Help me find the answers to these brain teasers.
#1 I am where the sky is orange;
I am where the grass is red;
I am the land of violet bananas
and the home to blue oranges.
What am I?
#2 Wha is a word that is 1 syllable but when you add 1 letter the end; it becomes 3 syllables?
You should really post these questions in the puzzles section at the bottom of the Jiskha page.
A film negative. ;-)
Rode becomes Rodeo.
Sure! Let's find the answers to these brain teasers:
1. To solve the first brain teaser, we need to identify a location that fits the given descriptions. Let's analyze the clues:
- "I am where the sky is orange": In reality, the sky is usually blue, so we need to think metaphorically. There is a phenomenon called "orange sky" that occurs during sunrise or sunset when the sky has orange hues.
- "I am where the grass is red": Once again, we need to think metaphorically. The phrase suggests an unusual or imaginary place where grass is not green but red.
- "I am the land of violet bananas and the home to blue oranges": This further emphasizes that the location mentioned is not a real place, as bananas are not violet and oranges are not blue.
Putting all these clues together, the answer to this brain teaser is: A Dream. Dreams are a surreal and imaginary world where anything is possible, including an orange sky, red grass, and unconventional fruits.
2. The second brain teaser requires finding a word that initially has one syllable but becomes three syllables when a letter is added at the end.
To solve this, we will try adding different letters to a one-syllable word until we find one that becomes three syllables. Let's go through the options:
- "Dog" + "s" = Dogs (still two syllables)
- "Cat" + "s" = Cats (still one syllable)
- "Run" + "s" = Runs (still one syllable)
- "Man" + "s" = Mans (not a word)
- "Rock" + "s" = Rocks (still one syllable)
None of these options match the requirements. However, I should clarify that this brain teaser is a bit tricky. It's possible that there might be alternative answers or specific words that follow the given criteria.
I hope this helps in finding the answers to these brain teasers!