BRAIN TEASERS

1) There has been a mix-up in the office as everyone has drunk the wrong cup of tea. Alex didn’t drink Amy’s tea; however, Amy drank Adam’s tea. Ally owns the oolong tea, and Alex’s isn’t jasmine. If Adam didn’t drink the green or black tea, and the person to whom the green tea belongs drank jasmine, which flavour of tea did each person drink?

2) Which two words meaning ‘simple’ and ‘squabble’ combine into one meaning ‘litigator’? 3) Find the constellations in these anagrams: a) Jar Amours, b) Coup Sirs, c) Iron Mole.

4) Lee, Leo and Lou are running laps around a track. Lee in lane 1 runs a lap every 64 seconds. Leo in lane 4 takes 72 seconds per lap. In lane 7, Lou’s lap time is 80 seconds. Lane 1 is 400m long, lane 4 is 423m, and lane 7 is 446m. Who is the fastest runner?