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You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?




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There was a kingdom in which the king had no heir to take over his thrown. Even the queen was dead and he himself was on the verge of dying. He thought about it and then summoned all of the teenagers. He gave one seed each to all of them and asked them to grow the plant. He announced that the one with the most beautiful plant will become the king/queen of the empire after the death of the king.

After a month, all of them were called. The king looked at all of the plants but announced the girl with an empty pot as the queen of the empire. Why?

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Count the number of triangles in the picture below:

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What will be the best approach to finding all the prime numbers less than 75 that leave an odd reminder when we divide them with 5?

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It comprises roots which nobody sees,
Much taller than those trees,
Up and up it goes,
Still it never grows?

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Can you count the number of triangles in the given figure?

Count the Triangles

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2 ladies and 2 girls need to cross a river in a boat big enough for 1 LADY or 2 girls. How do they do it?

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Divide 110 into two parts so that one will be 150 per cent of the other. What are the 2 numbers?

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

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Usually, a boxing match consists of twelve rounds. In a particular friendly match between two heavyweights, the match was finished in the ninth round itself as one of the boxers knocked out the other one.

But, in that fight, no man threw even a single punch.

How can this be possible?

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A mother is 21 years older than her child. In exactly 6 years from now, the mother will be exactly 5 times as old as the child.
Where's the father?

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