Brain Busters

BRAIN BUSTERS

We will feature a new Brain Buster every week, with the answers to be posted in this space on the Monday (or the first work day), of the following week. If you have a favourite Brain Buster, send it to us, along with the correct answer and we will do our best to feature it here.

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Week 3 — July 15, 2002

What comes next in this sequence:

GWB, WJC, GHWB, RWR, JEC, GRF, RMN, LBJ, ==?==

(Answer next Monday, July 22, 2002...)

Week 2 — July 8, 2002

What comes next in this sequence: PN BP KT RK =??=

Answer:

QN; it is the first and last letter of the pieces of chess going up in value, PawN, BishoP, KnighT, RooK, QueeN.
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Week 1 — July 2, 2002

Many years ago, befor modern educashun in the new millenium, one problem in skools was baseic speeling and grammer. To conbat this and rays acheivement, teechers were adviced to start at the very begining, at the yungest age. Once they had managed to breath new life into leessons, progres came quickly - sucess was then garanteed. How many speeling errors would modern skolars identify in this paragraph?

(no fair using your spellchecker)

Answer:

21errors. Correct version: Many years ago, before modern education in the new millennium, one problem in schools was basic spelling and grammar. To combat this and raise achievement, teachers were advised to start at the very beginning, at the youngest age. Once they had managed to breathe new life into lessons, progress came quickly - success was then guaranteed. How many spelling errors would modern scholars identify in this paragraph?
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