2000
US/Canadian Qualifying Test
Test Problems
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Answers and
Contributors
| No. |
Puzzle |
Answer |
Designer |
Correct |
Incorrect |
| 1 |
Crisscross |
BANGOR |
Will Shortz |
62% |
4% |
| 2 |
Cross Sums |
8,1,8,8,5,7,2,8,7 |
PuzzelSport |
44% |
0% |
| 3 |
No U-turn Maze |
13: 3,2,4,4,1,2,2, 4,3,2,5,4,1 |
Robert Abbott |
29% |
3% |
| 4.1 |
The Common Touch |
STARABBA |
Will Shortz |
78% |
0% |
| 4.2 |
The Common Touch |
KELLY |
Will Shortz |
28% |
1% |
| 4.3 |
The Common Touch |
ZEFFERELLI |
Will Shortz |
23% |
1% |
| 5 |
Paint by Numbers |
01100 00111 01110 |
Sherlee Oldacre |
58% |
0% |
| 6 |
Battleships |
CO, EK, IL, IS |
PuzzelSport |
32% |
4% |
| 7.1 |
Order in the Court |
1991, 1119, 9911, 1111 |
Erich Friedman |
60% |
4% |
| 7.2 |
Order in the Court |
1199, 9991, 9191, 1999 |
Erich Friedman |
48% |
4% |
| 7.3 |
Order in the Court |
1199, 9919, 1991, 9991 |
Erich Friedman |
40% |
3% |
| 8 |
Statue of Liberty |
D |
Nick Baxter |
67% |
13% |
| 9 |
Missing Peace |
PERE, BABA, HRUR, ISAL |
Will Shortz |
80% |
2% |
| 10 |
Tile |
ABBDDC |
Sidney Kravitz |
6% |
0% |
| 11 |
Knight Moves |
13: F-B, A-F, D-A, F-H, I-D, G-F, A-G, C-I, F-C, I-A, B-I, D-F, H-D |
Nob Yoshigahara |
8% |
2% |
| 12.1 |
Digit Fidget |
6297,3,4,185 |
Erich Friedman |
32% |
0% |
| 12.2 |
Digit Fidget |
8,61,9457,23 |
Erich Friedman |
27% |
0% |
| 13.1 |
Equations |
1,2,3,6,7,8,5,4,9 |
Erich Friedman |
30% |
1% |
| 13.2 |
Equations |
4,3,7,6,8,2,1,5,9 |
Erich Friedman |
16% |
2% |
| 13.3 |
Equations |
4,1,5,3,7,2,9,6,8 |
Erich Friedman |
13% |
1% |
| 14 |
Weighs and Means |
9-10 4-12-2-7-11 3-1-6-8-5 |
Erich Friedman |
11% |
1% |
| 15.1 |
Lunar Lockout |
X-e, C-nws, X-enw |
Harry Nelson |
21% |
6% |
| 15.2 |
Lunar Lockout |
B-s, X-w, D-N, A-esw, X-ne |
Harry Nelson |
4% |
1% |
| 16 |
Tetrahedron Painting |
9 |
Nick Baxter |
6% |
8% |
| 17.1 |
Do or Die |
FS, HN, BR, BO, IQ, EP |
Erich Friedman |
3% |
1% |
| 17.2 |
Do or Die |
BS, IR, IL, EM, BM, FR |
Erich Friedman |
1% |
1% |
| 18 |
Eminent Domain |
4,4,5,6,5,9,7,3,4,3,3,6 |
PuzzelSport |
16% |
1% |
| 19 |
Dem Bones |
24,64,52,21,63,56, 61,15,62,54 |
Harry Nelson |
25% |
1% |
| 20 |
Battleships Variation |
AT, GT, JL, JO |
PuzzelSport |
18% |
0% |
| 21 |
Hexasperation |
1,0,0,0,1,0,0, 1,0,1,1,0,1 |
Erich Friedman |
0% |
1% |
| 22 |
Rolling Block Maze |
46: A(sswnen) B(enw) A(sw) B(sen) A(eswnenn) B (ees) A(sswswnee) C(nen) A(wsseeenwn) C(ee) |
Erich Friedman |
5% |
0% |
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