#181 - 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......

#182 - 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

#183 - QuickFire Trick Teaser

I have 50-inch long bedsheet, I need to create 50 handkerchiefs each size of 1-inch. I take one minute to cut 1-inch handkerchief. So how long will it take to cut 50 handkerchiefs?

49 seconds. When I made the 49th cut, we left with 1-inch handkerchief which we wont need to cut

#184 - 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.

#185 - 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


#186 - 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.

#187 - 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.

#188 - Dancing Girls Count Puzzle

Niharika is practicing her dance steps along with her friends. In a particular sequence, all of them form a row. At that point, Niharika is standing on the 4th position from either end of the row.
Can you find out how many girls are practicing together?

7

As Niharika is 4th from either end of the row, it means that 3 girls are on one of her sides and 3 are present on the other.
3 + 3 + 1(Niharika herself) = 7.
Hence, 7 girls are practicing the dance together.

#189 - 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.

#190 - Stairs Colour Riddle

My cousin lives in one story house in Antarctica. His house is made the of-of sandstone. what is the color of stairs?

No stairs in one story building.