS: Zavier (3), Story (3), Callie (3), Zarrar (1), Daphne (3), Olivia N. (3), Alina (2), Kamron (2)  1. Farmer Nicholo has seventeen turkeys. All but nine broke through a hole in the fence and wandered away. How many were left? (1pt.)
2. What word is spelled wrong in every dictionary? (1pt.) 3. Name ten parts of the body that spelled with three letters each. (1pt.) 4. Jonah just bought a live turkey from farmer Nicholo for Thanksgiving dinner. He brought the turkey to show-and-tell in class and asks: "What side of the turkey has more feathers?" Can you answer that question? (1pt.) 5. How many times can you subtract 6 from 30? (1pt.) 6. While wrestling for the same book from the classroom library, Jax and Izayah accidentally ripped off pages 6, 7, 84, 111, 112. Mr. Pham fined the kids $10 per sheet torn from the book. How much money do they have to pay? (2pts.) 7. Mr. Pham says, “Last week, I was 54 years old but next year I will turn 57.” How is this possible? Shouldn’t he be 55? Can you explain it? (3pts.) 🦃 ANSWERS: 1. 9 turkeys left of course! “All but nine!” 2. The word “WRONG” is spelled the same in every dictionary. 3. rib, jaw, gum, hip, arm, lip, leg, eye, ear, and toe. 4. What side of the chicken has more feathers? “The outside!” 5. Once. After that, 6 is subtracted from 24... (gotcha!) 6. 4 sheets. 111, 112 is only one sheet. 4 sheets x 10 = $40 per kid, $80 altogether! 7. Mr. Pham’s birthday is December 25, and he was talking on January 1, 2026. He’s 55 now. Last week (December 25, 2025), it was his 54th birthday. His next birthday, (December 25, 2026) he will be 56, and the next year (December 25, 2027) he will turn 57. It's only "a year" but contains 3 birthdays. 54 + 3 = 57. 😫 WINNERS: (+1 for participation) Zarrar (4), Anthony (3), Melodie (7), Izayah (2), Jax (2), Kingston (1), Wendy (1), Nicholo (0), Kamron (8), Riley (0), Story (9), Olivia N. (10), Brooklyn (1), Mila (3) FINAL TRIMESTER 1 RIDDLE (10 points total) PART 1: Use the given clues, solve the first 4 equations. What number does each zombie represent? (1 point for each correct zombie number). PART 2: Solve the equation at the end. What is "?" (5 points)
 ANSWER THESE RIDDLES - 1 point for each correct answer - 1 point for participation (5 points total) RIDDLE 1: Taco-Nab, Corny-Riley, Pizza-Cal, and Burger-Mel went to a haunted house on Halloween night dressed as their scary selves. 😱 Upon entering the house, they have to choose 1 out of 3 creepy doors 🚪🚪🚪.
(Bonus point: Explain why did they choose that door?) ANSWER: Door C. After years of not eating, the werewolf would already been dead so it's safe to enter.
WINNERS: Kamron (6), Callie (2), OliviaN (4), Mila (3), Story (1), Alina (2), Robin (2), Riley (2), Daphne (3), Melodie (2), Santana (1), Zainab (2)
You are attending your family reunion. Your sister is talking to 3 people: your Grandmother Mary, your Cousin Bo, and your Uncle Bill. WHO ARE YOU? (3 points)
During art time, Room B1 students are making paper clip sculptures by twisting them at existing bends. Which of the shapes could NOT have been made by bending the original paper clip? (Hint: Which is shorter or longer than the original 😎) Find all that applies - 3 points. (+1 for each correct answer, -1 for each wrong answer)
The Hyena Queen is tired from all that laughing, so she created a puzzle in different color paper pieces. HQ wants each adjacent (next to) puzzle piece to be a different color. She uses only 4 colors: purple, yellow, red, and orange. If the center circle is yellow, and two other colors are shown, what color does piece A need to be? (2 points)
Given that the first two tug-of-war contests shown below are ties, which group (frogs or turtles) will win the third contest, or will it also be a tie? (5pts. possible) * HINT: The key is in the 1st contest! 😎 - 2 points for the correct answer (Frogs, Turtles, OR Tie). - 3 bonus points for a logical explanation on how you got your answer.
Of the 5 rope positions below, which rope(s) that will form knots when both ends are pulled? (+1 for each correct answer, -1 for each wrong answer) 3 points total. * Click on "COMMENTS" and type in your first name and answer only. Email & Website NOT needed.
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