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1. Six friends each took an average of 21 savoury items to a party. Mel brought three times as many as Rick, who brought three-quarters as many as Evie. Evie’s plus Rick’s equalled the number that Hannah brought, which was twice as many as Warren. If Joe brought 20 vol-au-vents, how many Swedish meatballs did Mel bring? 2. What links bottle, turtle and rubber? 3. Which Queen’s Birthday Honours recipient may speak ENGLISH DANKLY? 4. Which is the odd one out: two dozen, half score, two little ducks, two fat ladies? 5. Crack the code to find three parts of a horse: BIWE, WLIOJ, QCNBYLM. Answers overleaf