Puzzle 273
Can you unscramble the letters below to find four cheeses popular in the UK?
c c e d h b h e a e m r s d i h e d i a r r e
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One of the cheeses is Cheddar.
Answer
Edam, Cheddar, Brie, Cheshire.
Puzzle 274
Why are 2024 UK pound coins worth more than 2023 UK pound coins?
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Because there is 1 more coin!
2,024 = 2,023 + 1.
Puzzle 275
Looking at a usual clock, how many times …
… does the minute hand pass the hour hand between midday and midnight?
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Try this with a watch or clock yourself.
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Ten times.
Try this with a watch or clock yourself!
Puzzle 276
The BrainBashers golf world tour is well underway and Fred is planning the journey to each location.
Unfortunately, the BrainBashers atlas is playing up again and has worked out the mileage incorrectly, as shown below.
Birmingham 47,000
Oslo 18,000
Chicago 32,000
Manhattan 42,000
According to the system, how many miles is it to Sydney?
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How much is each vowel (AEIOU) worth?
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29,000 miles.
Reasoning
Each vowel (AEIOU) is worth 4,000 miles and each consonant is worth 5,000 miles.
Double-Checking
Sydney has 1 vowel (E = 1 x 4,000) and 5 consonants (SYDNY = 5 x 5,000) = 29 thousand miles.
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