Brain Teaser - Boxing Day 2025

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Boxing Day 2025 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

       10 am today [Fri 26 Dec 2025] and 10 pm Mon 29 Dec 2025

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 @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1  It is BOXING DAY....

       If        B  O   X   is  2    6    9

       and    I   N   G   is  4    6    4

       then  D  A   Y   is   ?    ?    ?   what three numbers 

Q2  Which of the following words is the odd one out

              REWARD    DEPART    REFIND     REPAIR

Q3  What phrase does the following represent

             6  g  n  i  o  g  a m  

Q4  Joe went for a walk and it started raining. Joe did not have a hat, an umbrella or anything to cover

       his head, but not a single hair of his head got wet.

       How was this possible ?

Q5  Alice; Brenda;  Chloe; Debbie are the first four people in the queue outside a shop for Boxing Day Sale.

       Alice is NOT first or fourth in the queue. Brenda is third in the queue. Chloe is in front of Debbie.

       In what order - from 1st to 4th - are the four girls in the queue ?

Q6  The letters in the following equation are numbers.

       A  B  and C are different numbers but both As are the same number; both Bs are the same number;

       and both Cs are the same number....

             A  +  B  +  C   =    A  x  B  x  C

       What number is letter B ?

Q7  What phrase does the following represent

          X  Q  Q  M E !

Q8  Six identical glasses are in a row on a table.

       The first three glasses are filled with water and the last three glasses are empty.

        Move one glass - so the six glasses on the table are in the following order

                      full   empty   full   empty   full   empty

Q9  What number is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 800 ?

Q10 Harry shaves several times a day but, at the end of the day, Harry still has a beard.

        How is this possible ?

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Tuesday 30 Dec 2025.

Can anyone get 100% ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 10am today [Fri 26 Dec 2025] and before 10pm Mon 29 Dec 2025].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 10pm on Mon 29 Dec 2025 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.

[TallTrees]

The brain teaser is not too bad in places 🤣

Good there is time to ponder answers. 

Enjoy your Boxing day @Mi-Amigo  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees for your post.

Pleased you think this brain teaser is "not too bad in places" 😀

Hope you, and everyone else, have a nice Boxing Day

[Cleoriff]

This is the first opportunity I've had to look at this Brain Scrambler  Teaser 😂!!

[pgn]

Dropping in, @Mi-Amigo ...

[TallTrees]

Boxing Day Brain Teaser Answers in your PM BOX @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Gentle reminder...

@Cleoriff @jonsie @gmarkj @MI5 @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

There is still plenty of time - up to 10pm tonight [Mon 29 Dec] - to pm me with your answers.

I hope that as many as possible will be able to join in and find it fun.

Thanks.

[Cleoriff]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received