Puzzle 1
How can you drop an egg exactly 30 feet …
… above a concrete floor without breaking the egg?
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Hint
What could cause the egg to break, and how can we prevent this?
Answer
If we drop the egg from somewhere above 30 feet high, the egg can fall 30 feet and be caught, while still above the floor.
Puzzle 2
How should these words actually be spelled, without using a dictionary.
bizz-ness
com-it-ee
sin-seer-lee
ark-ee-ollow-jist
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Be careful with the middle of the last word.
Answer
Business.
Committee.
Sincerely.
Archaeologist.
Puzzle 3
Which word in the English language is …
… most often pronounced incorrectly?
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Puzzle 4
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
ap--e
b-a-e
bo--d
-an-c
-ro-e
--ell
-ra-y
bu-c-
-o-ra
-umb-
s-ua-
lo--l
g-es-
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The 4th word begins with the letter M.
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ap--e = apple (PL)
b-a-e = brake (RK)
bo--d = boxed (XE)
-an-c = manic (MI)
-ro-e = froze (FZ)
--ell = dwell (DW)
-ra-y = gravy (GV)
bu-c- = bunch (NH)
-o-ra = cobra (CB)
-umb- = jumbo (JO)
s-ua- = squat (QT)
lo--l = loyal (YA)
g-es- = guess (US)
Alternative Answers
Apple, brake, boxed, manic, froze, swell, gravy, bunch, cobra, jumbo, squad, loyal, guest.
Can you find another?
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