Puzzle 433
If you are running in a marathon, and you overtake the person in last place …
… what position are you now in?
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Who is in last place?
Answer
This cannot happen, you cannot overtake the person who is in last place, as there is no-one behind them!
Ovetaking = passing someone who is ahead on the same lap, this is a change of position, e.g. 4th moves up to 3rd.
Lapping = passing someone who is a full lap behind, this isn't a change of position, e.g. 4th stays 4th.
Puzzle 434
If Malcolm, Laura, John, Alan, Brenda and Kevin like chocolate …
… and Norman, Steve, Thomas, Zebedee do not …
… does Peter like chocolate?
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Think about the alphabet.
Answer
No.
Only people with initials A-M do like chocolate, others do not.
Puzzle 435
Can you find every occurrence of the word DECEMBER that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word DECEMBER appears 19 times.
Answer
The word DECEMBER appears 19 times.
Puzzle 436
What letter comes next in this sequence:
M V E M J ?
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Look to the skies for the answer.
Answer
S.
From Saturn.
Reasoning
These are the initial letters of the planets.
M = Mercury
V = Venus
E = Earth
M = Mars
J = Jupiter
S = Saturn
