Easter Brain Teaser

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Easter 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 26 Mar 2024] and 9 pm tomorrow [Wed 27 Mar 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 is on hols ]

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

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 Mary hid a number of Easter Eggs for her four children to find. The four children found all the Easter eggs

       Mark found 40%; Jane found 30%; Linda found 20%; and Keith found the last 6 Easter eggs.

       How many Easter eggs did Mary hide ?

Q2 A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. What relation is A to D ?

Q3 If D = 3; W = 4; M = 5 - what does Y = ?

Q4 Johnny`s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May.

       What was the third child named ?

Q5 Billy rode into town on Tuesday. Two days later, Billy left town on Sunday. How was this possible ?

Q6 What does the following mean

          RAIN   HAIL   SNOW

                  TOUCHING

Q7 Paul was born on 31 December but always celebrate his birthday in the summer. Why ?

Q8 If V is half of X; what is half of M ?

Q9 If Charlie is 3; Juliet is 10; and Oscar is 15. What is Mike ?

Q10 Alice is 25 years old. In 5 years time, Alice`s Uncle George will be twice Alice`s age. Ten years ago,

         Alice`s Uncle George was three times Alice`s age. How old is Alice`s Uncle George now ?

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Thursday 28 March 2024.

Can anyone get 100% ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Tue 26 Mar 2024] and before 9pm [21.00] Wed 27 Mar 2024].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

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

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

My entry should be in your inbox @Mi-Amigo. That kind of quiz isn't really my scene, so I will be relieved if I do not come bottom of the pile. 😀

Anyway, thank you for arranging it, something a little different ! 👍 

[Oxonian]

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@Cleoriff wrote:

For me, this should be renamed 'Brain DEAD Teaser' @Mi-Amigo 😖

I logged on at 06.30 this morning and have been staring at this since then 😂

I had a Sainsbury's delivery and thought maybe I could ask the driver when he brought my shopping through. Then, I discovered he was Polish with limited English so I left him in peace. I thought he may be confused if I asked him about Mary's eggs. 😂😋🤣

So far I have 7 answers. Probably 2 are correct.

PS, I hate the 100% Club on TV. This reminds me of that. 😰

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I hadn't seen that @Cleoriff when I mentioned about my fear of being bottom of the pile. I am confident of getting four correct ; but as most of the remainder are "Pass", I do not see me scoring many more than that.  

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[pgn]

Incoming, @Mi-Amigo  - 🥚🍳🥚

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

and the pic made me laugh

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 Mary hid a number of Easter Eggs for her four children to find.

      The four children found all the Easter eggs

       Mark found 40%; Jane found 30%; Linda found 20%; and Keith found the last 6 Easter eggs.

       How many Easter eggs did Mary hide ?

A1    60. Mark 40% + Jane 30% + Linda 20% = 90%; so Keith found 10%. As Keith found 6 eggs, then

               6 eggs = 10%; so 100% must be 60 eggs.

Q2 A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. What relation is A to D ?

A2   A is D`s uncle.

Q3 If D = 3; W = 4; M = 5 - what does Y = ?

A3   Y = 4. Given letters are initial letters on calendar; number is number of letters in word.

                   D = Day [3 letters]; W = Week [4 letters]; M = Month [5 letters]; so Y = Year [4 letters]

Q4 Johnny`s mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May.

       What was the third child named ?

A4   Johnny. Amswer is in first sentence.

Q5 Billy rode into town on Tuesday. Two days later, Billy left town on Sunday. How was this possible ?

A5   Tuesday and Friday are the names of the horses Billy rode.

Q6 What does the following mean

          RAIN   HAIL   SNOW

                  TOUCHING

A6  Feeling under the weather

Q7 Paul was born on 31 December but always celebrate his birthday in the summer. Why ?

A7  Paul was born in Australia, or Southern Hemisphere, where 31 Dec is in the summer.

Q8 If V is half of X; what is half of M ?

A8  D. The letters are Roman numerals. V = 5, half of X [10]; M = 1000, half of M is 500 = D.

Q9 If Charlie is 3; Juliet is 10; and Oscar is 15. What is Mike ?

A9   Mike is 13. Names are from phoenetic alphabet, number is position in alphabet.

         Mike = M [13th letter]; Juliet = J [10th letter]; Oscar = O [15th letter]; so Mike = M [13th letter]                                                       

Q10 Alice is 25 years old. In 5 years time, Alice`s Uncle George will be twice Alice`s age. Ten years ago,

         Alice`s Uncle George was three times Alice`s age. How old is Alice`s Uncle George now ?

A10    55

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@gmarkj 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct  Q3 correct  Q4 correct  Q5   left town, back on Friday - incorrect .

Q6 pass       Q7 correct  Q8 correct  Q9 correct  Q10 correct .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@BobM 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct  Q3 correct  Q4 correct  Q5   correct .

Q6 correct  Q7 correct  Q8 correct  Q9 correct  Q10 correct .

Total - 10 correct = 100%

@Cleoriff 

Q1 correct  Q2 nephew/niece - incorrect  Q3 correct  Q4 correct  Q5   correct .

Q6 pass       Q7 correct                               Q8 correct   Q9 correct  Q10 correct .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@TallTrees 

Q1 correct               Q2 nephew/niece - incorrect  Q3 6 - incorrect  Q4 June - incorrect  Q5   correct .

Q6 cold - incorrect  Q7 sensible - incorrect            Q8 correct          Q9 20 - incorrect      Q10 45 - incorrect .

Total - 3 correct = 30%

@Oxonian 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct  Q3 365 - incorrect  Q4 correct  Q5   pass .

Q6 pass       Q7 pass      Q8 CCL - incorrect  Q9 correct  Q10 correct .

Total - 5 correct = 50%

@pgn 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct  Q3 correct  Q4 correct  Q5 correct .

Q6 correct  Q7 correct  Q8 correct  Q9 correct  Q10 correct .

Total - 10 correct = 100%