Can you place a different 4-letter word into each of the brackets to create two longer words. drift[----]wind home[----]bench foot[----]mother court[----]stick moth[----]roomquarter[----]ground space[----]yard wild[----]span your[----]less back[----]fighter
In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case
Hint
A beetle has six legs, a spider has eight legs, and a mouse has four legs.
Answer
102 animals, 34 of each.
Reasoning
As there are the same number of each animal, for every beetle, spider, and mouse counted, there are a total of 18 legs.
612 ÷ 18 = 34 of each animal.
Which gives a total of 34 x 3 = 102 animals.
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Puzzle 59
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
As a keen photographer, I find the best way to capture the portrait of a gazelle is to stand well downwind. I also try to wear clothes that blend in with the background to reduce the chances of scaring the animal.
As a keen photographer, I find the best way to capture the portrait of a gazelle is to stand well downwIND. I Also try to wear clothes that blend in with the background to reduce the chances of scaring the animal.
Reasoning
The easiest way to solve this puzzle is to use Q1 to check the logic.
If Q1's answer was A, this tells us that Q2's answer is B, which tells us Q3's is D, which tells us Q4's answer is B, which tells us Q1's answer is C. A contradiction.
If Q1's answer was B, this tells us that Q2's answer is A, which tells us Q3's is C, which tells us Q4's answer is C, which tells us Q1's answer is A. A contradiction.
If Q1's answer was C, this tells us that Q2's answer is D, which tells us Q3's is A, which tells us Q4's answer is D, which tells us Q1's answer is B. A contradiction.
If Q1's answer was D, this tells us that Q2's answer is C, which tells us Q3's is B, which tells us Q4's answer is A, which tells us Q1's answer is D. Which is correct, and therefore the correct answer.
