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| 1. | Find an 11-letter word to fit each clue. All three words begin and end with 'H'. What are the words? a) A root vegetable b) Very small margin c) A textile pattern |
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a) Horseradish b) Hairbreadth c) Houndstooth | |
| 2. | At a party everyone shook hands with everyone else. In total, there were 66 handshakes. How many people were at the party? |
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12 (11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1=66) | |
| 3. | Six of these words have something in common. Which one does not belong? DRAWER KNITS MARKER SPAM SPINS TIMER WARTS |
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Marker (All the others spell another word when read backwards.) | |
| 4. | 2 SangSom and 2 Chang = 290 ฿ 2 Singha, 1 Chang, and 1 SangSom = 345 ฿ 1 SangSom and 1 Singha = 160 ฿ How much is 1 Chang? |
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85 ฿ | |
| 5. | On each row, place a three letter word that can be attached to the end of the word to the left, and to the beginning of the word to the right, to give a longer word in each case. When completed, the initial letters of the three letter words will give another word reading downwards. What is it? SEE _ _ _DUST AM _ _ _ LESS WING _ _ _ POWER PLUM _ _ _ HOD WEEK _ _ _ OWED OVER _ _ _ AROUND |
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SUMMER (SAW, USE, MAN, MET, END, RUN) | |
| 6. | Rearrange the order of the following words and place them beneath one another in a list. If placed correctly, a word will be read down the second column, and another word down the fifth column. What are the two associated words? FUTURE ASSIST IGNORE ELBOWS FLAGON RECIPE CASUAL |
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SEAGULL, SPARROW | |
| 7. | What comes last in this sequence: |
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DH (Last five Harry Potter novels: Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows) | |
| 8. | 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) | |
| 9. | Insert the missing vowels and spaces in the following to reveal a well-known proverb: PPRNCSCNBDCPTV |
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Appearances can be deceptive | |
| 10. | Place two letters at the end of each word to make a 5-letter word so that, when completed, an 8-letter word can be read in the missing letters from top to bottom. What is it? PIA _ _ SLA _ _ CLI _ _ EAG _ _ |
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November (PIANO SLAVE CLIMB EAGER) | |
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