Puzzle 197
During a recent school trip to the seaside, I sat at the rear of the bus.
I noticed a strange thing: Laura, Jesse and Wendy were all sitting on the left side of the bus.
Even more curious was the fact that Steven, John and Danielle were all sitting on the right side of the bus.
On which side was James sitting?
Puzzle 198
Start in the bottom left corner and move either up or right, one square at a time, adding up the numbers. What is the largest total you can make?
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
Puzzle 199
I recently asked a friend of mine to buy me some ribbon for my latest embroidery project.
He went to the haberdashery shop for a particular length, but he accidentally interchanged the feet and inches.
When I measured the purchased ribbon, I only had 30% of the length I required!
How much ribbon did I originally ask for?
Puzzle 200
During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.
The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.
Can you decipher the sequence and find the well known proverb?
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z