Riddles and Answers for Adults 2011 :
1) A large truck is crossing a bridge which is 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 10,000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck at that point of time. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird perches on the truck. Will the bridge collapse?
2) Six glasses are arranged in a row. The first three are full of juice, while the second three are absolutely empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them in such as manner that empty and full glasses lie in alternate order?
3) A fishing trawler with a ladder is anchored at the harbor. The distance between two steps of the ladder is 1 meter. If waves lashing against the wall rise half meter in every half hour, how much time will it take for the 6 steps of the ladder get under water?
4) The age of a father and son adds up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed (i.e. if father is 30, son is 03 years old). How old could they be?
5) You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon, but you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container. How will you do it?
6) You have 15 gold bars and a balance scale. One of the bars is lighter than the other bars, but you can't tell the difference by feel. What is least number of times you could use the scale to determine which one is the light one?
7) An extraordinary earthworm is trying to build a house on the top of a tree which is 20 meters tall. Everyday, the worm climbs 5 meters, but slips down by 2 meters. In this continues, how many days will the earthworm take to reach to the top of the tree?
1) A large truck is crossing a bridge which is 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 10,000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck at that point of time. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird perches on the truck. Will the bridge collapse?
2) Six glasses are arranged in a row. The first three are full of juice, while the second three are absolutely empty. By moving only one glass, can you arrange them in such as manner that empty and full glasses lie in alternate order?
3) A fishing trawler with a ladder is anchored at the harbor. The distance between two steps of the ladder is 1 meter. If waves lashing against the wall rise half meter in every half hour, how much time will it take for the 6 steps of the ladder get under water?
4) The age of a father and son adds up to 66. The father's age is the son's age reversed (i.e. if father is 30, son is 03 years old). How old could they be?
5) You have a barrel of oil, and you need to measure out just one gallon, but you only have a three-gallon container and a five-gallon container. How will you do it?
6) You have 15 gold bars and a balance scale. One of the bars is lighter than the other bars, but you can't tell the difference by feel. What is least number of times you could use the scale to determine which one is the light one?
7) An extraordinary earthworm is trying to build a house on the top of a tree which is 20 meters tall. Everyday, the worm climbs 5 meters, but slips down by 2 meters. In this continues, how many days will the earthworm take to reach to the top of the tree?
