Puzzle 1
Can you find common anagrams of the following words:
BINARY
ABROAD
RASCAL
ALTARS
BADGER
BARKED
MARBLE
UNABLE
TABLET
CALLER
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The first letters of the words are: B, A, S, A, B, B, R, N, B, C.
Answer
BINARY = BRAINY
ABROAD = ABOARD
RASCAL = SCALAR
ALTARS = ASTRAL
BADGER = BARGED
BARKED = BRAKED
MARBLE = RAMBLE
UNABLE = NEBULA
TABLET = BATTLE
CALLER = CELLAR or RECALL
There are some less common anagrams such as:
RASCAL = SACRAL
ALTARS = TARSAL
ALTARS = RATALS
ALTARS = TALARS
BADGER = GARBED
BARKED = DEBARK
MARBLE = BLAMER
MARBLE = AMBLER
MARBLE = LAMBER
UNABLE = UNBALE
TABLET = BATTEL
So you can have an extra half point if you found one of these! There are some even rarer anagrams, but I don't think I'll allow those!
Puzzle 2
If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?
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How many mice does one cat catch?
Answer
Six mice.
1.5 cats catch 1.5 mice in 1.5 days.
so
1 cat catches 1 mouse in 1.5 days.
1 cat catches 2 mice in 3 days.
Therefore
3 cats catch 6 mice in 3 days.
Puzzle 3
Two explorers went wandering one day, one mile south, then one mile east, then one mile north, and they were back where they started.
What colour was the bear that was eating their sandwiches?
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Where on Earth can you end up back where you start?
Answer
White.
They were at the north pole and saw a polar bear.
Puzzle 4
What are the next three letters in this sequence:
HDD
TMRUTC
TCSO
TMRD
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This is a well known nursery rhyme.
Answer
HDD.
The initial letters from the nursery rhyme, Hickory Dickory Dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
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