Love Week Brain Teaser

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Love Week 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 13 Feb 2024] and 9 pm tomorrow [Wed 14 Feb 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 

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

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 If L O V E = 7;  what does W E E K = ?

Q2 A bat and a ball cost £1.10. The bat costs £1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost ?

Q3 What is the next letter in this sequence

         T   Y   E   Y

Q4 Jill is in a cycle race. Just before the finish, Jill overtakes Jane, who is in second place.

      What place did Jill finish the race in ?

Q5 What is the next number in this sequence

         25   36    49   64

Q6 An ox ploughs 8 furrows in a field measuring 6m x 2m.

      How many hoofprints does the ox leave in the field ?

Q7 Two ducks are in front of a duck. Two ducks are behind a duck. A duck is in the middle.

       How many duck are there ?

Q8 What are the next three letters in this sequence

        W   a   t    n    t   l  ?

Q9 If RED = 2; ORANGE = 3; YELLOW = 4; what does BLUE = ?

Q10 Dave; Pete; Jack; and Alan take their girlfriends out for a meal on Valentine`s Day.

        Dave took Anne; Pete took Emma; Alan took Lynn.

        Did Jack take Rose; Alice; or Jean ?

The answers; results; and the scores will be posted on the morning of Thursday 15 Feb 2024.

Can anyone get 100% ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Tue 13Feb 2024] and before 9pm [21.00] Wed 14 Feb 2024].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Wed 14 Feb 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.

[BobM]

PM sent @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @pgn 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

[Oxonian]

I think I am going to pass on this one @Mi-Amigo ; it would be embarrassing to get all eight incorrect. 🤣  

[pgn]

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@Oxonian wrote:

I think I am going to pass on this one @Mi-Amigo ; it would be embarrassing to get all eight incorrect. 🤣  

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No more embarrassing than knowing you had at least got the obvious one correct, alongside the trick one and the rest @Oxonian 🤷😁👍🏼

[Mi-Amigo]

Sorry you are not going to take part @Oxonian 

With this kind of quiz, sometimes a wild guess can prove to be correct... 

[Cleoriff]

PM incoming @Mi-Amigo 

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Cleoriff 

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

THE ANSWERS

Q1 If L O V E = 7;  what does W E E K = ?

A1   11 - Scrabble letter scores

        L 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 = 7;

        W 4 + E 1 + E 1 + K 5 + 11

Q2 A bat and a ball cost £1.10. The bat costs £1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost ?

A2    ball costs 5p; bat costs £1 more - £1.05 

Q3 What is the next letter in this sequence

         T   Y   E   Y

A3  L. Given letters are the last letter in months from August back to May; so last letter of April is L.

Q4 Jill is in a cycle race. Just before the finish, Jill overtakes Jane, who is in second place.

      What place did Jill finish the race in ?

A4   2nd. When Jill passed Jane, Jill became 2nd and Jane became 3rd

Q5 What is the next number in this sequence

         25   36    49   64

A5  81. Given numbers are square of numbers 5 to 8; so square of 9 is 9 x 9 = 81

Q6 An ox ploughs 8 furrows in a field measuring 6m x 2m.

      How many hoofprints does the ox leave in the field ?

A6  0 - ox pulls plough which turns earth covering the hoofprints

Q7 Two ducks are in front of a duck. Two ducks are behind a duck. A duck is in the middle.

       How many duck are there ?

A7  3 ducks

Q8 What are the next three letters in this sequence

        W   a   t    n    t   l  ?

A8  i t s - the given letters are the initial letters of words in question

Q9 If RED = 2; ORANGE = 3; YELLOW = 4; what does BLUE = ?

A9  2. Nothing to do with the rainbow.

       Given numbers are number of consonants in each word; so number of consonants in BLUE is 2.

Q10 Dave; Pete; Jack; and Alan take their girlfriends out for a meal on Valentine`s Day.

        Dave took Anne; Pete took Emma; Alan took Lynn.

        Did Jack take Rose; Alice; or Jean ?

A10  Jack took Alice. The initial letter of the girl`s name is the second letter of boy`s name.

[Mi-Amigo]

THE RESULTS

@Dave-O2 

Q1 10 - incorrect  Q2 correct          Q3 A - incorrect  Q4 correct          Q5   correct .

Q6 96 - incorrect  Q7 7 - incorrect  Q8 U - incorrect  Q9 6 - incorrect  Q10 Rose - incorrect .

Total - 3 correct = 30%

@MI5 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct  Q3 H - incorrect  Q4 correct          Q5   correct .

Q6 correct  Q7 correct  Q8 correct           Q9 6 - incorrect  Q10 correct .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@TallTrees 

Q1 14 - incorrect  Q2 10p - incorrect  Q3 D - incorrect  Q4 correct           Q5   correct .

Q6 correct            Q7 7 - incorrect       Q8 pass                Q9 5 - incorrect  Q10 Jean - incorrect .

Total - 3 correct = 30%

@gmarkj 

Q1 10 - incorrect  Q2 correct          Q3 A - incorrect  Q4 correct          Q5   correct .

Q6 4 - incorrect    Q7 5 - incorrect  Q8 correct           Q9 6 - incorrect  Q10 correct .

Total - 5 correct = 50%

@BobM 

Q1 correct  Q2 correct          Q3 correct  Q4 correct  Q5   correct .

Q6 correct  Q7 5 - incorrect  Q8 correct  Q9 correct  Q10 all 3 - incorrect .

Total - 8 correct = 80%

@pgn 

Q1 10 - incorrect  Q2 correct  Q3 T - incorrect  Q4 correct          Q5   correct .

Q6 correct             Q7 correct  Q8 correct          Q9 6 - incorrect  Q10 correct .

Total - 7 correct = 70%

@Cleoriff 

Q1 12 - incorrect  Q2 correct  Q3 T - incorrect  Q4 correct          Q5   100 - incorrect .

Q6 correct             Q7 correct  Q8 correct          Q9 6 - incorrect  Q10 correct .

Total - 6 correct = 60%