I was doing the Raven Progressive Matrix test when I got stuck and couldn't solve 2 questions. SEE : Ps. The answer is marked in Green. Anyone could help me with any insights? Thanks in advance

The Emperor is annoyed that the crowd routinely chant out of step at the Empire's largest amphitheatre. For example, they are supposed to shout phrases in unison such as "Hail to the Emperor, he is great!" and yet they always sound like a rabble. All powerful though he may be, he realises he can...

You have discovered a map to some buried treasure on an island the shape of a circle. The map has 9 markers which represent posts situated on the edges of the island. The 9 posts are located; North, North-Northeast, Northeast, East, South, South-Southwest, West-Southwest, West and West-Northwest...

Brushing away the tree roots hanging from the ceiling I realised that the unicorn had stopped. “I will not go further,” he said in his deep, rich voice, “you know the prophecy. There is only one who will be the hero, who will defeat Him who holds the Powers. There is only one who will pass thro...

Full disclosure: These clues are part of Day 9 of Daniel Peake's Puzzlevent I am new to Cryptic Crosswords and I'm stuck on a few and would like some hints to solve them (I'm NOT looking for full answers, just nudges to try and help me work them out). I understand that there is often a definit...

When you have to chickens, a polar bear, a bag of peanutbutter and a handfull of shit what do you get? So there is a man who lives in the woods and has two chickens, the chickens are threatend by a polar bear who is hungry and wants to eat the chickens. All the man in the wood has is a big bag o...

At the Korean Nation Police Agency (NPA) in Migeun-dong, Seoul, researchers discovered that 73% of the Senior Inspectors (경감, 警監) all came from the small village of Inducheon. At first they thought it was nepotism. But the truth was far stranger. In this village, the elders set puzzles for the ch...

I feel as if my challenges are a bit too extreme for many, so here is a more simpler conundrum to solve. The cipher used is the same as the answer to this riddle: When is a cipher like a person who never cheats? Here is the key that will help decrypt the encoded message. I'd advise that you...

Note: I have invented this puzzle myself as far as I know. I'm certainly not aware of having read it anywhere else. I have no idea whether it will be hard or easy. A man is imprisoned in a strong steel cage with a steel floor. The cage is open at the top but the vertical bars are greased and c...

This is a pure dissection problem, with no added twists. Cut the holey octomino (i.e., a square with the middle third removed) into several pieces, and reassemble those pieces into a square with no hole. Aim for as few pieces as possible. My solution uses 5 pieces. Is it possible to do better?

She gave to me: 121 ARMIES 27 HARDNESS 73 RELUCTANT 86 SEE 459 SNORE 196 OPENS 34 OINKING 587 GOLEM 153 LAB FEE 616 HELMET 118 LEGEND 12 BEE TURRET 169 ABORT 93 NATURE 126 MAGMA 30 AND IRON 300 KITTY 139 AROMAS 44 LOGO 116 HORSE 551 NAILED You must get the entire thing. ...