Brain Teasers For Dummies<sup>&#174;<sup> by Timothy E. Parker

Author:Timothy E. Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Published: 2010-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2

Getting a Puzzle Workout

In This Part

Puzzling out logic puzzles and riddles

Getting wordy over word puzzles

Cracking the codes on crossword puzzles

Sinking your teeth into sudoku

Puzzles are labeled by type and difficulty level. Levels are Easy, Tricky, Tough, and Treacherous, “Easy” being (of course) the easiest puzzles, and “Treacherous” being the most difficult puzzles. When you finish solving all these puzzles, please see Chapter 3 for the answers. Have fun!

Logic Puzzles

Put your thinking cap on to solve these logic puzzles! Each has just one answer.

Tricky

Puzzle 1

A woman gave birth to two boys on the same day, in the same year, within minutes of each other, yet they were not twins. How is this possible?

Puzzle 2

Alexander is a great magician, skilled in many things. He weighs exactly 199 pounds and is about to cross a bridge with a strict weight limit of 200 pounds. The problem is he is carrying three pieces of gold, each weighing 8 ounces each. The gold puts him 8 ounces over the strict weight limit. What did Alexander do to cross the bridge safely with all three pieces of gold?

Tough

Puzzle 3

Two people stand on opposite corners of a handkerchief. They do not stretch or alter the handkerchief in any possible way. How can they both stand on the handkerchief simultaneously without having any possibility whatsoever of touching each other?

Puzzle 4

Under what circumstance could a person walk along a railroad track, discover an oncoming train, and have to run toward the train to avoid being struck?

Riddles

Each riddle here has just one answer. Think hard!

Tricky

Puzzle 5

Although it is always before you, what is it you can never see?

Puzzle 6

What goes up and down without actually moving?

Tough

Puzzle 7

What is impossible to hold for more than several minutes although it is lighter than a feather?

Puzzle 8

Homonyms are words that are spelled differently but sound exactly the same. One pair of homonyms is unique in that although they are true homonyms, the two words are also exact opposites of each other. What are the two words?

Cryptograms

Here a phrase or sentence is encrypted — each letter is substituted with a different letter or character. To know what the sentence or phrase says, figure out each substitution. Hints are given for each puzzle.

Easy

Puzzle 9

NOWY AJUSYSNN. AC AN COS ZWNC COLC LCCLFOSN ACNSUR CE COS GENC VZAUUALYC GSCLUN.

Hint: H appears 5 times.

Puzzle 10

UP YIGPBXW QB RQXG FNQXJNFD. FNPR ZIR UPYQZP AQGOD IF IVR ZQZPVF.

Hint: E appears 6 times.

Tricky

Puzzle 11

WAG MIER CGMCEG OAM ELTWGI WM QMWA TLHGT MP S PSKLER ZVSXXGE SXG WAG IGFW HMMX IGLJAQMXT.

Hint: X appears one time.

Puzzle 12

QCHPHKHN B ZHHV VBFH HMHNUBTBPY, B VBH DXQP OPWBV WCH ZHHVBPY LGTTHT.

Hint: The letter B is not used at all.

Tough

Puzzle 13

IYUYUSYI, XWYL MWY DYRJTJV ZMIAMZ WEZ ZMAQQ WY ZWTXZ WEZ SRJVZECY MT WRGQ MWY XTIGC.

Hint: One word ends with O.

Puzzle 14

YDGF A ZAF RGGR ODG DAFSYXQOQFE CF ODG YANN, ODGXG QR MXCKAKNP A TDQNS QF ODG HAZQNP.

Hint: The letter U is not used at all.

Treacherous

Puzzle 15

YD AGTTJDY TD HNNHEZCGMMS QDUT ZXH RJYK DN GMM JZT ADBHQT DN GEZJYV GYK QHGTDYJYV GT NHGQ.

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