I

CHALLENGING

Optical Picture

Puzzles

Irit Adler & Shem Levy

,.

Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Adler, Irit.
Challenging optical picture puzzles / by Irit Adler & Shem Levy.
p.
cm.
Condensed version of. Picture puzzles for the super smart / Studio
D. c1985.
ISBN 0-8069-9440-1
1. Picture puzzles. 2. Optical illusions. 1. Levy, Shem. II. Picture
puzzles for the super smart. 111. Tide.
GV1507.P47A35 1996
793.73-dc2O
96-30407
CIP
10

Published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

387 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y. 10016
The puzzles in this book have been excerpted from PicturePuzzles
for the Super Smart 1985 by Irit Adler & Shem Levy,
published by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
1996 by Irit Adler & Shem Levy
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Contents
Before You Begin

Crazy Clocks

Peculiar People

11

Sneaky Shapes

17

Friendly Relations

25

Principle

34

High Principle

40

One of These Things

Is Not Like the Others ...

48

Odd Fellows

55

Higher Principle

60

Diabolical Designs

66

Intimate Relations

71

Highest Principle

76

Answers

85

About the Authors

94

Index

95

Before You Begin

First and foremost, this book is meant to be fun. It is
intended for game lovers-those who enjoy brainteasers and logic puzzles. Hopefully, it will take you on to
new excitements, because you'll need to use a different
mode of thinking to solve its problems.
This book doesn't call upon linguistic or verbal skills
or your skill with numbers. It touches an entirely different aspect of our minds-our ability to perceive
forms and shapes and manipulate them. The puzzles
here will also involve you in the process of logical thinking. Solving them will naturally help develop your powers of deduction and lateral thinking as well as spatial
perception.
Each chapter of the book will give you a taste of a
different type of mind-boggling visual conundrum. The
puzzles in each section range from easy to difficult. It is
important to start at the beginning and follow them
through. As you solve the easier puzzles, you'll come up
with the principles and tricks you'll need to tackle the
more complex ones!
Good luck!

Crazy Clocks
You're probably used to seeing number progressions
such as these:
2-4-6-8-which are 2 apart, or
6-18-54-162-which are each multiplied by 3.
In this chapter, though, you'll find a set of graphic progressions. For example, take a look at the puzzle below:

The hand of the clock moves 450 clockwise (a quarter

of an hour) in each one of the pictures. In the picture

that would naturally follow in sequence, the hand of the
clock would point towards 9:00, so you would, of course,
select #3 in the multiple choice answers below:

Which one of the five numbered figures should be the

next one in each of the progressions on the following
pages?
5

1. SWISS CLOCK

I9
000?

Solution 101

2. ITALIAN CLOCK

5 4to
Sl3

Solution 2
6

3. CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Solution 109

4. TIME BOMB

34O
IpUN
30 qlual at1 aJI1ON :IuZH

Solution 18
7

5. GREENWICH TIME

Solution 123

6. BIG BEN

IaUUeU wes
a

;)1l

UT -

sIUApE
SpoU

:?u!H

Solution 44
8

7. FOURTH DIMENSION

@00?
Solution 116

8. QUICK AS A BUNNY

(i

@00.
?
3
2

4g

uqioj pue opq saow pupq Nuol ou L :aju!H

Solution 9
9

9. THE CRAZIEST CLOCK

@00?
Sou
5 i

88

'sajiSap .09 tplw slimls PUeq 110qs JqL :tUH

Solution 88

10

Peculiar People
You're dealing with graphic progressions herejust as in
"Crazy Clocks," the preceding chapter.
Which one of the five numbered figures should be the
next one in each one of the progressions on the following pages?

10. GROUP DYNAMICS

9
S

Solution I
11

1 1.

HEALTH-OHOLIC

90

Solution 11
12

12. UPS AND DOWNS

.II
I

?
2

Solution 21
13

13. THEORY OF
EVOLUTION

Solution 13
14

14. THE MAD HATTER

Solution 41
15

15. POKER FACE

90
I

-i aAEq s)AX ;qj :SuLH

Solution 51
16

Sneaky Shapes
Here are more graphic progressions.
Which one of the five numbered figures should be
next in each one of the progressions that follow?

16. BERMUDA TRIANGLE

AL?.

*1no Jp!Su

:)UzH

Solution 61
17

17. ANONYMOUS

AA

AA

IA

A A4k
Solution 71

18. RECTANGLES

8
S n1

1
1

Solution 81
18

19. CIRCLE IN THE

SQUARE
LL.

I* 1-1 I

II11.1

1 11 I I

I I

IH

III

1-1X

Solution 91

20. SQUARE SHOOTER

EzoIIIti?
[l

Solution 105
19

2 1. CUBBYHOLES

1*

I I

I 00

-1

I.N~lI
I-TI n

-"

I I-

[1;11.I [1.

:
Solution 12

22. ETERNAL TRIANGLES

90

Solution 22
20

23. THE NUTCRACKER

:1

4?

Solution 32

24. ABSTRACTION

Aisnonuguoi dn sjAouw afureul JamOI aqL :lu!H

Solution 119
21

25. TOUGHIE

17

Solution 52

26. SPACE AGE

DOMINOES

Solution 62
22

27. ROUNDABOUT

/@97~ w7
%~ 7
b~59

Solution 65

28. TURNING POINT

~A71D

e
2

-7

Solution 38
23

29. FIBUNETZY
00

<a

23

Solution 92

30. CRUSADE

5
Sl3

42

Solution 42

24

Friendly Relations
Take a look at the diagram
to the right. In this set of
puzzles, the box marked D
is missing.

What you have to do is figure out how A and B relate

to each other. Then select one of the five answers to
make the same relation hold for C and D.

31. "FOURSIES"
0

o
0
A

-i
2

Solution 20
25

32. NIGHT AND DAY

U
1

rra0,

AW1

7W',

90
2

0N3E

Solution 72
26

33. CHORUS LINE

39

AN104i11
Solution 82
27

34. ROCK 'N' ROLL

Solution 92

35. ALICE IN
WONDERLAND

[0
1

LgIo

Solution 3
28

36. TUMBLEWEED

7\
7

>1

90

Solution 13

3 7. FAMILY TIES

2
~~~z

5
; LL E

Solution 23
29

38. BUTCH CASSIDY AND

THE SUNDANCE KID

IK

ci
L
,

Solution 58

39. HOLMES AND WATSON

Solution 112
30

40. BALANCE OF POWER

Solution 53

4 1. RISK

Solution 63
31

42. MEPHISTOPHELES

Solution 73

43. SPACE SHUTTLE

6Th

'tE7

Solution 83
32

44. THE ULTIMATE TEASER

*MOQ pup

SauEq:) uolliod

eqM lno aJfng 0 AjjL :uZJ

A:

a
'I

Solution 118

45. A DIFFERENT ANGLE

z
1

Solution 4
33

Principle
One logical principle relates the three boxes in each
horizontal row, when reading from left to right. That
same principle applies in all three rows of each puzzle
in this chapter. Find it, and you'll be able to select the
correct figures for the missing boxes.

46. INGMAR BERGMAN

Solution 14
34

47. DO IT YOURSELF

A
l

Eu

34

ESl
Solution 24
35

48. BRAIN SQUEEZER

90

0
0

sp1oa :?U!H

Solution 34
36

49. I'D RATHER BE

SAILING

FI
c

Solution 113
37

50. CITY LIGHTS

V

VT

TV
V V

0
00

_os

0
0

00

Solution 54
38

5 1. ANTENNA

A ?

'SUOUI~ppV :7uH

Solution 64
39

High Principle
These puzzles are similar to the ones in the previous
chapter, but here you have four boxes in each row, and
four rows of puzzles instead of three. You'll find a missing box in each row, and as usual, five possible answers
for each missing box. Which is it?

40

52. NO SMALL AFFAIR

I1
E)I
En
LiI
En E3Z
IEX I!IiJ II
[i-il

A7I

Et

BW

1*

3*

I!Z

ow

Solution 74
41

53. WORKING OUT

AE1

Be

3
4

c1

4~
Solution 84

42

54. A STAR IS BORN

zz

m~

EZ
H\
Ii
mi EIJ En
EZ
AZ

BI<

1
9

Li
liii
4

Li

cm
Do

4
[5

Solution 94
43

55. PSYCHOMETRICS

LsJ

LII
I
EIII En
lDn
E*l
LI EzLII
LI
LI LI SH

Solution 5
44

56. CHECKERS

I I IB
I I L1I

J L 1 . 1 -1

II * 1*1
E l rl E:
I ._

3E
FT
L-L
12

II
II
3

DFq
01 1

f ]

E ]q

UOISIdI
:,u-I
I

s~oplod

:8.tHSolution

tIon
I1 5
15
45

57. KALEIDOSCOPE

LIII l~I lZ
LJ w EI
LJ
LIII LI1
LJ

AEW

3
4

BJ
2

cm
Dt

Is

L3I

2P

Solution 25
46

58. GOING TO THE

BOLSHOI

LU

II

r]
LJ

I
I
I

EIMI
4

1salgra aqj

I
arJ1sainSg zlpp!Pu

tlJ :7luH

Solution 35
47

One of These
Things Is Not Like
the Others . . 0
In this chapter, you'll find sets of five figures each. In
each set, one figure does not belong. Which one?

59. HALF-MOON STREET

Solution 45
5

- -1
60. PIECE OF CAKE
2
3
1

61. PAWN SHOP

48

Solution 55
4

Solution 114

62. WIRED
1

Solution 75
3

63. BREAKING UP
1
2
3

64. FIRST SLICE

5{

Solution 85
4

Solution 95
5

65. BEADY EYES

Solution 6

66. CHUNKY
1

Solution 16
3

E=
X2X

[C
e
49

67. SORRY!
1

Solution 26
3

68. TINKER TOY

1

HWC1J

Solution 36
5

69. TIDDLEDYWINKS

Solution 46

ah l

1
WE 00

L09

70. TRIPLE A MINUS 2

12

Solution 56
4

71. CASTLES IN THE AIR

1

50

234

Solution 115

LI1Er1IJL-.1

72. NIGHT AT THE OPERA

1

F71- n71.-

IIc1z I
I' I131z
&I

II

a I

**

74.

75.

Solution 96
3

Solution 107

DOWSING
2

76. ICY
1

DOODLES

---

Solution 86
3

m
I

73. "EEEEK!"
1

Solution 76

Solution 17
3

X~~
X XX E
51

77. DICE-Y
1

Solution 27
3

78. JUGGLER
1

Solution 37

'I0
79. THE DEADLY DUO
1

80.

Solution 47
4

"A TISKET A TASKET"

81. PAPER PLANES

1

52

Solution 57

Solution 67
4

82.

SOCIAL CLIMBERS

Solution 77
-

83.
1

ACROBATS
2

84.
1

Solution 87

TRANSPARENCY
2

I/4

85.
1

L~1~
Solution 97

DEVIL'S DELIGHT
2

Solution 8
4

86.

BREAKDANCE

NLI.+LJ
2

Solution 18
4

53

87.
I

88.
1

54

TAO
2

CHOPSTICKS
2

Solution 28

Solution 38
4

Odd Fellows
As in the previous chapter, one of these things is not
like the others. In that chapter you had five separate
figures-one of which was different. Here you have one
large figure that contains smaller numbered figures
within it, and one of them is different. Which one?

89. MARY, MARY. .e.

1

51

*safnlJ z1I1 pPu!W

:?uH

Sonhiion 48
vr>ru^s

w as

55

90. ATOMIC ACHE

Solution 33
56

91. CATHERINE WHEEL

Solution 68
57

92. SNOWFLAKE
I

)arls aq1 jo pua lJoqs gq :juZH

Solution 78
58

93. A BRAIN SHORT

CIRCUIT
1

-(oolnoA se aizznd

aqi mim) noA jo mUOJJ

U! iq4!BeS St 1!

uaqm q:)ueJeq 43ea ie joo'14u!H

Solution 108
59

Higher Principle
These puzzles are similar to those in "Principle" (page
34), but tougher.

94. BUDAPEST

A
a

mno pue ulu 4UH

Solution 98
60

95. WIZARD OF OZ

spiexmpEq ppV :l8uH

A

Ia

E
Solution 9

96. SYNAPSE KILLER

1swtlunb uOwIuoa jqj

1

jlUit!uj

:juiJH

Solution 19
61

97. BATES MOTEL

I I I

I I I

I
'Spjumj:1?q ppV :uzfH

62

4l

c5

F-Ze

I
Solution 29
63

98. THE FRENCH

CONNECTION

K ?LJ
I

64

2
BA

ow
D
-

Solution 39
65

Diabolical
Designs
Remember the progressions in "Crazy Clocks," "Peculiar People," and "Sneaky Shapes"? These "Diabolical
Designs" are the same sort of puzzles-squared!

99. DUCK SOUP

WE]
2

Solution 49
66

100. HEX

/7\
X-v

V.

/'7\
4

uouisod isig aqi ul jjluum pAep auo ump aioum si a3qj, :1u!H

Solution 59

101. MOROCCO

mm
2m Z19

w
1

VD"
5

ETU

IUout3tidmuOw pappe atqi pug inq '(81 ;)ed) ,snouiAuouV,,

as :;uSuH

Solution 69
67

102. DUNGEONS

90
4I

'1

L--

WI
I-I,

Solution 79

103. PARACHUTE

~Solution
68

89

104. DRAGONS

/V7\
4

,, x3H,, 3)S :7I.!H

Solution 99

105. TOWERS

*f>Z aNed uo ,,Aziaunq!A,, aaS :iuSH

Solution 10
69

106. ROUND DANCE

/<P

ADc

Solution 88
70

Intimate
Relations
As in "Friendly Relations" (page 25), Box D is missing
here. Your task is to select it from the five possible
answers. But, as you will see, "Intimate Relations" are
more complex than friendly ones.

107. BEMUSED WITH

BULFINCH

>4"I C

I1W"W

Solution 30
71

108. SZECHUAN AND

HUNAN

Solution 40

109. ORIGAMI

e2

1 z1 ?
BUIpIOJufl :U!H

Solution 50
72

1 10.

PUFF THE MAGIC

DRAGON

Solution 60

11 1. KITES

flno

;Aoid SAhmit 1,usaop uop!TlUI :4U!H

34

Solution 70
73

2. MANIPULATION

Solution 80

113. CANTERBURY TAIL

3
K7

5
I -

I XI H EI

MR4,11,134MI
IL
-I
r

a,. I

Solution 90
74

114. THE MUMMY'S

CURSE

'(f,4 -,Bud) ,I!uL kinqiajupD,, ;)jS:ju!Hl

[
1

2A----.

Il

.J

-.-

3-

4
I

-.

5.

J II
Solution 100

5. WITCHES

Solution 93
75

Highest Principle
This chapter is similar to "Principle" (page 34). The
same principle holds true for every line of the puzzle.

76

6. GONE WITH THE

WIND

ALIKE

E3

L3
L3i
4

LI
5

DHl
'uinj pup dot :?u!lH

Solution 102
77

117. SINBAD THE SAILOR

LII
LX [lZLI
En lIILI
~lZ

!IIZ
LII]
LIZ LIZ
2ii Zan
3H
2i
3
LII
DLIII
3

AZ

Is

Solution 17
78

118. LAWRENCE OF
ARABIA

1L2 LII
B

LI

WE

tI1
5

Solution 66
79

119. MARY POPPINS

En3
E;
I

At

C~E
I

5E

D
bS

'1U3W3AOLU IUInSUO103 :IuqH

Solution 117
80

120. ABBOTT AND

COSTELLO MEET
FRANKENSTEIN

EL ]

En J
] LIZ
till
3

Y1

K
C{ ] ] ]
LI
I

Dlx

Solution 7
81

121. PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM

En
EEl
*IIJ
L ] EU
ADI

IE

2A

C8
DI1

F-77

Solution 43
82

122. TARZAN, KING OF

THE JUNGLE

V~

~El]LILI

L~~EIILI
m

rIl

I H11L

I1

l2

Dm

Solution 105
83

123. THE THREE

STOOGES

AX

EI~

Is

e
I1

L[i

4
4

Is
5

l4

DEG

[3

*suo.Sxaq ;)sqi jo )u!qI :ju!H

84

Solution 110

Answers
1 Group Dynamics
#5. The shin bone moves 450
each time.
Puzzle 10
2 Italian Clock
#4.

Puzzle 2

3 Alice in Wonderland
#5. Outer figure shrinks and
inner figure surrounds it four
times.
Puzzle 35
4 A Different Angle
#3.
Puzzle 45
5 Psychometrics
A #2. B #5. C #1. D #2. The
black dots advance in constant
paces from one position to the
next. The angles advance in an
arithmetic series where d = 1
(e.g., 1-2-3-4).
Puzzle 55
6 Beady Eyes
#3. In all but #3, the innermost
circle is centered in the outer
circle.
Puzzle 65
7 Abbott and Costello Meet
Frankenstein
A #2. B #1. C #5. D #1. From
the first position to the second: the right half of the box
flips sideways onto the left
side. From the second to the
third positions: the half that
was originally on the left side

of the box now flips sideways

onto the right side. From the
third to fourth positions: the
lower half of the left half flips
upwards and the upper half of
the right half flips downwards.
Puzzle 120
8 Devil's Delight
#3. The only shape with more
than eight intersections is #3.
Puzzle 85
9
Quick as a Bunny
#4. The short hand moves 900,
180, 3600. The long hand
moves 450 clockwise, 900 counterclockwise, 1350 clockwise.
Puzzle 8
10
Towers
#3. This is based on the famous Fibunetzy progression of
1, 2, 3, 5, 8 (each item is the
sum of the two items preceding it).
Puzzle 105
11
Health-oholic
#4. The legs move 900 from
one position to the next.
Puzzle 11
12 Cubbyholes
#5. Skip one and add one.
Puzzle 21
13 Tumbleweed
#2. Figure turns 1800 and then
turns aside.
Puzzle 36
14 Ingmar Bergman
A #3. B #2.
Puzzle 46

15
Checkers
A #1. B #3. C #2. D #5. Each
black figure (star, triangle, circle, square) is positioned in a
different place both horizontally and vertically. Puzzle 56
16 Chunky
#4. Only #4 does not have at
least two parallel surfaces.
Puzzle 66
17 Sinbad the Sailor
A #1. B #1. C #3. D #5. Make
an imaginary vertical cut in the
middle of each figure in the
left box. Then move the two
cut sections towards each
other as the puzzle progresses
to the right.
Puzzle 117
18 Time Bomb
#5. The hand moves 1350,
then 900, then 450, and as it
moves, it shrinks.
Puzzle 4
19 Synapse Killer
#1. The boxes on the right column are formed by the addition of the two other boxes in
the line-minus the lines the
two boxes have in 1common.
Puzzle 96
20 "Foursies"
#3.
Puzzle 31

23
#3.

Family Ties
Puzzle 37

24 Do It Yourself
A #2. B #5. The upper line
turns 900 each time; the middle line, 45; the lower line,
1350.
Puzzle 47
25 Kaleidoscope
A #2. B #5. C #1. D #3. There
is a 450 move from each position to the next. A black figure
(a square, dot, triangle, etc.)
is added at a constant interval
in each row.
Puzzle 57
26 Sorry!
#5. The figure in #5 is the only
one intersected twice.
Puzzle 67
27 Dice-y
#4. Only #4 is not a prime
Puzzle 77
number.
28 Tao
#5. All but #5 are closed loops.
Puzzle 87
29 Bates Motel
A #1. The left box is a simple
addition of the middle and
right boxes in the same row.
B #5. B, as a middle box, is
the sum of the figure in the
left column plus the same figure turned 900.

21
#3.

Ups and Downs

Puzzle 12

22
#3.

Eternal Triangl, es
Puzzle 22

86

C #4. The right column is

the sum of the middle and left
boxes minus their common
lines, so C is the simple sum of
the other two boxes.

D #1. The right column

boxes are the contours of the
solid black figures in the left
and middle columns.
Puzzle 97
30 Bemused with Bulfinch
Puzzle 107
#1.
31
#2.

Theory of Evolution
Puzzle 13

32 The Nutcracker
#5. The lower lines move up,
then the upper lines move
down (the third position). Finally, the lower lines move up
again.
Puzzle 23
33 Atomic Ache
#1. Only #1 has one white circle between the two gray ones.
Puzzle 90

34
Brain Squeezer
A #5. B #4. Fold out from the
first position to the second.
Double-fold in from the second to the third.
Puzzle 48
35
Going to the Bolshoi
A #1. B #2. C #3. D #2. The
figures on the right flip sideways and move to the left side
of the preceding position. The
next figure on the right is always a new one (that's why D
#5 is incorrect).
Puzzle 58
36 Tinker Toy
#5. Only #5 is not symmetrical.
Puzzle 68

37 Juggler
#2. Only #2 has three different
kinds of figures.
Puzzle 78
38
#2.

Turning Point
Puzzle 28

39 The French Connection

A #3. Addition. B #2. The right
column boxes are the common lines of the left and middle boxes. C #3. The right
column boxes are the same as
the left ones on the same
row-minus their common
lines. D #5. The middle boxes
are the sum of the right and
left boxes minus their common lines.
Puzzle 98
40
#3.

Szechuan and Hunan

Puzzle 108

41

The Mad Hatter

Puzzle 14

#1.

42
Crusade
#3. The figure turns from side
to side as lines of equal length
are added to each side in constant angles.

43

Puzzle 30

Play It Again, Sam

A #3. B #5. C #1. D #1. Make

imaginary vertical and horizontal cuts through the mid-

dle of the boxes on the left.

Each box is now divided into
four quarters. The four quarters move clockwise one step
87

at a time from one position to

Puzzle 121
the next.
44 Big Ben
#5. Both hands advance at the
rate of 450, 900, 1350.
Puzzle 6
45 Half-Moon Street
Puzzle 59
#5.
46 Tiddledywinks
#5. All but #5 have either one
black or one white figure.
Puzzle 69
47 The Deadly Duo
#4. All except #4 contain two
halves of circles
Puzzle 79
48
Mary, Mary ...
#1. Only #1 has two curved
lines. The others have one
curved and one straight line.
Puzzle 89
49 Duck Soup
#1. The first black squares on
the left advance to the right.
The ones on the right move
back and forth-one position
to the left, then one to the
right, etc.
Puzzle 99
50
#1.

Origamni

51
#2.

Poker Face

53 Balance of Power
#2. Negative.
Puzzle 40
54
City Lights
#5. Upper row: 3 + 4 = 7;
row:
Middle
7 + 5 = 12.
2 + 2 = 4; 4 + 3= 7. The second
number you add is always one
more than the number in the
first box. Therefore, 1 + 3 = 4;
4+4=8.
Puzzle 50
55

Piece of Cake

#1. Only #1 has a 900 (right)

angle. The others all are equiPuzzle 60

lateral triangles.
56 Triple A Minus 2
#3. All but #3 show the same
figure in different positions.
Although #3 is the same figure, it is flipped to its mirror
Puzzle 70
image.

Puzzle 109

Puzzle 15

52 Toughie
#3. From first to seciDnd position, the lower lines move up
88

and the left lines move right.

From second to third position,
the upper lines move down
and the left lines move right.
From third to fourth position
(answer #3), the lower lines
move down and the left lines
Puzzle 25
move right again.

57 "A Tisket a Tasket"

#1. All except #1 have either
the smallest square in the middle of the medium one or the
medium square in the middle
of the largest (outside) one.
Puzzle 80

58 Butch Cassidy and the

Sundance Kid
#1. Negative.
Puzzle 38
59 Hex
#1. There are actually three
dark triangles in the first position. One advances clockwise
one step at a time. The second
advances two steps at a time,
and the third advances three
steps at a time.
Puzzle 100
60
Puff the Magic Dragon
#5. The large shape flips over
and diminishes. The two lines
(or, in the second case, angles) appear immediately below it.
Puzzle 110
61
#4.

Bermuda Triangle
Puzzle 16

62
Space Age Dominoes
#5. The lines multiply each
time. The dots add three.
Puzzle 26
63 Risk
#5. The figure moves 450 and

shrinks.

striped circle moves 2-4-8. The

dotted circle moves one each
time. The black inner circle remains in the same position.
Puzzle 27
66 Lawrence of Arabia
A #1. B #3. C #2. D #1. The
figures in the boxes second
from the left are the common
lines of those on their left and
right sides. The figures in the
boxes second from the right
are the addition of those from
the right and left sides of
them.
Puzzle 118
67 Paper Planes
#2. All but #2 have two isosceles triangles.
Puzzle 81
68
Catherine Wheel
#4. Only #4 contains an even
number of dots. (It's also the
only one with an equal number of dots on each side of the
leaf).
Puzzle 91
69
#1.

Morocco

70
#2.

Kites

Puzzle 101

Puzzle 41

64 Antenna
A #2. B #1. The figure at the
right is the sum of the left and
middle figures in the same
row.
Puzzle 51
65 Roundabout
#2. The black outer circle
moves clockwise 3-2-1. The

Puzzle III

71 Anonymous
#1. The two As move toward
each other at a steady pace until they merge.
Puzzle 17
72 Night and Day
Puzzle 32
#3. Negative.
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73
Mephistopheles
#4. Turn 180. Since the lower
figure is symmetrical, it rePuzzle 42
mains the same.
No Small Affair
74
A #1. B #2. C #5. D #3.
Puzzle 52
75 Wired
#4. Only #4 is a different figPuzzle 62
ure from the rest.

third position they merge, and

then the squares keep moving
Puzzle 18
down.
82
Chorus Line
#2. Negative.
83
#4.

Space Shuttle

84

Working Out

Puzzle 33

Puzzle 43

A #5. B #2. C #1. D #4. The

76 Night at the Oj )era

#3. Only in #3 the lii ies don't
extend from adjacer it angles.
Puzzle 72
77 Rock 'n' Ronl
Puzzle 34
#5.
78 Snowflake
#2. All but #2 have oile longer
and one shorter line
Puzzle 92
79 Dungeons
#5. The three black s(1uares on
the left have one a tdditional
square added to then 1 in every
position, moving upvvards and
right. The one black ouare on
the right moves left, with one
square added in each position.
lPuzzle 102
80 Manipulation
#3. Move the left paart of the
shape to the right and the
right part to the left.
IPuzzle 112
81
Rectangles
#2. The upper squa .re moves
toward the smaller oine. In the
90

only combination that appears

in every answer and is missing

in every row: a picture in

which three figures are linked
and a fourth is detached.
Puzzle 53
85 Tarzan, King of the
Jungle
A #3. B #1. C #5. D #4. From
the first position to the sec-

ond, there's a 180 turn and a

flip sideways. The third box is
the second minus the common lines of the second, and
the fourth turned 1800 (this
turn is evident only in the sec-

ond row).

Puzzle 122

86 "Eeeek!"
#2. All but #2 show the same
figure in different positions.
Although #2 is the same figure, it is flipped to its mirror
Puzzle 73
image.
87 Acrobatics
#5. All but #5 are made up of
two identical figures. Puzzle 83

88
The Craziest Clo ck
#2. The short hand moves
3600, 180, 90. The loi ig hand
moves 180 each time.
Puzzle 9
89
Parachute
#4. The inner striped circle advances counterclockwi ise: 450,
90, 180. The middlele black
circle advances cliockwise:
1800, 900, 450. The oLLiter dotted circle advances clclockwise
450 each time.
PAizzle 103
90
Canterbury Tail
#4. Negative image with a
clockwise 90 turn le.aves the
shape unchanged. Piuzzle 113
91
Circle in the Sq. tare
#4. The left dot movees down
diagonally, while the rieight one
moves straight down. In the
second position, they happen
to merge.
/3uzzle 19
92
Fibunetzy
#4. This is the famoius Fibunetzy progression, ir i which
each item is the sum ol.'the two
I `uzzle 29
previous ones.
93 Witches
#4. The line shape turi is clockwise 900. The black sheape flips
over to the other side
izzle 115
94 A Star Is Born
A #1. B #2. C #2. D#5 5. In the
third position, the f igure is

complete. In the fourth position, it simply advances. In the

upper row it advances to the
right. In the second row it advances diagonally. In the third
row it moves downward and in
the fourth row it advances outward.

Puzzle 54

95 First Slice
#2. Only in #2 does the line
move downwards.
Puzzle 64
96 Doodles
#3. Only #3 does not include
an acute angle.
Puzzle 74
97 Transparency
#3. Only in #3 the two equal
shapes are not parallel to each
other.
Puzzle 84
98 Budapest
A #2. B #2. One figure constantly gets smaller while the
Puzzle 94
other grows.
99 Dragons
#3. There are, in fact, two
black triangles in the first position. One advances clockwise
and the other counterclockwise: one, two, three positions
each time.
Puzzle 104
100
#5.

The Mummy's Curse

Puzzle 114

101
#2.

Swiss Clock
Puzzle I

91

102 Gone with the Wind

A #4. B #5. C #1. D #3. From
first position to th e second,
the figure flips sidcways into
its own mirror im2age. From
second to third, it flips sideways again and turns 450 clockwise. From third to fourth
positions, the figure e flips upside down and tIhen turns
counterclockwise 90)0.
Puzzle 116
103 Breakdance
#2. All but #2 are dr2awn in one
continuous line.
Puzzle 86
104 Icy
#4. Only #4 lacks a diamond
shape in the middle
Puzzle 76
105 Square Shool Ler
#4. See "Rectang 7les" and
Puzzle 20
"Anonymous."
106 Round Danct
#2. One black triangle advances four steps eeach time,
and the other advances two
Puzzle 106
steps each time.
107
Dowsing
#4. Only in #4 are the three
dots arranged in a straight
line.
Puzzle 75
108 A Brain Short Circuit
#2. The black parts of each
branch-when you put them
together-form
a perfect
black circle. But in #2 one seg92

ment of the circle would be

left over; it has been blackened twice.
Puzzle 93
109
#2.

Clockwork Orange
Puzzle 3

110 The Three Stooges

A #5. B #3. C #1. D #2. The
structure that appears in each
box is actually made up of
three hexagons that partially
overlap: one at the lower left,
one at the lower right, and one
at the top. The black triangles
in each one of the hexagons
move differently, but they all
move clockwise: one step at a
time in the lower left one; two
steps in the lower right one;
and three steps at a time in the
Puzzle 123
top hexagon.
111 Wizard of Oz
A #1. B #1. Each box in the left
column is the sum of the box
in the right column and the
one in the middle column
Puzzle 95
turned 900.
112 Holmes and Watson
#4. The upper black rectangle
moves two positions to the
right. The lower one stays in
its original position. Puzzle 39
113
A #1.
moves
upper

I'd Rather Be Sailing

B #2. The constant
continuously-in the
line diagonally; in the

middle line, to the right; in the

lower line, down.
Puzzle 49

middle part changes to its negative image.

Puzzle 44

114 Pawn Shop

#5. Only #5 has three circles
that intersect.
Puzzle 61

119 Abstraction
#2. Lower triangle constantly
moves up. Left triangle constantly moves to the right. Upper triangle constantly moves
up and finally disappears, as
does the right triangle.
Puzzle 24
120
Chopsticks
#2. All but #2 have two equal
lines.
Puzzle 88

115 Castles in the Air

#2. Only #2 is not a hexagon.
Puzzle 71
116 Fourth Dimension
#3. The short hand moves 450

at a time. The long hand

moves 450, 900, 1800.

Puzzle 7
117 Mary Poppins
A #3. B #4. C #3. D #1. In the
top row, the black boxes advance clockwise one square
from one position to the next.
In the second row, two squares
at a time; three at a time in the
third row; and four squares at
a time in the fourth row.
Puzzle 119

118 The Ultimate Teaser

#3. The inner and outer part
remain the same. Only the

121 Breaking Up
#1. Only #1 is missing a triangle.
Puzzle 63
122
Social Climbers
#1. Only #1 has no black dot
in the small triangle.
Puzzle 82
123 Greenwich Time
#1. The short hand moves 450,
900, 135. The long hand
moves 450 in each picture.
Puzzle 5

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Early in her career, graphic artist Irit Adler taught
courses in graphic arts in her native Tel Aviv. She later
became chief art director for one of Israel's largest advertising agencies. Irit designs graphic games and tests.
Also a native of Tel Aviv, Shem Levy studied political
science and psychology, and later did graduate work at
the University of Chicago in the U.S. During that period and since, he has been researching psychometric
(intelligence) tests, which he feels are culture-biased
and should not be used (as they are in many countries,
including Israel) to determine who gets accepted to
educational programs at any level. He founded "High
Q." one of the leading companies in Israel. A school in
which people are prepared to take university entrance
exams and also such standardized tests as the GMAT,
TOEFL, GRE and SAT, High Q now has 20 branches in
Israel, and teaches in several high schools and colleges.
It also has a branch in Sweden. High Q has also developed a number of books, seven of which are sold in
bookstores.
High Q has developed a "daughter" company called
TISOM (Tel Aviv International School of Management), which offers an MBA program. Irit and Shem
are the first educators to get permission to establish a
private university in Israel. The faculty is made up of
leading professors from all over the world. All the teaching is done in English.
Irit and Shem are married and have two children, a
boy and a girl.

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Index
A
Abbott & Costello Meet
Frankenstein, 81
Abstraction, 21
Acrobatics, 53
Alice in Wonderland, 28
Anonymous, 18
Antenna, 39
Atomic Ache, 56
B
Balance of Power, 31
Bates Motel, 62-63
Beady Eyes, 49
Bemused with Bulfinch, 71
Bermuda Triangle, 17
Big Ben, 8
A Brain Short Circuit, 59
Brain Squeezer, 36
Breakdance, 53
Breaking Up, 49
Budapest, 60
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance
Kid, 30
C

Canterbury Tail, 74
Castles in the Air, 50
Catherine Wheel, 57
Checkers, 45
Chopsticks, 54
Chorus Line, 27
Chunky, 49
Circle in the Square, 19
City Lights, 38
Clockwork Orange, 7
The Craziest Clock, 10
Crusade, 24
Cubbyholes, 20

D
The Deadly Duo, 52
Devil's Delight, 53
Dice-y, 52
A Different Angle, 33
Do It Yourself, 35
Doodles, 51
Dowsing, 51
Dragons, 69
Duck Soup, 66
Dungeons, 68
E
"Eeeek!," 51
Eternal Triangles, 20
F
Family Ties, 29
Fibunetzy, 24
First Slice, 49
"Foursies," 25
Fourth Dimension, 9
The French Connection, 64-65
G
Going to the Bolshoi, 47
Gone with the Wind, 77
Greenwich Time, 8
Group Dynamics, 11
H
Half-Moon Street, 48
Health-oholic, 12
Hex, 67
Holmes & Watson, 30
I

Icy, 51
I'd Rather Be Sailing, 37
Ingmar Bergman, 34
Italian Clock, 6
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Roundabout, 23
Round Dance, 70

J
Juggler, 52
K
Kaleidoscope, 46
Kites, 73
L
Lawrence of Arabia, 79
M
The Mad Hatter, 15
Manipulation, 74
Mary, Mary. .,

55

Mary Poppins, 80
Mephistopheles, 32
Morocco, 67
The Mummy's Curse, 75
N
Night & Day, 26
Night at the Opera, 51
No Small Affair, 41
The Nutcracker, 21
0

Origami, 72
P

Paper Planes, 52
Parachute, 68
Pawn Shop, 48
Piece of Cake, 48
Play It Again, Sam, 82
Poker Face, 16
Psychometrics, 44
Puff the Magic Dragon, 73

Quick as a Bunny, 9
R
Rectangles, 18
Risk, 31
Rock 'n' Roll, 28

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S
Sinbad the Sailor, 78
Snowflake, 58
Social Climbers, 53
Sorry!, 50
Space Age Dominoes, 22
Space Shuttle, 32
Square Shooter, 19
A Star Is Born, 43
Swiss Clock, 6
Synapse Killer, 61
Szechuan and Hunan, 72
T
Tao, 54
Tarzan, King of theJungle, 83
Theory of Evolution, 14
The Three Stooges, 84
Tiddledywinks, 50
Time Bomb, 7
Tinker Toy, 50
"A Tisket A Tasket", 52
Toughie, 22
Towers, 69
Transparency, 53
Triple A Minus 2, 50
Tumbleweed, 29
Turning Point, 23
U
The Ultimate Teaser, 33
Ups & Downs, 13
W
Wired, 49
Witches, 75
Wizard of Oz, 61
Working Out, 42

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