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| 1. | What comes next in this chronological sequence: DN, FRWL, G, T, YOLT, ___? |
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OHMSS (James Bond films by Eon Productions - Dr. No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) You Only Live Twice (1967) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)) | |
| 2. | What is the sum of the even numbers that are immediately followed by an odd number in the list below? 4 2 5 1 8 2 9 7 4 6 6 9 8 |
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10 (4 2 5 1 8 2 9 7 4 6 6 9 8) | |
| 3. | Three Khon Kaen expats are on a charity walk to Udon Thani province. On the first day they travel one fifth of the total distance. The next day they cover one third of what is left. The following day they cover one quarter of the remainder. On the fourth day they cover half of the remaining distance. The three expats have 25 km left. How many kilometres have they travelled up to now? |
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100 (25÷1×2=50 50÷3×4=66⅔ 66⅔÷2×3=100 100÷4×5=125 125−25=100) | |
| 4. | On each row place a letter that can be substituted for the fourth letter of the words either side, to give another word in each case. When completed, a word will be read downwards. What is it? LIVID _ CLUBS SPECK _ BREED BRICK _ CHEAT MUSHY _ DARES ALLOY _ PINTS THESE _ SCOPE |
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EASTER | |
| 5. | Which of the four images in the bottom row of drawings best completes the series in the top row? |
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A | |
| 6. | What comes last in this sequence? 7, 8, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 6, 9, 7, 8, _? |
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8 (December has 8 letters) | |
| 7. | If 11 + 3 = 2, 12 + 1 = 1, 6 + 4 = 10, and 9 + 7 = 4, what does 7 + 6 = ? |
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1 (on a clock) | |
| 8. | Four sweet items are written here in code. What are they? RMDDCC AMMIGC NMNAMPL DSBEC |
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TOFFEE COOKIE POPCORN FUDGE (Each letter has been replaced by the letter two places before it in the alphabet.) | |
| 9. | A group of friends were deciding how to spend their evening. Three times as many wanted to go to the quiz as wanted to watch TV. Three more chose to go for a meal than chose to watch TV and there was one less person wanting to play pool than wanting to go for a meal. Four people wanted to play pool. How many people wanted to go to the quiz? |
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6 (Watch TV = 2, go for a meal = 5) | |
| 10. | What number should replace the question mark? 28→9 52→15 84→23 20→7 100→? |
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27 (Divide by 4, then add 2) | |
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