Τετάρτη 11 Ιουλίου 2012

▪ Sam Loyd Puzzles

The hour and minute hands are at equal distance from the 6 hour, what time will it be exactly? Try Puzzle >>
Covent Garden Problem
Here is a puzzle known as the Covent Garden Problem, which appeared in London half a century... Try Puzzle >>
Great Picnic Puzzle
When they started off on the great annual picnic every wagon in town was pressed into service.... Try Puzzle >>
Guess the Boy's Age
It appears that an ingenious or eccentric teacher being desirous of bringing together a number... Try Puzzle >>

Marther's Vineyard
What are the maximum number of grape vines that can be planted, not closer than nine feet apart,... Try Puzzle >>
Merry Go Round Puzzle
While enjoying a giddy ride at the carousel Sammy propounded a puzzle which reflects much credit... Try Puzzle >>
Our Columbus Problem
Here is a famous prize problem that Sam Loyd issued in 1882, offering $1000 as a prize for... Try Puzzle >>
Outwitting the Weighing Machine
The five school children in couples weigh 129 pounds, 125 pounds, 124 pounds, 123 pounds, 122... Try Puzzle >>
Puzzling Prattle
Two school children, who were all tangled up in their reckoning of the days of the week, paused... Try Puzzle >>
Riding Against the Wind
A bicycle rider went a mile in three minutes with the wind, and returned in four minutes against... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Archery Puzzle
Here is an odd little puzzle which occurred the other day at an archery meeting. The young... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Banana Puzzle
How it is that when I buy yellow bananas at three shillings a bunch and the same number of... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Battle of Hastings Puzzle
In the Battle of Hastings that occurred on October 14, 1066 Harold's forces formed 13... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Boxer's Puzzle
Here is an odd little puzzle-game from the East: One of the Chinese girls writes sixteen... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Carrying Puzzle
Aesop tells how a father and son failing to ride their donkey in a way to please the public,... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Engineer's Puzzle
Big Jim, engineer of the Oval Express says: "We blew off a cylinder head an hour after... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Jack and Jill Puzzle
Here is a pretty puzzle from Mother Goose's story of Jack and Jill's race for a pail... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Juggler Puzzle
The clown after juggling with the five triangular pieces of cardboard to attract attention... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Keys Puzzle
Bluebeard explains that his bunch of keys was strung upon an endless key ring and divided into... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Palmistry Puzzle
A gypsy queen who ekes out a precarious existence by gathering quarters from gullible victims... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyd's Trolley Puzzle
Charley Smalleash treats his best girl to a trolley ride, but on account of his limited resources... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyds Laundry Puzzle
Charlie and Freddie, having sent their lingerie consisting of thirty pieces to the wash, Freddie... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyds Monkeys Puzzle
Here is the original story of the Seignor and the monkey house as told by an eye witness. You... Try Puzzle >>
Sam Loyds Puzzling Scales
<I>Try to solve Sam Loyds Puzzle as shown here. Note: the illustration shows a top and... Try Puzzle >>
Santos-Dumont: Flying Balloon
A balloon propelled by some mechanical device travels five miles in ten minutes with the wind,... Try Puzzle >>
The Cashier's Problem
An old man goes to a bank with a check of $200 and asks the cahier "Give me some one-dollar... Try Puzzle >>
The Cat and Dog Race
Many years ago, when Barnum's Circus was of a truth "the greatest show on earth"... Try Puzzle >>
The Four Elopements
The story of four elopements says that four men eloped with their sweethearts, but in carrying... Try Puzzle >>
The Herd of Camels
An Arab Sheik, finding himself about to die, called his sons about him and said: "Divide... Try Puzzle >>
The Mathematical Milkman of Puzzleland
The school children were returning to their homes when they met the mathematical milkman, who... Try Puzzle >>
The Price of Eggs
This odd little problem in domestic arithmetic was sprung by the cook upon Mrs. Smith when... Try Puzzle >>
Weighing the Baby
How much does the baby weigh if the mother weighs 100 pounds more than the combined weight... Try Puzzle >>

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