#251 - Hard Dwarf Riddle

Evil warlock dislikes dwarfs and therefore he selects four of them and buries them. The dwarfs are buried in the ground and they are in such a way that except their heads their body is inside the ground. The dwarfs cannot move their body and they can view only forward. They are all buried in a line, and amongst the four, one of the dwarf is separated by a wall. All the dwarfs are in the same direction. The last dwarfs can see two heads of the friends in the front and a wall. The last second dwarf can see one head of his friend and a wall. The second dwarf can see only the wall. The dwarf can see nothing.
Warlock comprehends the situation and tells the dwarfs that he has placed hats on their heads. There are two blue hat and two red ones. In all the four dwarfs, one of them has to say what color hat he is wearing. If the dwarf says the correct color of the hat, they will be left free. If the answer is wrong, then they will be dig inside the ground till the very end.

What will be the answer by the dwarf and how will they give the answer?

If the last dwarf seems to take time to answer the question, then it means that the dwarfs in front of him have different colored hats on them. There will be anyway enough time given to the last dwarf to tell the answer.
If he sees the same colored hats in front of him, he will immediately tell the answer.

#252 - Relationship Logic Puzzle

In a boat, the father of a sailor son is sitting with the son of the sailor. However, the sailor is not present on the boat.

Can this even be possible?

Yes it is possible because the sailor is the wife and mother..

#253 - Analyze The Logical Pattern

What you read below is true and follows a pattern:

7 + 7 = 2
8 + 8 = 4
8 + 5 = 1
6 + 9 = 3
10 + 11 = 9

Can you analyze the pattern and find out the answer for:
4 + 9 = ?

Here, the first number represents the time in AM. The second number is the number of hours you have to add in that time to get the time in PM.

7 + 7 = 2
Can be written as
7 AM + 7 hours = 2 PM (7 + 7 = 14:00)

Following the same pattern,
4 AM + 9 hours = 1 PM (4 + 9 = 13:00)
Or, 4 + 9 = 1

#254 - Find Three Numbers Riddle

Find three number such that ?

* When we multiply three numbers, we will get prime number.
* The difference between second and the first number is equal to third and second.

-3 -1 1

Details:
-3 * 1 * -1 is prime.
Difference between second and first number is equal to third and second = 2

#255 - The Miser Loan Puzzle

A Miser man decided to go for a vacation for a month. He goes to the bank and ask the trip loan of $500. The bank officer asks the man that the loan can only be approved when he mortgage some valuable thing at the bank. Miser man mortgages his only car whose worth was a whopping $80000. Bank officer laughed at him and approve the loan instantly. After vacation when the miser man returns, bank officer asked him "Are you an idiot, why your mortgage such an expensive car for such a short loan?".

Miser man replied with some reason and bank officer agreed that the miser man is actually not an idiot.

What did miser man replied to the bank loan officer?.

Miser man tells the loan officer that he takes the loan to keep his expensive car safe and he also saves money on parking.

#256 - Digit Pattern uzzle

Which digit occurred maximum times between the number 1 and 1000?

1
All Digits [0-9] follow the following pattern: There is one occurrence of all digits in every 10 numbers Example. Digit-9 occurred one time between 10 and 19 in 9, between 20 and 29 in 29.
However, for tens(91,92,93...99) and hundreds (900,901.... 999), the occurrence is much more. Since we have included 1000, Therefor 1 is the most occurred digit.
Note: Despite three 0s in 1000, 0 is not most occurred digit as they dont have tens and hundreds like other digits.

#257 - Talking Parrot Riddle

Michael went to a parrot shop in Florida when the parrot owner told him that his parrot is so unique that he repeats everything he hears. Michael got excited and immediately bought the parrot. Michael went home and spoke many words, but parrot does not repeat anything.
He went again to parrot shop and complaint to the shopkeeper, but shopkeeper never lied. Explain?

The parrot is deaf.

#258 - Popular Toll Bridge Tax Puzzle

You have to send 3,000 grapes 1,000 kilometers from grapecity to appleland. Your truck can carry 1,000 grapes at a time. Every time you travel a kilometer towards appleland you must pay a tax of 1 grape but you pay nothing when going in the other direction (towards grapecity).

What is highest number of grapes you can get to appleland?

Step one: First you want to make 3 trips of 1,000 grapes 333 kilometers. You will be left with 2,001 grapes and 667 kilometers to go.
Step two: Next you want to take 2 trips of 1,000 grapes 500 kilometers. You will be left with 1,000 grapes and 167 kilometers to go (you have to leave a grape behind).
Step three: Finally, you travel the last 167 kilometers with one load of 1,000 grapes and are left with 833 grapes in appleland.

#259 - Popular Matchstick Donkey Riddle

If you see the matchsticks arrangement in the picture, you will be able to notice a donkey shaped figure. Can you move 2 matchsticks in a manner that this shape is rotated or reflected, but it remains intact? Please be careful about the tale, it should point upwards only.

Popular Matchstick Donkey Riddle


#260 - Train Tunnel Logic Problem

Rahul decided to meet Simran so he boards a local train from Bombay station. Just after the station there is a 1km long tunnel. The train starts and is now accelerating. Rahul is a claustrophobic guy, so what is the best position for him to sit?

Person at the back will spend minimum time on tunnel as train is accelerating.