Here’s today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge. Good luck!

What do the following five letters of the alphabet (but none of the other 21) have in common?

G, J, P, Q, Y

Good luck with today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Think Thursday challenge:

What’s the only U.S. state that is home
to TWO Ivy League schools,
and what are the names of those schools?

Today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Wednesday Wordplay challenge is a word ladder. Good luck!

By changing one letter in each step to form English words, and leaving all other letters in their original positions, convert THUMB into BENDS in the fewest possible steps.

T H U M B
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B E N D S

Put on your mathematical thinking cap and take the Tuesday Test Time challenge for today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck!

What’s the next number in the following series?

1, 2, 2, 4, 8, 12, 96, 108, ?

Monday Monday, so good to me… Enjoy a new Monday Math Square for today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck!

The nine white squares inside the main red grid should be filled with the digits 1 through 9. Each digit should appear only once in this main grid (the red square). Place the digits 1 through 9 in their correct spots so that the mathematical equations work both across and down.

Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us. If you choose to party, have plenty of fun, but please do so safely. Start off the weekend right by solving today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Free-for-All Friday challenge. Good luck!

Except for one letter that’s different,
the names of what THREE current NFL teams
are anagrams of each other?

Today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game Think Thursday challenge is a math puzzle. It’s not that tough, however, so give it a shot. Just please make sure to read the instructions in full. Thanks, and good luck!

Using some combination of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
(making sure to use AT LEAST TWO of each denomination)
how can you make exact change for $1 using precisely 22 coins?

Happy February! Here’s a quick Wednesday Wordplay puzzle for today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck:

What non-obscure, eight-letter English word
contains the letter sequence
FEB in the middle?

Some knowledge of the 50 state capitals will go a long way toward solving the Tuesday Test Time challenge for today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Good luck!

What U.S. states have capital cities with
names that are obviously of French origin?

Here’s a new Monday Math Square for today’s mentalfloss.com Brain Game. Enjoy!

The nine white squares inside the main red grid should be filled with the digits 1 through 9. Each digit should appear only once in this main grid (the red square). Place the digits 1 through 9 in their correct spots so that the mathematical equations work both across and down.