Can You Solve These July Brain Busters?
During the month of July, we challenged our community members with four visual puzzles to solve. Included in our newsletter, The Weekly, and displayed on elevator signs and lobby screens, people seemed to enjoy the different brain teasers, with over 50 answer submissions in the last four weeks (with a Starbucks gift card for the win!).
Feeling the need to exercise your noodle, or just want to pass the time? Give the below puzzles a go! We’ve also included the answers if you just really want to know:
Puzzle One: Which is the top view?
Highlight the space between these brackets to view the answer: [ The Answer is C]
PUZZLE TWO: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF *?
Hint: Notice the lines above the light bulbs, and the numbers inside the calculator.
Highlight the space between these brackets to view the answer: [
The Answer is 117]
PUZZLE THREE: HOW MANY GOLF BALLS ARE THERE?
Hint: For the pyramid base, think of the shape you arrange billiard balls at the beginning of the game.
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The Answer is 20]
PUZZLE FOUR: How many times does this triangle appear in the shape?
Hint: The triangle comes in three different sizes.
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The Answer is 36]
DID YOU KNOW?
An enigmatologist is someone who studies and writes mathematical, word or logic puzzles.
Will Shortz is the only person in the world (so far) who is an academically accredited puzzle master. In 1974, he earned his one-of-a-kind degree from Indiana University in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles.
Puzzle Answers
Puzzle One: The Answer is C
Puzzle Two: The Answer is 117
Puzzle Three: The Answer is 20
Puzzle Four: The Answer is 36
Questions about any of the puzzle answers? Have thoughts on future brain teasers you’d love to see? Let us know in the comments below!