BRAINTEASERS

Can you bend your brain around this set of mathematical, lexical and logistical teasers?

1 There’s been a commotion at the vets as the receptionist has given back each owner the wrong pet. Jess wasn’t given the rat, she received Tess’s pet. Vanessa wasn’t given the dog, she received Jess’s pet. The owner of the budgie was given the rat, and the cat

was given to one of Bess or Tess. To whom does each pet belong?

2 Which two words meaning ‘raise’ and ‘condolence’ combine into one meaning ‘haughty’?

3 Find the beetles in these anagrams: a) Mow Growl, b) Fry Life, c) Idly Drab.

4 The six numbers on Stuart’s lottery ticket add up to 188. Two of them are square numbers, and another two are their square roots. The other two numbers are prime. If

the numbers are between 1 and 49, what are the six lotto numbers?