Questions tagged [knowledge]
A puzzle whose solution relies on external sources such as tables, dictionaries, Wikipedia, or specifics that may not be common knowledge.
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I am found in mountains and sands, I bring joy and pain, what am I? [closed]
I am found in many lands, from the mountains to the sands. I bring you joy and sometimes pain, and can make you play again. What am I?
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Focus on one of the two and the answer will come to you
Five directors are listed in the puzzle below. There is an additional director who didn't make the list, the one labeled as "(Extra)". Who is that director?
You can't fly but you can always ...
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Somethings missing
In the puzzle below I've correctly placed an image in three different cells. Your task is to correctly place images in all the remaining (19) cells and of course, as usual, provide a good explanation ...
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Odd One Out: Triple Selection
Here is a triad of short 'odd one out' puzzles I wrote.
In each puzzle one of the triplets doesn't belong. Can you figure out which? Each puzzle is independent of the others.
BAR, FUR, IRK, ONE, ROT, ...
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Fox Moons - Enigmatic Puzzle
Clues:
9JPJ+RM9 Bath
CRMX+V4 Mexico City
HX8H+M7 Seoul
JMC2+67 Seattle
G2R6+FX7 Salida
P4VX+RP Queens
JMC2+67 Seattle
V75V+8VG Paris
V75V+8VG Paris
V7FV+CWP Paris
CRMX+V4 Mexico City
9GQJ+VQC Qatar
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Missing Friend: Gone Birdwatching
I'm trying to get ahold of my old pal Felix. The last I knew he was travelling the US, so I wandered around - but it's a very big place! I did bump into his son in Milwaukee. He told me that Felix ...
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The Key to the City
This is part 9 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
This is a Skyscrapers puzzle. Each letter represents a unique number between 1 and ...
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Approximately correct
The people you see below share something in common. All together they are almost equal to another person.
Question:
Who is this person? Explain why.
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Another predictable sequence: 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 17, etc
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
Can you find the pattern? Note: The next number hasn't been worked out yet.
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Using sentence, turn intense into incense; what tool do I need?
Puzzle
What tool do I need to turn intense into incense, using sentence?
The same tool can turn dated into demented, using statement.
Hints
(Kudos: the accepted answer was published before the hints.)...
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Secret Members Out of Sight
You recently applied to a test online for an admission to a secret club and today was the time for testing. You read online that they were looking for people with excellent problem solving skills. You ...
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In Remembrance of Dark Times
This is part 8 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
The name of the game here is printer’s devilry, with an added definition part in ...
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hello! - a country's vacation
Finally.
The U.N., benevolent and all-knowing master he is, has decided to let you take a vacation...
But he's letting UNESCO decide for yo- speak of the devil.
"Hullo, Kossie!"
"I told ...
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The Asian countries calculate Pi!
The Asian countries convened to try and see if their new computer, the Singapore 9000, with 2 bits of RAM, (in their defense, it was a secondhand computer) could calculate pi.
China punched the ...
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What is the link between these places?
These places share a link:
Berlin
Budapest
Catalonia
Denmark
France
Italy
London
Scotland
Sicily
Switzerland
Vienna
These places don’t:
Andalusia
Athens
Belarus
Croatia
Cyprus
Ljubljana
Malta
Oslo
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What is a pedestrian-friendly city?
If a city satisfies a certain condition, it is a pedestrian-friendly city. Here's some examples.
Pedestrian-friendly
Not pedestrian-friendly
Davenport
Fremont
Asunción
Dallas
Ikast
Istanbul
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What links the names to the numbers?
And now for an attempt to remove any possible ambiguity from the question:
Match each of the names Brandi, Cyndi, Jimi, Patti, and Tori, with a unique number chosen from the list 1964, 1968, 1979, ...
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Kings of Centuries Past
This is part 7 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
This time I have a shingoki puzzle for you. Draw a single loop that passes through ...
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European country with the longest border in South America [closed]
I am a country in Europe, but my longest land border is with a country in South America. What am I?
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A special World trip
My wife and I went on a World trip. We started visiting countries in this order:
For a while we were stuck, but in December 2022 we could finally continue our trip and visited these countries:
Which ...
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Find the pattern and fill in the question mark
Hint:
Hint 2 (added later):
Hint 3 (added later):
Hint 4 (added later):
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They go on and on
What's the 4-word phrase I'm looking for?
E S N F J A
L M N U L G
D I X Z E A
I V A C Y S
P D W N O M
O L I O A L
Why is...
x: 5th
x+2: 2nd
x+3: 3rd
x+5: ...
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Who’s in for a Cruising?
This is part 6 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
Looks like I’m getting way behind schedule already. Sorry about that! Time flies ...
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At the theatre through the doors
Inspired by Closed Captioning Available
What movie will I see in the not-too-distant future? I've listed a few of my recent favorites below, but entry blank. It's for my number-one movie, which I ...
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Closed Captioning Available
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #6: Is it really that [time] again?.
Please keep your arms and legs inside the space-time continuum at all times
[ An old man becomes kind after ...
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Puzzle: Seeking a book to reveal secret of numbers
The following numbers came upon me after waking from a deep sleep.
2 3 14 6-7
23140 6
3 14 15 9-11
3141 5-9
23146
Is there a code book that can help me? I'm sure I'll know when I find the book.
And is ...
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Two characters, three meanings
All of the following apply:
Help!
I'm fast
I'm fast, hot and huge
Note: The knowledge needed is rather wide, so don't let it stop you.
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Football winners without scoring [closed]
A football (soccer) team didn't score any goals, yet they still won the game. How is this possible?
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Hippos and Horseplay
This is part 5 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
This time you are going to need some of your chess knowledge. Not a lot of chess ...
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Puzzle for New Year's Day '23
Group words in pairs and find connection with common answer.
third
heart
chapters
final
squares
length
actinium
immemorial
A0
bible
sodium
sum
time
lion
minor
revelation
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A Riley, in Song!
Should Puuuuzling be forgot and not, broooo-ought to this siiiiiiiite (please shorten),
And middle full of glowing leeeegs,
And end, Alor to flyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
(Did I mention this shows the way?)
(It’s ...
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They are all K-verbs
Find the missing verb.
G: Fold, Break, Pry
D: Reduce, Vibrate, Rob
B: Soak, Subtract, Thrash
J: Sleep, Squeeze, ?
Subtle Hint:
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Lost and mostly drowned
Don't go diving looking for those, you won't find much
Cardigan Bay [5]
Atlantic [3]
Baie de Douarnenez [1]
Baltic Sea [4]
Lake Svetloyar [6]
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Dangerous affection
This word means "(ability) to impose affection", good or malicious.
But if broken apart, the spelling of the parts would mean "to witness damage".
What is this word?
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Bonjour Monsieur Vashe âme Érotique
Clues:
Contextual graphic
y=-(4/9)x+4
Lim𝓍🠂∞(1400e(-8𝝅㏑(x)/(x㏑(x)))
Instructions: Name that Rock Star
Mr _ _ _ i _ _ _ o _ i _ _ m _ e _ _
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From Before Caesar
This is part 4 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
How have you been? I hope you don’t mind me showing up a little early this time ...
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What is Man? (7)
What is Man? (7)
Please replace the characters in the grids with the correct characters.
Hint:
Hint 2:
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The World Cup final conspiracy
Note: The set-up for this puzzle is all a fiction. (Or is it...?!) (Yes, it is.)
I have this friend who keeps banging on about how this year's World Cup was all a big fix, that the whole thing was ...
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Making flags from the flag of Norway
Here is the flag of Norway. You can cut out rectangular non-overlapping regions from this flag to form flags of other countries. What is the most number of different country flags you can make?
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Escaping from a problem (mark where it's correct)
What's the two-word (12 letters in total) answer to this puzzle?
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Mazed and Confused
This is part 3 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
Today I have admired the natural beauty of a paradise island and seen sand dunes ...
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Think ..... and you'll get the prize
Once you figure out how to approach the puzzle below, try to find the hidden four-word phrase.
Skillful and experienced, single
Flexible and agile, on a shirt
"To", in it's natural state
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 14): Let's decorate the tree!
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
If you ...
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Colourful Candy Cane Carousel
This is part 2 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Deаr Puzzling,
Today I walked in an unbelievable tropical palm forest. I have seen black parrots, ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2022 (Day 9): International Christmas Crossword
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2022. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
Languages
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The small things in life ("Sun ~Road")
Try to make sense of the puzzle below and then replace the two question marks.
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