Beau Peep Notice Board

Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Mince on December 06, 2020, 06:09:14 PM

Title: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 06, 2020, 06:09:14 PM
1. Find the missing letter.  Christmas Song

| W | W | Y | ? | M | C |



2. Make a sound with a foot-high king - rigid works best.  Christmas Song with Cryptic Clue

17, 18, 17, 15.5

17, 18, 17, 15.5

21, 21, 19

20, 20, 18

19, 19, 20, 19.5, 18.5, 18, 19, 18, 17

19, 19, 20, 19.5, 18.5, 18, 19, 18, 17



3. Christmas Riddle  You know the answer when you get it.

Twas the night before Christmas
When Jan fell to the ground.
A few guests were suspected
But no killer was found.

Office Cornwaller arrived at the scene
The cold, breezy night threatened Gangrene.
Three suspects were questioned, all of them men.
Jack, Gregory, and don't forget Ben.

Office Cornwaller searched high and low.
On the tree, on the floor, and under each bow.
He was about to give up, but that's when he saw
The clues that told him who broke the law:

A car, a pot, a hammer, a knife, and some lumber.
Now Office Cornwaller had the murderer's number!
Can you use the clues to find the bad man
Who caused the death of poor, innocent Jan?



4. Elf Puzzle  Simple Answer
Before Santa arrives, Harry the elf has to prepare each chimney with two magical powders: one bag of slippery powder (to allow Santa to slip down the chimney) and one bag of cushioning powder (to cushion Santa's fall). Harry realises that for the last two chimneys, he has four bags of powder. He knows two of them are slippery powder and two are cushioning powder, but none of them has been labelled and all the bags and powders look identical. How does he ensure that each chimney gets one bag of slippery powder and one bag of cushioning powder?
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Diane CBPFC on December 06, 2020, 09:46:48 PM
These are all too hard.

Harry the Elf will have to figure that out for himself.

Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 07, 2020, 12:23:56 AM
You’ve been nicking the crackers from the Mensa Christmas Party again, haven’t you? Naughty waiter!
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 07, 2020, 10:57:18 AM
Great! I thought they were all too easy.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 07, 2020, 12:47:13 PM
Some of us have turkeys to stuff.  :\
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 07, 2020, 04:37:01 PM
Some of us have turkeys to stuff.  :\

Excuses!

(And you have to stuff more than one turkey?)
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 07, 2020, 09:56:48 PM
Practice makes perfect.  :\
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 08, 2020, 02:02:23 PM
I have added some clues in red.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 09, 2020, 12:40:05 AM
1) A
3) Jack
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 09, 2020, 11:15:51 AM
1) A
3) Jack

Correct!
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 09, 2020, 11:17:33 AM
I'm surprised Roger has not gone for the cryptic clue question.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Diane CBPFC on December 09, 2020, 05:56:24 PM
1) A
3) Jack

Ahhh, I get them now.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Roger Kettle on December 09, 2020, 06:58:44 PM
I'm surprised Roger has not gone for the cryptic clue question.
He has gone for it. Unsuccessfully.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Roger Kettle on December 09, 2020, 07:57:41 PM
Foot-high King could be a ruler. Nope. Still stuck.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 09, 2020, 08:10:16 PM
Foot-high King could be a ruler. Nope. Still stuck.

So you got the idea for the ruler and then made no connection to the numbers afterwards?
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 09, 2020, 08:55:00 PM
Silent night.

Brilliant!
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 09, 2020, 09:55:39 PM
Well done.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 10, 2020, 11:36:48 AM
Twang you.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 10, 2020, 11:37:16 AM
Which still leaves (4)...  :-\
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Mince on December 16, 2020, 03:55:30 PM
1. Find the missing letter.

Answer: A. (We Wish You A Merry Christmas.)


2. Make a sound with a foot-high king - rigid works best.

Answer: Silent Night. (Use a ruler on the edge of a table and make it vibrate.)


3. Christmas Riddle

Answer: Jack. (car jack, jackpot, jackhammer, jack-knife, lumberjack)


4. Elf Puzzle

Answer: Put half of each bag into each chimney.
Title: Re: Four Christmas Puzzles
Post by: Tarquin Thunderthighs lll on December 17, 2020, 11:13:59 AM
D'uh! That's why I'm not an elf. Apart from my height...and the pointy ears...