BRAINTEASERS

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

1 Pete is struggling with his presentation colour scheme. ‘I cannot use red on the slide about puppies, or on slide number one. Black must be used before the slide about bubbles, and blue cannot be used on slide two. One of slide three or the slide about princesses must use red.’ Which colour must each of the three slides use?

2 Which two words meaning ‘mouth’ and ‘rent’ combine into one meaning ‘chalice’? 3 Find the UK counties in these anagrams: a) Seedy Miser, b) Tree Moss, c) Bird Heresy.

4 Arya can send fifteen more ravens this month. If she sends any to Robb, she has to send twice as many to Joffrey. She then has to send twice as many again to Jon, and double that to Theon. Can Arya afford to send a raven to Robb this month?