CRACK THE CODE
What animal is this?
SEE O DOUBLE U
COW
Which of these is the largest number?
1/3, 0.0330, 30% of 10, 3/10, 3.01
3.01
Three of these words share an interesting connection. Which is the odd one out?
a) Education, b) Strength, c) Exhaustion, d) Authorise
b) Strength (each word contains all of the five vowels. Strength contains only one)
The following words all have a hidden pattern in common. What is it?
DEAR
SHIP
SLIP
They all become body parts when the first letters are removed – ear, hip, lip
Which letter should replace the asterisk?
L S I H G A H D * E
T (LIGHT SHADE)
Which answer has a fish in it?
A. TIGER
B. CROCODILE
C. GIRAFFE
CROCODILE
What three numbers, none of which is zero, give the same answer whether they’re added or multiplied?
123
Which of these is the odd one out?
Thorium, Uranium, Plutonium, Aluminium
Aluminium (the others are radioactive)
What pattern do all these words have in common?
CHIN
GHOST
BIOPSY
ALMOST
Each word has its letters in alphabetical order.
What is the next letter in this sequence?
J F M A M J *
J (the sequence is the first letters of the months of the year. J for July is next)
What word solves the problem below?
S***TERED = Cat
UNDER***S = Dog
UN****ABLE = Bear
DANDE****S = ?
Lion
What is the next number that complete this sequence?
4 2 3 4 6 4 9 4 *
8 – The numbers in the sequence represent the number of letters in each word of the question.
Look at the list of words ordered here and find the one that doesn’t fit
FIRST
BEGAN
ADEPT
EMPTY
WRONG
WRONG – The letters in each word are ORDERED alphabetically. The letters in WRONG are not.
In sport, if FT gets you GD and SD gets you SR, what does TD get you?
BE (FirsT gets you GolD, SeconD gets you SilveR, ThirD gets you BronzE.)
What letter is required to complete this sentence?
*IG *A*IES *A**LE IN THE *U**LY *ATHTU*
B – BIG BABIES BABBLE IN THE BUBBLY BATHTUB
Which of these alphanumeric codes doesn’t belong?
4T
5T
6T
7T
5T – When said aloud they are: FORTY, FIVETY, SIXTY and SEVENTY
If you list all the numbers from 1 to 100 in order, 100 would be the 100th number but what would be the 100th digit?
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,….
Which option does not belong in this group?
A. BROAD
B. OTHER
C. HARM
D. ESTEEM
E. MERGE
F. LOWER
ESTEEM – All the others make new words when combined with their option letter.
ABROAD
BOTHER
CHARM
DESTEEM
EMERGE
FLOWER
If the 3rd of March, 8th of November and 9th of September are all the same, then what in October is also the same?
7th – The 3rd letter of March, the 8th letter of November and the 9th letter of September is an R, and R is the 7th letter of October.
What letter replaces the question mark in this sequence?
Y Y H L Y ? Y T R R R R
E – They are the last letters of the months of the year and E is the last letter of June.
If January=717, March=5315 and June=4624 then what does August equal?
6848 – They are letters in the month’s name, month’s position in the calendar and then those two digits multiplied – August has 6 letters, it is the 8th month and 6X8 is 48.
What is the first number in English that when spelled out has its letters in alphabetical order?
FORTY
Which is the odd one out?
COFFEE
DRESSER
GRAMMAR
POTATO
REVIVE
UNEVEN
COFFEE – If you take the first letter of every word and put it at the end it would spell the same word backwards – apart from COFFEE.
Why is FACETIOUS the odd one out in this group of words?
EDUCATION TAMBOURINE FACETIOUS DISCOURAGE
The vowels are in alphabetical order. EDUCATION, TAMBOURINE AND DISCOURAGE have their vowels in different orders.
Which two letters replace the asterisks in this sequence?
RO, NE, WO, EE, **, VE
UR – ZERO, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE