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ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: April
Added: 25 Apr 2025
Each month, ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý sets a weekly brainteaser, with questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Readers…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: March
Added: 28 Mar 2025
Always great to have a clear winner (see Q1): big congratulations to Kamila Staszewska of Abcon Ind…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: February
Added: 24 Feb 2025
For splendid use of pen & paper to resolve Q3, it's congratulations to Hans-Bernd Luechtefeld our n…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser - January
Added: 31 Jan 2025
For impressive answering throughout January, it's congratulations to Kamila Staszewska, Amparo Bote…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainiac of the Year Awards
Added: 3 Jan 2025
Title holders decided based on a points system for correct answers and stylish solutions supplied t…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser - December
Added: 20 Dec 2024
For a run of superb replies, including in Spanish, its big congratulations to Amparo Botella of Ism…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: November
Added: 22 Nov 2024
Q3 generated some particularly interesting replies, so it's congratulations to Amparo Botella, Davi…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: October
Added: 1 Nov 2024
Some great performances all round, but for ramping Q1 up to 'sextillion’ it’s congratulations to ³§³Ù…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: September
Added: 4 Oct 2024
For superb answers to Q2 and Q4, it’s congratulations to: John Bowen, Michele Girardi, Andrew Knox,…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: August
Added: 30 Aug 2024
For some great answering, including supplying the only correct reply to extra tricky Q1, it’s congr…
ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser - July
Added: 29 Jul 2024
Putting all the amazing maths aside, just for once, our top award goes to everyone who answered Q3.…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: June
Added: 28 Jun 2024
For some impressive ‘clue-free’ answering, it’s big congratulations to Michele Girardi, Kamila Stas…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: May
Added: 31 May 2024
There were some very strong contenders, but after close consideration it is congratulations to °²¹³¾¾±â€¦

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: April
Added: 28 Apr 2024
Several strong candidates but for his extra-sharp answering of Q1 it's big congratulations to Sudi …

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: March
Added: 28 Mar 2024
For their answers to Q1 and Q3 respectively, it’s congratulations to Ian Brooker, HB Chemical and ´³â€¦

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: February
Added: 26 Feb 2024
The prestigious Brainiac of the Month title this time goes to everyone who answered Q2: David Mann,…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: January 2024
Added: 26 Jan 2024
For his excellent answers to all four questions, especially problematic Q3, it's big congratulation…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainiac of the Year Awards
Added: 5 Jan 2024
Our judging panel used a points system for answers sent in during the year to decide the new title …

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: December
Added: 22 Dec 2023
For consistently stylish and clever answering, its congratulations to Michele Girardi of Scame Mast…

ÒÚ²©ÌåÓý Brainteaser: November
Added: 24 Nov 2023
We have a clear, stand-out winner this month, not least for answering Q4. Congratulations to David …