BRAIN TEASERS

1) ‘Robin didn’t draw the jay’, said Raven. ‘I didn’t use the yellow pen, Drake used either the yellow or blue pen’, said Jay. ‘You drew either the robin or the raven, Jay’ said Drake. ‘I didn’t draw the raven, I used the red pen’, said Robin. If there are four unique artworks of different colours and birds, and the drake is coloured green, who drew each bird?

2) Which two words meaning ‘chap’ and ‘court’ combine into one meaning ‘command’? 3) Find the extinct animals in these anagrams: a) Dodge Talon, b) Kagu Tear, c) Tiny Leach.

4) Seb wants to enter a weightlifting competition in six weeks’ time, but in order to qualify, he needs to be able to lift a 70kg barbell. At the start of his training, he can only lift a 45kg barbell, but he practises every day (except Sundays) and improves by 750g each day that he trains. Will he qualify for the competition?