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Katie Changes Alone
Kim, Vivian, Katie and Hilary are all friends. They finish a basketball game and want to get changed to go home, but Katie goes off on her own to change and meets them outside school. Why?
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The others are all boys. Katie isn't allowed in their changing room.Hide Answer Show Answer
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are those even boys' names? could've at least used common unisex names like alex, chris, sandy, and pat...
Yeah, I agree. I've never heard of a boy named Kim or Hilary. You should have used names for the boys such as Alex, Jesse, Jordan, so on
bluetwo & Tangerine,
Pitters is trying to trick us by using Brit names - altho I know a (male) Hilary - (but he is a
ballet dancer so just how male???) Kim is a famous novel by Rudyard Kipling where the
title character is a young boy being trained as a spy. Vivian is another moniker that the Brits occasionally hang on a guy - sort of reminds you of "A Boy Named Sue," nein?
Pitters is trying to trick us by using Brit names - altho I know a (male) Hilary - (but he is a
ballet dancer so just how male???) Kim is a famous novel by Rudyard Kipling where the
title character is a young boy being trained as a spy. Vivian is another moniker that the Brits occasionally hang on a guy - sort of reminds you of "A Boy Named Sue," nein?
I've heard that Sue song b4. Anyways, I think this teaser was a VERY good idea...if a little more work had been spent on it, it probably would have been harder to figure out; but I think the idea is a good one. Good work, but take your time to try to make your brain teasers even better!
p.s.--try not to be so negative, uklemyke! It makes you sound like a very mean person.
Too many possible correct answers. The girl could simply be too shy or too ugly to feel comfortable changing in front of her friends.
Erm, i am a brit, and i never heard any boy called vivian or hilary... they've have the cr*p beaten out of them! kim is a chinese boys name i think. im sorry i didnt like this one
You have all taken the words right out of my mouth.
Come on folks, at least he? got a teaser posted, well done for doing that.
But, i also agree about the names, very confusing using those names, i had 2 answers, either they were boys, or 3 were students and one was a teacher.
Back to the names, yep, kim can be a guys name, usually asian, vivian can be a guys name, anyone here ever watched the old comady show, the young ones ?
As to Hilary, never heard of a guy called that.
I'm not saying it was a terrible teaser.
Keep it up, if people dont like it, that's their problem.
But, i also agree about the names, very confusing using those names, i had 2 answers, either they were boys, or 3 were students and one was a teacher.
Back to the names, yep, kim can be a guys name, usually asian, vivian can be a guys name, anyone here ever watched the old comady show, the young ones ?
As to Hilary, never heard of a guy called that.
I'm not saying it was a terrible teaser.
Keep it up, if people dont like it, that's their problem.
all the others are not boys due to their names
Dec 03, 2004
vivian definitely not a boy's name....
VERY GOOD TEASER!!! but i would of never of guessed the answer!
another possible answer...Katie was on the opposing team which uses a separate locker room
I also thought maybe Katie was on the opposing team and used a different locker room. As to the other names being boys names...that's a really far stretch. Any boy with an obvious girl's name is in for one heck of a childhood....
ARE THOSE NAMES EVEN GUY NAMES????? WHO WOULD WANNA BE FRIENDS WITH GUYS WHOES NAMES ARE GIRL'S NAMES
wow. shallow much? who cares what somebody is named. my name is usually a girl's name (although used as a guy's name more than valerie) and i have friends. sometimes. when i pay them. lol
i know people have trouble believing this, but a lot of common girls names now were originally boys names and have just been acquired. admittedly you need to go back a few hundred years, but you'll find they were in common useage. i didn't particularly like the teaser, because i could see no reason why katie *would* get changed in front of the other people, same gender or not (a little privacy here people!!)
that was kinda hard, cuz i dont think ppl have heard of vivian, and kim being a boys name, and i really dont think they were. Yea, you could have used sandy, reagan, and annie, or somethin
it was hard because i have never heard of men namd vivian or hilary. hat's like their parents seting them up to be he butts jokes. it was bad just needed a better choic of names.
Haven't heard of a boy named Vivian or Hilary. hmmm...
Here's some nice info on names:
These are taken from the website http://www.20000-names.com/male_v_names.htm and all are verified MALE names.
HILARY: Greek name meaning "cheerful, happy." Variants include Hilaire, Hilarie, Hilario, Hilarion, Hilarius, Hillary, Hillery, Hilliary, Ilario, and Illario.
KIM: Diminutive of Kimberley, "from the royal fortress meadow," Kimball, "bold war leader," and other names starting with "Kim-."
KIMBERLEY: Old English name meaning "from the royal fortress meadow." Variants include Kimberleigh, Kimberley, and Kimberly.
VIVIEN: Unisexual Latin name meaning "alive."
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So, it seems that they might be RARE male names, but they definately are listed as male names. I say, "Good work on making a nice teaser that seems to be throwing an awful lot of people. ;)"
These are taken from the website http://www.20000-names.com/male_v_names.htm and all are verified MALE names.
HILARY: Greek name meaning "cheerful, happy." Variants include Hilaire, Hilarie, Hilario, Hilarion, Hilarius, Hillary, Hillery, Hilliary, Ilario, and Illario.
KIM: Diminutive of Kimberley, "from the royal fortress meadow," Kimball, "bold war leader," and other names starting with "Kim-."
KIMBERLEY: Old English name meaning "from the royal fortress meadow." Variants include Kimberleigh, Kimberley, and Kimberly.
VIVIEN: Unisexual Latin name meaning "alive."
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So, it seems that they might be RARE male names, but they definately are listed as male names. I say, "Good work on making a nice teaser that seems to be throwing an awful lot of people. ;)"
Hillary and Kim can be boys name... I am not so sure about Vivian, but if this teaser says so, then I guess it can be! Good job on the teaser!
if they were getting changed to go home why did katie go home get changed and then go back to the school
She didn't go home, she went "off on her own". I didn't really like this one, at all. Sorry.
Gidgie is right, but good teaser anyway!
I figured it was the boys' last names or something. Good thought, though it did create a lot of confusion using those names.
I thought she was from the other team, and she had to change with her team in the other locker room.
Just imagine the lives that Vivian and Hilary had to go through in high school...
Vivian used to be a boys' name, as did Hilary...I read about it.
katie's my name
They have weird names.
(sarcastically) wow maybe i should name my sons (if i have any) vivan kim and hilary
hahaha
hahaha
Taylor and Jesse are good names to replace Hillary and Vivian...just an opinion...
I got lost with the names too.
Have you guys seen the show The Young Ones?
Hilarious comedy.. and there is a guy called vivian on it. Nice teaser i enjoyed it
Hilarious comedy.. and there is a guy called vivian on it. Nice teaser i enjoyed it
I would've included a hint: "Some of these kids have unusual names."
how would it be a teaser if it was obvious. do some research before you post that it cant be possible. if they used more common names then all of you would be complaining that it was too easy. good one!
Everyone saying about these names is just being harsh, in the TV show 'The Young Ones' theres a man called Vivian, and in Britian there's a television doctor guy called Hilary.. People put hard work into coming up with original teasers and things. It's not nice to get harsh comments.
Nice teaser
Nice teaser
Those are wierd names for boys
Vivian is NOT a boy's name! I would of said Kim is a boy and the others are girls, b/c kim is a much more beliviable boy name
IN what world do we live in in which *Hiliary* is a boys name?
Lot of people here frustrated that they live in an insular world and have never heard of Vivian Richards, Hilary Waugh, or Kim Jung Il
What the huh?
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