Are You as Logical as thegnome54?

**thegnome54** · 02-01-2008 08:08 PM

In the fashion of the 'smarter than a _ grader' posts, I've decided to challenge you guys with my all-time favorite logic puzzle - The Self-Referential Aptitude Test!

Though there may be more than one possible fitting answer to a question, there is only one SET of answers which allows every single question to have a right answer. This is key to solving the puzzle, so keep it in mind.

If anyone does get it, I ask that you please post your answers inside of a SPOILER TAG. Got that? It took me about 45-60 minutes to solve this puzzle/test when I first found it. I hope some of you will enjoy it as much as I did. Let the games begin!

1. The first question whose answer is B is question
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

2. The only two consecutive questions with identical answers are questions
A) 6 and 7 B) 7 and 8 C) 8 and 9 D) 9 and 10 E) 10 and 11

3. The number of questions with the answer E is
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4

4. The number of quesions with the answer A is
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

5. The answer to this question is the same as the answer to question
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4 E) 5

6. The answer to question 17 is
A) C B) D C) E D) none of the above E) all of the above

7. Alphabetically, the answer to this question and the answer to the following question are
A) 4 apart B) 3 apart C) 2 apart D) 1 apart E) the same

8. The number of questions whose answers are vowels is
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 8

9. The next question with the same answer as this one is question
A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 13 E) 14

10. The answer to question 16 is
A) D B) A C) E D) B E) C

11. The number of questions preceeding this one with the answer B is
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3 E) 4

12. The number of questions whose answer is a consonant is
A) an even number B) an odd number C) a perfect square D) a prime E) divisible by 5

13. The only odd-numbered problem with answer A is
A) 9 B) 11 C) 13 D) 15 E) 17

14. The number of questions with answer D is
A) 6 B) 7 C) 8 D) 9 E) 10

15. The answer to question 12 is
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

16. The answer to question 10 is
A) D B) C C) B D) A E) E

17. The answer to question 6 is
A) C B) D C) E D) none of the above E) all of the above

18. The number of questions with answer A equals the number of questions with answer
A) B B) C C) D D) E E) none of the above

19. The answer to this question is
A) A B) B C) C D) D E) E

20. Standardized test is to intelligence as barometer is to
A) temperature B) wind-velocity C) latitude D) longitude E) all of the above

**CoLd BlooDed** · 02-01-2008 10:02 PM

Definately will be trying this one when I'm in a better state of mind. That looks incredible though.

**Oneironaut Zero** · 02-01-2008 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by CoLd BlooDed

Definately will be trying this one when I'm in a better state of mind. That looks incredible though.

Couldn't have said it better, myself.

**thegnome54** · 02-01-2008 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by CoLd BlooDed

That looks incredible though.

I'm very happy to see that I'm not the only one who finds such mental somersaults appealing. I only wish there was more stuff like this... If this proves popular, I might post some more of my favorite logic problems (not the kind with cheap answers or those dreadfully boring, inside-the-box logic-grid problems) in this thread or others.

Good luck with this, both of you!

**Kushna Mufeed** · 02-01-2008 11:19 PM

My brain! It hurts! If this is that, then that is this, but that contridicts that so now I have to take untracable steps backwards...

**Marvo** · 02-01-2008 11:21 PM

Got it.

[spoiler]This is not a question of intelligence nor logic. It's question of wasting time, setting up systems and writing down stuff. If a 3rd grader was non-stupid enough to understand the question, he could solve it, given enough time.[/spoiler]

**thegnome54** · 02-01-2008 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Marvo

This is not a question of intelligence nor logic. It's question of wasting time, setting up systems and writing down stuff.

Actually, I did it in less than an hour with nothing but a pen to cross out or circle answers. No systems to set up, just pure logical deductions. No trial and error, either (unless you count "if 9 is B, then 10 can't be A, but it has to be A otherwise 11 is wrong, so 9 isn't B" as a trial and error process {made up those numbers}). Give it a second look, perhaps the properties of this test didn't sink in fully or something.

Spoiler for Hint::

**Ynot** · 02-01-2008 11:47 PM

Spoiler for what do I type here?:

**thegnome54** · 02-02-2008 12:40 AM

Spoiler for Ynot::

**Ynot** · 02-02-2008 12:45 AM

Spoiler for The Gnome:

**Abra** · 02-02-2008 12:48 AM

Guh. Stupid puzzle. Alright, I'll give it a try, and post again when I'm finish. If I feel like finishing.

Originally Posted by thegnome54

Spoiler for Ynot::

Spoiler for Abra::

**Moonbeam** · 02-02-2008 12:57 AM

When in doubt, always guess "C".

**thegnome54** · 02-02-2008 01:10 AM

Crap, sorry I made a typo in that spoiler.

Since this may cause some confusion, let it be known that the correct answer to #20 is E.

That should clear things up a bit.

**Spartiate** · 02-02-2008 01:12 AM

What does a barometer have to do with longitude?

**Ynot** · 02-02-2008 01:15 AM

Spoiler for who it may concern:

**Abra** · 02-02-2008 02:00 AM

Aaaaaand I'm bored. I know there's a flaw in it somewhere, but I don't want to destroy what I've done, because most of it makes sense. And I'm too lazy to find the 'true' source of the flaw at the moment. How close was I?

Spoiler for Half-assed answers:

I may try again, if I ever feel the urge to hardcore riddle.