#461 - Brain Twister River Riddle

A bridge is about to collapse. There are four people P, Q, R and S on one of the side. Before the bridge collapses, they want to cross it. Now since the bridge is too weak, it can only stand the weight of two people at a time. Also, it is night time and nothing is visible. They have just one torch with them.

Now P takes one minute to cross the bridge, Q takes two minutes to cross, R takes five minutes to cross and S takes ten minutes to cross.

The bridge will collapse in seventeen minutes. How will they be able to cross the bridge before it collapses?

Brain Twister River Riddle

P and Q cross the bridge first taking two minutes.
P comes back with which makes the total time three minutes.
R and S cross this time making the total time thirteen minutes.
Q comes back with the torch making the total time fifteen minutes.
Now P and Q cross the bridge finally taking two more minutes and making the total time seventeen minutes.

Thus all were able to reach before the bridge collapsed.

#462 - Short Logic Riddle

All of the flowers I have are orchids except two. All of the flowers I have are hibiscuses except two. All of the flowers I have are roses except two.

Can you tell me how many flowers I have ?

Short Logic Riddle

I have two flowers neither of which are orchids, hibiscuses or roses.

#463 - Here A ODI cricket riddle

here's a cricket riddle for all of cricket lovers

I have played 50 ODI's and my average is 50.
How many runs should i score in my 51st ODI, so that my average score jumps to 51 ?

Here A ODI cricket riddle

101

(50 * 50 + x)/51 = 51
=>2500 + x = 51 * 51
=> x = 2601 - 2500
=> x = 101 (Answer)

#464 - Tricky Interview Puzzle

I have a sore throat and a severe headache. I have four tablets with me that are identical to each other and they dont have any cover on them. There is no way I can identify which tablet serves what purpose. The only thing that I know is that two of these four tablets are for throat and the remaining two are for the headache. To treat my condition, I must take 1 of each. What will I do now ?

I cannot identify the tablets by any means. Thus the only solution available is to cut each tablet in half and have them. In this way, it does not matter which tablet is for what purpose. I will be ultimately be having 1 of each.

#465 - Matchstick Picture Logic Puzzle

If you look at the figure given, you will find a square formed with match sticks. This figure comprises of five squares. Can you move the matchsticks such that the resulting figure consists of ten squares?Please note that, you can just drag the matchsticks and can’t rotate them and also you have just four moves. How will you do it?

Matchstick Picture Logic Puzzle

If you look at the answer figure, you will understand which matchsticks to move and in what manner.

#466 - Smart Thinking Riddle

A man is on his death bed. He has two sons. All these years, he has treated them equally and has not put any sort of discrimination between them. Now, he owns a land which he wants to divide equally between his sons before he takes his final breath. The only problem is that the land is not in any symmetrical shape and thus can’t simply be divided into two equal halves.

Can you figure out a method to divide the land without going through all the extensive measurements such that both sons are happy with their share of land ?

Smart Thinking Riddle

The only way to divide the land without measuring is to ask one son to divide the land in two parts and then ask the other son to choose from the two lands first. In this way, there is no chance of cheating and the division will be almost fair.

#467 - Tennis 4 Balls Puzzle

You are given four tennis balls and asked to arrange those balls in a manner that the distance between each one of them is exactly equal.How will you do it?

Tennis 4 Balls Puzzle

As you can see in the figure given, you will have to place the balls at the corners of an equilateral triangle pyramid to get the desired result. You can’t do it in just two dimensions.

#468 - Sports Logic Puzzle

A game is being played where eight players can last for seventy minutes. Six substitutes alternate with each player in this game. Thus, all players are on the pitch for the same amount of time including the substitutes.

For how long is each player on the pitch?

40 minutes

Total players = 8 + 6 = 14
Now, the question has told us that only eight players are present on the field at one time.
70 * 8 = 560 min in total.
Now dividing that with 14, we can conclude that each player was there on the pitch for 40 minutes (560/14)

#469 - Logic IQ Statement Puzzle

Can you find any error in the following sentence?

A taxi was standing outside a fort at night. A man came out of the fort, opened the gate and hit the taxi driver killing him instantly. He took out all the money out of the meter and started running till he was caught by a local sheriff.

Logic IQ Statement Puzzle

There is no money in the taxi meter. It just consist of a timer. The children from small towns might not be aware of the fact.

#470 - Murder Mystery Riddle

A person was killed in a house party. When police arrives, there are six people present in the house who are the friends of the victim. The name of the friends are Rohit, Aman, Nick, Gagan and Randy.

Near the dead body, they find a few numbers written with blood by the victim on floor. The numbers are 8, 5, 4 and 11.

The police arrests one of the friends for the murder. Whom did they arrest and why?

Murder Mystery Riddle

The police arrested Aman. This is because the numbers corresponds to the months.
8 - August
5 - May
4 - April
11 - November
Now taking the initials of the months, Aman is the name the victim was trying to tell.