How Puzzling
Fanciful Proverbs
Triple Rhyme Time
Never Punished
Oh, The Misery
Everybody Wants To Be My Enemy
400
Originally called Number Place, the kind of logic puzzle seen here first gained popularity when it started getting published by the Japanese puzzle company, Nikoli
What is Sudoku?
400
If a person is unable to remain unaffected by a high temperature, it is in their best interest to depart from the area where food is prepared and cooked
What is "If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."?
400
A circular noise, no longer lost
What is a round sound found?
400
Also known as the Leather Apron, this serial killer preyed on women in the impoverished district of Whitechapel in the East End of London in 1888
Who is Jack The Ripper?
400
Stephen King's first published novel might be his most famous, as the bullied protagonist uses her newfound telekinetic powers to exact revenge on her high-school bullies, causing disaster in the process
What is Carrie?
400
I'm Cuba in the Little War, now in my second of three wartime conflicts with this overseas nation, attempting to gain independence
What is Spain?
800
The combination puzzles known by this name challenge the player by forcing them along certain routes to get their desired results. The oldest kind seen here is aptly called a 15 puzzle
What are sliding (block) puzzles?
800
At no moment shall an electrical discharge rain down onto an identical position more than once
What is "lightning never strikes twice in the same place"?
800
In as little words as possible, these unpolished grains should be enough for these small rodents
What is a concise rice mice?
800
This serial killer that operated in San Francisco in the 1960's targeted young couples and sent cryptic letters to media outlets, demanding they put his writing on the front page or else he would kill more
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
800
This horror novel written by King stars protagonist Donna King driving her Ford Pinto into the auto shop and has some dueling encounters with a rabid Saint Bernard
What is Cujo?
800
I'm Cameroon in the Bamileke War, finally gaining independence from this country in 1960
What is France?
1200
The picture logic puzzles more commonly known as Picross are actually called these. Here's one showing what you're all trying to get by the end of the night
What are Nonograms?
1200
The avian that is within one's grasp possesses double the value of what is acquirable within the shrubbery
What is "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"?
1200
A calm Spanish grandfather eating a gelatin snack
What is a mellow abuelo Jell-O?
1200
This unidentified man, given a fake name by media, hijacked a plane in 1971, extorted $200,000 in ransom, asked to be flown to Reno, Nevada, and parachuted out to an uncertain fate over southwestern Washington, never to be seen again
Who is D.B. Cooper/ Dan Cooper?
1200
This King serial novel tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with the psychic John Coffey, accused of a crime he did not commit
What is The Green Mile?
1200
Daily Double!
I'm the United Kingdom in the Falklands War, defeating this South American country in 10 weeks
What is Argentina?
1600
The word picture puzzles, like the one seen here, use a combo of words and pictures to tease the brains of puzzle solvers
What are Rebus Puzzles?
1600
Daily Double!
Situations primarily regarded as hopeless necessitate plans or actions of the same severity
What is "Desperate times call for desperate measures"?
1600
An unclear vision of this coagulated milk, not shaken but this
What is a blurred curd stirred?
1600
Brynhild Paulsdatter Størseth, better known by this name, was a Norwegian-American serial killer believed to have killed 14 men between 1884-1908, promising them marriage before backstabbing them, literally. She was presumed to fake her death in 1908 and was never heard from again
Who is Belle Gunness?
1600
This King thriller novel, actually published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, involves protagonist Ben Richards being chased by the general public to claim the bounty on his head in a reality show
What is The Running Man?
1600
I'm the Kingdom of Sweden in the Finnish War, taking a massive loss to this country, losing the eastern third of my country
What is Russia?
2000
The solid dissection puzzles seen here have 240 distinct solutions and are named after the fake drug consumed in Huxley's novel Brave New World
What are Soma Cubes?
2000
The phenomena of the physical world collectively regards a space devoid of matter with disgust and hatred
What is "nature abhors a vacuum"?
2000
Quoth this bird with a safe home who happens to be skilled at any field it tries
What is a raven haven maven?
2000
This serial killer that murdered three women in Glasgow in 1968-1969 and is still unidentified to this day got his nickname due to repeatedly quoting the Old Testament and condemning any form of adultery while with his final victim
Who is Bible John?
2000
King is a native of Maine, which explains why he co-wrote this book detailing exchanges between him and fellow Red Sox fan Stewart O'Nan about the Boston Red Sox's 2004 curse-breaking championship season
What is Faithful?
2000
I'm El Salvador in the Football War, where we returned to the status quo with this country in 100 hours, but don't mistake the status quo for being friendly with them even to this day
What is Honduras?