Brain Teasers and Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
The country spans more than one word.

Answer
Chile.

At school, most of my friends learnt FrenCH. I LEarnt Chinese, mainly because I planned to visit the area when I grew up.

Workings

Hint
The most common word begins with the letter V.

Answers
Common: vacuum, vacuumed, vacuuming, vacuums.

Less common: continuum, continuums, muumuu, muumuus.

Much less common: carduus, carduuses, continuua, duumvir, duumviral, duumvirate, duumvirates, duumviri, duumvirs, individuum, individuums, lituus, lituuses, menstruum, menstruums, mutuum, mutuums, paramenstruum, paramenstruums, residuum, residuums, squush, squushed, squushes, squushier, squushiest, squushing, squushy, triduum, triduums, ultravacuum, ultravacuums, weltanschauung, weltanschauungen, weltanschauungs.

Workings

Hint
The first word ends in k.

Answer
Look before you leap.

Workings

Hint
Imagine a set of scales.

Answer
They are all the same!