http://blog.puzzlemonster.com Puzzles in the news and on the web! Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:56:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do you know where some fun quizzes can be found online?   If so, the Fun Quizzes Club wants to know about them! Blogger Lisa is building what she hopes will be "a good collection of links to all kind of fun quizzes and puzzles on the web." What ... http://blog.puzzlemonster.com/?p=35 KIM asks: IF YOU HAVE 3 HOUSES AND EACH NEED TO HAVE ELECTRIC, WATER AND GAS CONNECTED, IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO SO WITHOUT CROSSING ANY LINES? Answer: Given the wording of your question, yes.  One way is to simply run the water lines underneath the houses, like so: Clearly, at no point ... http://blog.puzzlemonster.com/?p=34 Here is a trivial question intended to b-muse: In what common two-syllable word is the letter B silent? No prize for a correct answer, just pride! http://blog.puzzlemonster.com/?p=32 Truman State: a small public university in Kirksville Missouri.  Home of about 5,850 students, the Bulldogs basketball team, and now an innovative twist on the classic collegiate game of Assassins. For those of you unfamiliar with Assassins (which would be unsurprising in this modern age of all-too-real campus shootings), the classic format is this:  you ... http://blog.puzzlemonster.com/?p=30 I got another email asking for help, this time from LaQuanda: Engineers' Week Math & Logic Puzzle #1: Marble Madness A scientist gave one of four sealed boxes containing red and/or green marbles to the following people; Joe, Bob, Susan, and Kim. There were 3 marbles in each box, and the ... http://blog.puzzlemonster.com/?p=29