(CNN) -- Answers to the quiz are in bold. 

1. What is the 5-digit number in which the first, third and last digits are the same, the first digit is four less than the second, the last is four less than the fourth and the second and fourth are the same? (Hint: The sum of all the digits is 33.) 59,595 

2. Boris Smetana and Karl Smith were world-class chess champions. In one series of matches, each won every game. How? They were not playing each other 

3. Nicole was sure she got the right answer when her botany teacher asked her to pick out the plant that was not a tree from the list below. Which one would you choose? Peach, plum, walnut, linden, banana Banana 

4. Six bricklayers can lay 24 bricks in half an hour. How many bricks can 12 bricklayers lay in two hours? 192 (Each bricklayer lays four bricks in half an hour, or eight bricks in an hour. That is 16 bricks in two hours times 12 bricklayers who can lay 16 bricks each.) 

5. What is the number that is one more than one-tenth of one-fifth of one-half of 4,000? 41. (4,000/2 = 2,000, /5=400,/10=40,+1=41) 

6. In a pie-eating contest, Alice was neither first nor last, but she beat Evan. Ben beat Alice. Carol beat Dan who beat Ben. Who was last? Evan 

7. What letter would logically complete the series below? A Z B Y C X D W E? V (There are two series: A to E forward and Z, Y, X, W backward)  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the total number of digits that make up the number?
2. The number is made up of how many digits?
3. 
Q2:
1. Are all of the digits in the number identical?
2. Are all of the number's digits the same?
3. 
Q3:
1. What it the total of the digits that make up the number?
2. How much do the digits in the number amount to?
3. 
Q4:
1. Which two chess players are mentioned in the story?
2. The story mentions which two chess players?
3. 
Q5:
1. Did the chess players lose any games?
2. Were any of the games lost by the chess players?
3. 
Q6:
1. What is the subject that is taught in Nicole's class?
2. What class does Nicole attend?
3. 
Q7:
1. Are bananas known to grow on trees?
2. Do bananas require trees in order to grow?
3. 
Q8:
1. What is the total number of bricks that can be layed by 6 workers?
2. What number of bricks can 6 workers lay?
3. 
Q9:
1. Did Alice place first in the contest?
2. Did Alice win first place in the competition?
3. 
Q10:
1. What is the name of the person that was beaten by Alice?
2. Which person did Alice beat?
3. 
