BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 1

If four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes …

… how many toys can twelve kittens catch in twelve minutes?

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Puzzle 2

A large freshwater reservoir has two types of drainage system. Small pipes and large pipes.

6 large pipes, on their own, can drain the reservoir in 12 hours.

6 small pipes, on their own, can drain the reservoir in 18 hours.

How long will 6 large pipes and 6 small pipes take to drain the reservoir?

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Puzzle 3

Can you find every occurrence of the word LEMON that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?

The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.

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Puzzle 4

Art Theftall logic puzzles

After a local art theft, six suspects were interviewed.

Below is a summary of their statements.

Police knew that exactly four of them told one lie each, and all the other statements were true.

From this information, can you tell who committed the crime?
Alex said:
   It wasn't Billie
   It wasn't Drew
   It wasn't Emery

Billie said:
   It wasn't Alex
   It wasn't Chris
   It wasn't Emery

Chris said:
   It wasn't Billie
   It wasn't Frankie
   It wasn't Emery

Drew said:
   It wasn't Alex
   It wasn't Frankie
   It wasn't Chris

Emery said:
   It wasn't Chris
   It wasn't Drew
   It wasn't Frankie

Frankie said:
   It wasn't Chris
   It wasn't Drew
   It wasn't Alex

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