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How old do you have to be to get a birthday letter from the King?

Quiz 17 hid four sharks inside ordinary words and revealed exactly what it takes to get royal mail. Both were too good to leave in the archive.

How old do you have to be to get a birthday letter from the King?

100. The tradition started in 1917 with King George V, and the monarch now sends about 3,000 hundredth-birthday messages a year. A solid incentive to eat your vegetables.

What links gummy, tiger, nurse and bull?

They are all types of sharks. The gummy shark ends up in your fish and chips as flake, the tiger shark is the ocean's garbage disposal, nurse sharks nap in caves, and bull sharks famously swim up rivers.

Once you see the pattern, the question is easy. Getting there is the fun part.

Which country does this flag belong to?

Flag of India

Take a look at the flag above. It belongs to India: saffron, white and green bands with the navy blue Ashoka Chakra wheel at the centre, its 24 spokes representing the hours of the day.

That was Quiz 17: a letter worth waiting a century for, sharks in disguise and a 24-spoke wheel. Something for everyone.

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