Jolene, Charlie and Natalie were classmates. One of them cleaned up the classroom one day while there was nobody around. Below are their replies when the teacher questioned about who cleaned up the classroom.
Jolene: Charlie cleaned the classroom.
Charlie: I did not do it!
Natalie: Neither did I!
If one of them was telling the truth, who cleaned up the classroom?
Riddle AnswerI went to bed at eight o’clock in the evening and wound up my clock and set the alarm to sound at nine o’clock in the morning. How many hours sleep would I get before being awoken by the alarm?
Riddle AnswerAlbert and Bernard became friends with Cheryl, and they want to know when her birthday is. Cheryl gives them a list of 10 possible dates.
May 15 May 16 May 19 June 17 June 18 July 14 July 16 Aug 14 Aug 15 Aug 17
Cheryl then tells Albert and Bernard separately the month and the day of her birthday respectively.
Albert: I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know that Bernard does not know too.
Bernard: At first I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know now.
Albert: Then I also know when Cheryl’s birthday is.
When is Cheryl’s birthday?
Riddle AnswerFive children were playing kickball. One of the five broke a window. When questioned about the incident, each child made three statements of which two were true and one was false. The statements are given below.
Joe:
1. I didn’t do it.
2. Sally will tell who did it.
3. One of us is in big trouble.
Matt:
1. Joyce did it.
2. I didn’t do it.
3. I don’t even like to play kickball.
Vince:
1. I didn’t do it.
2. Joyce and I are good friends.
3. Sally doesn’t know who did it.
Joyce:
1. Matt lied when he said I broke the window.
2. I never saw Vince before today.
3. I never broke a window in my life.
Sally:
1. I saw Joyce break it.
2. I didn’t break the window.
3. I want to go home.
Who broke the window?
Riddle AnswerTwo schoolgirls were traveling from the city to a dacha (summer cottage) on an electric train.
“I notice,” one of the girls said, “that the dacha trains coming in the opposite direction pass us every 5 minutes. What do you think-how many dacha trains arrive in the city in an hour, given equal speeds in both directions?”
“Twelve, of course,” the other girl answered, “because 60 divided by 5 equals 12.”
The first girl did not agree. What do you think?
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