Time Measurement

Your job is to measure 45 minutes if you have only two cords and matches to light the cords.

1. The two cords are twisted from various materials, so their different segments can burn at different rates.
2. Each cord burns from end to end in exactly one hour.

Describe your way of measuring the 45 minutes.




Similar Riddles

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

Asked by Neha on 27 Oct 2021


How can you make number one disappear by adding something to it?

Asked by Neha on 08 May 2024

I organized a small get together at my home.
In the party , i have a barrel with some whiskey in it.

Suddenly Guest 1 say 'I bet this barrel of whiskey is more than half full'.
'No, it's less than half full' Guest 2 replied.

I don't have any measuring instrument and without removing whiskey from it , how can i determine which of the guest is right ?

Asked by Neha on 06 Nov 2023


An exterior architect is asked by a builder to plant seven trees in a manner that there are exactly six rows of trees in a straight line and each row has three trees in particular.

How will he do it?

Math Figure Puzzle

Asked by Neha on 03 Apr 2023

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

Asked by Neha on 05 Oct 2021

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?

Asked by Neha on 30 Aug 2025


Find the missing number in the sequence below:

Find the missing number

Asked by Neha on 03 Sep 2021

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

Christina has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Christina have?

Asked by Neha on 27 Feb 2022


What does this rebus riddle means ?

All Again Rebus

Asked by Neha on 15 Jul 2021

Hot Articles

Amazing Facts

Word ladder puzzle

The word ladder puzzle was invented by Lewis Carroll, author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.