There are 21 barrels of wine with a farmer. 7 are full, 7 are half full and 7 are empty. He wishes to divide them among his three sons such that each son has the same number of full barrels, the same number of half full barrels, and the same number of empty barrels. Note that there are no measuring devices handy. How can the barrels and wine be evenly divided?
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3 Mislabeled Boxes
You have three boxes. One has only red marbles, one has only blue marbles and the third has an equal number of red and blue marbles. The labels on the boxes have intentionally been switched so that each box is now marked incorrectly.
Your job is to relabel the boxes correctly. Of course you could just look in the boxes to find out which labels match, but can you do it without looking into each box? Reach into any one of the boxes and select one marble. Can you now correctly label all three boxes? If not, select a second marble from any box. What is the fewest number of marbles you need to inspect in order to correctly label each box?
Riddle AnswerThe Four Brothers
A genie transformed Abou, the merchat and his three brothers into animals. He turned one into a pig, one into a donkey, one into a camel, and one into a goat.
- Ahmed didn’t become a pig, and he wasn’t a goat
- Sharif wasn’t a camel, and he wasn’t a pig
- If Ahmed was not a camel, Omar was not a pig
- Abou didn’t become a goat, and he was not a pig
- Omar was not a goat nor was he a camel
What did each of the brothers become?
Riddle AnswerBillingsley and Jenkins
Susie’s and Sally’s last names are Billingsley and Jenkins, but not necessarily in that order. Two of the following statements are false. What is the real name of each person?
- Susie’s last name is Billingsley.
- Susie’s last name is Jenkins.
- Sally’s last name is Jenkins.
Some Pibs Are Dais
Some pibs are dais.
All dais are zons.
Some zons are rews.
Some rews are dais.
Therefore, some pibs are definitely rews.
Is the above conclusion true or false?
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