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Welcome to the Summer Bank Holiday 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 [Mon 26 Aug 2024] and 9 pm tomorrow [Tues 27 Aug 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 @gmarkj @jonsie @MI5 @TallTrees @BobM @J9el @Oxonian @Spenny [ @Dave-O2 is on leave]
and any other member who enjoys quizzes and puzzles will join in with today`s Brain Teaser .
Brain Teaser Questions
Q1 Six friends go on a summer holiday together. Five of the friends are SARAH, RUTH, SIMON, ADAM, and
KENNETH. Is the sixth friend - HENRY, GEORGE, RICHARD, or ROSEMARY ?
Q2 The water level of the reservoir doubles every day. It takes 60 days to fill the reservoir.
How many days does it take for the reservoir to be half full ?
Q3 Which of thefollowing words is the odd one out
CANARIES, CHAMELEONS, GORILLAS, LIBRARIAN, SCORPIONS ?
Q4 What is the next number in this sequence
914275 94275 9475 975 ?
Q5 Which creatures has the head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and tail of a dragon ?
Q6 A man is alone in a room, which has no door and has no window. The walls, floor, and ceiling are made of
concrete and are 6 inches thick. The man has no tools to help him.
How does the man leave the room alone ?
Q7 Add + , + , +, - , to the following numbers
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
to make an equation which = 100
NOTE - you CANNOT change the order of the numbers in the sequence
Q8 There are a dozen eggs in an egg carton. 12 people each take one egg, but there is still one egg left in
the egg carton. Explain how this is possible.
Q9 There are 7 loaves of unsliced bread that need to be shared equally between 12 people.
How can this be done without splitting any loaf into 12 pieces ?
Q10 A window cleaner is cleaning the window on the 30th floor of a skyscraper. Suddenly the window
cleaner slips and falls but does not injure himself. The window cleaner was not wearing a safety
harness and there was nothing to cushion his fall.
How did the window cleaner fall without injurying himself ?
Answers; results; and scores will be posted on morning of Wed 28 Aug 2024 .
Can anyone get 100% this time ?
THE RULES
Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Mon 26 Aug 2024] and before 9pm [21.00] Tues 27 Aug 2024].
No member is to post any answer on the thread.
Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Tues 27 Aug 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.
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Well, for better or for worse, here goes... Incoming, @Mi-Amigo 🤞
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THE ANSWERS
Q1 Six friends go on a summer holiday together. Five of the friends are SARAH, RUTH, SIMON, ADAM, and
KENNETH. Is the sixth friend - HENRY, GEORGE, RICHARD, or ROSEMARY ?
A1 RICHARD
- 1st letter of SARAH = S
2nd letter of RUTH = U
3rd letter of SIMON = M
4th letter of ADAM = M
5th letter of KENNETH = E
6th letter of RICHARD = R
- spells S U M M E R
Q2 The water level of the reservoir doubles every day. It takes 60 days to fill the reservoir.
How many days does it take for the reservoir to be half full ?
A2 59 days
Q3 Which of thefollowing words is the odd one out
CANARIES, CHAMELEONS, GORILLAS, LIBRARIAN, SCORPIONS ?
A3 GORILLAS - other words contain name of sign of zodiac
- canARIES; chameLEOns; LIBRArian; SCORPIOns
Q4 What is the next number in this sequence
914275 94275 9475 975 ?
A4 97 - lowest number is removed each time
Q5 Which creatures has the head of a lamb, the middle of a pig, the hind of a buffalo, and tail of a dragon ?
A5 LION
- head of Lamb = L
middle of pIg = I
hind of buffalO = O
tail of dragoN = N
Q6 A man is alone in a room, which has no door and has no window.
The walls, floor, and ceiling are made of concrete and are 6 inches thick.
The man has no tools to help him.
How does the man leave the room alone ?
A6 Room has no door so has doorway and man walks through the doorway
- OR room has no window so man climbs through empty space where window should be.
Q7 Add + , + , +, - , to the following numbers
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
to make an equation which = 100
NOTE - you CANNOT change the order of the numbers in the sequence
A7 98 - 76 + 54 + 3 + 21 = 100
[ 98 - 76 = 22 + 54 = 76 + 3 = 79 + 21 = 100 ]
Q8 There are a dozen eggs in an egg carton. 12 people each take one egg, but there is still one egg left in
the egg carton. Explain how this is possible.
A8 Last person takes last egg carton with last egg in it.
Q9 There are 7 loaves of unsliced bread that need to be shared equally between 12 people.
How can this be done without splitting any loaf into 12 pieces ?
A9 Split each of 4 loaves into 3 equal pieces
Split each of 3 loaves into 4 equal pieces
Give each of the 12 people one of each types of piece.
Q10 A window cleaner is cleaning the window on the 30th floor of a skyscraper. Suddenly the window
cleaner slips and falls but does not injure himself. The window cleaner was not wearing a safety
harness and there was nothing to cushion his fall.
How did the window cleaner fall without injurying himself ?
A10 Window cleaner was cleaning the INSIDE of the window in a room on the 30th floor and was standing
on the floor of the room.
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THE RESULTS
Q1 Rosemary - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 librarian - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 pass Q8 pass Q9 pass Q10 on balacony - incorrect .
Total - 4 correct = 40%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 correct Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 10 correct = 100%
Q1 correct Q2 correct Q3 librarian - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 9 correct = 90%
Q1 George - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 chameleons - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 correct .
Q6 correct Q7 correct Q8 correct Q9 correct Q10 correct .
Total - 8 correct = 80%
Q1 Rosemary - incorrect Q2 correct Q3 librarian - incorrect Q4 correct Q5 pass .
Q6 pass Q7 correct Q8 correct
Q9 eat one loaf, cut other six loaves in half - can`t accept as all 7 loaves have to be shared between 12.
Q10 correct .
Total - 4 correct = 40%
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THE SCORES - %
100% - 10 correct - @Cleoriff
90% - 9 correct - @pgn
80% - 8 correct - @MI5
70% - 7 correct - no-one
60% - 6 correct - no-one
50% - 5 correct - no-one
40% - 4 correct - @Oxonian @gmarkj
30% - 3 correct - no-one
20% - 2 correct - no-one
10% - 1 correct - no-one
CONGRATULATIONS to our 100% -er = @Cleoriff
Well done everyone else.
I hope you enjoyed this Brain Teaser.
The Off Topic Brain Teaser will return soon....
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Signs of the zodiac, pppffffftttt!
Well that certainly was a stellar quiz, @Mi-Amigo - and well done all, truly brain-mangling for a bank-holiday Monday 👍🏼
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Blumming heck!! I don't mind saying that I'm a bit chuffed. 😂
Great quiz @Mi-Amigo, thanks for your effort in compiling it.
Well done everyone xx
