Pi Day Challenge

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Stage I: 3/14/ 2010

Vague hints designed to align your thinking with that of the puzzle creator.

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Puzzle 1: Pop.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 2: ROYGBIV says “stop”.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 3: Saturday is cool. And by the way Pi = 3. 14 1592

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 4: Density equals mass divided by volume.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 5: Circumference equals pi times the diameter.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 6: An old-fashioned game of concentration. Take notes.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 7: More than likely, every circle needs to be clicked at least once.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 8: Change gears to slow down.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 9: Get the colors together.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 10: A square contains 90 degree angles, while an equilateral triangle contains 60 degree angles.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 11: You have enough time to click the correct verticies.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 12: There is no time like the present.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 13: Which string is the note A on the guitar?

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 14: Two options – do the math with Pythagoras or try counting.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 15: Keep trying. Help is provided.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 16: Classic problem. The symbols are numbers. 5 = empty, 6 = fill, 7 = give

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 17: The clock is displaying the distance to the balloon. The display counts by fives.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 18: The flags need to be on the corresponding country. the time needs to be “Pi Time”.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 19: Classic map coloring problem. Use a minimum number of colors. Adjacent regions must be different colors.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 20: Happy Chinese New Year!

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 21: Can you get the balloon off the ground?

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 22: Find all the animals.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 23: While crossing the river pay attention to the details. Do the math or use trial and error.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 24: 19+16+3 = 38

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 25: Spelling Quiz: 3/14

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 26: Make a phone call and play a game.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 27: The iPod Nano revisited. We received a special request to keep this one alive.

 

 

 

 

Puzzle 28: Twelve objects and a scale. We received a special request to modify this final fun puzzle.