Tricky Puzzles

A bomb goes off. Carnage. One person, only a few feet away, survives! How can this be? Try Puzzle >>

What mathematical symbol can be put between 5 and 9, to get a number bigger than 5 and smaller... Try Puzzle >>

You are making an opaque cube (ie you cannot see through its sides). It can be any size... Try Puzzle >>

In Hungry Horace's kitchen there were three tins. Each tin contained three delicious... Try Puzzle >>

On 15th April 1892 Obadiah Squelch left his tomato processing factory for the last time: inside... Try Puzzle >>

The following equation is wrong: 101 - 102 = 1 Move one numeral to make it correct. Move... Try Puzzle >>

Two boys wish to cross a river. The only way to get to the other side is by boat, but that... Try Puzzle >>

A ship like the one above (but not much) has a rope ladder hanging over its side. The... Try Puzzle >>

Many people ask what the various National Mathematical Challenges are like. Well, without giving... Try Puzzle >>