Puzzle 1
At a recent bowling match, two games were played.Kev beat Stuart in both games, also Richard beat John in both games. The winner in game 1 came second in game 2. Richard won game 2 and John beat Stuart in game 1. No player got the same placing twice.
Can you determine who finished where in each game?
Answer:
Name #1 #2
Kev 1 2
Richard 2 1
John 3 4
Stuart 4 3
Kev 1 2
Richard 2 1
John 3 4
Stuart 4 3
Puzzle 2
Unluckily, last week I lost my measuring tape. It was unlucky as I had to measure Daniel's toy box.Luckily though I could remember that the top had an area of 720 square inches, the side was 800 square inches and the end was 360 square inches.
What were the true dimensions of the toy box?
Answer:
Width=40, height=20, depth=18.
If we call the height H, the width W and the depth D we have:
Width=40, height=20, depth=18.
If we call the height H, the width W and the depth D we have:
H x W = 800 (so H = 800 ÷ W) (1)
W x D = 720 (so W = 720 ÷ D) (2)
H x D = 360 (so H = 360 ÷ D) (3)
Using (1) and (3) we have:
800 360
--- = ---
W D
800 x D = 360 x W
Using (2):
800 x D = 360 x 720
---
D
800 x D2 = 259,200
D2 = 324
D = 18
Using (2), W = 40.
Using (1), H = 20. QED.
W x D = 720 (so W = 720 ÷ D) (2)
H x D = 360 (so H = 360 ÷ D) (3)
Using (1) and (3) we have:
800 360
--- = ---
W D
800 x D = 360 x W
Using (2):
800 x D = 360 x 720
---
D
800 x D2 = 259,200
D2 = 324
D = 18
Using (2), W = 40.
Using (1), H = 20. QED.
Puzzle 3
Add one Z to the following word to form another valid English word:
You may change the order of the letters.LEG
Answer: Lozenge.
one Z + LEG = ONE Z LEG = ONEZLEG > LOZENGE.
one Z + LEG = ONE Z LEG = ONEZLEG > LOZENGE.
Puzzle 4
Answer:
Banana, apple, pear and mango.
Banana, apple, pear and mango.
Puzzle 5
Using the BrainTracker grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central R
and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be
connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is
at least one nine letter word. Excellent: 69 words. Good: 51 words.
Average: 35 words.
Answer:
Common words: acre, amber, arc, arch, are, ark, arm, backer, baker, banker, bar, bare, bark, barn, bear, BENCHMARK, brace, bracken, brake, bran, branch, breach, break, camber, canker, car, care, chamber, char, charm, crab, cram, crane, crank, creak, cream, ear, earn, embark, era, hacker, hanker, hare, harem, hark, harken, harm, hear, her, herb, kerb, maker, mar, march, mare, mark, nark, near, race, rack, rake, ram, ranch, rank, reach, ream, rhea.
All words: acerb, acre, amber, ar, arb, arc, arch, are, ark, arm, backer, baker, banker, bar, bare, bark, barm, barmen, barn, bear, becharm, BENCHMARK, berm, brace, brach, bracken, brae, brake, bran, branch, brank, breach, break, bream, brecham, brechan, bren, caber, camber, caner, canker, car, carb, care, cark, carmen, carn, chamber, char, chare, chark, charm, crab, crake, cram, crambe, crane, crank, creak, cream, ear, earn, embar, embark, er, era, ern, hacker, hanker, hare, harem, hark, harken, harm, hear, her, herb, herm, herma, hern, karn, kbar, kebar, kerb, kern, knar, macer, maker, mar, marc, march, marchen, mare, mark, merk, nacre, namer, nark, near, race, rack, rah, rake, ram, ran, rance, ranch, rank, re, reach, ream, reb, rec, reck, rehab, rem, reman, rhea.
Common words: acre, amber, arc, arch, are, ark, arm, backer, baker, banker, bar, bare, bark, barn, bear, BENCHMARK, brace, bracken, brake, bran, branch, breach, break, camber, canker, car, care, chamber, char, charm, crab, cram, crane, crank, creak, cream, ear, earn, embark, era, hacker, hanker, hare, harem, hark, harken, harm, hear, her, herb, kerb, maker, mar, march, mare, mark, nark, near, race, rack, rake, ram, ranch, rank, reach, ream, rhea.
All words: acerb, acre, amber, ar, arb, arc, arch, are, ark, arm, backer, baker, banker, bar, bare, bark, barm, barmen, barn, bear, becharm, BENCHMARK, berm, brace, brach, bracken, brae, brake, bran, branch, brank, breach, break, bream, brecham, brechan, bren, caber, camber, caner, canker, car, carb, care, cark, carmen, carn, chamber, char, chare, chark, charm, crab, crake, cram, crambe, crane, crank, creak, cream, ear, earn, embar, embark, er, era, ern, hacker, hanker, hare, harem, hark, harken, harm, hear, her, herb, herm, herma, hern, karn, kbar, kebar, kerb, kern, knar, macer, maker, mar, marc, march, marchen, mare, mark, merk, nacre, namer, nark, near, race, rack, rah, rake, ram, ran, rance, ranch, rank, re, reach, ream, reb, rec, reck, rehab, rem, reman, rhea.
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