Puzzle 1
Kevin's mother has three children.
The first was called Alpha, the second was called Beta.
What was the name of the third?
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Answer
Kevin, since it was Kevin's mother and Kevin's brothers were Alpha and Beta.
Puzzle 2
Which is larger:
days in a year
bones in an adult human body
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Adults have fewer bones than children.
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Days in a year.
There are usually around 206 bones in an adult human body, and 365 or 366 days in a year.
Puzzle 3
What is the 20th prime number?
2, 3, 5, 7, …
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, …
Answer
71.
The first twenty prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71.
Puzzle 4
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
-e-rd
-u-et
wa-t-
-um-y
-e-er
a-o-e
mi--d
-hew-
hu-i-
-abi-
co--h
ho--e
arg--
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The first word begins with the letter B.
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-e-rd = beard (BA)
-u-et = quiet (QI)
wa-t- = waltz (LZ)
-um-y = jumpy (JP)
-e-er = fever (FV)
a-o-e = awoke (WK)
mi--d = mixed (XE)
-hew- = chewy (CY)
hu-i- = humid (MD)
-abi- = habit (HT)
co--h = cough (UG)
ho--e = horse (RS)
arg-- = argon (ON)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
