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Questions

1. There are a few words in English, like noon and otto, that read the same backward as forward. Match the following four definitions with palindromic words.

The heroic tales of Scandinavia _____________________

Musical pieces performed by one person _____________________

Something or someone that restores vigor _____________________

Middle Eastern rulers _____________________

2. It was one of those contests where you guess the number of beans in a jar. In this case, it was a very small jar. Ann guessed 43 beans, Betty guessed 34 beans, and Clarissa guessed 41 beans. One of them was in error by 6 beans, another by 3 beans, and another by only 1. How many beans were there?

3. My extremely unusual grocer has priced all the fruit in his store according to his own unusual system, but he has left off one price. Following the same rule he has followed, what should the price be?

GRAPEFRUIT: 20¢   PEACH: 10¢   APPLE: 10¢   BANANA: 12¢   PLUM: ?

4. After hurricane Xanthippe battered his store, the wholesale grocer, who had survived 23 hurricanes intact, found that he had only 4 pairs of weights and a balance scale left undamaged. With those 4 pairs, luckily enough, he could weigh anything from 1 to 170 pounds. What were the 4 pairs of weights? Don’t forget, these are pairs, not single weights.

5. Which of the following scrambled words does not belong with the others?

SSAAARNK    GINMYOW    EEEENNTSS    XMCIOE

Answers

1. SAGAS, SOLOS, REVIVER, SHAHS 

2. There were 40 beans

3. 8¢ at the rate of 2¢ per letter

4. Pairs of weights of 1 lb., 4 lbs., 16 lbs., and 64 lbs.

5. MEXICO. The others are U.S. states: WYOMING, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE