Recent Riddles & Brain Teasers

100 birds were sitting on a tree.
A shooter shoots one of the birds and the bird dies instantly.

How many are left now?

You are in a dark room and want to see what is inside it. With you are a match, a candle, and a kerosene lamp. Which do you light first?

Assume you have the white pieces, can you win in half a move?

Can you replace the "?" in the picture table below with the appropriate numbers?

The equation shown below is not correct:

26-63=1

Can you make the equation correct by moving just one symbol?

Given the numbers between 1 and 1 million, what is so special about the number 40 that it makes the number stand out of the crowd?

Pooja gave Neha as many Ponds as Neha started with.
Neha then gave Pooja back as much as Pooja had left.
Pooja then gave Neha as back as many Ponds as Neha had left, which left Pooja broke and gave Neha a total of 80 pounds. How much did Pooja and Neha have at the beginning of their exchange?

Identify the meaning hidden in the rebus below.

Old Mr.Rakesh was found dead in his bedroom by young Manish.
Manish recounted his dismal discovery to Detective FBI detective Donald, who happens to be around the scene.

'I was walking by Mr. Rakesh's house when I thought I would just pop in for a visit. I noticed his study light was on and I decided to peek in from the outside to see if he was in there. There was frost on the window, so I had to wipe it away to see inside. That is when I saw his body. So I kicked in the front door to confirm my suspicions of foul play. I called the police immediately afterwards.'

With a clue from Detective FBI Detective Donald, the police officer immediately arrested Manish for the murder of Mr Rakesh. How did he know Manish was lying?