In the town of Coimbatore, 7% of all telephone subscribers are ex-directory. If you pick 500 people at random from the telephone directory, how many will have ex-directory numbers? Show Answer
If Matthew takes 20 days to write a program, John takes 10 days to write a program and Kev also takes 10 days to write a program, how long will it take the three of them to write one program if they work together? Show Answer
Can you find the hidden country in the following sentence: After falling off the roof at work, Frank's pain was relieved by an ice compress . Show Answer
The word processor is playing its silly tricks again. This time it has replaced all of the consonants with random ones. I can be at least be thankful that it has left the vowels untouched. Can you find all of the animals? qsaxe eep zoth epessawx feyuv pol Show Answer
Below you will find 15 well-known six letter words, with only their endings remaining. Can you determine the words? ...cil ...hid ...nze ...ese ...lug ...som ...uxe ...uum ...arm ...amo ...rby ...dst ...sai ...too ...fen Show Answer
You have two ropes. Each takes exactly 60 minutes to burn. They are made of different material so even though they take the same amount of time to burn, they burn at separate rates. In addition, each rope burns inconsistently. How do you measure out exactly 45 minutes? Show Answer
Our local scrap merchant had to travel to the county recycling plant, 60 miles away. On the way there he could only manage a steady 12mph, fully laden. On the way back, he could manage a steady 16mph. He placed 24 gallons of fuel in the tank ready for the round trip, thinking that this would be enough as the wagon managed to travel 8 miles per gallon. Unfortunately, a piece of metal pierced his fuel pipe at the start of the trip and the wagon started to lose 1 gallon of fuel per hour. Luckily he only lost fuel when moving and he lost no fuel whilst unloading his scrap metal. Were 24 gallons enough for the round trip? Show Answer
An errand boy was collecting boxes of cakes for the Summer Fair. He collected boxes from various people in his local village and each box was labelled in Roman Numerals with the number of cakes in the box. By the time the errand boy had collected the last box, he was quite hungry, and really needed to eat at least one cake. Luckily the last box was marked with an underlined XI, meaning there were 11 cakes in it. He had the brain wave of turning the box around and underlining the number again to give the impression there were IX, that is 9 cakes. However, after eating the 2 cakes, he was still hungry. How can he change the number shown on the box again and eat more cakes? Show Answer
This is an annoying paragraph, in which you try and work out what is unusual about it. This paragraph has a quandary though. A solitary word has found a way to slink into this paragraph, to fox your fun, by going against all my jazzy plans. What is that word? Don't try to run a utility to assist you, that would spoil all of my attempts to absorb all of your avid skills in this mind blowing prank. Show Answer
My local bus company has recently expanded and no longer has enough room for all of its buses. Twelve of their buses have to be stored outside. If they decide to increase their garage space by 40%, this will give them enough room for all of their current buses, plus enough room to store another twelve in the future. How many buses does the company currently own? Show Answer
I have 55p in my pocket. Can you tell me what two coins they are if I say that one of them is not a 5p coin? Note: This might be a tricky question. Show Answer
I really must get a new watch. The one I have loses exactly 20 minutes every hour. It now shows 4:00 A.M. and I know that it was correct at midnight, when I last set it. I happen to know that the watch stopped 4 hours ago, so what is the correct time now? Show Answer
Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS. Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word. What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change? SOFT .... .... .... .... .... LENS Show Answer
A have three children. The youngest is the same age as the first digit in age of A, another is the same age as the second digit in age of A, and the third is the same age as the sum of the two digits in the age of A. None of the children are the same age and the total of our ages is 33. How old is A? Show Answer
A game of football with 11 players lasts for exactly 90 minutes. There are four substitutes that alternate equally. Therefore each player plays for the same length of time, how long? Show Answer
My 12, 8 and 9 is a sheep. My 3, 5 and 6 is not high. My 1, 8 and 9 is a sweet potato. My 7 and 2 is a male she. My 7, 8, 4 and 5 is a glow around the head. My 12, 11, 2 and 3 is used in fishing. My 7, 2 and 10 can be found at the bottom of a skirt. My whole is a type of bird. What am I? Show Answer
Two boxers are in a match scheduled for 12 rounds. (Pure boxing only – no kicking, UFC takedowns, or anything else). One of the boxers gets knocked out after only six rounds, yet no man throws a punch. How is this possible? Show Answer
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it? Show Answer
Twins A and B are standing back to back and they started running in opposite direction for 4 kilometers and then turn left and run for 3 kilometers. What is the distance between the twins when they stop? Show Answer
A girl has purchased a book worth Rs. 30 and she gave him a 100 rupee note. Since he does not have change, he got the change from another shopkeeper and gave her the change. After sometime, the shopkeeper comes with a 100 rupee note and told that it is a fraud and so he takes his money back. How much does the bookkeeper lose? Show Answer
A detective have a car. One of the tires is a flat tire but still he is able to reach the crime scene on time without replacing either the car or tire. How is it possible? Show Answer
Anand walked 6 metres towards east and then he walked 9 metres to his right. And then, he walked 6 metres to his left. Can you determine how far he is from starting point? Show Answer
A and B are two different rice items and the costs are 8.7 and 10.8 respectively. By mixing A and B at certain ratio, we create Rice C. At what ratio do we need to mix the rice A and B so that the price of C will be Rs. 10? Show Answer
Persons A, B and C can complete their piece of work on 4 days, 6 days and 8 days respectively. If all 3 persons combine together, how many days are needed to complete the same amount of work? Show Answer
I am the black child of a white father, a wingless bird, flying even to the clouds of heaven. I give birth to tears of mourning in pupils that meet me, even though there is no cause for grief, and at once on my birth I am dissolved into air. What am I? Show Answer
Throughout history, there have been thousands of well-documented cases of horses jumping over towers and landing on clergy and small men, forcing their removal. What am I? Show Answer
My posterior is adorned with feathers. I have a rather long neck and quite a pointy nose. I am able to fly, yet I have no wings. What am I? Show Answer
You're driving a bus that is leaving on a trip from Pennsylvania and ending in New York. To start off with, there were 32 passengers on the bus. At the next bus stop, 11 people get off and 9 people get on. At the next bus stop, 2 people get off and 2 people get on. At the next bus stop, 12 people get on and 16 people get off. At the next bus stop, 5 people get on and 3 people get off. Question: What color are the bus driver's eyes? Show Answer
You need to build a tower using yellow and green bricks which are 19 m and 21 m tall respectively. How many such bricks of each are required to build 562 m tall tower? Show Answer
I guess 76.8% readers will like this puzzle. What should be the least number of people who need to read this post in order to achieve 76.8%? Show Answer
Manesh has to secure 40% of the marks to pass in an exam. He scored 40 marks and is declared to be failed by 40 marks. What is the total or the maximum marks he can score in the exam? Show Answer
Kevin and Daniel were rowing their boat along the River Trent. In the morning they managed to row upstream at an average speed of 2 miles per hour. They then stopped for a spot of lunch and a nice rest. In the afternoon, the pace was a little easier as they were now rowing downstream, and managed an average speed of 4 miles an hour. The morning trip took them 3 hours longer than the afternoon. How far did they row upstream? Show Answer
If you roll two normal 6-sided dice, the probability of getting a total of 7 is 1/6. What will be the probability if the dice is 7-sided or 8-sided? Show Answer
Simultaneously I go up, I go down I go up towards the beautiful sky and down toward the green ground. I am present tense, I am past tense too Children loves me. Who am I? Show Answer
In a college election for president, four candidates participated. The total number of votes casted exactly are 963. The winner exceeds the opponents by 53, 79 and 105 votes. How many votes does each individuals should have got? Show Answer
Anand's calendar is showing the number of days differently for each month. January 73 February 83 March 51 April 52 May 31 June 42 July 41 August 63 September ? Hint: Use full words for describing the months. Show Answer
If a person can invest 25 paise on the first day,50 paise on second day, 1 rupee on third day, 2 rupee on fourth day and so on. What will be the amount he will be investing on 31st day? No approximate answer should be sent. Show Answer
There are 100 flats in a town. Flat 1 and Flat 2 are named as First flat and second flat respectively and it goes on till Flat 100. A visitor has came to visit the town and wants to see all the flats. He could be able to locate all the flats except flat number 62. He later finds out that the locals of the town have given it another name. What is the name of the flat? Show Answer
What should come in place of X in the below equation? X/128 = 162/X Please note that you have to solve this equation in 60 seconds. Try it if you can. Show Answer
Mrs. Susan likes to play tricks on her three kids. This morning she packs their personal lunch boxes in their school bags. However, she places every lunch box in the wrong bag! In how many ways can she can place all the lunch boxes wrongly? Show Answer
The logic professor posted a notice on his class door: "Class is canceled today on account of spring. We will meet again at 1:00 P.M. three days after two days before the day before tomorrow." What day does the class meet? Show Answer
One day, i met a girl and asked her name. Since she knew that I am interested in riddles, she replied as "07/09/2001". I can be able to found out her name. Can you? Show Answer
The ages of father and son totals 66. The father's age is the reverse of his son's age. How old they can be? Note: There are 3 possible solutions. Show Answer
At a local zoo, the head and feet of some animals which counts to 27 and 70 respectively. I am counting the head and feet of snakes, lizards and men. The number of lizards is twice that of available men. How many snakes are there in the zoo? Show Answer
A bacteria which is present in the container grows at the rate of 200%. If the container fills in 60 minutes, then at what minute it will be half empty or half full? Show Answer
I have 12 coins and out of which one of them is fake. The fake coin can only be distinguished by being either heavy or light. Can you determine which one is fake using only 3 weighings using a physical balance? Show Answer
A school teacher wanted to share 703 sweets equally between the pupils, if there were more than 20 pupils. How many sweets did each one of them receive? Show Answer
Facts about Snakes About Snakes ü Out of about 3,000 species of snakes, only about 350 have venom that is dangerous to humans. ü Snakes are the deadliest animal on earth, killing over 100,000 people each year. ü Some snakes can reach a length of about 36 feet (11 meters). Snake Senses ü Snakes smell with their tongue. Smell is their strong sense. ü The snake’s forked tongue allows the snake to know the direction of the smell. ü Snakes are deaf—but they can sense sound vibrations. ü Snakes have poor eyesight. Eating ü Snakes do not chew; they swallow their prey as a whole (frogs, rats, birds, etc.). ü Snakes use their front fangs to hold (not chew) their prey. ü The upper and bottom jaws of a snake are not connected, enabling the snake’s mouth to be flexible enough to open wide and swallow large prey. A snake can swallow prey that is 4 times the width of its head. ...