Puzzle 1
What number comes next in this sequence:
16 · 21 · 26 · 26 · 12 · 5 · ?
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Hint
Try converting each number to a letter.
Answer
19.
From the alphabetical position of S, making the word PUZZLES.
16 = P
21 = U
26 = Z
26 = Z
12 = L
5 = E
19 = S
Puzzle 2
What are the next five letters in this sequence:
JAJWUTH
TFAPOW
JFDABHC
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Hint
This is a well known nursery rhyme.
Answer
AJCTA.
These are the initial letters from the nursery rhyme 'Jack and Jill went up the hill'. The letters represent 'and Jill came tumbling after'.
Puzzle 3
How many times can you take 7 away from 49?
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This is a trick question.
Answer
Once.
After which you will be taking 7 from 42!
Puzzle 4
Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
b---
d---
m---et
p---ing
sh---
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Hint
One possible answer begins with the letter A.
Answer
ark: bark, dark, market, parking, shark.
or:
ill: bill, dill, millet, pilling, shill.
