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Puzzle 1 


Using a 3 gallon container and a 7 gallon container (along with a water source and drain) …

… can you measure exactly 5 gallons in the fewest steps?

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Puzzle 2 


In 1978,

   what happened on the 5th of June,

      at 34 minutes past 12?

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Puzzle 3 


During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.

The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.

Can you decipher the sequence and find 10 related words?

.....-----..-. ------.-...--.-- .--.-..-.....-...--.-- ....-.-...-.--. ....--..-...-.--. --..-..-...--.....- ....---..-.-. -.-..-..----.-.-.- .--..-.- ------.-....
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:

A .-B -...C -.-.D -..E .F ..-.G --.H ....I ..J .---K -.-L .-..M --N -.O ---P .--.Q --.-R .-.S ...T -U ..-V ...-W .--X -..-Y -.--Z --..

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Puzzle 4 


Which fruit comes next in this sequence:

banana  pear  kiwi  tomato  ?
Choose from:

peach, lemon, plum, guava

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