Puzzle 5
Below you will find 10 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---jos
---icy
---uld
---bts
---nda
---phy
---may
---ese
---mth
---axy
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The first letters of the words are: B, P, S, D, A, T, D, C, W, G.
Answers
---jos = banjos
---icy = policy
---uld = should
---bts = doubts
---nda = agenda
---phy = trophy
---may = dismay
---ese = cheese
---mth = warmth
---axy = galaxy
Puzzle 6
What is the 10th prime number?
2, 3, 5, 7, …
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2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, …
Answer
29.
The first ten prime numbers are: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29.
Puzzle 7
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.
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Ball bell hell heal head.
Ball bell hell held head.
Ball hall hell heal head.
Ball hall hell held head.
Puzzle 8
What is the name of this city?
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Why does each column start with A, B, C?
Answer
Chicago.
Reasoning
Look at the letters at the bottom of each stack.
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