Mensa Puzzle Tweet Answers for 06/06/12
06-Jun-12
1. Which word connects BEE, CARNIVAL, SIZE, MOTHER and SCALLOP?
Answer: Queen.
2. Use numbers in this order. 6?2?4?9?3=? Use +-x÷ once only. What’s the highest score?
Answer: 60 (÷, +, x, -).
3. Arrange the missing letters to give a topical word. BDEFGIJKLPQSTUVWXZ
Answer: Monarchy.
4. If 10, 6, 22, 22, 13 is the code for QUEEN, what is 23, 18, 26, 14, 12, 13, 23? Answer: Diamond.
5. Outward trip = 75mph, return over same distance = 50mph, what’s the average speed?
Answer: 60 mph.
6. What letters are added to give 5 connected words? _ICE, S_UP, HONE_, PAST_, F_AN.
Answer: R,O,Y,A,L to give food items rice, soup, honey, past and flan.
7. Rearrange JUMBO ALIEN DIED to give a celebration taking place in 2012. What is it?
Answer: Diamond Jubilee.
8. 3red + 1white = 31. 1red + 3white = 37. 1red, 1white + 2blue = 57. What’s blue =?
Answer: 20. (Red = 7 and white = 10).
- Author:
- Puzzle Editor
- Publisher:
- British Mensa
- Date:
- 06-Jun-12
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