Puzzle 5
What number comes next in this sequence:
1 · 3 · 6 · 11 · 18 · ?
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Hint
The sequence is related to prime numbers.
Answer
29.
Each term increases by the next prime number.
Puzzle 6
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penguin easily won!
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The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Guinea.
During the recent BrainBashers aquatic contest, the walrus struggled to finish, the sea lion finished second, and the penGUIN EAsily won!
Puzzle 7
Can you find a word that begins with the letter I …
… and by the addition of the letter A becomes another word that is pronounced the same?
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The final word starts with AI.
Answer
Isle becomes aisle.
Puzzle 8
Below you will find 15 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----nst
----nip
----fth
----rno
----dox
----sil
----nac
----iem
----arb
----ior
----bey
----van
----ipt
----dth
----nox
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The first letters of the words are: A, P, T, I, P, U, A, R, R, W, D, C, R, B, E.
Answers
----nst = against
----nip = parsnip
----fth = twelfth
----rno = inferno
----dox = paradox
----sil = utensil
----nac = almanac
----iem = requiem
----arb = rhubarb
----ior = warrior
----bey = disobey
----van = caravan
----ipt = receipt
----dth = breadth
----nox = equinox