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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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 may be a lout,
my suffix is a long route,
I am a wandering trout.
or
My prefix urged smokes over,
my infix is to cover,
my suffix may be Gaozu,
I ...
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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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4answers
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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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3answers
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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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4answers
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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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1answer
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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 ...
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Moons and messages
This puzzle is part 15 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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Words sequence please help [closed]
My friend gave those word sequences,you basically need to find the word that best fit the x
line:trigon::circle:x
Cone:ellipse::circle:x
Primus:current::ultimo:x
Cube:tetrapod::tetrahedron:x
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Composite Cat Cannot divide its immediate lower neighbors factorial without leaving a remainder
Find this unique composite cat given the information in this title.
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Prime turns into Perfect Cube, if you reverse its digits and subtract…What is the number
Given:
1) I have more than one digit.
2) Reversed number is subtracted to give at least 2 digit number which should be a cube.
2) you don’t even need a calculator to figure me out.
Who am I?
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A B C in close knit relationship.. Who are they?
Find these closely knit numbers examining their relationships.
A, B, C are distinct positive integers. AB, AC are concatenated Numbers.
Given:
1 / AC = 0.0BC0BC0BC......
1 / BC = 0.0AC0AC0AC......
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2answers
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Fortune tellers have dinner
I've seen these before somewhere (maybe here?), but they're all mixed up!
Who/what is being described by the clues below?
Consequence of a disastrous harvest
What a mathematician might do to ...
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Join the Fun at Jack’s Casino to get a shot at Jackpot
Jack’s casino dealers are not all prime. But, he gives better odds to get the daily Jackpot by revealing lot more numbers in the sequence in play. That way his Casino is much better than Cryptic ...
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The hearts of gold
This puzzle is part 10 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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Gladys visits a campus
This puzzle is part 9 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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Ladies and Gentlemen…Please count your cards. Can you beat our prime dealers at our Cryptic Casino to earn some cold cash?
Cryptic Casino employs only prime dealers and encourages the patrons to count the cards unlike other casinos.
We introduced a new game recently and encourage you to match your wits with our prime ...
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Crazy for revenge
@Brandon_J recently asked us in Can't Even Sit Down to identify a movie based on the words
tart con arc host
I've also been to see a fun movie from a few years ago, just a short one
buck ...
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Find the first three terms of the sequence
Find the missing values in the sequence:
$X, X, X, 59, 2, 65, 3, 58, 9, 79, 3, 23$
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
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Find the cipher used
Each of the following lines were said by various famous personalities. Each line corresponds to one person. There is no relation between these lines. After obtaining the names of these people, A 6 ...
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Find the set of letters corresponding to a set of words
Each word in the following list corresponds to one letter:
rôle résumé Jalapeño xoriço ö führer
The combination of letters can be represented as ----uu
Here, the -'s represent the missing letters. ...
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A musical commute to work
I've always had... rules about how I get to work, and the eclectic music I listen to on the way.
Currently my playlist on my way to work is:
Fergie
Röyksopp
50 Cent
Abba
Harlem Spartans
...
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To the castle you go [closed]
You arrive at the Bridge of Death, one known for its difficult questions. The keeper arises and speaks: "Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answer me these questions three! There the other side, ...
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Can't Even Sit Down
So I just re-watched a fun movie from a few years ago.
tart con arc host
What was the name of the movie?
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Long digital sequence. 16xxxxxxxxxxxxx61
Find the digital key and very simple method to unlock the long digital sequence 16xxxxxx61
Additional clues: Eeryday one clue will be given till problem is solved
Day 1: Bounty
Day 2: My code is ...
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Chinese Idiom Crossword Puzzle
Here's a crossword puzzle about Chinese idioms.
Horrible Scream
Hundred-year-man
Scare-cry nature
Big tree wind
I'm so sad
Ghost and God cry
Hit ground and cry to sky
Earth good ...
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Two friends who went through some rough times
First I had a pretty good vision
But then they locked me up
And blinded me !
But I kept my heads on my shoulders
Even though they drugged me...
Then I played the role of my life (and death)
...
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Bookshelves 3 - what's my hobby?
Everybody needs a leisure activity. Most of the books I need for mine are downstairs, with none in the bedroom. But as I like to keep an eye on things I have this (unsorted) pile by my bed to remind ...
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Maybe you should Chew on This for a while!
I looked into a big black bag and found some dip.
I chewed on it.
When I got to the end I spit out towards a light that never seems to move.
As I traveled towards this light, I noticed that the ...
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Chinese Poem Crossword Puzzle
Hiii
Here is a crossword puzzle about Poems!
1: Do you love me?
2: Mid-autumn barbecue
3: Ching Ming so many rain
4: Ghosts come from rain, Emperors come from clouds
5: I want to beat west
6: Eight ...
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Fiction Book Who Am I? #4 (Guess the book too!)
Oh no.... I stumbled upon another of these, and it asks for the person AND where the story left off! But I suppose I have to give it to you...
When I was the spry age of eight,
My house, or shop, ...
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Can you figure out this language?
123242321
Each number represents a distinct letter. What language is it?
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Two denim hijabs
When fellow Finns ask me which hockey team I support, here's what I tell them:
A singer inhabits the lesser of two denim hijabs.
What is the name of my favourite team?
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The Adventures of a Chocolate Cookie
A chocolate cookie (we'll call her Ann) went to a store. She purchased a small mammal for free. The mammal was intended to replace another of Ann's possessions - no one really knew what it was, but it ...
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Bookshelves 2 - what am I reading?
Here's a picture of my fiction bookshelf. Every book has its place, and no part of the sequence can be duplicated. The fifth novel from the left is missing as I'm half way through reading it.
What am ...
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Round and round the Yamanote Line
I just received a call from my friend who only speaks German. Last I heard, he was in a trip in Japan.
Here is a translation of how the call went:
Him: I went around the loop line. It was colored ...
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To kill a cuckoo
Now these are stories I'd like to hear !
First born goes to Saturn
Ducks go bomb stuff in winter
Highness bequeathes his lands to imaginary sheep
One for all, including a dog
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Gladys unchained
This puzzle is part 2 of Gladys' journey across the globe. If you're new to the series, feel free to start at the beginning: Introducing Gladys.
Dear Puzzling,
Today I spent the ...
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Fiction Book Who Am I? #3
Previous ones: #1 and #2.
I came with three but was entombed
Smelled leaves for way too long
I came out with the help of gold
But see one missing
Then I went west, almost sixteen
With ...
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Unlock My Phone! November 2018
I had a bit of phone trouble last year, so I had to take a break from puzzle passwords. But once I got it working again I hopped right back in, although this is a pretty easy one.
What is my phone's ...
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Sequence problems!
Sequences (make sure to look in a fiction book!)
MROGVW, tVPGaML, BdAMaC, ?, IPaUPC, aODFCtV, EHMbtH, ?, ?, ?, GGaL, IGSwaP, WVtJotG, IHaDP, IWSET, WMtDoEBB, IPoaFMEP, AFSG, ?, IGaNEfC
What are the ...
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Can you complete the sequence?
Well, can you?
Q, W, R, I, ?
Make sure you provide your reasoning. I can ensure you there is a pattern here.
This is probably a simple one, but good luck as always!
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My drunken formula?
I know that today is an important day, but I can't remember why... All I have in my possession is this formula I wrote last night in my drunken stupor:
You go here:
$$B = 25 + \biggl(\frac{O}{...
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My cryptic bookshelf
I have a cryptic bookshelf that I keep fiction books in. However, some of them are lost, and I don't know which ones go where!
Shelf One:
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Thunder and Shadow ...
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Fiction Book Who Am I? #2
Of course, I may be too early, but here it is:
When I promised not to tell
I didn't know why not
But when I came up with "freckles"
I knew it had to stop
I got caught by the talented
...
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Practical Nonsense
Here's an enigmatic puzzle I created. The answer will be one word.
I don't understand these symbols, but hey, at least they work!
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Fiction Book Who Am I?
I am a fiction character that follows these criteria:
A maiden huntress, whose life was brief
I left my brother with a lot of grief
Died fiddling with lots of gears
My friends, my friends, ...
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The Librarian's Labyrinth - Part III
"This Library is HUGE!," You say aloud. You hear your voice echoing through the halls and nothing else. How could this be? Who comes here? You start examining the books on the shelves. It's just your ...
