Puzzles to try

Feeling clever?

Here are some on-line puzzles for you to explore. They are all based on some of the 500 hands-on puzzles in the Tenix Questacon Maths Squad, one of Questacon's great Outreach Programs. Have fun and good luck!

New! Pan–diagonal Magic Square
This is a serious brain bender. You'll need to bring your mental arithmetic skills along!

The Seven Bridges
Euler's Bridges of Konisberg problem with disappearing bridges! Can you cross all seven?

The Williams Family
Not many families have ten children, but the Williams family does! Can you arrange them for their family portrait?

The Queens
If you could have more than one Queen on your side in a game of chess, how many would it take so that you could zap any of your opponent's pieces at anytime?

The Triplets Party
Imagine a party with seven sets of triplets. How can they sit at three tables so that each sibling from every family is next to people from different families from their brothers and sisters?

The Tower of Hanoi
This is an ancient puzzle, where you just have to move a set of rings from one post to another - but you have to follow the rules!

Out on the Farm
How thrifty are you? Can you cut a paddock into seven with just three additional fences?

Triangle Teaser
This is a gentle introduction to mathematical puzzling.

Questacon Choo-Choo
Trains, tunnels and timing. How fast is the train gong?


	Questacon > Kids > Puzzles Puzzles to try Feeling clever? Here are some on-line puzzles for you to explore. They are all based on some of the 500 hands-on puzzles in the Tenix Questacon Maths Squad, one of Questacon's great Outreach Programs. Have fun and good luck! New! Pan–diagonal Magic Square This is a serious brain bender. You'll need to bring your mental arithmetic skills along! The Seven Bridges Euler's Bridges of Konisberg problem with disappearing bridges! Can you cross all seven? The Williams Family Not many families have ten children, but the Williams family does! Can you arrange them for their family portrait? The Queens If you could have more than one Queen on your side in a game of chess, how many would it take so that you could zap any of your opponent's pieces at anytime? The Triplets Party Imagine a party with seven sets of triplets. How can they sit at three tables so that each sibling from every family is next to people from different families from their brothers and sisters? The Tower of Hanoi This is an ancient puzzle, where you just have to move a set of rings from one post to another - but you have to follow the rules! Out on the Farm How thrifty are you? Can you cut a paddock into seven with just three additional fences? Triangle Teaser This is a gentle introduction to mathematical puzzling. Questacon Choo-Choo Trains, tunnels and timing. How fast is the train gong?
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