THE CHALLENGE FINISHED, SO HERE THE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PUZZLES PART 2, AS PROMISED:
Puzzle #13
SQUARES (45 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
Which number belongs in the place of the question mark?
Solution:
Medium level of difficulty. The solution is obvious with a little thought. Subtract the number of yellow squares from the number of blue squares. This gives the correct solution ‘1’.
Puzzle #14
STRANGE DASHES (30 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
According to logic, which number belongs in the place of the question mark?
Solution:
Misleading, but easy. The important thing here is not to count the lines but the ‘crossings’. The correct solution is therefore ‘4’.
Puzzle #15
LICENCE PLATES (60 sec)
Solved by 0% of the participants
Question:
Which licence plate stands out here?
Solution:
Not quite so simple, but solvable. At first glance, the licence plates are confusing, and that's the way it should be. The sequence of letters on the left is reflected in the right-hand part, the numbers stand for the position of the letter in the alphabet.
This also makes it clear that the licence plate for Frankfurt does not follow this rule. ‘FGH’ would correspond to the number sequence “678” and not “679”.
The correct answer is therefore Frankfurt.
Puzzle #16
SOLAR PANELS (60 sec)
Solved by 33% of the participants
Question:
The picture shows four solar panels. What voltage does the second solar panel generate?
Solution:
Easy. Did the maths again and somehow didn't get to grips with it? It works differently:
The voltage you are looking for results from the number of columns, number of rows and total number of elements.
So the correct answer is 23.6 volts.
Puzzle #17
CONFUSING MODERN ART (60 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
There are three graphics in the top row. Which of the three graphics below belongs in the missing place?
Solution:
Medium difficulty. The solution works from left to right again. It does not search for any hidden patterns. It is much simpler. One picture element is always added from left to right. Some picture elements disappear in graphics A and B, the correct answer is ‘C’.
Puzzle #18
HAPPY BIRTHDAY (45 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
Grandma Mary celebrates her seventy-seventh birthday in seven days. Since she was born, she has received a cake decorated with her age every year.
How many sevens have adorned all these cakes so far?
Solution:
Easy again. The correct answer is '14':
(7, 17, 27, 37, 47, 57, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
Puzzle #19
FLAGS (45 sec)
Solved by 0% of the participants
Question:
Which of the five flags was not in the picture?
Solution:
Surprise, if the Norwegian flag displayed for 5 seconds was missed, the only thing that really helps here is guessing.
The correct answer here is ‘D’. The flag of Peru cannot be found (by cropping) inside the Norwegian flag.
Puzzle #20
COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP (30 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
Where can a woman marry her widower's brother?
A - IN THE CHURCH
B - NOWHERE
C - IN LAS VEGAS
D - IN THE COUNCIL HOUSE
E – EVERYWHERE
Solution:
The question is really not a problem, is it? If the woman's husband is a widower, the woman has unfortunately died in the meantime and can no longer marry her husband's brother anywhere.
The correct answer is ‘NOWHERE’.
Puzzle #21
ARROWS (30 sec)
Solved by 0% of the participants
Question:
In which direction do most of the arrows point in this picture?
A - upwards
B - downwards
C - to the right
D - to the left
E - all arrows 4 times
Solution:
Very hard. The number of the arrows in the picture is actually identical for all directions?
This applies to all white arrows... However, the arrangement of the white arrows creates a black arrow pointing upwards at the bottom centre.
The correct answer is therefore ‘UPWARDS’.
Puzzle #22
THE WORLD OF THE GODS (45 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
Which are the twelve gods who, according to the legends of the ancient Greeks, live on Mount Olympus?
Solution:
Here you really need to be quick and know a bit about the world of the Greek gods. There is also a little nasty twist built in.
Answer C lists 13 names of gods, so this answer is wrong.
Answer B does contain twelve gods, but poor ARES has been replaced by MINERVA. Minerva is not a Greek goddess, but a Roman one.
Answer A is therefore the only correct answer.
Puzzle #23
CONFUSING SPIRAL (30 sec)
Solved by 100% of the participants
Question:
How many overlaps are there in this picture?
Solution:
You can probably guess the answer here beforehand anyway. Nevertheless, the effect created is very confusing even on the PC screen.
Of course, the answer „ no overlaps“ is correct
Puzzle #24
DONUTS (45 sec)
Solved by 66% of the participants
Question:
This colour pattern is based on a logical principle. Which colour belongs in the place of the question mark?
A – Yellow
B – Blue
C – Green
D – Red
E – White
Solution:
Most participants will probably need a little more time to recognise the logical principle.
The only regularity in this picture is that one colour appears 4 times in each row of donuts. From top to bottom, these are the colours blue, yellow and green. A red donut is missing in the last row to continue this logical principle.
The correct answer in this case is therefore ‘RED’.
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. Sorry.....I couldn't resist....
