BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 225

Two explorers went wandering one day, one mile south, then one mile east, then one mile north, and they were back where they started.

What colour was the bear that was eating their sandwiches?

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Puzzle 226

Can you calculate which word is the odd one out:
giggle, soil, bells, gobble, gosh, boss, hole, blesses, coil

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Puzzle 227

Each of these words has had its vowels (AEIOU) removed.

Can you re-add the vowels and find the related words?

cbbg clflwr ccmbr crgtt crrt clrc

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Puzzle 228

Frankie the Squirrel can find one acorn in 15 minutes and Glenn the Squirrel can find one acorn in 12 minutes. As autumn approaches, they both work all day and all night.

However, Alex the Squirrel is eating their collection! It takes Alex 20 minutes to eat an acorn, and Alex eats all day and all night long (and starts on yesterday's acorns).

How many extra acorns will there be at the end of a 24-hour day?

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