A thief is convicted in Mexico. He gets the death penalty. The judge allows him to say the last sentence to determine how the penalty will be carried out. If the thief lies, he will be hanged, if he speaks the truth he will be beheaded. The thief tells the last sentence and to everybody's surprise some minutes later he is set free because the judge cannot determine his penalty. What did the thief say?

What number comes next in the series?

5 15 5 18 5 24 14 20 _

What animal walks on four legs in the morning, two legs during the day, and three legs in the evening?

Oedipus, the king of Thebes, figured out the answer to the riddle:

A Child was born in Lahore, Pakistan. Still, the child is not a Pakistani citizen. why?

You are an expert on paranormal activity and have been hired to locate a spirit haunting an old resort hotel. Strong signs indicate that the spirit lies behind one of four doors. The inscriptions on each door read as follows:

Door A: It's behind B or C
Door B: Its behind A or D
Door C: It's in here
Door D: It's not in here

Your psychic powers have told you three of the inscriptions are false, and one is true. Behind which door will you find the spirit?

How will you measure 15 minutes using two hourglasses of 7 minutes and 11 minutes respectively?

Today, I celebrated my 32nd birthday but I was born in 1972.
How is this possible?

John went to meet his friend Jacob, but when he was about to reach the main gate, John notices that Jacob had a mighty dog who was fastened to the tree. The chain is long enough that it allows the dog to reach the main gate.

How can the John reach the main gate?

Can you find a pattern and the missing number in the series given below?

100, 155, 258,? , 584, 819.

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle and a fireplace. What would you light first?