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Find the word:

Madison, Saturn, Do, Nitrogen, Exodus

Which word or phrase is the odd one out?

Catwoman, Deus Ex Machina, Parishioner, Pyromania, Scuba

The following list consists of pairs of words which are in some sense opposites - and an odd word out. What are the pairs and which is the odd word out?

Boxing, down, ergo, grog, hiss, home, mail, ogre, oppo, rattle, reform, silent, sites, tilt, tomtom, wash, up

What comes next in the sequence?

7, 8, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, ?

In English it's (910, 911, 912). In German it's (511, 512, 513). What is it in French?

What completes the list?

Sore, Keel, Cosh Mark

Which mathematician is hiding in this sequence?

8, 34, 1, 610, 377, 1, 2, 2, 34

When we quizzed a group of musical artists about their favourite Pokemon, there were no surprises. Danniel Merriweather said Charizard. Eiffel 65 chose Blastoise. Coldplay said Pikachu. Spandau Ballet chose Ho-Oh. Echo and the Bunnymen said Lugia and New Order said Suicune. But what answer did the Kaiser Chiefs give?

What comes next?

M, N. A, I, W. C, O; ?

What property do these words share?

Bad, ball, dan, mass, pat, tan

Vinegar + carbolic acid + carbon dioxide - aspirin = ?

Which 6-letter girls names begins this list?

?, had, inland, ran, man, pain

I have written a word. I cross out the first letter and add a letter to the end to make a new word. Then I do this a second time, and a third. For example I could have written the words SHOP, HOPE, OPEN, PEND. However, with the words I've actually written, the first pair sounds the same, as do the last pair. What are the four words?

If R + B = P and R + Y = O then B + Y = what?

Explain the following. Falkun, home de guerra, kick, lavoro, mood, mosca, raccordement, schafer, stobhach, tre, zevk

Complete the sequence. C, F, T, ?, Y, H, N, J, I, ?

What animal completes the sequence?

IDYHHTS, DTDWEOS, EHAORRC, ?

Need a hint?

Try not to think outside the box!

If C = SB, CP = SP, E = GP and MU = OT, what does L =?

Pair up these words.

Ail, any, car, cur, end, fen, key, old, pan, row, rut, sew, spy, vat

What four words come before all of the following?

PS, COS, POA, GOF, OOTP ,H-BP, DH

Which wins?

Match 1 - Swing v Essay. Match 2 - Cuts v Mail. Match 3 Deed v Hold. Match 4 - Music v Snips. Match 5 - Rag v Tor. Match 6 - Shears v Thesis. Match 7 - Mirror v Cobble. Match 8 - Zigzags v Disturb. The winner of match 1 faces the winner of match 2, etc.

Fill in the gaps. _ _ _ L, I, _. _ _ _ L, A. _ _ _ L, O. _ _ _ _, L, E space _ _ _ _.

In the league table every team has played each other once. It is ordered in the usual way - 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw with goal difference and goals for used as tiebreakers. Complete the table.

First place - Wanderers. Five points, three goals for, blank goals again and blank goal difference.

Second place - United. Blank points, blank goals for, six goals against and two goal difference.

Third place - City. Four points, blank goals for, blank goals against and blank goal difference.

Fourth place - Rovers. Three points, blank goals for, three goals against and blank goal difference.

United vs Rovers finished 1-3. Wanderers v City finished blank-0. City v Rovers finished blank-blank. Wanderers v United finished blank-2. City v United finished blank-blank. Rovers v Wanderers finished blank-blank.

Replace the the asterisks with animals to make words.

Appr*imate, mead*ark, bil*aire, af*oon, bene*nt, b*zebub, ver*im, si*ure, *orker, mi*ave, ex*ble, cont*e