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Can You Solve This Self-Referential Logic Puzzle?

The only thing this puzzle references more than logic... is itself.

Background

A self-referential quiz is a logic game where the rules keep pointing back at themselves. Instead of asking you about history, science, or math, the game asks questions about… the game. One question might ask how many questions have the answer “A”, while another may say “the next 3 questions are all the same letter”. Every answer changes the rest, so it’s like trying to solve a puzzle that’s constantly staring back at itself.

  • Some questions are designed to provide hints for other questions and may not be immediately helpful on their own.
  • If a statement is not phrased as a True/False question, you may assume it is always true.
  • There is exactly one solution to this puzzle. Every statement can be satisfied simultaneously in one and only one way.
  • Most importantly, have fun!

If you enjoy this puzzle, I recommend checking out Brainzilla’s collection of self-referential quizzes for even more mind-bending challenges.

Special Edition · Logic & Games

Researchers Baffled by New Self-Referential Test

Readers advised to proceed with careful reasoning

1

Of the following, which is the only question to have "D" as the correct answer?

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2

There are more questions with answers of A than B?

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3

The answer to this question is A, if and only if the answer to 5 is B, otherwise the answer to 6 is D.

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4

The answer to one of the next 3 questions is A.

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5

Question 6's answer is the same as the answer for question 3 but not 7.

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6

The answer for question 5 is the number of characters (spaces included) of the right answer from question 3.

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7

The answer to this question is the total number of B's that are the correct answer.

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8

The answers to 7, 8, 10, and 12 are all different.

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9

How many A's were in the previous 3 questions?

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10

Which question has the same answer as this question?

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11

The number of answers that are A on the quiz are odd.

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12

You Got This!

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