National Puzzle Day

An episode of the 5 Daily Trivia Questions - five ways to test your knowledge podcast, hosted by Caloroga Shark Media /5 Daily Trivia Questions, titled "National Puzzle Day" was published on January 29, 2026 and runs 3 minutes.

January 29, 2026 ·3m · 5 Daily Trivia Questions - five ways to test your knowledge

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Summary

Question 1: On National Puzzle Day we tip our hat to crosswords: Which newspaper debuted the first modern crossword puzzle, in what year, and who designed it?Question 2: The name “Sudoku” is a Japanese abbreviation—what longer phrase does it shorten, and what does that phrase mean?Question 3: In the classic Tower of Hanoi brainteaser, what is the formula for the minimum number of moves required to transfer a stack of n disks from one peg to another following the rules?Question 4: Tangrams are a timeless geometric puzzle: How many pieces make up a traditional tangram, and what shapes are they?Question 5: In the classic river-crossing puzzle featuring a farmer, a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage, which pairs cannot be left together unsupervised on either bank?You may also like ODD ONE OUT. a new podcast with Mark Ellison! Mark gives you 4 words, you decide which word does not belong. Three rounds daily, quick and fun,Portions of today's trivia podcast were made with the help of AI.

Episode Description

Question 1: On National Puzzle Day we tip our hat to crosswords: Which newspaper debuted the first modern crossword puzzle, in what year, and who designed it?

Question 2: The name “Sudoku” is a Japanese abbreviation—what longer phrase does it shorten, and what does that phrase mean?

Question 3: In the classic Tower of Hanoi brainteaser, what is the formula for the minimum number of moves required to transfer a stack of n disks from one peg to another following the rules?

Question 4: Tangrams are a timeless geometric puzzle: How many pieces make up a traditional tangram, and what shapes are they?

Question 5: In the classic river-crossing puzzle featuring a farmer, a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage, which pairs cannot be left together unsupervised on either bank?

You may also like ODD ONE OUT. a new podcast with Mark Ellison! Mark gives you 4 words, you decide which word does not belong. Three rounds daily, quick and fun,

Portions of today's trivia podcast were made with the help of AI.