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Strong National Museum of Play

Strong National Museum of Play®
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, NY 14607
Phone: 585-263-2700

Puzzability© Puzzles

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No Way!

NoWay!

Although these two pictures may seem identical, there are actually seven differences between them. When you find a difference, draw a straight line connecting the item in the top picture to its changed counterpart in the bottom picture. (You may want to use a ruler.) Each line you draw will cross out a letter. When you’re done, the leftover letters, in order, will spell the answer to the riddle.

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Down hill

Downhill Run

To find the answer to the riddle, use the clues to fill in the words in the spaces provided. Each word is split into two halves. One part goes with the word half above it, and the other part goes with the word half below it (except for the first and last halves). The arrow in each clue tells you in which direction your answer should go. When you’re done, read the highlighted letters in order, from top to bottom, to get the answer to the riddle.

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board game

Board Game

Each surfboard here illustrates a word that can be placed before “board” to make a new word. For example, a surfboard that showed a supermarket checker would be a CHECKERBOARD. How many of these can you figure out?

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incredible edibles

Incredible Edibles

The eight pictures here show objects made out of foods whose names rhyme with them. For example, a fancy dog made from pasta would be a “noodle poodle.” Can you identify them all?

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make a scene

Making a Scene

The panels in this comic strip are shown out of order. Can you put them back in the right order so the strip tells a funny story?

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Puzzle Answers:

NoWay! – POINTLESS

Downhill Run – A COLD SPELL

Board Game –

  1. KEYBOARD
  2. CLIPBOARD
  3. BACKBOARD
  4. CARDBOARD
  5. BLACKBOARD
  6. SNOWBOARD
  7. BILLBOARD

Incredible Edibles –

  1. PEAR CHAIR
  2. PICKLE NICKEL
  3. CHEESE SKIS
  4. FRANK TANK
  5. CAKE LAKE
  6. CORN HORN
  7. JELL-O CELLO
  8. BREAD BED

Making a Scene –The correct order is: 6, 3, 1, 4, 5, 2.