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| 1. | Paul is the youngest of a group of seven people. Brian is older than James and Stuart but younger than John. James is older than Andy but younger than Stuart. Michael is older than Brian but younger than John. Put the seven in order of age, oldest first. |
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John, Michael, Brian, Stuart, James, Andy, and Paul | |
| 2. | In a child’s bedroom there is a row of seven cuddly toys. The Toad is between the Elephant and the Fox. The Dog is at the beginning of the row. The Bear is before the Rabbit, and the Monkey is between the Elephant and the Dog. What is the order of the seven toys? |
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Dog, Monkey, Elephant, Toad, Fox, Bear, Rabbit. | |
| 3. | 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) | |
| 4. | Rearrange the following letters to give two 10-letter words. What are they? A C D E I I M N O T |
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Medication and Decimation | |
| 5. | On each row, place a word beginning with 'H' to fit the clue given. When completed, a musical instrument will be read down the third column of letters. What is it? _ _ _ _ CONCEAL _ _ _ _ CAUSE PAIN _ _ _ _ PERIOD OF TIME _ _ _ _ RELIGIOUS SONG |
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DRUM (HIDE HURT HOUR HYMN) | |
| 6. | What number should replace the question mark? 8→3, 47→16, 20→7, 59→20, 32→? |
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11 (Add one and divide by three.) | |
| 7. | A helicopter covers its outward journey at 330 km/h. It returns over exactly the same distance at 220 km/h. What is the helicopter's average speed over the entire journey? |
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264 km/h | |
| 8. | A man is four times as old as his son. In ten years, the man will be three times as old as his son. What is the man's current age? |
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80 | |
| 9. | At a fitness centre there are three times as many people on a Rowing Machine as there are doing Dumbbells. There are 10 more people on a Treadmill than doing Dumbbells and 7 less on an Exercise Bike than on a Treadmill. 9 people are working out on an Exercise Bike. How many are on a Rowing Machine? |
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18 (Dumbbells 6, Exercise Bike 9, Treadmill 16) | |
| 10. | Which of the following words is the odd one out? WON BUS SET TAP BUT BOY |
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SET (. The others give another word reading backwards.) | |
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