All Questions
442
questions
36
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Can you follow Directions?
Unemployed? Lk no further!
Are you:
Able to follow directions?
Able to read Flowcharts?
Highly motivated?
Able to count on your hands and feet without utilizing your big toes and thumbs?
Well ...
- 25.7k
33
votes
4
answers
3k
views
5×5 image grid – What are we looking at?
The final answer is the name of a fictional character.
Image credits:
7: Rama, cc by-sa 2.0 fr | 11: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 | 13: Volatus, cc by-sa 3.0 | 15.1: ZngZng, cc&...
- 78.9k
32
votes
1
answer
2k
views
IATA Airport Abbreviations
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #1: Restricted Title: xkcd 1xxx
I had a visit yesterday from my good friend Major M. Provement. I say 'good friend' but he can actually be pretty ...
- 146k
32
votes
3
answers
2k
views
Mysterious Flash Drive
First puzzle I ever do! Hopefully it won't be too easy or too challenging.
My co-worker just gave me a USB flash drive, which was supposed to contain a couple files of code for me to review. ...
- 6,105
32
votes
1
answer
679
views
Re-Venn-ge of the Connecting Wall
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #42: Wordless Connecting Walls
Today I created a connect-wall puzzle (for which a solver would need to partition 16 items into 4 connected groups of 4, and ...
- 146k
31
votes
5
answers
6k
views
What movie is this?
A 2 year old built this and I couldn't resist taking a photo of it.
It reminded me of a scene from a well known movie.
Which movie is the scene from?
A little hint:
- 6,926
31
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Mystery instruction manual
My uncle recently passed away* and it fell to me to sort through all his papers. Most things I came across were just old documents, bills, manuals, private correspondence, maps... that kind of thing. ...
- 146k
30
votes
2
answers
1k
views
A fairy tale in a golden toy
Once upon a time, long long ago, in the days when good stories were far more beautiful and far harder to come by, a king was asked by his spoilt but beloved princess daughter to give her a fairy tale. ...
- 5,430
29
votes
1
answer
2k
views
The body in the cellar
This puzzle is part of the Monthly Topic Challenge #7: Board games.
On a cold December night in 1992, several guests have arrived at a mansion in Beverly, Massachusetts.
An hour later, the body of ...
- 27.7k
29
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Avoid consuming broken cereal?
Please allow me to lead you on a merry dance through the following original puzzle (for which you will need to work out exactly which way to proceed).
The question is: What type of dance is it? The ...
- 146k
29
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Captain Pun's new boat
My good friend Captain Pun has bought a new boat.
"And this is a picture of its sail!" he said, showing me this:
"Solve the nonogram and you'll soon know what type of boat it is!"
Can you solve ...
- 146k
28
votes
13
answers
3k
views
Twisted TV Titles, season 2
Inspired by this puzzle by Pugmonkey, here is a second set of Twisted TV Titles.
Each of the new shows pictured or described below is a copy of an existing program with the name changed by a single ...
- 2,382
28
votes
1
answer
2k
views
What's the most important life lesson?
Important Life Lessons:
Life can be a confusing game at times. Here's some important lessons you should follow:
Time stops for no man - Life is always changing, before you know it, there could be ...
- 60.6k
28
votes
2
answers
902
views
Tribute to Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri
The background text that follows is in this case not part of the puzzle, nor fictitious. The puzzle, which is self-contained, consists entirely of the image below; I have composed it as a genuine (...
- 5,430
27
votes
2
answers
3k
views
How do I solve this cube?
I’m trying to learn the cube but I'm stuck. How can I solve this in the least number of moves?
The answer is a phrase. Since it’s a secret phrase, an abbreviation will do.
- 19.3k