For those who like to share a puzzle with your guests at Christmas or New Year, if you have any guests that is, here’s a nice easy one to boost your confidence!
Merry Christmas everyone, and may 2021 be a happier year for you, for us all.
Links to the picture quiz and the answers – I don’t think you’ll need to be shown the last of the three! –
are here below . . . . Cooperate or compete, that is the question!
ANSWERS TO BLACK AND BLUE 2020
The new publication CONNECT 5 BRAINSTORM is a collection of 264 lateral thinking puzzles, each of which has a solution linking 5 clues.
It is available to buy in paperback or Kindle version on AMAZON sites worldwide.
As implied in the title, it is intended for use as a social activity where you brainstorm until you find the connection, but of course the puzzles may be tackled alone.
You may award yourself four points for the correct connection plus one point for solving each individual clue and a bonus point for solving all five.
So, the perfect answer scores 10 points.
There is an example puzzle below.
The three ways to play
1 The Fun Way
As a collaborative group, with one appointed Questioner.
The Questioner gives hints as and when (s)he thinks fit.
Throw in your ideas and suggestions! Don’t be shy! Brainstorm is the name of the game!
2 The Competitive Way
In teams, by turns, with a preferably neutral Questioner, or a (fair-minded) Questioner from the opposing team.
3 The Adventurous Way
Alone or with a partner, without a helpful Questioner.
No sneaky looks at the answer!
And don’t give in too soon!
EXAMPLE PUZZLE
In what circumstances might you see a rooster encircled, clockwise, among others by a bulldog, a lion, an eagle, a wolf and a bull?
Brain storm
Don’t look yet
Keep thinking
Want more time?
No hurry
Answer coming up now
Scroll down a little further
and further
and further
SOLUTION IS . . .
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NATIONAL ANIMALS (looking at a map of Europe)
France is represented by the rooster, surrounded by Britain* (bulldog), Belgium (lion), Germany (black eagle), Italy (grey wolf), Spain (bull).
Omitted are Luxembourg (also lion), Switzerland (none), Monaco (unclear), Andorra (ox).
*NB Individual members of the UK have their own national animals: England (lion), Scotland (unicorn), Wales (dragon), Northern Ireland (unclear, possibly the mountain hare or the red deer).
REMEMBER that CONNECT 5 BRAINSTORM
is available to buy on AMAZON sites worldwide.
paperback version £4
Kindle version £1.99
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