Elementary Brain Teaser


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What's A Square?

How many squares are there in a 4 X 4 checker board?




Correct Solutions:


  1. Andrew Wagner. A.B. Dixon ES, Richmond, BC, Canada.
  2. Leslie Satchfield. Palms ES, Fair Haven, MI
  3. Begem Lee. St.Anne's School, Porterville, CA
  4. Sarah Perez. St.Anne's School, Porterville, CA
  5. Stephen Rose. Lake View School, Worcester, MA
  6. Katie Espejo. St.Anne's School, Porterville, CA
  7. Angela Wiggins. St.Anne's School, Porterville, CA
  8. Chris Bailey. Cary ES, Cary, NC
  9. Katie Mount. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  10. Amanda Williams. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  11. Justin Richards. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  12. Megan Enloe. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  13. Stephanie Buck. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  14. Matthew Jarvis. Episkopi Primary School
  15. Danny Randolph. Westside Elementary School. Powell, Wyoming
  16. Anu Madan. Northwoods Elementry. Cary, NC.
  17. Rachel Wells. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  18. Nicole Rosenthal. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  19. Megan Enloe. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  20. Zach Sheperdigian. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  21. Aaron Thomas. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  22. Evan Howe. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  23. Dan Pace.Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  24. Hilary Brandon. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  25. Tara Joensuu. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  26. Jennifer Evans. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  27. Michael Jamo. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  28. Megan Eminger. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  29. Jennifer Slifer. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  30. Kristy Kaer. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  31. Martin Peterson. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  32. Chelsea Pieters. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  33. Melanie Slavik. Burt Elementary. Waterford, MI
  34. Vincent Valasquez. St Annes School, Porterville, CA
  35. Peter Lopez. St Annes School, Porterville, CA
  36. Aprilyn Soliman. St Annes School, Porterville, CA
  37. Christine Lopez. St Annes School, Porterville, CA
  38. Grace Keele. St. Annes School, Porterville, CA
  39. Ryan Bailey. Cary ES, Cary, NC
  40. Krystal Hsu. Farley ES, Huntsville, AL
  41. Heather Clark. Farley ES, Huntsville, AL
  42. Erik Lutz.The Kenworthy School, Maitland, FL
  43. Shane Lichtenberg. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  44. Alex Carnacchi. Burt ES, Waterford, MI
  45. Geoffrey Nunns. Montair ES, Danville, CA
  46. Megan Nicholson. St. Annes School, Porterville, CA
  47. Geoffrey Nunns. Montair ES, Danville, CA
  48. Alex S.W. Harmon. Oblong ES, Oblong, IL
  49. Keith Mewis. Rideau Park, Richmond, BC, Canada
  50. Jack Moriarty. Crescent School, Joyce, WA
  51. Ryan Good. Silbernagel ES, Dickinson,TX
  52. Khammay Khamsot. Lyndale School, Minneapolis, MN
  53. Soukanya Vorachak. Lyndale School, Minneapolis, MN
  54. Alicia Eller. Lyndale School, Minneapolis, MN
  55. Kunthea San. Lyndale School, Minneapolis, MN
  56. Toni Janzig. Lyndale School, Minneapolis, MN
  57. Jon LaHue. Whittier ES, Kansas City, KS
  58. Line Rode. Vordingborg Gymnasium, Denmark
  59. JP Gainza III. Lake Highland Prep, Orlando, FL
  60. Sara Duarte. Escola 2 e 3 do Feij, Portugal
  61. Ana Rita Duarte. Escola 2 e 3 do Feij, Portugal
  62. Claire Anderson. Bryan ES, Couer d'Alene, ID
  63. Judy Bau. Barnett Shoals School, Athens, GA
  64. Sunny Jeong. Barnett Shoals School, Athens, GA
  65. William Grisaitis, Park Maitland, Maitland, FL
  66. George Waters, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  67. Illania Nelson, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  68. Tyler Cole, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  69. Elizabeth Rojas, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  70. Warren Forsythe, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  71. Jennifer Stewart, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  72. Vince Raley, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  73. Alicia Polgar, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  74. Thomas Welch, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  75. David Dellatto, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  76. Vanessa Cichon, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  77. Hugo Acevedo, Rainbow Elem., Winter Springs, FL
  78. Steven Wright. Pine CRest Elem. Sanford, FL
  79. Shineka Lawrence. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  80. Tom Quinn. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  81. Sheena Rivers. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  82. Mario Pagan. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  83. Sophia Mooney. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  84. Kim O'Quinn. Pine CRest Elem. Sanford, FL
  85. Bryce LeBlanc. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  86. Joe Serena. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL
  87. Jimmia Franklin. Pine Crest Elem. Sanford, FL





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