How many times can you subtract the number two from the number fifty?
Twenty frogs are sitting on a log floating on the surface of a river. Two of them decide to jump off into the water. How many frogs are there on the log at this moment?
There are a number of books on a shelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Always in you, Sometimes on you; If I surround you, I can kill you. What am I?
I am a normal creature, but I have five hands. I can even have more but even then I will be considered normal. Who am I?
Twice ten are six of us, Six are but three of us, Nine are but four of us; What can we possibly be? Would you know more of us? Twelve are but six of us, Five are but four, do you see? What are we?
I make two people out of one. What am I?
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
You may enter, but you may not come in. I have space, but no room. I have keys, but open no lock. What am I?
1 rabbit saw 9 elephants while going to the river. Every elephant saw 3 monkeys going toward the river. Each monkey had 1 parrot in each hand. How many animals are going towards the river?
It comprises roots which nobody sees, Much taller than those trees, Up and up it goes, Still it never grows?
The word ladder puzzle was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
