I have ten or more daughters. I have less than ten daughters. I have at least one daughter. If only one of these statements is true, how many daughters do I have?
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Four Fruits
In a contest, four fruits (an apple, a banana, an orange, and a pear) have been placed in four closed boxes (one fruit per box). People may guess which fruit is in which box. 123 people participate in the contest. When the boxes are opened, it turns out that 43 people have guessed none of the fruits correctly, 39 people have guessed one fruit correctly, and 31 people have guessed two fruits correctly.
How many people have guessed three fruits correctly, and how many people have guessed four fruits correctly?
Riddle AnswerWhat Day Follows
The Jeweler and the Five Rings
A king asks a learned man to visit his palace, to which the learned man responds: “I will come some day next month, but I will not tell you on which day. Further, you must give me gold in grams equal to the date on which I come.”
In preparation for the visit, the king demands that his jeweler make gold rings of 1 to 31 grams.
The wise jeweler made only 5 rings. What are their weights?
Riddle AnswerFather-in-law’s Father
A man and a woman were travelling on a car. A policeman stopped them at a signal and asked how are they related. The man answered, “Her father-in-law is my father-in-law’s father.”
How are they related?
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