The five questions everyone played that day, in the order they were asked, with the correct answers and why they are right.
Which word can go in front of “box”, “man” and “age”?
Postbox, postman and postage. Mail fits “box” and “man” but not “age”. Test a candidate against every word — a partial fit is the usual trap.
76% of players got this right
Which capital letter is drawn with only straight lines?
K is made of three straight strokes; B, D and S all need curves. Letters split into straight-only (A, E, K, M…) and curved (B, C, S…) — a useful lens for letter puzzles.
91% of players got this right
Which phrase is an anagram of DORMITORY?
DIRTY ROOM rearranges exactly the letters of DORMITORY: D, O, R, M, I, T, O, R, Y. Phrase anagrams that describe the original word are a favourite of puzzle setters.
64% of players got this right
Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
Dry air is about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen. Carbon dioxide, despite its big climate effect, is only about 0.04%.
71% of players got this rightSource: en.wikipedia.org
Three boxes are labelled Apples, Oranges and Mixed, and every label is wrong. You may take one fruit from one box. Which box lets you relabel all three correctly?
The “Mixed” box holds only one kind; its fruit tells you its contents, and the other two labels follow.
47% of players got this right
