River Crossing with one Torch

Four people need to cross a rickety bridge at night. Unfortunately, they have only one torch and the bridge is too dangerous to cross without one. The bridge is only strong enough to support two people at a time. Not all people take the same time to cross the bridge. Times for each person: 1 min, 2 mins, 7 mins and 10 mins. What is the shortest time needed for all four of them to cross the bridge?

River Crossing with one Torch




Similar Riddles

using four eights (8) and a one (1) and one mathematical symbol , create the number 100

Asked by Neha on 31 Dec 2020


Give it food and it will live; give it water and it will die.

Asked by Neha on 17 Dec 2023

A man wants to cross the pit of fire which is 25 feet in length and he has 2 planks(fire resistant) 19 feet in length. How can he cross the pit of fire alive?

Asked by Neha on 02 Oct 2025


There is a brick of gold and a brick of iron in a boat (both 10-inch blocks), if they are both dropped into the water which will make the water level higher?

Gold and Iron Bricks

Asked by Neha on 27 May 2024

You bought me for dinner but never eat me. What am I?

Asked by Neha on 31 Aug 2025

How many minutes are there in Feb 2017?

Note: The shortest answer is the correct answer.

Asked by Neha on 08 Aug 2024


A landlord calls both of his sons and tells them that their horses will now decide who will transfer the inheritance. He tells them to race along the land till the end and the one whose horse will be slower will win and be the heir to all the property.

Both of them keep wandering for days but to no result. Then they ask a wise man regarding it. The man advises them on the matter after which they jump on the horses and race as fast as they can till the end. Why did they do it?

What did the wise man say?

Asked by Neha on 05 Nov 2025

It is deaf, Dumb and Blind!!!

Still, always tells the truth. What is it?

Asked by Neha on 06 Feb 2024

When it's bad luck to meet a black cat?

Asked by Neha on 01 Mar 2025


What number comes next in this sequence:
7 8 5 5 3 4 4 _

Asked by Neha on 06 Aug 2024

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

No Solution

In 2007, a puzzle was released and $2 million prizes were offered for the first complete solution. The competition ended at noon on 31 December 2010, with no solution being found. Wiki