Before you accuse me of clickbait, hear me out.
over some lightweight teasers.
Are we really supposed to believe that only 1 in 100 people can count the triangles in an image?
Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Vicky Leta
Or that Only GENIUSES remember basic arithmetic?
The headlines are insulting.
But its different when I do it.
Ill give you some example questions from the show to give you a sense of their style.
Example 2 (15% Question): Which animal is half goat and one third cow?
Example 3 (10% Question): Which is the odd one out?
TROJAN, DISMAY, TRANSEPT, CONCOCT, JUSTIFY
Did you miss last weeks puzzle?
Check it outhere, and find its solution at the bottom of todays article.
Be careful not to read too far ahead if you havent solved last weeks yet!
I expect most people will need more time than that.
Question 1: In the following sequence, what do the letters V and C stand for?
Ill be back next Monday with the answers to the 1% questions and a new puzzle.
Do you know a cool puzzle that you think should be featured here?
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Answers to the example questions below.
Recall that phone keypads have zeroes on them!
JUSTIFY is the odd one out.
All of the others end in a month abbreviation (JAN, MAY, SEPT, OCT).
Shout-out to Kelly who submitted the correct answer to this and the bonus puzzle by email.
Only one 10-digit number has the following property.
The answer is 6210001000.
It contains six 0s, two 1s, one 2, and one 6.
This is the largest self-referential number by our definition and the only 10-digit one.
The full list is: 1210, 2020, 21200, 3211000, 42101000, 521001000.
Thanks to Enfy for pointing out that I didnt need to stipulate that numbers cannot begin with zero.
The answer is 22.
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