Braingle: 'A Day of Visiting' Brain Teaser

A Day of Visiting

Trick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.

Puzzle ID:	#32203
Fun:	(2.9)
Difficulty:	(2.17)
Category:	Trick
Submitted By:	jazzmusician46

Today little Frederick and his mother visited a school and a family. While they were there, they saw a band, checked out the litter, and noticed a sleuth standing nearby. Later that day, they watched an army and a troop for quite a while, and noticed they were standing beside a battery. As they were leaving to go home that day, Frederick and his mother saw a party just near the den and were indeed very happy.

What was happening here?

Answer

Frederick and his mother were at the zoo.

'school' of whales
'family' of otters
'band' of gorillas
'litter' of puppies
'sleuth' of bears
'army' of herrings
'troop' of dogfish
'battery' of barracuda
'party' of rainbow fish
'den' of snakes
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Comments

kcheer2493 Jul 31, 2006	When I was reading the teaser i was like What the heck is this? But that was well written and different once I saw the answer! I loved it!
puppygirl1213 Jul 31, 2006	It was cool but how does it a trick?
SPUTNIK2 Jul 31, 2006	that was really a good one
monkeygrl99 Jul 31, 2006	interesting
Winner4600 Jul 31, 2006	How IS this a trick? Good teaser, anyway.
ruroken Jul 31, 2006	The battery threw me off.
ginny322 Jul 31, 2006	Totally confused me... so, good one!
scallio Jul 31, 2006	Great teaser! thanks!
brainster Aug 01, 2006	Well written and a most creative way of introducing all the collective nouns! Good one!
jazzmusician46 Aug 01, 2006	Thank you for your kind comments. The trick was trying to work out what the family were really doing because I introduced unusual collective nouns in order to trick you...which it seems I did.
Winner4600 Aug 01, 2006	I figured it sounds more like trivia or something...
lorpen Aug 02, 2006	That's a very good trick teaser Jazz! Thank you once again for a terrific puzzle.
jkhschultz Aug 02, 2006	I thought it was a great trick. very well written
schatzy228 Aug 03, 2006	its all NOAH's fault
teen_wiz Aug 03, 2006	That was FANTASTIC!! Keep 'em coming!
zonarita Aug 05, 2006	Cute Teaser jazzmusician46
jazzmusician46 Aug 06, 2006	Thank you for your really supportive comments. They are really valued.
kayleeskitties Aug 19, 2006	HAHAHAHA! Very good! You got me on this one.
fleur_delacour_ Aug 24, 2006	that i so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
Katelin Aug 24, 2006	I thought it was real easy, but it was still very fun and interesting. Great job!
thimblenoggin Sep 01, 2006	Puppies in a zoo?
vlerma Sep 05, 2006	Yep, you got me on this one. Good teaser tho. More please?
tamjp Sep 05, 2006	I had an inkling that animals were involved but was not up for the encyclopedia cross checking that would have been required to get the entire answer! Well played
brainster Sep 05, 2006	One more Teaser of the Day under your belt! Congratulations!
bobiscool134 Sep 05, 2006	wow, I was sitting here for about an hour trying to figure this one out. Once I looked at the answer I realized I never would have goten it.
a3001milkman Sep 05, 2006	Hey that was a cool!!! teaser
saleprice Sep 05, 2006	Got this one immediately, not bad for 6.23 in AM hey? Very cool, tyvm
(user deleted) Sep 05, 2006	I thought a group of whales was called a Pod.
shawneeo Sep 05, 2006	I liked it! I thought whales were called a "pod" also! Aren't they? Or, are the terms used just terms that can be applied to different groups, not necessarily the only terms that can be used for those specific animals? In any case, it was fun, AND, I actually guessed it RIGHT, yay! Thanks!
bradon182001 Sep 05, 2006	Isn't it a school of fish? Anyways, if all of the names are correct, this is an awesome teaser.
coachpisco Sep 05, 2006	I was in the right ball park, but never got to the plate. Good one.
iteachkids Sep 05, 2006	The only way I was able to figure this out was that ... for a change ... I looked at the category. When I saw it was a trick, I knew "something was fishy," so I reread it differently and came up with the answer. I think the ^ "pod" comments ^ are correct ...
kman613 Sep 05, 2006	Good, easy one. I recognized all the animal group names, so quickly figured it out. The first sentence and start of second sentence seemed a bit awkward though, with the 2nd starting "while they were there"...
MurfQ Sep 05, 2006	Nice one! Pretty easy. Got it before I was halfway through reading, but I must admit that I'd never heard of a sleuth or a battery as animal groups before so I was left wondering if I was right but couldn't think of anything else anyway. I've never heard of whales being referred to as a school before but thought immediately of a school of fish.
Pizzazz2u Sep 05, 2006	Knowing and identifying differents names, has always been a fascination of mine. I am surprised that others have not caught on to the tricks. Keep up the awesome job!
jazzmusician46 Sep 05, 2006	Thanks for your comments. They are nice and constructive. I think you can call a 'bunch' of whales a 'pod' or a 'school'. Either is correct. Some of the other groups had multiple answers too; so I suppose it depends on what 'school' you went to. (Sorry...couldn't resist that one!)
locutus13ds Sep 05, 2006	This one got by me.
josty Sep 05, 2006	nice play on words
panjunzhe Sep 05, 2006	Excellent work. You have a great command of the English language.
rrn0rrnrrnY Sep 05, 2006	I had seen this one already "random"ly, but never read the comments. I was expecting a lot of arguments about puppies in a zoo, and a school of whales, but even those who noticed that did not harp on it and most praised the submitter. I wish this were the norm and and not the exception to most teasers with a large amount of comments.
Trishgal Sep 05, 2006	Didnot get it , but I enjoyed it. THX
tonjawithaj Sep 05, 2006	Very enjoyable!
rachellanders Sep 05, 2006	I got it right! I new it was the zoo by the third one, I just didn't know what all of them were.
luvdoritos706 Sep 05, 2006	that was ver iinformative....i didnt know half of those terms....good though
utnative Sep 05, 2006	very clever teaser i wasn't even close. but had alot of fun trying.
Wingsfan Sep 05, 2006	Good one!
soccerfreak Sep 05, 2006	that was awesome! i wolud have never thought of that! and im not that smart! lol
IMCUL4E Sep 05, 2006	how can fish stand?
largo40 Sep 05, 2006	Good one. But I only got 1 answer.
heyman Sep 05, 2006	Actually, a group or herd of whales can be a school or a pod. Consider the following from www.dictionary.com: pod2 /pɒd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pod] Pronunciation –noun 1. a small herd or school, esp. of seals or whales. 2. a small flock of birds.
phildunphy Sep 05, 2006	I never even got close, well thought and presented. And I should read the Category
unConfuseMe Sep 05, 2006	uuuummmmmm.......oooookaaaay???
RRAMMOHAN Sep 05, 2006	Couldnt guess the trick at all! Totally floored! Amazing how you could link all the collectives and make a story out of them!
fleur_delacour_ Sep 05, 2006	i lovee this!!!!!!!!!!!!!SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO kewl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lorpen Sep 05, 2006	Wow...that was great Jazz! I love ALL your teasers. They are so diverse and nicely written. Keep up the really good work!
jazzmusician46 Sep 05, 2006	Thank you all for your great comments. It makes writing teasers all that more fun to do! Thanks also Lorpen. You are very kind.
angelacd Sep 05, 2006	the first thing that came to mind was a street parade...they see a school, a family, a [music]band, litter(trash), sleuth(cop or detective), army(young marines, sea cadets,...), troop(organized group; example: the girl/boy scouts, ), battery(generator), and on their way home a party near a den( room of a house)...it all is sensable.....at the zoo doesn't connect to me, but it is a mind boggler, i'll give you that
chocolatechippy Sep 05, 2006	really challenging, i thought it was a good trick
tdbrsun Sep 05, 2006	I did not get this one. really good! Nice one.
GebbieRose Sep 05, 2006	Jazz, congrats on your second TOTD! I liked this one the first time around!
jazzmusician46 Sep 05, 2006	Thanks Gebbie much appreciated.
FeaerFactorY666 Sep 07, 2006	very nice!
lmurray Sep 10, 2006	EXCELLENT! COLLECTIVE NOUNS DON'T GET USED VERY OFTEN, SO I WAS GLAD TO SEE YOUR TEASER. I HOWEVER HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SCHOOL OF WHALES AND THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION SUBMITTED DOES NOT SAY A COLLECTIVE OF WHALES IS A SCHOOL, IT USES THE TERM TO DEFINE A POD. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIRMING THE TERM SCHOOL YOUR'S WAS ONE OF THE BETTER TEASERS I HAVE SEEN.
jazzmusician46 Sep 10, 2006	Thanks IMurray. Your comments are appreciated. Regarding your question about the whales, they can also be called either a SCHOOL, a HERD or a GAM of whales. Moreover, a POD of whales refers to a small school and a GRIND to a group of bottle nose whales. I hope that helps.
snowmonster Sep 14, 2006	Very cute and well written! I like this one a lot!
Qrystal Sep 15, 2006	got it! Just for fun -- I'm reminded of the most comical/interesting/peculiar name for a group of a certain kind of creature... a MURDER of crows. teehee. (46 days till Halloween!)
phyllisa Sep 16, 2006	Very good, but I didn't get it!
marschie Sep 30, 2006	Nice use of collective nouns; how many Braingle Members make a clod??
rkaaland Oct 03, 2006	I was trying to find them all in the wild with a Boy Scout Troop! Hhahahah didn't even think of being in a zoo! Good Job!
Lizzie713 Oct 26, 2006	I dint know how thats a trick But it is stil good Well done I learnt something new Thanks
katie4 Dec 01, 2006	i luv animals!!! i luved this teaser!!!
lavender Jan 01, 2007	Great teaser! You have a bunch of great ones!
jazzmusician46 Jan 01, 2007	Thank you
avalonsdad Feb 03, 2007	i wish my local zoo had a school of whales. very easy, but fun
coolcow35 Jun 24, 2007	Good one, Jazz! Keep em' coming! When do you plan to hit 1,000 teasers?
jazzmusician46 Jun 25, 2007	hahaha...in about 5 years time!
luckylefty Sep 11, 2007	I thought that might have been it until I got to slueth. Then I had no clue!
Madelulabelle Sep 25, 2007	I was WAY off, I'm not even sure what I was thinking, but it wasn't anywhere near the answer! Great teaser!
jazzmusician46 Sep 25, 2007	Thanks for that!
Jimbo Oct 19, 2007	Pod of whales...amongst other things!
thisisme91 Apr 04, 2008	Coolest one I've seen yet Thanks for new words today!
jazzmusician46 Apr 05, 2008	My pleasure
wicked_one Sep 06, 2009	That's a cool one. I've had no idea what to expect from it And there it was... that simple. Cool!!
craniac Sep 06, 2009	I was thinking it might be a title or a line from a song, but it would have to have been a weird one.
craniac Sep 06, 2009	I was thinking it might be a title or a line from a song, but it would have had to be a weird one.
craniac Sep 06, 2009	I was thinking it might be a title or a line from a song, but it would have had to be a weird one.
doehead Sep 06, 2009	I just visited the local zoo on friday, so for that reason the answer came to me immediately.
UptheHill Sep 06, 2009	NICE1!!!
auntiesis Sep 06, 2009	I was thinking fish and ants, but I never thought of animals. Very nice teaser, enjoyed it even though I couldn't solve it.
patiencewithaP Sep 06, 2009	Thought about school of fish and litter of puppies but didn't put it all together. Good one!
crocodile Sep 07, 2009	A group of frogs is also called an army. Thanks for teaching me something new!
crocodile Sep 07, 2009	Not to mention they might have seen a "float" (of hippopotami) go by. Great Job!
tiredovyou May 08, 2011	One problem, The first one is inaccurate. A group of whales is called a "Pod".
Babe Sep 19, 2012	It was way out of my league. None of it made any sense to me. Not complaining, it was just not my thing. Glad so many thought it was cool.
lukasiwicz Sep 19, 2012	I must quibble on this one. Zoos do not generally exhibit sea-life. I had put down for my answer that Frederick and his mother were visiting a zoo and its associated aquarium and aviary.
cutebug Sep 19, 2012	Great teaser. Every zoo that I have visited luka had sea life.
iggy39 Sep 19, 2012	a very good one but i always say that when i get it right away. a little too easy but fun.
RomanG417 Sep 19, 2012	For me, "litter" gave it away. Still a nice teaser though.
thecatladycac Sep 20, 2012	When I saw "litter" I thought of kitty litter, since I have cats - I had to read it through about 3 times before it dawned on me that they were at the zoo! Fun teaser, Thanks for submitting!