Logic Riddles

You are in a dark room and want to see what is inside it. With you are a match, a candle, and a kerosene lamp. Which do you light first?

Assume you have the white pieces, can you win in half a move?

Can you replace the "?" in the picture table below with the appropriate numbers?

The equation shown below is not correct:

26-63=1

Can you make the equation correct by moving just one symbol?

You are stuck with a gangster who likes to play it rough. The only way to survive is to accept his invitation to play Russian Roulette.

He presents a revolver in which, three bullets have been placed consecutively. Now he spins the chamber cylinder of the gun. The cylinder won't be spun again. The gun will be passed between both of you till the gun fires and one of you is dead.

Would you prefer to go first or second if you are given a choice?

Can you identify the direction in which this bus is moving; left or right?

Hint: The bus is moving on the roads of UK.

Anabelle is a clever trader of rare artefacts. Each day she carries three boxes each filled with thirty artifacts. The boxes can't hold more than that. She travels far in northern lands to sell these artefacts but on the way, she comes across thirty checkpoints where she has to shed one of the artefacts for each sack to the authorities for letting her pass.

How many artifacts will be left with her when she reaches her destination crossing all the checkpoints?

A system error causes the change of John's net banking password. To sort this out, he calls the customer care. The following is the conversation he had with the executive:

John: My password has been changed.

Custom Care Executive: We have kept your password distinct this time. It has 8 letters out of which, 3 letters are the same as the previous one.

John: Okay, thanks.

Can you determine the old as well as the new password of John's net banking account after reading the conversation carefully?

You have two hour glasses one measures 7 minutes and the other measures 4 minutes.
Using these two-hour glasses, you need to measure exactly 9 minutes.

How come?