Puzzle 201
Which letter completes this sequence:
T · A · O · T · B · I · E · S · O · T · R · H · N · E · O · Q · T · U · T · E · O · S · B · T · E · I · T · O · H · ?
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Hint
Look for the question.
Answer
N.
Reasoning
Starting with the first letter and taking every other letter gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE TH
Starting with the second letter and taking every other letter gives: AT IS THE QUESTIO
Combining gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTIO, and the last letter of QUESTION is missing.
Puzzle 202
In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards?
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Puzzle 203
If 5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes …
… how many cats do you need to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
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How many rats can one cat catch in 5 minutes?
Answer
5.
5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes.
So
1 cat can catch 1 rat in 5 minutes.
1 cat can catch 2 rats in 10 minutes.
1 cat can catch 20 rats in 100 minutes.
Therefore
5 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes.
Puzzle 204
What comes next in this sequence:
M · N · B · V · C · X · ?
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Z.
From the bottom row of a typewriter backwards.
