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?

What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?

The chance of Mr John winning the lottery is 10%. All participants lined up and Mr John is 4th in the row. The first three participants lose the lottery.

What is the chance of Mr John now?

A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?

You have two strings whose only known property is that when you light one end of either string it takes exactly one hour to burn. The rate at which the strings will burn is completely random and each string is different. How do you measure 45 minutes?

Teacher ask the student

'Why are you standing on that chair in music class ?'.

what did student replied ?

A man was convicted of a minor offence in Akbar court. Akbar decided to give him a chance. He asked him to give a statement. If the statement is true, he will be killed by lions and if it is false, he will be killed by trampling of wild elephants.

The convicted person requested help from Birbal and since the crime was not a big one, Birbal decided to help him. Whatever Birbal suggested impressed Kabir and he let the convicted person go.

What did Birbal suggest to the person?

I noticed one of the words in the oxford dictionary is spelled incorrectly. What about you?

In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be *guaranteed* at least one four-of-a-kind?

Three ants are going up a hill, one behind the other. The last ant then says to the other ants, 'There is an ant behind me!'' How come?