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Welcome to the End of BST 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 [Mon 27 Oct 2025] and 10 pm Wed 29 Oct 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 With the end of BST, George altered the time on the wall clock in his bedroom. George moved the hour
hand of the clock forward one hour, then got into bed and went to sleep. When George woke up on
Sunday morning, he looked at the clock which read 9 o`clock. What was the actual time ?
Q2 2A + 3B = 17
2A + 5B = 23
What does A = ?
Q3 Which of the following words is the odd one out
REED STAR TOGA FLOW
Q4 A rope ladder is attached to the side of a ship at sea. The rungs of the rope ladder are 1ft apart and
there are 8 rungs on the rope ladder. The sea rises 1ft evry hour. How long will it take for the sea to
cover the rope ladder ?
Q5 Yard Convenience Store is open six days a week.
On which day of the week is Yard Convenience Store closed ?
Q6 17 = 9; 18 = 8; 16 = 7
What does 19 = ?
Q7 Which of the following words is the odd one out
SEAT GROWN THORN SHOUT STEW
Q8 Mrs Jackson was fed up with her son Tom and his sister Tracey fighting, so she decided to punish them
by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper placed on the floor in such a way that they
could not touch each other. How did Mrs Jackson achieve this ?
Q9 If Archie`s uncle`s sister is not his aunt, what relation is she to Archie ?
Q10 A single track railway line runs between Uptown and Downtown. There is no passing point en route.
Every Wednesday, a train leaves Uptown at 8 o`clock and arrives at Downtown on time; and every
Wednesday a train leaves Downtown at 8 o`clock and arrives at Uptown on time.
The train from Uptown and the train from Downtown do not crash into each other.
How is this possible ?
The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Thursday 30 Oct 2025.
Can anyone get 100% ?
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 10am today [Mon 27 Oct 2025] and before 10pm [21.00] Wed 29 Oct 2025].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 10pm [21.00] on Wed 29 Oct 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.
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 With the end of BST, George altered the time on the wall clock in his bedroom. George moved the hour
hand of the clock forward one hour, then got into bed and went to sleep. When George woke up on
Sunday morning, he looked at the clock which read 9 o`clock. What was the actual time ?
A1 7 o`clock.
Q2 2A + 3B = 17
2A + 5B = 23
What does A = ?
A2 A = 4
Q3 Which of the following words is the odd one out
REED STAR TOGA FLOW
A3 TOGA - anagram of GOAT.
Others read name of animal when read backwards - REED = DEER; STAR = RATS; FLOW = WOLF
Q4 A rope ladder is attached to the side of a ship at sea. The rungs of the rope ladder are 1ft apart and
there are 8 rungs on the rope ladder. The sea rises 1ft evry hour. How long will it take for the sea to
cover the rope ladder ?
A4 Sea will never cover the rope ladder. As sea rises so does the ship - and ladder
Q5 Yard Convenience Store is open six days a week.
On which day of the week is Yard Convenience Store closed ?
A5 THURSDAY - anagram of YARD SHUT
Q6 17 = 9; 18 = 8; 16 = 7
What does 19 = ?
Q6 19 = 8. number of letters in number when spelt.
Q7 Which of the following words is the odd one out
SEAT GROWN THORN SHOUT STEW
Q7 GROWN - anagram of WRONG.
Others are anagrams of directions - SEAT = EAST; THORN = NORTH; SHOUT = SOUTH; STEW = EAST
Q8 Mrs Jackson was fed up with her son Tom and his sister Tracey fighting, so she decided to punish them
by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper placed on the floor in such a way that they
could not touch each other. How did Mrs Jackson achieve this ?
A8 Mrs Jackson places newspaper under door and makes Tom stand on newspaper on one side of door;
and Tracey stand on newspaper on other side of the door.
Q9 If Archie`s uncle`s sister is not his aunt, what relation is she to Archie ?
A9 Archie`s mom
Q10 A single track railway line runs between Uptown and Downtown. There is no passing point en route.
Every Wednesday, a train leaves Uptown at 8 o`clock and arrives at Downtown on time; and every
Wednesday a train leaves Downtown at 8 o`clock and arrives at Uptown on time.
The train from Uptown and the train from Downtown do not crash into each other.
How is this possible ?
A10 One train leaves Uptown for Downtown at 8 am; the other train leaves Downtown for Uptown at 8pm.
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THE RESULTS
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct
Q5 "closes every day as it's not 24/7" - can`t accept, need day of week wehn closed all day
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 9 correct = 90%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 7 hrs - incorrect Q5 day off - incorrect .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 8 correct = 80%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 STAR - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 7th day - incorrect .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 8 correct = 80%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 Tuesday - incorrect .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 9 correct = 90%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 Saturday - incorrect .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 trains run in circle - incorrect .
Total - 8 correct = 80%
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THE SCORES - %
100% - 10 correct - no-one
90% - 9 correct - @jonsie @pgn
80% - 8 correct - @TallTrees @MI5 @Cleoriff
70% - 7 correct - no-one
60% - 6 correct - no-one
50% - 5 correct - no-one
40% - 4 correct - no-one
30% - 3 correct - no-one
20% - 2 correct - no-one
10% - 1 correct - no-one
No 100% - er this time.
The Yard Convenience Store was very tricky.
Well done everyone on your scores and thank you for taking part.
I hope you enjoyed this Brain Teaser.
The Off Topic Brain Teaser will return soon.
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The Yard Convenience Store was most inconvenient, as it turned out 😆
Well done all, and thanks, @Mi-Amigo for a head-thumping, brain-mangling stinker of a Brain Teaser. I think. 👍🏼
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Thank you for the Brain Teaser @Mi-Amigo
Couldn't work out the Yard Convenience Store question, although teatime team had several thoughts 🤔
Relieved 😌 80% correct is more than hoped for.
Well done everyone.
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Thank you @pgn @TallTrees @Cleoriff @MI5
Well done on your scores - even though the Yard question caught everyone out.
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A bit of educated guesswork but yes the Yard was tricky, I worked out that was an anagram of DAY but SHUT- nah that escaped me!
Thanks and great quiz @Mi-Amigo
