Mindmasher Answers!

Each morning on the show, just before 9am with Producer Scott, we do the Mindmasher! A cryptic question, a riddle or a problem for you to work out over the news.

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It's a feature as old as the hills but you guys love it!! Unfortunately, some people miss the answer or work in an office where the boss is too tight to get a radio to listen to Capital, so here's all of the answers to the questions you might have missed...

MONDAY, 16TH APRIL

Q: Danny is visiting a new town and suddenly has a need to have his hair cut. Surprisingly, there are only two barbers in town… A and B. He visits each of them to make a decision. Barber A is unorganized and messy and has a horrible haircut - Barber B is very organised and clean and has a wonderful haircut. Which barber would he choose and WHY?

A: BARBER A - BECAUSE HE CUT BARBER B'S HAIR!!!

TUESDAY, 3RD APRIL

Q: What happened in the middle of the twentieth century that will not happen again for 4,000 years?

A: A year that reads the same rightside up and upside down, 1961. This will not happen again until the year 6009.

WEDNESDAY, 4TH APRIL

Q: A group of soldiers were standing in the blistering sun facing due west. Their sergeant shouted at them: Right face! About face! Left face! In which direction are the soldiers now facing?

A: DUE EAST

THURSDAY, 29TH MARCH

Q: Tom and Kate are standing approximately 30 miles away from one another. Tom travels at 9 miles per hour from towards Kate. Kate travels at 1 mile per hour from towards Tom. If both of them set out at the same time, how many miles do you think Tom would travel to meet Kate en route?

A: 27 – DISTANCE = SPEED X TIME

FRIDAY, 30TH MARCH

Q: A crystal ball in modern day, see men at war or kids at play. Spaceships fly and empires fall, just come to me, I show them all. Look behind me and you will certainly find me! Where is the easter egg?

A: BEHIND THE TV

If you have a suggestion for a new question, email Producer Scott on scott.myers@capitalfm.com