Puzzle 5
The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory.
Below are four proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
dntb tthh ndth tfds y
trth wllt
bslw nchs ngbt slwr nchn gng
thnk frst ndth nspk
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The first words of the proverbs are Do, Truth, Be, and Think.
Answer
Do not bite the hand that feeds you.
Truth will out.
Be slow in choosing, but slower in changing.
Think first and then speak.
Puzzle 6
Starting with BALL, change one letter at a time until you have the word HEAD.
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.
What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?
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There is more than one way of completing this in 4 moves.
Answer
Ball bell hell heal head.
Ball bell hell held head.
Ball hall hell heal head.
Ball hall hell held head.
Puzzle 7
What do you get if …
… you add 2 to 200 four times?
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Try it once, and then try it again.
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You get 202 each time!
Puzzle 8
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
Alex's aches and pains felt worse because of swollen glands that had flared up during the night, perhaps a tonic would help?
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The country spans more than one word.
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England.
Alex's aches and pains felt worse because of swollEN GLAND s that had flared up during the night, perhaps a tonic would help?
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