Puzzle 5
Are there more …
… 2's or 8's in the numbers from 1 to 50,000?
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Think about the first digits of the numbers.
Answer
There are more 2's because of the numbers beginning with 20,000.
Puzzle 6
What is the next number in this sequence:
100 365 24 60 ?
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The answers are related to time.
Answer
60.
The numbers represent 100 years in a century, 365 days in a year, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in an minute.
Puzzle 7
What letter comes next in this sequence:
Z X C V B N ?
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The answer is in front of you.
Answer
M.
From the bottom row of a keyboard.
Puzzle 8
Can you unscramble the following anagrams to find ten well known seasonal words:
aanst, beeehhlmt, eeilmostt, hlloy, cgiknost, adentv, dhlopru, ejssu, amnnosw, aiinttvy
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The first letters of the words are: S, B, M, H, S, A, R, J, S, N.
Answer
Santa, Bethlehem, mistletoe, holly, stocking, advent, Rudolph, Jesus, snowman, nativity.
