Maze Design
How can you design a maze in just 10 seconds, which can not be solved in under 5 seconds?
SOLUTION
Just quickly draw a maze in the shape of a spiral. The other person must be twice as fast as you in order to solve it.
Difficulty: Easy
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Puzzle Sum 19
What reptile does this sum spell?
What mammal does this sum spell?
SOLUTION
TREE + LOAD – REEL = TOAD
BOA + BEER – BEE = BOAR
Young, Middle-Aged, Old
When young, I am sweet in the sun.
When middle-aged, I make you gay.
When old, I am valued more than ever.
What am I?
SOLUTION
The answer is WINE.
Eye Maze
Enter through one side of the iris and exit via the other.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
The Yolk of the Egg
What is correct to say – “the yolk of the egg is white” or “the yolk of the egg are white”?
SOLUTION
Neither – the yolk of the egg is yellow.
Puzzle Sum 18
What two American cities do these puzzle sums represent?
SOLUTION
NEST + ONE – STONE + WHEEL – HEEL + ARK = NEWARK
WHEEL + PIE + RING – PIER = WHEELING
Product
What is the product (x – a)(x – b)…(x – z) equal to?
SOLUTION
This product is equal to (x – a)(x – b)…(x – x)(x – y)(x – z) = 0.
Puzzle Sum 17
What American city does this sum spell?
What American state does this sum spell?
SOLUTION
CAN + TON = CANTON
INDIAN + ARAB + BIT – RABBIT = INDIANA
Space Traffic
Help the police hunt down the red robot on the run. On the way, try to find:
- one red-domed roof; two yellow-capped chimneys;
- three red-rimmed chimneys;
- a
skyscraper with four triangle-topped roofs; - a road that branches into five paths.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
Lakes but No Water
I have forests but no trees.
I have lakes but no water.
I have roads but no cars.
What Am I?
SOLUTION
The answer is MAP.