Light the Room

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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Count the number of times the letter "F" appears in the following paragraph:

FAY FRIED FIFTY POUNDS OF
SALTED FISH AND THREE POUNDS
OF DRY FENNEL FOR DINNER FOR
FORTY MEMBERS OF HER FATHER'S FAMILY.

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The centre of the third figure is empty. What digit should fit inside?

Missing Digit Riddle

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Can you replace the question mark with the correct number?

Fill in the Question Marked Space

Asked by Neha on 09 Mar 2024


There are three Athletes (John, Tarun and Harish) and their individual Coaches (Jacob, Meenaxi and Priyanka) standing on the shore.
No Coach trusts their Athlete to be near any other Coach unless they are also with them.
There is a boat that can hold a maximum of two persons.
How can the six people get across the river?

Asked by Neha on 05 Feb 2025

The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?

Asked by Neha on 04 Sep 2025

Can you find the dog hidden in a group of pandas?

Dog amongst Pandas

Asked by Neha on 16 Feb 2025


The horse jumps over the king.
Strangely there is absolutely no scratch on him.

Can anyone explain, how is this possible?

Asked by Neha on 06 Mar 2023

Here is a Swiss Cross. You have to make two straight cuts in the figure so that it is divided into four congruent pieces. Also, you should be able to join these pieces into a square then. Can you accept this challenge?

Swiss Cross Riddle

Asked by Neha on 12 Jun 2026

You have a three-gallon and a five-gallon measuring device. You wish to measure out four gallons.

Asked by Neha on 09 Jan 2026


A large container is kept in open under the rain. Every passing hour, the water collected inside the container becomes double what it was.

In ten hours, the container is filled completely. Can you calculate how long would it have taken to be filled in half?

Asked by Neha on 05 Apr 2024

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