A man weighing 14 stone and his two sons weighing 7 stone each were stranded on an island. All they had to get off the island was a small boat, but it could only hold 14 stone. How did the man and his sons get off the island?
Riddle AnswerLogic Riddles
Candle Burning
10 candles stand burning in a dining room. A strong breeze blows in through an open window and extinguishes 3 of them. Assuming the wind doesn’t extinguish any more candles, how many candles do you have left in the end?
Riddle AnswerDownhill Mountain Bike Race
At the recent downhill mountain bike race, four entrants entered the challenging slalom event.
- Alan came first.
- The entrant wearing number 2 wore red, whereas John didn’t wear yellow.
- The loser wore blue and Steve wore number 1.
- Kev beat Steve and the person who came second wore number 3.
- The entrant in yellow beat the entrant in green.
- Only one of the entrants wore the same number as their final position.
Can you determine who finished where, the number and colour they wore?
Riddle AnswerTroubling Doubling at School
In a class, the number of girls who do wear a watch is double the number who don’t. But the number of boys who do not wear a watch is double the number who do.
If I tell you the number of girls in my class is double the number of boys, Can you tell me the number of students I teach? Here’s a clue: More than 20; below 32.
Riddle AnswerTrial of Prisoner
A prisoner is told, “If you tell a lie we will hang you; but if you tell the truth we will shoot you”. What can the prisoner say to save himself?
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