Braingle: 'Common Groups' Brain Teaser

Common Groups

These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.

Puzzle ID:	#30238
Fun:	(3.02)
Difficulty:	(1.2)
Category:	Group
Submitted By:	Angelli
Corrected By:	grungy49

Can you uncover what each group of three has in common?

1. doughnut
notebook
golf course

2. turtle
peanut
oyster

3. brown
polar
Kodiak

4. cough
tear
rain

5. soap
granola
candy

Answer

1. They all have holes
2. They all have shells
3. They are all kinds of bears
4. They are all kinds of drops
5. They are all kinds of bars
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Comments

awishfulthinker May 03, 2006	the first one with having holes... there are alot of notebooks that dont have holes ... maybe you should say looseleaf or something ... non the less this one was fun
Winner4600 May 04, 2006	awesome-ly fun, easy!!!
bebo May 06, 2006	i liked it lots but i only got one rite still iit was really good keep up the good work
Qmeister May 07, 2006	that was fun and easy
prettyinpinkxo9 May 17, 2006	That was really fun i didn't solve all of them but still, it was a good one. Keep up the good work !
GebbieRose May 26, 2006	this was fun!
azbee123 Jun 05, 2006	that was soooo fun! this one is going into my favorites! loved it!
PunnettSwears Jun 05, 2006	Relatively easy, and fun.
Atropus Jun 05, 2006	Yeah none of my notebooks have holes.. then again none of them are spiral bound. I had to look up granola.. I was thinking what IS that.. turns out it's muesli. Got to love that cross cultural thing.
vlerma Jun 05, 2006	This was fun. Nice job! I looked at the first one and thought, hummm, holes, but not all notebooks have holes in them, but some do, so it must be holes. And then I was on a roll. Kind of like the old story of M R PIGS. M R N PIGS, O S A R! O I C M R PIGS!!! Enjoyed these so may we have more please?
xeses Jun 05, 2006	Very fun and Very easy. Thats the way I like it!
learningchinese Jun 05, 2006	HEN RONGYI!!!! (VERY EASY)
Rach_ Jun 05, 2006	I agree with everyone, got them staight away (must be easy as I'm not very good!) but fun
coachpisco Jun 05, 2006	EXCELLENT!!!! lOVED IT....
OldChinaHand Jun 05, 2006	Easy is to the eye (and tongue in Braingle case) of the beholder. It's not a Western culture, native English speaking world out there. Global think, global act. Fun teaser, nice job.
bradon182001 Jun 05, 2006	This was easy for me. I got them all.Fun teaser.
elshawno Jun 05, 2006	nice, but easy
AwwwSweet Jun 05, 2006	Nice teaser, easy and fun!
kcheer2493 Jun 05, 2006	Got four out of five. Good job. It was a team effort in art class even though i'm supposed to be working on my project right now! Great and creative
locutus13ds Jun 05, 2006	Good teaser. I agree that maybe a spiral notebook should have been used, but fun nonetheless.
cassiemark Jun 05, 2006	Super easy but fun!!!!
BeckyD Jun 05, 2006	I only got the first three right... #4 and #5 stumped me. But I like this kind of teaser! I give this one four stars! ****
ticaboo Jun 05, 2006	Nice easy teaser............
zaya Jun 05, 2006	Clever, different, fun!!
doka13 Jun 05, 2006	tres facile (very easy), but very FUN!!
AckJack Jun 05, 2006	That was really cool! Thanks for the great teaser!
banzai Jun 05, 2006	I agree, easy but fun. Thank you.
Punk_Rocker Jun 05, 2006	Cute! I liked it a lot! I didn't get the drops one, though. Grr.
mband Jun 05, 2006	Teasers like this often have more than one "right" answer. For example, in #1, all are compound words (dough/nut, note/book golf/course). And in #2, all are 6-letter words with 2 syllables. What's to say that the "right" answer is better than these other answers? That's why I generally don't find these teasers particularly fun.
scallio Jun 05, 2006	Super duper easy but enjoyed it all the same. Thanks for the tease.
lindquist_25 Jun 05, 2006	I got the first two. I really liked the teaser. Thank you!
krnsspot Jun 05, 2006	very very clever..... ...i got the first two....fun teaser
mover16 Jun 05, 2006	very good this one was fun and semi easy I got three of them
americangirl06 Jun 05, 2006	I got all except #4. My guess was that they were all words that could be used as either a verb or a noun. Maybe I'm lazy, but I like easy ones! Good job!
utnative Jun 05, 2006	once i figured out the first one the others were kinda easy until the last one. then i fell on my face
nu_rob_roy Jun 05, 2006	Fun teaser but I had no idea about granola, but four out of five is good.
miss_mary_b Jun 05, 2006	This was good, but I didn't get the last two. I wasn't thinking "cough drop" ...I was just thinking of a cough. And I didn't get the other one because candy doesn't necessarily have to come in a bar to be considered candy. But still, I really liked it!
David1966 Jun 05, 2006	I didt get it till i looked at the answers!!!!!
Stuff1 Jun 05, 2006	It was fun to do but, pretty easy.
rue875 Jun 05, 2006	very easy, but fun nonetheless.
jabdr Jun 05, 2006
Musikman212 Jun 05, 2006	Very easy, not much teasing here, but it was still fun.
horse_luver Jun 05, 2006	Really easy, but OK nonetheless.
Trishgal Jun 05, 2006	Fun, I like giving myself a sense of satisfaction rather than a head ache keep up the good work
MissSmartySkort Jun 05, 2006	Very easy but still fun!
hottie726 Jun 05, 2006	i only got 1 of them to but it was fun.
loony300 Jun 05, 2006	kinda easy, but really fun!!!!!!! The notebook is kinda iffy, but i got to give you props for creativity! :
Waluigi Jun 05, 2006	I liked this one. Good job.
syracuse945 Jun 05, 2006	i got 4 of m... whoop whoop! haha... good job... PS: awsum, u'r from the philippines... me, 2...
mercenary007 Jun 05, 2006	nice one... I got all of them
mmmcla01 Jun 05, 2006	I didn't get it until I read the answer!!! I was thinking of ways that they related grammatically...good one though...(even if I didn't get it)!!!
RRAMMOHAN Jun 06, 2006	Got the other three except 3 and 5. Nice fun.
utnative Jun 06, 2006	loved it, my grandson told me the answers. is that cheating?
tdbrsun Jun 06, 2006	This one was fun. I missed one. The one about drops I was thinking noise? don't know why.
ripsawman Jun 06, 2006	This was one I could get. I think it was fairly easy .... But fun thanks
sftball_rocks13 Jun 20, 2006	I really liked this one!
schoo Jun 25, 2006	I liked this alot. Couldn't think of group #1 though. Keep submitting, i want more!!!
Barticus Aug 15, 2006	I am displeased. I immediately saw donut hole, and thought it might relate to golf course but not notebook. Then I looked at 2 and drew a blank. Then I looked at 3 and said "words that precede bear". I looked at 4 and said "words that precede drop". I looked at 5 and said "words that precede bar". I looked back at 2 and said "words that precede shell". Then I looked back at 1. "Donut hole" is good. "Golf course hole" isn't an idomatic formulation, but it's close enough. But "notebook hole"? What is a notebook hole? The domain notebookhole dot com is still avaialble to anyone who wants to cash in on the hot new topic I haven't heard anything about.
feldman Dec 27, 2006	How about "Three hole notebook"?
cloughme Jun 05, 2007	Too easy!!
nrjfalcon1 Jun 05, 2007	That was pretty easy... I even was able to do this after having 5 shots and 3 beers... woo!
lmurray Jun 05, 2007	EASY EASY EASY!!!
anion Jun 05, 2007	I enjoyed it. It was easy for me but sometimes that is a good thing. Makes me feel good that I didn't need any help or anything. Hope you send more of these types.
coolpainter Jun 05, 2007	Ahhhh !!! An easy one for the waking mind !!! LOL
Corina Jun 05, 2007	Everyone except #4...
puttumup Jun 05, 2007	ever notice that when a teaser is easy you get great comments?well this teaser was a little to easy a six year pld could of got it...
puttumup Jun 05, 2007	kid not pid
MurfQ Jun 05, 2007	Really easy, but still fun. An easy one early in the morning can be nice
doehead Jun 05, 2007	2nd grade level at besT
craniac Jun 05, 2007	Nuts to the naysayers! This was fun and required just the right level of skill.
coolguy5678 Jun 05, 2007	I've never heard of a Kodiak bear, so I read it as "Kodak", the camera company...
AbsurdHero Jun 05, 2007	Super easy.
wyoguy Jun 05, 2007	kept thinking "dish" for soap, granola, candy.
hradilv Jun 05, 2007	Too easy, and I agree about the notebook...
2ndhandrose Jun 05, 2007	That was a lot of fun Good one #4 almost stumped me. Good job
oxymoron Jun 05, 2007	Pretty good teaser... Got it immediately. Actually, the whole notebook thing didn't even catch my attention. I guess when you're using notebooks EVERY day in class...
auntiesis Jun 05, 2007	Fun, fun, fun ! That one was really cute. I can't wait to try it on the grand-kids.
cheeny13 Jun 05, 2007	Easy but really fun!! It's kind of nice to have an easy one every once in a while. All the tesers on this site don't need to be super hard so only lmurray or doehead can figure them out.. Anyway, you did a great job!! More please!
Trishgal Jun 05, 2007	I liked it ,but for # 4 I put things that cause moisture. what was I thinking ?
jkhschultz Jun 05, 2007	Fun but very easy. It was entertaining just seeing how they group the items together for this.
breathesunshine Jun 05, 2007	As has been said many time already, fun and easy! I got them all without straining my brain!
LeafFan4life Jun 05, 2007	human can fit in the first group!!!!!
POPS Jun 05, 2007	Fun And easy Good job Really enjoyed it.(thanks)
anniebee Jun 05, 2007	This brainteaser was kiinda easy, but lots of fun Thanks!
donrod Jun 05, 2007	Cute
phyllisa Jun 06, 2007	Fun, got them all right away
grams60 Jun 06, 2007	great fun teaser am waiting for more from you. on #4, I put wet because candy getswet once it's in your mouth. next time i'll listen to my grand son!!!!!!! keep them coming pleeeeeeeese.
grams60 Jun 06, 2007	I mean the teasers not the grandsons
j9mattfield Jun 07, 2007	Fun! Didn't get the last one though.
speedqueenkmw Jun 13, 2007	these are easy for me so, of course, I like them.
Qrystal Jul 02, 2007	Cute. Straightforward. Crazy that some people didn't think this made a good teaser, but to each their own I guess.
tahomac Jul 09, 2009	I couldnt get this one
gaylewolf Jun 05, 2010	I liked this one - thanks!
wordmama Jun 05, 2010	Extremely easy, but fun for the 10 seconds they took to get!!
doehead Jun 05, 2010	Another old and extra easy repeat.
beyonce123 Jun 05, 2010	I thought number 4 was cameras(?,polaroid,Kodak). But that didn't make much sense. As for #4 I think a better answer is that they all can be used as nouns or verbs.
jcann Jun 05, 2010	doehead--do you realize how many of your comments are "repeats"?
patiencewithaP Jun 05, 2010	Easy but fun! Thanks!
bear01 Jun 06, 2010	quick and easy though i thought camera types with a typo..hehe. then a thought for a minute - this is too old to be a typo.. kodiak must be a bear type.. aha.. thanks for the lesson in bear types.
peachpants Jun 08, 2010	that was easy but F-U-N!!!