#111 - 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?.

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

#112 - World War One

Two mates Timon and Pumba were talking about their families. Timon told some nice stories concerning his unafraid grandfather who fought for the Kingdom in "World War One". Timon told that his grandparent is so brave that he was awarded a bravery medal with words "For our unafraid troopers In war One" embedded into it.

Pumba is aware of that his friend is lying. How ?

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World War One was named only after World War Two

#113 - Number Of Seconds In A Year

Can you count number of seconds in a year ?

Clue: You need to bother about calculation.

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24

Clarification :
Each month contains two second
* second December
* twenty-second December

In this manner 2 * 12 months = 24


-->> Numerical Answer <<--
Mathematical Answer = number of seconds in a minute * number of minute in an hour * number hour in a day * number of day in year
60 * 60 * 24 * 365 = 31536000
60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25 = 31557600 (leap year is considered here)

#114 - Trick Situation Riddle

In a fruit store there was a unique weighing machine which was made to weigh only cherries and strawberries as they were priced the same.

Other fruits like water melons or mango had different machines as they were expensive.

A man successfully buys water melons at the price of cherries. How ?

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The logic used by the machines, It differentiated the fruits with the help of colour. So the weighing scale that would weigh only cherries and strawberries only weighed what was red. So the man peeled it and then weighed the fruit. Since it is red inside the machine weighs it and marks it at the price of cherries.

#115 - Who Is Taller Puzzle

500 women soldiers are arranged in an array of ten rows and fifty columns in accordance with their respective heights. Now, the tallest woman from each row is asked to move out in the front. From them, the shortest one is labelled as Alpha. They are then asked to resume their original position.

Now, the shortest woman in each column is asked to come out in front. The tallest among them is labelled as Beta.

Can you find out if Alpha will be taller or Beta?

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Alpha and Beta are the same woman.

Let us begin by making the assumption that the numbers represent the height of the women.

Now, the tallest among 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. will be 50 or Alpha.
The shortest among 50, 100, ... , 500 will be 50 or Beta.

Therefore, they both are the same woman.

#116 - Clever How To Die Riddle

A king sentenced a man of death sentence for some crime he had committed. Known for his kindness, the king told the culprit that he had a choice to die through a way he decides.

The culprit was clever and said something that saved him from the death. What method do you think he must have chosen for his death ?

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The culprit chose to die of an old age.

#117 - How Many Times Chocolate Bar

There is a 2 x 8 chocolate bar I have with me. I can break this bar along the length or the breadth. Now, I want to obtain 1 x 1 pieces.

How many times do you think I need to break it to get what I want ?

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15
You can calculate it using old school way. However if you want to solve using logic, you can look below:
There is one piece of chocolate and we need exactly 2 x 8 = 16 pieces.
Whenever you break that bar, you will get one more piece. Thus, you will need to break it (16 - 1) = 15 times.

#118 - Trick Probability Puzzle

What is the probability that you meet someone in your lifetime who is having an above average number of arms?

1) Impossible
2) Unlikely
3) Fifty Fifty
4) Fairly Likely
5) Certain

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The probability is certain because the average is <2 arms.

#119 - Logic Statement Riddle

Is the statement valid that it does not matter how much older a sibling is, eventually the younger one will be half as old as the older one ?

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The statement is true only if both of the siblings live till the younger one is as old as the older one was when the younger was born.

#120 - Think Out Of The Box Riddle

Can you find out what is missing?

1 3 5
2 4 ?

Hint: Its not six. Think out of the box.

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If you were not able to answer it, you must pay attention to the gear stick when you drive next time.

"R" is what is missing from here, which stands for reverse.