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Puzzle 1 


What comes next in this sequence:

jnry  fbrry  mrch  prl  my  jn  ?

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Puzzle 2 


At the equator the radius of the earth is 6,378 km, so its circumference is almost exactly 40,000 km.

Imagine we had a long rope which went around the equator, this would of course be 40,000 km long.

If we now placed 1 metre sticks vertically all the way around and lay the rope on top of these sticks (so the rope would be 1m higher all the way around) how much extra rope would we require?

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Puzzle 3 


Alex and Billie were rowing their canoe along the River Trent.

In the morning, they managed to row upstream at an average speed of 2 miles per hour.

They then stopped for a spot of lunch and a nice rest.

In the afternoon, the pace was a little easier as they were now rowing downstream back to their starting point, and managed an average speed of 4 miles an hour.

The morning trip took them 3 hours longer than the afternoon.

How far did they row upstream?

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Puzzle 4 


How far can …

… a horse run into a forest?

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