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Riddles, one at a time

Three chests: gold, silver and bronze. The treasure is in one of them. Exactly one of these labels is true. Gold: 'The treasure is in here.' Silver: 'The treasure is not in here.' Bronze: 'The treasure is not in the gold chest.' Which chest holds the treasure?

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SILVER

If it were in gold or bronze, two labels would be true. Only silver leaves exactly one true label (bronze's).

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How many cubes are in the stack?

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27

Column heights, row by row: 4+3+3+1 = 11, 3+3+2+1 = 9, 2+2+1 = 5, 1+1 = 2. Total 27, hidden cubes included.

How many closed areas can you count?

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12

4 slices inside the circle, and each corner is cut in two: 4 + 8 = 12.

Gates start as shown and flip after each box. Where does box 3 land?

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BIN C

After boxes 1 and 2, box 3 goes left, right, right.

What is the SMALLER angle between the hands?

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22.5°

The minute hand is on 9; the hour hand is 3/4 of the way to 10: 3/4 × 30° = 22.5°.

Which card do you get?

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B

Flip left-right first, then a quarter turn clockwise: card B.

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