puzzle of the week Archives

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Twelve Pixel Profiles

May 13, 2014Judd Schorr

How many heroes could you identify from their 12-pixel color profiles?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Twelve Pixel Profiles

May 6, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you identify each hero from their 12-pixel color profile?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Flipping Digits

March 10, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Were you able to find the numeric auction bidding signs that required a “bottom bar” to avoid possible bidding confusion?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Flipping Digits

March 3, 2014December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

If there are 650 different participating parties in an auction, each with their own consecutive number, how many numbers require a “bottom bar” below them to avoid possible bidding confusion?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Homophones, Heteronyms, and Oronyms – Oh my!

August 27, 2013December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Can you decipher this set of homophones, heteronyms, and oronyms? That is, if a fish plays a 4-stringed guitar, did you know that he is bass bass?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Black Eye Odds

August 6, 2013Judd Schorr

Did you correctly simulate or calculate the odds for each player winning a game of Black Eye? Is the $50 ThinkGeek certificate prize for this week’s GeekDad Puzzle of the Week have your name on it?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Black Eye Odds

July 29, 2013Judd Schorr

What are the odds for each player playing Black Eye, given their playing style and past history? Determine their chances, and a ThinkGeek Gift certificate could be yours…

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Meaning of Life Word Grid

July 29, 2013Judd Schorr

Did you find all the words that add up to 42, like MATH (13+1+20+8)? Is the $50 ThinkGeek Gift Certificate in your name?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Meaning of Life Word Grid

July 22, 2013Judd Schorr

Is MATH (M=13 + A=1 + T=20 + H=8, 13+1+20+18=42) truly the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything? Are there other such words? Why, here’s a word grid just full of them!

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week #52 – Solution and Winner

July 6, 2013Sophie Brown

Today I get to announce our Puzzle of the Week winner who was selected at random from all the correct entries.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Roshambo Strategery

July 2, 2013December 16, 2017Judd Schorr1

How did your paper-scssors-rock strategy fare?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Roshambo Strategery

June 25, 2013December 16, 2017Judd Schorr

Against a few different players, selected at random and with fixed strategies, what is your best “paper-scissors-rock” plan of action?

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week – #52

June 23, 2013Sophie Brown

Welcome to the Geek Mom puzzle of the week!

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week #51 – Solution and Winner

June 22, 2013Sophie Brown

Many apologies for the delay in this week’s post but I can finally announce our Puzzle of The Week winner who was selected at random from all the correct entries.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Geeky Doublets

June 19, 2013Judd Schorr

Were you able to find the rungs of each of these deliciously geeky word ladders?

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Geeky Doublets

June 10, 2013Judd Schorr

Solving these word ladders will gain you a chance at a $50 ThinkGeek Gift certificate. Are you up for the task?

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week – #51

June 9, 2013Sophie Brown

Welcome to the Geek Mom puzzle of the week! You will have until 11:59 pm GMT the following Friday to submit your answer. ThinkGeek will provide a $50 gift certificate to each week’s winner.

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week #50 – Solution and Winner

June 8, 2013Sophie Brown

Our Puzzle of The Week winner was selected at random from all the correct entries!

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Roundtable Elimination

June 3, 2013Judd Schorr

Were you able to determine in which seat our hero should sit, knowing that “eeny meany miney moe” eliminations were coming?

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week – #50

June 2, 2013Sophie Brown

Welcome to the Geek Mom puzzle of the week! Each Sunday, a new quiz will be posted and you will have until 11:59 pm GMT the following Friday to submit your answer. The kind folks over at ThinkGeek will be providing a $50 gift certificate for each week’s winner.

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week #49 – Solution and Winner

June 1, 2013Sophie Brown

As usual on Saturdays I get to announce our Puzzle of The Week winner who was selected at random from all the correct entries.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Roundtable Elimination

May 29, 2013Judd Schorr

Twelve people sit at a table in a conference room, knowing that eleven of them will be let go by the end of the meeting. Our hero, who would like to stay gainfully employed, knows that the CEO will soon enter the room, and start chanting “Eeny meeny miney moe. Catch an employee by the toe. If he flinches, let him go. Eeny meeny miney MOE…”

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week – #49

May 26, 2013Sophie Brown

It’s time for the Geek Mom puzzle of the week!

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week #48 – Solution and Winner

May 24, 2013Sophie Brown

As usual on Saturdays I get to announce our Puzzle of The Week winner who was selected at random from all the correct entries.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Smmr Blckbstrs

May 20, 2013Judd Schorr

Try your hand at this week’s puzzler for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to ThinkGeek!

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Bayesian Orthodontics

May 20, 2013Judd Schorr

The solution to last week’s puzzler, and the announcement of the $50 ThinkGeek gift certificate winner!

GeekMom Puzzle of the Week – #48

May 19, 2013Sophie Brown

Welcome to the GeekMom puzzle of the week! Each Sunday, a new quiz will be posted and you will have until 11:59 pm GMT the following Friday to submit your answer. The kind folks over at ThinkGeek will be providing a $50 gift certificate for each week’s winner.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week – Bayesian Orthodontics

May 15, 2013Judd Schorr

Just look at that guy… somehow, him loosing a tooth (loosing, not losing — he knew where it was the entire time!) made him even more adorable.

GeekDad Puzzle of the Week Solution – Dash Dot Dash

May 14, 2013Judd Schorr

Reading through the past week’s puzzle submissions, I once again heard a tapping sound… of course, this time, I recognized it as my dog Monty’s wagging tail rap-tapping the door as he was pleading with me to go for a walk. After our walk in the neighborhood, I was able to address the puzzle and review […]