1. 4 animals (1 pig , 1 dog, 1 cat, 1 cow)
2. a. 1 in 9
3. 177, 174 and 171
4. 21 rectangles
5. Three melons
6. Dale
7. a. (left) Sally; b. (Middle) Sue; c. (Right) Sarah
8. a. 69 birds b. 184 birds
9. Arrangement C
10. The child with the black hair is the girl, and the child with the white hair is the boy.
Since at least one of them lied, the only possibility is that they both lied, otherwise they would be two boys or two girls.
This article first appeared as a Vic Skeptics discussion pamphlet and again here in December 2010.
The full range of our discussion pamphlets can be downloaded from our USEFUL INFO page.
by Peter Barrett, (Canberra Skeptics), updated 2016 by Ken Greatorex
It’s one of the great questions: is there life elsewhere in the universe, apart from the Earth? Skeptics would say, “Almost certainly, but at the moment we don’t know how likely it might be.”
Life thrives on Earth, particularly in the tropical and temperate latitudes. Life exists even in the harsh desert and polar regions. But most importantly, life has been found to exist in places previously thought inhospitable, such as inside rocks in the dry valleys of Antarctica or around geothermal vents, where the water is boiling hot. The fact that life can survive in such unlikely places dramatically increases the range of potential habitats for life elsewhere. So are there places where life could exist elsewhere in our own Solar System?
1. temperate
2. four-part harmony
3. centennial
4. beady eyes
5. frankincense
6. seasoning
7. melancholy
1. Freudian slip
2. hypotenuse
3. feminism
4. upset OR setup
5. mixed nuts
6. mortgages
7. poison ivy
1. From sunup to sundown
2. He’s off his face
3. delivery
4. recovery
5. appendix
6. gravy
7. nervous
1. cyclones
2. You are out of your mind
3. useless information
4. shop on line
5. What’s up Doc?
6. Fahrenheit 451
7. forensic
1. silo
2. happy hour
3. double or nothing
4. imposing OR impart
5. tokenism
6. high esteem
7. banjo
July’s Picture Puzzles, “Mixed Bag” Questions and a new word puzzle called AddScrabble are at the top of the PUZZLES PAGE
July 2016 Skeptical Crossword features Famous Skeptics.
July 2016 Logic & Maths Problems is the 48th set in the series. If you’d like to try the other 47, they start in August 2012 – see PUZZLES ARCHIVE 3;
Enjoy!
1. long underwear
2. explain
3. wiring
4. encircle
5. back to back wins
6. furrows
7. belittle
AUSTRALIAN SKEPTICS NATIONAL CONVENTION 2016
is at The Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne from 25-27 November,
https://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/158/carrillo_gantner
with the annual Dinner at
The Leopard Lodge, Melbourne Zoo on Saturday evening 26 November.
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