Puzzle 1
Championships 2022 all logic puzzles
At the recent BrainBashers Championships, the 100 metres heats were closely observed.
Each contestant had to run in two races so that the average place could be determined.
Only one runner finished in the same place in both races.
Alex was never last. Chris always beat Dale. Billie had at least one first place. Alex finished third in at least one of the races. Both Dale and Chris had a second place.
What were the two results?
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Hint
Since Dale had a second place, what does this tell us about Chris?
Answer
Race 1: Billie, Chris, Alex, Dale.
Race 2: Chris, Dale, Alex, Billie.
Reasoning
Since Chris always beat Dale, and Dale had a second place, one race must have been Chris first and Dale second.
Billie therefore won the other race, with Chris second.
Since only one runner finished in the same place in both races, this must have been Alex in third.
Puzzle 2
What is so unusual about this sentence:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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Look at the letters in the sentence.
Answer
It is a very short sentence in the English language that includes every letter of the alphabet.
Puzzle 3
Can you find every occurrence of the word LOVE that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word LOVE appears 73 times.
Answer
The word LOVE appears 73 times.
Puzzle 4
How many squares are in the drawing below?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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There are fewer than 20 squares.
Answer
18 squares.
In the solution below, you can see 6 squares in the middle, with another 12 squares around the outside.
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