Puzzle 5
What number comes next in this sequence:
302 · 202 · 102 · 002 · 991 · ?
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Hint
Try reversing the numbers.
Answer
891.
If we reverse each of the numbers we get:
203 202 201 200 199 ?
Which is counting down from 203, and the next number is 198, which is 891 when reversed.
Puzzle 6
Below you will find well-known eight-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
-----rue
-----jar
-----dil
-----any
-----pox
-----gth
-----elf
-----oia
-----ige
-----hog
-----too
-----dix
-----fin
-----upt
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, N, D, M, S, S, Y, P, P, H, C, A, P, B.
Answers
-----rue = construe
-----jar = nightjar
-----dil = daffodil
-----any = mahogany or epiphany
-----pox = smallpox
-----gth = strength
-----elf = yourself
-----oia = paranoia
-----ige = prestige
-----hog = hedgehog
-----too = cockatoo
-----dix = appendix
-----fin = paraffin
-----upt = bankrupt
Puzzle 7
Which one of these letters is the odd one out?
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Hint
These are all Greek letters.
Answer
θ (theta).
Reasoning
These are all Greek letters, and they are:
xi, chi, theta, psi, pi, phi
They all sound similar to each other, except θ.
Puzzle 8
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Hint
This is a simple substitution cipher.
Answer
50.
This puzzle is a simple test to see how easy a ROT13 part encrypted puzzle can be. Every other letter has been converted to ROT13 and the other letters are left as they were. But, you may ask, what is the puzzle? Well, how many words are in this puzzle!
ROT13 replaces each character with the one 13 places away.
A = N, B = O, C = P, D = Q, E = R, F = S, G = T, H = U, I = V, J = W, K = X, L = Y, M = Z, N = A, O = B, P = C, Q = D, R = E, S = F, T = G, U = H, V = I, W = J, X = K, Y = L, Z = M.
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