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Puzzle 1 


The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory.

Below are four proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
dntb tthh ndth tfds y
trth wllt
bslw nchs ngbt slwr nchn gng
thnk frst ndth nspk

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Puzzle 2 


A parent recently arranged a children's party, and had 187 sweets to give out equally to the children.

Each child had more than one sweet, and there were more children than there were sweets per child.

How many sweets did each child end up with?

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Puzzle 3 


Alex and Billie have to empty all of the bookshelves in the library, and move the books into storage.

Alex, on her own, can empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.

Billie, on her own, can also empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.

Unfortunately, Drew likes to move the books from storage back onto the bookshelves, and she can refill the bookshelves in 36 hours.

How long will it take the three of them, working at the same time, to empty the bookshelves?

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Puzzle 4 


Questionnaireall logic puzzles

Here is the latest BrainBashers questionnaire, how well can you do?
Q1. The first question with A as the correct answer is:

    A. Q2
    B. Q3
    C. Q4

Q2. The answer that appears most often is:

    A. C
    B. B
    C. A

Q3. The answer to Q1 is:

    A. B
    B. A
    C. C

Q4. The answer that appears least often is:

    A. A
    B. C
    C. B

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