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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The Root is Constantly Changing
What? A negative sign? What?
-264.66409225
-462.71021449
-20.60615236
-21.38877504
-92.13888121
-213.77948944
-58.14977536
-276.29420841
-242.07314569
-276.16789489
-373....
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Troubling Triples
The points appear to be connected, but in the end, we should have worked under aqueous conditions.
$$
\begin{array}{|l|c|c|}
\hline
\textbf{Substance} & \textbf{Temperature (K)} & \...
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What kind of help does he need?
Old newspaper ad:
"Handler of purple cows needed on farm. Leave a message on lj36@dropmail.me or call (31)725-618171421"
What does he need help with?
Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Hint 4
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1answer
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A letter sequence with curious repetitions
There was a time when I created some letter series puzzles. This one is an old one. Replace the question marks.
P, Ca, ?, ?, O, Ca, P, Ca, ?, ?, ?, Ca
Hints(1-3): I will reveal three question marks....
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Think of the one you can`t see
My first puzzle of this type. In the following visual design the hidden clues will lead you to the final verbal association. It is only one word.
Hint 1
Hint 2
Hint 3
Hint 4
Hint 5
Hint 6
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3answers
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A strange message from space?
I was listening to AM radio (frequency 1480) the other day and an odd message came through in what seemed like an infinite loop.
Drop 5.
Echo 0.
Negate 0.
Split 4.
Enter 1.
A ...
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What is in those numbers?
" I am famous" declared Tom, flashing a newspaper.
He showed me some scribbled numbers."Because of this, I made the
papers" He said.
8 = 4
8 = 3
6 = 2
6 = 3
3 = -1
...
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3answers
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A Boring Lecture - ft. Eggs, Donuts & Pills
You were yawning at your seat, being forced to attend this will-be-boring lecture by an always-boring teacher…
“Good morning class, today, we’ll look into the use of different materials. ...
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1answer
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Love and Sandwiches
I'm from the Bay Area, but if I forget my order number when I make whichever one... then I'll be very rile-y!
$$
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\hline \\ \bbox[purple]{\begin{array}{c}\\\quad\quad\huge\mathbb{...
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A Puzzle for You and Mi
Several weeks before final exams were to commence, the enigmatic Dr. Noteworthy issued a challenge to their music theory students.
"Each year, I like to test my senior students with a brain teaser," ...
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What are the next three numbers in this sequence?
What are the next three numbers in this sequence, and why?
110, 150, 230, 350, 550, 910, 1510, 2510...
Hint 1: here's another sequence that follows identical rules.
Hint 2: here's a third ...
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1answer
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What Just Happened?
The wife was out, the father was in, the men drank gin, the cards were played, it was hand made, the house was still, he wrote his will, then turned over, he found clover, so the phone rang, he would ...
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votes
1answer
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Replace the question marks with one single word
This one needs a lot of lateral thinking
In the equation below replace all the question marks with one single
word (same word at every question mark).
Then show that the equation is correct.
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2answers
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Same word on both sides makes it right
Insert same one word on both sides (in place of the ?) of the following to make it correct.
(No inserting any math operators or not equal to, > or < signs)
? (? V(LXVII)) = ? XIII
Explain why.
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1answer
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Me and my successor
Take a half of me, or my successor,
You might become an addict, Good
or bad,
For many it’s a habit.
Take a half of me, or my successor,
You should use it to begone,
"Stop annoying ...
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0answers
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Zed's Note: Famously Infamous
My friend Al and I constantly bicker. One time, he proudly boasted that he can crack any cipher ever written, so I put out a little wager: if I can stump him with any cipher I write, he would have to ...
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1answer
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Double features: The wrap-up
This puzzle is the final part of the Double feature series (first part here).
Note: This answers gives away the answers to previous puzzles.
The answers to the twelve Double feature puzzles are ...
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1answer
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Frequent or rare?
Which common thing do these words have uncommonly in common?
mole kiss breath
Mates! Please note, if you haven't found the answer yet - it helps you find your way back to the real world.
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2answers
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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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2answers
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I’m there when everything goes wrong
I come from a place way out of town.
Yet I only have fake friends when I’m on the ground.
If I fall, I will not be able to hold it in.
Twice, and I might just have to run back home.
But I’...
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2answers
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The Strange Abductor
Someone, or something, has been abducting members of your community! Though no deaths are reported, recovered victims are said to have suffered from a severe, albeit temporary, case of what could best ...
2
votes
1answer
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What's an Everyday Word?
If a word conforms to a certain rule, I call it an Everyday Word. Use the examples below to find the rule.
$$\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline
\textbf{Everyday Words}&\textbf{Not Everyday Words}\\\hline
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1answer
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The Quest For My Northern Home
I am a hybrid, a part of two wholes
I became accomplished and then I was sold
But enroute to my new home
Down I rocketed to the frozen bowl
Encased in iron for three days
I lost the courage I had
...
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0answers
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Stool to love - who am I?
Recently, I was walking to Genua, where I stumbled upon Ego.
He told me some Gordas were chasing him.
Now, I usually don't follow Ego's advice, but before I could doubt him I saw Rozel and Fozel ...
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3answers
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Time is shorter, but the fun will never end
Come around, come around, glad you all came.
Welcome to the land where a small, hairy ball got its fame.
Here you can see a dysfunctional family.
A man who beat his wife and left his son ...
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2answers
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Complete the Pointer Set
The following items all have something in common.
A Scandinavian country.
A manual consisting of aphorisms.
A famous former English professional footballer.
Beef or mutton fat.
A ...
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1answer
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The Age of Jobs and Technology
Many years ago, Macintosh does not have a place in the technology field. Nokia was the beacon, the headlight of the kingdom of technology. Yet, there is a hidden force, in the far East, triggered by ...
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2answers
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How we sleep. Who are we?
Our 1st member likes to sleep near fireplace.
Our 2nd member likes to sleep after a drink of water.
Our 3rd member likes to sleep on a steel bed.
Our 4th member likes to sleep after ...
5
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1answer
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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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Where will this killer strike next?
I'm going to try something new here... this puzzle is going to play out in real-time, so if it remains unsolved long enough the final objective will change. That'll be bad news for some fictional ...
5
votes
3answers
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What is my lover's name?
I have a lover, I love her so
She has a special name as we all do
But I wish, from me to you, not to tell
A secret kept is a secret kept well
But if you truly want to know
I shall soon reveal her ...
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2answers
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I shall Keep Watch for My Family
Inspired, again. This time, by @Stiv. Enjoy!
You asked me what I did before I fell asleep;
Perhaps you'll know if I tell you whose watch I need to keep.
I'm the freest of them all, all things ...
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6answers
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A phenomenal riddle
I’m a natural wonder, hitched to a star.
You could say I’m like an electric car.
I’m hard to see, and some think I’m rare.
I’m so fast, you may wonder if I’m there.
You can try to find me where the ...
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1answer
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A Land of Vehicles
I have a mountain named Ul, where cars are born.
I have a great farmland, where the cars cross.
I have a mountain of cauldrons, where ships are.
I have a benevolent river, where ...
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2answers
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A partially ugly group with a casual secret
I’ve assembled a group with nine members but you’ll have to guess what their names are.
One letter from each name will spell the name of a 10th group member that everybody talks about but nobody ...
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2answers
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Middle-of-the-day intoxication?
Considering all categories, I've selected some examples of multiple winners and put them in order. However, I have a problem deciding where to put the one remaining entry on this list. Here's my ...
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2answers
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First impressions count
Insert four letters, which represent a place, to create what may be seen in that place.
N E T
N E T
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I can be found near gentle green hills and stony mountains
I can be found near gentle green hills and stony mountains,
Alongside the gas in the clouds and the iron of the earth,
At times I can be white and frosty, red and fiery, or blue and stormy,
What am ...
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0answers
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Recurring Meeting
The computer scientist's assistant is late at work once again, trying to once again decode their bosses directions for the day. Under meetings, the boss has listed only a single meeting:
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Fire and Water, Hear Me Roar
My first is the first of an outrageous utterance
My second the second of appropriate circumstance
My third's the essence of heat, why anything cools
My last a procedure, all about the rules
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The shortest , largest number [closed]
"Write a number", said Grandpa
"Which is the shortest number, that is also the largest"
"Shortest?" I asked
"Yup. You can write it with six straight lines, period"
"So you want me ...
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Give the name of this “outlaw” [closed]
Who/what am I?
I am a
stunning fresh shiny bandit
HINT:
HINT2:
HINT3:
HINT4:
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Hangman game backward #12
Time to get back to Puzzling! Hangman game backward #12 - guess what the question was:
fill in "a" - In some area it proves to be a big problem to kids / teens or even adults these day, which ...
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1answer
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The Marching Tune
And a one, and a two, and a three four five six!
Or a one, and a two, and a three four five!
From my home right here,
To the end way down there!
And then I have a choice
Of a one, a two, or a ...
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1answer
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The Riddle - I Could be Used in Many Ways
In whole, you may use me in the measuring.
With my $1^{st}$ & $2^{nd}$ part, you may use me in the coloring.
With my $2^{nd}$ & $3^{rd}$ part, you may use me in the casting.
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3answers
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See the Line Where the Sky Meets
Walking along the beach one day, I came across a glass bottle with a piece of parchment inside. I quickly opened the bottle and unfurled the scroll. On it the riddle below was written.
i sail ...
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2answers
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Truth of OR - Logical puzzle
This puzzle is not very difficult but it is knowledge based.
In front of you there are 4 switches. From these switches there are 4 right combinations to open the gate to the control room. You can ...
