Spring '98
Date Name of Problem of the Week
03/16/98 Change a $50 bill
03/23/98 Man lived in Egypt
03/30/98 Mr. P with wife -- Annoying Road Signs
04/06/98 Chicken McNuggets -- 6, 9, or 20
04/20/98 Sequences -- (1,3), (2,3), (3,5), (4,4), (5,4) ...
04/27/98 YES or NO Logic Problem -- guess number from 1 to 50
05/04/98 Doublet -- MOOD to BARN
05/11/98 HANDLEY 75th Anniversary Football Problem
05/18/98 Handley Sandwich Problem
05/25/98 Roman Numeral Problem -- greatest number of them?
Fall '98
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/24/98 Powerball Problem
08/31/98 The A B C D Problem (4 inequalities)
09/07/98 Restaurant Riddle (7 Guests)
09/14/98 Football Pairings
09/21/98 Money Matters ($1.62 -- how many ways?)
09/28/98 Soccer Stumper
10/05/98 Unit Fraction Problem (7 unit fractions = 1)
10/12/98 The 100 Meter Race Problem
10/19/98 The Bee Problem (2 trains -- 100 miles apart)
10/26/98 Feasting in the Afternoon (logic -- 4 couples)
11/02/98 A Walk in Winchester (walk north and east)
11/09/98 The Winchester Census Problem (product = 72)
11/16/98 Strange Days (11/9/99 -- multiplication days)
11/23/98 The Math Teacher's Fish
11/30/98 A Walk Around the Earth (head travels more than feet?)
12/07/98 Santa's Pack Held Thirty Toys
12/14/98 HO! HO! HO!
Spring '99
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/04/99 A Trying Triangle Problem (Isosceles triangle)
01/11/99 Ordered Pairs Problem
01/18/99 Candy Problem (25 pieces of candy -- 3 people)
01/25/99 Circle Problem (8 chords divide a circle)
02/01/99 Reciprocal Riddle (sum = 2, product = 3)
02/08/99 Magic Square (given 9, 13, 21, 37)
02/15/99 Spelling Challenge (find the letter a -- 1,000)
02/22/99 Bridge-Crossing Puzzle (U2 concert in 17 minutes)
03/08/99 The Sherandomen and the Handleymen
03/15/99 The Simultaneous Equations Problem (find x, y in a)
03/22/99 College Student Letter Home Problem (send more money)
03/29/99 The Banana Problem
04/05/99 Apple Cider Problem (3, 5, and 8 liter pails)
04/12/99 City-County Track Meet (30 medals)
04/19/99 The A.H.S.M.E. (99 points)
04/26/99 Tricky Sequence (20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 40, 44, ...)
05/03/99 Going to Work Problem (1 minute early / late)
05/10/99 Tricky Triangle (angles in ratio of 3:4:5)
05/17/99 Letter Puzzles (symmetry / chemical elements)
05/24/99 When the Workers Relax (when is their day off?)
05/31/99 The Tower of Hanoi
06/07/99 Together Forever (BRIDE + GROOM = BLISS)
Fall '99
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/23/99 The Handley Sports Problem (41 on FB team, ...)
08/30/99 The Two Number Problem (2 unequal numbers)
09/06/99 Class Conscience (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th graders)
09/13/99 Judge Handley's Phone Number
09/20/99 The Three Thieves (Bag of 600 gold coins)
09/27/99 A Little Average Problem (basketball points)
10/04/99 Spelling Challenge (find letter c -- 1 octillion)
10/11/99 Twenty Dollar Puzzle (can't change a $20 bill?)
10/18/99 The Three Jealous Men and Their Wives
10/25/99 The Winchester Airport Problem (moving walkways)
11/01/99 Mr. P's Party Problem (handshakes -- 22 students)
11/08/99 The Chess Problem (16 pieces -- no 3 in a row)
11/15/99 The Cooking Problem (4 minute, 7 minute timer)
11/22/99 Setting The Table Problem (SET + SET + ... = ATE)
11/29/99 The Winchester Zoo Problem (45 heads, 150 feet)
12/06/99 The Candy Factory Problem (1000 pieces -- 10 bags)
12/13/99 Oh Deer! (a logic problem)
Spring '00
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/03/00 The New Year's Eve Problem (21 bottles -- 3 guests)
01/10/00 Diophantus' Age Problem
01/17/00 The Five Equation Problem (A + B = Z, ...)
01/24/00 The Winchester Sports Problem (TIDDLE, WADE, ...)
01/31/00 The Sled Problem (George Washington -- calendar)
02/07/00 The Urn Problem (10 red, 10 white marbles)
02/14/00 The Book Problem (852 digits to number a book)
02/21/00 The Toy Store Problem (own pricing system)
02/28/00 The Store Problem (give as much money -- spend $10)
03/06/00 MATHEMATICS Problem (Pyramid -- Pascal's triangle)
03/13/00 The Face Card Problem (2 aces, kings, queens, jacks)
03/20/00 The Number Sequence Problem (2 sequences)
03/27/00 The Triangle Problem (Share 5 congruent parts)
04/03/00 The Six Integer Problem (ABC = DEF)
04/10/00 The Number Sequence Problem (Squares of Digits)
04/24/00 The AHSME Problem (112 points)
05/01/00 The Eight Digit Problem (11223344)
05/08/00 A Stately Addition
05/15/00 The Wolf, The Goat, and The Head of Cabbage
05/22/00 The Corners of a Square
05/29/00 Mr. P's Shopping Trip
Fall '00
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/28/00 De Morgan’s Age Problem
09/04/00 Hawaiian Palm Tree Problem
09/11/00 The Spiraling Bug Problem
09/18/00 The I-81 Problem (Winchester to Harrisonburg)
09/25/00 The Test Problem (Handley Grades)
10/02/00 The Series Problem (x-a)(x-b)… (x-z)
10/09/00 All in the Family (logic puzzle)
10/16/00 The Speeder’s Problem (Winchester to Berryville)
10/23/00 The Triangle Problem - Find Perimeter
10/30/00 Trick or Treat!
11/06/00 Who Dun It? - Handley, Clarke, Sherando, or Wood?
11/13/00 Who Teaches What? - 7 Handley Teachers
11/20/00 Hockey Problem
11/27/00 Cross Number Puzzle
12/04/00 Fiddling with Fours
12/11/00 The Twelve Days of Christmas
Spring '01
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/01/01 The New Year Magic Square
01/08/01 The “Yes or No” Question (Telephone Number)
01/15/01 The Reciprocal Problem - The Golden Ratio
01/22/01 Multiplying Digits Problem (Probability of last digit)
01/29/01 Alien Math Class
02/05/01 The AHSME Problem (115 points -- top score at Handley)
02/12/01 The Water Tank Problem
02/19/01 The Gold Bags
02/26/01 Hands Of A Clock
03/05/01 The Early-Late Problem
03/12/01 The Forgotten Password (5 digits)
03/19/01 The Ping Pong Ball Problem (8, 15, or 20 in a box)
03/26/01 Two Professors Meet (ages of children)
04/02/01 Pascal's Triangle (Spell Pascal)
04/09/01 The 45678 Problem
04/16/01 Buy A Vowel Problem
04/23/01 Sequences A S D 43-41-37-31
04/30/01 The Apple Blossom Game
05/07/01 The Pet Problem
05/14/01 The Four Student Problem
05/21/01 Pool Problem (3 pipes)
05/28/01 The Weights Problem (1 to 17 pounds)
06/04/01 Super Arcade Champion
06/11/01 The Island Problem (Truth or Lies)
06/18/01 The Five Houses
Fall '01
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/20/01 The SUV Gas Problem
08/27/01 Trivia Magic Square
09/03/01 Pike's Peak Problem
09/10/01 Compound Interest Problem
09/17/01 Ft. Collins Problem
09/24/01 The Handley Golf Problem
10/01/01 Cross Country Problem
10/08/01 Budget Truck Problem
10/15/01 World Series Problem
10/22/01 The Baby Gate Problem
10/29/01 The Number Table Problem
11/05/01 The Synodic Period Problem
11/12/01 The Vocations Logic Puzzle
11/19/01 Fishing Pole Problem
11/26/01 Combination Lock Problem
12/03/01 The Factorial Problem
12/10/01 The Weight Problem
12/17/01 Christmas Tree Puzzle
12/31/01 The Palindromic Year Problem
Spring '02
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/07/02 The Elvis Problem
01/14/02 Toys R Us Problem
01/21/02 The Portland Head Light Problem
01/28/02 Check Mates
02/04/02 Numbers in Boxes
02/11/02 Math Team Problem (The Josephus Problem)
02/18/02 Functional Notation Problem
02/25/02 Desk Calendar Problem
03/04/02 Wedded Bliss Problem
03/11/02 A Digital Problem
03/18/02 The Train and Bee Problem
03/25/02 Circular Reasoning
04/01/02 The Bellman Problem
04/08/02 The Coin Problem
04/15/02 The Jogging Problem
04/22/02 The Bookworm Problem
04/29/02 The Peculiar Sum Problem
05/06/02 Cross Number Puzzle
05/13/02 The Track Problem
05/20/02 Hard-Boiled
05/27/02 The Number Sequence Problem
06/03/02 False Positive Problem
Fall '02
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/19/02 How Many Trains in the Depot?
08/26/02 Fines At Redskin Camp
09/02/02 Don't Fence Me In!
09/09/02 Algebra Test Problem
09/16/02 Wendy's
09/23/02 Road Trip To Pennsylvania
09/30/02 The Spider and The Fly
10/07/02 Harry Potter Problem
10/14/02 Perfect Square Problem
10/21/02 Change for a Dollar
10/28/02 Merry-Go-Round Problem
11/04/02 Match Boxes
11/11/02 Table Problem
11/18/02 Pentagram Problem
11/25/02 The Painting Problem
12/02/02 The Banana Problem
12/09/02 Bing Crosby Problem
12/16/02 Holiday Greeting Problem
Spring '03
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/06/03 Sum Fun With Elvis
01/13/03 The Crew Problem
01/20/03 Jelly Bean Probability
01/27/03 Powerball Fever II
02/03/03 Tour of the World
02/10/03 Cy Young Winner
02/17/03 The Stamp Problem
02/24/03 Arithmetrivia
03/03/03 The Las Vegas Interest Problem
03/10/03 The Snow Problem
03/17/03 The Rectangle Square Problem
03/24/03 The High / Low Game
03/31/03 Swensons Milkshake Problem
04/07/03 The Stagecoach Problem
04/14/03 The Gear Problem
04/21/03 The Boat Problem
04/28/03 The Hymnal Problem
05/05/03 Tricky Track Problem (Martin Gardner)
05/12/03 Equations Analysis Test
05/19/03 One Hundred Bucks of Pets
05/26/03 Five Daughters
06/02/03 Magic Square
Fall '03
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/18/03 Rita's Ice Problem
08/25/03 Sum Choice
09/01/03 Train Problem
09/08/03 Equations Analysis Test II
09/15/03 Fractions and Marriage Problem
09/22/03 Old Faithful Problem
09/29/03 Digital Divide Problem
10/06/03 Missing Cal Problem
10/13/03 Winchester Transit Problem
10/20/03 What Do We Have In Common?
10/27/03 Scary Stuff Problem
11/03/03 The Stacked Rack Problem
11/10/03 Wackie Wordies
11/17/03 Lines and Angles Problem
11/24/03 Computer vs. Human Problem (1 to 8)
12/01/03 Arithmetricks
12/08/03 Holiday Greeting Problem
12/15/03 Holiday Greeting Problem
Spring '04
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/05/04 The Skating Elvises Problem
01/12/04 The Elvis Street Number Problem
01/19/04 The Calendar Problem (Cubes)
01/26/04 U.S. Population Problem
02/02/04 The Locksmith Problem
02/09/04 Chicken Soup for the Math Teacher’s Soul
02/16/04 Mental Blocks
02/23/04 The Inscribed Cube Problem
03/01/04 Chickens and Eggs Problem
03/08/04 The Handley Biker Problem
03/15/04 The Lottery Problem
03/22/04 An Engaging Age Problem
03/29/04 Shortest Distance Problem
04/05/04 Movie Math Problem
04/12/04 Not Sold at 7-11
04/19/04 Turk-o-nacci Sequence!
04/26/04 Algebra Class
05/03/04 Gambling Problem
05/10/04 House Painting Problem
05/17/04 Lucky Canceling
05/24/04 Milk Problem
05/31/04 7-11 Problem
Fall '04
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/23/04 Cubes Problem
08/30/04 The Kate and Jackson Problem
09/06/04 The Barber Problem
09/13/04 The Lawnmower Problem
09/20/04 The Coconut Cake Problem
09/27/04 The Grandchildren Problem
10/04/04 The Greeley Colorado Problem
10/11/04 The Subway Problem
10/18/04 Circle and Squares
10/25/04 The Treasure Hunt
11/01/04 The Six-Digit Number Problem
11/08/04 Tom Swifties
11/15/04 The Boeing Plant Problem
11/22/04 Chocolate Squares
11/29/04 The Pleacher Family Travel Problem
12/06/04 The Consecutive Integer Problem
12/13/04 12 Days of Christmas Problem
Spring ‘05
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/03/05 Elvis Passwords Problem
01/10/05 The Two Circles Problem
01/17/05 The Nine Students Problem
01/24/05 The Age-Old Problem
01/31/05 The Dominoes Problem
02/07/05 Eight Integers and Eight Clues
02/14/05 Valentines for Everyone!
02/21/05 The Bigger Burger Problem
02/28/05 Handley Smokestack Problem
03/07/05 The Balancing Act
03/14/05 Three Tangent Circles
03/21/05 The Confused Bank Teller
03/28/05 The Isosceles Triangle Problem
04/04/05 The Rice Krispies Box Problem
04/11/05 The Farmer's Problem
04/18/05 The Cat Count
04/25/05 Another Barber Problem
05/02/05 Trip Around the U.S.
05/09/05 Candorville Comic
05/16/05 The Monkey and the Coconuts
05/23/05 Nine Digits Problem
Fall '05
Date Name of Problem of the Week
08/29/05 The Football Field Problem
09/05/05 The Cross Country Meet
09/12/05 Mathematical Wackie Wordies
09/19/05 Aging Problem
09/26/05 The Barbie Problem
10/03/05 Vanity Plates
10/10/05 Baseball Lineup
10/17/05 Buddhist Lent Puzzle
10/24/05 Rice Problem
10/31/05 A Divisibility Problem
11/07/05 What Day of the Week is it?
11/14/05 SUDOKU
11/21/05 Movie Magic Square
11/28/05 The Square Problem
12/05/05 The Telephone Problem
12/12/05 The Temperature Problem
12/19/05 Holiday Algebra
Spring '06
Date Name of Problem of the Week
01/02/06 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
01/09/06 It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
01/16/06 Numerical Word Search
01/23/06 Pentagon Island
01/30/06 Dulles to Denver
02/06/06 The Crossing Problem
02/13/06 Sibling Rivalry
02/20/06 The Pill Problem
02/27/06 The Judge Problem
03/06/06 March Madness
03/13/06 Fourteen Questions
03/20/06 Bob Marley Problem
03/27/06 The Dart Problem
04/03/06 World Population Problem
04/10/06 Prime Problem
04/17/06 Brothers and Sisters
04/24/06 SUDOKU
05/01/06 The 3 x 3 x 3 Problem
05/08/06 The Missing 20 Digits
05/15/06 Final Exam Problem (FOXTROT)
05/22/06 Virginia LOTTO South
Fall '06
Date Name of Problem of the Week
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