Pints of beer

An infinite number of mathematicians are standing behind a bar. The first asks the barman for half a pint of beer, the second for a quarter pint, the third an eighth, and so on. How many pints of beer will the barman need to fulfill all mathematicians' wishes?




Similar Riddles

What can you hold in your right hand, but never in your left hand?

Asked by Neha on 13 Jul 2025


1. What does:
TIM JOB
represent?

2. What does:
MO_ _
represent?

Asked by Neha on 21 Feb 2025

A man walked into a pub and went straight towards the Barman. He asked for a dirty martini from the Barman. The Barman thought something and then pulled out a pistol from his drawer and aimed it directly at the man. Why did he do that?

Asked by Neha on 09 Nov 2023


What does the below rebus riddle means?

Wise Rebus Riddle

Asked by Neha on 04 Jul 2021

In a kingdom, King George did not allow any citizen to visit the world outside. Also, only a person with proper paperwork was allowed to enter or he was sent back. A wooden bridge was what connected the kingdom to the world. The king had appointed a sharpshooter who would check the every five minutes on the bridge to check. After checking, he would go back to his hut and return exactly after five minutes again. The bridge took 9 minutes to cross.

A merchant was able to escape the kingdom without harming the shooter. How?

Asked by Neha on 04 May 2024

Can you find the thief by just looking at the picture below?

Find The Thief

Asked by Neha on 20 Apr 2024


Can you find the ages of a son, father and grandfather based on the following facts?
The sum of the ages of grandfather, father and son is 140 years.
The age of the son in months is the same as the grandfather in years.
The age of the son in days is the same as the father in weeks.

Asked by Neha on 29 Jan 2024

When Jack was six years old he hammered a nail into his favourite tree to mark his height. Ten years later at age sixteen, Jack returned to see how much higher the nail was. If the tree grew by five centimetres each year, how much higher would the nail be?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

I am a seven-letter word but if you remove four of my letters I will have one left. What word am I?

Asked by Neha on 02 Jun 2024


What is at the end of a rainbow?

Asked by Neha on 17 May 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Crossword puzzles

In the 1920s, people feared that crossword puzzles would contribute to illiteracy.