1. What number should replace the question mark?

123, 124, 126, 132, 133, 136, 142, 143, 147, ?

2. Find two of the three words: BITE – REAL – FREE that can be paired to form an anagram that is a synonym of the remaining word. For example, with LEG – MEEK – NET, the words LEG and NET form an anagram of GENTLE, which is a synonym of the remaining word, MEEK.

3. Which word is missing from the brackets that means the same as both definitions either side of the brackets?

to burn, or be burned partially (_______) any of various trout-like fishes

4. Galena is to lead as malachite is to which of: tin, copper, zinc, titanium, iron?


5. Multiply the second lowest odd number in the left-hand grid by the third highest even number in the right-hand grid.
























6. What familiar phrase is represented by the arrangement of letters below?








7. Which is the missing tile?



























8. Which of these words is most opposite in meaning to haughty?

likeable, subservient, scornful, cautious, shadowy

9. Which is the odd one out?

10. What number should replace the question mark?

























11. Put 10 of the words below together to find five items you might find in a kitchen or dining room. Two words in the list are not used.


board, hot, screw, basin, sauce, table, plate, cup, steam, cork, pan, cloth



12. How many lines appear below?


















13. NOW I TOP FIVE is an anagram of what familiar phrase?

Clue: outlook.


14. Which is the missing section?





















15. tap, hot, ice, sit, lad, ink, sun, ?

Which of these words completes this list?

arm, rib, toe, eye


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17. Which two of the following words are closest in meaning?

consummate, profligate, conversant, licentious, disrespectful, sad



18. Use the 12 small words below to construct four longer words, each word using three of the smaller words, for example: sun + bat + her = sunbather.

an, can, me, part, one, what, is, bar, did, so, bit, ate


19. What number should replace the question mark?
















20. How many minutes is it before 12 noon if 8 minutes ago it was three times as many minutes past 9 am?


21. Using the same logic as in the left-hand array above, what number should replace the question mark in the righthand array?













22. Fill in the missing letters to produce the names of semiprecious stones:

AQ – – MA – – NE
RH – – ES – – NE
BL – – DS – – NE


23. Fill in the missing letters to produce a name for an official:

– – – MISS – – –


24. Find a word which when placed on the end of the first word and the beginning of the second word makes two new words or phrases.

SHOOTING ( – – – – ) WARS


25. Make a six-letter word from these four letters:

O L Y W


26. Simplify:

7/16 ÷ 28/32 ÷ 4/8


27. Which is the missing piece?

































28. What is a bandanna?


a) minstrel band
b) Moorish boat
c) native dance
d) coloured handkerchief


29.What word is missing from the brackets?

GOSPEL ( MILES ) IMPOSE

PSEUDO ( ? ) TARTAN




30. Bill has £60.00 more than Alan, but then Alan has a win on the horses and trebles his money, which means that he now has £40.00 more than the original amount of money that the two men had between them. How much money did Bill and Alan have between them before Alan’s win?



31. Simplify:

– 10 + 16 ÷ 2 + 6



32.Three of the four pieces can be fitted together to form a perfect square. Which is the odd piece out?




















33. Make a six-letter word from these four letters:

O D O V

34. What comes next?

0.49, 0.49, 0.98, 2.94, ?

35. When the above shape is folded to form a cube, which is the only one of the following that can be produced?































36. Rearrange the 12 letters below to spell out two fish (six letters each):

E I L L M M N N O T U W


37. COTTAGE HAT is an anagram of what phrase (three words)? Clue: silly billy.


38. Three coins are tossed in the air at the same time. What are the chances that at least two of the coins will finish tails up?


39. What is a nape?

a) loose cloak
b) short hairstyle
c) safety pin
d) back of the neck


40. Find a familiar phrase in this diagram (5, 4). Letters are traced across the circle by chords. If the next letter is four letters or less away it will be found by tracing around the circumference. Clue: do not let it bite you.