History's Greatest Riddlers Quiz

Question 1

Which ancient Greek king is the subject of the 'Gordian Knot' puzzle, which was solved by Alexander the Great?

A King Agamemnon

B King Priam

C King Gordias

D King Midas

Question 2

Which Victorian author is famous for the 'Alice in Wonderland' logic teasers and riddles?

A Lewis Carroll

B Mark Twain

C Charles Dickens

D Oscar Wilde

Question 3

Which mathematician is associated with the 'Seven Bridges of Königsberg,' a historical puzzle that founded graph theory?

A Bernhard Riemann

B Carl Friedrich Gauss

C Euclid

D Leonhard Euler

Question 4

Which US Founding Father is credited with inventing the 'Magic Square' of 8x8, a complex mathematical riddle?

A George Washington

B Thomas Jefferson

C Alexander Hamilton

D Benjamin Franklin

Question 5

Which 19th-century puzzle master published 'Amusements in Mathematics' and invented the 'Sam Loyd's Puzzle' craze?

A Martin Gardner

B Raymond Smullyan

C Sam Loyd

D Henry Dudeney

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