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Puzzle 1 


What comes next in this sequence:

iron · bromine · uranium · argon · ?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 2 


My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed a fault, I did a listing of miles from England to particular countries and here is the result:
Austria      1,800 miles
New Zealand  2,400 miles
Japan        1,200 miles
Brazil       1,400 miles

How far away did it list Argentina as?

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Puzzle 3 


Which one of these sentences is the odd one out?

Sam wanted another newt.
Every artistic giraffe likes elephants.
Badgers rapidly excavate a mound.
Wild rabbits enjoy nature.
Dale understood cute kittens.
Casual restless aardvarks need exercise.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Below are five phrases that have been altered. Rearrange the words so that when they are read aloud they will sound very similar to the required phrase. For example "Ducks Sits Hound Fa Mill Ear" = "Does it sound familiar".
crows dose my off wind
cab chalk clicks fizz lie lye ox soft
a crowed fall jest lobe Rick oath yell
beef four heap luck Yule
dud rough wharf whorls

Puzzle Copyright © Carl Ginnow. Used with permission.

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