Tricky Puzzles - Topic 3

[Emerald141]

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[Muzozavr]

*breaks scale epically by pointing a giant speaker downwards and playing "One-Winged Angel" (the Advent Children Long Version) REALLY LOUD*

[jdl]

I'm sorry for bumping this, but I found some puzzles here that you guys might like!
http://www.plastelina.net/

I've only completed games 1 and 2. Game 3 (with the family crossing the bridge) has me stumped.

[Sammy_P]

Here's a puzzle I found online:

What number comes next in this sequence?

1/1 3/2 7/5 17/12 41/29 ==?==

[Muzozavr]

This seems to be a Fibonnaci sequnce, cut into pairs of numbers, then those pairs were reversed. So the answer is the next two Fibonnaci numbers, also reversed. It's very late night for me right now, so I'm too lazy to actually look it up and find the precise numbers.

[Dark Drago]

This might not be that much of a puzzle;

There were 4 friends - Jack Will, Tom Will, David Becham, Hitler
They wanted to cross a river.
The river split and gave way only for the first two people.
Why?

Where there is a will, there is a way

[LittleZbot]

BUMPIDY DOO DAH

I figured out Sammy_P's puzzle. The answer is 99/70.

[yot yot5]

FORWARDS I'M HEAVY, BACKWARDS I'M NOT. WHAT AM I?

That's my favorite riddle.

[Muzozavr]

BUMPIDY DOO DAH

I figured out Sammy_P's puzzle. The answer is 99/70.

After my post on the Fibonacci sequence practically gave you the answer, right?

FORWARDS I'M HEAVY, BACKWARDS I'M NOT. WHAT AM I?

I'm already familiar with this one, sadly. Although it can provide a TON ( ) of thinking for those unfamiliar with it.

Here's my choice:
What word has the letters UFA in this exact order and with nothing between them?

There's more than one answer.

[yot yot5]

Manufacture.

[Muzozavr]

Manufacture.

Correct. This is the most common answer, along with all the possible variations of the word. Calctufa, chufa and tufa (according to http://www.morewords.com/contains/ufa/) are also possible answers. And don't ask me what these words mean - I have no clue.

[yot yot5]

Here are some more "mystery" style puzzles.

PUZZLE 1: Bob thought he was the luckiest man in the world when he won an "Around the World Holiday Special" in a local crossword competition. Sadly, it all ended in a terribly unlucky way. His final flight of the holiday was meant to be flying from Iceland (his last holiday destination) to San Francisco (his home), but due to several staff mistakes he got onto the wrong flight! This was unlucky enough, but his luck only got worse when he fell asleep shortly after boarding. In fact, by the time he woke up, the plane was preparing to land.

As the plane started drifting lower, he could clearly see the lights of a city out of the window. Although the city had no distinguishing landmarks and he didn't recognize any of the buildings, the moment his peered out of the window he knew he was on the wrong flight. How?

PUZZLE 2: Bob was in his bedroom, watching television. Suddenly, four thieves climbed onto the balcony outside his window! They were well prepared, and it was easy for them to force their way through the window. They ran downstairs to the living room and raided the china cabinet, filling four plastic bags with loot. After they had stolen all they wanted, they charged back upstairs and escaped the way they came.

Even though Bob was in perfect physical and mental health (and the thieves didn't threaten him during the robbery), he never reported the incident to the police. Why?

[StinkerSquad01]

Puzzle One: He saw a different company logo on the plane wing?

Puzzle Two: Those thieves were obviously part of the SCP Foundation, and they were recovering new SCPs.

[StinkerSquad01]

I have one.

A philosophy class is about to take their final exam. The professor places a chair in the center of the room. He then says, "Your final exam is this: Prove to me that this chair does not exist." Immediately, students whip out notebooks, writing many pages very quickly. Except one student. He gets up and turns in a single piece of paper, and exits the classroom. The scores were later posted, revealing the student who turned in his exam first had gotten the top score. What had he written on his paper?

[yot yot5]

Puzzle One: He saw a different company logo on the plane wing?

He was flying on Icelandic Airlines, so the logo wouldn't have helped him.

Puzzle Two: Those thieves were obviously part of the SCP Foundation, and they were recovering new SCPs.

Err... No. That's too random.



As for your philosophy thing... I have no idea. I'll think about it!

[Muzozavr]

I have one.

A philosophy class is about to take their final exam. The professor places a chair in the center of the room. He then says, "Your final exam is this: Prove to me that this chair does not exist." Immediately, students whip out notebooks, writing many pages very quickly. Except one student. He gets up and turns in a single piece of paper, and exits the classroom. The scores were later posted, revealing the student who turned in his exam first had gotten the top score. What had he written on his paper?

The apocryphal story says it was "What chair?". Funny, but not very believable.

[StinkerSquad01]

Yeah, my math teacher shared it with us from a riddle book of hers.

[LittleZbot]

BUMPIDY DOO DAH

I figured out Sammy_P's puzzle. The answer is 99/70.

After my post on the Fibonacci sequence practically gave you the answer, right?

Actually, no. I didn't see that post, and, frankly, have no idea what "the Fibonacci sequence" is.

THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTION ABOUT THE WILL:

I just got this awesome book of puzzles. Let me try out one on you guys:

A professor, who had always spoken in a cryptic code, had an interesting will. Rather than divide his estate evenly, the professor's will stated that each child would receive something that interested him/her. His six children were Gwen, Herbert, Laura who was born on Labor Day(this will be important later), Dorothy, Biff, who just happened to be born on April Fool's day(that will also be important later), and Eugene.

Herbert, a struggling stockbroker, would receive the bulk of his father's stock portfolio. Gwen, a budding socialite, was to receive a diamond necklace that had belonged to her mother. Dorothy, a librarian, was to receive his extensive book collection, and so on.

When he died, everyone was to receive what they were given. However, a second, later will was found. But rather than starting from scratch, this second will simply described changes that were to be made to the first. Of, course it was in code.

There are three "losers" and three "winners" from this second will. See if you can decode it and figure out who "lost" and who "won."

THE SECOND WILL
I have decided to "rearrange" a portion of my first will.
The reason "rearrange" is in quotes is because "rear range" is the same thing as "back burner" indicating that some parts will remain unchanged.
Bond portfolio is satisfactory - generates income.
The "gene" refers to Eugene. Since he will be receiving the bond portfolio, he's a "winner."
Plan to decrease Gwen's inheritance will be put on ice.
Gwen was to receive a diamond necklace, but the will states that she will, instead, receive a fake necklace (hence "put on ice"), making her a "loser."
Herb/pasta salad was commendable, and deserving of recognition. But a disappointment after that.
The "Herb" refers to Herbert. His "past as a lad" was commendable, but since he was a disappointment afterwards, he is labeled a "loser."
Finally, I've decided that book donations will be limited, but funding libraries will increase.(I'm sorry the signs got crossed.)
Since book donations will be limited, Dorothy, who would receive the book collection, is a "loser." The "libraries" part afterwards is a bit confusing, but his statement "I'm sorry the signs got crossed" gives us the answer. The "signs" part refers to the signs of the Zodiak. The sign for "September," in which Labor Day is, is "libra" and the sign for "April," in which April Fool's Day is, is "aries." The word "libraries" in this case is "libra" and "aries" crossed. Therefore, it refers to both Biif and Laura, who were born in, respectively, April and September. Since funding will increase for them, they are "winners."
Winners:
Eugene
Laura
Biff
Losers:
Gwen
Herbert
Dorothy

Challenging, wasn't it?

EDIT:
Did Bob know the thieves? Was he asleep? Did he notice them?

[boh123321]

Here are some more "mystery" style puzzles.

PUZZLE 1: Bob thought he was the luckiest man in the world when he won an "Around the World Holiday Special" in a local crossword competition. Sadly, it all ended in a terribly unlucky way. His final flight of the holiday was meant to be flying from Iceland (his last holiday destination) to San Francisco (his home), but due to several staff mistakes he got onto the wrong flight! This was unlucky enough, but his luck only got worse when he fell asleep shortly after boarding. In fact, by the time he woke up, the plane was preparing to land.

As the plane started drifting lower, he could clearly see the lights of a city out of the window. Although the city had no distinguishing landmarks and he didn't recognize any of the buildings, the moment his peered out of the window he knew he was on the wrong flight. How?

My take on this:
Bob knew what time he would arrive, and so when he looked out of the window he saw that the sun was not where it was supposed to be.

[yot yot5]

Did Bob know the thieves? Was he asleep? Did he notice them?

Bob didn't know the thieves, but it wouldn't really change things if he did. He was watching TV, so he can't have been asleep. And considering the thieves broke through a window, he definitely noticed them (even if he didn't notice them, he would've noticed the priceless china objects were missing).

[boh123321]

yot yot, is my answer correct?

TELL ME PLEASE

[yot yot5]

yot yot, is my answer correct?

TELL ME PLEASE

Sorry, we were posting at the same time.

It's a good answer, but no. Remember, he could see the lights of a city, which means it was night time.

[LittleZbot]

This Puzzle is just as hard as my other one, and may, in fact, be even harder, but this time I have included several hints to help.

There was a unfortunate death of a teenage girl one Halloween. The trick-or-treat part went on as normal, and the girl decided to dress up as a ghost. She lived in a town in which people took costumes very seriously, and the amount of candy that you could take depended on how good your costume was. The ghost had done a great job with her costume, and had amassed enough candy to last until Thanksgiving - but due to a fatal late-night snack choice, it didn't even last one day.

She was found dead with a half-eaten Butterfinger Candy Bar in her hand. It was instantly sent to a toxicology lab, where it was shown that the Candy Bar was laced with Rat Poison. It must have been laced and rewrapped, but, sadly, the ghost never noticed. However, it wasn't clear who would want her dead.

In real life, she was in junior high school. She was a good student and didn't seem to have any enemies. However, she also tried out for the cheerleading squad. With that fact, a motive began to take shape. However, the tainted Candy Bar may have come from anyone along her Halloween route.

She had been traveling with friends until late in the evening, and all of them were sure that she hadn't picked up any Butterfinger bars while Trick-or-Treating with them. She had gone to four houses after leaving her friends before going home: the Ackmans, the Bartosavages, and the Claxons, whom she visited in that order. Her final stop was at Old Lady Macdonald's house. The lady was old and a widow - all of her kids had grown up and moved away.

All of them told the police that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters at their house, and each denied having given her the tainted bar. The Ackmans and Bartosavages both had remaining Butterfinger bars, which were tested, but there was no trace of any kind of poison on them. The Claxons had treated their visitors with things like M&Ms, Skittles, and Hershey bars. Old Lady Macdonald has the least tasty treats. She only served Licorice and Saltwater Taffy.

One particularly puzzling part was that there had been two other girls Trick-or-Treating just before the Ghost came. One was dressed up like Mary Poppins, and one was dressed up as - wouldn't you know it - a Cheerleader. Both of them, in real life, were trying out for the cheerleading team.

Now your job is to figure out who killed the ghost and how she had been singled out.

Hints:

Q: Was the ghost still wearing her costume when she died?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know who the ghost was?
A:

By careful listening, the killer discovered where the Ghost would be going and when.

Q: Was anyone else dressed as a ghost that night?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know that she would pick that particular butterfinger bar?
A:

It was the only one there.

Q: Does the fact that the ghost left her friends and went alone mean much?
A:

Yes, it's quite significant.

Q: Is it important that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters?
A:

Yes.

Q: Did the ghost choose her own candy?
A:

Yes.

Q: Was Butterfingers her favorite candy bar?
A:

No. However, it was certainly preferable to the other choices.

Q: So the widow put in the poisoned Candy Bar because she wanted the ghost dead?
A:

I didn't say that! What motive could she have possibly had?

Q: Did Mrs. Macdonald's teeth have anything to do with this?
A:

She had none - rather, she had dentures. Besides that, remember that the killer didn't want to take any chances that the candy would end up in the wrong hands - or mouth!

Q: Did the Mary Poppins carry an umbrella?
A:

Yes, and you're on the right track. You just have to dig a bit deeper.

[boh123321]

This Puzzle is just as hard as my other one, and may, in fact, be even harder, but this time I have included several hints to help.

There was a unfortunate death of a teenage girl one Halloween. The trick-or-treat part went on as normal, and the girl decided to dress up as a ghost. She lived in a town in which people took costumes very seriously, and the amount of candy that you could take depended on how good your costume was. The ghost had done a great job with her costume, and had amassed enough candy to last until Thanksgiving - but due to a fatal late-night snack choice, it didn't even last one day.

She was found dead with a half-eaten Butterfinger Candy Bar in her hand. It was instantly sent to a toxicology lab, where it was shown that the Candy Bar was laced with Rat Poison. It must have been laced and rewrapped, but, sadly, the ghost never noticed. However, it wasn't clear who would want her dead.

In real life, she was in junior high school. She was a good student and didn't seem to have any enemies. However, she also tried out for the cheerleading squad. With that fact, a motive began to take shape. However, the tainted Candy Bar may have come from anyone along her Halloween route.

She had been traveling with friends until late in the evening, and all of them were sure that she hadn't picked up any Butterfinger bars while Trick-or-Treating with them. She had gone to four houses after leaving her friends before going home: the Ackmans, the Bartosavages, and the Claxons, whom she visited in that order. Her final stop was at Old Lady Macdonald's house. The lady was old and a widow - all of her kids had grown up and moved away.

All of them told the police that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters at their house, and each denied having given her the tainted bar. The Ackmans and Bartosavages both had remaining Butterfinger bars, which were tested, but there was no trace of any kind of poison on them. The Claxons had treated their visitors with things like M&Ms, Skittles, and Hershey bars. Old Lady Macdonald has the least tasty treats. She only served Licorice and Saltwater Taffy.

One particularly puzzling part was that there had been two other girls Trick-or-Treating just before the Ghost came. One was dressed up like Mary Poppins, and one was dressed up as - wouldn't you know it - a Cheerleader. Both of them, in real life, were trying out for the cheerleading team.

Now your job is to figure out who killed the ghost and how she had been singled out.

Hints:

Q: Was the ghost still wearing her costume when she died?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know who the ghost was?
A:

By careful listening, the killer discovered where the Ghost would be going and when.

Q: Was anyone else dressed as a ghost that night?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know that she would pick that particular butterfinger bar?
A:

It was the only one there.

Q: Does the fact that the ghost left her friends and went alone mean much?
A:

Yes, it's quite significant.

Q: Is it important that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters?
A:

Yes.

Q: Did the ghost choose her own candy?
A:

Yes.

Q: Was Butterfingers her favorite candy bar?
A:

No. However, it was certainly preferable to the other choices.

Q: So the widow put in the poisoned Candy Bar because she wanted the ghost dead?
A:

I didn't say that! What motive could she have possibly had?

Q: Did Mrs. Macdonald's teeth have anything to do with this?
A:

She had none - rather, she had dentures. Besides that, remember that the killer didn't want to take any chances that the candy would end up in the wrong hands - or mouth!

Q: Did the Mary Poppins carry an umbrella?
A:

Yes, and you're on the right track. You just have to dig a bit deeper.

woah that's seriously hard

[LittleZbot]

One more hint.

By looking at all the hints, it becomes obvious where she got the candy bar. Thinking about who could have put it there leaves only three suspects. Take into account the motive, and there are only two. Think about every possible thing about those two on how he/she could have done it to find the killer.

After that, the puzzle should be easy.

[boh123321]

[random_answer] IT'S MARY POPPINS[/random_answer]

[LittleZbot]

Nope. Also, if you answer, you have to explain HOW he/she did it.

You know, after that elimination, the puzzle is probably the simplest in the entire topic.

[Nobody]

@Yot Yot's first puzzle: It was BECAUSE he didn't recognize anything that he knew he was on the wrong flight. Duh.

@LittleZbot not knowing the Fibonacci sequence: fuuuuuuuuuuuuiiigures, actually.

[yot yot5]

@Yot Yot's first puzzle: It was BECAUSE he didn't recognize anything that he knew he was on the wrong flight. Duh.

CORRECT. It's surprising how long people can get stuck on that.

[LittleZbot]

This Puzzle is just as hard as my other one, and may, in fact, be even harder, but this time I have included several hints to help.

There was a unfortunate death of a teenage girl one Halloween. The trick-or-treat part went on as normal, and the girl decided to dress up as a ghost. She lived in a town in which people took costumes very seriously, and the amount of candy that you could take depended on how good your costume was. The ghost had done a great job with her costume, and had amassed enough candy to last until Thanksgiving - but due to a fatal late-night snack choice, it didn't even last one day.

She was found dead with a half-eaten Butterfinger Candy Bar in her hand. It was instantly sent to a toxicology lab, where it was shown that the Candy Bar was laced with Rat Poison. It must have been laced and rewrapped, but, sadly, the ghost never noticed. However, it wasn't clear who would want her dead.

In real life, she was in junior high school. She was a good student and didn't seem to have any enemies. However, she also tried out for the cheerleading squad. With that fact, a motive began to take shape. However, the tainted Candy Bar may have come from anyone along her Halloween route.

She had been traveling with friends until late in the evening, and all of them were sure that she hadn't picked up any Butterfinger bars while Trick-or-Treating with them. She had gone to four houses after leaving her friends before going home: the Ackmans, the Bartosavages, and the Claxons, whom she visited in that order. Her final stop was at Old Lady Macdonald's house. The lady was old and a widow - all of her kids had grown up and moved away.

All of them told the police that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters at their house, and each denied having given her the tainted bar. The Ackmans and Bartosavages both had remaining Butterfinger bars, which were tested, but there was no trace of any kind of poison on them. The Claxons had treated their visitors with things like M&Ms, Skittles, and Hershey bars. Old Lady Macdonald has the least tasty treats. She only served Licorice and Saltwater Taffy.

One particularly puzzling part was that there had been two other girls Trick-or-Treating just before the Ghost came. One was dressed up like Mary Poppins, and one was dressed up as - wouldn't you know it - a Cheerleader. Both of them, in real life, were trying out for the cheerleading team.

Now your job is to figure out who killed the ghost and how she had been singled out.

Hints:

Q: Was the ghost still wearing her costume when she died?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know who the ghost was?
A:

By careful listening, the killer discovered where the Ghost would be going and when.

Q: Was anyone else dressed as a ghost that night?
A:

No.

Q: How did the killer know that she would pick that particular butterfinger bar?
A:

It was the only one there.

Q: Does the fact that the ghost left her friends and went alone mean much?
A:

Yes, it's quite significant.

Q: Is it important that the ghost was one of the last Trick-or-Treaters?
A:

Yes.

Q: Did the ghost choose her own candy?
A:

Yes.

Q: Was Butterfingers her favorite candy bar?
A:

No. However, it was certainly preferable to the other choices.

Q: So the widow put in the poisoned Candy Bar because she wanted the ghost dead?
A:

I didn't say that! What motive could she have possibly had?

Q: Did Mrs. Macdonald's teeth have anything to do with this?
A:

She had none - rather, she had dentures. Besides that, remember that the killer didn't want to take any chances that the candy would end up in the wrong hands - or mouth!

Q: Did the Mary Poppins carry an umbrella?
A:

Yes, and you're on the right track. You just have to dig a bit deeper.

ANSWER:

The killer was the girl dressed up as a cheerleader. Her costume came complete with a pair of Pom-Poms, which she hid the tainted bar in. When she reached Old Lady Macdonald's house, she put the bar in the bowl while grabbing candy, burying it slightly so that the widow wouldn't see it, but the ghost, with sharper eyes, would.

She knew it would kill the ghost and nobody else for several reasons. For one, the ghost was the next one coming, and the bar was the best choice in the bowl, obviously. Second, it was late and there likely weren't going to be any other Trick-or-Treaters coming up.Finally, even if she and everybody else (if there WAS anyone else) elected not to take the candy bar, there wasn't much of a chance of Old Lady Macdonald eating it. You don't see many old people sinking their dentures into a chewy candy bar.