You are in a race and overtake the person in second place. But when you cross the line you haven’t won. Why not?
Riddle AnswerGood Riddles
4 Boxes of Apples, Bananas, Carrots and Dates
You have four closed boxes as shown:
While you know all four types of food are inside and each box only contains one type of food, you also know that only one of the boxes is labeled correctly.
What’s the minimum number of boxes that you need to open to be guaranteed (regardless of luck) to find out which one is labeled correctly?
Riddle AnswerBad Situation
If you tell the truth, I’ll strangle you. If you lie, I’ll chop your head off. How do you get out the situation?
Riddle Answer20 Coins on a Table
There is a table on which 20 coins are placed. You also know that there are 10 coins with heads up, and 10 coins with tails up. You are blind folded and there is no way to determine which side is up by rubbing, etc.
Your task is to create two groups of coins, each having the same number of heads and tails. You may only move or flip coins. How can you accomplish this while being blindfolded?
Riddle AnswerGreat Grandchildren
A certain man had great grandchildren, yet none of his grandchildren had any children. How come?
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