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1. Siblings Annie and Caleb begin their water fight with the same number of water balloons each. Annie launches an attack, hurling eight balloons at her brother. Five of these hit the target and burst, but Caleb manages to catch three of them and place them safely in his stash, leaving him with twice as many balloons as Annie. How many water balloons did the pair have between them to begin with?

2. What connects acid, cough and mail?

3. Which summer bedding plant possibly PARDONS NAG?

4. Which is the odd one out: snakes, flies, frogs, locusts?

5. Using the chemical symbols, which unfortunate person may combine tungsten, rhenium, technetium and hydrogen? SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE