A SEEMINGLY simple children’s puzzle game is proving to be extremely tricky for everyone trying to solve it – but are you able to get top marks?
The Playbuzz take on the join-the-dots classic is leaving adults scratching their heads as only one in five people can successfully work out all the answers.
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A Playbuzz quiz is proving difficult for many people as only 1 in 5 people can successfully work out all the answersCredit: Playbuzz
The puzzle creator, Julie Richmond, asks competitors to connect the rows of circles using a fixed number of straight lines in a ‘dot sudoku’-style game.
She says if participants can’t complete more than one of the five tests then they need to “brush up on your geometry and math skills”.
But, if you manage to successfully solve two or three out of five then you’re actually in the “top 80 per cent” of those taking part.
And if you are able to solve four or all five of the puzzles then you’re officially “A puzzle genius”.
So try it out and see how well you can do.
Question 1.
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The first puzzle asks you to connect all nine dots using four straight linesCredit: Playbuzz
Question 2.
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Now… do the same with just three straight linesCredit: Playbuzz
Question 3.
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Next, try connect all 16 dots with just six linesCredit: Playbuzz
Question 4.
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See if you can cut the square into two pieces and rearrange those to make it so the circle is in the middleCredit: Playbuzz
Question 5.
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The last question is more similar to ‘dot sudoku’Credit: Playbuzz
Now for the answers:
Answer 1:
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Creating an arrow allows you to join the dotsCredit: Playbuzz
Answer 2:
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A zig-zig shape allows you to join all the dotsCredit: Playbuzz
Answer 3:
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A more complicated arrow approach allows you to cross all these dotsCredit: Playbuzz
Answer 4:
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By simply rotating one corner you can move the dot to the middleCredit: Playbuzz
Answer 5:
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By adding all these numbers in the correct places they can equate to 17Credit: Playbuzz
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education