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The Maximum That You Can Get!
2024-02-20 05:42
What was the question?The quick response to the question by any body would be 3 x 50 + 1 x 20 = $170 would be the maximum as next pick of highest currency of $50 will stop drawing of curren… Read More
Puzzle : Draw The Maximum Sum
2024-02-20 05:38
Assume you are blindfolded and placed in front of a large bowl containing currency in $50, $20, $10, and $5 denominations. You are allowed to reach in and remove bills, one bill at a time… Read More
Knowing The Number Of Liars
2024-02-15 06:16
What is the question?The information that we have - 1. At least one of them is honest. 2. If you take any two politicians, at least one of them is a liar.  Only one of them must b… Read More
Spot The Liar Among
2024-02-15 06:16
There is a party of 100 politicians. All of them are either honest or liars. You walk in knowing two things: 1. At least one of them is honest. 2. If you take any two politicians, at least… Read More
Puzzle : An Evil Troll On A Bridge
2023-10-11 06:57
A bridge was guarded by an evil troll. The troll was very intelligent, but he was also a coward. He was afraid of anyone smarter than him. So every time anyone tried to cross the bridge… Read More
Puzzle :
2023-10-02 06:02
An elementary school teacher had her purse stolen. The thief had to be Lilian, Judy, David, Theo, or Margaret. When questioned, each child made three statements:  Lilian: (1) I didn… Read More
2023-10-02 06:01
How it was stolen?Let's recollect all the statements given by all accused. Lilian: (1) I didn’t take the purse. (2) I have never in my life stolen anything. (3) Theo did it.  Ju… Read More
Solution : Inside The Story Of 3 Dragons
2023-09-04 06:04
What was the story?Let's see what are key statements in the story once again.------------------------------------ Dragon 1: You may ask us one question, then you must guess which dragon is… Read More
Puzzle : The Story Of 3 Dragons
2023-09-04 06:04
I met three dragons. One always tells the truth, other one always lies and the last one alternates between lie and truth. Dragon 1: You may ask us one question, then you must guess which dr… Read More
2023-08-25 05:28
There is a casino and it has 4 gates, let say A, B, C and D. Now the condition is that every time you enter casino you have to pay $5 and every time you leave the casino, you again h… Read More
Solution: Amount Needed For A Casino Visit
2023-08-25 05:26
What is the puzzle? Let's suppose you have amount 'x' initially in your wallet. 1. On paying $5 for entry at gate A amount left is x - 5 . 2. After entry into the casino it double and beco… Read More
Puzzle : Who Stole Which Animal
2023-07-20 06:27
A horse, a donkey and a camel were stolen. Three suspects: Robert, Scott and Tommy. All we know that each person stole one animal, but we do not know who stole which. Here are the invest… Read More
Solution : Who Stole Which Animal Puzzle
2023-07-20 06:25
What was the puzzle?Take a look at the statements of three suspects first - ------------------------------------------------------------ Robert: Tommy stole the horse.Scott: Tommy stol… Read More
Maze Challenge For A Rat?
2023-06-06 06:27
A rat is placed at the beginning of a maze and must make it to the end. There are four paths at the start that he has an equal chance of taking: path A takes 5 minutes and leads to the en… Read More
A Rat Finishing Off The Maze!
2023-06-06 06:27
The challenge ahead of rat?For rat, there are 2 paths viz A (5 minutes) and C (3 minutes) leading to the end while paths B (8 minutes) and D (2 minutes) lead to the start again.Since, there… Read More
Solution Of A World Class Swimmer's Puzzle
2023-06-06 06:21
What was the puzzle? Let C be the speed of water current then the speed of a world class swimmer will be 2C. When she swims out to a buoy located at a distance say D and back again, th… Read More
A World Class Swimmer's Puzzle
2023-06-06 06:20
A world-class swimmer can swim at twice the speed of the prevailing tide.She swims out to a buoy and back again, taking four minutes to make the round-trip.How long would it take her to m… Read More
Puzzle : Set Timer Without Clock?
2023-03-20 06:25
You are a cook in a remote area with no clocks or other way of keeping time other than a four-minute and a seven-minute hourglass. On the stove is a pot of boiling water. Jill asks you to… Read More
Solution : Setting Up Timer Without Clock!
2023-03-20 06:24
What was the challenge?We can set up a timer of 9 minutes using 4 and 7 minutes hourglass. Below is the process-1. Flip both the hourglasses and drop egg into the water. 2. After 4 minu… Read More
Puzzle : The Logical Team Work
2023-03-20 06:15
Thirty fans hire a bus to attend a football game. On the way to the stadium, they realize that exactly half of them are fans of one team and the other half are fans of the other team. With… Read More
2023-03-20 06:15
What was the puzzle?Let's number the first person from where the drive starts counting first as 1. So there are 30 people standing in circle and we have numbered them in clockwise direction… Read More
Solution : The Unlucky Car Thief
2023-03-15 06:02
What was the puzzle? Take a look at the statements made by suspects.---------------------------------------------------------------- Suspect A:1. C and I have met many times before today.2… Read More
Puzzle : Which One Is The Car Thief?
2023-03-15 06:01
A car thief, who had managed to evade the authorities in the past, unknowingly took the automobile that belonged to Inspector Detweiler. The sleuth wasted no time and spared no effort… Read More
Puzzle : The Case Of Missing Servant
2023-02-28 07:20
A king has 100 identical servants, each with a different rank between 1 and 100. At the end of each day, each servant comes into the king's quarters, one-by-one, in a random order, and anno… Read More
Solution : The Missing Servant In The Case
2023-02-28 07:20
What was the case?When the first servant comes in, the king should write his number on the small piece of paper. For every next servant that reports in, the king should add that servant's n… Read More
2023-02-28 07:13
What was the MAGIC?Let us name ten cards as C1, C2, C3.....C10 and initially they are in order like below.C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C101. Mavis the 'mathemagician' moved the top card to the… Read More
Puzzle By The Mathemagician
2023-02-28 07:12
Mavis the 'mathemagician' held ten cards (face down) in her hand - Ace (1) to 10 of Hearts.She moved the top card to the bottom of the pack, counting '1', and turned up the next card, placi… Read More
Well, 'THIS' Is The Right Answer!
2023-02-09 06:19
What was the question?Let's recall the question once again.What’s the right answer?(a) All of the below.(b) None of the below.(c) All of the above.(d) One of the above.(e) None of the… Read More
What's The Right Answer?
2023-02-09 06:19
On a multiple-choice test, one of the questions is illegible, but the choice of answers is listed clearly below. What’s the right answer?(a) All of the below.(b) None of the belo… Read More
Puzzle : Ants Walk On A Stick
2023-01-31 05:45
Twenty-five ants are placed randomly on a meter stick. Each faces east or west. At a signal they all start to march at 1 centimeter per second. Whenever two ants collide they reverse dire… Read More
Analysing Ants Walk On A Stick
2023-01-31 05:45
Read the question associated with the walk.For a moment, let's assume that there are only 2 ants 20 cm away from either end of the stick. Now, after 30 seconds they both will collide with ea… Read More
2023-01-27 05:15
What was the puzzle?Since one of the clock looses and other gains 10 seconds per hour, that means one looses 240 seconds (4 minutes) & other gains 240 seconds (4 minutes) in a day. Both… Read More
Who Is Older, Joe Or Smoe?
2023-01-27 05:15
Two friends, Joe and Smoe, were born in May, one in 1932, the other a year later. Each had an antique grandfather clock of which he was extremely proud. Both of the clocks worked fairly we… Read More
Correct Placement Of Subtraction Operator
2023-01-03 06:10
This was the question!For a moment. let's put '+' operator in all given boxes.1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 33.Let 'x' be the number ahead of which '-' should be there where x can be a… Read More
The River Crossing Challenge!
2022-08-01 05:50
There are 3 men, two Chimps, and one Gorilla on one side of a river :They have a boat but only the men and the Gorilla can row the boat across, so there must always be a human and/or Gori… Read More
Puzzle : The Fake Coin Challenge!
2022-07-20 05:40
There are 101 coins out of which 1 is fake, the fake coin is identical to a genuine coin but differs in weight. Using weight balance only twice how can we determine whether the fake coin is… Read More
Fake Vs Genuine Coin Weigh Comparison
2022-07-20 05:40
This was the challenge!Remember we are asked to determine whether the fake coin is lighter or heavier when compared with the genuine coin and not to identify the fake coin itself.Keep aside… Read More
Find The Heaviest Ball
2022-07-08 05:40
Given 27 table tennis balls, one is heavier than the others. What is the minimum number of weighings (using a two-pan balance scale) needed to guarantee identifying the heavy one? The other… Read More
Identifying The Heavier Ball
2022-07-08 05:40
 What was the task given?We need to use the scale only 3 times. 1. Divide the 27 balls into 3 groups of 9 balls each. 2. Use the scale to weigh 2 groups. This will tell us which g… Read More
A Brillian Deception
2022-07-06 06:10
A witch owns a field containing many gold mines. She hires one man at a time to mine this gold for her. She promises 10% of what a man mines in a day, and he gives her the rest. Because sh… Read More
Mathematics Behind The Brilliant Deception!
2022-07-06 06:09
What was the deception?As per the honest man, he must have mined 16 Pounds of gold since he kept 1.6 Pounds (10% of 16) gold for himself. And as per magical bags, since Bag no.1 said it had… Read More
PUZZLE : The Case Of Honest Suspects
2022-07-04 06:03
Handel has been killed and Beethoven is on the case. He has interviewed the four suspects and their statements are shown below. Each suspect has said two sentences. One sentence of… Read More
Open Doors In An Empty Prison!
2022-03-28 05:42
Read the story behind the title!Let's take few cells into consideration as representatives.The warden visits cell no. 5 twice - 1st & 5th trip.1 & 5 are only divisors of 5.He visits… Read More
A Warden Killing The Boredom
2022-03-28 05:42
A warden oversees an empty prison with 100 cells, all closed. Bored one day, he walks through the prison and opens every cell. Then he walks through it again and closes the even-numbered c… Read More
The Little Johnny's Dilemma
2022-03-16 06:24
Little Johnny is walking home. He has $300 he has to bring home to his mom. While he is walking a man stops him and gives him a chance to double his money. The man says - "I'll… Read More
The Loss Making Deal !
2022-03-16 06:23
What was the deal?The little Johnny should not accept the deal.The problem is actually finding the probability of winning in each case dice throw… Read More
The Challenge Ahead Of New Manager
2022-03-14 05:42
In a wood-cutting factory, five large sawing machines stand in a windowless room. Each machine has an on/off switch attached, there being no doubt as to which switch controls which machin… Read More
Genius Moves By Brother Of Manager!
2022-03-14 05:42
What was the challenge?Suppose you are the brother of that manager & have accepted the challenge. For sake of convenience, we will name switches inside the room operating machines a… Read More
How Much Does Each Container Weigh?
2022-03-12 10:35
There are five containers of oil of different weight. They are weighed in pairs of two with all possibilities. The weights in kgs are 165, 168, 169.5, 171, 172.5, 174, 175.5, 177, 180, and… Read More
Weight Calculation Of Each Container
2022-03-12 10:35
What was the given data?Let's name five containers as C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5 with their increasing order of weights. That is weight of C1 As per given data, weight of these containers when w… Read More
What Day Of The Week Is It?
2022-03-09 05:36
A group of campers have been on vacation so long, that they've forgotten the day of the week. The following conversation ensues. Darryl: "What's the day? I don't think it is Thursd… Read More
The Forgotten Day Of Week Is Wednesday!
2022-03-09 05:29
What was the puzzle?Let's see once again the conversation that campers had - -------------------------------------------------------- Darryl: "What's the day? I don't think it is Thursd… Read More
Cracking The 10-Digits Password
2022-03-08 06:27
What was the challenge? Let's suppose the 10-digits password is ABCDEFGHIJ.---------------------------------Take a look at the given clues to crack down the password.1. All digits from… Read More
Crack The 10-Digits Password
2022-03-08 06:25
In an attempt to further protect his secret chicken recipe, Colonel Sanders has locked it away in a safe with a 10-digit password. Unable to resist his crispy fried chicken, you'd like to… Read More
Smarter Use Of Toaster!
2022-03-06 08:00
What was the task given?Jasmine has 3 pieces of bread and she want to toast total 6 sides of toasts. Since, the toaster can toast 2 sides (in two slots) at a time in 1  minute, she need… Read More
The Toaster Twist!
2022-03-06 08:00
Jasmine has a toaster with two slots that toasts one side of each piece of bread at a time, and it takes one minute to do so. If she wants to make 3 pieces of toast, what is the least amount… Read More
Location And Owner Of Each House
2022-03-05 06:30
What are the hints given?Take a look at the given details once again - -----------------------------------------------------------------1. Mrs Jennifer's house is somewhere to the left… Read More
Hidden Wallet Of Question Mark
2022-03-03 06:50
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 fin… Read More
Key To Get Question Mark's Wallet
2022-03-03 06:47
Why to find Question Mark's Wallet?Let's take a look at the given clues once again - 1.Red: This key is somewhere to the left of the key to the door. 2.Blue: This key is not at one… Read More
Bags Of Marbles Puzzle - Solution
2022-03-01 06:34
What is the puzzle?Well, the probability that the second marble is also white should be 1/2 not 2/3 as most of answers to this puzzle claims!There is no way that you have picked up the bag B… Read More
Bags Of Marbles - Puzzle
2022-03-01 06:34
There are three bags, each containing two marbles. Bag A contains two white marbles, Bag B contains two black marbles, and Bag C contains one white marble and one black marble. You pi… Read More
2021-05-22 05:49
What was the question?It's important to think from wife's point of view in the case.Ideally, had Jack somehow informed earlier his wife about his 1 hour early arrival then his wife's (and hi… Read More
How Long Was He Walking?
2021-05-22 05:46
Every day, Jack arrives at the train station from work at 5 pm. His wife leaves home in her car to meet him there at exactly 5 pm, and drives him home. One day, Jack gets to the stati… Read More
The Candle Light Study
2021-05-21 05:14
Power went off when Vipul was studying. It was around 2:00 AM. He lighted two uniform candles of equal length but one thicker than the other. The thick candle is supposed to last four hour… Read More
The Candle Light Studying Hours
2021-05-21 05:14
What was the question?It's clear that, the thick candle lasts for 4 hours and thin one lasts only 3 hours.If L is length of these candles (they are of equal length) then thick candle burns L… Read More
Fruits Collection In A Sequential Order
2021-05-18 06:13
What was that order?The ordered sequence executed by the person is as follows : 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 4.The question asks the final count of apple in the basket.One app… Read More
Sequential Order Of Fruits
2021-05-18 06:13
A person is asked to put in a basket one apple when ordered 'one', one guava when ordered 'two', one orange when ordered 'three' and is asked to take out from the basket one apple and one gu… Read More
Oraganised Jungle On The Plot Of Land
2021-05-08 05:16
What was the puzzle?As per given data - There is one mammal in each of 16 acres arranged in 4 x 4 grids. The acres are labeled A through P, as shown below.A B C DE F G HI J K LM N O PG… Read More
2021-05-08 05:16
There is a plot of land that is 16 square acres, arranged in a 4 X 4 grid. There are 16 mammals, two each of the following: beaver, cat, dog, goat, horse, lion, tiger, and walrus. There… Read More
The Spotting Contest
2021-05-06 05:20
During a recent plane and train spotting contest, five eager entrants were lined up ready to be tested on their spotting ability. They had each spotted a number of planes (26, 86, 123… Read More
Final Stats Of The Spotting Contest
2021-05-06 05:19
What was the contest?Five participants having ages (21, 23, 31, 36, 40) had each spotted a number of planes (26, 86, 123, 174, 250) and a number of trains (5, 42, 45, 98, 105). Below ar… Read More
The Love Loop On The Love Isaland
2021-03-09 12:56
What was the puzzle?There are few hints given in the question.----------------------------------------------------------- 1. Peter falls in love with a girl who is unfortunately in love wit… Read More
The Love Island
2021-03-09 12:56
Four men and four women are in Love Island. Each one falls in love with another and is himself/herself loved by someone else in a complete 8 person loop.Peter falls in love with a girl who… Read More
'The Cookie Crunchers' Among Bakers
2021-03-02 12:41
Cassie, Jon, Luke, Maria, and Sahas baked a batch of 36 cookies, two-thirds of which were chocolate chip. The rest were plain. They each ate at least one right away. The cookies were so d… Read More
Scorecard Of 'The Cookie Crunchers'
2021-03-02 12:40
What was the puzzle?Cassie, Jon, Luke, Maria, and Sahas baked a batch of 36 cookies, two-thirds of which were chocolate chip. That means there were 24 chocolate cookies and 12 plain cookies… Read More
2021-02-27 09:01
AJ, Celeste, Juan, Kara, Lily, and Randy all live on Redwood Avenue. Each of their house numbers has three digits, but the only digits in their house numbers are 2, 3, 5, and 6. The same d… Read More
The Numbered Neighbors Puzzle - Solution
2021-02-27 09:00
What was the puzzle?As we know, AJ, Celeste, Juan, Kara, Lily, and Randy all live on Redwood Avenue. Each of their house numbers has three digits, but the only digits in their house number… Read More
Who Is The Opposite Gender?
2021-02-25 05:01
Sam, Alex, Charlie, and Jordan are related. One of them is the opposite gender from the other three. Here are some facts:1. Charlie's only son is either Sam or Alex.2. Jordan's sister i… Read More
Charlie Is The Opposite Gender!
2021-02-25 05:00
What was the puzzle?Given Facts : Sam, Alex, Charlie, and Jordan are related 1. Charlie's only son is either Sam or Alex.2. Jordan's sister is either Alex or Charlie.3. Jordan is either… Read More
The Bird Watching Program : Puzzle
2020-11-23 06:12
Abel, Mabel, and Caleb went bird watching. Each of them saw one bird that none of the others did. Each pair saw one bird that the third did not. And one bird was seen by all three. Of the… Read More
The Bird Watching Program Puzzle : Solution
2020-11-23 06:07
What was the puzzle?Let's find the total count of birds including yellow and non-yellow. 1. Each of them saw one bird that none of the others did. Individuals - Abel, Mabel, and Caleb. So, B… Read More
Crossing The Stone Bridge Puzzle : Solution
2020-11-20 06:05
What was the puzzle?Initially the 6 people are lined up on the 7 stones from left to right as follows:Ann Ben Jen EMP Tim Jim Kim(where EMP stands for empty stone).Step 1: Tim jumps to occup… Read More
Crossing The Stone Bridge : Puzzle
2020-11-20 06:03
Three people, Ann, Ben and Jen want to cross a river from left bank to right bank. Another three people, Tim, Jim and Kim want to cross the same river from right bank to left bank.However… Read More
2020-10-31 11:00
Many contestants entered the unicycle race, but only the best multi-tasking clown came out on top, considering that each had to juggle clubs while trying to win the race! Most of the pack… Read More
2020-10-31 10:59
What was the puzzle?Let's take a look at the given data.------------------------------------------------------------ Places: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4thFirst Names: Kyle, Matt, Jake, LeonSurnames: Tu… Read More
Assigned Word To The Woman Of The Day
2020-10-25 06:29
What was the challenge?As we know, Eliza Pseudonym and her friends Anna, Barbra, Carla, Delilah, and Fiona have subscribed to an internet mailing list that features a new word every day. N… Read More
A New Word Every Day!
2020-10-25 06:28
During a six-day period from Monday through Saturday, Eliza Pseudonym and her friends Anna, Barbra, Carla, Delilah, and Fiona have subscribed to an internet mailing list that features a ne… Read More
A Round Table Conference
2020-10-23 10:04
8 people have to be seated at a round banquet table. The seats are number 1-8. For this teaser, 5 is opposite 1, 6 is opposite 2 and so on. Likewise, "next to" means one of the neighb… Read More
Crucial Support Of A Girlfriend - Puzzle
2020-08-13 11:12
A man escapes from jail with help from his girlfriend. Four girls are accused of being the man's girlfriend. His girlfriend is lying. Two girls are innocent and telling the truth. The other… Read More

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