Puzzle Sum 30
What nationalities do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
TURKEY – KEY + KEG + G – EGG = TURK
CANAL – L + DIANA – A = CANADIAN
Symmetry and Perplexion
Find an X > 1, such that:
SOLUTION
If we pick X=√2, (using a somewhat ambiguous notation) we get:
To see that the equality above holds, simply note that 2=(√2)² and take √2 root of both sides.
Peculiar Sequence of Words
What is the peculiar property of this sequence of words?
WHAT, HOLE, ALES, TEST
SOLUTION
If you take the first letter from each word, you will spell the first word in the sequence.
If you take the second letter from each word, you will spell the second word in the sequence.
If you take the third letter from each word, you will spell the third word in the sequence.
If you take the fourth letter from each word, you will spell the fourth word in the sequence.
| W | H | A | T |
| H | O | L | E |
| A | L | E | S |
| T | E | S | T |
Breaks and Never Falls
What breaks and never falls, and what falls and never breaks?
SOLUTION
Day breaks and night falls.
Ten Matchsticks
You have these fifteen matchsticks. Remove six of them and leave ten.
SOLUTION
Remove 6 matchsticks and leave 9 that spell the word TEN.
Color Venn
What does this Venn diagram depict?
SOLUTION
Each of the numbers corresponds to a letter from the alphabet:
1 – A, 4 – D, 5 – E, 7 – G, 14 – N, 15 – O, 18 – R
The three colors in the Venn diagram are GREEN, RED, ORANGE, and what is depicted is the letters they share.
Alive Without Breath
Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.
SOLUTION
The answer is FISH.
Washing Dishes
A man is alone in his house washing dishes. When he looks down, there are more glasses in the sink than there were before. How come?
SOLUTION
The man’s pair of glasses fell inside the sink.
Puzzle Sum 29
What measurement units do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
FOWL – OWL + BOOT – B = FOOT
INK – K + CHAIR + SHIP – AIRSHIP = INCH
Frustrating Question
John was asking Bob the same question again and again throughout the day and kept getting different answers. What was John’s question?
SOLUTION
John’s question was “What time is it?”.