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Brain Power

1: One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fi re. All of a
sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it.
Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood
kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson,
Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes found a note on his door that read
“? Crimson. He broke your window.”
Which of the Crimson boys should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?

2: The sphinx wanted to know which one of the three gods stole the golden apple.
Was it Horus, Anubis or Osiris?
‘’I didn’t,’’ said Horus. ‘’Osiris did,’’ said Anubis. ‘’Anubis is lying,’’ said Osiris.

The sphinx knew that one god was telling the truth and the other two were lying.
Who stole the golden apple?

3: During World War 2, several British naval spies, on the lookout for enemy ships
and activities, posed as lobster fi shermen. They had large numbers of plastic,
orange-coloured lobsters made for their covert operations. These lobsters came
in various sizes with all the authentic markings. At night, the spies loaded the
lobsters into traps and threw them overboard. At daybreak, they would hoist the
traps aboard ship. The locals spotted them as fraudulent fi shermen from quite a
distance. How were they so easily detected?

4: You have 27 tennis balls. They all weigh the same except for
one which is heavier. Using a standard balance scale, what is the
minimum amount of weighings you must make to determine with all
certainty which is the heavier tennis ball? Answers on page 44
Answers on page 44
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