MINDBENDER

1. In a game of ten-pin bowling, Colin is ahead of Meera by 51 to 42 after eight frames out of ten, and then scores sevens in the last two frames. Will Meera beat Colin if she gets a strike and then a six, given that getting a strike means the score on the subsequent frame is doubled? 2. What connects Farewell, Disappointment and Horn? 3. What part of human history might be STAGE ONE? 4. Which is the odd one out: maverick, busybody, quisling, Casanova? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: super---, ---le, de---ging, ---bear?