Puzzle 1
What comes next in this sequence:
dog · goat · tarantula · aardvark · koala · ?
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Hint
Look at the first and last letters.
Answer
Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 2
The infamous BrainBashers encyclopedia has been suffering from its usual problems again.
Below is a printout of reptiles and amphibians, but they have lost every other letter.
Can you replace the missing letters?
-r-g
-o-t-i-e
-n-k-
-e-t
-i-a-d
-r-c-d-l-
-a-a-a-d-r
-u-t-e
-k-n-
a-l-g-t-r
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Hint
One of the words end in K. Remember that a skunk isn't a reptile, or an amphibian.
Answers
-r-g = frog
-o-t-i-e = tortoise
-n-k- = snake
-e-t = newt
-i-a-d = lizard
-r-c-d-l- = crocodile
-a-a-a-d-r = salamander
-u-t-e = turtle
-k-n- = skink
a-l-g-t-r = alligator
Puzzle 3
What number comes next in this sequence:
7 · 8 · 5 · 5 · 3 · 4 · 4 · ?
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Answer
6: the numbers denote the number of letters each month has starting with January, therefore, August has 6 letters.
Puzzle 4
Add lines to this grid and create five areas that each have 4 letters, to spell five 4-letter words.
Puzzle Copyright © Elliott Line
This puzzle appeared in Mensa's EnigmaSig (195.13) and is used with permission.
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Hint
One of the words is PALM.
Answer
Trip, Trio, Open, Pale, and Palm.
