What unique trait do the following words all have in common? When you have worked out the intended answer, you will be in no doubt that you are correct. HUBS, ABOMA, TRACER, DOMAINS, ANTRUM, AIRHORNS Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: You need to anagram each word. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: All the words are anagrams of US President surnames. HUBS = BUSH ABOMA = OBAMA TRACER = CARTER DOMAINS = MADISON ANTRUM = TRUMAN AIRHORNS = HARRISON ..read more

You have a 24-hour digital clock that displays hours, minutes and seconds. Across a 24-hour period, how many times will all six of the clock’s digits change simultaneously? Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * *                        Clue: One change occurs when 23:59:59 turns to 00:00:00. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: Three times. All six digits will change when: 09:59:59 turns to 10:00:00 19:59:59 turns to 20:00:00 23:59:59 tu ..read more

Which of the below words is the odd one out? When you have worked out the correct answer, you will be in no doubt that you are correct. ENOUGH, EXIST, BONNET, HEIGHTS, EVENING, GROWTH Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: Look for words written within each word. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: HEIGHTS. The other words all contain a number written backwards: (ENO)UGH, E(XIS)T, BON(NET), EV(ENIN)G, GR(OWT)H. HEIGHTS is the only option to contain a number written forwards: H(EIGHT)S ..read more

Can you name a common 10-letter English word that can be typed using just the first row of letters on a QWERTY keyboard? Note: There are 11-letter words that can also be typed; however, they are esoteric terms. Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: One word relates to ‘TYPE’. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: The four 10-letter words that can be typed using the first row of letters on a QWERTY keyboard are: PERPETUITY, PROPRIETOR, REPERTOIRE, and the appropriately named TYPEWRITER. Three 11-letter words can also be typed: PROPRIETORY, PROT ..read more

I have a regular deck of well-shuffled playing cards. There are no jokers in the deck, just 26 red cards and 26 black cards. I am going to reveal one card at a time to you from the top of the deck. Before each card is revealed, you will get a chance to say “red”. If that card is red, then you win. Otherwise you lose. Considering that you only get one chance to say “red”, what strategy should you use to maximise your chances of winning? Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: Try to brainstorm different strategies, but be mindful that if you wait for a highe ..read more

What well-known English word begins and ends with ‘HE’? Note 1: There are two possible answers. Note 2: Neither answer is the two-letter word ‘HE’. Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: Both answers begin HEA. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: HEADACHE and HEARTACHE ..read more

What unique trait does the below number possess? 8,549,176,320  Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * *                        Clue: Think of the number as words. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: It is the only number that has all of the digits written in alphabetical order. The digits are arranged: Eight, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, three, two, zero ..read more

Place your finger on a letter in the above grid. By moving your finger to adjacent squares: left, right, up and down, but not diagonally, you should be able to spell an 8-letter animal. What is this animal? Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: The animal begins with a ‘G’. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: GOLDFISH ..read more

Today’s puzzle is white to move and mate in two. Can you solve it? Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: On their first move, white needs to move their queen. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: Qh1. Black can now only move their knight or their g pawn. If black moves their knight, then white can respond Ng6#. If black instead moves their g pawn, then white can respond Qa1 ..read more

Today’s puzzle has been going viral on social media. What is the area of the lower right-hand side of the rectangle, pictured above? (Image source) Scroll down for a clue and further down for the answer. * * * * * * * Clue: The shape is actually a square as all of the sides are marked as having equal length. Scroll down for the answer. * * * * * * * Answer: 14 cm^2. All of the sides are marked as equal length, which means the rectangle is actually a square. The sections diagonally opposite within a square have the same area. This means 16 + 8 = 10 + x. Solving this equation, x = 14 ..read more