Puzzle 1
What kind of room has no windows or doors?
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A mushroom.
Or perhaps elbow room.
Puzzle 2
Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.
For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOM IME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly
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One of the names is MEL.
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demi---- + john = demijohn
---ple + sam = sam ple
absor---t + ben = absorben t
he---che + ada = heada che
sc----r + anne = scanne r
----ionaire + bill = bill ionaire
break---ce + dan = breakdan ce
monog--- + amy = monogamy
-----incense + frank = frank incense
s---ly + mel = smel ly
Puzzle 3
What three letter word best completes the below words?
LO...E
EDU...E
VA...E
S...TER
S...HE
...ER
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The word begins with the letter C.
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CAT.
LO...E = LOCAT E
EDU...E = EDUCAT E
VA...E = VACAT E
S...TER = SCAT TER
S...HE = SCAT HE
...ER = CAT ER
Puzzle 4
How can you drop an egg exactly 30 feet …
… above a concrete floor without breaking the egg?
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What could cause the egg to break, and how can we prevent this?
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If we drop the egg from somewhere above 30 feet high, the egg can fall 30 feet and be caught, while still above the floor.
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