National Puzzle Day
National Puzzle Day, which falls on January 29th, recognizes that solving our brains with puzzles is just one of the many benefits.
Puzzles put our minds to use whether it's a crossword, jigsaw, trivia, word searches, brain teasers, or Sudoku. When we work on a jigsaw puzzle, we use both sides of the brain, according to studies. Spending time on puzzles improves memory, cognitive skills, and problem-solving skills.
Word searches and crossword puzzles have the obvious benefit of improving vocabulary and language skills. Sudoku, a puzzle assembling a series of numbers on a grid, also exercises the brain. This puzzle stimulates the brain and improves number skills by testing memory and logical reasoning.
Puzzles also have social benefits. We increase our social interactions when we collaborate on these brain teasers with someone. Whether we belong to a club or play with our children, those interactions keep us socially active and teach our children social skills. Even though they are not working together, they provide the opportunity to concentrate the mind in a nonthreatening manner.
Puzzles stimulate the brain, keep it active, and learning its skills, according to the bottom line.
How to celebrate #nationalpuzzleday
- Invite a friend to solve a puzzle with you
- Try a new puzzle game or revisit an old one
- Make a puzzle game
- To post on social media, use the hashtag #NationalPuzzleDay
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History of national puzzle day has influenced national puzzle day
Jodi Jill founded National Puzzle Day in 2002 as a way to share her love of puzzles. Jodi Jill, a syndicated newspaper puzzle maker and professional quiz maker, created classroom lesson plans specifically for the observance and the success has increased year after year.
FAQ
Q. Is anyone interested in National Puzzle Day?
A. Yes. Yes. There are so many different kinds of puzzles that anyone can enjoy this day.
Q. When was the crossword puzzle first invented?
A. Arthur Wynne of Liverpool is lauded as the creator of the word game we know today. He created what is considered the first known published crossword puzzle. The puzzle appeared in the New York World newspaper's December 21, 1913, edition.
Q. When was the first sudoku puzzle invented?
A. An 18th-century mathematician from Switzerland invented Latin Squares, a game based on Latin Squares. These puzzles were published in French newspapers in 1895. Sudoku's version today, on the other hand, is much more modern. The game we play today is by Howard Garns of Connersville, Indiana. Garns, a freelance puzzle designer, created Number Place, and he created the game Number Place. Number Place first appeared in the magazine "Dell Pencil Puzzles and Word Games" in 1979.
Q. What image was on the first jigsaw puzzle?
A. British cartographer and engraver by the name of John Spilsbury invented the jigsaw puzzle. He separated each country separately.
