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1. A piece of timber is cut into pieces. One piece was cut into the same number again, and another piece cut into a third as many as the original number. If there are now 152 pieces, into how many pieces was the timber first cut? 2. What connects fire, party and sea? 3. Which female British tennis player may THREATEN A SHOW? 4. Which is the odd one out: Mississippi River, Colorado River, Rio Grande, Brazos River? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: su---, ---k, sim---, ---use? Answers on opposite page