Puzzle 1
What are the next five letters in this sequence:
HDSOAW
HDHAGF
ATKHAATKM
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Hint
From common children's song.
Answer
CPHTA.
From:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Puzzle 3
You are running in a marathon and you overtake the person in second place.
What position are you now in?
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If you think that you are now in first place, then think again!
If you overtake the person in second place, you are now in second place yourself!
Puzzle 4
Which is larger:
seconds in a week
minutes in a year
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Hint
There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.
Answer
Seconds in a week.
Reasoning
There are 60 x 60 x 24 x 7 = 604,800 seconds in a week.
There are 60 x 24 x 365 = 525,600 minutes in a (non-leap) year.
