Water lilies grow extremely rapidly. In one pond, a water lily grew so fast that each day it covered a surface area double that of the area it had covered the previous day. At the end of the 30th day, it had covered the pond entirely. How long do you think it will take for two such water lilies to cover the whole pond?
Riddle AnswerHard Riddles
Three Friends
At school Joe has three friends: Tim, George and Paige. Two of them play football, two play tennis, and two play golf. The friend who doesn’t play golf doesn’t play tennis and the one who doesn’t play football doesn’t play golf. Paige doesn’t play tennis. Which sports does each person play?
Riddle AnswerQuarter on the Table
Your friend pulls out a perfectly circular table and a sack of quarters, and proposes a game.
“We’ll take turns putting a quarter on the table,” he says. “Each quarter must lay flat on the table, and cannot sit on top of any other quarters. The last person to successfully put a quarter on the table wins.”
He gives you the choice to go first or second. What should you do, and what should your strategy be to win?
Riddle Answer4 Trees Same Distance
A smart landscaper is given the task of placing 4 trees so that they are all the same distance away from each other. How does he do this?
Riddle Answer500 Pages Book
A book has 500 pages:
The 1st page says “Exactly 1 page in this book is false.”
The 2nd page says “Exactly 2 pages in this book are false.”
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The 500th page says “Exactly 500 pages in this book are false.”
Can any of the pages be true?
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