Puzzles, Quiz's & Fun.

Basically I love Puzzles & Crosswords etc. so I just had to have a Puzzles page...

Puzzles & Games.

The Penrose Triangle.

Penrose Triangle. This seemingly solid object, cannot actually be made. Take a closer look and you will see that the timbers make impossible connections.

The Vanishing Leprechaun!

Leprechaun Picture #1. This is a lovely little magic trick, one of the Leprechauns has the power to make himself vanish. All you have to do is swap the top pieces around. Like This...

Leprechaun Picture #2. There is no trickery or altered pictures, print out the picture and see for yourself. It DOES work. How? I hear you ask, well that's the Leprechaun's little secret.

Answers

The Vanishing Leprechaun!

Explain how it works.

The Name Game.

This is a simple & fun game, all you have to do is think of celebrities who have first names as surnames eg. Dylon Thomas.

Scoring
Boys name male celeb / Girls name female celeb 1 Point
Boys name female celeb / Girls name male celeb 2 Points
Boys name male celeb / Girls name female celeb double barrel 3 Points

Rules

To qualify it has to be a common first name eg. John, Newton, George etc.No plurals are allowed eg. Adams & Richards.Common spellings only

Answers

  • Peter Andre - (Pop singer) [1 point]
  • Rob Andrew - (Rugby player) [1 point]
  • Bea Arthur - ('Golden Girls' actress) [2 points]
  • Mohamid Ali - (Boxer) [1 point]
  • Nicolas Brendon - ('Buffy' Actor) [1 point]
  • Brono Brooks - (DJ) [1 point]
  • Floella Benjamin - ('Playschool') [2 points]
  • Trevor Benjamin - (Footballer) [1 point]
  • Tony Blair - (UK PM) [2 points]
  • Craig Charles - ('Red Dwarf' Actor) [1 point]
  • Billy Crystal - (Actor) [2 points]
  • Lewis Carrol - (Writer) [2 points]
  • Dana Carrol - (Singer) [1 point]
  • Kirk / Michel Douglas - (Actors) [1 point]
  • Craig David - (Pop singer) [1 point]
  • Timothy Dalton - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Hugh Dennis - (Comedian) [1 point]
  • Bob Dylon - (Singer) [1 point]
  • Peter Duncan - ('Blue Peter' presenter) [1 point]
  • Jack Dee - (Comedian) [2 points]
  • Colin Dexter - (Writer) [1 point]
  • Jason Donovan - (Actor/Singer) [1 point]
  • Ben Elton - (Writer/comedian) [1 point]
  • Trever Eve - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Dick Francis - (Writer) [1 point]
  • Adam Faith - (Actor) [2 points]
  • Bill Giles - (Meteorologist) [1 point]
  • Phil Gail - (Newsreader) [2 points]
  • Gloria Gaynor - (Singer) [1 point]
  • Dalton Grant - (Athlete) [1 point]
  • Bobby George - (Darts player) [1 point]
  • Boy George - (Singer/DJ) [1 point]
  • Richard E Grant - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Carry Grant - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Peter Gabriel - (Singer) [1 point]
  • Hugh Grant - (Actor) [1 point]
  • John Gregory - (Foootball manager) [1 point]
  • Ainsley Harriot - (Celebrity chef) [2 points]
  • Debbie Hary - (Singer 'Blondie') [2 points]
  • Buddy Holy - (Singer) [2 points]
  • Lee Harvey Oswald - (Asassin) [2 points]
  • Lenny Henry - (Comedian) [1 point]
  • Elton John - (Singer) [1 point]
  • David Jason - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Clive James - (?) [1 point]
  • Sid James - ('Carry On' Actor) [ point]
  • Michel Jordan - (Sports star) [1 point]
  • Jordan - (Topless model) [2 points]
  • Leslie Joseph - (Actress) [2 points]
  • Penelopy Kieth - (Actress) [2 points]
  • Jamie Lee-Curtis - (Actress) [3 points]
  • Robert Lynsey - (Actor) [2 points]
  • Denise Lewis - (Athlete) [2 points]
  • Hugh Laurie - (Comedian) [1 point]
  • Christopher Lee - (Actor) [1 point]
  • Lucy Lou - (Actress) [2 points]
  • Jeff Lynn - ('Moody Blues') [2 points]
  • Jason Leonard - (Rugby player) [1 point]
  • George Lucas - (Film producer) [1 point]
  • Devon Malcolm - (Cricketer) [1 point]

This is where I get bored of typing in names, but I think you get the general idea.

"Fun" Quiz.

Just some quiz type questions. Not too easy I hope!

  1. When is time immimorial?
  2. Whose grandfather was 'Trespassers William'?
  3. Who are the seven endless?
  4. What have I got in my pocket?
  5. What Star sign is the Earth?
  6. Complete the quintet - Symphony, Melody, Harmony.
  7. Who did Rita Hayworth, Raquel Welsh & Marilyn Monroe help escape from prison?
  8. In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a millitary court for a crime they din't commit. These men promply escaped from a maximum security stockade to the los Angles underground. Who?
  9. Which is the odd one out - august, harvest, june, march, may?
  10. A man built a house of a rectangular structure, each side having a southern exposure. A bear came wandering by, what colour was the bear.
  11. Crossword Clue - Gegs (9,4).
  12. If 1 is Edinburgh, 2 is Dover, 3 is Portsmouth, and 4 is Avonmouth What are 5 & 6?.
  13. Which film stared Benny Hill and Noel Coward?.
  14. What is the link between Honey I Shrunk The Kids & The Fly 2?.
  15. Name The Seven Wonders Of The World.

Answers

  1. 1189 - Legal definition in the UK.
  2. Piglet.
  3. Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair, Delerium.
  4. A magical ring - 'The Hobbit' : J.R.R. Tolkien.
  5. Libra - 'Good Omens' : Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman.
  6. Symphony, Melody, Harmony, Destiny & Rapsody Angels - 'Captain Scarlet & The Misterons'.
  7. Andy Dufrain - 'The Shawshamk Redemtion.'
  8. ...Today, still wanted by the goverment, they servive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them. Maybe you can hire the A-Team.
  9. The odd one out is june as without a capital letter it is not a word. All the others are words in the own right without.
  10. The only building that could have southern exposure on all sides is at the North Pole. So the bear must be a polar bear and is therefore white.
  11. Scrambled Eggs.
  12. 5 is Hollyhead and 6 is Carlise. They are the coastal teminations of the A-roads from London. (Thanks Ken!)
  13. The Italian Job. Benny Hill was Prof. Peach, & Noel Coward was Mr Bridger.
  14. In each film an unsucesful test of the invention/technology results in apple pure.
  15. The Great Pyramid of Egypt, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, The Colossus of Rhodes, The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Riddles.

Here are a few riddles for you to ponder.

This thing all things devours:
Birds, beasts, tress, flowers;
Gnaws iron, bites steel;
Grinds hard stones to meal;
Slays king, ruins town,
And bests high mountain down.

Thirty white horses on a red hill,
First they champ,
Then they stamp,
Then they stand still.

Voiceless it cries,
Wingless flutters,
Toothless bites,
Mouth less mutters.

Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.

A box without hinges, key or lid,Yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Answers

  1. Time
  2. Teeth
  3. Wind
  4. A Fish
  5. An Egg.

Unfinished Quotes.

  1. Martin Luther King Jr. - We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the ------- of our friends.
  2. Oscar Wilde. - The only way to get rid of a temptation is to ----- -- --.
  3. Napoleon Bonaparte. - Never interrupt your enemy when he is making - -------.
  4. Samuel Palmer. - Wise men make proverbs but fools ------ ----.
  5. H.H. Munro. - A little ---------- sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
  6. Charles de Gaulle. - The ---------- are full of indispensable men.
  7. Voltaire, on his death bed in response to a priest asking that he renounce Satan. - Now, now my good man, this is no time for ------ -------.

Answers

  1. We will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
  2. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
  3. Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
  4. Wise men make proverbs but fools repeat them.
  5. A little inaccuracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
  6. The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
  7. Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.

Acronyms.

Here are some acronyms for you to decipher. They start off easy and get harder.

  1. FBI & CIA.
  2. USA, UK, USSR.
  3. MASH.
  4. WASP.
  5. DARYL.
  6. MASK.
  7. UNCLE & THRUSH.
  8. SPECTRE.
  9. TARDIS.
  10. KITT & FLAG.
  11. POSH.
  12. CLITORIS.
  13. GELF.
  14. RALF.

Answers

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    Central Intelegence Agency
  2. United States of America, United Kindom, United Soviet Socialist Republic
  3. Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
  4. World Aquanaught Security Patrol. (Stingray)
  5. Data Analysing Robotic Youth Life-form.
  6. Mobile Army Strike Kommand.
  7. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement & Technical Hierachy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity. (The Man From Uncle)
  1. SPecial Executive for Counter-intelegence Terror Revenge and Extortion. (James Bond books & films)
  2. Time And Relative Dimensions In Space. (Dr Who, as if you didn't know!)
  3. Knight Industies Two Thosand & Foundation for Law And Government. (Knight Rider)
  4. Port Out Starboard Home.
  5. Committe for the Liberation and Intergration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society. (Red Dwarf)
  6. Robotic Assistant Labour Facilitator.

Thanks to...

  1. Mr Penrose for designing the teasing triangle.
  2. The designer of the Vanishing Leprechaun.
  3. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
  4. G. Robins' Qutoes page.