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.

Burglary Report

The Johnsons have just reported a robbery. “All the wife’s jewels are missing. You’ll want to check inside for fingerprints,” Mr. Johnson said to the policeman, pointing to the broken window glasses on the outside of the house. The burglar presumably entered the house by breaking through the window.

The policeman noticed that the inside of the house had a number of very tiny pieces of window glass particles scattered around near the broken window area and replied, “That won’t be necessary. There’s been no burglary.” What made the policeman so sure?

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Three Spies

Three spies, suspected as double agents, speak as follows when questioned:

Albert: “Bertie is a mole.”
Bertie: “Cedric is a mole.”
Cedric: “Bertie is lying.”

Assuming that moles lie, other agents tell the truth, and there is just one mole among the three, who is the mole?

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3 Sacks of 30 Coconuts

An intelligent trader travels from one place to another with 3 sacks having 30 coconuts each. No sack can hold more than 30 coconuts. On the way, he passes 30 check points. At each check point, he has to give one coconut for every sack he is carrying. What is the maximum number of coconuts that he can have with him at the end of his journey?

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