Puzzle 381
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penguin easily won!
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The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Guinea.
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penGUIN EAsily won!
Puzzle 382
What letter comes next in this sequence:
J · F · M · A · M · J · J · ?
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This is a very common sequence.
Answer
A.
August, from initial letters of the months of the year.
Puzzle 383
If York is 9 miles away, London is 14 miles and Manchester is 23 miles away.
How far away is Leeds?
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Consonants and vowels (AEIOU) are each worth something.
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12 miles away.
Consonants are worth 2 and vowels (AEIOU) are worth 3.
Double-Checking
York
3C + 1V = 3 x 2 + 3 = 9
London
4C + 2V = 4 x 2 + 2 x 3 = 14
Manchester
7C + 3V = 7 x 2 + 3 x 3 = 23
Leeds
3C + 2V = 3 x 2 + 2 x 3 = 12
