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Week 3 - Thursday

A fire engine travels eight miles to a fire at a speed of 32 mph.

Its tank holds 500 gallons of water but it has been leaking at a rate of 20 gallons per hour throughout its journey.

How many gallons of water will the fire engine have available for putting out the fire?

 

 

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Answer: 

495.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 20/01/2014

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Week 4 - Monday

On each row place a three letter word that can be attached to the end of the word to the left and to the beginning of the word to the right to give a longer word in each case.

When completed the centre letters of the three letter words will give a word reading downwards.

What is it?

AM                  _ _ _              LESS

NAP                _ _ _              SHIP

PEAS              _ _ _              HEM

FOR               _ _ _               MANIA

 

 

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Answer: 

Sing. The three letter words are USE, KIN, ANT and EGO.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 23/01/2014

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January 23, 2014, 1:29 am

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Week 4 - Thursday

The sum of each two adjacent squares gives the number above.

What number should replace the question mark?

 

 

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Answer: 

60

Date answer published: 

Mon, 27/01/2014

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January 27, 2014, 1:08 am

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Week 5 - Monday

What letter should appear next in this sequence?

C   E   H   J   M   O   R   T   ?

 

 

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Answer: 

W. Move on three places in the alphabet, then two places, then three again, then two again and so on.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 30/01/2014

Week 5 - Thursday

January 31, 2014, 2:43 am

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Week 5 - Thursday

How many miles should it be to Whitby on this strange signpost?

 

 

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Answer: 

1. The Roman numeral in the town gives the number of miles.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 03/02/2014

Week 6 - Mondau

February 3, 2014, 1:32 am

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Week 6 - Monday

Rearrange the following letters to form three words.

What are they?

A  E  N  R  S  T  V

 

 

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Answer: 

Servant, versant and taverns.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 06/02/2014

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February 6, 2014, 4:48 am

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Week 6 - Thursday

When each of the words is rearranged, one of them can be used to prefix all the others to make three longer words.

What are they?

END    TRUE    RAY    DUE

 

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Answer: 

Denture, denary and denude.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 10/02/2014

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February 10, 2014, 1:28 am

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Week 7 - Monday

Throw three darts at this board to score 60.

How many different combinations are there? Every dart scores.

 

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Answer: 

Four.

20 20 20

50 5 5

25 25 10

25 20 15

Date answer published: 

Thu, 13/02/2014

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Week 7 - Thursday

 

Which nine letter word

begins with ‘SU’

and ends with ‘US’?

 

 

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Answer: 

Sumptuous.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 17/02/2014

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February 17, 2014, 1:53 am

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Week 8 - Monday

What number should replace the question mark in the grid?

 

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Answer: 

Two. In each column, the first number plus the second number gives the third number, divided by the fourth number gives the fifth number.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 20/02/2014

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Week 8 - Thursday

On each row place a five letter word that will link the two given words (i.e. LUNCH – BREAK – THROUGH).

When completed the fourth letters of the added words will give a food item reading downwards.

What is it?

GARDEN	_ _ _ _ _	GAMES
TENNIS	_ _ _ _ _	SHOE
PRIZE	_ _ _ _ _	BOX
SINGLE	_ _ _ _ _	TEA
PARK	_ _ _ _ _	MARK
ONLY	_ _ _ _ _	HOOD
BOTTLE	_ _ _ _ _	ROOM

 

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Answer: 

Treacle. The added words are PARTY, COURT, MONEY, CREAM, BENCH, CHILD and GREEN

Date answer published: 

Mon, 24/02/2014

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February 24, 2014, 1:29 am

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Week 9 - Monday

A cash box contains £18.56. 

It is made up of four different denominations of coins and the largest denomination is £1.

There is exactly the same number of each coin.

How many of each coin is there and what are their values?

 

 

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Answer: 

16 of each of 1p, 5p, 10p and £1.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 27/02/2014

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Week 9 - Thursday

A coach and a car set off from the same point to travel the same journey.

The coach sets off eight minutes before the car.

If the coach travels at 75km/h and the car travels at 80km/h, how many kilometres from the starting point will the two vehicles draw level?

 

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Answer: 

160.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 03/03/2014

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Week 10 - Monday

In the box provided place a four letter word that can be attached to the beginning of the given words to form six longer words. What is the word?

 

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Answer: 

WOOD

Date answer published: 

Thu, 06/03/2014

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Week 10 - Thursday

The letters of a precious metal and two precious stones are merged together here.

What are they?

 

 

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Answer: 

Platinum, sapphire and amethyst.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 10/03/2014

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Week 11 - Monday

Rearrange the following letters to give four words, all seven letters must be used in each word.

A E G L L R Y

What are the words?

 

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Answer: 

Allergy, gallery, largely and regally.

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Week 11 - Thursday

The alphabet is written here but some letters are missing. Arrange the missing letters to give a word.

ABDFGHJKNOPQTVWXYZ

What is it?

 

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Answer: 

Clumsier.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 17/03/2014

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March 17, 2014, 3:34 am

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Week 12 - Monday

What number should replace the question mark in the grid?

 

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Answer: 

Three. On each row the first number plus the second number divided by the third number gives the last number.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 20/03/2014

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Week 12 - Thursday

When the following words are paired, three longer words will be read.

FLOUR   FLAKE   PROOF   LAND   CORN   SNOW   FOOL

Which word will not be used?

 

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Answer: 

Land. The other words are cornflour, snowflake and foolproof.

Date answer published: 

Mon, 24/03/2014

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Week 13 - Monday

Use the letters given to complete the square so that three other words can be read downwards and across.

B  E  E  E  E  N  O  O  Z

What are the words?

 

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Answer: 

Oboe, ooze and keen.

Date answer published: 

Thu, 27/03/2014