Calling all puzzle lovers!
National Puzzle Day is celebrated each Jan. 29, and this quiz will test your puzzling skills through 15 fun questions.
How well do you know the history of word search puzzles, for example? What about jigsaw puzzles? What about the Rubik’s Cube?
Test your knowledge and have some fun in this engaging lifestyle quiz.
Why was the first puzzle created in the mid 1700s?
To challenge students to think differently
To challenge children to learn shapes
To teach geography to students
To teach young people how to work together
Puzzles are often used as therapeutic tools for children with autism — true or false?
True
False
When was the first crossword puzzle created in the U.S.?
1924
1935
1952
1967
The largest single-image puzzle, according to Guinness World Records, includes how many pieces?
25,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
The study of puzzles is called enigmatology — true or false?
True
False
Roughly how many jigsaw puzzles are sold each year in the U.S.?
55 million
458 million
1.8 billion
3 billion
What’s the most popular type of puzzle among Americans?
Sudoku puzzles
Crossword puzzles
Word search puzzles
Jigsaw puzzles
The world’s largest word search puzzle was created in 2015 and had how many letters, according to Guinness World Records?
129,600 letters
207,058 letters
258,124 letters
300,001 letters
Jigsaw power tools are used to make jigsaw puzzles — true or false?
True
False
What was the fastest time for an individual to solve a 200-piece jigsaw puzzle, according to a 2023 Guinness World Record?
2 hours and 16 minutes
3 hours and 4 minutes
3 hours and 39 minutes
5 hours and 1 minute
Which late celebrity was known to have a love of puzzling?
Tony Bennett
Ryan O’Neal
Queen Elizabeth II
Lisa Marie Presley
How long did it take the creator of the Rubik’s Cube to solve his puzzle the first time?
3 days
10 days
19 days
Over a month
How many squares are on the Rubik’s Cube?
24 squares
36 squares
54 squares
72 squares
Which country hosted the first-ever Sudoku World Championships in 2006 with participants competing in timed sudoku challenges?
Italy
India
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Puzzles are good for your brain and can even enhance your short-term memory — true or false?
True
False
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