Logic Riddles

Logic riddles with answers involve looking at situations and making judgements about them by ruling out impossibilities. If you like solving maths puzzles, you will most probably like logic riddles as well.

Canaries and Cages

I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many.

How many cages and canaries do I have?

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$1.15 in Six Coins

A man has $1.15 in six coins. He can’t make change for a dollar, a half dollar, a quarter, a dime, or a nickel. What coins did he have?

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Six Dozen Dozen

Which is greater: six dozen dozen or half a dozen dozen?

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53 Socks

A man has 53 socks in his drawer: 21 identical blue, 15 identical black and 17 identical red. The lights are fused and he is completely in the dark. How many socks must he take out to be 100 percent certain he has a pair of black socks?

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Two to the Right

What letter is two to the right of the letter which is four to the left of the letter which is immediately to the right of the letter four to the right of the letter C below?

A B C D E F G H

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