Questions tagged [knowledge]
A puzzle whose solution relies on external sources (like tables, dictionaries, wikipedia) or specifics that may not be common knowledge.
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See me once, See me Twice #12
See me once, I'm watching your every move
Thanks for your visit, I know you were there
I see what you did there in my lair
Look for my acronym and you'll have your proof.
See me twice, ...
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Magical Knight Moves with Effortless Ease in his Magical Kingdom
Magical Knight knows every Square of his Magical Kingdom.
In many respects, he is like any other knight...Literary,Prime, Normal(makes same allowed chess moves).
He is people Knight . As he traverses ...
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Traversing Latin America & Caribbean: A Cryptic Journey
Earlier parts in the series: Africa, US & Canada, Oceania.
Each answer is a place, landmark or attraction in Latin America or the Caribbean, one per country. The answers traverse all countries by ...
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Unorthodox Prof. Roman’s Chemistry Class Quiz
Prof. Roman of Chemistry department as you all know is quite unorthodox..here is his Quiz. It is Monday Morning and it is time for Prof. Roman’s unusual quizzes to his chemistry class.
What is the ...
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Elementary, my dear …
My list for today
Iodine-Sulfur+Americium-Scandium:Phosphorus
Iodine-Titanium+Molybdenum+Thorium+Yttrium-Lithium:Helium
Praseodymium+Oxygen+Vanadium+Erbium+Boron+Sulfur-Lithium:Aluminum
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Setting up the trap
Start with eleven in one e four e six;
add what is missing from otherhood, oke, icks;
improving position, go upwards by one;
mix up for organs, remove fifty-one.
Add to the end an ...
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I'm yearning in grey
I have made films on wood.
I have stopped by a park.
Going outside late makes me happy.
I'm yearning in grey.
What is my name?
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Problem with heights - Riddle
I hate heights. As soon as I can see how far away the ground is, I'm filled with this uncontrollable fear and urge to get down -any survivable way to get down is better than this.
My captors seem ...
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A Tale of Snake and Coffee
I had the strangest dream last night:
I am in field of red stones. I start walking around until a smell of
fresh coffee catches my attention. I follow it until I see a large
cave, and in its ...
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Prime Sequence…a little bit Unusual about the Missing Members
What are the Missing Members in this Prime Series?
what is the Significance of this Sequence?
$19$, $17$, $13$, $?$, $?$, $3$, $2$
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Math to Math Nerdy Love Expressions…Fillin the Blanks [closed]
1) My Love for you is like $L= m.C^2$...because it grows xxx with speed of xxxx.
2) My Love is like a xxxx it goes on xxxxx.
3) You must be the xxxxx xxxx of xxxxx because I feel irrational ...
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Rhyme with Time
Commonly used units of Time are:
$Second$
$Minute$
$Hour$
$Day$
$Week$
$Month$
$Year$
$Decade$
$Century$
$Millenium$
Can you find at least one rhyming word in English Language for each of ...
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Lunatic Loves this Sunny Sequence…Find the Missing info
Complete this Sunny Sequence,
Based on the information given below:
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Primes and Puzzles are my Passion. Combining them here to get Productive Prime Puzzles..Find the Missing Info
$EXAMPLE$:
$997$ = $O.$ $T.$.- $T.$ One Thousand - Three
$Expand$ on the Full Info of the following Prime clues.
A). 2 = F & O. E. P
B). 3 = S.P
C). 5 = F. On the H.
D). 7 = H. of ...
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Cross-Numbers (not words)!
Can you solve this Crossword (Cross-numbers) with numbers from the given pictures ?
ACROSS
DOWN
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A Salute to Poetry
In honor of National Poetry Day (which happens to be March 21st - go figure), I have crafted a puzzle which I hope will do a small bit of justice to this day.
Carefully hidden in the four sections ...
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There's a wealth of information here. Make the most of it!
The puzzle below contains a wealth of information. However, if you were to make a list, you will soon realize that there's something missing.
You're task is to fill in all the blanks. Have fun, and ...
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Baby don't hurt me no more
You've been taken captive by a spy organization who seems convinced you're an agent for the other side. You've already spent a miserable day of questioning and torture and have no wish to spend ...
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Inspired When West Winds Waft over me during my Long Walks
When West Winds Waft over me during my long Walks, become inspired Puzzle Maker. Where is this place?
I don’t have a profile yet, so it won’t help you much.
For those mathematically minded, they may ...
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Find Stack Exchange(s)!
Congrats athin for finding the answer of Cricket or Cipher?
Find the corresponding Stack Exchange sites from the tags given below.
For each site three tags are given.
konica, 11.10, 17.04
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Traversing Oceania: A Cryptic Journey
Each answer is a place, landmark or attraction in Oceania, one per country. The answers traverse all countries by crossing maritime borders (or close enough). Each clue is missing a country name from ...
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Who are the Missing Members of this Noble Family?
Could you please find the Missing Nobles?
$118$, $?$, $54$, $?$, $18$, $10$, $?$
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Cricket or Cipher?
Congrats Bass for finding the answer of Find this Cricket terminology
Find the names of three Cricket stadiums from the below codes:
1.
dy30q7i
2.
23jgo36
3.
5y39fqo
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And literally admirable
These are my very first try on making cryptics after a very bad-formulated and inaccurately clued cryptic crossword, but are my very own attempts to pay tribute to those who have contributed sooo much....
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Where Mongol herds graze
One of us – largest outside polar regions;
another one's island's shared with Indonesians;
a third one is found at the edge of the first,
a break from the dryness to quench people's thirst....
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Steve misses _________?
Congrats! Weather Vane for finding the answer of :Steve asks his brother to book tickets
$\bullet$Yesterday West Indies won by 7 wickets against Pakistan.
Even though Steve belongs to England, he ...
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Who are they and what do they believe in?
English is not my native language so forgive me if my poem ̶s̶u̶c̶k̶s̶ isn't very well written. It might not even be a poem at all. The riddle still counts, though:
Some people come to me all the ...
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Steve asks his brother to book tickets
Congrats! $\Omega$ Krypton for finding the answer of :Where is Steve?
Yesterday England won the first match of the ICC World Cup 2019 by 104 runs. Steve is extremely happy now. He asks his brother to ...
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What's written on the book?
I have a riddle for you guys:
Of the four I am the oldest, of the five I am the lowest. On my back I have a temple and at it's feet what you need to find a woman. Look at her sister pointing at her....
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Is it True that Two + Two = 2? If so, what is Ten + Ten and Nine + Nine?
Given:
SIX + ZERO = 4
TWO + THREE = 15
FIVE + SIX = 88
ONE + TWO = 83
TEN + TWO = 13
If so, is TWO + TWO = 2 correct?
What is TEN + TEN ? NINE + NINE ?
Hint 1
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More important than the destination
This puzzle is the 26th and final part of Gladys' journey across the globe. If you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
Spoiler alert: This puzzle gives ...
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Simple Rule Generates this Sequence from Well Known Number Series
First 6 terms generated on applying the simple rule are displayed here.
5, 8, 18, 102, 322, 1830, ?, ?, ?
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
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Can you see through me? Then guess my name!
This is yet another guess-my-character puzzle. Here you are:
My name relies on two things:
The technique used to find the hidden text in the image.
The meaning of the text inside the image.
HINT 1
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Can you guess the character I am thinking of?
Inspired by this puzzle, I decided to make my own guess-my-character puzzle. The only different thing is that mine isn't based on images. This is the first time I'm making a puzzle, so here's my try:
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Happy New Year?
Extend this infinite series by five more terms:
17, 3, 5, 7, 11, 17, 2, 3, 5, 11, 13, 17, 2, 5, 7, 11, 13, 2
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Crossword gone overboard
This puzzle is part 24 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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Infinite Sequence based on Simple Rule
Using one simple rule, an Infinite Sequence has been developed.
First 30 terms are given. Can you continue the sequence for at least next Ten Terms?
Series continues from top left to bottom right.
$...
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A crossword puzzle
Here's a crossword puzzle. Can you solve it?
CLUES
ACROSS
2) Wolfram
5) Between stars
8) 333 - Cricket
10) Play and eat
11) 400 not out
DOWN
1) The boy who got a watch from a comet
3) ...
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What is an Outside Word™?
In the spirit of the What is a Word™/Phrase™ series started by JLee, a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.
If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it an Outside Word™.
Use the examples ...
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A Potamodromous Riley
My prefix may have a pout,
my infix, an inside lout,
my Suffix is a long route,
I am a wandering trout.
or
My Prefix proved smokes danger,
my infix is to cover,
my Suffix founded by ...
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Find the names of these countries
From the pictures below, can you find the names of the corresponding countries?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
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Gladys goes shopping
This puzzle is part 22 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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Find this cartoon
From the pictures below, can you find the cartoon character?
EDIT: Edited the 3rd picture for clarity
HINT 1
HINT 2
HINT 3
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On a puzzling spree
This puzzle is part 18 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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…And they were stumped for a long time
This puzzle is part 16 of Gladys' journey across the globe. Each part can be solved independently. Nevertheless, if you are new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
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A Relaxing Riley Riddle
My prefix is a rotation.
My suffix is a stiff bristle.
My infix is holding a kitten.
Ah, what's my name?
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Finding a lost friend in a haunted mansion
Whilst staying in a large haunted mansion, Mervin had carelessly lost his friend Debs. She was nowhere to be found, and wasn't answering his calls. Instead of finding her, he discovered this ...
