Puzzle 198
What animal comes next in this sequence:
gorilla · hedgehog · camel · mouse · fox · bear · mole · ?
Choose from:
porcupine, badger, cow, giraffe, squirrel, rhinoceros
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Hint
A very common sequence is hidden here.
Answer
Badger.
Reasoning
The length of the words is the same length as the months of the year.
gorilla = 7 = January
hedgehog = 8 = February
camel = 5 = March
mouse = 5 = April
fox = 3 = May
bear = 4 = June
mole = 4 = July
badger = 6 = August
Puzzle 199
What comes next in this sequence:
dog · goat · tarantula · aardvark · koala · ?
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
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Hint
Look at the first and last letters.
Answer
Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 200
How should this word be pronounced:
GHOTI
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Hint
Break the word down in this way: GH-O-TI.
Answer
Fish!
Reasoning
The GH as in ENOUGH = F.
The O as in WOMEN = I.
The TI as in MOTION = SH.
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