Braingle: 'Why, Skid Mark, Why?' Brain Teaser

Why, Skid Mark, Why?

Logic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.

Puzzle ID:	#24349
Fun:	(3.08)
Difficulty:	(1.88)
Category:	Logic
Submitted By:	Question_Mark
Corrected By:	4demo

After recent events, Question Mark is annoyed with his brother, Skid Mark. Skid thought it would be funny to hide Question's wallet. He told Question that he would get it back if he finds it. So, first off, Skid laid five colored keys in a row. One of them is a key to a room where Skid is hiding Question's wallet. Using the clues, can you determine the order of the keys and which is the right key?

Red: This key is somewhere to the left of the key to the door.
Blue: This key is not at one of the ends.
Green: This key is three spaces away from the key to the door (2 between).
Yellow: This key is next to the key to the door.
Orange: This key is in the middle.

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Comments

dolphingurl12 Jul 08, 2005	I'm the first to comment- yay! I liked it! This was different and fun!!
emcruiserchik Jul 08, 2005	I thought it was a lot of fun.
sonic-179 Jul 09, 2005	That was cool and different i am glad to be the third one to comment 3 is my lucky number
luckyseven Jul 09, 2005	this 1 was only alrite
luckyseven Jul 09, 2005	this 1 was only alrite
luckyseven Jul 09, 2005	this 1 was only alrite
Kukmiester Jul 11, 2005	That was cool... especially since I got it!
ragsdaleam Jul 15, 2005	Loved it!
Question_Mark Jul 16, 2005	If you liked this one, look forward to part 2. If you didn't then, you might not be looking forward to part two.
moocownessmoo Aug 07, 2005	Hoorah and woohop! Yes, very much fun, indeed. You shoulda seen the little key I drew next to my B for Blue xDDD.
Brainy_1 Aug 10, 2005	Good teaser and good job only I didn;t get the answer ! I was too tired to think...so I guess the next one will really hurt my brain !Anyway, goo job!!
thimblenoggin Aug 10, 2005	VERY NICE. i HAD TO MAKE A LITTLE CHART BUT i GOT IT. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT!
cool_bisdak Aug 10, 2005	tricky thing...really a brain twister
robinmckenzie Aug 10, 2005	Ah, the blissful irony! You lovely, innocent Americans have no idea what "skid mark" means in the UK. Bless. And you even chose it for the title. Hehe!
stalker Aug 10, 2005	got the order correct. this is the first one i've gotten without cheating!YEA
stalker Aug 10, 2005	p.s. we doooo know what skidmark means here.
agdjenn Aug 10, 2005	Easy peasy! Fun, though. I knew it was blue REALLLY QUICK, the hard(er) part was the order!
gumdrop480 Aug 10, 2005	it was easy, but it was still fun
dddlite Aug 10, 2005	Fun! I really enjoyed this one - keep them coming!
dancinfeetx91x Aug 10, 2005	ahahaha skid mark... am I the only American who knows what this means?? great teaser!!! I got it right!!
Aarghonauts Aug 10, 2005	This was a good puzzle for ADD-types: Made you focus for a bit, but with a little concentration, you could do it in your head! Fun, fun, fun. Espec. like "Skid Marks"
tazng00se Aug 10, 2005	This was fun. I made a little map and figured out the keys. Now, is anyone going to tell skidmark to take a bath or not?
infernogirl Aug 10, 2005	I figured it out but I'm not sure how. Loved this one
jtmac Aug 10, 2005	Who doesn't know what skid marks are? I'm sure most three year olds know what they are-- American, Aussies, Brits, whatever. Why do you think the author used that name? Anyway, good teaser, Question Mark!
SirOsiss Aug 10, 2005	Well now, I could not do it in my head, by my nice little table graph worked out very nicely to
jabdr Aug 10, 2005	I thought it was great fun...and I didn't figure it out in my head..had to write it down. Hmmm.is that a sign of getting old?
mbunap Aug 10, 2005	Short and sweet. An occasional logic problem is perfect to cleanse the palate. They're so very logical.
MTK_90 Aug 11, 2005	NICE.
summerhottie627 Aug 12, 2005	it was okay
rac76 Aug 17, 2005	Somehow I messed it up, but I knew that the Blue was the one w/the key. Its getting late...so goodnight! oh, this was fun to play!
brainster Nov 08, 2005	Nice one! Different and nice!
SPUTNIK2 Feb 13, 2006	Good Teaser thanks
Methlos Mar 12, 2006	i had to write it down but i got your wallet back
Question_Mark Mar 15, 2006	Thanks methlos
Question_Mark Mar 15, 2006	I was looking for my money.
Punk_Rocker Aug 11, 2006	Fun, but you could tell just from reading the clues that the blue one was the key to the door. But it was still fun, good job!
SaturnCat08 Aug 11, 2006	Good Job, I like it.
lmurray Aug 11, 2006	GOOD ONE. I'D LIKE 2 C U ADD ANOTHER VARIABLE OR TWO IN R FUTURE TEASERS.
rhmaustin Aug 11, 2006	Why do all the comments say "This is offensive" under the commenter's name? Not because of the skid-mark title, is it?
Rach_ Aug 11, 2006	No, you click on it if someone posts an offensive comment. Skid marks are just gross
utnative Aug 11, 2006	very good teaser i just can not figure out these kind of teaser. i guess i do not have a logical mind or i am just stupid
bluehawk Aug 11, 2006	Ah!!!!!!! The BLUES have it. utnative, I don't think your stupid.I think your pretty coool! Thanx for the logic probs.
rajeshvt Aug 11, 2006	Ha Ha Ha , I finally got it right this time, looks like i'm opening up.
coachpisco Aug 11, 2006	Logically, logic puzzles are full of logic, and this one was no different, but I liked it a lot.
bradon182001 Aug 11, 2006	These logic treasers seem complex but if taken step by step they are easy. I just don't have the patience to do the steps.Sorry.Just not my thing I guess.
Badger Aug 11, 2006	I'll ditto Bradon, nothing personal...I know everyone has their fave categories. I took the time on this one, and after a few pictures and some trial and error got it no problem. I have to think there's a better way, though! Good teaser, thanks for submitting!
builder Aug 11, 2006	Why not Y,R,O,B,G ? THERFORE RED DOOR
builder Aug 11, 2006	never mind I see now
Pizzazz2u Aug 11, 2006	Spectacular teaser! Question Mark. You gave enough info, yet not too much. People will soon realize, logic puzzles requires one to use their figuring and common sense abilities. Hence, a logic problem. For some, you have to offer a straight out, simple clue... Very Awesome, though
ItsJustWildman Aug 11, 2006	I like to start my day (and my brain) with a cup of coffee and a teaser like this. Great job! Keep them coming!
peanut-tiara Aug 11, 2006	Great Teaser Question Mark! Logic teasers are my favourite!!! I agree with above...just enough info but not too much. A quick teaser to perk me up in the morning!!!
RRAMMOHAN Aug 11, 2006	Excellent teaser. Could get the right key easily, but had to work a little (luckily without using pen-paper) to get the right order. Wish we could get more such teasers. Keep up the good work.
(user deleted) Aug 11, 2006	Great!
locutus13ds Aug 11, 2006	Well well, I worked it out, and got it right! good job on this teaser!
choptlivva Aug 11, 2006	Good job QM!
heyman Aug 11, 2006	Great job. These are my favorites!
bandnerdnproud7 Aug 11, 2006	I like this kind of teaser. And I actually figured it out!
Question_Mark Aug 11, 2006	Woohoo! Daily teaser! Thanks for all your comments everyone
Bruce_42 Aug 11, 2006	it was a good one fellas, I missed it by one, I counted from the right and included the third count as the answer. Got me. thumbs up!!!
unConfuseMe Aug 11, 2006	brain slow today...brain tired.....brain got teased
shawneeo Aug 12, 2006	Aww, didn't get it, coz I don't want to write stuff down; there's no room on my desk, specially when my gdarn cat has to lay right next to the keyboard, and me, whenever I'm PCing, lol! Good teaser. I've done this kind in my head before, but I couldn't do this whole thing in my head.
Qrystal Aug 12, 2006	Wow, that was fun... I had to develop a new style of jotting down the info in order to figure it out. Did anyone else notice how GRODY this teaser was?
scallio Aug 14, 2006	Awesome teaser! I love these that make you think a bit yet are totally logical. A great way to start the day!
FeaerFactorY666 Aug 14, 2006	Very nice!
vlerma Aug 15, 2006	Great logic teaser. Thought I had the answer, looked, and,rats, that's not what I had. So I had to go back and find my mistake. I found it and now I have it right. Does that count? Please?
luvdoritos706 Aug 31, 2006	nice and easy....i like these kind...
crumbbum Oct 16, 2006	This is very similar to the logic games on the LSAT.
luckyduck Mar 07, 2007	YES!!!!!!! I'm the 68th comment!! Finally my dream come true! lol! ANYWAYS... I liked this teaser! It was easy for me but fun! I kinda guessed where two of the keys were and it got me the right answer! yippy! Thanks a million! This was fun to solve!!!!!
reidc80 Jan 05, 2008	It also works as red,blue,orange,yellow green,orange being the key.
smarty008 Aug 29, 2008	this one was easy, there are 2 keys that did not metion he key to the door, it had to be one of them, it couldnt be the orange one cuz that was in the middle and couldnt be 3 spaces from the green one
(user deleted) Aug 11, 2009	OK, maybe I'm missing something stupid. But why not, Green-Red-Orange-Blue-Yellow?
elentir Aug 11, 2009	@adamcj - Check the answer again.
auntiesis Aug 11, 2009	Must admit I needed paper and pen. Very good teaser, like this kind a lot.
pengzoid Aug 11, 2009	I didn't find the order of the keys, just figured out the blue key opened the door.
gracieboo Aug 11, 2009	Hmmm...I didn't get this one and I thought my chart was right. I got the blue key as the correct key but I had R,B,O,Y,G. I know, looking at the clue again, that yellow should have been next to blue but somehow, I couldn't get that to work!
patiencewithaP Aug 11, 2009	I needed to write it down but got it. Very fun! Thanks!
UptheHill Aug 11, 2009	NICE1!!! Good job
dalfamnest Aug 11, 2009	Excellent little teaser to start the day. Thanks. I'm still trying to work out the significance of the title - or is it just random? Some solvers proudly announce that they found the correct key easily - true, but that's only half the problem!
ArgenRaquet Aug 11, 2009	gracieboo that's what I got too!
Provlear Aug 12, 2009	Great quick solve that, for once on this website, required a little thought. Just get rid of the attempt at the tacked-on 'story'.
WowItsJustRob Aug 04, 2010	That was fun.