Puzzle of the Week

The Dot Puzzle

Pretend that the above is drawn on a piece of paper, draw 4 lines with an imaginary pen w/o lifting the pen so that the lines go through all the [...]

Match Sticks Puzzle

Match Sticks Puzzle

Move six matches in such a way that you get a house instead of these wine glasses.

Airplane Shadow

  An airplane flying at several thousand feet casts a shadow on the ground. Will the shadow be larger, smaller or the same size as the airplane? Why?

Gear Anagram

Gear Anagram

Each of the five interlocking gears possess letters at its contact point. (The numbers next to the gear specifies how many teeth the gear has.) After a certain number of [...]

Which Area is Larger?

Which Area is Larger?

In this figure, which area is larger, Area 1 or Area 5?  How much is the difference?

Around the World

What goes around the world but stays in a corner?

Hamiltonian Circuit

Hamiltonian Circuit

A Hamiltonian Circuit is a continuous path that passes once through each point of a graph. Can you find the Hamiltonian Circuit for the 11-point graph illustrated here?

How can you put a green bird in the cage just by looking at the picture?

Bird in a Cage

Square Puzzle

Square Puzzle

Slice the picture into 2 sections from which you could make an 8×8 square.

Triangles

Triangles

This picture shows two large triangles, each made up of a number of pieces, each a rearrangement of the other. But one has a square missing. How can this be?