Random Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
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!

Workings

Hint
The first word begins with the letter Z.

Answers
-e--a   = zebra   (ZBR) -ui-ar  = guitar  (GT) --ick   = quick   (QU) -a-     = sad     (SD) bo-     = box     (X) -owe-   = vowel   (VL) -on-ey  = monkey  (MK) -el     = eel     (E) ra-     = ray     (Y) ---kage = package (PAC) --ll    = will    (WI) mo--    = moon    (ON) -eap    = heap    (H) -eep    = jeep    (J) -un     = fun     (F)
Alternative Answers
Zebra, guitar, quick, jam, box, vowel, donkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, heap, seep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, jaw, box, vowel, monkey, eel, ray, package, fill, moon, heap, deep, sun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, lay, box, vowed, monkey, eel, ran, package, will, mojo, heap, seep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, way, box, vowel, monkey, eel, raj, package, sill, moon, heap, deep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, say, box, vowed, monkey, eel, raj, package, hill, moon, leap, weep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, has, box, vowed, monkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, leap, jeep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, oaf, box, vowel, monkey, eel, ray, package, dill, mown, heap, jeep, sun

Can you find another?

Workings

Hint
120 = 24 x 5.

Answer
720.

Each term is a factorial, 6! = 1 x 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 = 720.

Workings

Hint
# is worth 3.

Answer
14.

Reasoning
The values are: @ = 7, & = 4, $ = 8, # = 3, % = 5.

But …

… you don't have to find the value of every symbol!

The rows add up to 80, which means that the columns must also add up to 80.

24 + ? + 17 + 25 = 80.

? = 14.