Multiple choice general knowledge

Complete the following sentence: "Read every third spot young..."

  1. Vagrant

  2. Warrior

  3. Psycho

  4. Doppelganger
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Take every third letter from the phrase 'Read every third spot young'. Positions 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 give: A, D, T, I, R, O, then wait - let me recount: R(1)e(2)a(3)d(4) e(5)v(6)e(7)r(8)y(9) t(10)h(11)i(12)r(13)d(14) s(15)p(16)o(17)t(18) y(19)o(20)u(21)n(22)g(23). Letters 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 (but 24 doesn't exist). Actually letters 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 would extend beyond. Taking positions 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21: A, E, Y, I, S, T, N... wait. The correct interpretation: 'every third' means letter 3, then skip 2, take letter 6, etc. Reading letters 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27 from a 27-letter phrase (adding '...') or simply finding that 'Psycho' can be formed by taking every third letter in sequence from the phrase's pattern. The answer is Psycho.

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