Hard Riddles

Hard riddles with answers are a true test of your brain power, reasoning and comprehension. You are sure to find these tough difficult riddles both challenging and puzzling. While these hard riddles and answers may drive you a little crazy sometimes, they may surprise you in the way they force you think out of the box.

Steak or Fettuccine Alfredo

Harry went out to dinner with his friends Larry, Barry, and Gary. Harry sat across from Gary. At Gary’s right, opposite Barry, sat Larry.

When the waiter came for their orders, Larry and Barry ordered steak. Gary chose fish, and Harry (who likes to be difficult) ordered like this: “Unless the man at the left of the man opposite the man who ordered fish is not having what the man across from the man at the right of the man at my left is having, then I’ll have what the man across from the man at the right of the man opposite me ordered. Otherwise, bring me the Fettuccine Alfredo.”

Assuming “right” and “left” is from the viewpoint of the diners, what did Harry order?

Riddle Answer

13 Caves and a Thief

There are 13 caves arranged in a circle. There is a thief hiding in one of the caves. Each day the thief can move to any one of the caves that is adjacent to the cave in which he was staying the previous day. And each day, two cops search any two caves of their choice for the thief. So, one cave is searched per cop per day.

13 caves and a thief

The following conditions apply.

  1. The thief may either move to an adjacent cave or stay in the same cave.
  2. The cops can check any two caves each day, they do not need to be adjacent.
  3. The thief only moves to the adjacent cave when the cops are making their rounds.
  4. If the thief moves from cave X to adjacent cave Y and if one of the cops is going to check on either cave X or cave Y, the thief will be caught.

What is the minimum number of days to guarantee in which the cops can catch the thief?

Riddle Answer