Riddle of the Sphynx
Which creature walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
SOLUTION
Man – four limbs as a toddler, two feet as an adult, two feet and a walking stick as an elderly.
Category: Casual Puzzles
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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
Turns Maze
Enter the maze from the bottom and exit through the top. Turn right at every right square, turn left at every blue square, and go straight through every yellow square.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
Group of Three
I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns. What is this group of three?
SOLUTION
The answer is STOVE, FIRE, SMOKE.
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.
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Chicken, Cat, and Goat
What is 3/7 chicken, 2/3 cat, and a half goat?
SOLUTION
The answer is CHICAGO. CHI is 3/7 of CHICKEN, CA is 2/3 of CAT, GO is a half of GOAT.
Psychedelic Maze
Can you solve this psychedelic maze, created by Yonatan Frimer?
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
Alice in Wonderland
Get from START to FINISH in this maze, created by Joe Wos.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
