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Love Week Brain Teaser 2025

Mi-Amigo
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Welcome to the Love Week Brain Teaser 2025

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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 [Wed 12 Feb 2025] and 9 pm tomorrow [Thurs 13 Feb 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 @BobM @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

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

 

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 Four girls

     - Linda from Liverpool; Helen from Yeovil; Jenny from Dover; Wendy from Wolverhampton -

        are at the same university.

        Three of the girls are in love and will be going for a romantic meal on Valentine`s Day.

      Which of the girls is NOT in love and not going for a meal ?  

 

Q2 Here is a list of animals

      - emu; lion; ant

      Which of the following animals can be added to the above list

        deer;  pelican; pig; spider ?

 

Q3 5 plus 6 = 11; but 6 plus 7 = 1.

        How is this possible ?

 

Q4 There is a three digit number.

       The first digit is three less than the second digit

       The second digit is four times as long as the third digit

       The third digit is the same as the first digit.  

 

Q5 Jack Jones lives round the corner from The Bell pub in Bow, London.

      On Monday morning The Bell pub posted a notice outside

        "As from this morning - Monday - no animals will be allowed in The Bell pub".

      The next day, Tuesday, Jack Jones went to his local betting office to collect his winnings and then went

       to The Bell pub to celebrate. Jack Jones walked into The Bell pub with a monkey but was not asked to

       leave and was served.

       Why wasn`t Jack asked to leave The Bell pub ?

 

Q6 What is the missing number in the following sequence

         4    9    1     ?     6

 

Q7 Over a week, Cathy Crockworth ordered coffee and Tabitha Truckle ordered tea at a local cafe.

      How many drinks, in total, did Cathy and Tabitha order over the week ? 

 

Q8 What is the missing number in the following sequqence

        7   8   5   5   3   4   4   ?   9   7   8   8

 

Q9 Which of the following words is the odd one out 

        DOGMATIC     HOWLER     TRANSFORM     VACATE 

 

Q10 Peter only has bath night once a week.

        Peter`s bath night is not on a day with an even number of letters in it.

        Peter`s bath night is not on a Wednesday.

        Peter`s bath night is no more than 3 days after the weekend.

        on which day of the week is Peter`s bath night ?

 

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Friday 14 Feb 2025.

Can anyone get 100% ?

 

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Wed 12 Feb 2025] and before 9pm [21.00] Thurs 13 Feb 2025].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Thurs 13 Feb 2025 will be declared void.

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

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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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TallTrees
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A few hopeful answers in @Mi-Amigo 🤔



HAPPINESS IS BEE SHAPED

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Mi-Amigo
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Thank you @TallTrees for joining in

pm with your answers received

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
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@Cleoriff @pgn @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

IMPORTANT

Q4 - question is missing; should read -

 

Q4 There is a three digit number.

       The first digit is three less than the second digit

       The second digit is four times as long as the third digit

       The third digit is the same as the first digit.  

       What is the three digit number ?

Apologies and hope this doesn`t spoil the brain teaser.

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Some people see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream of things that never were and ask "Why not?"
Robert Kennedy.

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Oxonian
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My answers await your perusal @Mi-Amigo ; this could be a record low mark ! 

 

Thank you for organising. 👍

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Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

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PM sent @Mi-Amigo 

Veritas Numquam Perit

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Thank you @Cleoriff 

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Thank you @MI5 

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