Puzzle 1
What number comes next in the sequence:
1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 9 · 12 · ?
Puzzle 2
The local River Trent is 4,100 inches wide, which happens to be a fantastic number.
There is a magnificent, perfectly straight, bridge that spans the river at right angles.
During a recent survey of the area, it was found that one-seventh of the overall length of the bridge was on one bank of the river, and one-eighth of the bridge was on the other bank.
What is the total length of the bridge that spans the River Trent?
Puzzle 3
Each of these words can have the same letter placed at the beginning and the end to form a new (common) word.
For example, -LIT- becomes ELITE by adding an E at both ends.
What are the new words?
-eve-
-able-
-carve-
-as-
-on-
-ode-
-elude-
-ape-
-ate-
-rod-
Puzzle 4
Kevin is 5 years old, James is also 5, Rebecca is 7, and Albert is 6.
How old is Jacqueline?