Puzzle 541
What are the next five letters in this sequence:
HDSOAW
HDHAGF
ATKHAATKM
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Hint
From common children's song.
Answer
CPHTA.
From:
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Puzzle 542
Which letter completes this sequence:
T · A · O · T · B · I · E · S · O · T · R · H · N · E · O · Q · T · U · T · E · O · S · B · T · E · I · T · O · H · ?
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Hint
Look for the question.
Answer
N.
Reasoning
Starting with the first letter and taking every other letter gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE TH
Starting with the second letter and taking every other letter gives: AT IS THE QUESTIO
Combining gives: TO BE OR NOT TO BE THAT IS THE QUESTIO, and the last letter of QUESTION is missing.
Puzzle 543
Which is larger:
days in a year
bones in an adult human body
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Hint
Adults have fewer bones than children.
Answer
Days in a year.
There are usually around 206 bones in an adult human body, and 365 or 366 days in a year.
Puzzle 544
Can you find a word that can suffix (go after) each of these letters:
re
deva
rein
over
inter
under
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Hint
The missing word is five letters long.
Answer
State.
restate
devastate
reinstate
overstate
interstate
understate.
