There are a hundred statements. First person says: At least one of the statements is false. Second person says: At least two of the statements is false. Third person says: At least three of the statements are false. Fourth person says: At least four of the statements are false. .. .. .. Hundredth person says: At least a hundred of the statements are false. Analysing it, how many statements do you think are false and how many are true?
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
I start and end with 500 and carry a 5 in my heart. But I require the first letter and the first number to be complete. I am the name of a King. Who am I ?
You have two buckets - one holds exactly 5 gallons and the other 3 gallons. How can you measure 4 gallons of water into the 5 gallon bucket? (Assume you have an unlimited supply of water and that there are no measurement markings of any kind on the buckets.)
Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?
The Little ant seems to be always confused. Do you know why?
Take 9 from 6, 10 from 9, 50 from 40, and leave 6. How Come ??
Our product and our sum always give the same answer. Who are we?
If you're 8 feet away from a door and with each move you advance half the distance to the door. How many moves will it take to reach the door?
A woman shoots her husband. Then she holds him under water for over 5 minutes. Finally, she hangs him. But 5 minutes later they both go out together and enjoy a wonderful dinner together. How can this be?
What goes up but never comes down?
The day before the 1996 U.S. presidential election, the NYT Crossword contained the clue “Lead story in tomorrow’s newspaper,” the puzzle was built so that both electoral outcomes were correct answers, requiring 7 other clues to have dual responses.