Lots of people have looked at this brain teaser published on Saturday, but I’m not sure how many of you got the correct answers. All the answers are to do with pounds, shillings & pence and the sum of the answers comes to 32 pounds, 7 shillings and 81/2 pence. Be sure to say the answers out loud, it all becomes so obvious!
£ S D
1. A male singer
A tenor £10
2. A Leather worker
A tanner (another name for 6d) 6d
3. The Monarchs head-wear
A crown 5s
4. Part of a monkey’s leg
Ape knee (slang way of saying ha’penny) 1/2d
5. A stone
14 pounds in a stone (weight) £14
6. A sort of pig
Guinea pig (Guinea = £1-1s-0d) £1 1s
7. The sun, the moon and pluto
Three far things 3/4d
8. To beat continually
Pound £1
9. A type of hair cut
A bob (slang for a shilling) 1s
10. An unwell sea creature
Sick Squid sounds like six quid £6
11.A type of bicycle
Penny Farthing 1 1 /4d
Total £32 – 07s – 08 1/2d
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