Puzzle 509
My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed another fault.
I listed six countries, and how far away each was from England, and here are the results:
Spain 14,000 miles
Fiji 12,000 miles
Germany 18,000 miles
Brazil 16,000 miles
India 16,000 miles
Iceland --,--- miles
How far away did it list Iceland as?
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Hint
Look at the vowels (AEIOU).
Answer
20,000.
Each vowel (AEIOU) is worth 4,000 miles and each consonant is worth 2,000.
Puzzle 510
Can you find every occurrence of the word JANUARY 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 JANUARY appears 10 times.
Answer
The word JANUARY appears 10 times.
Puzzle 511
What comes next in this sequence:
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Reasoning
Each letter appears as many times as there are straight lines in that letter.
The letter H has three straight lines, so three H's are shown.
Puzzle 512
Tha Brainaasaera elactaonac ward aroaesaor aas aeea playiag ua.
It as raplaciag eaera thard aetaer aita an a. What saouad tais aaragraph aeaa?
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Hint
Look at every third letter.
Answer
The BrainBashers electronic word processor has been playing up.
It is replacing every third letter with an a. What should this paragraph read?
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