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1. The Queen of Hearts was so protective of her rings, she employed four knights to guard them, but the King of Clubs managed to sneak into the vaults and take some. On the way out, he met each knight, one at a time. To each he gave half of the remaining rings and an extra one for luck. He left the vault with four rings. How many did he steal originally?

2. What connects drag, obstacle and sack?

3. Which centenarian may have played ATTENDEE’S VIOLIN?

4. Which is the odd one out: Scorpio, Pisces, Cancer, Aquarius?

5. Starting with A, add a letter and shuffle to make a new word each time until you reach CERTAINLY.