MINDBENDERS

1 A sum of money is divided up so that Anita gets an eighth, Ben gets two-sevenths, Celia gets four-ninths and Denise gets the remaining £438. How much was the sum of money?

2 What connects Charles the Bald, Charles the Fat and Louis the Blind?

3 At the park, Beatrice ran 15 per cent of the number of laps that Alan did. If they ran a total of 69 laps between them, how many laps did Beatrice run?

4 Which animator may distort EVERY TAX?

5 The number of orders placed with a hat-making company on consecutive days was 124, 137 and 166. If, after the fourth day, the average number of hats ordered per day was 158, how many hats were ordered on the fourth day?

6 Which is the odd one out: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Doris Day, Ellen Barkin?

7 A half of a fifth of a seventh of a number is two more than a half of a fifth of a ninth of the same number. What is that number?

8 Using the chemical symbols, what sort of tree can you make out of phosphorus, lanthanum and neon?