BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 1

During the recent BrainBashers Football Competition, 5 teams were competing.

Each team played each other just once, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.

However, the rain damaged the final scoresheet, and this is all that could be read of the final points after all of the matches:
Rugby       6
Grimsby     5
Hereford    4
Lichfield   2
Reading    ?

Can you work out how many points Reading ended the season with?

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Puzzle 2

Using the clues from below can you find ten words?

Once you have placed the words into the correct order you will find that each word is different from the previous word by only one letter.

For example, DOG may be followed by DIG, etc.

in the back of the net sock material forest baby horse hooded robe spiral of wire not hot roasting metal earthy ground not bad

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Puzzle 3

Chess Tournament – Logic Puzzles

The results of a recent Chess tournament between five close rivals is described below:

Dale finished before Alex.
Emery finished after Bailey.
Alex finished before Chris.
Emery finished after Dale.
Bailey finished before Alex.
Dale finished after Bailey.
Chris finished before Emery.
Who finished where?

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Puzzle 4

If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?

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