Puzzle 1
By changing the second letter of each of the words below, can you make another valid word?
You have to change each word such that the second letters will reveal a ten-letter word when read downwards.
Therefore, what now reads 'craihruane' will be a real word.
ic on
cr ew
fa rm
oi ly
ch op
ar id
fu nd
wa it
gn at
te ar
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Hint
The 9th word is GOAT.
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Rhinoceros.
ir on
ch ew
fi rm
on ly
co op
ac id
fe nd
wr it
go at
ts ar
Puzzle 2
What is the smallest positive integer, which, when multiplied by 6 …
… gives a number consisting of only 8's?
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Try working backwards.
Answer
148.
148 x 6 = 888.
The easiest way is to divide successive 8's by 6 until you get an integer:
8 ÷ 6 = 1.3333
88 ÷ 6 = 14.666
888 ÷ 6 = 148
Puzzle 3
The following sentence is true.
The previous sentence is false.
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Don't let this one melt your brain.
Answer
This puzzle is a classic paradox.
You can wrangle with the logic for hours and never reach an absolute conclusion.
Puzzle 4
Can you find common anagrams of each of the words below?
Each of the words has more than one anagram, but the initial letters of the correct anagrams form another anagram related to the word QUESTION.
bruise
warned
please
listen
veined
trance
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Hint
Find anagrams of the words in this order: PLEASE, TRANCE, LISTEN, WARNED, VEINED, BRUISE.
Answer
ANSWER.
Reasoning
The initial letters are RWASEN, which is an anagram of ANSWER.
bruise becomes r ubies
warned becomes w ander (or warden)
please becomes a sleep
listen becomes s ilent
veined becomes e nvied (or endive)
trance becomes n ectar
The word DEBATE can also be made, but this requires an obscure anagram.
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