Riddles, one at a time
One Stroke: House
Without lifting your pen and without going over any line twice, which figure can you draw?
Count the lines at each dot. Odd dots must be the start or the end.
B
Only B has just 2 dots where an odd number of lines meet: start at one, end at the other.
Move One Rod
Move exactly one rod. What is the true equation?
9 − 8 = 1
The top rod of the 7 turns the 3 into a 9.
Inside the Loop: The Trapped Gem
Which gem is INSIDE the loop?
Count wall crossings on the way to the edge: odd means inside.
B
Gem B is inside; A, C and D sit in pockets that open to the outside.
Old Phone Keys: Biggest Number
Which of the four words types the BIGGEST number?
All four start with 9, so compare the second digit.
WORD
WORD types 9673, ahead of WEST 9378, YEAR 9327 and WAVE 9283.
Join the Dots
Join 3, 6, 9... in order. What appears?
C LANTERN
3 to 45 traces a lantern; the rest are decoys.
Two Glass Cards
Slide the two glass cards together. Which number appears?
Imagine the strokes of both cards on one card.
48
Card A's strokes fill the gaps on card B: 4 and 8.