Mind Sharpeners

Southland Times, Issue 20538, 14 July 1928, Page 11 (Supplement)

Mind Sharpeners

WHATS AND WHYS. 1 How can you take one from 19 and leave 20 ? —Write 19 in Roman numerals XIX. Remove the I, and you have XX. 2. What helps in making a road broad? —The letter B. 3. Why is a startled frog like a watch? —Because is goes with a spring. GARDEN RIDDLES. 4 Why is a tree always polite? —Because it has boughs (bows). 5. How many letters of the alphabet can you find in a garden ? —B (bee), P (pea), U (yew). 6. What garden path is silly? i —A crazy path. JUMBLED RHYMES. Here are the missing rhymes:—Green, flowers, between, showers; young, easels, sung, measles. WORD TRIANGLE. Solution:—

(The fish is a trout). HIDDEN TOOLS. 1, Wrench, 2 file, 3 chisel, 4 saw, 5 awl, 6 level, 7 drill, 8 rule, 9 adz, 10 vise, 11 plane. • WORD PUZZLE. Our Lindy crossed the ocean vast in one hope via aero And in the shortest period known became a famous hero. There was a Roman Emperor who bore the name of Nero, In glee he watched his city burn; his fame is worse than zero. You see, then, it is good success that wins the world’s acclaim. Results: Mavis Treloar, 30; Joyce Skinner, 48; Mary English, 53; Richard English, 47; Isa Robertson, 55; lan Me Lay, 55; Desmond Crowley, 20; Doris Hamilton, 33; Sylvia Porteous, 51; Sophie Dunlop, 51; Clara Buckingham, 51; , 33; , 22.