Riddles, one at a time
Five Sheets, One Pile
Which sheet was placed SECOND?
SHEET E
Order: C, E, A, D, B. Lift them off and see.
Shaded Part: The Pinwheel
What fraction of the square is gold?
Find the dark area instead: one middle square plus four thin slivers.
2/3
The dark part is 1 middle square + 4 halves = 3 of 9 squares, so gold is 6/9 = 2/3.
Half a Turn
D
Rotate 180°: the top row lands at the bottom, reversed. Card D.
Flip-Flop Gates
Gates start as shown and flip after each box. Where does box 3 land?
BIN C
After boxes 1 and 2, box 3 goes left, right, right.
Dim or Bright
What number does the last row show?
First find each lamp's value: the top row gives the left lamp.
22
The top 3 rows give lamp values 9, 3 and 1. Bright counts double: 18 + 3 + 1 = 22.
What Am I? Roads Without Cars
Which object fits all three clues?
A globe shows roads and rivers too. Can it fold into a pocket?
Map
Its roads have no cars, its rivers have no water, and it folds into a pocket: A.