You are given two candles of equal size, which can burn 1 hour each. You have to measure 90 minutes with these candles.
There is no scale or clock. You are also given a lighter. How do you do it?
Riddle AnswerHard Riddles
Two Days after the Day
Of the King I Am Blue
Of the king I am blue and of the peasant I am red. Of the frog I am cold and of the dog I am hot instead. What am I?
Riddle AnswerLazy Daughter
A wealthy wise old woman feared that her daughter was lazy and, as a result, rather stupid. When the old woman died, her will stipulated that her assets were to be liquidated and a check was to be written for the full amount.
The check was to be placed in one of three envelopes. The other two envelopes would contain a blank piece of paper. If the daughter could determine from the writing on the envelope which envelope contained the check, she would inherit her mother’s fortune. Otherwise, the fortune would go to the old woman’s favorite charity for animals.
The daughter was not allowed to touch the envelopes. Her decision had to be made based on the writing on the envelopes. The daughter was told that only one envelope had a true statement and that the other two statements were false.
The envelopes had the following writing:
1. This envelope does not have the check.
2. This envelope has the check.
3. The second envelope does not have the check.
Which envelope should the daughter pick?
Riddle AnswerUnlisted Phone Numbers
In a certain city, 5% of all the persons in town have unlisted phone numbers. If you select 100 names at random from that city’s phone directory, how many people selected will have unlisted phone numbers?
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