Twins Adarsh and Anupam were born in May but their birthday is in June. How is this possible?
Answer
They were born in a town called May in the month of June.
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12 Black Socks and 8 Blue Ones
You wake up one morning and there’s been a power outage. You know you have 12 black socks and 8 blue ones. How many socks do you need to pull out before you’ve got a match?
Answer
You will need to pull out 3 socks, not 9 socks.
As there are only 2 different colours, you will just need 3 socks to guarantee that 2 socks are of the same colour.
Alice, Bob and Charlie
Alice, Bob and Charlie are one of each type:
- a truth teller (always tells the truth)
- a liar (always lies)
- and a spy (can lie or tell the truth)
They make the following statements:
Alice: I am not a truth teller.
Bob: I am not a spy.
Charlie: I am not a liar.
What type is Charlie?
(A) Truth teller
(B) Liar
(C) Spy
(D) There is not enough information
Straight Line of People
Neal is standing in a straight line of people. Counting from the front, he is the 4th person; and counting from the back he is the 11th person.
How many people are in the line?
Riddle Answer5 Islanders
Alex came across 5 islanders, all of whom knew one another and would only answer yes-or-no questions.
What is the minimum number of questions Alex needs to ask, to successfully determine how many of the islanders are paladins?
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