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Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:20:07 GMT

Welcome to the Love Week Brain Teaser

The Brain Teaser is open to all members of the 02 Community.

Those wishing to take part must pm [private message] me [@Mi-Amigo] with their answers between

9 am today [Tues 13 Feb 2024] and 9 pm tomorrow [Wed 14 Feb 2024]

so those who are busy or out-and-about will have a chance to join in.

Please DO NOT post answers on the thread.

I hope our regular quizzers

@Cleoriff @pgn @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @J9el @Oxonian @Spenny @Dave-O2

and any other member who enjoys quizzes and puzzles will join in with today`s Brain Teaser .

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 If L O V E = 7; what does W E E K = ?

Q2 A bat and a ball cost £1.10. The bat costs £1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost ?

Q3 What is the next letter in this sequence

T Y E Y

Q4 Jill is in a cycle race. Just before the finish, Jill overtakes Jane, who is in second place.

What place did Jill finish the race in ?

Q5 What is the next number in this sequence

25 36 49 64

Q6 An ox ploughs 8 furrows in a field measuring 6m x 2m.

How many hoofprints does the ox leave in the field ?

Q7 Two ducks are in front of a duck. Two ducks are behind a duck. A duck is in the middle.

How many duck are there ?

Q8 What are the next three letters in this sequence

W a t n t l ?

Q9 If RED = 2; ORANGE = 3; YELLOW = 4; what does BLUE = ?

Q10 Dave; Pete; Jack; and Alan take their girlfriends out for a meal on Valentine`s Day.

Dave took Anne; Pete took Emma; Alan took Lynn.

Did Jack take Rose; Alice; or Jean ?

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Thursday 15 Feb 2024.

Can anyone get 100% ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Tue 13Feb 2024] and before 9pm [21.00] Wed 14 Feb 2024].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Wed 14 Feb 2024 will be declared void.

No googling, wiki, youtube search for answers - but you may ask family or friends for help

Please feel free to post any comments on the questions - but not the answers - on this thread.

If you have any questions about the quiz, please ask and I will reply here.

I hope everyone likes this Brain Teaser and finds it fun

Good luck, everyone.

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

TallTrees — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 09:10:39 GMT

Morning @Mi-Amigo

Off to find "my other" brain for this one🙄

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:09:55 GMT

Thanks for the post @TallTrees

Look forward to pm with your answers later

Good luck

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Dave-O2 — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:31:46 GMT

Thanks @Mi-Amigo

My answers have now been submitted 🙊

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:33:46 GMT

Thank you @Dave-O2

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:34:24 GMT

Thank you @MI5

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:33:03 GMT

Thank you @TallTrees

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

gmarkj — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:07:30 GMT

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:45:56 GMT

Thank you @gmarkj

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

pgn — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:46:47 GMT

I'm all thunk out, @Mi-Amigo

Answers as I have them, and guesses as well, heading your way shortly...

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

BobM — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:49:01 GMT

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 👍

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:23:32 GMT

Thank you @pgn

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:24:10 GMT

Thank you @BobM

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Oxonian — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:10:51 GMT

I think I am going to pass on this one @Mi-Amigo ; it would be embarrassing to get all eight incorrect. 🤣

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

pgn — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 18:42:00 GMT

@Oxonian wrote:
I think I am going to pass on this one @Mi-Amigo ; it would be embarrassing to get all eight incorrect. 🤣

No more embarrassing than knowing you had at least got the obvious one correct, alongside the trick one and the rest @Oxonian 🤷😁👍🏼

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:19:21 GMT

Sorry you are not going to take part @Oxonian

With this kind of quiz, sometimes a wild guess can prove to be correct...

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Cleoriff — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:28:04 GMT

PM incoming @Mi-Amigo

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:49:47 GMT

Thank you @Cleoriff

pm with your answers received

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:04:45 GMT

THE ANSWERS

Q1 If L O V E = 7; what does W E E K = ?

A1 11 - Scrabble letter scores

L 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 = 7;

W 4 + E 1 + E 1 + K 5 + 11

Q2 A bat and a ball cost £1.10. The bat costs £1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost ?

A2 ball costs 5p; bat costs £1 more - £1.05

Q3 What is the next letter in this sequence

T Y E Y

A3 L. Given letters are the last letter in months from August back to May; so last letter of April is L.

Q4 Jill is in a cycle race. Just before the finish, Jill overtakes Jane, who is in second place.

What place did Jill finish the race in ?

A4 2nd. When Jill passed Jane, Jill became 2nd and Jane became 3rd

Q5 What is the next number in this sequence

25 36 49 64

A5 81. Given numbers are square of numbers 5 to 8; so square of 9 is 9 x 9 = 81

Q6 An ox ploughs 8 furrows in a field measuring 6m x 2m.

How many hoofprints does the ox leave in the field ?

A6 0 - ox pulls plough which turns earth covering the hoofprints

Q7 Two ducks are in front of a duck. Two ducks are behind a duck. A duck is in the middle.

How many duck are there ?

A7 3 ducks

Q8 What are the next three letters in this sequence

W a t n t l ?

A8 i t s - the given letters are the initial letters of words in question

Q9 If RED = 2; ORANGE = 3; YELLOW = 4; what does BLUE = ?

A9 2. Nothing to do with the rainbow.

Given numbers are number of consonants in each word; so number of consonants in BLUE is 2.

Q10 Dave; Pete; Jack; and Alan take their girlfriends out for a meal on Valentine`s Day.

Dave took Anne; Pete took Emma; Alan took Lynn.

Did Jack take Rose; Alice; or Jean ?

A10 Jack took Alice. The initial letter of the girl`s name is the second letter of boy`s name.

Re: Love Week Brain Teaser

Mi-Amigo — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:21:25 GMT

THE RESULTS

@Dave-O2

Q1 10 - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 A - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 96 - incorrect Q7 7 - incorrect Q8 U - incorrect Q9 6 - incorrect Q10 Rose - incorrect .

Total - 3 correct = 30%

@MI5

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 H - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 6 - incorrect Q10 correct .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@TallTrees

Q1 14 - incorrect Q2 10p - incorrect Q3 D - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 7 - incorrect Q8 pass Q9 5 - incorrect Q10 Jean - incorrect .

Total - 3 correct = 30%

@gmarkj

Q1 10 - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 A - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 4 - incorrect Q7 5 - incorrect Q8 correct Q9 6 - incorrect Q10 correct .

Total - 5 correct = 50%

@BobM

Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 5 - incorrect Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 all 3 - incorrect .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@pgn

Q1 10 - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 T - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 6 - incorrect Q10 correct .

Total - 7 correct = 70%

@Cleoriff

Q1 12 - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 T - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 100 - incorrect .

Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 6 - incorrect Q10 correct .

Total - 6 correct = 60%