I got a puzzle book a few
days ago just give myself that distraction I need sometimes. I'm just going to post
one or two puzzles so you could try them for yourself. Solving puzzles helps create new neuron paths in your brain and hence result in the creation of new brain cells, increased reasoning capability, increased retentive memory and enhanced problem solving skills. However, when you don't engage your brain,
you stand a chance of losing your brain cells and the forlorn side of the story
is that once the brain cells die, they are irreplaceable. Excessive consumption
of alcohol is also another cause of loss of brain cells, so you might want to
put that in check too.
Here is the first puzzle; *Have
fun*
Two-course Meals
A new restaurant opened in
town last month and five friends ate there on the 27th, each choosing a
different first and second course. Determine what everyone ate by studying the
clues below.
1. Fergus isn't the man who
ate both chicken pie and strawberry pavlova.
2. Rosie is the sister of the
person who chose a juicy venison steak followed by lemon cheesecake.
3. The person who tucked into
tiramisu didn't choose lasagne as the first course.
4. Sarah ate a mild beef
curry, but not tiramisu.
5. David chose the apple pie.
Diner -David
-Fergus
-Rosie
-Sarah
-Timothy
|
1st Course -Beef
curry
-Chicken pie
-Lamb’s liver
-Lasagne
-Venison
|
2nd Course -Apple
pie
-Cheesecake
-Ice cream
-Pavlova
-Tiramisu
|
It's easier to solve the puzzle when it's in a tabular form.
Diner
|
1st
|
2nd
|
Puzzle #2
Three-legged Racers
In a three-legged race,
contestants run in pairs - and the right leg of one of the partners is joined
to the left leg of the other partner. Determine who partnered whom in the race
in which these people participated, as well as their finishing position.
1. Bob partnered Danny. They
weren't the last of the five to cross the finish-line, nor were they the third
pair to finish the race.
2. Colin and his partner
finished the race ahead of everyone else.
3. Ian and his partner were
second in the race.
4. Eddie and his partner
finished ten yards ahead of Geoff and his partner.
5. Joe and his partner finished ahead of Adam and his partner (who wasn't Martin).
Partner 1-Bob
-Colin
-Eddie
-Joe
-Martin
|
Partner 2 -Adam
-Danny
-Geoff
-Henry
-Ian
|
Position -First
-Second
-Third
-Fourth
-Fifth
|
Partner 1
|
Partner 2
|
Position
|
I'll just add one last one.
Birthday Present
Anne's four nieces all celebrate birthdays on different days next week. Use the clues below to determine which present each girl will receive from Anne, together with the day of the week on which each one's birthday falls and her current age.
1. Joanne's birthday is the day before that of the girl who will get a poster of her favorite pop star, but the day after that of the eight-year-old.
2. The girl who will receive a book from her aunt is two years older than the one who celebrates her birthday on Wednesday.
3. The seven-year-old will be receiving a pair of slippers from her Aunt Anne. Her birthday is earlier in the week than that of the oldest girl but later in the week than Polly's birthday.
4. Mary isn't the youngest of Anne's four nieces.
Anne’s Niece -Joanne
-Mary
-Polly
-Susan
|
Gift -Book
-Poster
-Slippers
-Video
|
Age -6
-7
-8
-9
|
Day -Tuesday
-Wednesday
-Thursday
-Friday
|
Niece
|
Gift
|
Age
|
Day
|
This is the most difficult one I solved, I had to spy on the answer to be able to solve it.
If you solve any of the puzzles, you can put
your answers in the comment. Have a splendid weekend ahead!!!
**Courtesy: Pocket Puzzles, 2007 Puzzle Press Ltd.
Seems like no one is able to solve the puzzle....
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