Climb the Top of the Pole

An ape is trying to climb on a pole that is 60 feet high. Due to the slippery surface, the ape climbs 3 feet in a minute only to slip back 2 feet.

How much time do you think the monkey will take to reach the top of the pole?




Similar Riddles

There are two beautiful yet remote islands in the South Pacific. The Islanders born on one island always tell the truth, and the Islanders from the other island always lie.
You are on one of the islands and meet three Islanders. You ask the first which island they are from in the most appropriate Polynesian tongue, and he indicates that the other two Islanders are from the same island. You ask the second Islander the same question, and he also indicates that the other two Islanders are from the same island.
Can you guess what the third Islander will answer to the same question?

Asked by Neha on 03 Jan 2026


What does this rebus riddle mean?

All Rebus Riddle

Asked by Neha on 27 Jun 2026

There are two words one resembles the "state of rest" and the other is related to "writing/reading material".

Can you name these two words which also sound similar?

Asked by Neha on 21 May 2024


Imagine you are in a room with no windows or doors. How will you get out?

Asked by Neha on 25 Oct 2025

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

Asked by Neha on 27 Oct 2021

It is a nine-letter word.
The exact opposite of the phrase "friendly and outgoing"
It contains the word "over".
It starts will a vowel.

What is it?

Asked by Neha on 25 Mar 2025


You can see three almost identical images below. Can you spot the odd one out from them?


Find the Odd One Out

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

Can you identify the Oscar-winning movie from the rebus below?

Oscar-Winning Movie

Asked by Neha on 06 Nov 2024

I am a five-letter word under you,
Remove the first letter and I am above you,
Remove the second as well and I am around you.

Who am I?

Asked by Neha on 27 Apr 2025


Until it is measured, not known. Yet how you miss it when it has gone. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 30 Jul 2025

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.