#261 - Akbar Birbal Story Riddle

Trying to tease Birbal, Akbar gave him one gold coin and ask him to buy
* something for him to eat
* something for him to drink.
* something to feed the cows
* something to plant in the garden
and most important you need to buy only one thing.

What must birbal buy to silence Akbar?

Watermelon
* something for him to eat - watermelon
* something for him to drink - juice of watermelon
* something to feed the cows - Watermelon rinds
* something to plant in the garden - the seeds of watermelon

#262 - Husband Wife Steps Puzzle

Husband and wife were jogging in the morning. To match every two steps of husband, wife required three steps. If Both of them start with the here right foot. After how many steps do their left foot be together?

Never.

Explanation

After every three steps:
Husband, Wife
Right, Right
Left, Right
Right, Right
Left, Right
Right, Right
And so on......

#263 - Dice Date Riddle

There are two dices with empty faces in front of you and a marker. You can mark any number on each of the faces of the two dices, but you have to display all the 31 days of the month using the two of them.

Which numbers will you mark on which dice so that you can easily depict all the dates of the month?

Dice one will have the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.
Dice two will have the numbers 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8.

You must be wondering why there is no face with a 9 in it. This is because you can always turn a 6 upside down to make it a 9.

0, 1 and 2 are necessary to be present on each dice. This is because you will have to display 11, 22 and the dates from 01 to 09. Since, we can’t have all the other numbers on the second dice, we must have 0 on both of them.

#264 - Fine The Switch Riddle

In the picture below can you find the correct switch that will turn on the bulb?

Fine The Switch Riddle

Yellow switch, The best way to get the answer is to start from the bulb.

#265 - Classic Impossible Riddle

On a cold night while roaming around in the street, four friends try to get under a small umbrella. The four of them manage to remain dry even with the hustle.

How can that be possible?

Its possible because it was not raining.

#266 - Nine Coins Image Riddle

Nine marbles are arranged in the image below. Can you slide two marbles to form a square?

Nine Coins Image Riddle

Can be done as shown below.

#267 - Classic Hardware Store Riddle

Cerci Went to the nearby hardware store in Westeros to buy something for here home. Below is the conversation between two:

Cerci : How much for the one?
Shopkeeper: It is $2
Cerci : How much for the Eleven ?
Shopkeeper: It is $4
Cerci : How much for the Hundred?
Shopkeeper: It is $6.

What is cerci buying?

House Number @price : $2 per number.

#268 - The Shirt Colour Puzzle

Mr. Yellow, Mr. Black and Mr. Brown, three best friends since kindergarten meet in a function after 5 years. The three of them are wearing either a Yellow, Black or Brown shirt.

After giving each other a friendly hug, Mr. Black says, "Hey, did you notice that we are wearing a different colored shirt than our names!"

The man wearing a Brown shirt said, "Wow I certainly did not notice that but you are right Mr. Black."

Based on this conversation, can you find our who was wearing which colored shirt?

Mr. Yellow is wearing a Brown shirt, Mr. Black a Yellow shirt And Mr. Brown a Black shirt.

When you read the conversation carefully, you will know that the person who is wearing a brown shirt agreed with Mr. Black that all are wearing the different colored shirt than their names. Now, we also know that Mr. Black is not wearing a Brown shirt and he is not wearing a color after his name as well. Therefore, Mr. Black is wearing a Yellow shirt.

The rest is as simple as pie. M. Yellow is wearing Brown because he cannot be wearing Yellow and then Mr. Brown is wearing Black.

#269 - Trick Statement Riddle

Anmol is looking at Nikita, but Nikita is looking at Mayank. Anmol is married, but Mayank is not. Is married person looking at the unmarried person?

A) Yes
B) No
C) Insufficient information

Yes

If Nikita is married, Mayank who is unmarried is looking ar Nikita who is married.
If Nikita is unmarried, then Anmol who is married is looking at Nikita who is unmarried.

#270 - Charity Tennis Match Puzzle

In Dubai at the charity event, Federal and Nadal played exactly five matches. Both wins exactly an equal number of matches.

How is this possible?

They do not plan against each other.