Boxing Day Brain Teaser

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Boxing Day 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 [Boxing Day - Tues 26 Dec] and 9 pm tomorrow [Wed 27 Dec]

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 @Spenny @Dave-O2 @Oxonian 

and any other member who enjoys quizzes and puzzles will join in with today`s White Room Quiz.

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 What is the next number in this sequence...

         8   5   4   9   1   7

Q2 Five people are eating apples.

      A finishes before B but after C; D finishes before E but after B.

      What is the finishing order - from first to finish to last to finish ?

Q3 What is the letter in this sequence

         A    U    O    U

Q4 How can 8 + 6 = 2 [eight plus six equals two] ?

Q5 If BLAU = 5; GELB = 2; GRUN = 3

       What number does ROSA = ?

Q6 Susan and Lisa are playing each other at tennis and bet each other £1 on each win in each game they play.

      Susan won 3 bets, but Lisa won £5.

      How many games in total did Susan and Lisa play ?

Q7 What is the next letter in this sequence

         D   R    M   F    S   L

Q8 Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing.

        What am I ?

Q9 What is the next word in this sequence

         OPTS    POTS    SPOT   STOP

Q10 A mother tells her son that she will pay him £6 per hour for the six seconds that he will  take to wash his

         hands before dinner.

        The son took six seconds to wash his hands, so how much did his mother have to pay him ?

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Thursday 28 Dec.

Can anyone get 100% ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Tue 26 Dec 2023] and before 9pm [21.00] Wed 27 Dec 2023].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Wed 27 Dec 2023 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.

[Mi-Amigo]

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[TallTrees]

Well that was a "brain ache" @Mi-Amigo 

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[Mi-Amigo]

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[Cleoriff]

A few passes, a few guesses and a couple I knew @Mi-Amigo 🙄.

[Mi-Amigo]

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[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo ---> 

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[Dave-O2]

Thanks for this Brain Teaser @Mi-Amigo 

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[Mi-Amigo]

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[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 What is the next number in this sequence...

         8   5   4   9   1   7

A1  6

       given numbers are in alphabetical order. 8 = eight; 5 = five; 4 = four; 9 = nine; 1 = one; 7 = seven;

       so next is 6 = six.

Q2 Five people are eating apples.

      A finishes before B but after C; D finishes before E but after B.

      What is the finishing order - from first to finish to last to finish ?

A2 CABDE

      A finished before B but after C = CAB; D finished afer B = CABD; E finished after D - CABDE

Q3 What is the next letter in this sequence

         A    U    O    U

A3  E - this is the hardest question, and was not taken off the internet.

        given letters are the second letter in days of the week

         A = sAturday; U = sUnday; O = mOnday; U = tUesday;

         so next is E = wEdnesday,

Q4 How can 8 + 6 = 2 [eight plus six equals two] ?

A4   on a clock, watch, or time

        8am plus 6 hours = 2pm

Q5 If BLAU = 5; GELB = 2; GRUN = 3

       What number does ROSA = ?

A5  6

       given words are German for colours, number are points for ball potted in snooker.

        BLAU = blue = 5; GELB = yellow = 2; GRUN = green = 3;

        so ROSA = pink = 6

Q6 Susan and Lisa are playing each other at tennis and bet each other £1 on each win in each game they play.

      Susan won 3 bets, but Lisa won £5.

      How many games in total did Susan and Lisa play ?

A6  11 [eleven]

       Susan won 3 games. For Lisa to win back, had to play another 3 games = 6 games; for Lisa to win £5

        had to play a further 5 games = 6 + 5 = 11 games.

Q7 What is the next letter in this sequence

         D   R    M   F    S   L

A7  T 

       given letters are initial letter of notes in musical score.

       D = do; R = re; M = me; F = fa; S = so; L = la;

       so T = ti

Q8 Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing.

        What am I ?

A8  Number 8 - on side = infinity; in half = 0

Q9 What is the next word in this sequence

         OPTS    POTS    SPOT   STOP

A9  TOPS - given words are anagram of each other, in alphabetical order, so next is TOPS

Q10 A mother tells her son that she will pay him £6 per hour for the six seconds that he will  take to wash his

         hands before dinner.

        The son took six seconds to wash his hands, so how much did his mother have to pay him ?

A10   1p [one penny]

          £6 for one hour = 600p for one hour [60 mins]; 10p for 60 seconds; so 1p for 6 secs.