John was so frustrated to be the suspect of being a sleeper terrorist that he shoot himself right between the eyes with a revolver in his toilet. The revolver and the bullets were accurate. Minutes later John walks out of the toilet unharmed.
How can this be possible?
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?
In Greek mythology, the Sphinx sat outside of Thebes and asked this riddle of all travellers who passed by. If the traveller failed to solve the riddle, then the Sphinx killed him/her. And if the traveller answered the riddle correctly, then the Sphinx would destroy herself. The riddle:
What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?
Oedipus solved the riddle, and the Sphinx destroyed herself.
What are the 50th, 63rd and 100th numbers in the sequence below?
4, 5, 8, 8, 9, 9, 12, 13, 13, 13, 17, 18, ...
I have a clock(12-hour format) and both the needles of the clock overlap at 12:00.
After how much time, they will overlap again?
How many triangles can you find in this given picture?
There was a blind man. He had four socks in his drawer either black or white. He opened it and took out two socks. Now the probability that it was a pair of white socks is 1/2.
Can you find out the probability that he had taken out a pair of black socks ?
A wooden log balances equally on the scales when weighed with three-quarters of a pound and three-quarters of a wooden log.
Can you calculate the weight of the entire wooden log?
There was an aeroplane crash, every single person died, but two people survived. How is this possible?
John replied, when asked how old he was. In 2 years he will be twice as old as he was five years ago.' How old is he ?
A newspaper is supposed to have 60 pages.Pages 14 and 21 are missing from the newspaper.
Can you tell me , Which other pages won't be there as well ?
Jigsaw puzzles soared in popularity during the great depression, as they provided a cheap, long-lasting, recyclable form of entertainment.