Boxing Day Brain Teaser - Thurs 26 Dec 2024

[Mi-Amigo]

Welcome to the Boxing Day Brain Teaser 2024

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 [Thurs 26 Dec 2024] and 9 pm tomorrow [Fri 27 Dec 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 @Oxonian @Dave-O2 

and any other member who enjoys quizzes and puzzles will join in with today`s Brain Teaser .

Brain Teaser Questions

Q1 This Christmas four young men - DAMIEN, CHRISTOPHER, BENJAMIN, and ARCHIE - decided to spend

         Xmas away from home. Each of them went to a different city.

         DAMIEN went to Amsterdam; Christopher went to Rio de Janeiro; Benjamin went to London.

         Did Archie go to Antwerp, Berlin, Paris, or Rome ?

Q2 What is the following words have in common

          BLUR    GRANGE    GREEK     MELLOW     ROD

Q3 APPLE costs 20p;  BANANA cost 30p; GRAPEFRUIT costs 40p 

        How much does PEAR cost ?

Q4 If 1 = F; 2 = E; 3 = I; 4 = R

       What does 5 = ?

Q5 Joe has been going to the same cafe every day [Monday to Friday] for his morning hot drink.

       Last Monday, Joe went to his usual cafe for his usual morning hot drink when he saw a sign which read

          "As from today - Monday - the price of a cup of coffee has increased from £1 to £1.25"

       Joe ordered his usual hot drink, paid for it, sat down and drank it.

       On each day for the rest of the week [Tue to Fri], Joe went to his usual cafe, ordered his usual hot drink,

       paid for it, and sat down and drank it.

       By Friday afternoon, Joe had ordered, paid for, and drunk five cups of his usual hot drink, but Joe had

       only paid a total amount of £5 for his five hot drinks.

       How is this possible ?

Q6 5 [FIVE] = 4; 6 [SIX] = 9; 7 [SEVEN] = 5

        What does 12 [TWELVE] = ?

Q7 A bath is filled with water.

      You are given a teaspoon; a teacup; a bucket; and told to empty the bath.

       How do you do it ?

Q8 What is the missing number in the following sequence

          16    06    68    88    ?     98

Q9 Which of the following words is the answer to a tough anagram ?

         COULD   DOUBT     MIGHT     OUGHT ?

Q10 Ben Walker lives in London.

         On Monday morning, Ben got up early, showered and got dressed in a clean white shirt and blue suit.

         After breakfast, Ben left home to go to work in his new job across London, and said to himself

          "I have nothing to hide about now being a tax inspector".

         On his way to his new office, Ben sat reading a book. He arrived at his new office early and was

         pleased he had not had yo travel of the Underground.

         How did Ben get from his hom to his new office ?

Answers; results; and scores will be posted on morning of Saturday 28 Dec 2024 .

Can anyone get 100% this time ?

THE RULES

Each member must pm [private message] their answers to me [Mi-Amigo] after 9am today [Wed 26 Dec 2024] and before 9pm [21.00] Fri 27 Dec 2024].

No member is to post any answer on the thread.

Any answer received after 9pm [21.00] on Fri 27 Dec 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.

[Oxonian]

My answers should be waiting for you @Mi-Amigo ; it won't be a 100 per cent contender as there were a couple of passes therein ! 👍

Season's greetings. 🎄

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @Oxonian 

pm with your answers received

[BobM]

PM on the way @Mi-Amigo  ---> 👍

[TallTrees]

Answers in @Mi-Amigo 

[jonsie]

Incoming @Mi-Amigo  ----->>

[Mi-Amigo]

Thank you @BobM 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @TallTrees 

pm with your answers received

Thank you @jonsie 

like the gif

pm with your answers received

[Mi-Amigo]

GENTLE REMINDER

@pgn @Cleoriff @gmarkj @MI5 

There is still time to enter this Brain Teaser.

I`ll extend the deadline to 10 pm tonight [Fri 27 Dec] to pm me with your answers.

I hope you get the chance to join in and look forward to your answers.

Good luck.

[MI5]

I'll have a bash at it now but not hopeful......

[Mi-Amigo]

Thanks @MI5

pm with your answers received