Puzzle – Similarities

Which one of the five is least like the other four?

1. Pen—Ink—Pencil—Paintbrush—Ballpoint
2. Cauliflower—Courgette—Carrot—Fennel—Potato
3. Knee—Arm—Hair—Head—Foot
4. Ship—Plane—Helicopter—Hang-glider—Balloon
5. Eagle—Falcon—Vulture—Hawk—Cormorant
6. Bricks—Roof—Window—Chimney—Wall
7. Carbon—Nitrogen—Oxygen—Sulphur—Tin
8. Knife—Fork—Spoon—Spatula—Saucepan
9. Whale—Dolphin—Seal—Shark—Porpoise
10. Mushroom—Chicken—Carrot—Potato 

Solution:

Puzzle – Similarities Solution

• Ink—the rest are writing implements.
• Fennel—it’s the only one also used as flavoring (the seeds).
• Hair—the rest are living body parts; hair is actually “dead.”
• Ship—the only one on the sea, rather than in the air.
• Vulture—the only bird that eats carrion.
• Bricks—the only thing everything else could be made of.
• Tin—it’s the only metal on the list.
• Saucepan—the only one that’s a container.
• Shark—the rest have blowholes.
• Mushroom—it’s the only fungus, the rest are either meat or vegetable.