Ditloids puzzles are great for organizational development and team building exercises, team building games and quizzes of all sorts, because they combine maths, logic, lateral thinking and general knowledge. See also the free team building games, and the team building execises guidelines for using these ditloids and other team building activities. Ditloids are very quick and easy to create, so you need never be at a loss for some light relief at any gathering. (As an exercise ask teams to create their own ditloids tests - for the opposing teams - using terms from their own organizational context - this also makes an intersting product knowledge test.) How many of these ditloids can you answer? (ditloid example: 12 M I T Y = 12 months in the year.) Use some in your next training coffee-break. Easy ones first...
101 D -
3 B M -
T 10 C -
366 D I A L Y -
T 39 S -
6 W O H T E -
A B A T 40 T -
T 7 W O T W -
50 W T L Y L -
N 10 D S -
12 S O T Z -
16 O I A P -
T 3 W M -
13 I A BD -
26 L I T A -
10 G B H O T W -
4 L O A H -
A T W I 80 D -
2 W O A B -
52 C I A D -
2 P I A Q -
20,000 L U T S -
30 P O S -
12 I I A F -
147 I T M B I S -
24 H A D -
64 S O A C B -
H B S 16 -
50 S I T U S A -
T N H A 1000 E -
S W A T 7 D -
3 T A L -
4 A 20 B B I A P -
easy-to-tricky ditloids answers
4 S O A DB -
6 P O T SOD -
400 M A A A T -
8 T O A O -
5 P F A T I R U -
6 P O A ST O A PT -
8 F A 2 T O A P O H -
6 B I A O I C -
K 3 T B D F T O -
tricky-to-impossible ditloids answers
17 I T CR O 4913 -
SL T 8 M A 14 S T R T E -
T RN I 4145 M L -
12 I A H O T BS -
206 B I T H B -
20 B I A N -
4 F O A P -
176 V I T L P (I T H B) -
300 C W T L O T A -
answers to killer-diller ditloids
(Thanks C Sturgess and D Snaith for contributions, and to D Harry for the correction)
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easy-to-tricky ditloids answers101 D - 101 dalmations 3 B M - 3 Blind Mice T 10 C - The 10 Commandments 366 D I A L Y - 366 days in a leap year T 39 S - The 39 Steps 6 W O H T E - 6 wives of Henry the Eighth A B A T 40 T - Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves T 7 W O T W - The 7 Wonders Of The World 50 W T L Y L - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover N 10 D S - Number 10 Downing Street 12 S O T Z - 12 signs of the zodiac 16 O I A P - 16 ounces in a pound T 3 W M - the 3 wise men 13 I A BD - 13 in a baker's dozen 26 L I T A - 26 letters in the alphabet 10 G B H O T W - 10 green bottles hanging on the wall 4 L O A H - 4 legs on a horse A T W I 80 D - Around The World In 80 Days 2 W O A B - 2 wheels on a bike 52 C I A D - 52 cards in a deck 2 P I A Q - 2 pints in a quart 20,000 L U T S - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 30 P O S - 30 pieces of silver 12 I I A F - 12 inches in a foot 147 I T M B I S - 147 is the maximum break in snooker 24 H A D - 24 hours a day 64 S O A C B - 64 squares on a chess board H B S 16 - Happy Birthday Sweet 16 50 S I T U S A - 50 states in the USA T N H A 1000 E - the night has a thousand eyes S W A T 7 D - Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs 3 T A L - 3 Times A Lady 4 A 20 B B I A P - 4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie |
tricky-to-impossible ditloids answers4 S O A DB - 4 strings on a double bass 6 P O T SOD - 6 points on the Star Of David 400 M A A A T - 400 metres around an athletics track 8 T O A O - 8 tentacles on an octopus 5 P F A T I R U - 5 points for a try in rugby union 6 P O A ST O A PT - 6 pockets on a snooker table or a pool table 8 F A 2 T O A P O H - 8 fingers and 2 thumbs on a pair of hands 6 B I A O I C - 6 balls in an over in cricket K 3 T B D F T O - 'Knock Three Times' by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando |
killer-diller ditloids answers17 I T CR O 4913 - 17 is the cube-root of 4913 SL T 8 M A 14 S T R T E - sun-light takes 8 minutes and 14 seconds to reach the Earth T RN I 4145 M L - the River Nile is 4145 miles long 12 I A H O T BS - 12 is a hurricane on the Beaufort Scale 206 B I T H B - 206 bones in the human body 20 B I A N - 20 bottles in a Nebuchadnezzar 4 F O A P - 4 faces on a pyramid 176 V I T L P (I T HB) - 176 verses in the longest psalm (in the Holy Bible) 300 C W T L O T A - 300 cubits was the length of the Ark |
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