Puzzle 035 - [Text]
Jan. 29th, 2012 07:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hintcoinplzIt's National Puzzle Day!!!
How did I not know about such a holiday until now? What a fantastic idea for holiday! Oh sorry, I meant radical idea for a holiday!
Of course, I couldn't call myself a puzzle enthusiast if I didn't have a few puzzles prepared for such a holiday! And I think I've found a really good one to start you all off with:
"One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that read '? Crimson. He broke your window.'
Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?"
How did I not know about such a holiday until now? What a fantastic idea for holiday! Oh sorry, I meant radical idea for a holiday!
Of course, I couldn't call myself a puzzle enthusiast if I didn't have a few puzzles prepared for such a holiday! And I think I've found a really good one to start you all off with:
"One snowy night, Sherlock Holmes was in his house sitting by a fire. All of a sudden a snowball came crashing through his window, breaking it. Holmes got up and looked out the window just in time to see three neighborhood kids who were brothers run around a corner. Their names were John Crimson, Mark Crimson and Paul Crimson.
The next day Holmes got a note on his door that read '? Crimson. He broke your window.'
Which of the three Crimson brothers should Sherlock Holmes question about the incident?"
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Date: 2012-01-30 05:10 am (UTC)It would be Mark Crimson, as told by the question mark that is given on the note.
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Date: 2012-01-31 06:23 am (UTC)Guess I couldn't stump you with a simple puzzle like that, huh Professor?
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Date: 2012-01-31 06:56 am (UTC)Ha ha, I'm afraid not, but I am more than willing to try any other puzzles that you may have.
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Date: 2012-02-02 07:26 am (UTC)Okay, I think I've got one!
"people check into a hotel. They pay $30 to the manager and go to their room. The manager finds out that the room rate is $25 and gives the bellboy $5 to return to the guests. On the way to the room the bellboy reasons that $5 would be difficult to split among three people so he pockets $2 and gives $1 to each person. Now each person paid $10 and got back $1. So they paid $9 each, totaling $27. The bellboy has another $2, adding up to $29.
Where is the remaining dollar?"