Puzzle 1
What well known saying is this:
lla ta devol evah ot reven naht tsol dna devol evah ot retteb sit
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Try reading the words in a different way.
Answer
'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
This is a quote by Alfred Tennyson, and is written backwards.
Puzzle 2
In the following line, cross out nine letters such that the remaining letters spell a well-known animal.
e n i l n e e p l e t h t a e n r s t
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Simply cross out nine letters!
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Elephant.
Cross out the letters 'nine letters' to leave the letters 'elephant'.
Puzzle 3
What is the 10th prime number?
2, 3, 5, 7, …
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, …
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29.
The first ten prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29.
Puzzle 4
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penguin easily won!
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The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Guinea.
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penGUIN EAsily won!
