Aeroplane Hijack Riddle

A man hijacks an aeroplane transporting both passengers(8 of them) and valuable cargo. After taking the cargo, the man demands nine parachutes, puts one of them on, and jumps, leaving the other eight behind. Why did he want eight?

Aeroplane Hijack Riddle




Similar Riddles

Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 29 Jul 2025


John is a strange liar.

He lies on six days of the week, but on the seventh day, he always tells the truth.

He made the following statements on three successive days:

Day 1: "I lie on Monday and Tuesday."
Day 2: "Today, it"s Thursday, Saturday, or Sunday."
Day 3: "I lie on Wednesday and Friday."

On which day does John tell the truth?

Asked by Neha on 27 Feb 2025

Write the next letter in this sequence.
O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, __
**Hint: It is a Number Series Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 16 Dec 2025


There are 2 cops parked along a one-way street looking for traffic violations. They spot a taxi driver going in the wrong direction, yet they do nothing.

Why?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

What is the coolest letter in the alphabet?

Asked by Neha on 24 Oct 2021

I am a ten letters word
The first four letters have the power to rule,
Next, four-letter can be eaten.
The next three-letter represents a lady.
I can fly as well

what am I looking for?

Asked by Neha on 05 Jul 2023


I add 5 to 9 and get 2. The answer is correct, so what am I?

Asked by Neha on 04 Aug 2025

I was born in a small house and I live in it all alone. No windows and no doors have been assigned to my house. The only way I can go out is by breaking through the walls of my house.

Who am I?

Asked by Neha on 22 Jan 2026

Can you decipher the two rows to find the hidden word?


Make the Word

Asked by Neha on 14 May 2021


Teacher ask the student

'Why are you standing on that chair in music class ?'.

what did student replied ?

Asked by Neha on 10 Jan 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Gambling

In Canada, a mathematical puzzle must be solved in order to win the lottery to classify it as a “game of skill” not gambling.