BRAINTEASERS

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

1 Four sisters have decided to name their babies after each other. The youngest is named after the mother of the 2nd youngest, which is not Lou. Lea’s baby is not called Lara, and Lara’s baby is either the 2nd oldest or the oldest. Lily’s baby shares the

name of the mother of the youngest, and the oldest is not called Lou. Who is the mother of each child?

2 Which two words meaning ‘rod’ and ‘loop’ combine into one meaning ‘aside from’?

3 Find the Scottish cities in these anagrams: a) Deer Bean, b) Girl Nits, c) Nerve Sins.

4 Josephine’s drama group are taking part in carnival parade from the meeting hall to the church in their local town. They will walk 900 metres due

west, then 500 metres due south, and finally 300 metres due west to the church. What distance did the parade cover as the crow flies?